Fantasy Premier League 2023/24: Gameweek 9 tips and advice from experts

The Fantasy Premier League deadline is approaching ahead of Gameweek 9; managers have until 11am on Saturday to make their transfers; watch the Sky Sports News Fantasy Premier League show on Friday at 10.40am

Thursday 19 October 2023 18:30, UK

Sky Sports is back with the weekly Fantasy Premier League column, bringing you essential tips from the best managers in the world.

FPL experts Gianni Buttice and Holly Shand answer the key questions ahead of Saturday's 11am deadline for Gameweek 9...

Holly Shand: I think at this price point, Tsimikas is worth the punt. We've seen in the past that he can produce consistent attacking returns and Liverpool have excellent upcoming fixtures. Hopefully, clean sheets will come for him too.

Gianni Buttice: There are lots of good defenders at a similar price point to Tsimikas at clubs like Aston Villa, Arsenal and Newcastle who all have good fixture runs so he is far from essential but someone I will likely do with if I wildcard in GW10. The appeal of Tsimikas is his attacking threat and with the Liverpool fixture run being so good, I am expecting clean sheets.

Gianni Buttice: Absolutely! Liverpool in the early kick-off and Man City playing Saturday at 3pm doesn't help either. Historically Klopp has rested the likes of Luis Diaz (£7.5m) and Darwin Nunez (£7.4m) after long flights back with such a short turnaround time.

Holly Shand: We have seen this trend in the past so it's certainly something to be aware of, but I wouldn't make transfers out for those players because of it. Being more cautious with transfers in is advisable and as always, take it into account when ordering the bench and making a captaincy decision.

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