Everything you need for Gameweek 8 of FPL with the latest tips and advice

The Scout and Fantasy experts provide everything you need to know ahead of Saturday's 11:00 BST deadline

The Scout and FPL experts are providing Fantasy Premier League managers with everything they need to know ahead of the Gameweek 8 deadline at 11:00 BST on Saturday 18 October.

Scout Selection

See the best 15-man squad for this weekend's matches, with favourable matches for the promoted clubs making this a good week to use the Bench Boost chip.

How and when to use your chips

Bench-Boost in Gameweek 8? The Scout on possible strategies for deploying your Wildcard, Bench Boost, Free Hit and Triple Captain chips.

FPL expert's Wildcard squad

Are you using the chip and picking a brand new squad? Well, so is one of the world’s best Fantasy managers. See who he’s selecting.

Who's the best captain?

The Scout on who you should give the armband to.

Who has the best and worst fixtures?

The Scout uses the Fixture Difficulty Ratings (FDR) to determine which teams have the best and worst matches over the next four Gameweeks.

Which players are offering the best value?

The Scout highlights the standout performers over the first seven Gameweeks.

Best forwards to own apart from Haaland

The Scout looks at the form and fixtures to determine which forwards you should have alongside the Norwegian.

Change formation to get the best players

The Scout looks at who's been the most consistent players over the first seven Gameweeks and how their success can shape our formations.

Best Newcastle picks

With a long run of favourable fixtures, The Scout analyses the data and reveals the standout players to own.

Barclays transfer radar

The Scout picks out four players who can deliver big returns.

FPL quiz of the season so far

Have you been paying attention? Answer these 20 questions to see how much you know about the first seven Gameweeks.

FPL Team of the Season so far

See the line-up of the top-scoring players in FPL so far.

Lessons from the season so far

The Scout picks out the main takeaways, including why clean sheets are so important this season.

Who has got the most defensive contributions?

The Scout looks at who has been the big winners so far, and which players and clubs to target going forward.

Club-by-club injury list

Click below to see the latest team news in our injuries page, including Martin Odegaard (£7.9m), Ibrahima Konate (£5.5m) and more.

Which players are suspended or close to a ban?

See who's missing Premier League matches or is at risk because of yellow or red cards.

Fantasy Show

Watch as the FPL experts cover all the hot topics.

FPL Pod

Kelly Somers and the panel discuss all the key talking points ahead of Gameweek 8.

Take on content creator WillNE in ‘Beat The Icon’ FPL challenge

See if you can beat content creator WillNE in Gameweek 8, when players who score a big chance earn an additional SIX points.

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