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. Norco
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Backline of:
    Cancelo Dias Azpi Rudiger*
    Also have Raphinha concern*

    Subs: Livramento, Gallagher, Brownhill

    1FT, is Rudiger > TAA a no brainer? Then Livramento to come on is Raphinha is out?

    1. luk46
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      absolute no brainer

  2. Athletic Nasherbo
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Was all set on the WC, but then the Son news hit. Son > Aubameyang
    Thoughts? (Is bench right order?)

    Ramsdale
    Cancelo Dias Cucurella Duffy
    Salah Mahrez Saka Townsend
    Lukaku Aubameyang

    Raya Toney Livramento Brownhill

    1. Norco
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      No Chelsea def?

      1. Athletic Nasherbo
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Ideally I would but I cannot decide who plays.

        Cucurella > James next week, perhaps. Or Mahrez out and get Chilwell in.

    2. BOATIES FC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Mahrez and Auba is ballsy but has a big upside potential

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

    Who to bench
    Livramento or Gallagher
    Thanks

  4. OptimusBlack
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Who to get for next 4 GWS
    A- KDB
    B- Canselo

    1. luk46
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Cancelo

  5. Oooo Matron
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Was all set on Son & now in a dilemma. Who to replace him with? Would love KDB or Mane, but so expensive & all the other City assets look messy. Hard to know what to do!

  6. Mork calling Orson
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Appreciate a quick A B or C please x

    Play 1 of
    A) Tony
    B) Livramento
    C) Dougie Luiz

    1. luk46
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Toney

    2. Pulp Minion
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Always play the attacker

    3. Stranger Mings
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      A

    4. Mork calling Orson
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Conclusive, much obliged all

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

    Thoughts on Greenwood Rudi to Foden James -4?

    Should be good for next few?

    1. luk46
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      looks fine ye

    2. N00B
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      I would keep Greenwood one more week.

  8. Amartey Partey
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    What the?

    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      No

      1. Amartey Partey
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Yes?

  9. winchester
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    on WC. GTG?. one last spot to fill. preferably nailed one (as you never know with james cameos), max 4.7m. cheers!

    ramsdale (foster)
    taa-cancelo-james (**-livra)
    salah(c)-son-raph-mbeumo (luiz)
    antonio-lukaku-hwang

    a) duffy
    b) jansson
    c) pinnock
    d) white

    1. luk46
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Duffy. Are you sure youre gonna go with Son tho? 😀

      1. winchester
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        cheers.. damn true that son has covid? who to replace son then? 😀

        1. Amartey Partey
          • 4 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Mahrez

          1. winchester
            • 3 Years
            2 years, 5 months ago

            cheers and upgrade duffy->dias?

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

      If Son has Rona, no point holding if he's out for two game s

      1. winchester
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        damn, is it true.. who to replace him?

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

    Shambles

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      City?

  11. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Kdb ownership looks tasty

  12. Pulp Minion
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    On a WC - final few decisions:

    - (Foster)
    TAA, Dias, - (-, Livramento)
    Salah, Foden, Raphinha, X (Brownhill)
    Lukaku, Antonio, Toney

    Defenders:
    1) Sanchez, Dias, White
    2) Ramsdale, Cancelo, Duffy

    Midfield:
    A) Mbeumo
    B) Townsend
    C) Doucouré
    D) Mount

    1. Hulk Smash
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      2A

    2. luk46
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      2A

  13. meme207
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Liva or White?

  14. Amartey Partey
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Permalink yes or no?

  15. sirmorbach
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    I have 5.6 for my first bench option, and I have Toney already. Go Mbeumo anyway or Townsend instead? Could be ESR even, but for some reason I'm not particularly convinced by him...

  16. Hulk Smash
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    What's the source for the Son news / rumour please?

    1. Amartey Partey
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Spurs journalist of some sort I think.

    2. Amartey Partey
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Update: This guy > https://twitter.com/pokeefe1?lang=en

      He is a FA Registered Intermediary. Whatever that means.

  17. N00B
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Help a man on his wildcard.
    Mahrez (one week punt) and I will bench James and Raphinha in gw8.

    Ramsdale Foster
    TAA Cancelo James Livramento __
    Salah Mahrez Raphinha Mbeumo __
    Lukaku Toney __

    A) Duffy - Luiz - Werner
    B) Dias - ESR - Armstrong

  18. Amartey Partey
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Cancelo looks like he will rise again tonight.

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

    Have tweaked my wildcard given son news and it's come up as below.....any views?

    Final decision is foden v mount

    With foden potentially rested tomorrow, I'm tempted to go mount....

    Ramsdale
    Taa cancelo dias james (livra)
    Salah foden mbeumo (raphinha normann)
    Lukaku antonio Armstrong

    Thanks

    1. luk46
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      g2g, prefer Hwang to Armstrong personally

    2. Pulp Minion
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Foden - and you're missing a keeper 🙂

    3. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      It’s good but going to cause benching headaches. I thought Foden was in most predicted line ups

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

        Thanks....other keeper is foster....

        Accepting there are benching problems here - but its also strength in depth....

        Not sure on foden....thanks!

  20. hnmfm
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Im keeping Son since I got a good bench anyway, hope it’s just a rumor and I get those joocy differential points

  21. luk46
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    hopefully last decision on wc!

    A - ESR + Vardy
    B - Foden + Jimenez

    1. Starskyb
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      B

  22. wulfrunian
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    What would you do here?

    Sanchez
    Taa/Shaw/Coady
    Salah/Benrahma/Raphinha/Traore
    Jimenez/Antonio/Lukaku

    Steele/Brownhill/Tsimikas/Rudiger*
    1ft 1.5itb

    a)Shaw->Cancelo
    b)Tsimikas->Walker/White
    c)Shaw+Benrahma->White+Mahrez/Foden
    d)Coady->Alonso/Walker
    e)Benrahma->Foden

  23. Starskyb
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Sanchez, Steele
    Rudiger, TAA, Semedo, Williams, Livra
    Raphinha, Fernandes, Salah, Gray, Gilmour,
    Dennis, Antonio, Lukaku

    Thought I could stumble through this week and bank a transfer for a mini wildcard next week but I think Rudiger news has done me! Is it time to full wildcard this squad?

    1. Pegboy
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      That needs WC-ing

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Got nine of those and nowhere near wildcarding

      1. Starskyb
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        The RMT tool reckons I'll be 27 points better off over the next 6 weeks if I do. That seems like a decent use of it. Especially if I only end up with 10 players this week otherwise! Just feels a bit late to play though...

  24. airzeppelin
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Thanks!

    Ramsdale Foster
    TAA Cancelo Azp
    Salah Foden ____ Gray
    Ronaldo Antonio Hwang
    _
    Livramento Luiz Duffy
    Foster

    Raphina, Saka, ESR?

  25. Ludde
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Current WC team. Too heavy from brentford I guess?

    Ramsdale Foster
    TAA Dias Cancelo James Livramento
    Salah Foden Raphinha Mbeumo Luiz
    Lukaku Jimenez Toney

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

    On WC

    1. Keep son
    2. Mahrez

    1. Starskyb
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Mahrez. Why risk it? Even with pep roulette, surely Mahrez plays this week

  27. Muscout
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Sanchez
    Cancelo Duffy Liv
    Salah (c) Raph Benrahma Galla
    Luk Ron Antonio

    Foster Rudiger DougLuiz Manq 0.1 itb

    Any changes needed or save?

  28. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Taking a (c) punt this week:

    Sanchez
    Cancelo Azpilicueta Cash Tierney
    Salah Mahrez(c) Gray
    Lukaku Vardy ASM

    (Steele, Raphinha, Tsimikas, Brownhill)

  29. AdamJ91
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    How's the WC team looking please?

    Ramsdale - Foster
    TAA - Cancelo - Dias - Azpi - Livramento
    Salah - Mahrez - Raphinha - Mbeumo - Brownhill
    Lukaku - Toney - Hwang

  30. Gideons Rolling Another One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Jota, Greenwood, Rudiger to KDB, Mbeumo, Duffy -4

    Y or N