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Fantasy Premier League 26/27: All you need to know ahead of GW7

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Bruno Fernandes has flattered to deceive this season
Bruno Fernandes has flattered to deceive this season

We're six match days into the Premier League and the Fantasy Premier League (FPL) landscape is starting to take shape.

There is indication of teams and players that are here to stay in our FPL squads and those who aren't, as the weeks go by.

GW6 was headlined by Manchester City being unaffected by the outside noise surrounding the 114 charges imposed on them when they thrashed 10-man Liverpool at Anfield.

Chelsea hit Bournemouth for five, Brighton and Hove Albion assets continue to punch above their weight, and both Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur posed more questions than answers following their 1-1 draw.

Without further ado, we preview FPL GW7.

Injury Updates and Team News

"Morgan is doubtful, we have to see how he reacts to tomorrow's session after picking up a minor injury against Palace. It's not serious so he will have a chance," ushered Nottingham Forest boss Oliver Glasner, casting doubt over Morgan Gibbs-White's involvement against Arsenal.

Lisandro Martinez will be in the match day squad, confirmed Michael Carrick, after he aimed a jibe at the Manchester United hierarchy following the team's 2-0 defeat at Atletico Madrid. Luke Shaw remains doubtful.

Andoni Iraola was tight-lipped on Alexander Isak, Cody Gakpo and Dominik Szoboszlai's status after all of them missed the midweek clash.

Key Arsenal-owned FPL assets Bukayo Saka, Kai Havertz, Martin Odegaard and Ricardo Calafiori were all rotated in midweek and should be in the starting XI.

Brian Brobbey was in the Sunderland squad that came back from behind to beat Torreense 2-1 in the Europa League, while Jack Hinshelwood returned and netted for the Seagulls.

Finally, Brentford's Keith Andrews said Kevin Schade is 'on the grass' and a late call will be taken.

Player to buy and sell

Buy: Maxim De Cuyper

As reactionary as it sounds, following a 15-point haul at Sunderland, it's safer to rope in Maxim De Cuyper in your team than not.

Taking the Brighton winger on, with Crystal Palace - who statistically are the worst performing defence in the division and have featured in an away European tie on Thursday evening - could worsen the overall rank should he deliver.

To his advantage, the Eagles ship plenty of chances through the middle of the pitch, and Brighton have been unbeaten at home all season.

Sell: Bruno Fernandes

Take out the mega haul against Ipswich Town in GW2, and Bruno Fernandes has nine points from the remaining five fixtures thus far. The performances don't warrant a £11.9m price tag, and Elland Road is as difficult an away game as it gets.

Manchester United have failed to hit their straps once again, with their last win coming on 10th September, versus Sabah FK.

And perhaps, the money could be spread elsewhere to polish the team.

Also read: Five managers who could replace Michael Carrick at Manchester United

Differential pick of the week: Johan Manzambi

Owned by just 1.3% of FPL managers, Johan Manzambi is quickly becoming one of Unai Emery's vital cogs at Aston Villa.

Following a mass exodus that unsettled the side in the summer, the Midlands side are undefeated in each of their last five games in all competitions.

They took Fenerbahce to the cleaners with a 6-0 rout, where Manzambi opened the scoring. He also has one goal and two assists from his previous two PL outings.

Villa are up against two teams in the doldrums - Newcastle United and Fulham - in two of their next three, and Manzambi could boost your rank as a differential.

Captaincy

There are match days where FPL is about reflecting one's risk-to-reward ratio. This one isn't.

Erling Haaland has scored in both games since Man City were held responsible for breaching financial regulations. He seems unruffled and plays Ipswich at home. More prominently, he averages over a goal per game against newly-promoted sides.

In fact, if there's a triple captaincy chip lying around in the back of the closet, this might be a fantastic week to unleash it.

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