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Goals + assists imminent! Who is ‘due’ in FPL Gameweek 8?

21 October 2026 102 comments
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In ‘Goals Imminent’, we look at the underlying statistics to predict which players are about to score or assist in Gameweek 8.

That way, Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers can be proactive, not reactive, with their transfers.

Marc and Joe have a regular Fantasy Football Scout podcast that discusses these underachievers, using the latter’s popular data table.

Naturally, we’ll try to distinguish between poor finishers and those who have just been unfortunate.

GOALS IMMINENT

Johan Manzambi (£6.0m), plus Brighton and Hove Albion pair Diego Gomez (£5.0m) and Yasin Ayari (£5.4m) are the successes from last week’s article.

Ordered by xG delta, table number one shows players who’ve accumulated at least 10 shots over the latest four Gameweeks, but scored no more than one goal.

 

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The rest of this article below is completely free to read but requires a Fantasy Football Scout user account for access – you can get yours at no cost here

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FPL Marc Broadcaster, writer and overthinker. Hoping that ‘differential potential’ will catch on.

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  1. PartyTime
    18 hours, 2 mins ago

    Arsenal due a spanking

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    1. Jafooli
      17 hours, 52 mins ago

      *Man Utd...and it's on

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    2. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      17 hours, 39 mins ago

      Does United autocorrect to Arsenal on your phone?

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  2. Connor's Calling
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    17 hours, 59 mins ago

    GW 8 WC options:
    Assuming I’ll likely go with: 2x Ars D, Saka, Rogers, Isak etc….
    Who would you pick from the below options in each position?

    GK: Kinsky/ Dubra OR Verbruggen / Steele
    Def: Hall OR De Cuyper
    Mid: 1) Gross OR Tavernier OR Manzambi 2) Mbeumo OR Barcola

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    1. polis
      17 hours, 46 mins ago

      Verb, De Cuyper, Gross, Mbuemo

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      1. Connor's Calling
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        17 hours, 45 mins ago

        Ta
        Think that's probably best longer term combo, despite Brighton fixtures

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        1. polis
          17 hours, 44 mins ago

          Brighton playing phenomenal football. They're not an issue until they are. Ride the wave.

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    2. Kingy109
      15 hours, 52 mins ago

      Brighton are tricky as there are so many possible picks - Vuskovic is more than fine and might be better than De Cuyper over the next period. Hinshelwood might bang in some goals. Kostoulas could be a bargain playing 9 for the best attack in the league. Gomez isn't by any stretch a bad pick.

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  3. Jafooli
    17 hours, 52 mins ago

    Er, lol...Como 1-0, that's hilarious...

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    1. circusmonkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      17 hours, 40 mins ago

      Comotoze headlines incoming. Been there, it's a twee little tourist town, probably still some fishing in the lake but more tourism and not a town you should have any trouble beating.

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  4. Mozumbus
    17 hours, 52 mins ago

    A. Cherki > Doku
    B. Verbruggen > Raya, got Konsa
    C. Both for -4
    D. Roll

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    1. polis
      17 hours, 46 mins ago

      B or D

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      1. Mozumbus
        17 hours, 40 mins ago

        Thanks

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  5. theshazly
    17 hours, 51 mins ago

    Team is :

    Verb ( Dubs )
    Konsa Cala DeCuyper ( Thomas / Davis )
    Rogers Cherki MGW Barnes ( Gomez )
    Haaland JP DCL

    Is the bench ok ? And what would be the best order for it ?

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    1. polis
      17 hours, 45 mins ago

      Yes. Thomas, Gomez, Davis.

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  6. Jafooli
    17 hours, 50 mins ago

    'Domattina ti licenziano...'

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  7. Count of Monte Hristo
    17 hours, 44 mins ago

    The downfall of United is colossal, actually amusing to watch them like this, seeing the players run around like lost puppies pretending to put a shift in. Carrick is a div aswell, does not know what he is doing. Might aswell have Darren Fletcher at the helm that’s how average he is.

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    1. Jafooli
      17 hours, 40 mins ago

      *one of Darren Fletcher's kids

      The incestuous nature of the club doesn't help - Carrick, Fletcher, Evens etc all getting jobs for the boys...

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      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        17 hours, 38 mins ago

        Even Jonathan Woody Woodgate is in there because he and Carrick have the Boro connection. FOOTBALL FRIENDS!

        The club are so amateur now and a million miles of where they want to be. 3 Fletcher’s at the club and no Keane’s says it all.

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    2. x.jim.x
      17 hours, 31 mins ago

      No manager would succeed with this ownership, look at what he’s working with

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      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        17 hours, 30 mins ago

        Then he is a fool if he thinks he can be the one out of all the managers in the game who makes such a poor squad competitive.

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        1. x.jim.x
          17 hours, 28 mins ago

          I’m sure he’s under no illusion

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      2. Nightcrawler
        16 hours, 56 mins ago

        there is succeeding and then there is total capitulation. Some of the selections and in game managment is just absurd

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        1. x.jim.x
          16 hours, 54 mins ago

          Oh yeah, not trying to pretend Carrick isn’t way out of his depth - just saying he’s been given an impossible task, as will any other manager these parasites hire

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  8. PartyTime
    17 hours, 32 mins ago

    Toothless man utd

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    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      17 hours, 30 mins ago

      Man Utd Man Utd

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  9. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    17 hours, 28 mins ago

    Bruno + Slater to Rogers and MGW, bench Kostoulas?

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    1. polis
      17 hours, 25 mins ago

      Just Bruno to Slater also works apparently.

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      1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        17 hours, 23 mins ago

        Haha! Great upside actually.

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      2. keefy59
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        17 hours, 18 mins ago

        Or Bruno to £4.3m Will Hughes
        Just to save funds for other transfers
        In just 9 minutes in the 5-0 defeat by Brighton he picked up the same points as Bruno did in 90 minutes v Leeds

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        1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
          17 hours, 15 mins ago

          Great option too. Thanks. Cant decide between Slater and Hughes now.

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  10. Connor's Calling
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    17 hours, 16 mins ago

    Would you WC this squad THIS week? I’m leaning to yes but low conviction…

    Kinsky* Dubra
    Konsa Caliafiori Hall* Davis Thomas
    Fernandes* Gomez* Slater* Rogers Saka
    Pedro Haaland Gonzalez*

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    1. polis
      17 hours, 9 mins ago

      Yeah, probably

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    2. Gudjohnsen
      16 hours, 54 mins ago

      Not really

      You are 2 transfers away from a good team.

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      1. polis
        16 hours, 49 mins ago

        Are you seeing the same team as I am?

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    3. Tony Moon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      13 hours, 17 mins ago

      Nope. Change Fernandes and Gonzalo to a couple of decent players and you have a good starting 11. Check Saka isn't injured though.

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  11. FDMS All Starz
    17 hours, 16 mins ago

    Start 1:

    A) Manzambi
    B) Gross
    C) De Cuyper
    D) Egan

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    1. polis
      17 hours, 10 mins ago

      Manzambi. Live a little.

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      1. FDMS All Starz
        16 hours, 59 mins ago

        Can you see Brighton putting away Liverpool like how they did Arsenal?

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        1. polis
          16 hours, 58 mins ago

          I think they score. I can't see them turning liverpool over after Europe, but you never know.

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  12. Brosstan
    17 hours, 2 mins ago

    Lets all lol @ man united.. Sorry bunch. Sack Carrick and the entire upper management.

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    1. Nightcrawler
      16 hours, 59 mins ago

      do we really want them to sack carrick. i hope he gets a few wins like amorim and ten hag did to keep him there longer.

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    2. Thanos
      16 hours, 57 mins ago

      Best for both Manchester clubs to get relegated now 😛

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      1. polis
        16 hours, 56 mins ago

        What odds can we get on that?

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  13. Gudjohnsen
    17 hours ago

    Starr De Cuyper away to LFC or Thomas home against Fulham?

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    1. Bobby Digital
      16 hours, 52 mins ago

      I'm going Thomas

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    2. Dynamic Duos
      16 hours, 51 mins ago

      Thomas

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  14. Meta12345
    16 hours, 52 mins ago

    bench 2:

    a)thomas
    b)egan
    c)hall
    d)decuyper

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    1. polis
      16 hours, 52 mins ago

      A & B

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    2. Dynamic Duos
      16 hours, 51 mins ago

      B and D

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  15. Dynamic Duos
    16 hours, 48 mins ago

    G2G here?

    Kinsky
    Calafiori Konsa Hall
    Palmer(c) Rogers Cherki Schade
    Haaland Pedro DCL

    Matthews Groß Gvardiol De Cuyper

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  16. el polako
    16 hours, 47 mins ago

    Mansbambi not in the squad.

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    1. polis
      16 hours, 44 mins ago

      Rested for weekend haul.

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    2. Brosstan
      16 hours, 31 mins ago

      Was injured at the end of last game, not surprising

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  17. Jafooli
    16 hours, 45 mins ago

    2-0 Como…geez, this gotta be the end of Carrick?

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    1. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      16 hours, 44 mins ago

      Must have given a great half time team talk

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    2. el polako
      16 hours, 43 mins ago

      Como est tu Michael?

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      1. keefy59
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        16 hours, 41 mins ago

        Domani mattina ti esonerano

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        1. el polako
          16 hours, 40 mins ago

          3-0…

          Why wait?

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          1. Jafooli
            16 hours, 32 mins ago

            EasyJet flight home…

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          2. keefy59
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            16 hours, 32 mins ago

            He could retire to Como & cancel his return flight

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  18. Cloudvalley
    16 hours, 33 mins ago

    How is Silva supposed to get DefCon against united this weekend? Easy 6p but no additional 2p :/

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  19. Jafooli
    16 hours, 31 mins ago

    Zirkzee on for Bruno, ha this is hilarious…

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  20. Jafooli
    16 hours, 30 mins ago

    Maguire to replace Carrick as player manager looking likely…

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  21. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    16 hours, 29 mins ago

    So if MC gets relegated, do only the bottom 2 squads go down too?

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    1. polis
      16 hours, 26 mins ago

      Utd might be ok when they finish 17th?

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    2. Jafooli
      16 hours, 26 mins ago

      Correct, so Man Utd & Spurs will complete the trio…

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    3. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      16 hours, 26 mins ago

      Yep. Bottom 3 all go down based on points. Not sure what happens if MC get kicked/expelled from the PL.

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    4. The Mandalorian
      16 hours, 25 mins ago

      MC can appeal in the high court so unlikely they go down this season.

      Also EPL has refused legal evidence that was accepted in the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The media has not reported this important detail.

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      1. The FPL Units
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        16 hours, 19 mins ago

        This appears to refer to Manchester City’s Premier League case and its earlier appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), but it conflates two separate proceedings.

        CAS ruled in 2020 on UEFA’s case against City. It overturned UEFA’s two-year European competition ban, finding that most of the alleged breaches were either not established or time-barred; it did not decide the Premier League’s later charges. The Premier League case was heard separately by an independent commission under the league’s own rules.

        There are reports that City’s current appeal may challenge evidence or findings in that Premier League case. That is different from saying the Premier League refused to accept evidence that CAS had accepted.

        Some fact checking.

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        1. The Mandalorian
          16 hours, 3 mins ago

          The media's reporting on the time bar is incorrect. A panel of 5 ex-judges reviewed the evidence. The level of evidence is very detailed including multiple high level witnesses.
          It would form a huge conspiracy to defraud the EPL rules.

          The Premier League would have to prove that the Abu Dhabi government are liars. They have not conducted any investigation to prove this point.

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          1. The FPL Units
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            15 hours, 53 mins ago

            Manchester City’s case was heard by an independent commission, but the claim that it consisted of five ex-judges isn’t supported by reports. The commission heard extensive evidence and reportedly found that some City witnesses gave false evidence on key points—findings City disputes and is appealing. The Premier League investigated the alleged rule breaches; it did not need to prove that the Abu Dhabi government as a whole lied or conspired. And CAS’s time-bar decision concerned UEFA’s separate case, so it does not automatically apply to the Premier League’s proceedings.

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  22. Jafooli
    16 hours, 23 mins ago

    4-0 rinsed…

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    1. PartyTime
      16 hours, 21 mins ago

      Man utd absolutely minced here

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    2. bso
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      16 hours, 20 mins ago

      Carrick is dead. Not all his fault though. A badly run club. Sad for the fans.

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    3. NZREDS
      16 hours, 17 mins ago

      Proper rinsed

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  23. Sharkytect
    16 hours, 21 mins ago

    Cherki or foden? (To replace semenyo)

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    1. bso
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      16 hours, 16 mins ago

      No...good chance either or both doesn't start vs not so good AV.

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  24. polis
    16 hours, 17 mins ago

    So the best ~6m mid question has been answered; Tav.

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    1. Dynamic Duos
      16 hours, 11 mins ago

      Schade

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  25. Henryyy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    16 hours, 17 mins ago

    Which option do you prefer?

    A Gross 1FT
    B Schade 1FT
    C Bumo 2FT

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    1. polis
      16 hours, 16 mins ago

      If you see the score tonight, maybe not C.

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    2. bso
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      16 hours, 9 mins ago

      No MU for me.

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  26. BlzE_94
    16 hours, 15 mins ago

    Who would you captain here?

    Raya
    Calafiori Konsa De Cuyper
    MGW Palmer Rogers Gross
    Haaland Pedro DCL

    Bentley Hall Gvardiol Belloumi

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    1. The Tonberry
      16 hours ago

      Palmer

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  27. Dynamic Duos
    16 hours, 10 mins ago

    Mbeumo essential?

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  28. Jafooli
    16 hours, 9 mins ago

    Carrick post match - ‘Lads are gutted, really hurting, but we can take some positives. We’ll take those good points to the training field tomorrow and go again etc blah…’

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    1. polis
      16 hours, 6 mins ago

      At least 'Zirkzee will be full of confidence'

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    2. Brosstan
      16 hours, 5 mins ago

      Pathetic. You have to show anger as a manager after such a limp display

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  29. Brosstan
    16 hours, 6 mins ago

    ¿Como estas señor Carrick?

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  30. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    16 hours, 5 mins ago

    What would SAF have done about having to wear pink shirts?

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