Gameweek 8 Fantasy Football Community Sunday Review

The dust settled for Fantasy Premier League managers after an eventful round of Gameweek 8 games on Saturday.

Brighton 1 – 1 Everton

It was an uneventful start to the game for fantasy football managers, with very little action in the early minutes.

What a dull day today is for the majority of #FPL managers.

How many of you have players playing in the Saints vs Newcastle game?

— Fantasy Football Pundits (@FFPundits) October 15, 2017

The early highlight was a substitute appearance for £3.9 bench warmer Hunemeier.

Hünemeier!!!

— FPL Hints (@FPLHints) October 15, 2017

https://twitter.com/fpl_fly/status/919564603557842944

#Essential #LordHünemeier

— FPL Viper (@FPLViper) October 15, 2017

Then high-ownership Groß finally achieved some FPL returns.

grob all the #FPL points

— FML FPL – Fantasy Premier League Podcast (@FMLFPL) October 15, 2017

knock in

— FML FPL – Fantasy Premier League Podcast (@FMLFPL) October 15, 2017

https://twitter.com/fpl_fly/status/919566126224478209

Rooney grabbed a late penalty and all 3 bonus points.

DCL assist Rooney goal

— The Mad One (@FPLMad) October 15, 2017

https://twitter.com/fpl_fly/status/919567658852474881

Going to hurt the rank this goal ? https://t.co/K3ZYWkcVeW

— FPL_Enthusiast (@FPL_Enthusiast) October 15, 2017

Groß on for 1BPS, Rooney on for 3 having done nothing all game

— Fantasy Football Community (@FFCommunity_) October 15, 2017

Southampton 2 – 2 Newcastle

There was some disappointment in the team sheet for those with big points on their benches.

Ritchie starts, Carroll stays om the bench ????

— Jon L Thomsen (@JonEngebret) October 15, 2017

Anyone else part of the #10menclub?
Damn Bavies. Pray for Mbemba to feature haha

— Who Got The Assist? {Tom} (Out of Office) (@WGTA_FPL) October 14, 2017

Mbemba not even in the squad…..

ATSU starts tho!#FPL

— Essential (@FPLEssential) October 15, 2017

Many were hoping for a quiet game, with plenty owning Saints & Newcastle defenders.

Southampton CS nerves already kicking in…… ??? pic.twitter.com/kFkSrou1wx

— The FPL Physio (@FPL_physio) October 15, 2017

Forster had a poor game, Elliot couldn’t achieve a penalty save.

https://twitter.com/fplwildcards/status/919595817928986625

CS wipeout #Newcastle #Gabbi’d

— #FPL Drew (@FFPundits_Drew) October 15, 2017

Saints defence is a myth!

— Fantasy Eagles (@FantasyEagles) October 15, 2017

Gabbiadini brace. Troll ?

— The Mad One (@FPLMad) October 15, 2017

How rude of Gabbiadini to score that.

That was supposed to be the moment Rob Elliot made himself an instant #FPL hero. ?

— FPL Viper (@FPLViper) October 15, 2017

Gabbiaini delivered.

Gabbiadini brace. Troll ?

— The Mad One (@FPLMad) October 15, 2017

Trolldini.

— FPL MANIA ?? (@THEWWFPL) October 15, 2017

The inevitable Gabbiadini train tonight be like pic.twitter.com/ESjQXjYdbp

— Who Got The Assist? {Tom} (Out of Office) (@WGTA_FPL) October 15, 2017

There was more controversy over assists. Atsu benefited.

Atsu assist rightfully given. #FPL #GW8 pic.twitter.com/6KyrsCKcOS

— The Mad One (@FPLMad) October 15, 2017

For the first time in my FPL carrier i will get points from my bench (Atsu) when one of my players didnt play (Bavies)!

FEELS GOOD!#FPL

— Essential (@FPLEssential) October 15, 2017

? Atsu assist… I'll never understand what counts and doesn't. Not complaining though SUB1 coming in for Davies. pic.twitter.com/2M04palg3R

— FPL School (@fplschool) October 15, 2017

No assist for Ritchie after a great ball. Yet Atsu gets one when Yoshida and Cedric both deflect it after it bounced off his arse #FPL #GW8

— Just Offside – FPL Podcast ?? (@JustOffsidePod) October 15, 2017

Yeldin was lucky.