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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

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

    WC !!! Thoughts please

    Ramsdale Foster
    Taa Cancelo James duffy livra
    Salah saka foden (raph mbeumo)
    Lukaku hwang Antonio

    0.8 itb

    After two weeks; foden saka to Son and fodder!

    1. Hits Central
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      I’d go Dias over Cancelo for nailedness

  2. Garfield1001
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    What are Sarr owners doing?

    1. Il Capitano
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Keeping

    2. FPLtfs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Playing him this week

  3. FDMS All Starz
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Team G2G?

    (1FT & 0.0ITB)
    Sanchez
    Marcal Cancelo White
    Salah Greenwood Benrahma Gray
    Lukaku Ronaldo Antonio

    (Foster D.Sanchez Tsimikas Brownhill)

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

    Is KDB worth the price?

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      No

    2. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Nope

    3. Ross Geller
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      He’ll be my placeholder for Son for the next three. Would like to go Foden but KDB is just safe for minutes (i hope!)

  5. I Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Start Raphinha or White? Don't have Ramsdale.

    1. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      White

  6. Punty McPuntface
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Vardy over Lukaku for the captain choice...thoughts??

    1. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Good shout

    2. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Not if you have Salah

  7. Weeb Kakashi
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Bench one.

    A Sarr
    B Livra
    C Raphinha

    1. BERGKOP
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      C

  8. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    A or B , please ?

    A) Raphina to Marhez (c) -4
    B) Gray to Foden -4, ((Salah (c))

    Rp

    1. BERGKOP
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Wouldn't do either but if you're committee to the hit then A

    2. Ross Geller
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      None for me

  9. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Repost soz.
    Quick opinion on this WC draft lads, 1st actually. Got 0.5 to do Mount to Foden. Thx!

    Ramsdale, 4.0
    Walker,TAA,Cancelo,James,Livramento
    Salah,Raphinha,Mount,Mbeumo,Brownhill
    Antonio,Lukaku,Toney

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

      Yeah, Foden over Mount

  10. Sᴄʜᴜ̈RRʟᴇ ⓝ
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Maupay (c) ?

    1. FPLtfs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Nice diff. I’m guessing 9 pts

  11. HD7
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    1 FT

    Should I save the transfer?
    Or get a replacement for Rudiger
    Not sure Sissokois the best sub this GW

    Ramsdale
    Trent Marcal Dias Livra
    Salah Raph* Gray Saka
    Ronaldo Lukaku

    Steele Sissoko Scarlett Rudiger

  12. tim
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Captains?

    Mo here, Kaku vc

    1. Sᴄʜᴜ̈RRʟᴇ ⓝ
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Considering Maupay

      1. Warby84
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        0-0 written all over it, considering Lukaku

  13. Bishopool
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    What would you do?!

    a) Bruno -> Saka
    b) Bruno -> ManC roulette
    c) stay with Bruno

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      C

  14. HAMMERTIME107
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Any advice please?

    Ramsdale
    Cancelo | Duffy | Alonso
    Sarr | Benrhama | Salah | Raphina
    Ronaldo | Saint-Max | Lukaku

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Nice keeper!

    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      What's your bench? Alonso + Raph could not play

  15. The Red Devil
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Rudiger to TAA
    or
    3.9 fodder to Cancelo?

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

      Second option

    2. RomeluAndJuliet
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      A

  16. gengo
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Please help

    a) Toney
    b) Benanarama

    1. Stormbringer22
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      To start? Or to transfer in?

  17. Stormbringer22
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Start Toney or Mbeumo

    1. Sᴄʜᴜ̈RRʟᴇ ⓝ
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Depends on rest of team

      1. Scotch Jock
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        No it doesn't

    2. Paul Psychic Octopus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Toney (on pens)

  18. Ask Yourself
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Foden or Gundo on WC x

    1. Stormbringer22
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Foden

  19. NejiHyuuga01
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Captain Salah? It's the 14.30 curse

  20. Wakanda
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Kane or foden for captain ?

  21. Gabbiadini
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Field Raphinha and Livramento first sub, or the other way around?

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      That's what I'm doing

    2. Ross Geller
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Other way around for me

      1. Gabbiadini
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        I think Raphinha either starts or not at all knowing Bielsa, he fielded him twice carrying a knock and subbed him after 60 minutes.

    3. Paul Psychic Octopus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Other way round. Raph 1 pointer at best probably

    4. FPL_Crisis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      yes they could do with a win but don't see him risking Raph when Bamford is already banged up
      I'll say he doesn't play

  22. AlpoShearer
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Play
    A. Raphinha
    B. Livramento

  23. dark91
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Not playing: Rudiger + Jesus
    Doubts: Jota, Raphinha, and Traore

    Which move to make?
    1) Jota + Jesus -> Foden + Toney/Armstrong
    2) Jota + Rudiger -> Foden + defender

  24. Nightf0x
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    sanchez
    alonso christense matip (white amrty)
    raph salah townsend benrahma (sisoko)
    vardy antonio ronaldo
    (itb 1.5)

    Amartey -4 to laporte ? Y or No

  25. Tcheco
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    A. Saka (CPL AVL lei WAT)

    B. Mbuemo (CHE LEI bur NOR)

  26. 272MK
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Chilwell? Have Mbeumo 1st sub

  27. Bishopool
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    a) Bruno -> Saka
    b) Sarr -> Rowe
    c) do nothing without ManC attack

  28. El Presidente
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Jota starting or not?

    1. Paul Psychic Octopus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Who knows? He’s passed fit but Bobby might start this one.

  29. mranonymous
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Start Jota or Raphina? (keeping in mind Jota rumours)

    1. FPL_Crisis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      at least you know Jota will play

  30. Snapes on a Plane
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Who to get instead of Ayling?Duffy or White ?