Scout Picks

FPL Gameweek 8 Scout Picks built on Man City triple-up

As they prepare to face Burnley at the Etihad Stadium, three Manchester City players form the spine of our Gameweek 8 Scout Picks.

After Sam, Az, Neale and Tom submitted their Scout Squad selections earlier this week, we have chosen our best players ahead of tomorrow’s 11.00 BST deadline.

We line up in a 4-4-2 formation and come in at £82.9m, just under our £83.0m budget.

GOALKEEPER

Xhaka and Moura recalled as Ramsdale starts again

After a promising second half of last season yielded nine clean sheets from 23 games, three of which arrived in the final five, Arsenal have conceded just once in the four games since Aaron Ramsdale (£4.6m) was installed as first-choice goalkeeper. During that time, they have kept three clean sheets and given up just two big chances, fewer than any other Premier League side, while Ramsdale’s +1.10 expected goals (xG) prevented total ranks fourth amongst all goalkeepers so far. Now, the England stopper will be keen to build on that against Patrick Vieira’s Crystal Palace on Monday.

DEFENDERS

Wolves City dugout

With the news that he is available for Saturday’s early kick-off following injury, Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.5m) is clearly one of the best defender picks on offer in Gameweek 8, with potential for a clean sheet and attacking returns. A possible route to points may come via set-pieces, with opponents Watford allowing 2.7 xG from dead-ball situations so far this season, while they also rank 18th for crosses conceded from their left-flank. Given that Alexander-Arnold’s 17 successful crosses and 2.56 expected assists (xA) are both league-leading totals amongst all defenders in FPL, he could be set for another big week.

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  1. Catona75
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Play which two?

    Sarr, Raphina and/or Pukki?

    1. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Pukki and Sarr

      1. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Raph is in high risk to make 1pt cameo

        1. Catona75
          • 2 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Thanks to both of you. Could do a transfer of Sarr to Mbeumo (have two free), bad idea?

  2. Kingy109
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    A) Dias & Mount
    B) James & Foden

    Got Cancelo

    1. We Go Again
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      B

  3. BT31 - WE ARE ALL TINKERMEN…
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Is Alonso no good anymore?

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      He's in the FFS predicted XI. Not a guaranteed starter but his point return is fantastic when he does play.

      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        I own him, so this surprises me.

        He’s in Guardian’s predicted lineup as well.

        Why would Tuchel drop Chilwell, though?

    2. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      I’d hold two more GWs - Chelsea fixtures split so there could be a league LWB and a cup LWB

    3. Bubbles1985
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      I've got him and bringing in Lukaku to join!

    4. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Holding until the Norwich game and then will shift to Cancelo or Dias

  4. jdogg
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Who to lose first shaw or digne?x

    1. golfboy
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Digne

  5. golfboy
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Bernadona Silva punt anyone? ….. anyone?

    1. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Tempted by Ferrari for some reason

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        *Ferran

        1. panda07
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Out for 2 months

        2. golfboy
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          He’s out isn’t he?

        3. Paqueta Rice
          • 3 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Out injured Ferran?

        4. Grande Tubarão
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 2 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          I doubt he plays again this year

          1. Big boy Bowen
            • 7 Years
            2 years, 5 months ago

            Oops, looks like I’m behind on news

            1. Grande Tubarão
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 2 Years
              2 years, 5 months ago

              Glad you found out before acting on the temptation mate

        5. GoonerSteve
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Isnt he injured?

    2. matiakez
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Seems to be in favour currently

  6. Miguel Sanchez
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    What we drinking this evening?

    1. golfboy
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Gin!

      1. Miguel Sanchez
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Which? I’m partial to a Sipsmith or Hendricks

        1. golfboy
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Bathtub. It’s superb!

    2. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      pineapple juice

    3. mataave
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Lowenbrau Oktoberfest

    4. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      San Pellegrino Blood Orange here!!

      1. Miguel Sanchez
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Those San Pellegrino drinks are great except for that weird pomegrante one that tastes like Red Bull

        1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Haha it does mate!! My least favourite is the grapefruit one it’s a bit too bitter, the lemon with mint infusion is my particular favourite!!! Highly recommend if not tried it!!

    5. Bubbles1985
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Staropramen

    6. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Everclear after that Son news

      1. Miguel Sanchez
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Is that even legal?

    7. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Hobgoblins_ Ruby 5.2%

    8. Make Arrows Green Again
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Homebrewed IPA

    9. unholysmoke
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      I'm about to Open a bottle of Controls

  7. Bubbles1985
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Ronaldo to Lukaku looking good ft this week

  8. Tempestic
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Now getting tempted by KDB but i really doubt hes going to be good value..

    1. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      tempted to just (K)DB it and hope for the best - can always swap to Mane soon

    2. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      With those fixtures I think he will be. Go on, get ahead of the curve

  9. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Sterling false 9?

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      The falsest

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Sterling apparently said he wants to leave and go play in Europe, if I was to make a totally unfounded prediction:
        Sterling up front so that he thinks he is valued at City

    2. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Bloody better be.

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        U have him?

        1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Captain. 🙂

          1. have you seen cyan
            • 4 Years
            2 years, 5 months ago

            wow ballsy gl

        2. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Captain. 🙂

          1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
            • 6 Years
            2 years, 5 months ago

            Hmmm!

  10. Blens
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Anyone heard of how long Rudiger is out for?

  11. Alexis Nonsense
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Bench order?

    Traore (the bodybuilder one) and Raphinha

  12. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    I don't like the fact Traore is expected to start, in a week where I need starters.

    I want to sell but he's gonna eventually do something at the worst moment 😆

  13. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Evening folks, few days off of FPL and just log in.

    Wow there's no CHE picks here? On WC here, so a bit confused. Will spend next couple of hours to figure out what happened 😛

  14. BT31 - WE ARE ALL TINKERMEN…
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Wildcard team ready to go?

    Sanchez (Foster)
    TAA Cancelo Alonso Duffy (Livra)
    Salah Gray Raphinha (Luiz Gilmour)
    Lukaku Vardy Antonio

    1. golfboy
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Looks sweet

    2. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Alonso risky no?

  15. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    I love the smell of panic on a Friday evening 😆

    1. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      😆

    2. dshv
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Yes

    3. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Friday evening deadline is awful ... beyond panicky!

  16. abaalan
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Livra and Douglas Luiz enough cover for Rudigier and Raphinha?

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      yes

  17. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    not sure what to do with james, do you think he could come on as a sub? I could start white instead. thanks.

    1. golfboy
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Tough call. James could start, I’d happily bet against Arsenal cs

  18. Paqueta Rice
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    I asked this earlier today and it was inconclusive (Thanks to those that answered!)

    Is it right to start Raphina and hope for something from a cameo or play Livramento?

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      yes

    2. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      imagining Raph coming on and wiping my Livra clean sheet would be enough for me to start Raph over him - probably a coin toss job really

  19. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Fellow WCers,

    I just feel we would be missing a trick by not going for Dias over Cancelo

    Cancelo has been great and everything but this game is about the what’s gonna happen next and with Zinchenko coming back into the mix and CL in full swing, a few bench ings are on the way.

    I’m heavily leaning towards Dias now.

    1. Teomi
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      I’m sharing the exact reasoning to choose Dias

    2. Sad Pablo Arsecobar
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      I've gone for both

  20. Raf
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Hey guys!

    Any help with this pile of shite?

    Ramsdale
    Rudiger taa alonso
    Salah benrahma saka Raph
    Lukaku Antonio asm

    Foster d.Luiz livra semedo

    1ft

  21. JBG
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Did Son to Mahrez and Duffy to Walker on my WC.. Walker lets me bench TAA next GW.

  22. Miniboss
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Current WC draft. Would be ready to get rid of Benrahma but not sure which way to go. Any tips?

    1.0 itb

    Ramsdale Foster
    TAA Cancelo Azpi Duffy Livramento
    Salah Raphinha Benrahma Townsend Smith-Rove
    Antonio Lukaku Jimenez

  23. Mr Bird
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Best option this week?

    A) Mahrez
    B) Foden

    1. golfboy
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Mahrez for me Clive

  24. Tomas_brolin
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Am I right in thinking

    1. Keep rudiger (tuchrl just being cautious with CL upcoming

    2. Son is one of the Spurs COVID players? Has this been confirmed anywhere?

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      If I had Rudiger, I would be holding this week.

      UCL midweek so we'll get another fitness update or two & the fact Chelsea have Norwich next (with other great fixtures) is a major reason to hold.

      Yes, Son is rumoured to have Covid: https://twitter.com/pokeefe1/status/1449087534634573828?t=v8giO-JSRtXUPst3t-67sw&s=19

  25. Flynny
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Hi....have tweaked my wildcard team due to son rumours.....

    Have done son and hwang to mahrez and Armstrong.

    Does this look OK? Mahrez likely to play this week.....I have 1.1mitb....might just hold onto it....

    Thanks

    Ramsdale
    Taa cancelo james duffy Livra
    Salah mahrez raph mbuemo brownhill
    Lukaku antonio Armstrong

    Thanks

  26. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Has the site just gone weird for anyone? Can’t open the side panel or anything

  27. Nice to Finally Michu
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Stick or twist with Kai Havertz?

  28. Fantasy Football Friend!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Has the site just gone weird for anyone? Can’t open the side panel or anything

    1. Mesh
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Yea same

    2. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Freaky….

  29. Lord of Ings
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Will raphinha start vs soton?

    1. alsybach
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Unlikely

    2. Fantasy Football Friend!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Still sat on a plane watching Big Momma's House 2. Unlikely.

  30. TochanMama
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Sanchez (Steele)
    Tierney, Rudiger, Coufal (Manquillo Ayling)
    Salah, Odegaard, Benrahma, Kovacic (Bissouma)
    Antonio, Ronaldo, Lukaku
    1.2ITB

    Should I WC with 0.5ITB
    Ramsdale, Dias, Livra, Chalobah & Townsend
    for
    Sanchez, Rudiger, Ayling, Coufal & Kovacic

    OR
    Dias for Rudi and wait for a week?

    1. TochanMama
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Also is Rudi out for long?