{"id":952820,"date":"2026-10-31T06:30:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T06:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/952820\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T06:30:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T06:30:17","slug":"fpl-gameweek-9-scout-picks-villa-triple-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/952820\/","title":{"rendered":"FPL Gameweek 9 Scout Picks: Villa triple-up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After Neale, Tom and Marc submitted their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk\/2026\/10\/30\/the-scout-squad-our-top-picks-for-fpl-gameweek-9-3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Scout Squad selections<\/a>, it\u2019s time to nail down our Scout Picks for Gameweek 9 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL).<\/p>\n<p>This is a Free Hit in all but name, with the focus solely on the upcoming Gameweek.<\/p>\n<p>As ever, we are limited by certain restrictions:<\/p>\n<p>An \u00a383.0m budget for our starting XI<\/p>\n<p>An overall squad limit of \u00a3100.0m<\/p>\n<p>No more than three players per team<\/p>\n<p>GAMEWEEK 9 SCOUT PICKS<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"392\" height=\"462\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-629.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-181241 webpexpress-processed\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>GOALKEEPER<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"511\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2026-10-10T160351Z_100276373_UP1EMAA18MDOF_RTRMADP_3_SOCCER-ENGLAND-AVL-BRE-1-1024x511.jpg\" alt=\"Replacing Pedro, Gameweek 9 Free Hit + Wildcard drafts: FPL Q&amp;A\" class=\"wp-image-181065 webpexpress-processed\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:450px;height:200px\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Zion Suzuki (\u00a35.0m) gets his first Scout Picks appearance ahead of Saturday night\u2019s home encounter with Fulham.<\/p>\n<p>Alvaro Arbeloa\u2019s men are the division\u2019s joint-lowest scorers on the road, having found the net only twice in four away matches.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, pass master Suzuki has kept two clean sheets over the last six Gameweeks, and has also racked up the saves: he\u2019s banked six save points in that period, the joint-most of any goalkeeper.<\/p>\n<p>DEFENDERS<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"898\" height=\"94\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-3.png\" alt=\" 1\" class=\"wp-image-74091 webpexpress-processed\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1069\" height=\"512\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-125286 webpexpress-processed\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ffs-banner.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"898\" height=\"94\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-3.png\" alt=\" 1\" class=\"wp-image-74091 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