Gameweek 10: three players to pick and three to avoid
The Gameweek 10 deadline is 18:30 on Friday 6 November, a day earlier than usual. All three of our picks are regular starters who have been beating their PAR. Every figure is a FotMob rating from this season.
| Player | Fixture | PAR | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pick | Jan Paul van Hecke (Spurs) | Leeds (A) | 7.1 |
| Pick | Evanilson (Bournemouth) | Ipswich (A) | 7.3 |
| Pick | Zion Suzuki (Aston Villa) | Man United (A) | 7.0 |
| Avoid | Cristhian Mosquera (Arsenal) | Hull (H) | 7.4 |
| Avoid | Bruno Fernandes (Man United) | Aston Villa (H) | 7.8 |
| Avoid | Rayan Cherki (Man City) | Nottingham Forest (A) | 7.5 |
Three to pick
Jan Paul van Hecke, Tottenham (PAR 7.1, away at Leeds)
Van Hecke has started all six Gameweeks since Gameweek 4 and hasn't rated below 7.1 in any of them. His 9.1 against Crystal Palace last week is the highest rating by any defender this season, and our defenders guide has him as the most reliable defender in the game.
Evanilson, Bournemouth (PAR 7.3, away at Ipswich)
Evanilson was one of our picks last week and rated 8.0 against a PAR of 7.2. He's now rated 8.8, 8.4 and 8.0 in his last three starts, and Ipswich haven't kept a clean sheet all season.
Zion Suzuki, Aston Villa (PAR 7.0, away at Manchester United)
Suzuki has rated 7.8, 8.6 and 7.8 in his last three games, all well above this week's PAR of 7.0. United are slight favourites at home, so Villa's keeper could be kept busy, and our goalkeeper guide shows a busy keeper on the away side can rate very well.
Three to avoid
Cristhian Mosquera, Arsenal (PAR 7.4, home to Hull)
Mosquera's PAR looks like a typical Arsenal defender's at home to Hull, but he hasn't had a FotMob rating since Gameweek 2. If he doesn't start, he costs you +1 unless your bench covers him.
Bruno Fernandes, Manchester United (PAR 7.8, home to Aston Villa)
We said avoid him last week and he rated 6.8 against a PAR of 7.7. In his five starts since Gameweek 4 he's rated 6.9, 7.8, 6.9, 6.9 and 6.8, so he hasn't once beaten 7.8, and United are missing Lisandro Martínez, Luke Shaw and Benjamin Šeško.
Rayan Cherki, Manchester City (PAR 7.5, away at Nottingham Forest)
Cherki didn't play in Gameweek 7, came off at half-time in Gameweek 8 and only came off the bench in Gameweek 9. His last two ratings were 6.6 and 6.4, and a PAR of 7.5 is a lot to ask of a player who may not start.
How last week's tips did
Five of our six Gameweek 9 calls came off. Evanilson (8.0), Nicolas Jackson (7.9) and Ezri Konsa (7.9) all beat their PAR. Bruno Fernandes went over his, and Marcos Senesi didn't play at all. Carl Rushworth was the one that got away: he rated 6.9 against a PAR of 6.6.
Picking your bench
Your bench only matters if someone in your XI doesn't start, so fill it with players who will. If you take a risk on a doubtful starter, make sure your first sub can cover his position. A player your bench can't cover scores +1 if he doesn't play. Read our Gameweek 10 preview for the full team news.
That's our view, and you're free to ignore it. Pick your Gameweek 10 XI and bench before 18:30 on Friday.