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FPL Gameweek 8 Scout Picks: Three double-ups

17 October 2025 412 comments
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With another international break now behind us, it’s time to nail down our Scout Picks for Gameweek 8 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL).

We considered the Scout Squad submissions made by Marc, Sam, Tom and Neale before coming up with our final team.

As ever, we are limited by certain restrictions.

  • An £83.0m budget for our starting XI
  • An overall squad limit of £100.0m
  • No more than three players per team

GAMEWEEK 8 SCOUT PICKS

GOALKEEPER

Chosen by three of our Scout Squad pundits, Robert Sanchez (£4.9m) gets the nod between the sticks. The Spaniard hasn’t exactly impressed recently, having failed to keep a clean sheet in each of his last four matches, a situation exacerbated by his red card at Old Trafford. However, Chelsea have a plum away fixture this week with goal-shy Nottingham Forest – no side has scored fewer goals than Ange Postecoglou’s team this season (five). As the only defensive option to feature in every league game thus far, Sanchez looks like a solid route into the Blues’ rearguard.

DEFENDERS

FPL Gameweek 7: Saturday’s goals, assists, bonus + ‘DefCon’ points

 

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  1. The-Red-1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Play Bruno or Virgil?

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    1. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 18 days ago

      Bruno.

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    2. JBG
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 18 days ago

      Bruno

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    3. BOATIES FC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 18 days ago

      Bruno

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    4. Emiliano Sala
      • 9 Years
      1 month, 18 days ago

      V

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    5. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 9 Years
      1 month, 18 days ago

      Bruno

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  2. RockLedge
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Play Verbruggen (NEW) or Dubravka (LEE).

    Was on Dubs but just realised how many away goals Newcastle have scored (zero).

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    1. Dank Squid
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 18 days ago

      Brighton clean sheets? Also zero

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    2. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      1 month, 18 days ago

      Verbruggen second worst GK in the game behind Sels. Put him on your bench and forget you ever picked him in the first place.

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    3. RockLedge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      1 month, 18 days ago

      Fair points both, ta.

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  3. BOATIES FC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Play Dubravka (LEE} or Pope ( bha) ?
    currently on Dubravka

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  4. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    1 month, 18 days ago

    opinions please

    A) Grealish > Sarr

    B) Save FT and play senesei

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    1. BOATIES FC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 18 days ago

      I'd save

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    2. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 18 days ago

      B

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    3. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 9 Years
      1 month, 18 days ago

      B

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    4. I have no Wirtz
        1 month, 18 days ago

        B

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    5. _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      1 month, 18 days ago

      Best option here?

      A. Guehi/Woltemade
      B Richards/Bowen

      Dubravka
      Timber Gabriel Sensi
      Saka Semenyo Sarr Kudus
      Haaland Pedro *

      Pope * Caicedo Rodon

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      1. I have no Wirtz
          1 month, 18 days ago

          A

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          1. _Ninja_
            • 15 Years
            1 month, 18 days ago

            cheers

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      2. BobbyDoesNotLook
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        1 month, 18 days ago

        Play 1
        A) Senesi
        B) Richards

        Other option is to bench Bruno, Pedro or Reijnders.

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      3. Dosh
        • 11 Years
        1 month, 18 days ago

        Play Mateta or Senesi? They play each other, and Palace haven't scored against Bournemouth since 2 years.

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      4. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 9 Years
        1 month, 18 days ago

        Start?
        A) Enzo* (nfo)
        B) Reijnders (EVE)

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        1. dansully3
          • 9 Years
          1 month, 18 days ago

          A is a doubt but I'd still pick him and if he doesn't play how bad then.

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      5. tim
        • 16 Years
        1 month, 18 days ago

        Chances of Doku starting?

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        1. JT11fc
          • 7 Years
          1 month, 18 days ago

          This, all the sites are predicting he will and he definitely should but 180mins for belgium is surely concerning

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      6. dansully3
        • 9 Years
        1 month, 18 days ago

        I have Saka, need to remove Xavi. Was going to bring in Enzo but now he's a doubt so won't do that. Not gone on the Longstaff punt and having already owned and being frustrated with Gakpo is Rice a good differential? He is in good form and is scoring good points. Thanks.

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        1. Dank Squid
          • 7 Years
          1 month, 18 days ago

          Is Rice one of the top 3 Arsenal picks? I also have Xavi and considered the Enzo move, but will probably save the transfer

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          1. Cold Palms
            • 1 Year
            1 month, 18 days ago

            I have Rice he’s is best price-value out of the Ars mids imo

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            1. H.E. Pennypacker
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              1 month, 18 days ago

              interesting. I am considering one of:
              Rice
              Eze
              Saka
              Foden

              u would go for Rice over any of those players?

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              1. Cold Palms
                • 1 Year
                1 month, 18 days ago

                Yes Rice and the spare dosh is helpful

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                1. H.E. Pennypacker
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 5 Years
                  1 month, 18 days ago

                  Thanks for the reply! they might manage Saka´s mins post international games & Eze isn't defo a cert as they have so many other options..

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              2. Obi 1 Kenobi 0
                  1 month, 18 days ago

                  Its all about price mate, points per poundrice probably edges it but hard to look past Saka for pure overall points

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                  1. H.E. Pennypacker
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 5 Years
                    1 month, 18 days ago

                    Thanks for the reply! I have just transferred Rice in for Grealish. Good luck with yer FF team this weekend Monday!

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            2. H.E. Pennypacker
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              1 month, 18 days ago

              I am considering one of:
              Rice
              Eze
              Saka
              Foden

              for Grealish.

              u would go for Rice over any of those players?

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        2. FPL Sanky
          • 2 Years
          1 month, 18 days ago

          Would you BB if you had Alderete and Caicedo on the bench? Slight doubts on their involvement this week

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          1. Cold Palms
            • 1 Year
            1 month, 18 days ago

            So there’s a doubt with there starting - avoid

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          2. Sheffield Wednesday
            • 5 Years
            1 month, 18 days ago

            Nope

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          3. Old Bull
            • 12 Years
            1 month, 18 days ago

            Only BB when you’re as sure as you can be that everyone will start

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        3. Atimis
          • 9 Years
          1 month, 18 days ago

          On holidays with no time so need some help, just Foden to Saka?

          Sanchez
          Gabriel/Porro/Munoz
          Bruno/(Foden)/Semenyo/Kudis/Reijnders
          Haaland/Pedro

          Dub/Gudm/Kroupi/Dorgu

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          1. Sheffield Wednesday
            • 5 Years
            1 month, 18 days ago

            Yes, no need for a Citeh triple attack.

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        4. Totalfootball
          • 8 Years
          1 month, 18 days ago

          Hi did Enzo train ?

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          1. Sheffield Wednesday
            • 5 Years
            1 month, 18 days ago

            Not in pictures nor was he mentioned as taking part in training
            https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/training-gallery-returning-to-action-against-nottingham-forest

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            1. Totalfootball
              • 8 Years
              1 month, 18 days ago

              Thankyou

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        5. Mesh
          • 11 Years
          1 month, 18 days ago

          Richarlison to..
          A. JP
          B. Bowen
          C. Woltemade

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        6. FPL Blow-In
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          1 month, 18 days ago

          Hee Chan injury means Krejci could be on penalties hmmm

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          1. Dank Squid
            • 7 Years
            1 month, 18 days ago

            I just did VVD to Krejci, he's the new Baines

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            1. Cold Palms
              • 1 Year
              1 month, 18 days ago

              Everton were better so was Baines

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          2. Sheffield Wednesday
            • 5 Years
            1 month, 18 days ago

            A penalty taking defender for a team that never get penalties - there I've jinxed it so they get one this weekend. Thank me later.

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        7. Nightf0x
          • 10 Years
          1 month, 18 days ago

          Raya
          Vdv burn gabriel (konsa dorgu)
          Kudus semenyo gakpo rejinders (ndiaye)
          Haland pedro gyokeres

          Which ?

          A) g2g
          B) WC

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          1. HellasLEAF
            • 16 Years
            1 month, 18 days ago

            Have similar team with 2 frees and thinking of downgrading Gyokeres who has been mildly disappointing and looking expensive to Woltemade and use funds elsewhere.

            Not saying it's that much a better fixture this week but Newcastle have a nice one next GW.

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        8. NZREDS
          • 12 Years
          1 month, 18 days ago

          Play:

          A) Virgil
          B ) Guehi

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          1. JoeSoap
            • 12 Years
            1 month, 18 days ago

            A

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          2. Weak Become Heros
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            1 month, 18 days ago

            A

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        9. ABCDEFC
          • 8 Years
          1 month, 18 days ago

          Which GK?
          A) Sanchez
          B) Pope

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          1. Old Bull
            • 12 Years
            1 month, 18 days ago

            Pope

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          2. JoeSoap
            • 12 Years
            1 month, 18 days ago

            Currently on Pope but both decent options

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        10. Stimps
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          1 month, 18 days ago

          Screw it, Gordon in.

          G2G?

          Dubravka
          Gabriel VDV Richards
          Saka Kudus Semenyo Gordon Reijnders
          Haaland (c) Pedro

          Petrovic Evanilson Andersen Gudmundson

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        11. Feanor
          • 16 Years
          1 month, 18 days ago

          Bench one

          G)yokeres
          R)eijnders
          S)enesi

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          1. JBG
            • 7 Years
            1 month, 18 days ago

            Probably S

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          2. JoeSoap
            • 12 Years
            1 month, 18 days ago

            S

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        12. JoeSoap
          • 12 Years
          1 month, 18 days ago

          A. Xhaka/Anderson (0.8 to upgrade Wolte/Pedro to Bowen if need be)
          B. Reijnders/Anderson
          C. Xhaka/CP defender (not Muniz)
          D. Other 10.3m to spend

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        13. Mbhanam
            1 month, 18 days ago

            Who to bench out of these two

            A) Ndiaye
            B) Esteve

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            1. JoeSoap
              • 12 Years
              1 month, 18 days ago

              B

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          • suddenorgan
            • 15 Years
            1 month, 18 days ago

            Woltemade or Bowen? No attacking players from either

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            1. Weak Become Heros
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              1 month, 18 days ago

              Bowen. Wolt away form poor and he has 3 out of next 4 away.

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            2. Old Bull
              • 12 Years
              1 month, 18 days ago

              Little concerned about the service for Bowen

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            3. GCHILD2K16
              • 9 Years
              1 month, 18 days ago

              Woltemade..Brighton def is terrible

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              1. HellasLEAF
                • 16 Years
                1 month, 18 days ago

                Thinking of doing Gyok to Wolt to use funds elsewhere.

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          • Weak Become Heros
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            1 month, 18 days ago

            Annoyingly due to a combination of transfers, I have to gamble on Enzo tonight due to price rises.

            Would you gamble on him?

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            1. GCHILD2K16
              • 9 Years
              1 month, 18 days ago

              Since palmer not back til wk 12 its either him or sarr so why not,?

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          • Totalfootball
            • 8 Years
            1 month, 18 days ago

            E. Fernandez to start ?

            1) yes
            2) No

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            1. Pompel
              • 11 Years
              1 month, 18 days ago

              Apparentlt didn't train today and Maresca said in that case he wouldn't play, so no

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          • how now brown cow
            • 11 Years
            1 month, 18 days ago

            Dubravka
            Gabriel Porro Diouf
            Semenyo Bruno Kudus Reijnders
            Pedro Haaland (c) Gyokeres

            (Sanchez Elanga Rodon De Cuyper)

            1 ft 0 itv

            Not loving my team this week, but anything worth a transfer?

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            1. GCHILD2K16
              • 9 Years
              1 month, 18 days ago

              J.P about to drop in value
              Sanchez to pope
              Elanga to Gordon or enzo
              De cruy to james
              Porro to timber

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              1. WVA
                • 9 Years
                1 month, 18 days ago

                JP was lower last night and didn’t drop, they won’t allow it, price changes completely fixed

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          • Richm
            • 3 Years
            1 month, 18 days ago

            Gtg? On wildcard
            Pope Dubravka
            Timber Gabriel senesi Guehi Rodon
            Sarr Saka Reijnders kudus semenyo
            Woltemade Haaland JP

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          • Nacka
            • 2 Years
            1 month, 18 days ago

            Would you swap Porro or VDV to Gabriel this week given fixtures or hold till next GW?

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          • Johnh1995
            • 2 Years
            1 month, 18 days ago

            Anyboby any news on Caciedo?. Should I risk him or transfer Kudus in?

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          • zaalien
            • 2 Years
            1 month, 18 days ago

            Ekitike + Ndiaye
            Or
            Isak + King
            What shall I do? Both midfielders are my 5th player and likely to be on bench.

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