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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. Stranger Mings
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Any Last minute raphinha further news: sighting in Southampton?!

  2. Nightf0x
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Amrty -4 to laporte to cover raph or no

    1. tractorjess
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Yes

      1. Nightf0x
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Wvwn if i have white to cove rhim?

    2. The Count of Monte Cristo
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Yes

  3. tractorjess
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    KDB or Salah captain?

    1. Alonso The Great Midfielder
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      kdb

    2. Gudjohnsen
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      KDB

    3. FOO FIGHTER
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Salah

    4. The Count of Monte Cristo
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      K if you have him imo

  4. More Cowbell
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Start 1
    Shaw
    Livra
    Raph

    1. Milk Milk Lemonade
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Livra

    2. The Count of Monte Cristo
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Livra

  5. FFFoxy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Any Liverpool leaks?
    Jota?

    1. More Cowbell
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Rumoured benched

  6. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Let’s go!

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

    Raphinha, Brownhill, Tsimikas

  7. HD7
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Rudi to James, Azpi? Free transfer

    Marcal is my sub for Rudi
    Sissoko in for Raph

  8. The Count of Monte Cristo
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Start 1 of:

    Benrahma
    Sarr
    Livramento

  9. Patson Dabaka
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Quickly! Bench one

    A raphinha
    B sarr

    1. dansully3
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      A won't play many minutes, b full game.

  10. Stranger Mings
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Any further raphinha news ?

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    1. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      They changed the ko times just for people like you

    2. ☈☾
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Ban

  12. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    G2G?

    Ramsdale
    TAA Cancelo Christensen Duffy
    Salah (c) ESR Raphinha
    Ronaldo Lukaku Antonio
    Foster Livramento DLuiz Brownhill

  13. pundit of punts
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Any city leaks?

    1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Stones supposedly starting, wouldn’t be surprised to see Cancelo benched (owner)

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          4 years, 1 month ago

          I think it could be

          Cancelo Dias stones zincenko

        • thegaffer82
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Better bloody not be. I brought him in for Rudi

          1. PartyTime
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Hahaha... welcome to the Pep roulette my friend

        • Collie01
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Really think it could be almost anything for City at the back. Walker, Stones, Laporte, Zinchenko wouldn't entirely surprise me.

      2. GENERATION X
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Jack false 9 would be nice

    2. evilfish
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Which is better?:

      a) A cameo from Raph v Southampton
      b) A full game from Mbeumo v Chelsea

      1. Milk Milk Lemonade
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        B

      2. FCSB
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        B

    3. HD7
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Azpi or James?

      1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Azpi

    4. Under my Cucurella
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Start 1

      A: Semedo
      B: White

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        B!

    5. Yankee Toffee
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      lápices abajo!

    6. OPTA FPL
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Raphinhaaaaaaaaa

      1. Zimo
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Yes what's up?

        1. RamaJama
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Looking forward to his 1-point cameo!

      2. PartyTime
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Ban for being noisy

    7. Feloh
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Last minute captain swap from Salah to Lukaku. Was on Salah all IB.

      1. Debauchy
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Mahrez for me

        1. Firminooooo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Lets hold hands behind the sofa.

          1. Debauchy
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Aye

      2. Warby84
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I resisted this exact move

      3. Firminooooo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Same. Salah to Mahrez!

        1. Feloh
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Glad I'm not alone.

    8. CelticBhoy1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Any Coufal updates?

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        He's flagged but may start.

        Tough game at Everton anyhow.

    9. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Enjoy the blues skies and football if you can!

    10. Andy_Social
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Time for early team news to leak....

    11. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Got a bad feeling about this week

      1. Andy_Social
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Yeh, I've taken a hit for Cancelo and Foden, and I've got a bad feeling neither will start!

    12. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Andy's team:

      Ramsdale
      Cancelo Laporte Azpi TAA
      Mbeumo Salah (c) Saka
      Antonio Jimenez Lukaku
      Foster Livra Raphinha Brownhill

    13. La Roja
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Ronaldo hatty today.

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I'm on that one too...

    14. Big W
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Start 2 -

      A) Livra
      B) Sarr
      C) White
      D) Benny

    15. Totalfootball
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Locked

    16. FPL_Crisis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      pretty sure I just forgot to save team...
      Think I started White ahead of Armstrong - meant to switch but unsure if I saved.
      inexcusable

      1. FCSB
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Fate has decided my friend, c’est la vie

        1. FPL_Crisis
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          it's been a long 2 weeks!
          would be crap if both of my saints players are on the bench and i'm not punished but it's my own fault
          let's go phil

          1. FCSB
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Come on Phil.

            Good luck mate

    17. Zimo
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Wow is the word peeped banned too 😆

      1. Zimo
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Peepee*