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Scout Selection: Best FPL team for Gameweek 10

25 Oct 2023

Saka among three Arsenal players named in XI that is without Erling Haaland for the first time this season

A visit from Sheffield United gives Bukayo Saka (£8.5m) the chance to extend his flawless home record in 2023/24 Fantasy Premier League.

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The Arsenal winger has delivered attacking returns in all four of his league appearances at Emirates Stadium this season, scoring three goals and supplying two assists.

Sheff Utd, meanwhile, have conceded at least twice in each of their last eight matches.

Saka is joined by team-mates Gabriel (£4.7m) and Martin Odegaard (£8.5m) in a side that lines up in a 3-5-2 formation, with Mohamed Salah (£12.8m) handed the armband and Ollie Watkins (£8.3m) named vice-captain.

That means there’s no place for Erling Haaland (£14.0m) in the Scout Selection for the first time this season.

See: Is Salah now a better pick than Haaland in Fantasy?

Alphonse Areola (West Ham) £4.2m

The West Ham United goalkeeper offers multiple routes to returns against Everton this weekend. Areola has averaged 5.3 points per home match, combining a clean sheet with four save points, two bonus points and a penalty save.

Kieran Trippier (Newcastle) £7.0m

Newcastle United’s captain visits Wolverhampton Wanderers in his best form of the season. Trippier has climbed to the top of the defender standings on the back of three double-figure hauls in the last four Gameweeks, claiming 46 points in that run.

Pedro Porro (Spurs) £5.2m

Tottenham Hotspur’s right-back can produce more returns at both ends of the pitch against Crystal Palace. Porro has blanked in only two of his eight starts in 2023/24, supplying two assists and collecting four clean sheets.

Gabriel (Arsenal) £4.7m

Arsenal’s Brazilian has two clean sheets and 15 points over the last three Gameweeks. Gabriel’s aerial threat will be a major weapon against Sheff Utd, who have conceded league-high totals of 40 headed shots and 51 shots from set-pieces.

See: FPL expert Gianni Buttice's Wildcard squad

Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) £12.8m

Four double-figure hauls in the last five Gameweeks have taken the Liverpool star to the top of the player standings on 75 points. Salah has averaged 9.8 points per home match and has yet to blank at Anfield in the league ahead of a visit from Nottingham Forest.

Son Heung-min (Spurs) £9.5m

The South Korean has averaged 10.0 points per match since being moved up front by Ange Postecoglou in Gameweek 4. Son’s total of 60 points in that period places him joint-top with Salah among all players in Fantasy.

See: Keep or sell Son and Maddison in Fantasy?

Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) £8.5m

An average of 8.8 points per home match this season highlights Saka's credentials as a captaincy option for Gameweek 10.

Martin Odegaard (Arsenal) £8.5m

The Norwegian’s displays against promoted clubs last season suggest he can thrive at home to Sheff Utd. Odegaard totalled 47 points in such matches in 2022/23, joint-top among all players in Fantasy.

Jarrod Bowen (West Ham) £7.4m

His strike against Aston Villa in Gameweek 9 means he has already matched his total of six goals from the whole of last season. Bowen’s 26 shots, 20 shots in the box, seven big chances and 13 shots on target are all more than any West Ham team-mate.

See: FPL experts' must-haves for a Gameweek 10 Wildcard

Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) £8.3m

Villa’s frontman hosts Luton Town on the back of four goals, three assists and 34 points in his last two home matches. Away from home, the Hatters have conceded league-high totals of 23 big chances and 75 shots in the box.

Julian Alvarez (Man City) £7.1m

The Argentinian offers a huge saving in budget over his Manchester City team-mate Haaland for the Manchester derby at Old Trafford. Alvarez sits only six points behind the Norwegian and has yet to blank in back-to-back matches, scoring four goals and supplying five assists.

Next: Who is the best captain for Gameweek 10?