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The Complete Guide to FPL Gameweek 8: Tips, captains, team news and best players

The deadline for Gameweek 8 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) is almost upon us – and we’ve got everything you need to help you with your transfers and captaincy decisions on this page.

Whether you’re playing a Wildcard or otherwise, you’ll find plenty of advice on your transfer dilemmas and armband conundrums on this page.

There are also team reveals, Members’ articles and videos in this comprehensive guide to the upcoming Gameweek.

Our usual deadline-day Breakfast Club video, which features Mark Sutherns, can be viewed from 10.30am BST below:

All of these pieces preceded the Friday-night announcement from Spurs that two of their players had tested positive for Covid-19, with The Times suggesting that Son Heung-min (£10.1m) wouldn’t be involved in the Lilywhites’ clash with Newcastle on Sunday. We should stress, of course, that this remains only media and internet speculation and we’ve yet to have any concrete proof on the FPL assets affected.

WHO ARE THE BEST FPL PLAYERS TO OWN FOR GAMEWEEK 8?

BEST PLAYERS FOR A GAMEWEEK 8 WILDCARD

GAMEWEEK 8 TEAM AND INJURY NEWS: WHO WILL PLAY?

For more information, check out our Predicted Line-ups page and Injuries and Bans feed.

WHO IS THE BEST CAPTAIN FOR GAMEWEEK 8?

BEST FIXTURES FOR GAMEWEEK 8 AND BEYOND

GAMEWEEK 8 TEAM REVEALS

BEST FPL STRATEGY AND EXPERT TIPS FOR GAMEWEEK 8 AND BEYOND

THE KEY GAMEWEEK 8 QUESTIONS

GAMEWEEK 8 VIDEO CONTENT

Head over to our YouTube channel for all our Gameweek 8 videos, including Az and Sam’s Q&A and the Scoutcast

USEFUL TOOLS

1,242 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Sid07
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    On wildcard
    1) azpi saka Toney
    2) james muembo jiminez
    3) azpi muembo toney

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

      3

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

      1

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

      I am on 1 currently

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

      I am doing 2

    5. D.Glynn
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      1

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

    I think I need to wildcard, thoughts?

    Sanchez, Foster
    Rudiger, Chilwell, Cancelo, Livra, Tsimikas
    Salah, Torres, Benrahma, Raphinha, Doucoure
    Ronaldo, Antonio, Toney

    1FT, $1.5 in the bank

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

      Just Torres to Foden?

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

        foden may not start, bench is piling up

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

      Why wildcard? What would you change?

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

        rudiger, chilwell, torres, benrahma, raph(just one week), toney, ronaldo, maybe doucoure

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

          tsimikas too

  3. The Sociologist
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Start Benrahma or Livramento this week?

  4. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Hey fam! On WC!

    1. James or Azpi?

    2. Foden or Grealish?

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

      Azpi and Foden

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

    Has there been any indication of how long Rudiger is expected to be out for?

    1. Eh, just one more thing ...
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Sadly not.

  6. Miro
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    So here's one:

    A) Raphinha + White
    or
    B) ESR + James

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

      A

  7. GCM0803
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Play shaw or reguilon?

    1. jimmy.floyd
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Reg

  8. Totalfootball
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Can anyone tell the 'predicted Man C' lineup plz just like Liverpool lineup

    1. Totalfootball
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Any sources
      Anything

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

      No, sorry.LIV is early kick off

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

      Sure

      Ederson
      Walker Stones Dias Cancelo
      Rodri Bilva KDB
      Mahrez Sterling Grealish

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

        Ederson not available

    4. One Wheels Enough
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Pep doesn't even know...

  9. tbos83
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Shaw or Livra?

    1. jimmy.floyd
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Livramento

    2. One Wheels Enough
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Play Shaw or sell him, you know once he's binned he'll haul.

      Who benched him for his massive haul against City last season...

  10. SHOWSTOPPERRR
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Any early pool line up guys?

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

      Lage 4

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

        Page*

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      No

  11. jimmy.floyd
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    A Start Raphinha
    B get Jimenez (-4)

    1. Von Lipwig
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Worth the transfer, but I've gone Werner fwiw

      1. Von Lipwig
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        assuming you're keeping Raph for next week

  12. Bennyboy1907
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    James or chillwell

    1. jimmy.floyd
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      James

    2. Balls of Steel
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      James

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

    Last WC decision - who to start with?

    A) Saka & Raphina
    B) Mbeumbo & Mount

    Salah, Foden, xxx, xxx
    Lukaku, Antonio

    Currently on A) but nervy about Raph game time. Livra at B1.

  14. HAMMERTIME107
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Schmeichel >> Ramsdale
    Marcal >> Cancelo
    Both for free!

    Sarr >> Saka

    All 3 for a -4??

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      First 2

  15. SHOWSTOPPERRR
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    If jota is benched would you do Jota to saka for free and hold shaw to cancelo free.? No city though.

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

      for next week? cancelo

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

        This week

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

          keep jota 100%

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

    Play Williams or bring Laporte in?(-4)

    ?

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

      williams

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

    looking for a bit of advice please. not sure what to do with james, do you think he could come on as a sub? I could start white instead. thanks 🙂

    1. Balls of Steel
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Think he will start this week.

  18. PascalCygan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Anything worth a -4 here?

    Granted don’t have any money ITB, but I’ve got plans to ditch Ronaldo in a -4 next week.

    Sanchez
    TAA Cancelo Livramento
    Salah Raphinha Gray Gallagher ESR
    Ronaldo Lukaku

    Steele Marcal Rudiger** Street

    Cheers

  19. Il Capitano
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Play one:

    A) Raphinha
    B) Shaw
    C) Livramento

    1. One Wheels Enough
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      b

  20. Gabbiadini
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    What do people make of Rudiger's chances of playing against Norwich?
    Did seem like possibly a precaution this week and that he was close to playing.

  21. Grounderz
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    This is messing with my head for the last half an hour: Armstrong or Cancelo?

    1. TheTinman
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Who the ferk are you starting if you're benching those 2. Especially defence.

      After Trent Cancelo is the stand out defender this week IMO

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

        this. whats the point of owning armstrong if u dont start him with that game? same for cancelo.

      2. Grounderz
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Not benching. It's a decision who to bring in. One is a punt, MCI's option looks the strongest but Zinc's return worries a little.

  22. Von Lipwig
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    I'm going Werner as a few weeks punt (over Jimi/Hwang/Armstrong etc...)

    Who's your differential?

    1. TheTinman
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Just below, Wilson

      1. Von Lipwig
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        GL!

  23. TheTinman
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Callum Wilson - a great differential

    And git Mbeumo vs Burnley so I can bench big Callum against Chelsea, give those hamstrings a rest

    1. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Great to see him back as a St Max owner

  24. McPollolocco
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Should i bench raphinha for one of these players:

    a) Marcal
    b) Livramento
    c) Mbeumo

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

      Yes, c

  25. DropkickMurphys
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Start with Allan against west ham or Raphinha?

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

    on WC. GTG? Have 3.1m itb. cheers,

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

    A) GTG.
    B) mount+hwang->esr+vardy

    Start:
    1) Duffy
    2) Livra

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

      A1

  27. FPLtfs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    A) Rudiger -> Cancelo
    B) bench Rudiger and play Allan

  28. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    This is the most up in the air WC I think I've ever had. I've explored literally everything.

    TAA out. Cheap forwards, premium forwards, KdB, mid-priced mids, 4 atb, budget mids.The only things I haven't considered are premium GK and 5 atb.

    This is gonna go down to the wire too. Hopeful we get some team news.

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

      Wish I was on WC this week but there’s almost too much to take in.

      I must admit I’m still toying with the idea of Ederson from next week. Cheap in goal seems to be the way to go most seasons but, now I’ve got Cancelo, I’m tempted to double up that way.

      Anyway, good luck with yours. Im sure your team will be class.

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

      Wish I was on WC this week but there’s almost too much to take in.

      I must admit I’m still toying with the idea of Ederson from next week. Cheap in goal seems to be the way to go most seasons but, now I’ve got Cancelo, I’m tempted to double up that way.

      Anyway, good luck with yours. Im sure it will be class.

  29. SpaceCadet
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Jota > Mahrez for free? In case Jota is benched……..

  30. HAMMERTIME107
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Sarr to Saka or any other mid for a -4??