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Not everyone has time to analyse every gameweek - we do it for you: a Best XI, captains and transfers picked from real FPL data, not betting.

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Gameweek 8
Deadline: Friday, Oct 23 · 8:30 PM 40d 17h remaining
Data updated: Sep 13, 2:43 AM
Gameweek 8 deadline is Fri 23 Oct, 5:30 PM. Top captain pick: Schade. Buy of the week: João Pedro. Watch: Henderson carries real sell risk. 3 squad-relevant availability concerns to check before the deadline.
What do these scores mean?
Buy Score
0–100. How strong the case is to own this player right now - form, fixtures, and value all weighed together. Higher is stronger.
Sell Risk
0–100. How much this player's role is fading - lost minutes, tough fixtures, injury doubt. Higher means more reason to consider moving them on.
Captain Score
0–100. Expected returns if armbanded this gameweek specifically - not the same as Buy Score, since a great long-term hold can still be a risky captain pick this week.
Team Rating
0–100. Your whole squad's overall health across starting XI strength, bench depth, captaincy, fixtures, and value - see the full breakdown for how each factor scored.
FDR (Fixture Difficulty Rating)
1 (easiest) to 5 (hardest), FPL's own official rating of how tough an upcoming opponent is.
Differential
A strong Buy Score player that few other FPL managers own - a real chance to gain ground, not just keep pace.

Per-player points below will show once Gameweek 8 kicks off - the season and Buy/Sell/Captain scores are still current.

Best XI This Gameweek

£68.5m Starting XI
£16.0m Bench (4)
£15.5m Left in the bank

Picked inside the real £100.0m squad budget and the 3-players-per-club limit.

Captain Rankings

Players to Buy

More Buy/Sell Signals Differentials, Sell Risks

Differentials

Sell Risks

Fixtures & Injury Watch

Fixture Targets

Clubs with the kindest run of fixtures coming up - lower average FDR (1=easiest, 5=hardest) is better.

Coventry City Avg FDR: 2.33
Bournemouth Avg FDR: 2.67
Brentford Avg FDR: 2.67
Fulham Avg FDR: 2.67
Ipswich Town Avg FDR: 2.67
Sunderland Avg FDR: 2.67

Injury / Availability Watch

How Our Picks Did: Gameweek 4

Season: 7.3/10 across 2 gameweeks
7.2 / 10
22 picks graded · averaged 2.4 pts each
Captain picks averaged 12 pts
Best call: João Pedro · Returned 12 points in GW4 (captain pick).
Worst call: White · Averaged 1.0 points/GW over the following 1 gameweek(s).
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