Scout Picks
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With another international break now behind us, it’s time to nail down our Scout Picks for Gameweek 8 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL).

We considered the Scout Squad submissions made by Marc, Sam, Tom and Neale before coming up with our final team.

As ever, we are limited by certain restrictions.

  • An £83.0m budget for our starting XI
  • An overall squad limit of £100.0m
  • No more than three players per team

GAMEWEEK 8 SCOUT PICKS

GOALKEEPER

Chosen by three of our Scout Squad pundits, Robert Sanchez (£4.9m) gets the nod between the sticks. The Spaniard hasn’t exactly impressed recently, having failed to keep a clean sheet in each of his last four matches, a situation exacerbated by his red card at Old Trafford. However, Chelsea have a plum away fixture this week with goal-shy Nottingham Forest – no side has scored fewer goals than Ange Postecoglou’s team this season (five). As the only defensive option to feature in every league game thus far, Sanchez looks like a solid route into the Blues’ rearguard.

DEFENDERS

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  1. The-Red-1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    28 days, 32 mins ago

    Play Bruno or Virgil?

    1. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      28 days, 32 mins ago

      Bruno.

    2. JBG
      • 7 Years
      28 days, 32 mins ago

      Bruno

    3. BOATIES FC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      28 days, 30 mins ago

      Bruno

    4. Emiliano Sala
      • 9 Years
      28 days, 26 mins ago

      V

    5. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 9 Years
      27 days, 23 hours ago

      Bruno

  2. RockLedge
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    28 days, 32 mins ago

    Play Verbruggen (NEW) or Dubravka (LEE).

    Was on Dubs but just realised how many away goals Newcastle have scored (zero).

    1. Dank Squid
      • 7 Years
      28 days, 21 mins ago

      Brighton clean sheets? Also zero

    2. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      28 days, 19 mins ago

      Verbruggen second worst GK in the game behind Sels. Put him on your bench and forget you ever picked him in the first place.

    3. RockLedge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      28 days, 15 mins ago

      Fair points both, ta.

  3. BOATIES FC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    28 days, 32 mins ago

    Play Dubravka (LEE} or Pope ( bha) ?
    currently on Dubravka

  4. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    28 days, 31 mins ago

    opinions please

    A) Grealish > Sarr

    B) Save FT and play senesei

    1. BOATIES FC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      28 days, 30 mins ago

      I'd save

    2. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      28 days, 29 mins ago

      B

    3. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 9 Years
      28 days, 26 mins ago

      B

    4. I have no Wirtz
        28 days, 22 mins ago

        B

    5. _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      28 days, 30 mins ago

      Best option here?

      A. Guehi/Woltemade
      B Richards/Bowen

      Dubravka
      Timber Gabriel Sensi
      Saka Semenyo Sarr Kudus
      Haaland Pedro *

      Pope * Caicedo Rodon

      1. I have no Wirtz
          28 days, 23 mins ago

          A

          1. _Ninja_
            • 15 Years
            27 days, 23 hours ago

            cheers

      2. BobbyDoesNotLook
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        28 days, 29 mins ago

        Play 1
        A) Senesi
        B) Richards

        Other option is to bench Bruno, Pedro or Reijnders.

      3. Dosh
        • 11 Years
        28 days, 27 mins ago

        Play Mateta or Senesi? They play each other, and Palace haven't scored against Bournemouth since 2 years.

      4. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 9 Years
        28 days, 27 mins ago

        Start?
        A) Enzo* (nfo)
        B) Reijnders (EVE)

        1. dansully3
          • 9 Years
          28 days, 24 mins ago

          A is a doubt but I'd still pick him and if he doesn't play how bad then.

      5. tim
        • 16 Years
        28 days, 27 mins ago

        Chances of Doku starting?

        1. JT11fc
          • 7 Years
          28 days, 21 mins ago

          This, all the sites are predicting he will and he definitely should but 180mins for belgium is surely concerning

      6. dansully3
        • 9 Years
        28 days, 25 mins ago

        I have Saka, need to remove Xavi. Was going to bring in Enzo but now he's a doubt so won't do that. Not gone on the Longstaff punt and having already owned and being frustrated with Gakpo is Rice a good differential? He is in good form and is scoring good points. Thanks.

        1. Dank Squid
          • 7 Years
          28 days, 19 mins ago

          Is Rice one of the top 3 Arsenal picks? I also have Xavi and considered the Enzo move, but will probably save the transfer

          1. Cold Palms
            • 1 Year
            28 days, 13 mins ago

            I have Rice he’s is best price-value out of the Ars mids imo

            1. H.E. Pennypacker
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              28 days, 11 mins ago

              interesting. I am considering one of:
              Rice
              Eze
              Saka
              Foden

              u would go for Rice over any of those players?

              1. Cold Palms
                • 1 Year
                28 days, 6 mins ago

                Yes Rice and the spare dosh is helpful

                1. H.E. Pennypacker
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 5 Years
                  28 days, 4 mins ago

                  Thanks for the reply! they might manage Saka´s mins post international games & Eze isn't defo a cert as they have so many other options..

              2. Obi 1 Kenobi 0
                  28 days, 2 mins ago

                  Its all about price mate, points per poundrice probably edges it but hard to look past Saka for pure overall points

                  1. H.E. Pennypacker
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 5 Years
                    28 days, 1 min ago

                    Thanks for the reply! I have just transferred Rice in for Grealish. Good luck with yer FF team this weekend Monday!

            2. H.E. Pennypacker
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              28 days, 8 mins ago

              I am considering one of:
              Rice
              Eze
              Saka
              Foden

              for Grealish.

              u would go for Rice over any of those players?

        2. FPL Sanky
          • 2 Years
          28 days, 23 mins ago

          Would you BB if you had Alderete and Caicedo on the bench? Slight doubts on their involvement this week

          1. Cold Palms
            • 1 Year
            28 days, 11 mins ago

            So there’s a doubt with there starting - avoid

          2. Sheffield Wednesday
            • 5 Years
            28 days, 5 mins ago

            Nope

          3. Old Bull
            • 12 Years
            28 days, 3 mins ago

            Only BB when you’re as sure as you can be that everyone will start

        3. Atimis
          • 9 Years
          28 days, 23 mins ago

          On holidays with no time so need some help, just Foden to Saka?

          Sanchez
          Gabriel/Porro/Munoz
          Bruno/(Foden)/Semenyo/Kudis/Reijnders
          Haaland/Pedro

          Dub/Gudm/Kroupi/Dorgu

          1. Sheffield Wednesday
            • 5 Years
            28 days, 3 mins ago

            Yes, no need for a Citeh triple attack.

        4. Totalfootball
          • 8 Years
          28 days, 22 mins ago

          Hi did Enzo train ?

            1. Totalfootball
              • 8 Years
              27 days, 23 hours ago

              Thankyou

        5. Mesh
          • 11 Years
          28 days, 19 mins ago

          Richarlison to..
          A. JP
          B. Bowen
          C. Woltemade

        6. FPL Blow-In
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          28 days, 17 mins ago

          Hee Chan injury means Krejci could be on penalties hmmm

          1. Dank Squid
            • 7 Years
            28 days, 13 mins ago

            I just did VVD to Krejci, he's the new Baines

            1. Cold Palms
              • 1 Year
              27 days, 23 hours ago

              Everton were better so was Baines

          2. Sheffield Wednesday
            • 5 Years
            27 days, 23 hours ago

            A penalty taking defender for a team that never get penalties - there I've jinxed it so they get one this weekend. Thank me later.

        7. Nightf0x
          • 10 Years
          28 days, 15 mins ago

          Raya
          Vdv burn gabriel (konsa dorgu)
          Kudus semenyo gakpo rejinders (ndiaye)
          Haland pedro gyokeres

          Which ?

          A) g2g
          B) WC

          1. HellasLEAF
            • 16 Years
            27 days, 22 hours ago

            Have similar team with 2 frees and thinking of downgrading Gyokeres who has been mildly disappointing and looking expensive to Woltemade and use funds elsewhere.

            Not saying it's that much a better fixture this week but Newcastle have a nice one next GW.

        8. NZREDS
          • 12 Years
          28 days, 15 mins ago

          Play:

          A) Virgil
          B ) Guehi

          1. JoeSoap
            • 12 Years
            27 days, 23 hours ago

            A

          2. Weak Become Heros
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            27 days, 23 hours ago

            A

        9. ABCDEFC
          • 8 Years
          28 days, 10 mins ago

          Which GK?
          A) Sanchez
          B) Pope

          1. Old Bull
            • 12 Years
            28 days, 8 mins ago

            Pope

          2. JoeSoap
            • 12 Years
            27 days, 23 hours ago

            Currently on Pope but both decent options

        10. Stimps
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          28 days, 8 mins ago

          Screw it, Gordon in.

          G2G?

          Dubravka
          Gabriel VDV Richards
          Saka Kudus Semenyo Gordon Reijnders
          Haaland (c) Pedro

          Petrovic Evanilson Andersen Gudmundson

        11. Feanor
          • 16 Years
          28 days, 6 mins ago

          Bench one

          G)yokeres
          R)eijnders
          S)enesi

          1. JBG
            • 7 Years
            28 days, 5 mins ago

            Probably S

          2. JoeSoap
            • 12 Years
            28 days ago

            S

        12. JoeSoap
          • 12 Years
          28 days, 1 min ago

          A. Xhaka/Anderson (0.8 to upgrade Wolte/Pedro to Bowen if need be)
          B. Reijnders/Anderson
          C. Xhaka/CP defender (not Muniz)
          D. Other 10.3m to spend

        13. Mbhanam
            28 days, 1 min ago

            Who to bench out of these two

            A) Ndiaye
            B) Esteve

            1. JoeSoap
              • 12 Years
              28 days ago

              B

          • suddenorgan
            • 15 Years
            28 days ago

            Woltemade or Bowen? No attacking players from either

            1. Weak Become Heros
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              27 days, 23 hours ago

              Bowen. Wolt away form poor and he has 3 out of next 4 away.

            2. Old Bull
              • 12 Years
              27 days, 23 hours ago

              Little concerned about the service for Bowen

            3. GCHILD2K16
              • 9 Years
              27 days, 23 hours ago

              Woltemade..Brighton def is terrible

              1. HellasLEAF
                • 16 Years
                27 days, 22 hours ago

                Thinking of doing Gyok to Wolt to use funds elsewhere.

          • Weak Become Heros
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            27 days, 23 hours ago

            Annoyingly due to a combination of transfers, I have to gamble on Enzo tonight due to price rises.

            Would you gamble on him?

            1. GCHILD2K16
              • 9 Years
              27 days, 23 hours ago

              Since palmer not back til wk 12 its either him or sarr so why not,?

          • Totalfootball
            • 8 Years
            27 days, 23 hours ago

            E. Fernandez to start ?

            1) yes
            2) No

            1. Pompel
              • 11 Years
              27 days, 23 hours ago

              Apparentlt didn't train today and Maresca said in that case he wouldn't play, so no

          • how now brown cow
            • 11 Years
            27 days, 23 hours ago

            Dubravka
            Gabriel Porro Diouf
            Semenyo Bruno Kudus Reijnders
            Pedro Haaland (c) Gyokeres

            (Sanchez Elanga Rodon De Cuyper)

            1 ft 0 itv

            Not loving my team this week, but anything worth a transfer?

            1. GCHILD2K16
              • 9 Years
              27 days, 23 hours ago

              J.P about to drop in value
              Sanchez to pope
              Elanga to Gordon or enzo
              De cruy to james
              Porro to timber

              1. WVA
                • 9 Years
                27 days, 23 hours ago

                JP was lower last night and didn’t drop, they won’t allow it, price changes completely fixed

          • Richm
            • 3 Years
            27 days, 22 hours ago

            Gtg? On wildcard
            Pope Dubravka
            Timber Gabriel senesi Guehi Rodon
            Sarr Saka Reijnders kudus semenyo
            Woltemade Haaland JP

          • Nacka
            • 2 Years
            27 days, 22 hours ago

            Would you swap Porro or VDV to Gabriel this week given fixtures or hold till next GW?

          • Johnh1995
            • 2 Years
            27 days, 22 hours ago

            Anyboby any news on Caciedo?. Should I risk him or transfer Kudus in?

          • zaalien
            • 2 Years
            27 days, 12 hours ago

            Ekitike + Ndiaye
            Or
            Isak + King
            What shall I do? Both midfielders are my 5th player and likely to be on bench.