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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. EL_FENOMENO
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Sanchez and Aecher to Popo and Mitro for -4? Or just Archer to Mitro and play Ward?

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Avoid the hit and play ward

    2. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
      4 years, 1 month ago

      If you have no WC to play next week or whatever then I’d take the -4

  2. You've got red on you.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    4 years, 1 month ago

    WC team. Couple of questions if you think you can help:

    1. Stick with Son or find 0.4 for De Bruyne (Coufal ----> Emerson?)

    2. Which 4.5Mid?

    Pope - Ward
    Cancello - James - Trippier - Coufal - N.Williams
    Son - Martinelli - Zaha - Andreas - 4.5mid
    Haaland - Kane - Mitrovic

    1. Over Midwicket
      4 years, 1 month ago

      A

    2. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Not a fan of 3 big hitters personally but would have KDB over son

    3. George Agdgdgwngo
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Not keen on son. Defo upgrade to kdb

    4. royals forever
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Pope & KDB > Henderson & Som

      1. You've got red on you.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Eh?

  3. royals forever
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Your help is needed please

    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

    1. Crunchie
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I prefer Kane to Son

      Or play Kulu/Saka for Son this week and go to Maddison/Bowen/Zaha and upgrade defence

  4. brixtonBob
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Schär nailed ?

    1. Stranger Mings
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Yeh looks like it

  5. Danstoke82
    4 years, 1 month ago

    This WC team Gtg or does it require further changes?

    Pope
    Trippier Cancelo Emerson
    KDB Martinelli Bailey Andreas
    Mitro Kane(c) Haaland

    Subs: Ward Neco James* Zaha*

    £0.2ITB

    I’m still unsure of Kane purely because it doesn’t give me much ITB later to bring back Salah. Should I switch him to Isak?

    Thanks in advance!

    1. You've got red on you.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      4 years, 1 month ago

      How can you afford this? It's the team I want but am short.

      1. Danstoke82
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Just about managed it but doesn’t leave me much ITB if I’m honest!

      2. You've got red on you.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I am 0.3 short 🙁

    2. Crunchie
      4 years, 1 month ago

      You can switch Kane to Toney after GW11

  6. Eleven Hag
    4 years, 1 month ago

    G2g? Not that I can do anything else 🙂

    Ederson
    Trippier Cancelo Saliba NWilliams
    Bowen Andreas Martinelli
    Haaland Toney Jesus
    - Diaz Sterling James

    1. Crunchie
      4 years, 1 month ago

      V Nice

  7. Kno
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Need to sell one of trent or diaz to get the full 11 out this week. Wc next week. Where do you think the highest potential for points is?

    A: trent to a 6.0 defender
    B: diaz to a 6.7 midfielder

    1. Gizzachance
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Depends on rest of your team
      Why the lower budget for transfers

    2. Steve McCroskey
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I'm in the same boat. No stand out options. Thinking Gordon?

    3. Stranger Mings
      4 years, 1 month ago

      A to trippier or perisic

  8. Stranger Mings
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Bailey should play right ?

    1. Crunchie
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Yes i think Watkins is injured

      1. Stranger Mings
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks can’t believe I am going back for Bailey !!

        1. Samsonite
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Same lol

          1. Stranger Mings
            4 years, 1 month ago

            It’s his price at 4.7 which is tempting

  9. Gizzachance
    4 years, 1 month ago

    W ham 3-2

    1. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Bowen balls up

      1. Gizzachance
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Back out the w/c drafts then !

    2. Dunk and Disorderly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Bowen at fault for the goal.

  10. RUUD!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Which option on WC?

    A) De Bruyne Son Isak Gordon
    B) Foden Bowen Maddison Kane

    1. Feed tha Sheep
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Don’t like Son (apparently spurs forums think he won’t start this weekend) so prob B

    2. Gizzachance
      4 years, 1 month ago

      B

    3. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
      4 years, 1 month ago

      B

    4. RUUD!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Thanks but I’ve settled on C) De bruyne maddison Gordon Kane

  11. Feed tha Sheep
    4 years, 1 month ago

    On WC?

    A. Zaha & Patterson
    B. Gordon & Perisic

    1. RUUD!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      4 years, 1 month ago

      A

    2. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
      4 years, 1 month ago

      A

    3. Crunchie
      4 years, 1 month ago

      A

  12. Sloane426
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Only the good managers are bringing in Son. Too many scared players on here worried about a benching that won’t happen.

    1. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
      4 years, 1 month ago

      More about his form I think.

  13. EffPeeEll
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Bowen gives goal away.

    wildcarders nervous
    #dropBowen

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Literally saw some content creator make the point that Bowen was now finding form because he scored ... a penalty against FCSB, a team that's 13th place out of 16 in the Romanian league

  14. Laurel and Vardy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    4 years, 1 month ago

    For this week only - JWP or Gordon? Thanks.

    1. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
      4 years, 1 month ago

      G

    2. Stranger Mings
      4 years, 1 month ago

      G

  15. Crunchie
    4 years, 1 month ago

    WC 1.7m ITB

    Pope Iverson
    Cancelo Trippier, Zouma (Neco, James)
    Martinelli Kulu/Saka ASM (if fit), Andreas (Zaha)
    Haaland Kane Mitro

    I have two separate questions if i may.

    1. Kulu or Saka as a one-week punt, (want to see Madds/Bowen first to pick one of them (next week))
    2. If ASM is not fit (looks that way). ASM to Bailey as Watkins is out this week, (and swap Kulu/Saka to Sterling GW9 & Forget the Maddison/Bowen punt altogether)

    1. Gizzachance
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Julys minutes a concern, always seems to be getting benched lately

    2. I Member
      4 years, 1 month ago

      1. I've gone Kulu as my short term punt.
      2. Yeah I'd go Bailey. Having the option of going to Sterling is nice.

      1. Crunchie
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks I Member

  16. n-doggg
    4 years, 1 month ago

    I got this for -4. Stay with this or WC?

    Ward
    Cancelo, trippier, Williams
    Kdb, martinelli, paqueta, andreas
    Haaland, Jesus, mitro

    Thanks

    1. Crunchie
      4 years, 1 month ago

      No need to WC

  17. I Member
    4 years, 1 month ago

    WC team all set.

    Pope
    Cancelo, Trippier, N. Williams
    KDB, Kulusevski, Martinelli, Andreas
    Haaland, Isak, Mitrovic

    Ward; Maddison, James, Andersen.

    1. n-doggg
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Helped me decide to hold on my as not far away. I have james,
      Trent and gross on the bench

    2. Crunchie
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Nice

  18. abaalan
    4 years, 1 month ago

    A) any defender (money no issue) -who?
    B) mid max 7.9 - who?

    Which would you rather for last starter?

    1. abaalan
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Should have said already own cancelo and trippier a

  19. Garfield1001
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Is anybody else not wildcarding this week?

    1. Stranger Mings
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Me holding it maybe until GW12

    2. Here is Cash, give McGinn
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Im not

    3. n-doggg
      4 years, 1 month ago

      See above

    4. Threat Level Midnight
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Nope, no need

    5. jonnybhoy
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Me atm gw10 for me

    6. Nomar
      4 years, 1 month ago

      As in GW8 (now) or GW9 (tomorrow)?

  20. Ask Yourself
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Bowen dropping a pure stinker here, might not get in the team this weekend

    1. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Think he’ll be okay for weekend but he has been dreadful since coming on lol

      1. Ask Yourself
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Idk I could see paqueta RW again

  21. big dawg
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Hello all
    Overthinking as usual...
    A)Salah & Toney- to-Kane & Foden
    Or
    B) Salah & Sanchez to Pope & Debruyne

    Ward Is my back up keeper this week,
    Worried of spurs smashing Leicester with only Perisic cover

  22. Eleven Hag
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Would you drop Groz from your draft team for Jwp or Paqueta?

    1. Stranger Mings
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Yes Brighton blank plus mixed fixtures

      1. Eleven Hag
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers mate

  23. windowview
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Spurs will be on the warpath and Leicester are trash. With this in mind:

    a) Kane + Hojbjerg
    b) Richarlison + Kulusevski

  24. Threat Level Midnight
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Have already done Trent/Archer to Mitro/Neco. Worth going neg 4 to field a full side? Rashford to who up to 7.4?

    Ramsdale
    Cancelo/Trippier/Neco/blank (James)
    KDB/Andreas/Martinelli
    Haaland/ToneY/Mitro

    Ward/Cuca/Luis Diaz/Rashford

    .9ITB

  25. MannionUK
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    4 years, 1 month ago

    How’s this for monster wildcard?

    Pope
    Perisic, Trippier, Emerson
    Martinelli, Maddison, KDB, Gordon
    Mitrovic, Harland, Kane

    James, Williams, Andreas, Iversen

    1. MannionUK
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Could even switch out Maddison for Foden as well

      1. Robe Wan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I would bring in Phil

    2. Hotdogs for Tea
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Gonna be a lot of hits after the IB 😉

      1. MannionUK
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Why?

  26. jonnybhoy
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Evening guys just looking for your thoughts. 1FT and 0.7 ITB

    Ederson
    Saliba Cancelo Trippier FOFANA
    SALAH Martinelli Andreas
    Haaland (C) Jesus Mitrovic

    Ward Cucurella Diaz Groß

    A) Cucurella to Schar - 10 players no hit
    B) Salah to Son - 10 players no hit
    C) both -4pts. Requiring Newcastle clean sheet for it to be worthwhile?
    D) Groß to Bailey
    E) Wildcard

    1. Robe Wan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      4 years, 1 month ago

      C live a little

  27. Atimis
    4 years, 1 month ago

    On this team now after -4.
    The next question is, would you just hit WC during IB or further try to fix it with FT/hit?

    Rambo/Ward
    TAA/Cancelo/Perisic/Trippier/Neco
    KDB/Martinelli/Sinisterra/Gross/Pereira
    Haaland/Jesus/Mitro

    1. n-doggg
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Same position. I’d hold

  28. RamboRN
    4 years, 1 month 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?

    1. jonnybhoy
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Salah to kdb

  29. More Tragic
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Demarai Gray is gonna have a field day with this Hammer defence on Sunday.

  30. Stranger Mings
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Could sess be gold as a 1 week punt ?