Gameweek 8 learning points

Gameweek 8 concludes on Monday evening with Arsenal v Crystal Palace.

We took to Twitter to see what have we learned from Gameweek 8 so far to help inform our Gameweek 9 decisions?

Eye Test Thread

WOW! The detail from Sam here…

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— Sam FPL (@RegretFpl) October 17, 2021

Wildcards have been popular

? 14.68% of the top10k have used their WC this GW8.

? 85.20% of the top10k have already used their WC by now. 9.03% have used their Triple Captain, 6.77% BB, 6.05% FH.

? 73.1% of the top10k have used one chip by now. 12.0% are there without chips. ?

Stats: @LiveFPLnet #FPL
— FPL TIPS ZONE (@FPLTips_Zone) October 16, 2021

Mohamed Salah was the most popular captain in Gameweek 8

© Gameweek 8 Most Captained ©

Mohamed Salah: 3,547,636
Cristiano Ronaldo: 1,277,385
Romelu Lukaku: 733,767
Bruno Fernandes: 512,407
Michail Antonio: 269,110#FPL pic.twitter.com/9OPQjz8bC4
— Fantasy Premier League (@OfficialFPL) October 16, 2021

Benrahma has had plenty of opportunities over the last four Gameweeks

SCOUT: Over the last 4️⃣ Gameweeks no midfielder has taken more shots (15) than Said Benrahma (£6.6m) ⚒

The Algerian is the fifth-most owned player in #FPL #EVEWHU pic.twitter.com/kuMK1GlFpw
— Fantasy Premier League (@OfficialFPL) October 17, 2021

Antonio was unlucky not to return in Gameweek 8

Antonio unfortunate not to return there.

xGI 0.92 (1st)
Shots 4 (=1st)
Chances Created 3 (2nd)#FPL #FPLCommunity pic.twitter.com/9JU6FAZGzx
— FPL SW⚽️T (-1️⃣8️⃣0️⃣) (@FPLSWOT) October 17, 2021

Mbeumo and his relationship with the posts continued

SCOUT: Among midfielders costing £7.5m or less, only Ismaila Sarr has had more shots in the penalty area than Bryan Mbeumo

But the Frenchman has hit the woodwork six times this term – in the whole of last season only two players hit the frame of the goal more often ?#BRECHE pic.twitter.com/Fw5GTXyHPg
— Fantasy Premier League (@OfficialFPL) October 17, 2021

Kane continued his scoring record against Newcastle

Fantasy Football Scout Community flagged Kane’s recent record against Newcastle ahead of the game.

? | PLAYER FOCUS

In his last 3️⃣ league appearances against Newcastle, Harry Kane has recorded 4️⃣ goals and 1️⃣ assist.

Will he get on the scoresheet today?#FPL #FPLCommunity #FantasyPremierLeague pic.twitter.com/sZGGMVZbJz
— Fantasy Football Scout Community (@FFS_Community) October 17, 2021

Have we seen the beginning of the return of last seasons dream partnership?

The FPL combo is back https://t.co/phXm4BOXwh
— Praveen_Samuel (@rpraveensamuel) October 17, 2021

Salah’s form really is impressive so far

Mohamed Salah recorded his fifth #FPL double-figure haul of the season!

He produced six across his 37 appearances last year ? pic.twitter.com/ZWcHiU0kkN
— Fantasy Premier League (@OfficialFPL) October 17, 2021

Have we been selling the wrong player?

No player's dropped value more than Kelechi Iheanacho (£7.0m) but his assist means he has attacking returns in the last 3 matches

With two consecutive starts, his end-of-season form last term – 12 goals from the final 17 games – will encourage managers of potential points#FPL pic.twitter.com/jlJrGQtDuu
— Fantasy Premier League (@OfficialFPL) October 16, 2021

Man City remain the defence to pick, as long as they avoid the Pep roulette

SCOUT: A sixth clean sheet of the campaign from Man City;Pep Guardiola’s side have conceded a league-low 49 shots, 32 fewer than the second-best team

Joao Cancelo (£6.2m) is the only player to have started all their matches this term ?#FPL pic.twitter.com/V67sFgH7lz
— Fantasy Premier League (@OfficialFPL) October 16, 2021

Salah is immune from the curse of the early kick of captaincy failures

Early kick-off myth well and truly busted ?#FPL #WATLIV pic.twitter.com/OHQ2Wmgp5R
— Fantasy Premier League (@OfficialFPL) October 16, 2021

? | SCOUT STATS

In his last 1️⃣ 1️⃣ appearances in the Saturday early kick-off, Mohamed Salah has blanked just twice, scoring 106 #FPL points and 12 goals ?

Are you backing the early kick off in GW8?#FPLCommunity #FantasyPremierLeague pic.twitter.com/ipVSC3lbuQ
— Fantasy Football Scout Community (@FFS_Community) October 15, 2021

Even after Newcastles defeat Saint-Maximin could still be a good investment

⚫️⚪️ Allan Saint-Maximin (£6.8m) is enjoying his best season in #FPL with 2️⃣ goals, 3️⃣ assists, and 7️⃣ bonus points

The Frenchman is the most popular Newcastle player among managers#NEWTOT pic.twitter.com/Tg03zvjEvI
— Fantasy Premier League (@OfficialFPL) October 17, 2021

You can review all Saturday’s FPL action curtesy of Fantasy Football Scout

⏪ | SATURDAY'S #FPL REVIEW

? Goals, assists and bonus round-up
? Key stats
? Injury updates
? Key takeaways: Salah better than ever, Cancelo the last man standing, Mbeumo out of luck, why Raphinha missed out and more

All here ⤵️#GW8 #FPLCommunity https://t.co/2FyFIQg41l
— Fantasy Football Scout (@FFScout) October 16, 2021