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FPL Gameweek 8 Scout Picks: Four double-ups

23 October 2026 280 comments
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Here are our Scout Picks for Gameweek 8 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL).

This is, essentially, a Free Hit in all but name, with the focus solely on the upcoming Gameweek. Selections made in the Scout Squad are a big factor when it comes to deciding who made the final cut.

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

FPL notes: White injury, Saka + Le Fee pens, Raya haul

David Raya (£6.1m) is our chosen goalkeeper after he was selected by three of our Scout Squad pundits.

No side has better clean sheet odds than Arsenal in Gameweek 8…

Mikel Arteta’s men are the joint-best team in 2026/27 for actual goals conceded, with five. They’ve also kept four clean sheets, with Raya scooping the maximum bonus twice.  

Opponents Everton have failed to score in two of their last four matches, having netted only three goals in that period.

DEFENDERS

 

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  1. No Totti No Party
    5 hours, 12 mins ago

    For 1 week punt, which mid you consider the best:
    A: Palmer
    B: Foden
    C: Mbeumo
    D: Tavernier

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    1. Steve Stiffler
      5 hours, 10 mins ago

      B

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    2. Sho-kun
      5 hours, 10 mins ago

      A

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    3. jonnybhoy
      5 hours, 2 mins ago

      A

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    4. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      5 hours, 2 mins ago

      One week punt

      Or 2

      Is MGW

      That said, he's also a set and forget kind of player!

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      1. No Totti No Party
        4 hours, 59 mins ago

        i have MGW, Rogers, gross , barnes

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  2. Steve Stiffler
    5 hours, 11 mins ago

    Start 1:

    DCL (Sunderland away)
    Gross (Liverpool away)

    Cheers

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    1. Sho-kun
      5 hours, 9 mins ago

      DCL

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    2. No Totti No Party
      5 hours, 9 mins ago

      DCL

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    3. Steve Stiffler
      5 hours, 5 mins ago

      Thanks guys

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  3. Sho-kun
    5 hours, 10 mins ago

    Szobo > Tav for a hit?

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    1. No Totti No Party
      5 hours, 9 mins ago

      who will play if no hit ?

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      1. Sho-kun
        4 hours, 48 mins ago

        Thomas (FUL)

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        1. No Totti No Party
          4 hours, 18 mins ago

          personally prefer thomas than Tavernier - 4 ( short term )

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  4. IvanGeorgiev
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    5 hours, 6 mins ago

    Kudus

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  5. jonnybhoy
    5 hours, 2 mins ago

    Hi all. Whats to do here if Saka is out? 4FT 0m ITB.

    Hornicek
    Calafiori Konsa Muhremovic
    Saka Palmer Rogers Gross Tavernier
    Haaland J Pedro

    4m De Cuyper Wissa Egan

    A) Hornicek + Saka to Raya and Mbuemo
    B) Wissa to DCL and bench Saka
    C) Play Wissa/De Cuyper and bench Saka and roll
    D) Something else

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    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      5 hours, 1 min ago

      Saka is out

      Crooked

      Hopefully not too long

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    2. Prinzhorn
      5 hours, 1 min ago

      Gibbs White

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    3. Kroenius
      4 hours, 56 mins ago

      C unless he's out for more than 2-3 weeks then A

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  6. The Philosopher
    5 hours, 2 mins ago

    Festive season here so I'm a couple hours away from being blind drunk.

    First to 5 votes wins.

    Which move? WCing in10.

    A: Szobo -> Schade
    B: Szobo -> Barnes
    C: Szobo -> MGW
    D: Roll FT and start Gross

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    1. Prinzhorn
      5 hours, 1 min ago

      C

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    2. DJ14
      4 hours, 58 mins ago

      If budget isn't the problem then C is the clear best but if you want to save money then Schade

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    3. Shipstontrev
      4 hours, 53 mins ago

      C

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  7. Prinzhorn
    5 hours, 2 mins ago

    Sometimes I think that the song Good Guy by Julia Jacklin is about me replying to everybody's questions while everybody's ignoring mine

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    1. Pompel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      3 hours, 52 mins ago

      Ignoring who ?

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  8. SIMBOBIANTHEIII
    5 hours ago

    Start 2:
    A Konsa, EVE, also starting calafiori
    B Williams, isp
    C Ajer, hul

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    1. No Totti No Party
      4 hours, 57 mins ago

      A C B for me

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  9. F4L
    4 hours, 57 mins ago

    is kroupi competition for evanilson or will they play together? forgot kroupi is a mid

    is mateta worth considering?

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    1. Salalalalah
      4 hours, 49 mins ago

      No Mateta unless CRY shows some form. Evanilson should be good

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      1. F4L
        4 hours, 42 mins ago

        cheers

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  10. DJ14
    4 hours, 55 mins ago

    Start...
    A. Thomas
    B. De Cuyper

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    1. Salalalalah
      4 hours, 47 mins ago

      B

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  11. Salalalalah
    4 hours, 54 mins ago

    Play King or Thomas?

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    1. F4L
      4 hours, 51 mins ago

      king

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  12. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
    4 hours, 54 mins ago

    Good afternoon all!!

    Kindly rank in order of best long term pick…

    A- Silva
    B- Vuskovic
    C- Muhremovic

    Cheers everybody!!

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    1. Salalalalah
      4 hours, 52 mins ago

      B,C,A

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      1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
        4 hours, 42 mins ago

        Fab!!! Thankyou mate

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  13. WannabeScout
    4 hours, 53 mins ago

    Who to start?
    A) Bogle away to SUN
    B) Thomas home to FUL

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    1. LWB
      4 hours, 51 mins ago

      A

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    2. F4L
      4 hours, 50 mins ago

      bogle

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    3. WannabeScout
      4 hours, 48 mins ago

      Thanks lads, bogle it is

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  14. TanN
    4 hours, 52 mins ago

    Best captain?

    A) Calafiori
    B) MGW
    C) Rogers
    D) Haaland (one of the abive as vice)

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    1. F4L
      4 hours, 50 mins ago

      haaland has scored 8 in a row in all comps

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    2. GoonerSteve
      4 hours, 50 mins ago

      Haaland

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    3. WannabeScout
      4 hours, 50 mins ago

      I was considering calafiori myself high odds of CS plus always appearing in the area

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  15. donbagino
    4 hours, 52 mins ago

    1FT, 0.2
    Verbruggen, Kinsky
    Calafiori, Ajer, Gvardiol, De Cuyper, Shaw
    Palmer, Rogers, Schade, Cherki, Gross
    JP, DCL, Haaland

    a) Cherki - Mbuemo
    b) Gvardiol -- Konsa
    c) save FT

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    1. GoonerSteve
      4 hours, 50 mins ago

      Why sell Cherki?

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      1. donbagino
        4 hours, 45 mins ago

        rotation risk, but ur right - no need to transfer him out as there are't any must have mids

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      2. donbagino
        4 hours, 45 mins ago

        Do we know when Saliba gets starting 11 back?

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  16. GoonerSteve
    4 hours, 51 mins ago

    Wanted to do Wissa to DCL this week but I only have 1ft and need to sell Saka. Is MGW a better replacement than Cherki or Foden?

    Current team:

    Verbruggen
    De Cuyper, Calafiori, Gvardiol
    Saka*, Palmer, Rogers, Odegaard
    Haaland (c), Pedro, Wissa

    (Steele, Egan, Slater, Diop)

    0.0itb

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  17. J to the T
    4 hours, 50 mins ago

    Start one
    A. Bobby Thomas (FUL)
    B. De Cuyper (liv)

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    1. WannabeScout
      4 hours, 48 mins ago

      As a Liverpool fan i dont trust them to keep a CS , De Cuyper always a threat playing so high

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  18. damiang2233
    4 hours, 49 mins ago

    Is Doku likely to start now with Semenyo injury?

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  19. Djerbil
    4 hours, 46 mins ago

    Calfiori update:

    Hincapie is in 1st team training today

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  20. G Banger
    4 hours, 43 mins ago

    With this talk of Kroupi eating into Tav's minutes I'm now considering alternatives with my FTs. Thoughts on:

    a) Saka => Tavernier
    b) Saka + Egeli => MGW + Evanlison

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  21. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
    4 hours, 41 mins ago

    Captain Choice folks??

    A- Haaland
    Or
    B- J-Ped

    Cheers everyone!!

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    1. Machine Gun Skelly
      2 hours, 48 mins ago

      Bored of Captaining Haaland every week, I'd go JP as I think he has a higher ceiling this week.

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  22. Kane Train
    4 hours, 12 mins ago

    Really can’t split them. Feel Bournemouth have the better fixtures but DCL has pens.

    Which one?

    A) Evanilson
    B) DCL

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    1. FOREST FOREVER 2
      2 hours, 56 mins ago

      DCL is flagged.

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  23. Definitely not sleeping
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    2 hours, 51 mins ago

    Reposting

    Mendy for:
    A - Ajer
    B - Bassey
    C - Bogle

    Barnes for:
    A - schade
    B - Rudoni
    C - Belloumi
    D - hold

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    1. Definitely not sleeping
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      2 hours, 50 mins ago

      Or Tavernier for Barnes?

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    2. Ray85
      2 hours, 15 mins ago

      A and hold

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  24. Kane Train
    2 hours, 38 mins ago

    With the DCL news would you bring in Evanilson instead of DCL?

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  25. Ray85
    2 hours, 15 mins ago

    Best GK for this week and GW10.

    Planning to BB! Not Raya

    Thinking Leno or Penders

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