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Who are the best player picks for Gameweek 8 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL)?

Fantasy Football Scout contributors Sam, Neale, Tom and Az each have their own ideas ahead of Friday’s deadline, revealing their thoughts below.

The postponement of three Premier League matches and the absence of Messrs Salah, Alexander-Arnold, Diaz, James et al means there is a smaller pool of players to choose from, so we’ve got more consensus selections than usual – especially up front.


ABOUT THE SCOUT SQUAD

Everything you ever wanted to know about the FPL Bonus Point System - part one

In this series, our four resident writers each propose an 18-man squad of Fantasy players with the focus solely on the upcoming Gameweek.

Their selections serve as a long list for the Scout Picks, as the players nominated will then be narrowed down to a squad of 15 (with the starting XI not exceeding a total cost of £83.0m) for our final weekly selection ahead of Saturday’s deadline.

Each writer must meet the following requirements:

  • At least one sub-£5.0m goalkeeper
  • At least one sub-£5.0m defender
  • At least one sub-£6.0m midfielder
  • At least one sub-£7.0m forward
  • No more than three players from the same club

SCOUT SQUAD’S PICK OF THE BEST FPL PLAYERS FOR GAMEWEEK 8

 

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  1. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 days ago

    On wc.

    A) Saka and book a transfer for Zaha in gw10
    B) Get Zaha already and play Andreas (NFO)

    Pope Ward
    Cancelo James Trippier Justin Neco
    Kdb Maddison Martinelli ZAHA/8.1 Andreas
    Haaland Mitro Isak

    1. Tcheco
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      B

    2. Tinfoil Deathstar
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      I’m doing A. Don’t see the point in bringing Zaha in on WC to sit on the bench this week and then have a dodgy fixture the next. Plus who knows what happens in the IB break?

      1. BobbyDoesNotLook
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 days ago

        That is also fair but my rationale here is that Andreas has a great fixture this gw so could easily play him.

        Also could see Zaha vs Saka (vs Diaz) being close call on gw9 and after that Zaha's fixtures are pure gold.

    3. George Agdgdgwngo
      • 17 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      B

  2. Tcheco
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 days ago

    A. Foden

    B. Maddison

    1. Robe Wan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      Phil long term

    2. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      If no KDB then Foden

  3. Manani
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 days ago

    Kane + Coufal
    or
    Isak/Toney + Cancelo

    1. Boz
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      Isak + Cancelo

    2. Robe Wan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      B

    3. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      B. Cancelo is on my "black watch list" though. Attacking stats in PL not encouraging

      1. Manani
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 days ago

        then wont A be better choice?

        Or you think Isak/Kane difference is not big enough even if just accounting for CS potential for Cancelo?

  4. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 days ago

    mitro or isak? thank you

    1. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      I’m on mitro, think either is fine,

    2. Boz
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      Easy Mitro

    3. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      cheers

    4. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      M

    5. Tcheco
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      Mitro because he wears black boots like a proper footballer

    6. Il Capitano
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      Mitro

    7. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      cheers all

  5. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 days ago

    On w/c, thoughts on
    A keep & bench Diaz then play v Brighton
    B bring in zaha, bench, play v Chel
    C do diaz to zaha gw10
    Thanks

  6. OptimusBlack
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 days ago

    GTG ? Or WC ?
    Pope (Ward)
    Neco Cancelo Tripper (TAA James)
    Martinelli Andreas KDB
    ( Rashford Groß)
    Haaland Toney Mitro

    1. Manani
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      gtg

    2. Robe Wan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      Rashford is out no?

      1. Robe Wan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 3 days ago

        Sorry, you’re Gtg.

        I wouldn’t WC that lot

    3. Boz
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      G2G! Maybe Gross to Gordon if you are feeling risky

    4. Sheffield Wednesday
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      gtg

    5. OptimusBlack
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      Cheers thxx all

  7. Jones Kusi
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 days ago

    Thoughts? 1 GW punt
    Salah, TAA, Greenwood > Foden/Bowen, Perisic, Kane (-4)

    1. Boz
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      Maybe just Salah + Gwood to Foden + Kane

    2. oi no professionals
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      I would

  8. Stranger Mings
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 days ago

    Any folks holding their WC beyond international break ?

    1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      Think I'll use mine GW12 or 13, probably 13

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 days ago

        GW12 looks good idea with city & arsenal blank

    2. Nomar
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      Potentially, but I think I will use it tomorrow night over the International Break.

      There are holes to fill and players I want to get so I see no point in delaying it until GW13.

      By then there’s only 3 GWs before you get the WC wildcard, so seems a bit of a waste at that point and not sure it will have gained me anything by saving it till then.

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 days ago

        Good point it’s just GW12 I will have 6 blank players !!!

        1. Nomar
          • 16 Years
          4 years, 3 days ago

          At the moment I have 2 Arsenal and 2 City.

          I intend to sell Jesus for Toney and keep Haaland, Martinelli and Cancelo, so at this stage I can bench them all in GW12. Don’t see the need to WC for that.

    3. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      Most likely. I'm pretty happy with my squad

  9. ShaunGoater123
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 days ago

    How’s this WC?

    Pope / ward
    Trippier / cancelo / Emerson
    Foden / Maddison / Bowen / martinelli
    Kane / haaland / mitrovic

    Ward / James / Williams / andreas

    1. Robe Wan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      Rees James looks like he’s playing at old fashioned right back now

      1. George Agdgdgwngo
        • 17 Years
        4 years, 3 days ago

        He played wing back in the CL this week

        1. Robe Wan
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 3 days ago

          No he didn’t, I was at the game

    2. Sickboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      Love it, really good balance.

      Turn off your internet and walk away!

    3. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      This is my wc currently but I have Patterson over Emerson. So thumbs up from me!

  10. Viper
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 3 days ago

    A. Wildcard
    - Cucerella -> Emerson
    - Gross -> Zaha
    - Salah -> Maddison
    - Kulusevski -> KDB
    - Jesus -> Isak

    B. Salah -> KDB (-4). Start 11

    Surely B, yeah?

    1. George Agdgdgwngo
      • 17 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      B 100%

    2. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      B

  11. George Agdgdgwngo
    • 17 Years
    4 years, 3 days ago

    Would live a little help picking the last 2 players on my WC

    Pope, iverson
    Cancelo, James, trippier, Neco, xxxx
    Kdb, Martinelli, Maddison, pereira, xxxx
    Haaland, Mitro, Isak

    12.4m itb

    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      Gordon and perisic

    2. royals forever
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      Patterson and Bowen

    3. XX SMICER XX
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      Justin & Kulu

      1. George Agdgdgwngo
        • 17 Years
        4 years, 3 days ago

        Interesting choices.

      2. Boz
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 days ago

        Lol not Justin

        1. BobbyDoesNotLook
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 3 days ago

          Justin is a nice pick. Great yung lad.

    4. Tcheco
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      Zaha & Patterson

    5. Manani
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      very similar team as mine, I chose Gordon + Perisic (and have rest in bank)

      1. George Agdgdgwngo
        • 17 Years
        4 years, 3 days ago

        Will perisic start at the weekend?

        1. Manani
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 3 days ago

          not sure, but got bench Patteson which I am happy to play if Perisic do not

    6. Boz
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      Coufal + Zaha

  12. RamboRN
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 3 days ago

    Ward
    Cancelo, trips, williams
    Martinelli, gibbs-white, andreas
    Haaland Jesus mitro

    Sanchez salah taa gross James

    Do salah to kdb to get 11 starting or wc?

  13. XX SMICER XX
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 days ago

    RMWCT

    Pope Ward
    James Trippier Cancelo Mings Guehi
    Foden Bowen Martinelli Gordon Andreas
    Kane Haaland Mitrovic

    1.8M ITB to upgrade Gordon to Zaha in GW10

  14. NATSTER
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 3 days ago

    -8 to have these 11 starters. Better to WC?

    Pope (Ward)
    Cancelo - Trippier - Coufal - Neco
    KDB - Martinelli - Andreas
    Haaland - Jesus - Mitrovice

    Benech : Just some candy.

    1. RamboRN
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      What changes? -4 for 10 starters is ok

    2. Sheffield Wednesday
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      How can anyone make a WC decision without knowing all 15?

  15. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 days ago

    not sure about selling salah for kdb now with bgw12..should I do the transfer regardless? cheers

    1. Boz
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      Yep. Easy switch back or just play Andreas

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 days ago

        thanks. dont have andreas unfortunately

  16. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 days ago

    Pope
    Trippier Saliba Cancelo Walker* Neco
    Martinelli Andreas
    Jesus Haaland(c) Toney

    Bench: Ward Salah Zaha Groß
    0 FT, 1.8m ITB

    Walker out for a hit to:
    A) Coufal
    B) Kelly
    C) Coady
    D) No one. Field 10.

    1. XX SMICER XX
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      Don’t think any of those hits are worth if

  17. Jones Kusi
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 days ago

    Best option?
    A. KDB, Mitrovic
    B. Bowen/Foden, Kane

    1. Jones Kusi
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      1 GW punt

    2. royals forever
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      A

  18. Stranger Mings
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 days ago

    Sanchez & da silva to pope & Bailey sound good?

  19. Under my Cucurella
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 days ago

    Where would you lose 0.4 on this WC Draft?

    A: Pope > Henderson/4.7
    B: Maddison > Sancho/7.5
    C: Diaz > 7.8
    D: Perisic > Emerson
    E: Other?

    Pope Ward
    Cancelo James Perisic Trippier Neco
    Diaz Maddison Zaha Martinelli Andreas
    Haaland Kane Mitrovic

    1. royals forever
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      A

  20. royals forever
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 17 Years
    4 years, 3 days ago

    Are there any changes that you make to this WC team or is it G2G

    Pope Ward

    James Trippier Williams Patterson Coufal

    Son KDB Gordon Martinelli Pereira

    Isak Haaland Mitrovic

    0.7 ITB

  21. gomez123
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 days ago

    Kane or KDB

    1. royals forever
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      Both if you can

    2. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      Kane

    3. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      Kane for me as will captain him in gw11

  22. EffPeeEll
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 days ago

    Date stamp 15/09/22

    Salah is the stand out captain next week (GW09)

    What percentage will he get and how many will now captain him following the wildcard exodus frenzy?

    I reckon he is essential next week as captain given his home tie against Brighton.

    1. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      Why?

      1. EffPeeEll
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 days ago

        He will be an unlikely differential captain and Haaland could get involved in a sticky, gnarly game against manure.
        cognitive dissonance at work here.
        People will know that Salah is the stand out pick but having ditched him how can they bring themselves to select him in a captain poll.

        weird

    2. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      I’m captaining Toney vs Bournemouth

  23. windowview
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 days ago

    2FT:

    Henderson
    Zinchenko Perisic N Williams, Saliba
    Diaz Salah Rodrigo De Bruyne
    Haaland Jesus

    Iverson, Da Silva, Dunk, Stansfield

    Do I:

    a) Salah + Stansfield -> Kane, Hojbjerg
    b) Salah + Stansfield -> Richarlison, Kulusevski

  24. estheblessed
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 days ago

    I think I'm done tinkering. Final WC.

    Pope
    Neco, Cancelo, Trippier
    KDB, Andreas, Bailey, Martinelli
    Kane, Haaland, Mitro

    Ward, Saliba, Emerson, Zaha

    1. Sheffield Wednesday
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      Like my early WC team you have five City and Arsenal in you squad - but GW12 they all blank. That ties up some transfers between now and then, which has me rethinking my earlier choices.

    2. George Agdgdgwngo
      • 17 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      Not saliba on a wc

  25. Fuddled FC
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 days ago

    Would you rather have those week only! They need to play

    a) Schar
    b) Bailey
    c) Odegaard
    d) Perisic

    1. Tcheco
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 days ago

      A

  26. Here is Cash, give McGinn
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 days ago

    Is Emerson (WHU) nailed?

  27. Henning
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 days ago

    Any advice on this team? Have 2 ft

    Ward
    Cancelo Trippier N.Williams Bernardo Martinelli Andreas
    Haaland Jesus Isac

    Sanchez Salah Trent Gross Estupinan

  28. Here is Cash, give McGinn
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 days ago

    Dias + Salah + Taylor -> Emerson + KdB + Mitro (-4) yay or nay?

  29. The_FF_King
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 days ago

    Trent and Salah to Trippier and KDB for free?

  30. DeeJazz
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 days ago

    Probably I have my squad after WC:

    Pope- Ward
    R.James-Patterson-Cancelo-Trippier-Coufal
    Bowen-Maddison-Andreas-Martinelli-Bernardo
    Haaland-Kane-Mitrovic

    What do yout think about it ?