Fantasy Premier League Gameweek 7 Tips: Targetting Man City Players

Man City host an Ipswich side still searching for their first clean sheet, making a double or triple-up tempting for Gameweek 7. But who should join Haaland — and how much rotation risk are you willing to take?

Here are the key pros and cons of five City options:

Antoine Semenyo – £8.3m

✅ Reliable minutes: Played all 540 minutes so far.
✅ Five attacking returns: Two goals and three assists.
❌ Limited goal threat: Just eight shots and 0.36 xG.
❌ Highest price: Costs £0.4m more than Cherki.

Rayan Cherki – £7.9m

✅ Delivering points: Four goals, two assists and 44 points — just one behind Haaland.
✅ Strong involvement: 14 shots and 14 chances created, both ahead of Semenyo.
❌ Minutes risk: Played 395 of a possible 540 minutes.
❌ Finishing above expectation: Four goals from 1.84 xG.

Jérémy Doku – £7.4m

✅ Instant impact: One goal and one assist in just 49 minutes.
✅ Cheapest attacking option here: £0.5m less than Cherki.
❌ Big minutes gamble: Only two appearances so far.
❌ Little evidence to judge: His impressive output comes from a tiny sample.

Joško Gvardiol – £5.8m

✅ Attacking upside: Five attacking returns, including four assists.
✅ Multiple routes to points: Attacking returns alongside clean-sheet potential.
❌ Rotation concern: Benched in Gameweek 6.
❌ Uses a City slot: Limits you to one other City attacker alongside Haaland.

Gianluigi Donnarumma – £5.5m

✅ Save-point potential: Six save points — joint-most among Premier League goalkeepers.
✅ Cheaper defensive route: £0.3m less than Gvardiol.
❌ Premium goalkeeper price: Takes budget away from outfield upgrades.
❌ No attacking upside: You sacrifice the goal and assist potential of a defender.

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FPL Gameweek 7 Deadline

⏰ Saturday 17 October at 11:00 BST

Most Popular FPL Transfers

1️⃣ De Cuyper — 604,102 transfers in

2️⃣ Cherki — 564,363

3️⃣ Groß — 563,578

4️⃣ João Pedro — 502,210

5️⃣ Rogers — 355,249

Transfer figures are correct at the time of writing and will continue to change before the deadline.

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Latest FPL Press Conference & Team News

• Kaoru Mitoma — Could return in the next few weeks.
• Alex Scott — Could return sooner than expected following a positive scan.
• Mohamed Belloumi — Was benched in Gameweek 6 due to fatigue following international duty.
• Brian Brobbey — Has trained and is available.
• Kevin Schade — Has been training on the grass this week. His ability to step up his involvement will be assessed tomorrow.
• Morgan Gibbs-White — Picked up a minor muscle injury against Crystal Palace. Has not trained with the group this week but could rejoin tomorrow.
• Vitalii Mykolenko — Could return, although no firm timeline has been given.
• Jarrad Branthwaite — Is nursing a dead leg sustained in Gameweek 6.
• Christos Tzolis — Remains a few weeks away from returning.

Best FPL Gameweek 7 Captain Picks

1️⃣ Erling Haaland — 7.5 predicted points

2️⃣ Antoine Semenyo — 5.8 predicted points

3️⃣ Rayan Cherki — 5.5 predicted points

Haaland looks the obvious captaincy choice against Ipswich and could even be worth the Triple Captain chip if you still have it available.

Teammates Semenyo and Cherki offer alternatives for those brave enough to go against the Norwegian.

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The Best Free Hit Team for FPL Gameweek 7

The Algorithm has crunched the numbers to build its optimal Gameweek 7 squad.

📊 Projected points: 62

🌟 Top differential: Sávio (0.7%) - 4.8 projected points

Haaland takes the armband against an Ipswich side that has conceded 12 goals and is yet to keep a clean sheet. 🧢

The Algorithm backs a City attacking triple-up, with Cherki and Semenyo joining Haaland instead of a defensive pick. ⚽

There’s also a Spurs triple-up against Coventry… what could possibly go wrong? The Algorithm is backing the north London club to claim their first win of the season. 👀

Sávio is the standout differential 📉

He has just 10 FPL points and no attacking returns, but his 1.69 xA ranks 10th among midfielders — and everyone above him has played more minutes. 📊

The team above comes straight from our Assistant Manager tool, which uses AI to optimise your squad and help plan future transfers. 👇

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Essential FPL Gameweek 7 Reading

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👉 Gameweek 7 Wildcard: Tom Dollimore’s Key Picks — Discover the five-time top-10k finisher’s must-have players, fixture targets and toughest Wildcard decisions.

👉 Best FPL Captains for Gameweek 7 — Compare Haaland, Groß and Saka using Opta stats and predicted points to help choose your captain.

👉 Gameweek 7: Top Five Key Players — Explore standout premium picks, budget attackers and a defender to target, backed by underlying stats.

👉 Gameweek 7 Transfer Tips: Who to Target — Assess transfer targets including De Cuyper and Cherki, plus potential Szoboszlai replacements.

👉 Gameweek 7 Differentials: Five Low-Owned Picks — Find five players under 10% owned, with key stats, favourable fixtures and predicted points to help you gain an edge.

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