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Both Erling Haaland, left, and Phil Foden could realistically return double-digit scores this weekImage source, BBC Sport

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Both Erling Haaland, left, and Phil Foden could realistically return double-digit scores this week

Thomas Woods

BBC Sport elder journalist

Some acquainted faces were successful nan points arsenic nan Fantasy Premier League play kicked disconnected and hopefully you had nan likes of Bukayo Saka, Kai Havertz aliases Bryan Mbuemo successful your side.

Or, if you ignored my advice, skipper Mohamed Salah - nan week's apical constituent scorer.

If not, good a caller gameweek is simply a chance to spell again truthful here's our Team of nan Week to springiness you immoderate transportation ideas.

The squad of nan week is selected based connected existent FPL prices to fresh wrong a £100m budget, arsenic if you were playing a Free Hit.

Bernd Leno, Fulham, goalkeeper, £5m - location v Leicester Ten cleanable sheets for Leno past play and nan German has a decent chance of different astatine location to Leicester.

The Foxes were toothless successful nan first half of their 1-1 tie against Spurs and their extremity chances will remainder firmly connected nan shoulders of 37-year-old Jamie Vardy, who is improbable to negociate a afloat 90 minutes.

Trent Alexander-Arnold, Liverpool, defender, £7m - location v Brentford The only logic you wouldn't person Alexander-Arnold successful your squad is nan price. At £7m this play it is that small spot easier to compression him in.

Eight points v Ipswich connected nan opening play (a cleanable expanse and 2 bonus) and it should person been measurement more.

The right-back created 2 large chances and had an expected assists (xA) stat of 1 - productivity that should proceed astatine location to Brentford.

Daniel Munoz, Crystal Palace, defender, £5m - location v West Ham The Colombian right-back played much for illustration a correct winger successful nan conclusion to Brentford past Sunday, though his attacking position wasn't backed up by statistics.

On nan oculus trial though, you tin spot nan guardant threat that sewage him 4 assists successful nan last 10 games of past play and his knockdown led to Palace's goal.

Palace weren't awkward of a cleanable expanse towards nan extremity of past play truthful Munoz tin gain points astatine some ends of nan pitch.

Josef Gvardiol, Manchester City, defender, £6m - location v Ipswich The backbone of this week's squad is Manchester City, who I expect to listen Ipswich astatine home, truthful their champion subordinate successful each position is in.

Gvardiol was possibly the star of nan last 3rd of past play from an FPL perspective, scoring 4 goals from April 13 onwards from left-back.

On Sunday against Chelsea he was overmuch much reserved, pinch an xGI (Expected extremity involvement) stat of conscionable 0.1. But that says arsenic overmuch astir head Pep Guardiola's strategies against beardown position arsenic it does for Gvardiol's semipermanent FPL prospects.

Phil Foden, Manchester City, midfielder, £9.5m - location v Ipswich There aren't galore midfielders successful nan crippled who've ever scored a hat-trick - Foden sewage 2 past season.

He's a spot of a minutes risk, having not had overmuch of a pre-season but 45 minutes from nan chair against Chelsea bodes well.

The multi-goal imaginable and nan link-up pinch Erling Haaland is excessively overmuch to walk up.

Son Heung-min, Spurs, midfielder, £10m - location v Everton Another pricey summation to nan squad but it you could prime 1 attacking subordinate from Tottenham nary matter nan value it would ever beryllium Son.

Everton conceded 3 goals astatine location to Brighton and person wounded and suspension problems already successful defence.

They don't look to person a elder right-back disposable truthful Son could person a section time hurtling down that near wing.

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Ben Brereton Diaz scored 36 goals successful his last 2 Championship seasons pinch Blackburn Rovers, 21-22 and 22-23

Ben Brereton Diaz, Southampton, midfielder, £5.5m - location v Nottingham Forest Aside from nan aggro he caused successful nan sending disconnected of Newcastle's Fabian Schar, nan Chile guardant could easy person scored past Saturday.

He deed a hatful of goals for Blackburn successful nan Championship and showed his Premier League credentials pinch six successful 14 astatine nan extremity of past play connected indebtedness for Sheffield United.

Two shots successful nan container and 2 large chances was promising successful his first Saints commencement - adjacent up a Nottingham Forest broadside that kept only 4 cleanable sheets past season.

Diogo Jota, Liverpool, midfielder, £7.5m - location v Brentford It's a Salah v Haaland prime successful this squad again without nan rate to person both.

Jota could screen Salah this week astatine location to Brentford, aft his extremity connected nan opening time playing retired of position (OOP) arsenic a centre-forward.

The Portuguese guardant scored much than a extremity each 2 games complete nan past 2 seasons erstwhile he has started a lucifer - his rumor has been minutes and staying fit. He's fresh now truthful goes consecutive into nan midfield.

Antoine Semenyo, Bournemouth, midfielder, £5.5m - location v Newcastle In nan absence of Dominic Solanke and pinch caller signing Evanilson connected nan bench, Semenyo led nan statement against Wolves.

Playing OOP arsenic a centre-forward, he had 5 shots, 2 connected target, 1 large chance and a goal.

Semenyo could get different crippled up beforehand earlier Evanilson is eased into nan team. If not he'll apt return 1 of nan wide positions and provides a awesome extremity threat for his price.

Erling Haaland, Manchester City, striker, £15m (Captain) - location v Ipswich No messing astir here. The champion striker successful nan game, a afloat pre-season nether his belt, astatine location against a promoted side.

No underlying stats needed to backmost this up - we cognize Haaland could people 3 aliases much connected his day. If you don't ain him, hide down nan sofa. If you do past slap nan armband connected him!

Rodrigo Muniz, Fulham, striker, £6m - location v Leicester Muniz didn't person overmuch of a sniff against Manchester United connected Friday but don't fto that put you off.

Fulham were unlucky not to get a consequence astatine Old Trafford and played immoderate bully football.

Brazilian striker Muniz scored a extremity each 2 starts past play and a location crippled against promoted Leicester promises nan chance to proceed that run.

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Rodrigo Muniz scored 8 goals successful 8 Premier League games from 3 February past play - nan worldly of FPL dreams

Subs bench

Dean Henderson, Crystal Palace, keeper, £4.5m - location v West Ham Expect Crystal Palace to support a fewer cleanable sheets astatine location this season.

Mickey van der Ven, Spurs, defender, £4.5m - location v Everton A fund introduction into a Spurs defence you'd expect to amended this play if they tin enactment injury-free.

Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Southampton, defender, £4m - location v Nottingham Forest A celebrated chair pick, you could play Harwood-Bellis this week if injuries hit, Nottingham Forest astatine location could consequence successful a cleanable sheet.

Daniel Jebbison, Bournemouth, striker, £4.5m - location v Newcastle This team's 3rd sub pinch a chance of extremity if he comes disconnected nan bench.

Total cost: £95m (as of Thursday 22 August)

Player to watch

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Yankuba Minteh signed for Brighton from Newcastle for a reported £30m successful July

Yankubah Minteh, midfielder, Brighton, £5.5m

In conscionable 45 minutes connected nan pitch, Brighton's caller boy Minteh caught nan oculus pinch his gait and produced an assistance earlier being subbed disconnected because of concussion protocol.

Minteh was a near wing-back connected nan squad expanse but this Brighton broadside will beryllium fluid and expect him to popular up successful respective positions this play - his assistance came from nan correct wing!

The Seagulls person a juicy tally coming up from week four, starting pinch location games against Ipswich and Nottingham Forest.

At £5.5m, Minteh could extremity up being a bargain.

Team to target

Fulham - Leicester (h), Ipswich (a), West Ham (h)

With 2 location games successful nan adjacent 3 AND 2 games against promoted sides, it makes consciousness to look towards Fulham - particularly if you person a disappointing week 1 subordinate to replace.

Fulham person bargain options astatine some ends of nan transportation depending connected your needs.

Take a look astatine Muniz, Emile Smith Rowe, Leno aliases Antonee Robinson.

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