Fantasy Premier League tips: Best Gameweek 7 team, who to buy & sell, injuries, more

The Fantasy Premier League 2023/24 season is now well underway, and the first double game week is on the horizon. This page will give you all the information you need each week, from the best AI FPL team, to top differentials, key injuries, and bans that might affect your team. Here are our best FPL tips ahead of Gameweek 7.

We’ve now got the first few weeks out of the way of what has been a very sporadic FPL season so far, with some of the top FPL players struggling to find consistency as much as the players they’re selecting.

From this point onwards, it’s time to start planning ahead for your first Wildcard (if you haven’t used it already) and how to get the most out of your team in the weeks before that, especially if you’re working around the Double Gameweek in GW7 which sees both Luton and Burnley play twice.

But, you need to be as informed as possible to be on top of all of the possibilities for your team and help you plan ahead — that’s where our best FPL tips come in. Here, we’ve gone through everything you need to know for Gameweek 7, but it’ll be updated at the start of every single Gameweek so you can see the best teams, differentials, who to buy and sell, and more.

Contents

• Best FPL Gameweek 7 team
• Who to buy & sell in GW7
• Best FPL Gameweek 7 differentials
• Key FPL injuries & bans in Gameweek 7

Best AI FPL team — Gameweek 7

According to FantasyFootballHub’s handy AI team generator, the best team for Gameweeks 7-10 features a number of Newcastle, Luton, and Manchester United assets.

It uses the very meta 3-5-2 formation that appears to be the go-to for most FPL players this season, with a strong midfield. Here’s what AI selects as the best GW7 team:

Of course, this may continue changing in the lead-up to the Gameweek 7 deadline on Saturday, September 30, as more players get injured or other factors change, with EFL Cup matches taking place.

Who to buy & sell in FPL Gameweek 7

With the first few gameweeks out of the way, it’s time to start planning long-term for the coming gameweeks, and that’ll involve making informed decisions on the best players to bring in or remove from your team.

Here are our recommendations on players to buy and sell, based on form, ownership, and projected performances going forward:

Who to buy in Gameweek 7

• Kieran Trippier (6.6m)
  • Form: 6.8
• Son Heung-Min (9.2m)
  • Form: 12.0
• Anthony Gordon (5.6m)
  • Form: 7.0

Who to sell in Gameweek 7

• Malo Gusto (4.3m)
  • Form: 2.0
• Marcus Rashford (8.9m)
  • Form: 4.0
• Nicolas Jackson (7.0m)
  • Form: 1.0

This week, you want to start targeting the players who have been performing well and have good fixtures. There may be no three better players than Son, Trippier, and Gordon.

Son comes in at a similar price to Marcus Rashford — who we recommend selling this week — so this should be an easy transfer for a player in far better form. Meanwhile, Newcastle assets are on the up, and with Harvey Barnes’ injury, Gordon should be guaranteed more minutes in the coming weeks. Trippier, on the other hand, is guaranteed 90 minutes almost every week, and even clocked 3 assists against Sheffield United.

As for who else to sell, now is the time to offload two popular Chelsea assets in Jackson and Gusto, both of whom have been suspended so will be unavailable for selection anyway. Look to move to Newcastle players, instead, as recommended above.

Best differentials for FPL GW7

A good differential pick can see you flying up the FPL rankings, with low-owned players securing huge hauls to get the better of your mini-league opponents. We typically look for differentials with ownership percentages lower than 10%.

Here are some of our picks for the best differentials for Gameweek 7, with all ownership details correct at the time of writing:

• David Raya (4.8, GK)
  • Ownership: 2.8%
• Fabian Schär (5.0, DEF)
  • Ownership: 3.8%
• Sergio Reguilon (4.4, DEF)
  • Ownership: 1.1%
• Jarrod Bowen (7.1, MID)
  • Ownership: 9.6%
• Carlton Morris (5.5, FWD)
  • Ownership: 4.4%

Key injuries or bans in Gameweek 7

Injuries and bans have scarpered many a good FPL plan over the years, and the start of the 2023/24 season is no different. Here are the key injuries so far and their % chance of playing or expected return date, according to the FPL website:

*Please note that this isn’t all injuries or bans but simply a large portion of the FPL assets who are unavailable

• Trent Alexander-Arnold (50%)
• Luke Shaw (Unknown return)
• Jurriën Timber (Unknown return)
• Tyrone Mings (Unknown return)
• Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Unknown return)
• Reece James (Oct 7)
• Rico Henry (Jun 1)
• Seamus Coleman (Oct 21)
• Malo Gusto (Oct 21)
• Ivan Perisic (Jun 1)
• Lisandro Martinez (75%)
• James Maddison (75%)
• Pascal Groß (Oct 21)
• Rodrigo (Oct 21)
• Bernardo Silva (Oct 8)
• Harvey Barnes (Nov 4)
• Gabriel Martinelli (50%)
• Christopher Nkunku (Unknown return)
• Julio Enciso (Unknown return)
• Kevin De Bruyne (Dec 16)
• Emiliano Buendia (Feb 10)
• Michael Olise (Unknown return)
• Jack Harrison (75%)
• Antony (Unknown return)
• Ivan Toney (Jan 17)
• Nicolas Jackson (Oct 7)
• Odsonne Edouard (75%)
• William Osula (25%)

Be sure to check back for Gameweek 8 as we look at the best updated AI FPL team as well as which players you should be looking to buy or sell, an updated injury list, and more top differentials.

If you’re still looking for inspiration, make sure you check out our other FPL guides, too:

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