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

Fantasy Football Community

Eye Test Thread

Wildcards have been popular

Mohamed Salah was the most popular captain in Gameweek 8

Benrahma has had plenty of opportunities over the last four Gameweeks

Antonio was unlucky not to return in Gameweek 8

Mbeumo and his relationship with the posts continued

Kane continued his scoring record against Newcastle

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

Salah’s form really is impressive so far

Have we been selling the wrong player?

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

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

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

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

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