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

    looking for a one week FT punt on a player ahead of a WC next week, someone who'll definitely play and hopefully get something this week only.

    either:

    (a) a defender [budget 5.5 max, have trippier]; or

    (b) a midfielder [budget 6.1 max].

    1. More Tragic
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Demarai Gray

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

        really???

        1. More Tragic
          4 years, 1 month ago

          have you seen the Hammer's D?

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

            not Gordon, at least?

    2. FPL Equilibrium
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Gordon

      1. FPL Equilibrium
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Or Bailey

  2. sirmorbach
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Free transfers got me the following team. Anything worth a hit?

    Pope (Ward)
    Cancelo, Perisic, Trippier, Saliba (Neco)
    KDB, Martinelli, Andreas
    Haaland, Jesus, Mitrovic

    1. n-doggg
      4 years, 1 month ago

      All good

      1. sirmorbach
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers!

    2. sirmorbach
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I couldo do Groß to Bowen/Madds/Kulu, and bench Saliba. Worth it?

      1. n-doggg
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I’d do gross to Bowen for a -4 probably

        1. sirmorbach
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Interesting. Much appreciated!

        2. trinzoo
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Where the love for Bowen is coming from? 6 blanks so far!

          1. FPL Equilibrium
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Fixture turn

      2. FPL Equilibrium
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Kulu if you think he starts

  3. 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

    TAA, James, gross

    Thanks

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

      Stay imo

    2. sirmorbach
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Stay!

  4. Arteta
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Martinez (Ward)
    Cancelo Trippier Patterson (Williams James)
    De Bruyne Maddison Saka Gordon (Zaha)
    Haaland Mitrovic Solanke

    Too many differentials for you liking? Should I stick with the template picks (Martinez/Zaha ➡ Pope/Martinelli)?

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

    A) Bailey + TAA bench
    B) Perisic + Zaha bench

    1. oi no professionals
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Trent and Zaha aren’t playing

      1. InsertPunHere
        4 years, 1 month ago

        That’s why they’re getting benched?

    2. FPL Equilibrium
      4 years, 1 month ago

      B until GW12

  6. oi no professionals
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Emerson or Coufal?

    1. FPL Equilibrium
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Whoever you like, both will play IMO. I went Emerson to free up funds

  7. Stavrosplay
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Hello all, would love to hear your views/ rating on my WC team before i confirm it tomorrow

    Pope/Ward
    Trippier/ Cancelo/ James/ Emerson/ Patterson
    KDB/ Martinelli/ Bowen/ Maddison/ Andreas
    Haal/ Mitro/ Isak

    1. Gizzachance
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Similar
      Have neco over Emerson
      Zaha over kdb
      Kane over isak

    2. FPL Equilibrium
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Good team, pretty much template WC

  8. Hotdogs for Tea
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Never play a Wild Card in a blank game week with a poor choice of players the week before the International break ... oops, too late 😉

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

      I'm still on the fence about hitting the button but the teams aren't very exciting to me
      I guess if Newcastle CS, the double or triple double up on defence is nice

    2. Stavrosplay
      4 years, 1 month ago

      i didnt want to but had 4 players on a blank week with 1 Ft team looked very week. postponements messed up my IB wilcard plans

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

      Never repeat the same post with different words time after time!

      1. Hotdogs for Tea
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Can’t wait to see the vastly different GW9 wc’s

        1. Eat my goal!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Haha true facts

      2. Stavrosplay
        4 years, 1 month ago

        who are you replying too ? i find this sites threads ridiculously hard to follow. Cant work out who's commenting on what

  9. InsertPunHere
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Panic FH gtg?

    Pope Ward
    Cancelo Perisic Trippier Emerson Royal Neco
    KDB Martinelli Ward-Prowse Andreas Colback
    Haaland Kane Mitrovic

    0.8 itb

    1. InsertPunHere
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Bench would be Ward Andreas Neco Colback.

    2. FPL Equilibrium
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Definitely play Andreas over JWP

  10. Stranger Mings
    4 years, 1 month ago

    I wasn’t keen on Gordon but West Ham 1 c/s in 6 perhaps worth considering .

    1. FPL Equilibrium
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Good for 5.5 mil

      1. Stranger Mings
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Yeh looking at gross to Gordon as an option now

  11. trinzoo
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Who to get rid for Maddison (to have 11 players):
    Sterling
    L. Diaz

    1. I Member
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Diaz

    2. FPL Equilibrium
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Neither, but I would drop Diaz only because of fixture swing until GW12 but they have Brighton at home GW9, also Madders isn’t a good pick this week

    3. Stavrosplay
      4 years, 1 month ago

      defo not Sterling

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

    Ready to go??? This excites me.

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

    James, Williams, Andreas, Iversen

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Looks fun

    2. Dan D
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Perisic not 100% playing . Foden -> Maddsion /Zaha / Bowen ...etc .

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

        Thanks. I might change defender.

        Why no Foden? Best chance of points??

        1. FPL Equilibrium
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Kulu could be fun

        2. Dan D
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Folden ok for one week. Long therm "Pep roulette"

  13. Dan D
    4 years, 1 month ago

    For ONE week

    1) KDB + Bailey + Mitrovich
    2) KDB + Almiron + Mitrovich

    3) Saka +Foden + Mitrovich
    4) Saka + Madison + Mitrovich

    Or

    5)Kane +Saka + Bailey / Gordon ?

    1. FPL Equilibrium
      4 years, 1 month ago

      2

  14. RAFA THE GAFFA
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Best 6.8m Mid? Not Martinelli

    1. FPL Equilibrium
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Easily St Max

      1. FPL Equilibrium
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Or Rashford, but doesn’t play this week

        1. RAFA THE GAFFA
          4 years, 1 month ago

          I should have said 1 week punt

      2. RAFA THE GAFFA
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Injured

  15. Gizzachance
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Bowen or Kulu?

    1. FPL Equilibrium
      4 years, 1 month ago

      This week or to keep?

      1. Gizzachance
        4 years, 1 month ago

        On w/c, thinking of future gws
        Kulu benchings bit of concern, he’s the better player

  16. Hutchiniho
    4 years, 1 month ago

    More important?
    Cancelo or KDB?
    Have Bernado and Haaland

    1. estheblessed
      4 years, 1 month ago

      KDB

    2. n-doggg
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Cancelo. Value is unmatched

    3. FPL Equilibrium
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Both important and different positions

    4. Big Mike
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Cancelo. He'll get more minutes than KDB.

  17. Bob B
    4 years, 1 month ago

    A. Salah to Son
    B. Jesus to Isak

    WC most likely next week so a one week punt

    1. Dan D
      4 years, 1 month ago

      a. to KDB
      B . What is the point of taking off Jesus this week ?

  18. estheblessed
    4 years, 1 month ago

    On a wild card ...

    Best defender for £5m?

    1. Drexl Spivey
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I thought you were free-hitting?

      1. estheblessed
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I did weigh up the options and I think a lot of the players I'm getting in I'd like permanently. I still think if you've got the right team a FH can still work. The only loss I really get here is losing Salah but can easily get him back next week.

        1. Drexl Spivey
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Fair play.

        2. Sheffield Wednesday
          4 years, 1 month ago

          So much for the famous last words "I think I'm done tinkering. Final WC." lol

          Get Dier then after a couple of weeks transfer to a Palace or Wolves 4.5M

          1. estheblessed
            4 years, 1 month ago

            I thought I was finished! Always something else..

    2. pundit of punts
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Dare I say it

      Digne

      Or maybe Andersen and save cash

      1. Sheffield Wednesday
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Digne has nice fixtures tbf but 5 FPL points from 540 minutes...

  19. pundit of punts
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Good to go? 🙂

    Ward
    Trippier - Saliba - Neco
    Martinelli - ASM - MGW - Andreas
    Haaland - Toney - Mitrovic

    Sanchez - Salah - James - Walker

    6.2m in the bank to bring in Madisson next gw and Zaha after than and maybe Darwin And Kane as well over the next few.

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I think ASM is going to be out. The rest looks ok

      1. pundit of punts
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Really?

        He was supposed to be back on the bench last gw and has been training I thought

        1. RAFA THE GAFFA
          4 years, 1 month ago

          I really hoped so too both as a fan but also as a 1 week FPL punt 🙁

      2. pundit of punts
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Any sources?

        Or just an educated guess?

          1. pundit of punts
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Right

            Toon fan

            My bad

            Thanks for the info

            Luckily didn't get him in yet and will look elsewhere now

    2. Big Mike
      4 years, 1 month ago

      If you have 6.2 in the bank then I'd upgrade Sanchez to Pope.

  20. FOO FIGHTER
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Why people are going for Maddison or Bowen when Foden is a better option. Must be Pep roulette I guess.

    1. Saka White Rice
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Obviously

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

        3 city already

    2. RAFA THE GAFFA
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Always pep roulette

    3. pundit of punts
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Can understand one of them + Foden

      Going for both is ludicrous given their individual forms

    4. I Member
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Because Haaland + KDB + Cancelo is the ideal City triple up.

      1. pundit of punts
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Would rather keep Salah on the bench for KDB and go for Foden if on WC

    5. FPL Equilibrium
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Fixture swing buddy old pal. They both have great fixtures on the horizon

    6. Stranger Mings
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Agree think foden better option

    7. estheblessed
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Leicester are awful. Madison is not someone I'd want right now.

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

      Isn't Foden mainly an assist guy now Haaland is there? His mins per xG have doubled vs. last year

  21. Saka White Rice
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Surprise surprise another blank for Bowen. Easy decision two best midfielders around that price bracket are Foden ASM or Maddison

    1. Drumandbaines123
      4 years, 1 month ago

      He was only on for half an hour...

    2. Stranger Mings
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Foden

    3. FPL Equilibrium
      4 years, 1 month ago

      ASM if fit

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

    On WC

    Bernardo or Foden (doubling up with KDB)

    1. Stranger Mings
      4 years, 1 month ago

      F

    2. pundit of punts
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Phil

  23. I Member
    4 years, 1 month ago

    A) KDB + Isak
    B) Foden + Kane

    1. Dan D
      4 years, 1 month ago

      same question 🙂 but consider Mirtrovich not Isak and Saka not Foden ...

  24. Saka Punch
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Toney -> Mitro worth a -4? (nfo game looks so tasty)

  25. Dan D
    4 years, 1 month ago

    sorry for re-posting

    For ONE week only

    1) KDB + Bailey + Mitrovich
    2) KDB + Almiron + Mitrovich
    3) Saka +Foden + Mitrovich
    4) Saka + Madison + Mitrovich
    5)Kane +Saka + Bailey / Gordon ? ( any other combinations with Kane)

    1. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
      4 years, 1 month ago

      2

    2. Big Mike
      4 years, 1 month ago

      1

  26. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Team for the GW

    Pope
    Cancelo Trippier Neco
    Martinelli Andreas DaSilva
    Toney Jesus Haaland
    Subs * TAA James Salah GroB

    A GroB/DaSilva to Bailey/Gordon
    B GroB/Mo to KDB/Bailey
    C GroB/Mo to Kulusevski/Bowen

    1. Dan D
      4 years, 1 month ago

      one more to your list Saka + Foden 🙂

  27. Eirern
    4 years, 1 month ago

    KDB or Foden, and why?

    1. Stranger Mings
      4 years, 1 month ago

      KDB more secure

  28. Stranger Mings
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Right think I am down to 2 choices so a) Bailey or b) Gordon? Thanks

    1. Dan D
      4 years, 1 month ago

      a

      1. Stranger Mings
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks yeh tempted - just more risky pick

  29. Manani
    4 years, 1 month ago

    got Perisic, so 1st sub kinda needed mroe often than not

    A. Isak + Cancelo (Gordon first sub)
    B. Kane + Coufal (Coufal first sub)

    1. DeeJazz
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I would prefer 1st option. Isak has good fixtures and he's form is nice and Cancelo is essential, he is another winger in Pep tactic.

  30. DeeJazz
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Which option you will prefer ?
    A)Bowen & Bernardo
    B)Paqueta & Foden