This FPL strategy article will look at Rich P&#8217;s Wildcard team for Gameweek 8.
The Using FPL Points as a Metric series uses data including FPL points scored by position and fixture tickers to act as a starting point for identifying transfer targets.
Last season, the team ranked 14k.
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<h2>Gameweek 7 review</h2>
With the sad news of Her Majesty The Queen passing away, Gameweek 7 was postponed. Everyone therefore scored 0 points.
My team had a small green arrow due to others taking hits before the postponement.
I did move early on one move to avoid losing more value. I wanted Kieran Trippier (£5.3m) so I swapped Ruben Dias (£6.0m) for him on Wednesday night. The news about The Queen broke on Thursday.
With Gameweek 8 a partial gameweek, our current team would look like this:
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<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-49342" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Screenshot-2022-09-15-at-08.44.46.jpg" alt="" width="706" height="722" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Screenshot-2022-09-15-at-08.44.46.jpg 706w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Screenshot-2022-09-15-at-08.44.46-293x300.jpg 293w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Screenshot-2022-09-15-at-08.44.46-610x624.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px" />
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With postponements I have four starters without a game and a Hub <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/my-team">My Team</a> tool gameweek rating of just 59%.
I would still have Pedro Neto (£5.1m) away to Manchester City and I would be starting Danny Ward (£4.0m) away to Spurs.
Taking all of that into consideration, I am wildcarding this week.
<h2>The data</h2>
<h3>Goalkeepers</h3>
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West Ham have conceded the most FPL points to opposition goalkeepers this season, with Newcastle scoring the most so far.
Lukasz Fabianski (£5.0m) has two fixtures against teams conceding the most FPL points to goalkeepers in the Hammers&#8217; next four games, so is under strong consideration for my team.
Nick Pope (£5.1m) is a decent choice too, although the fixtures aren&#8217;t as kind.
Granted this is a small sample size and both Bournemouth and Fulham are just outside the teams conceding the most FPL points to opposition goalkeepers.
I&#8217;ve used the Hub <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fpl-player-comparision-tool">comparison tool</a> to help me in the decision-making process here:
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<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-49344" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Screenshot-2022-09-15-at-08.55.57.jpg" alt="" width="892" height="784" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Screenshot-2022-09-15-at-08.55.57.jpg 892w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Screenshot-2022-09-15-at-08.55.57-300x264.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Screenshot-2022-09-15-at-08.55.57-768x675.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Screenshot-2022-09-15-at-08.55.57-610x536.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 892px) 100vw, 892px" />
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Pope is absolutely smashing Fabianski as it stands.
With that in mind, I think Pope will be my goalkeeper, with Ward on the bench.
<h3>Defenders</h3>
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-49345" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Screenshot-2022-09-15-at-08.41.13.jpg" alt="" width="911" height="340" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Screenshot-2022-09-15-at-08.41.13.jpg 911w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Screenshot-2022-09-15-at-08.41.13-300x112.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Screenshot-2022-09-15-at-08.41.13-768x287.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Screenshot-2022-09-15-at-08.41.13-610x228.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 911px) 100vw, 911px" />
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Bournemouth are conceding the most FPL points to opposition defenders.
The Cherries, Nottingham Forest, West Ham, Wolves and Southampton are the teams you want your defenders to be playing against.
Spurs, Arsenal, Man City, Newcastle and Chelsea are the teams scoring the most defender FPL points.
With Liverpool blanking this week and having three red fixtures after that, I am losing both Andrew Robertson (£6.8m) and Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.5m) until I see some sort of resurgence from the Reds.
Having transferred in Trippier last week, I don&#8217;t need to add him this week. Joao Cancelo (£7.1m) also stays.
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<div id="attachment_47335" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-47335" class="size-full wp-image-47335" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/GettyImages-1369418577.jpg" alt="trippier" width="1024" height="644" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/GettyImages-1369418577.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/GettyImages-1369418577-300x189.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/GettyImages-1369418577-768x483.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/GettyImages-1369418577-610x384.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" />Kieran Trippier. Picture by Getty Images.</div>
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Reece James (£6m) also makes a return. With Graham Potter in charge at Stamford Bridge, we saw James back to himself on the wing. With that in mind, he makes the cut.
Whilst numerous teams appear to have decent upcoming fixtures, their defensive numbers are not great.
Teams like Fulham, Aston Villa, Leicester all have green fixtures but poor defences. They are an avoid for mefor now.
I will take the opportunity to save a bit of money in defence here.
Neco Williams (£4.1m) stays and I also have Emerson (£4.0m) and Nathan Patterson (£4.1m) under consideration for the final two slots.
<h3>Midfielders</h3>
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-49348" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Screenshot-2022-09-15-at-08.41.27.jpg" alt="" width="913" height="339" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Screenshot-2022-09-15-at-08.41.27.jpg 913w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Screenshot-2022-09-15-at-08.41.27-300x111.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Screenshot-2022-09-15-at-08.41.27-768x285.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Screenshot-2022-09-15-at-08.41.27-610x226.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 913px) 100vw, 913px" />
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Southampton, Bournemouth and Leicester are conceding the most FPL points to opposition midfielders by some distance.
Ideally I want midfielders facing these teams. The teams that have the highest-scoring midfield units are Brighton, Manchester City, Leeds, Arsenal and Manchester United.
I already have Fulham cover in Andreas Pereira (£4.6m).
Mohammed Salah (£12.9m) makes way due to his price, Liverpool&#8217;s form and their upcoming fixtures.
A relatively straightforward swap to Kevin De Bruyne (£12.2m) could be a good option here, as this would enable an easy transition back to Salah in Gameweek 12, when City and Arsenalhave a blank gameweek.
James Maddision (£7.9m) and Jarrod Bowen (£8.1m) come into contention purely based on fixtures. Neither have looked great yet but you&#8217;d hope decent fixtures can bring returns.
Midfield is a tricky aspect of this wildcard and will depend largely on how I line up in the forward department.
Son Heung-min (£11.7m) is also under consideration but keeps getting subbed early and doesn&#8217;t look like the player he was last season.
Players like Anthony Gordon (£5.5m) and Miguel Almiron (£5.0m) are also under consideration as cheap assets with reasonable fixtures.
<h3>Forwards</h3>
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-49359" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Screenshot-2022-09-15-at-08.41.38.jpg" alt="" width="895" height="337" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Screenshot-2022-09-15-at-08.41.38.jpg 895w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Screenshot-2022-09-15-at-08.41.38-300x113.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Screenshot-2022-09-15-at-08.41.38-768x289.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Screenshot-2022-09-15-at-08.41.38-610x230.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 895px) 100vw, 895px" />
Nottingham Forest and Leicester are the two teams conceding the most FPL points to opposition forwards.
City and Brentford are the two teams scoring the most FPL points in the forward position. Erling Haaland (£12m) is a lock despite the fixtures. He&#8217;s an absolute machine.
Aleksandr Mitrovic (£6.9m) makes the cut, given how he&#8217;s performed in tough fixtures already.
He now faces three of the five teams conceding the most FPL points to opposition forwards in his next four gameweeks.
An interesting punt could be on Alexander Isak (£7.0m) of Newcastle. They have decent fixtures, and he&#8217;s looked good in his opening two games.
Ivan Toney (£7.2m) has served us well and may still make the team.
Harry Kane (£11.4m) is one I am seriously considering. Individually, he loves playing against both Leicester and Arsenal, so I may opt to bring him in instead of De Bruyne in midfield.
This is a real head-scratcher of a decision.
When looking at the Hub <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/predictions">points prediction tool</a> over the next four weeks, they are very close:
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<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-49360" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Screenshot-2022-09-15-at-10.34.46.jpg" alt="" width="862" height="437" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Screenshot-2022-09-15-at-10.34.46.jpg 862w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Screenshot-2022-09-15-at-10.34.46-300x152.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Screenshot-2022-09-15-at-10.34.46-768x389.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Screenshot-2022-09-15-at-10.34.46-610x309.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 862px) 100vw, 862px" />
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I feel like the Kane or De Bruyne decision might come down to the wire.
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<h3>Points per game data</h3>
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I look at this table to target specific fixtures, to see how teams are performing at home and away. So for my transfer targets this week, I&#8217;ll be looking at how their opponents perform either at home or away.
It&#8217;s a small sample size, but West Ham at home are in the top-five teams conceding the most FPL points to opposition at all positions.
Only Everton and Bournemouth are conceding more FPL points to defenders at home so far.
Bournemouth are conceding the most FPL points to opposition defenders on the road, which bodes well for Newcastle defenders again. So a short-term investment in the Magpies&#8217; defence seems worthwhile.
<h2>Gameweek 8 transfers</h2>
The Wildcard draft currently looks like this:
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-49364" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Screenshot-2022-09-15-at-10.53.16.jpg" alt="" width="715" height="734" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Screenshot-2022-09-15-at-10.53.16.jpg 715w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Screenshot-2022-09-15-at-10.53.16-292x300.jpg 292w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Screenshot-2022-09-15-at-10.53.16-610x626.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px" />
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This is likely to be tweaked and changed up until deadline, but this this the current draft.
I also have £5.5m in the bank for if/when I need to move back to Salah/Alexander-Arnold, or for some upgrades.
I may swap Emerson if his minutes still don&#8217;t seem assured, perhaps for Vladimir Coufal (£4.4m).
A lot depends on the injury to Aaron Cresswell (£4.8m).
West Ham are not scoring many FPL points right now but I&#8217;d hope the fixtures can change that.
I&#8217;m also still unsure on Maddison. Leicester seem in disarray but with good fixtures round the corner, they hopefully turn it around.
A punt on <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/predictions">Almiron </a>is subject to his fitness, but he could find joy against Bournemouth especially.
Gordon may now get less opportunity for returns as he won&#8217;t be playing up front, so he may not make the final cut.
<h2>Captaincy</h2>
This is s 50/50 call between Kane and Haaland if we decide to keep Kane.
If I switch back to De Bruyne, Haaland will be captain.
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<h2>Fantasy Football Hub My Team rating</h2>
As you can see above, the team is rated at 87% with a gameweek rank of 85%.
Let&#8217;s hope I can get another decent green arrow this week.
I hope you’ve found this interesting, and it would be great to hear your thoughts on it.
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