FPL Gameweek 8 Preview: Community XI

The FPL Gameweek 8 preview is packed full of excellent advice from the Fantasy Football Community.
Kevin De Bruyne is set to miss out through injury and so there could be some big transfer decisions to make in FPL Gameweek 8.
I) Salah
Last weekend saw five clean sheets, including from Liverpool. Manchester City stand the best chance in the FPL Gameweek 8 preview according to the bookies odds, with Manchester United also favourable.
#GW8 clean sheet probability
MCI: 56%
LIV: 41%
MUN: 40%
TOT: 34%
WHU: 34%
ARS: 33%
WAT: 33%
CHE: 32%
EVE: 32%
BUR: 29%
NOR: 24%
SHU: 23%
CPL: 22%
NEW: 22%
AST: 20%
SOT: 18%
BRI: 19%
LEI: 13%
BOU: 10%
WOL: 7%#FPL— FPL Salah (Abdul) (@FPL_Salah) October 2, 2019
II) General
FPL General returns with another episode of the 59th Minute podcast. There’s an update to his watchlist, plus sound advice for those who are concerned that Kevin De Bruyne is flagged with an injury.
New podcast now available. Enjoy ? https://t.co/WEdI2YgAuN
— FPL General (@FPLGeneral) October 1, 2019
III) Hub
Plenty of managers are ditching Liverpool attackers like Mo Salah, in order to jump on Aubameyang who has great form and fantastic fixtures. The underlying statistics on Fantasy Football Hub provide a warning though.
Thinking of shifting Salah to allow funds for Auba?
Last five Gameweeks…#FPLhttps://t.co/3yBV5jRmb8 pic.twitter.com/wc9dncY0AF
— Fantasy Football Hub (@FFH_HQ) October 2, 2019
IV) Prince
FPL Prince is shopping for defenders in FPL Gameweek 8 and it’s certainly an area where FPL managers can save funds but still get on board some top defences. Prices are quickly rising though.
There is serious value in defence this year:
1. Soyuncu – £4.6M
? 2 clean sheets
? Great fixtures2. Tomori – £4.6M
? Great fixtures
? Started last 43. Matip – £5.5M
? Started 6/7 games
? Tough fixtures4. Lundstram – £4.4M
? Out of Position
? Attacking#FPL— FPL Prince (@TheFPLPrince) October 2, 2019
V) Secrets
Manchester City players dominate Fantasy Football Secrets minutes per goal or assist charts for FPL Gameweek 8. They take up the top five places, but Raheem Sterling is lagging behind after a tricky few weeks.
⚽️?️ Top Players by Mins per Goal or Assist
? Aguero – every 43 mins
? De Bruyne – 48
? Mahrez – 57
? D Silva – 68
? B Silva – 68
? Abraham – 69
? C Wilson – 76
⚫️ Pukki – 78
?Aubameyang – 79
?Firmino – 82
⚪️ Son – 82
?Salah – 88
? Sterling – 89
?Martial – 90#FPL— Fantasy Football Secrets | ? (@FPLSecrets) October 2, 2019
VI) Tips
FPL Tips has updated his watchlist for the Gameweek 8 preview. Jamie Vardy is bang in form, but can he exploit a Liverpool backline struggling with injury this weekend?
? NEW #FPL VIDEO ?
4 goals and 1 assist in the last 4 Gameweeks sees Jamie Vardy make the watchlist ahead of #GW8
➡️ https://t.co/R92kPzJlbW pic.twitter.com/uuf7ZTvzBP
— FPLtips (@_FPLtips) September 30, 2019
VII) Family
Sam from FPL Family was the latest face from the community to join FPL FYI for a brand new video over on the YouTube channel. Check our her weekly wildcard.
? NEW #FPLFYI VID ALERT! ?
Check out this week’s #FPLFYI with @jamesallcott, @RamboFYI and Sam! ?
?Sam’s weekly #FPL wildcard
?#MyGuy picks for GW8
?Leicester Loving! ?Watch the vid right here!??https://t.co/LVMe7Remna pic.twitter.com/LJpsMUmvKd
— FPL Family (Lee) (@FPLFamily) October 2, 2019
VIII) Statman
Aguero remains top of the scoring charts and it’s great to see the English players dominating in this department. Aubameyang and Wilson make the shortlist after returning in every Premier League game.
Premier League Top Scorers
?? Sergio Aguero (8)
??????? Tammy Abraham (7)
?? Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (7)
?? Teemu Pukki (6)
??????? Raheem Sterling (6)
??????? Harry Kane (5)
??????? Jamie Vardy (5)
??????? Callum Wilson (5) pic.twitter.com/0SSuhdvCgn— Premier League Statman ⚽️ (@EPLStatman) October 1, 2019
IX) Wilson
Riyad Mahrez is close to matching De Bruyne for assists this season and Scott from Fantasy Football Pundits is recommending him as a replacement if the Belgian is out long-term.
?KDB injured
?B. Silva looking at a 6 game ban
?Only 3.9% owned
?1 point less than Stering
?£3.6m cheaper than SterlingIs now the time to get Mahrez in? He’s in great form, and hearing Pep’s comments about him has filled me with confidence. #FPL
?MAHREZ IN ?
— Scott Wilson (@FFPundits_Scott) October 2, 2019
X) Connect
The FPL Connect captain metric is up and running for the new season. Aubameyang comes into contention as an alternative to our Manchester City assets, plus there’s a differential to consider.
✍️? NEW CAPTAIN METRIC ARTICLE ✍️?
– Results of our poll ✅
– Underlying stats of the main candidates ✅
– 1x differential captain option ✅
– Results of our Metric ✅
– My view ✅Check all this out here ⬇️ahead of #GW8 #FPLhttps://t.co/wPcPxpx4nU
— #FPL Connect (@FPL_Connect) October 2, 2019
XI) Dinnery
The key issue for many FPL managers is the length of time Kevin De Bruyne is set to be out. Ben Dinnery provides a vital update and the prognosis is promising.
Guardiola confirms De Bruyne's groin injury is "not serious" although the midfielder remains a doubt for Sunday. Likely to return after the international break. #MCFC
?Table https://t.co/cckOHhGs0b
— Ben Dinnery (@BenDinnery) October 1, 2019
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