<p>Double Gameweek 7 is over and Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers are busy making transfers &#8211; but who were the biggest under-performers of the week and who scored more points than they should have?</p>
<p>Every season, we see the biggest haulers of the previous gameweek brought into hundreds of thousands of teams.</p>
<p>But the secret to success in FPL is to jump on players who are about to score more points &#8211; not chasing points.</p>
<p>So with this in mind, we&#8217;re taking a look at the expected points for FPL Gameweek 8 and highlighting those who were fortunate to score well &#8211; and who perhaps could have netted a haul themselves. We&#8217;ll also examine an early list of the most popular transfers in and out.</p>
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<h2>Transfer bandwagons and knee-jerks</h2>
<p><strong>Ollie Watkins (£8.0m) </strong>tops the most-wanted list, with more than 550,000 managers bringing him in ahead of Gameweek 8.</p>
<p>The Aston Villa man scored a hat-trick and assisted two on his way to 23 points.</p>
<p><strong>Son Heung-min (£9.3m) </strong>scored his sixth goal of the season against Liverpool and with Luton up next, he&#8217;s nearly kept pace with Watkins for FPL popularity.</p>
<p><strong>Matty Cash (£4.9m)</strong>, who grabbed an assist in Villa&#8217;s 6-1 demolition of Brighton takes third spot &#8211; all three are likely to prove popular with those playing their Wildcards this week, as well as the rest of the FPL community.</p>
<div id="attachment_58460" style="width: 1292px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-58460" class="wp-image-58460 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Transfers-in-GW8.jpg" alt="" width="1282" height="753" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Transfers-in-GW8.jpg 1282w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Transfers-in-GW8-300x176.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Transfers-in-GW8-1024x601.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Transfers-in-GW8-768x451.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Transfers-in-GW8-610x358.jpg 610w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Transfers-in-GW8-1080x634.jpg 1080w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Transfers-in-GW8-1280x753.jpg 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 1282px) 100vw, 1282px" /><p id="caption-attachment-58460" class="wp-caption-text">Transfers in ahead of Gameweek 8</p></div>
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<p><strong>Marcus Rashford (£8.8m) </strong>has lost the faith of more than 300,000 managers after a third blank in a row.</p>
<p>He&#8217;s marginally ahead of <strong>Pervis Estupinan (£5.3m)</strong>, who was hauled off at half-time for Brighton after scoring an own-goal.</p>
<p>News of a long-term injury to <strong>Ben Chilwell (£5.5m) </strong>means he is another popular sell, while <strong>Bukayo Saka (£8.6m) </strong>could decline further in ownership thanks to another injury worry, picked up in the Champions League on Tuesday.</p>
<div id="attachment_58461" style="width: 1292px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-58461" class="wp-image-58461 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Transfers-out-GW8.jpg" alt="" width="1282" height="753" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Transfers-out-GW8.jpg 1282w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Transfers-out-GW8-300x176.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Transfers-out-GW8-1024x601.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Transfers-out-GW8-768x451.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Transfers-out-GW8-610x358.jpg 610w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Transfers-out-GW8-1080x634.jpg 1080w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Transfers-out-GW8-1280x753.jpg 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 1282px) 100vw, 1282px" /><p id="caption-attachment-58461" class="wp-caption-text">Transfers out ahead of Gameweek 8</p></div>
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<h2>Gameweek 7 over-performers</h2>
<div id="attachment_58462" style="width: 1292px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-58462" class="size-full wp-image-58462" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/GW7-over-performers-2.jpg" alt="" width="1282" height="753" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/GW7-over-performers-2.jpg 1282w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/GW7-over-performers-2-300x176.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/GW7-over-performers-2-1024x601.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/GW7-over-performers-2-768x451.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/GW7-over-performers-2-610x358.jpg 610w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/GW7-over-performers-2-1080x634.jpg 1080w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/GW7-over-performers-2-1280x753.jpg 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 1282px) 100vw, 1282px" /><p id="caption-attachment-58462" class="wp-caption-text">Gameweek 7 over-performers</p></div>
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<p>A huge haul from Watkins represented an over-performance of 16 points.</p>
<p>It has seen him accumulate the biggest difference between his expected and actual points so far this season of 22.1.</p>
<p>Watkins managed five goal involvements in Gameweek 7 &#8211; way ahead of his expected goal involvement (xGI) of 1.0.</p>
<p>It was a fine display of finishing from the Villa talisman &#8211; and it was his assists more than his goals that were fortuitous.</p>
<p>He recorded an xA of 0.17, with assists coming from a curling <strong>Jacob Ramsey (£5.9m) </strong>shot from the edge of the box and <strong>Douglas Luiz (£5.4m) </strong>profiting from a rebounded shot.</p>
<p>Villa have the strongest fixtures in the league over the next five weeks, according to our <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fixture-ticker">fixture ticker</a>, so Watkins should have plenty of opportunities to rack up more FPL points. Such huge hauls should not however be expected every week.</p>
<p><strong>Joachim Andersen (£4.8m) </strong>ranks second on both the Gameweek 7 and season-long over-performance lists.</p>
<p>The Crystal Palace centre-back is the highest-scoring defender in the game, having netted two goals alongside his three clean sheets.</p>
<p>He will cost buyers £0.3m more than central defensive partner <strong>Marc Guehi (£4.5m) </strong>but has recorded higher attacking threat, with 0.71 xG to Guehi&#8217;s 0.15.</p>
<p>It is his goals and nine bonus points that have accounted for the majority of his over-performance of 16.6 points.</p>
<p>Those looking to invest in the Palace defence would be justified to look at Andersen as a first priority, although Guehi should provide an acceptable alternative if budget is a factor.</p>
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<div id="attachment_58468" style="width: 910px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-58468" class="size-full wp-image-58468" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Andersen-v-Guehi.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="731" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Andersen-v-Guehi.jpg 900w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Andersen-v-Guehi-300x244.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Andersen-v-Guehi-768x624.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Andersen-v-Guehi-610x495.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /><p id="caption-attachment-58468" class="wp-caption-text">Joachim Andersen v Marc Guehi</p></div>
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<h3>Over-performers: Season so far</h3>
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<p><strong>Julian Alvarez (£7.0m) </strong>and Son join Watkins and Alvarez in being the top over-performers for the season so far.</p>
<p>Alvarez scored a free-kick this week to widen the gap between his expected and actual points.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s how the top 10 over-performers betweeen Gameweek 1 and 7 shape up:</p>
<div id="attachment_58463" style="width: 1292px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-58463" class="size-full wp-image-58463" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Over-performers-GW1-8.jpg" alt="" width="1282" height="753" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Over-performers-GW1-8.jpg 1282w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Over-performers-GW1-8-300x176.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Over-performers-GW1-8-1024x601.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Over-performers-GW1-8-768x451.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Over-performers-GW1-8-610x358.jpg 610w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Over-performers-GW1-8-1080x634.jpg 1080w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Over-performers-GW1-8-1280x753.jpg 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 1282px) 100vw, 1282px" /><p id="caption-attachment-58463" class="wp-caption-text">Gameweek 1-8 over-performers</p></div>
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<h2>Gameweek 7 under-performers</h2>
<div id="attachment_58464" style="width: 1292px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-58464" class="wp-image-58464 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/GW7-under-performers-2.jpg" alt="" width="1282" height="753" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/GW7-under-performers-2.jpg 1282w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/GW7-under-performers-2-300x176.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/GW7-under-performers-2-1024x601.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/GW7-under-performers-2-768x451.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/GW7-under-performers-2-610x358.jpg 610w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/GW7-under-performers-2-1080x634.jpg 1080w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/GW7-under-performers-2-1280x753.jpg 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 1282px) 100vw, 1282px" /><p id="caption-attachment-58464" class="wp-caption-text">Gameweek 7 under-performers</p></div>
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<p><strong>Ruben Dias (£5.5m) </strong>finished the gameweek on -1 after being credited with an own-goal against Wolves &#8211; the same issue that saw Estupinan under-perform.</p>
<p>Manchester City conceded twice against Wolves, despite the latter having only one shot on target. <strong>Pedro Neto&#8217;s (£5.6m) </strong>off-target shot was deflected in off Dias.</p>
<p>But it was a failure to score and assist that saw <strong>James Garner (£4.9m) </strong>make second place. He posted an xG of 0.75 and xA of 0.88 in Everton&#8217;s 2-1 defeat to Luton.</p>
<p>The former Manchester United central midfielder has largely been playing on the right for the Toffees but hit the bar with a close-range header and missed another good chance after being played through by <strong>Abdoulaye Doucoure (£5.5m)</strong>.</p>
<p>Garner has one assist this season from an xA of 1.56 &#8211; but much of his 0.87 xG came in the Luton game.</p>
<p><strong>Alexander Isak (£7.5m) </strong>scored a goal from the penalty spot but had three big chances in Newcastle&#8217;s 2-0 win over Burnley.</p>
<p>The Swede had the best xG of the week and the second best non-penalty xG.</p>
<p>He could be a short-term option with <strong>Callum Wilson (£7.8m) </strong>having been suffering with a minor hamstring problem, however Watkins&#8217; better fixture run explains him being the preferred transfer in this week.</p>
<div id="attachment_58469" style="width: 907px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-58469" class="size-full wp-image-58469" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Isak-stats-GW7.jpg" alt="" width="897" height="731" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Isak-stats-GW7.jpg 897w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Isak-stats-GW7-300x244.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Isak-stats-GW7-768x626.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Isak-stats-GW7-610x497.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 897px) 100vw, 897px" /><p id="caption-attachment-58469" class="wp-caption-text">Alexander Isak&#8217;s <a href="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/opta/" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c="1" title="FPL Stats by OPTA - Player and Team Stats">stats</a></p></div>
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<h3>Under-performers: Season so far</h3>
<p><strong>Enzo Fernandez (£4.9m) </strong>and <strong>Nicolas Jackson (£6.9m)</strong> of Chelsea top the list of season-long under-performers.</p>
<p>Bar Gameweek 6, when Jackson was top, Fernandez has been the biggest under-performer since Gameweek 2.</p>
<p>A missed penalty accounts for a chunk of that, however the Argentine has a non-penalty xG of 1.17 and xA of 1.45 with no attacking returns to show for it.</p>
<p>He comes in at the same price as <strong>Cole Palmer (£4.9m)</strong> and those seeking a budget midfielder on Wildcard could look to Fernandez in the hope he begins to close the expected points gap.</p>
<p>Chelsea do however have a difficult run of fixtures coming up, with Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City coming up.</p>
<p><strong>Carney Chukwuemeka (£4.3m) </strong>is approaching a return from injury too and at £0.6m cheaper could provide better cover as bench fodder.</p>
<div id="attachment_58467" style="width: 1292px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-58467" class="size-full wp-image-58467" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Under-performers-gw1-7.jpg" alt="" width="1282" height="753" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Under-performers-gw1-7.jpg 1282w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Under-performers-gw1-7-300x176.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Under-performers-gw1-7-1024x601.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Under-performers-gw1-7-768x451.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Under-performers-gw1-7-610x358.jpg 610w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Under-performers-gw1-7-1080x634.jpg 1080w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Under-performers-gw1-7-1280x753.jpg 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 1282px) 100vw, 1282px" /><p id="caption-attachment-58467" class="wp-caption-text">Under-performers of the season</p></div>
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