Best FPL Gameweek 8 Free Hit team + pros/cons of using

Price Change Predictions

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	B, Vs
No Change	Mateta	CRY	B
No Change	Thiago	BRE	A
No Change	Welbeck	BHA	B
No Change	Woltemade	NEW	B

Risers

Fallers

Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Woltemade	NEW	7.4m	122.6%	Very Likely
Van Hecke	BHA	4.4m	100.7%	Very Likely
Lammens	MUN	5.0m	100.1%	Very Likely
J.Timber	ARS	6.4m	88.3%	Maybe
Casemiro	MUN	5.5m	95.4%	Maybe
Raya	ARS	5.9m	76.0%	Unlikely
Truffert	BOU	4.5m	89.5%	Unlikely
Guéhi	CRY	5.1m	70.0%	Unlikely
Roefs	SUN	4.7m	84.7%	Unlikely
Cullen	BUR	5.0m	84.7%	Unlikely
Tavernier	BOU	5.5m	86.0%	Unlikely
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	83.4%	Unlikely
Szoboszlai	LIV	6.6m	84.0%	Unlikely
Petrović	BOU	4.5m	81.5%	Unlikely
J.Palhinha	TOT	5.5m	78.3%	Unlikely
Matheus N.	MCI	5.3m	75.3%	Unlikely
Rogers	AVL	6.9m	78.1%	Unlikely
Neto	CHE	7.2m	58.7%	Unlikely
Dúbravka	BUR	4.0m	71.4%	Unlikely
Foden	MCI	8.3m	54.8%	Unlikely
Gvardiol	MCI	5.8m	68.4%	Unlikely
De Ligt	MUN	5.0m	73.9%	Unlikely
Saka	ARS	10.1m	60.7%	Unlikely
Amad	MUN	6.3m	65.3%	Unlikely
Sánchez	CHE	4.8m	62.7%	Unlikely
King	FUL	4.5m	62.6%	Unlikely
O.Dango	BRE	6.0m	55.7%	Unlikely
Ballard	SUN	4.6m	55.3%	Unlikely
Schade	BRE	7.0m	55.2%	Unlikely
Lacroix	CRY	5.1m	46.0%	Unlikely
Donnarumma	MCI	5.7m	54.4%	Unlikely
Chalobah	CHE	5.2m	47.7%	Unlikely
Sessegnon	FUL	5.4m	48.1%	Unlikely
Burn	NEW	5.1m	34.7%	Unlikely
Gusto	CHE	4.9m	46.0%	Unlikely
Livramento	NEW	4.9m	37.6%	Unlikely
Barnes	NEW	6.4m	35.9%	Unlikely
Kroupi.Jr	BOU	4.6m	44.1%	Unlikely
Verbruggen	BHA	4.4m	36.4%	Unlikely
Anderson	NFO	5.4m	41.4%	Unlikely

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Mbeumo	MUN	8.6m	91.7%	Likely
Caicedo	CHE	5.9m	107.7%	Very Likely
Strand Larsen	WOL	6.3m	94.4%	Likely
Vicario	TOT	5.0m	96.0%	Maybe
Rodney	CRY	4.5m	99.3%	Maybe
Pinnock	BRE	4.3m	96.1%	Maybe
Tel	TOT	6.3m	93.9%	Maybe
J.Araujo	BOU	3.9m	93.1%	Unlikely
Dixon	EVE	3.9m	94.4%	Unlikely
Lewis	MCI	4.8m	91.6%	Unlikely
Okafor	LEE	5.5m	94.3%	Unlikely
George	CHE	4.9m	90.1%	Unlikely
Coppola	BHA	4.3m	95.0%	Unlikely
Maguire	MUN	4.4m	91.4%	Unlikely
Ortega Moreno	MCI	4.8m	90.3%	Unlikely
Welch	EVE	3.9m	91.9%	Unlikely
Kerkez	LIV	5.7m	89.9%	Unlikely
Boateng	BUR	4.8m	89.8%	Unlikely
Travers	EVE	4.4m	90.8%	Unlikely
Mainoo	MUN	4.7m	90.4%	Unlikely
Kelleher	BRE	4.5m	88.8%	Unlikely
Georginio	BHA	5.7m	78.0%	Unlikely
Darlow	LEE	4.0m	86.1%	Unlikely
Mac Allister	LIV	6.3m	83.6%	Unlikely
Arrizabalaga	ARS	4.2m	83.8%	Unlikely
Abbott	NFO	3.9m	85.1%	Unlikely
Cox	BRE	4.0m	83.9%	Unlikely
McGill	BHA	4.0m	83.0%	Unlikely
Neave	NEW	4.4m	82.4%	Unlikely
M.Bizot	AVL	4.3m	85.8%	Unlikely
Baleba	BHA	4.7m	81.9%	Unlikely
Colwill	CHE	4.8m	83.0%	Unlikely
Akinmboni	BOU	3.9m	80.8%	Unlikely
Young	AVL	4.4m	80.2%	Unlikely
Sonne	BUR	3.9m	81.0%	Unlikely
Christie	BOU	5.0m	78.6%	Unlikely
Matete	SUN	4.4m	81.3%	Unlikely
Knight	BHA	4.5m	83.1%	Unlikely
Gannon-Doak	BOU	4.9m	80.2%	Unlikely
Gruev	LEE	4.8m	80.1%	Unlikely

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FPL Fixture Ticker

Watchlists

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Raya Martin	ARS	C, Vs
No Change	Alisson	LIV	C, Vs
No Change	Donnarumma	MCI	C, Vs, Sus
Up	Ramsdale	NEW	C
No Change	Sels	NFO	C, Vs
No Change	Dubravka	BUR	C, £

Last updated: 2 Dec, 2025 3:14pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	van Dijk	LIV	B, Vs
No Change	Muñoz	CRY	A, Sus
No Change	Jurriën Timber	ARS	C, Vs
No Change	O’Reilly	MCI	A, Vs
No Change	de Ligt	MUN	C, Vs
Up	Thiaw	NEW	A
No Change	Andersen	FUL	A
No Change	Milenkovic	NFO	C, Vs
No Change	van Hecke	BHA	B, £
No Change	Mukiele	SUN	C, £

Last updated: 2 Dec, 2025 2:34pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Saka	ARS	A, Vs
No Change	Bruno Fernandes	MUN	A, Vs
No Change	Foden	MCI	A, Vs
No Change	Semenyo	BOU	C
Up	Gakpo	LIV	A, Vs
No Change	Minteh	BHA	A
Up	Anderson	NFO	A, Vs, £
No Change	Fernández	CHE	B
Up	Bruno Guimarães	NEW	B

Last updated: 2 Dec, 2025 2:44pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	B, Vs
No Change	Mateta	CRY	B
No Change	Thiago	BRE	A
No Change	Welbeck	BHA	B
No Change	Woltemade	NEW	B

This season, Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers have been given twice as many chips, which includes two Free Hits.

As the first of these must be used before Gameweek 19’s deadline, they’re now about more than simply waiting for one of the final months’ Blank or Double Gameweeks.

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For those managers considering a Gameweek 8 Free Hit, we look at the potential pros and cons of using it now and have put together a couple of team drafts to consider.

GAMEWEEK 8 FREE HIT: THE PROS

FPL notes: Grealish “great”, Ndiaye pen + Keane injury

FPL managers have traditionally favoured using the Free Chip in a Blank or Double Gameweek. But it seems unlikely we will get either in the first half of 2025/26, unless there is a postponement for bad weather or other unforeseen circumstances.

As a result, there isn’t really a standout moment to play it, so why not activate now, in Gameweek 8?

It’s a way for owners of Bruno Fernandes (£9.0m) and multiple Everton individuals to navigate through their tricky trips to Liverpool and Manchester City. Not only will James Tarkowski (£5.5m) and Iliman Ndiaye (£6.5m) have a tough time picking up points, but Jack Grealish (£6.9m) is ineligible to face his parent club.

A Free Hit also allows you to get players with one good fixture amongst a bunch of bad ones – think those from Brentford and Wolverhampton Wanderers.

In fact, it’s a weekend where most of the ‘weaker’ sides are against each other. As so many cheap assets have an appealing fixture, there can even be a way to squeeze in Mohamed Salah (£14.4m) alongside the outstanding Erling Haaland (£14.5m).

Furthermore, if any injury doubts emerge from this international break, this chip offers breathing space.

GAMEWEEK 8 FREE HIT: THE CONS

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