Liverpool FPL Guide GW9 2026/27

• DEFCON: centre-backs and full-backs who rack up tackles, blocks, clearances and interceptions now have a second scoring route beyond clean sheets.
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Liverpool are 5th on 12 points after 7 games (WDWLW). Last time out they beat Brentford 2–1 away in GW7. GW9 brings a home game against Arsenal (Sun 1 Nov, 16:30 GMT), rated 4/5 for difficulty. Top FPL scorers so far: Alexander Isak (£9.0m, 42 pts), Cody Gakpo (£7.1m, 32 pts), Alisson Becker (£5.5m, 30 pts). On the injury list: Dominik Szoboszlai (hamstring injury: Unknown return date); Jeremie Frimpong (hamstring injury: Unknown return date). Open predicted XI → · GW9 preview →

Liverpool's attack is expensive and stacked. Alexander Isak at £9.1m leads the line with Hugo Ekitike at £7.4m behind him, while Florian Wirtz (£7.4m), Cody Gakpo (£7.2m) and Dominik Szoboszlai (£7.0m) form a premium-priced midfield. Virgil van Dijk at £6.5m anchors a defence that also offers cheaper routes in, and the goalkeeping position is unusually deep with Alisson Becker at £5.5m and Giorgi Mamardashvili at £4.9m competing.

Alexander Isak (£9.1m) is the primary premium pick, a first-choice centre-forward at a side that creates high-quality chances in volume. Florian Wirtz (£7.4m) is the creative hub and the best route into assists, while Cody Gakpo (£7.2m) offers goal threat from wide at a slightly lower price. Virgil van Dijk at £6.5m is the premium defensive option if you want Liverpool clean sheets with aerial set-piece upside.

Liverpool's cheap defenders are the value.

Isak is the Liverpool captaincy pick when he is starting: the volume of chances Liverpool generate makes their centre-forward a strong armband in favourable fixtures. Wirtz is the alternative in games where Liverpool are expected to dominate possession and break down a deep block, since his returns come through creation rather than finishing. Against the other top sides, look elsewhere for the armband.

Rio Ngumoha at £5.8m and Víctor Muñoz at £6.5m are the low-ownership routes into Liverpool's attack, both capable of hauls if they establish starting roles. Jeremie Frimpong and Milos Kerkez at £5.3m are attacking full-backs, the classic differential structure of clean-sheet points plus genuine assist potential.

The centre-forward position is a genuine coin-flip: Isak at £9.0m and Ekitike at £7.4m compete for one role, and owning the wrong one is expensive. The goalkeeper situation is unresolved between Alisson and Mamardashvili, so avoid both until one is clearly first choice.