FPL GW7 Saturday Review: The Talking Points From Every Game

Five games, two red cards in one match, a striker limping off after a brace and a forward who hit the bar when he had to score. Here's who impressed, who disappointed and who's worth your precious transfers, without sitting through 450 minutes of football.

Everton 0-2 Chelsea

A scrappy first half where Everton had the better chances, then Chelsea woke up 43 seconds after the break and never looked back. Their first league clean sheet in nine months, which tells you everything about how leaky they'd been.

Neto: Man of the moment. Scored 43 seconds into the second half, squeezing Hato's cutback past a keeper who should have done better, then smashed in a loose ball from a free-kick in the 90th minute. His first Premier League brace, 15 points and maximum bonus. At £6.5m and owned by just 1.6%, he's suddenly the Chelsea pick nobody has.

Hato: Got to the byline and laid it on a plate for Neto's opener. Quiet otherwise, but 2 bonus points for one moment of quality is a decent day at the office.

Lacroix: Clean sheet, nearly a goal too. His header from a corner was cleared off the line in first-half stoppage time. Chelsea are dangerous from set-pieces and he's on the end of plenty of them.

Palmer and Pedro: Last week's heroes, this week's ghosts. Two points each and barely a sniff between them. Don't panic, but last week's five goals from 1.17 xG was never going to happen every week.

Rogers: Lucky to finish the game. Already booked, he flew into a challenge on Garner just before half-time and somehow stayed on. Blanked, and nearly cost his team a man.

Martínez: The bad news. Collided with Branthwaite midway through the second half and was stretchered off after almost nine minutes of treatment, then taken to hospital for precautionary tests. He's now flagged with a head injury and a 25% chance of playing. If you own him, line up a replacement.

Demon's Verdict

Neto is the name to remember. He's cheap, he's starting and he's suddenly scoring. Chelsea's defenders finally have a clean sheet, but one doesn't make a trend.

As for Everton, Barry headed a free chance straight at the keeper and Grealish had a volley tipped over. Six shots all game. Not a team I'm investing in.

Brentford 1-2 Liverpool

Chaos. A Liverpool penalty overturned, Brentford scoring moments later, a headbutt, a red card, another red card and two Liverpool players limping off. Brentford finished with nine men, and Liverpool still made hard work of it.

Isak: Back from a thigh problem and straight back on the scoresheet. Barcola nodded down a Mac Allister cross and Isak finished it before anyone could blink. Only two shots all game, but one goal, 9 points and maximum bonus. He's now scored in all five meetings with Brentford. Fit and firing at £9.0m.

Barcola: The most dangerous player on the pitch and somehow only an assist to show for it. Through on goal early, he tried a chip that drifted wide. Late on, he curled one against the crossbar. Highest xG in the game. The points are coming. The question is whether you have the patience.

Muñoz: Ran onto Wirtz's pass, cut inside and finished to level the game. 9 points and 2 bonus for a £6.5m midfielder. Liverpool's quiet goal threat, and I'm starting to like him.

Wirtz: Quiet by his standards, but the pass for Muñoz's goal was class. An assist and a solid 5 points.

Szoboszlai and Frimpong: Two injuries in 20 minutes. Szoboszlai's hamstring went again after 32 minutes, and Frimpong lasted seven minutes off the bench before he went down too. Both are now flagged with hamstring injuries and no return date. Szoboszlai is in over 20% of teams, so plenty of you have homework.

Thiago: Assisted Brentford's goal and was a nightmare to mark, but missed from close range with the game on the line. Had a decent chance blocked before half-time as well.

Demon's Verdict

Isak is back and I want him. Barcola is unlucky, not bad, and I'd keep him. Szoboszlai and Frimpong owners, sorry, get them out.

Brentford lose Yarmoliuk to a straight red for the headbutt, and Janelt is banned too after his second yellow. Their midfield just got a lot thinner.

Fulham 1-0 Hull

Fulham finally won a league game. They battered Hull for 90 minutes, created enough chances for three goals and scored one deflected effort. Hull didn't manage a single shot on target. A clean sheet, three points and out of the bottom three.

Iwobi: The hero. His shot took a deflection and crept into the bottom corner, and he created more than anyone else on the pitch. 11 points and maximum bonus at £5.4m. Not a name I expected to be writing about this week.

Gonzalo: Hell for his owners again. Iwobi put a cross right on his head and he hit the bar. That's a goal 9 times out of 10. Earlier, a heavy touch killed a lovely King through ball. He keeps getting into the right places, but at some point you need to actually finish one.

King: Fulham's best player again and blanked again. Denied by the keeper from a tight angle, forced another save, and played a ball across the box that only needed a touch before it was cleared. He could have had two goals and two assists. FPL is cruel. I'm still a fan.

Bassey and Castagne: The budget winners. Clean sheet for both and 8 points each, with Bassey also hitting his defensive contribution bonus. Hull offered nothing, so don't get carried away, but £4.5m defenders returning is always welcome.

Sessegnon: Straight red late on for a lunge on Vaz. He's suspended until 7 November. If he's in your team, he's not playing for a while.

Demon's Verdict

King remains my favourite Fulham attacker and Gonzalo remains my favourite Fulham frustration. Iwobi had a great day, but I'd want to see it again before buying.

Hull had nothing to offer going forward. Fulham's defenders could be worth a look the next time they face a side this blunt.

Man City 3-2 Ipswich

Seven wins from seven, but City made this far harder than it needed to be. Over 3.5 xG and 19 shots, yet Ipswich equalised two minutes after going behind and scored a late penalty to make the last few minutes nervy.

Haaland: Two goals, 13 points and maximum bonus. A powerful header from Kovačić's cross, then a left-footed finish from Ndiaye's pass. The worry is what happened after. He limped off with a knock to his foot. He reportedly told his manager he was OK, but with a Champions League game on Tuesday, keep a close eye on him before you lock in your captain.

Ndiaye: An assist for Haaland's second, but he should have had a goal or two himself. Over 1.0 xG, more than Haaland, and he hit the post. At £5.8m, he's getting into great positions. If he starts finishing, he's a bargain.

Foden: Scored the opener, finishing first time from Doku's cutback, his first Premier League goal in 23 appearances. Lively all afternoon, with nearly 1.2 expected goal involvements. Is he back? One game isn't enough, but he looked it.

Doku: Set up Foden with a lovely run into the box. An assist and a bonus point. Still frustratingly inconsistent, but the threat is there.

Kovačić: The assist for Haaland's header, then forced off injured just after half-time. One to monitor if you own him.

Demon's Verdict

Haaland is still the best player in the game, but his fitness is now the biggest question of the week. Ndiaye is the cheap City option I like most, and Foden is creeping back into the conversation.

City's defence conceded twice at home to Ipswich. If you're paying for City defenders and hoping for clean sheets, I'd think again.

Newcastle 0-1 Aston Villa

One goal, one completely unmarked header, and Newcastle chasing shadows for the rest of the game. They improved after the break, but improving from bad doesn't win you football matches. Back-to-back league defeats for Newcastle.

Manzambi: Gomes curled in a cross and Manzambi was left totally unmarked to power a header in. The keeper got a hand to it, but not enough. 11 points and maximum bonus at £6.0m. He's now been directly involved in five goals in four starts for Villa in all competitions. One catch: he's been flagged with a calf injury since, with a 75% chance of playing. Check the news first, but if he's fit, he's a buy.

Jackson: Busy, but blanked. Hit a shot straight at the keeper with the outside of his boot and had a curler deflect wide. Also got clattered by Botman in a challenge that could easily have been a red. Plenty of involvement, no reward.

Wissa: Newcastle's busiest attacker and their most wasteful. An acrobatic effort wide, a header over, a scissor kick blocked, a shot off target, then a brilliant solo run that ended with the ball in the stands. Plenty of effort, no end product. Avoid.

Barnes: Started and barely registered. Two points, almost no chances. I'd forget he played.

Hall: The one Newcastle player worth talking about. Set up an early chance, cleared a Buendía shot after it came back off the post, and hit his defensive contribution bonus. Four points from a defeat is a decent floor, but Newcastle's form makes clean sheets hard to trust.

Demon's Verdict

Manzambi is the real deal, as long as that calf holds up. Villa also kept a clean sheet, with Suzuki making a great fingertip save and Cash collecting 8 points. Villa are worth watching.

Newcastle can't finish and look nervous at the back. Wissa misses, Barnes disappears and only Hall offers anything. My FPL team wants no part of this attack right now.

Saturday's Takeaways

Buy: Neto, Isak and Manzambi, if his calf is fine. Watch: Haaland's foot and Ndiaye's finishing. Sell: Szoboszlai and Frimpong for their hamstrings, Martínez for his head injury and Sessegnon for the ban.

And Gonzalo owners? Keep the faith. Or don't. The devil isn't judging.