This week · GW9 · 2026/27

Alright — GW9 is done. Before the deadline Pitchline wrote down who it liked. Full disclosure: here's who it got right, who it got a bit wrong, and who completely ignored it.

Overall it wasn't a weird week. The weirdness is in a few names. Anyway. Here's who that actually was.

The good

Let's start with the quiet wins. These 10 aren't the hauls you'll still be talking about on Wednesday. They just did pretty much as forecast.

Player Pitchline → FPL
Muharemović Leeds DEF 3 3
N.Angulo Sunderland MID 1 1
Schade Brentford MID 3 3
Yalcouyé Brighton MID 1 1
Andrey Santos Man Utd MID 1.9 2
Fofana Sunderland MID 0.9 1
Horníček Newcastle GKP 2.9 3
Osula Newcastle FWD 1.9 2
Quenda Chelsea MID 0.9 1
Isidor Sunderland FWD 1.1 1

These are players Pitchline expected not to be used.

Player Pitchline → FPL
McNair Hull City DEF 0.1 Unused
Targett Hull City DEF 0.1 Unused
Furlong Ipswich Town DEF 0.1 Unused
Braithwaite Man City DEF 0.1 Unused
M.Bizot Aston Villa GKP 0.1 Unused
Henry Brentford DEF 0.1 Unused
Chadi Riad Crystal Palace DEF 0.1 Unused
J.Cuenca Fulham DEF 0.1 Unused
Rodon Leeds DEF 0.1 Unused
Lewis Man City DEF 0.1 Unused

The bad

Then the "yeah, fair enough" ones. Not close enough to brag about, not wild enough to be angry. These 10 sit in that middle bit: annoying if they were in your team, gone from your head if they weren't.

Player Pitchline → FPL
Ayari Brighton MID 3.4 10
Iroegbunam Hull City MID 1.4 8
Acheampong Chelsea DEF 2.5 9
Florentino Ipswich Town MID 1.6 8
Havertz Arsenal FWD 2.6 9
Branthwaite Everton DEF 3 9
De Cuyper Brighton DEF 3.2 9
Enciso Ipswich Town MID 2.2 8
Barry Everton FWD 3.3 9
Rudoni Coventry City MID 3.4 9

The ugly

And then the chaos. Two ways to be completely wrong.

These weren't meant to do much. They did.

Player Pitchline → FPL
Van Hecke Spurs DEF 3.3 15
Fofana Chelsea DEF 0.9 11
McBurnie Hull City FWD 3.3 12
Van den Berg Brentford DEF 1.4 10
Verbruggen Brighton GKP 2.8 11
Costinha Brighton DEF 0.6 8
Awoniyi Coventry City FWD 1.7 9
Konsa Arsenal DEF 2.8 10
Lavia Chelsea MID 1 8
Adli Bournemouth MID 1.1 8

These were meant to do more. They didn't.

Player Pitchline → FPL
Haaland Man City FWD 6.8 2
João Pedro Chelsea FWD 4.3 0
Saka Arsenal MID 4.2 0
B.Fernandes Man Utd MID 6.1 2
Semenyo Man City MID 3.8 0
Guéhi Man City DEF 3.7 0
Lacroix Chelsea DEF 3.6 0
Barcola Liverpool MID 4.6 1
Henderson Chelsea MID 3.2 0
Mings Aston Villa DEF 3.2 0

That's GW9. Don't rip up your team. Back next week.