Gameweek 10 arrives with another international break looming, and Sunday’s late meeting between Manchester United and Aston Villa stands out as the pick of the round. Arsenal are back at Emirates Stadium after a fortnight away, while Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur all face testing trips on the road.

Everton vs Coventry may not light up the weekend, but it still carries weight for both sides. Everton are aiming to move above Liverpool, even if only briefly, while Coventry arrive in decent form and have won three of their last five Premier League matches. A first meeting between the clubs in nearly 26 years adds an extra layer.

Tottenham’s recent surge is harder to ignore. Three straight wins, including their result at Stamford Bridge, have changed the mood around them, and their attacking play is beginning to settle. Leeds, though, are unbeaten in four home matches and may be well placed to frustrate them.

Arsenal look well equipped to handle Hull, who have already caused problems for Man Utd and Chelsea on their return to the division. The champions are again top of the table and appear to have steadied themselves after their Carabao Cup disappointment and recent Europa and league successes.

Fulham and Newcastle both come into their meeting under new managers and both have obvious issues to solve, particularly in attack and in recent form. Nottingham Forest, meanwhile, face a difficult evening against a City side seeking a response after back-to-back defeats.

Brighton’s consistency continues to impress after their win at Man City, and Brentford’s draw-heavy record makes them awkward opposition. Liverpool also need a lift after successive defeats, but Crystal Palace’s struggles suggest the visitors should edge it.

Elsewhere, Bournemouth’s strong run points towards another victory at Ipswich, while Chelsea should have enough to beat Sunderland despite the hosts’ historical success in this fixture. The round closes with Manchester United and Aston Villa, where a draw would do little to ease the pressure on the Red Devils.

Keep Calvert-Lewin if the final fitness update supports a start and you have cover you trust. For a fresh forward purchase, we prefer Evanilson. You can buy the Bournemouth forward without taking on Calvert-Lewin’s unresolved foot problem, while an existing owner has more reason to wait before spending a transfer.

Calvert-Lewin costs £6.1m and carries a foot-injury flag ahead of Leeds’ home match against Spurs. Evanilson costs £6.4m, has no current injury flag, and visits Ipswich in GW10. That £0.3m difference is a buying-price comparison: check your own selling value before planning the switch.

Calvert-Lewin owners can wait for the fitness update

The current flag gives Calvert-Lewin a 75% chance of playing. Treat that as unresolved availability, with no guarantee of a start or a full match. Owners should wait for the final update before deciding whether their squad needs a replacement.

Leeds host Spurs in GW10, visit Chelsea in GW11, then host Coventry in GW12. You can retain Calvert-Lewin for the two home fixtures if his fitness allows it, with a separate lineup decision for Chelsea away. Selling him before the injury picture clears could mean spending a transfer on a forward you would want to start again in GW12.

Check the substitute who would cover him. A playable bench option makes a hold easier to accept, but you still face the risk of Calvert-Lewin appearing for a short spell and blocking an automatic substitution. Managers who need him to complete their XI have more reason to consider a sale if the final update leaves his participation in doubt.

Evanilson is our preference for a new purchase

Evanilson offers a route into Bournemouth’s attack at £6.4m. After Ipswich away, he faces Nottingham Forest at home in GW11 and Fulham away in GW12. A new buyer can assess that run without inheriting an injury decision before the first match.

His season-to-date attacking rate is 0.55 expected goal involvements per 90 minutes, compared with Calvert-Lewin’s 0.48 xGI/90. Evanilson averages 83.7 min/match; Calvert-Lewin averages 85.9 min/match. Those are played averages, so Calvert-Lewin’s figure does not tell you how long he will play while managing the foot problem.

The difference in xGI/90 supports a preference for Evanilson, rather than a claim that he will outscore Calvert-Lewin this week. Both forwards have offered attacking involvement. For a new purchase, we favour Evanilson’s combination of availability and the upcoming fixtures; an owner considering a sale must weigh the transfer cost too.

Check the next three lineups before switching

Compare your XI with Calvert-Lewin available, your XI with him absent, and the team you could field after buying Evanilson. You can test those future lineups in We Play FPL before using a transfer. Include the GW11 and GW12 selections so you can see whether the move improves more than the immediate injury cover.

Use the switch to solve a starting-XI problem. If a positive fitness update lets you start Calvert-Lewin with confidence, keeping him preserves a transfer for another position. If he cannot play and your substitute would leave you short, Evanilson is a sensible replacement, provided you can afford him and have room within the club limit.

Make the final call before the GW10 deadline on Friday 6 November at 18:30 UTC. Our preference is to hold a fit Calvert-Lewin as an owner and buy Evanilson for a vacant forward slot. An unresolved injury that leaves your XI exposed is the reason to turn that buying preference into a sale.

Thomas Tuchel has confirmed his 25-man England squad for the November international break, and Marcus Rashford is not part of it.

There had been an expectation that the Manchester United winger might return to the group, but his name was missing when the squad was announced on Friday. Rashford has featured for United since the last international window, coming off the bench for one minute in the defeat to Tottenham Hotspur and then starting the 2-0 loss to Atlético Madrid. He has not been involved since.

The reason is his ongoing hip issue, which has now kept him out of United’s last four matches in all competitions. With doubts still hanging over his fitness, Tuchel has opted to go in another direction for England’s crucial Nations League fixtures against Croatia and Spain.

Rashford is understood to be stepping up his recovery, but reports indicate he will not be ready to play until after the international break. That has left England looking to alternative wide options, with Arsenal’s Eberechi Eze, Barcelona’s Anthony Gordon, Liverpool’s Rio Ngumoha and Chelsea’s Morgan Rogers included instead.

England’s situation in Group 3 leaves little margin for error after the loss to Spain in the previous break. Tuchel’s side are locked in a direct battle with Croatia for second place, and a draw would be enough to secure that position. There is still a route to first as well, though it depends on England overturning Spain. The Three Lions are currently four goals better off than the world champions.

Goalkeepers: Jordan Pickford (Everton), Jason Steele (Brighton & Hove Albion), James Trafford (Leeds United)

Defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Real Madrid), Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton), Marc Guéhi (Manchester City), Lewis Hall (Newcastle United), Ezri Konsa (Arsenal), Jarell Quansah (Bayer Leverkusen), Djed Spence (Inter Milan), Ben White (Arsenal)