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From a personal point of view, gameweek seven was nothing short of a disaster.

Son Heung-min flopped as a captaincy pick, my three-man defence combined for three points and not a single player picked up double digits. It was not a pretty sight.

But this happens. Every FPL manager has had weeks to forget and this was the first one of the season where I was looking at the damage through my fingers. Thirty-two points proved costly. The average was 53.

James Ward-Prowse produced a Midlands masterclass in a 4-3 victory away to Aston Villa
Fulham finally got their first league win since promotion thanks to Ola Aina's (middle) strike

It was a week in which most of the big-hitters fell flat on their face.