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            <p>In this <strong>FPL Gameweek 8 team reveal</strong> article, <a href="http://twitter.com/fplmatthew"><strong>FPL Matthew</strong></a> reviews <strong>Gameweek 7</strong> and shares his thoughts going into <strong>Gameweek 8</strong>.</p>
<p>With <strong>three top 500 finishes</strong> and a further six top 10k finishes, FPL Matthew writes his article every Gameweek. He details his <strong>team selection</strong>, <strong>captain</strong> and <strong>transfer plans</strong> exclusively for <strong>Fantasy Football Hub</strong> members.</p>
<p>You can catch all our other brilliant <strong><a href="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fantasy-premier-league-team-reveals/">FPL Gameweek 8 Team Reveals here</a></strong>.</p>
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<h2>FPL Gameweek 7 Review</h2>
<p><strong>Gameweek 7 was a forgettable week</strong> for many I think, with most of the popular picks blanking. It certainly was for me, ending up on just <strong>43 points</strong>. This included a <strong>captain blank for Cristiano Ronaldo (£12.6m)</strong>, although many people suffered a similar fate I think.</p>
<p>What really saved my gameweek was the goalless draw between <strong>Brighton and Arsenal</strong>! In the end I suffered only a small red arrow from 67k to <strong>76k overall rank</strong>.</p>
<p>Here was my performance in full:</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-39434" class="wp-caption-text">Matthew's Gameweek 7 points</p>
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<h2>FPL Gameweek 8 Preview</h2>
<p>Here is the <a href="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fixture-ticker/"><strong>Hub Fixture Ticker</strong></a> for the next four gameweeks. It's ordered from best to worst by <strong>opponent difficulty</strong> (the traditional fixture ticker view):</p>
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<p><strong>The fixture shift is here</strong>. <strong>Southampton, Arsenal</strong> and <strong>Chelsea</strong> all have nice runs now.</p>
<p>At the other end of the table, popular teams such as <strong>Brighton</strong>, <strong>Liverpool, West Ham</strong> and <strong>Manchester United</strong> are into trickier schedules for a while.</p>
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<h2>Current Plans - FPL Gameweek 8 Team Reveal</h2>
<p>This is how I'm currently set up heading into <strong>Gameweek 8</strong>, prior to making any transfers:</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-39436" class="wp-caption-text">Matthew's current Gameweek 8 line-up</p>
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<p>As well as the flagged <strong>Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.6m), </strong><strong>Raphinha (£6.5m)</strong> is yet again a doubt given his international commitments with Brazil. <strong>Diogo Jota (£7.6m)</strong> has also pulled out of international duty with an injury and <strong>Antonio Rüdiger (£5.8m)</strong> has also been mentioned as an early doubt.</p>
<p>So, a few uncertainties in my team at this point, as well as a tricky fixture for my Watford attacking pair.</p>
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<h2>Key Stats Ahead of FPL Gameweek 8</h2>
<p>Now, let's look at some <strong>key player and team stats</strong> for the last six gameweeks, highlighting some notable statistics, to get an idea of how things are going.</p>
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<h3>The Top Players From Gameweek 2-7</h3>
<p>Here are the top players for<strong> Gameweeks 2-7</strong> sorted by <strong>expected FPL points</strong>. The table also highlights some other notable statistics.</p>
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<h3>The Top Teams From Gameweek 2-7</h3>
<p>Here are some <strong>key team stats</strong>, sorted by <strong>total shots in the box</strong>.</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-39449" class="wp-caption-text">Best teams Gameweeks 2-7</p>
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<p><strong>Liverpool</strong> and <strong>Manchester City</strong> dominate the attacking stats, highlighting the value of their assets.</p>
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<h2>My FPL Most Wanted List - Gameweek 8 Team Reveal</h2>
<p>This is where I identify <strong>the FPL players who I am currently most considering</strong> bringing into my team. I'll also highlight who might make way for them.</p>
<p>I update this list each week and this helps me to formulate a rough mental shortlist of potential moves.</p>
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<h3><strong>Goalkeepers</strong></h3>
<p><b>None</b></p>
<p><em>Out-list: </em><strong>None</strong></p>
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<h3><strong>Defenders</strong></h3>
<p><em><strong>New</strong></em>: <strong>Manchester City defender</strong> - <strong>João Cancelo (£6.2m) - </strong>highest upside, some risk, <strong>Rúben Dias (£6.1m) - </strong>safest pick but less upside, <strong>Aymeric Laporte (£5.5m)</strong> - value pick with some risk</p>
<p><strong><em>New</em>: Ben Chilwell (£5.6m)</strong> - another high risk pick as he only just came into the team this week, but also high potential rewards as he did look great going forward</p>
<p><em>Removed:</em><strong> Antonio Rüdiger (£5.8m) - </strong>he came into my team last week</p>
<p><em>Out-list: </em>possibly <strong>Andreas Christensen (£5.0m)</strong> - who showed last week that he's maybe not as nailed on as I'd hoped</p>
<p><em>Removed</em>: <strong>None</strong></p>
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<h3><strong>Midfielders</strong></h3>
<p><strong><em>New</em>: Phil Foden (£6.9m) - </strong>looked great against Liverpool and perhaps coming into form, fitness and favour at the right time in terms of fixtures (that's a lot of F's!)</p>
<p><em>Out-list: </em>Perhaps <strong>Diogo Jota (£7.6m)</strong> who is now more of a rotation risk with <strong>Roberto Firmino</strong> back to full fitness</p>
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<h3><strong>Forwards</strong></h3>
<p><strong>Romelu Lukaku (£11.7m) - </strong>he's not been great so far but you just feel that those upcoming fixtures will bring goals</p>
<p><em>Removed</em>: <b>None</b></p>
<p><em>Out-list: </em><b>None</b></p>
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<h2>Transfer Plans - FPL Gameweek 8 Team Reveal<span id="more-34567"></span></h2>
<p>I will have <strong>one free transfer </strong>and <strong>£0.9m</strong> in the bank this week.</p>
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