Chelsea vs Man Utd: FPL picks for GW9

Should I pick a Chelsea defender against Man Utd? ⛔ Avoid. 16% clean-sheet chance, #19 of 20 this gameweek — best option Lacroix (2.8 xP).

Should I pick a Chelsea attacker against Man Utd? ⚠️ OK. 1.5 expected goals, #7 of 20 — best option Rogers (4.4 xP).

Should I pick a Man Utd defender against Chelsea? ⚠️ OK. 21% clean-sheet chance, #14 of 20 this gameweek — best option Maguire (2.8 xP).

Should I pick a Man Utd attacker against Chelsea? ✅ Good pick. 1.9 expected goals, #2 of 20 — best option B.Fernandes (5.2 xP).

Chelsea v Man Utd

Chelsea (home)

Defence (GK/DEF)⛔ Avoid16% clean sheet · #19 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)⚠️ OK1.5 xG vs MUN · #7 of 20

GKMartinez 3.2
DEFLacroix 2.8 · Fofana 2.6 · Hato 2.0
MIDRogers 4.4 · Palmer 3.1 · Neto 2.9
FWDJoão Pedro 3.3 · Welbeck 0.6

Man Utd (away)

Defence (GK/DEF)⚠️ OK21% clean sheet · #14 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)✅ Good pick1.9 xG vs CHE · #2 of 20

GKLammens 3.5
DEFMaguire 2.8 · Martinez 2.5 · Shaw 2.3
MIDB.Fernandes 5.2 · Mbeumo 5.2 · Cunha 3.8
FWDŠeško 0.7

How these picks are made

Expected points (xP) come from each player's expected goals and assists, minutes, defensive contributions, bonus and the opponent's strength, using FPL's official scoring. Before every deadline we lock our picks and publish them with a tamper-proof timestamp, then score them after the gameweek — check our record.