As the deadline looms closer, it is time to decide what to do with our precious free transfer(s). Aside from playing chips or selecting a captain, our transfers are the single most important aspect of our FPL campaign, and the importance of getting it right cannot be overstated.

In this article we crunch the numbers, analyse the fixtures, take advice from the Algorithm, and decide which player to buy, which player to sell, and which player to keep for Gameweek 10.

BUY: Wilfried Zaha

• Cost: £7.3m
• Selected by: 18.0%
• Projected Points (5 GWs): 23.5

Zaha has taken 16 shots (11 from inside the box) this season - taken from Opta Player Heatmaps

Crystal Palace is about to embark on a fantastic run of fixtures, with the team not facing Top 6 opposition until Gameweek 19. Wilfried Zaha (£7.3m) is not just a sensible short-term pick – with an easy fixture against Leeds in Gameweek 10 – but one of the best long-term options available.

Zaha is projected to score 33.3 points over the next seven Gameweeks - taken from Player Points Projections

Only two players (under £10m) are ranked higher than Zaha in terms of projected points in the next 5-7 Gameweeks. One is Gabriel Jesus (£8m), who blanks in Gameweek 12, the other is James Maddison (£8.1m), who we recommended in last week’s article.

Zaha is ranked #1 amongst midfielders for xG per 90 minutes (0.51) and 3rd for Shots On Target per 90 (1.52). When there is a coming together of form and fixtures, it is with great risk you ignore the player.