Welcome to our Ultimate FPL Cheat Sheet for Gameweek 8, giving you everything you need ahead of Saturday&#8217;s 11:00 deadline at a glance.
From the top predicted points scorers to chip strategy advice, team news, goal and clean sheet advice and more, if there&#8217;s only one of our articles you read, make it this one!
Find links to all of our Gameweek 8 content in our <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fantasy-premier-league-ultimate-guide-fpl-tips">Ultimate Guide to FPL</a>.

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<li>🔮Erling Haaland leads the way for projected goals and points, with Mohamed Salah close behind</li>
<li>🗓️Manchester City and Arsenal among the top teams for goals and clean sheet odds</li>
<li>🍟Bench Boost and Wildcard could be options this week but team news could impact the former</li>
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<h2>FPL Gameweek 8 fixtures and odds</h2>
The Premier League makes its return this weekend after the international break!
Liverpool, Manchester City and Arsenal are among the teams to target according to the odds. Partner site <a href="https://www.notonlyfpl.co.uk/">Not Only FPL</a> tracks this data, which often changes as the deadline nears.
Here&#8217;s a snapshot and the full fixture list:
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<li>⚽Teams to target for goals: 🥇Liverpool (2.35)🥈City (2.21)🥉Arsenal (1.91)</li>
<li>💪Teams to target for clean sheets: 🥇City (44%)🥈Arsenal (42%)🥉Sunderland/Leeds (33%)</li>
<li>🎯Players to target for goals: 🥇Erling Haaland (0.77)🥈Mohamed Salah (0.57)🥉Jean-Philippe Mateta (0.53)</li>
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🌳Nottingham Forest v Chelsea🔵
🌊Brighton v Newcastle⚫
🍷Burnley v Leeds💮
🦅Crystal Palace v Bournemouth🍒
🌆Manchester City v Everton🍬
 🐈‍⬛Sunderland v Wolves🐺
🏠Fulham v Arsenal🔫
 🐓Spurs v Aston Villa 🦁 
🔴Liverpool v Manchester United👹 
 ⚒️West Ham v Brentford🐝
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<h2>FPL Gameweek 8 tips: Predicted points and captaincy picks</h2>
Haaland tops <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/predictions">Hub AI&#8217;s</a> predicted points list this week &#8211; but it&#8217;s a close call between him and Salah.
The Egyptian might not have the form but he does have a fixture that has historically suited him &#8211; he&#8217;s <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fpl-gameweek-8-fixtures-tips-top-5-players-to-target">scored 13 and assisted six</a> in 15 starts against the Red Devils.
Mateta has under-performed his expected goals (xG) so far but with his total being second only to Haaland, owners are arguably due a haul.
Six midfielders, three forwards and one defender makes up the top 10.
<div id="attachment_75289" style="width: 850px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-75289" class="size-full wp-image-75289" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Predicted-points-GW8.jpeg" alt="Predicted points for Gameweek 8" width="840" height="690" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Predicted-points-GW8.jpeg 840w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Predicted-points-GW8-300x246.jpeg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Predicted-points-GW8-768x631.jpeg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px" />Predicted points for Gameweek 8</div>
<h2>FPL Gameweek 8 tips: Top transfer targets</h2>
Antoine Semenyo continues to rise in popularity after his 18 point haul in Gameweek 7.
The Bournemouth midfielder is now in more than 60% of teams, making him the third most popular pick.
Nick Woltemade has managed back-to-back returns for Newcastle and has around 550,000 new owners in FPL as a result. The Newcastle forward is 11% owned.
Interest is growing in Arsenal defenders meanwhile &#8211; only Newcastle have kept more clean sheets than the Gunners, five to four.
🤖 <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/my-team/transfers">Your Hub AI recommended transfers for Gameweek 8</a> 🤖
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<h2>FPL Gameweek 8 tips: Play a chip?</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fpl-chip-strategy-guide">FPL chip strategy guide</a></li>
</ul>
Some FPL managers are wildcarding out of the break, keen to refresh their teams for the restart.
As we explored in our <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/best-fpl-wildcard-team-gameweek-8-ai">AI Wildcard article</a>, this could be a good plan for those with injuries, rotation risks and under-performing players to deal with.
But with West Ham topping the Hub&#8217;s <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fixture-ticker">fixure ticker</a>, there&#8217;s not loads of the top teams experiencing a strong enough fixture swing to make Gameweek 8 an unmissable Wildcard opportunity.
Bench Boost could be popular this week, particularly if you have Burnley, Sunderland and Leeds picks. The promoted clubs are at the <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/best-fpl-free-hit-team-for-gameweek-8-according-to-hub-ai">top of the ticker this week</a>, with Burnley and Leeds playing each other.
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<li><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/rich-clarke-fantasy-premier-league-team-reveal">Rich Clarke&#8217;s Gameweek 8 Bench Boost team</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fpl-salah-team-reveal-fantasy-premier-league">FPL Salah&#8217;s Gameweek 8 Wildcard team</a></li>
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<h2>FPL Gameweek 8 tips: Key team news</h2>
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<li><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/premier-league-predicted-lineups">FPL Gameweek 8 team news and predicted lineups</a></li>
</ul>
Here are the early Gameweek 8 headlines &#8211; see our article above for the full headlines, updated regularly as managers&#8217; press conferences are held:
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<li>Omar Alderete is a doubt for Sunderland, potentially derailing some Bench Boosts</li>
<li>Cole Palmer is set for another six weeks on the sidelines with a groin injury</li>
<li>Enzo Fernandez left international duties early with a knee issue and is a doubt for the Forest game &#8211; he is a potential transfer target for a number of managers this week</li>
<li>Ollie Watkins collided with a goalpost while playing for England, causing him to be subbed off</li>
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