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Noni Madueke’s uncanny Saka impression, Lewis Hall’s patented bonus haul and other things you probably missed

THE international break gives Dream Team managers time to process what they’ve witnessed.

And one of the best ways to do that is with our latest DEEP DIVE, a notes-style recap of Gameweek 10.

Everton 3 – 1 Coventry

  • Goals: Barry (x2), Dewsbury-Hall; Gboho
  • Assists: Mykolenko, Barry
Thierno Barry celebrates a goal during a Premier League match between Everton and Coventry City.
10 goals and counting
  • Possession: Everton 50% – 50% Coventry
  • Shots: Everton 15 – 15 Coventry
  • xG: Everton 2.3 – 1.4 Coventry

Barry (19 pts) outscored everyone else in Gameweek 10, notching his ninth and tenth goals of the campaign.

The Toffees’ in-form striker registered 1.66 xG from six shots and dominated in the air.

George (8 pts) completed five dribbles in a lively performance and was a tad unlucky not to be credited with a fantasy assist for his role in Barry’s second goal.

Dewsbury-Hall (13 pts) made four tackles in addition to his goal and now boasts an average of 7.1 points-per-game this season, putting him level with Pascal Gross and just ahead of Rayan Cherki.

Sakamoto (5 pts) made five tackles for the visitors, who have lost seven of their 10 league games since promotion, the joint most alongside 20th-placed Crystal Palace.

Rudoni (4pts) caught the eye again for the Sky Blues with three shots and three chances created.

Bonus Points

  • 1: Dewsbury-Hall; Van Ewijk, Pinnock, Dasilva, Torp, Rudoni
  • 3: Mykolenko, George; Yirenkyi

Leeds 1 – 0 Tottenham

  • Goals: Okafor
Leeds United v Tottenham Hotspur - Premier League 2026/27
Leeds swarmed Spurs in the second half
  • Possession: Leeds 38% – 62% Spurs
  • Shots: Leeds 16 – 7 Spurs
  • xG: Leeds 2 – 0.8 Spurs

10.4%-owned Trafford (10 pts) made four saves and was the only goalkeeper to earn a double-digit haul over the weekend.

Muharemovic (£3.4m) continues to impress for the Whites but Justin’s (10 pts) play style seems more suited to Dream Team as he ranks joint-sixth among defenders with 80 points — he picked off four interceptions on his way to 8 PPM.

Bogle (8 pts) was perhaps fortunate to avoid a red card and went on to register three shots and three chances created from wing-back.

Porro (7 pts) was substituted in the 65th minute, before Okafor’s (7 pts) winner, and therefore registered a clean sheet.

Kudus (4 pts) completed more dribbles than anyone else on the pitch but was also dispossessed the most.

6.7%-owned Van de Ven (1 pt) averages just 3.9 points-per-game this season.

Bonus Points

  • 1: Trafford, Ampadu, Tanaka; Kinsky, Kudus, Fernandes, Bentancur
  • 3: Justin

Arsenal 1 – 0 Hull

  • Goals: Odegaard
  • Assists: Madueke
Arsenal FC v Hull City - Premier League 2026/27
Who needs Bukayo?
  • Possession: Arsenal 67% – 33% Hull
  • Shots: Arsenal 21 – 7 Hull
  • xG: Arsenal 1.1 – 0.3 Hull

Madueke (12 pts) completed six dribbles, provided two accurate crosses, and won two fouls on his way to 12 PPM and maximum bonus points, on top of his fantasy assist.

Odegaard (11 pts) created five chances in addition to his winner — he is the Gunners’ top midfielder this season with 86 points to his name.

The Norwegian playmaker deserves more than his one assist having made seven big chances for his team-mates in all competitions.

Raya (9 pts) and Gabriel (7 pts) both notched their ninth clean sheet of the season — the former fell one PPM short of three bonus points, a rarity among keepers.

10.8%-owned Havertz (2 pts) struggled before he was replaced by Gyokeres (2 pts), failing to register a single shot or chance created in 63 minutes.

Tzolakis (6 pts) did his best to repel the hosts with nine saves.

Ajayi (9 pts) escaped with a clean sheet as he was subbed three minutes before the game’s only goal.

Bonus Points

  • 1: Raya, Konsa, Odegaard, Tzolis
  • 3: N/A
  • 5: Madueke

Fulham 1 – 1 Newcastle

  • Goals: Rodrigo Muniz; Murphy
  • Assists: Palacios
Fulham v Newcastle United, Premier League, Football, Craven Cottage, London, UK - 07 Nov 2026
Bonus point machine
  • Possession: Fulham 58% – 42% Newcastle
  • Shots: Fulham 11 – 9 Newcastle
  • xG: Fulham 0.6 – 1 Newcastle

Not much to report on from a Dream Team perspective as no Fulham player features in more than 1% of teams at present.

The headline from Craven Cottage was another maximum bonus point haul for Hall (10 pts), his third of the season.

Dream Team’s fifth-most selected defender won three fouls, made five interceptions and registered three successful dribbles as part of a typically impressive all-round display, despite the Magpies’ struggles as a collective.

Hall has amassed 28 bonus points in total, the most among all players, and 13 more than the next-best defender, James Tarkowski.

Bonus Points

  • 1: Bassey, Iwobi; Murphy
  • 3: N/A
  • 5: Hall

Nottingham Forest 3 – 1 Manchester City

  • Goals: Cunha, Delap (x2); Cherki
  • Assists: Schlager, Gibbs-White
Nottingham Forest's Liam Delap celebrates scoring during the Premier League match at The City Ground.
Forest ended their miserable home form with a big win
  • Possession: Forest 22% – 78% Man City
  • Shots: Forest 11 – 12 Man City
  • xG: Forest 1 – 1.6 Man City

Goalscoring centre-back Cunha (10 pts) had three shots — Gvardiol (1 pt) was at fault for the Brazilian’s opener.

Schlager (7 pts) made four tackles on top of his assist but Munoz (4 pts) got through the most defensive work with five tackles in his 65 minutes on the pitch.

Only the aforementioned Barry earned more points than Delap (16 pts) in Gameweek 10.

Having been guilty of wastefulness in previous outings, Forest’s starting striker bagged a brace from an individual xG of 0.19 — a clinical display.

Cherki (9 pts) was among the most transferred-out players last week due to concerns about his playing time but he was given 90 minutes at the City Ground and scored his seventh goal of the campaign.

The Frenchman is the top goalscorer in his position and the second midfielder to pass the 100-point mark this term.

Enzo Maresca’s side have conceded 17 goals in their last eight games in all competitions.

9.6%-owned Guehi (1 pt) has mustered just seven points from his last seven outings.

Bonus Points

  • 1: Donnarumma, Khusanov, Anderson Doku
  • 3: Fernandez, Ndiaye

Brighton 2 – 0 Brentford

  • Goals: Gomez, Gross (pen)
  • Assists: Vuskovic
  • Red Cards: Igor Thiago
Sunderland v Brighton & Hove Albion - Premier League 2026/27
Player of the Season candidate
  • Possession: Brighton 75% – 25% Brentford
  • Shots: Brighton 20 – 5 Brentford
  • xG: Brighton 2.2 – 0.7 Brentford

Gross (11 pts) achieved his fifth double-digit return through his fifth goal of the campaign.

The 35-year-old, who features in 23.2% of teams, is Dream Team’s top midfielder on 106 points.

De Cuyper (10 pts) remains the game’s leading defender following his three bonus points, earned via three accurate crosses and a pass completion rate of 95.1%.

Vuskovic (11 pts) is up to fourth in his position having contributed to seven clean sheets and provided four goal involvements.

8.6%-owned Igor Thiago (-2 pts) will be suspended until 5th December after his red card for violent conduct.

This was the Bees’ second league defeat of the season, following their 2-1 loss to Liverpool in Gameweek 7 when they had two players sent off — poor disciplinary is hindering their progress.

Bonus Points

  • 1: Verbruggen, Costinha, Vuskovic, Dunk, Boscagli, Gross, Gomez; Sangare
  • 3: De Cuyper

Crystal Palace 1 – 3 Liverpool

  • Goals: Nketiah (pen); Mac Allister, Wirtz, Isak
  • Assists: Osorio; Szoboszlai, Barcola, Wirtz
Crystal Palace FC v Liverpool - Premier League 2026/27
Liverpool rode their luck but got the job done at Selhurst Park
  • Possession: Palace 54% – 46% Liverpool
  • Shots: Palace 19 – 20 Liverpool
  • xG: Palace 2.4 – 2.7 Liverpool

Mitchell’s (4 pts) efforts from wing-back shouldn’t go unnoticed — he created three chances worth 0.62 xA and claimed three bonus points.

Pino (4 pts), who ranks joint-ninth among midfielders overall, had six shots and created three chances but picked up a yellow card.

Alisson (5 pts) made six excellent saves to compensate for the Reds’ defensive frailties.

Araujo (7 pts) escaped with a clean sheet as he was replaced a few minutes before the Eagles’ consolation spot-kick.

Szoboszlai (9 pts) delivered seven accurate crosses in total, including an assist for Mac Allister’s (12 pts) header.

The Argentina international made five interceptions on his way to 8 PPM.

Wirtz (14 pts) was the second-best performing midfielder in Gameweek 10 — nobody has registered more assists this season.

9.9%-owned Van Dijk (2 pts) averages a measly 3.1 points-per-game in 2026/27.

Bonus Points

  • 1: Henderson, Disasi
  • 3: Mitchell; Kerkez, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister

Ipswich 1 – 2 Bournemouth

  • Goals: Clarke (pen); Evanilson, Davis (OG)
  • Assists: Ouattara; Christie
Ipswich Town v AFC Bournemouth - Premier League 2026/27
The streak continues
  • Possession: Ipswich 56% – 44% Bournemouth
  • Shots: Ipswich 10 – 15 Bournemouth
  • xG: Ipswich 1.2 – 2.1 Bournemouth

O’Shea (2 pts) won 12 aerial duels, five more than any other player involved at Portman Road.

The Tractor Boys have slipped to 14th having take two points from their last four games.

Evanilson (11 pts) scored for his fifth Premier League game in a row as the Cherries made it eight consecutive wins in all competitions.

The Brazilian No9 ranks third overall having nudged his tally to 111 points, nine shy of second-placed Barry.

Bonus Points

  • 1: Diop, Davis, Palacios, Maeda, Philogene; Tavernier, Evanilson

Sunderland 1 – 0 Chelsea

  • Goals: Le Fee (pen)
  • Assists: Brobbey
Cole Palmer of Chelsea shows emotion during the Sunderland v Chelsea Premier League match at the Stadium of Light.
Chelsea blanked at the Stadium of Light
  • Possession: Sunderland 31% – 69% Chelsea
  • Shots: Sunderland 9 – 10 Chelsea
  • xG: Sunderland 2.6 – 0.5 Chelsea

Defender Hume (10 pts) played out of position as a left winger and made five tackles to contribute to the hosts’ clean sheet.

Xhaka (1 pt) was forced off after just four minutes.

Le Fee (10 pts) has scored four penalties already this season — he also missed one against Arsenal in Gameweek 4.

Palmer (3 pts) and Rogers (4 pts) combined for just 0.17 xG between them during a toothless display from the Blues.

The popular midfielders are currently the two most transferred-out players for Gameweek 11.

Caicedo (4 pts) missed out on maximum bonus points by one PPM (his yellow card foul cost him dearly) after making four interceptions and winning five fouls.

Bonus Points

  • 1: Ahoka; Chavarria, Lavia, Rogers, Gusto
  • 3: Caicedo

Manchester United 4 – 4 Aston Villa

  • Goals: Fernandes (pen), Tielemans, Zirkzee, Dorgu; Alysson, Jackson, McGinn (pen), Goretzka
  • Assists: Cunha, Mazraoui, Dorgu, Fernandes; McGinn, Alysson, Jackson
Manchester United v Aston Villa, Premier League, Football, Old Trafford, Manchester, UK - 08 Nov 2026
A ludicrous game of football
  • Possession: Man United 56% – 44% Villa
  • Shots: Man United 26 – 12 Villa
  • xG: Man United 3.6 – 2.9 Villa

Fernandes (14 pts) had six shots and created four chances during an error-strewn contest.

The Portuguese playmaker is back up to joint-fourth among midfielders in the rankings, level with Rogers on 95 points.

Dorgu (12 pts) achieved a double-digit haul in just 24 minutes.

Alysson (16 pts) was the best performing midfielder of the Gameweek — the 0.2%-owned winger averages a goal or assist every 71.7 minutes this season.

Manzambi missed out on the goal involvements but earned the most PPM (10) in the fixture via three successful dribbles and five fouls won.

Jackson (13 pts) continued his fine form and is one of seven players with 100+ point to show for their efforts after 10 Gameweeks — he is the third-most popular player in the game at present.

Bonus Points

  • 1: Tielemans, Cunha; Kamara, McGinn
  • 3: Lindelof, Manzambi

That’s your DEEP DIVE for Gameweek 10, digest the information now before the international break becomes a distraction.

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