FPL Gameweek 8 Fixtures and Stats - Fantasy Football Community

The Premier League continues and here we dive straight back in. In this article we take a look at the FPL Gameweek 8 fixtures and stats with the help of the Official Premier League website and pick out some of the best stats in each meeting.

Looking at the FPL Gameweek 8 fixtures and stats could be hugely beneficial for fantasy managers. Taking a look at the history between each fixture with the use of stats could help bring clarity to some of the decisions we have to make.

Spurs v West Ham

Spurs have won a huge 26 of their 56 clashes compared to West Ham’s 18.
Both sides have scored in four of the last five meetings.
Tottenham are averaging two goals scored per match this season.

Fulham v Aston Villa

Aston Villa have won double the amount of fixtures Fulham have.
Aston Villa have scored 2-3 goals in three of their last five meeting with the Cottagers.
At the time of writing both sides have picked up just one clean sheet this season.

Ipswich v Everton

Both teams have won four of their 10 meetings each.
Both sides are also conceding an average of two or more goals per game this season.
As you can see below, Everton are dominating the player stats going into the fixture.

Manchester United v Brentford

Manchester United have won four of their six head-to-heads with Brentford.
The Reds have also scored in all but one of their last fixtures with their upcoming opposition.
Brentford are both scoring and conceding an average of 1.86 goals per game this campaign.

Newcastle v Brighton

Seven of the 14 clashes between these two sides have ended in a draw.
Both teams have scored in all but one of their last five matchups.
As we can see from the data below, the current highest scorer going into the game is Brighton striker Danny Welbeck.

Southampton v Leicester

Both sides have won at least 10 of their 34 matches.
Both teams have also scored in four of their last five fixtures.
Southampton are conceding an average of 2.14 goals per match this season.

Bournemouth v Arsenal

Arsenal have won a huge 11 of their 14 matches against Bournemouth.
The Gooners have racked up 3+ goals scored in a huge four of their last five clashes with the Cherries.
The player with the most assists so far this season going into the game is Arsenal midfielder Bukayo Saka with seven.

Wolves v Manchester City

Manchester City have won 13 of their 20 matches with Wolves.
The current Champions have also netted between 3-5 goals in four of their last five meetings.
Manchester City are also sustaining an average of 2.43 goals scored per game this campaign.

Liverpool v Chelsea

Both sides have won at least 20 of their 64 matches. There has also been a huge 19 draws.
Four of the last five matches have ended in draws.
Chelsea are averaging more than two goals scored per game this season.

Nottingham Forest v Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace failed to win any of their eight matches against Nottingham Forest.
All three of their most recent meetings ended in a draw.
The highest scoring player in this tie is Nottingham Forest striker Chris Wood with four goals.