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FPL expert Harry Daniels' Gameweek 8 Wildcard squad

6 Oct 2023
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One of The Scout's panel of Fantasy Premier League experts, Harry Daniels, is using his Wildcard chip in Gameweek 8 ahead of Saturday's 11:00 BST deadline.

By buying players before their prices have increased, Harry has been able to afford a squad that costs £100.7m.

See: How price changes affect managers

Here he reveals his 15-man line-up and the reasons for his choices.

Harry's Gameweek 8 Wildcard squad
Goalkeepers

Alphonse Areola (£4.2m): The first name on my Wildcard. From Gameweek 10, West Ham have a great run of fixtures, and he comes in at a very affordable price.

Matt Turner (£4.0m): Turner seems to be keeping his spot as Nottingham Forest's first-choice goalkeeper. I only need him to start the next two weeks before Areola comes into my starting XI.

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Defenders

Matty Cash (£4.9m): He feels almost essential on Wildcard. Cash has the fixtures, form, and price all rolled into one.

See: Best replacements for Estupinan

Destiny Udogie (£4.8m): Spurs look good over the next three Gameweeks and Udogie has been performing well, with both clean sheets and providing an attacking threat.

Dan Burn (£4.5m): Right now, I do not have the budget for Kieran Trippier (£6.8m), although I would love to have him. With Sven Botman (£4.7m) flagged and Fabian Schar (£5.1m) going up in price, it leaves Burn as my favoured Newcastle defender.

Tariq Lamptey (£3.9m): With Pervis Estupinan (£5.3m) likely to be sidelined for around a month, this opens the door for Lamptey to feature at left-back for Brighton, and at only £3.9m, he frees up money for upgrades elsewhere in my squad.

Charlie Taylor (£3.9m): The cheap defender of choice for me, currently playing left-back for Burnley. He is a great enabler. 

Midfielders

Mohamed Salah (£12.6m): It's finally time for me to go back to Salah and own one of the most consistent FPL players around. He has great fixtures coming up.

Son Heung-min (£9.4m): Playing as a centre-forward for Spurs, Son is a great pick with fantastic fixtures. 

James Maddison (£8.0m): Doubling up on Spurs' midfield in the short term while the fixtures are good for them and difficult for Arsenal looks sensible. So I am planning to have both Maddison and Son now and then move back to Bukayo Saka (£8.6m) in either Gameweek 10 or 12.

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Moussa Diaby (£6.7m): My first Aston Villa attacker is playing up front alongside Ollie Watkins (£8.0m) and looks a great value pick, providing he recovers from the injury that forced him off last weekend. If Diaby is ruled out for Gameweek 8, I'll go for the in-form Jarrod Bowen (£7.3m) in this slot instead.

James Ward-Prowse (£6.3m): I have been very impressed by Ward-Prowse so far. From Gameweek 10, West Ham have a fantastic run of fixtures. His set-piece prowess, combined with his new found threat from open play, makes him my cheap midfielder of choice.

Forwards

Erling Haaland (£14.1m): Despite Haaland disappointing of late and with some difficult fixtures coming up, he is not going anywhere. Haaland can score at least once against any team.

Ollie Watkins (£8.0m): Consistency is what I am looking for in my Wildcard squad, and Watkins has this. Since Unai Emery took charge at Villa Park, only Haaland and Salah have more attacking returns in Fantasy.

See: Should you sell Alvarez to get Watkins?

Cameron Archer (£4.5m): Starting up front for Sheffield United, Archer will warm my bench every week and helps with squad depth and structure.

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