FPL Gameweek 8 Transfer Tips: Buy, Hold, Sell, Avoid

Who to bring in, who to keep and who to move on for Gameweek 8, from projected points and FPL's own data.

Updated every day until the Gameweek 8 deadline with the latest data. How accurate are the projections?

GW8 transfers at a glance

Buy: Kelleher, Gabriel, Mbeumo, Rudoni, Isak. Avoid: Tarkowski, Virgil. Flagged by FPL: Haaland, Gibbs-White, Shaw, Brobbey.

Players to buy for GW8

The best projected player at each position among fit regular starters owned by under 30%, one per club.

Kelleher BRE · goalkeeper · £5.0m · 6.0% owned

Gameweek 8: HUL (A), projected 3.6 points (15.8 over the next five)
Next five: HULNFOBHAEVEMUN
Form 2.0

Verdict: buy for this week; the fixtures after it are mixed.

Gabriel ARS · defender · £7.9m · 21.1% owned

Gameweek 8: EVE (H), projected 4.3 points (20.7 over the next five)
Next five: EVELIVHULNEWMCI
Form 5.0

Verdict: buy for this week; the fixtures after it are mixed.

Mbeumo MUN · midfielder · £7.8m · 20.0% owned

Gameweek 8: BOU (H), projected 6.7 points (35.1 over the next five)
Next five: BOUCHEAVLLIVBRE
Form 6.0

Verdict: buy for this week; the fixtures after it are harder, so plan the next move too.

Rudoni COV · midfielder · £4.9m · 0.3% owned

Gameweek 8: FUL (H), projected 5.9 points (27.7 over the next five)
Next five: FULSUNEVECRYLEE
Form 4.0

Verdict: buy - the projection and the run of fixtures both point the same way.

Isak LIV · forward · £9.0m · 12.7% owned

Gameweek 8: BHA (H), projected 5.3 points (25.9 over the next five)
Next five: BHAARSCRYMUNEVE
Form 5.7

Verdict: buy for this week; the fixtures after it are harder, so plan the next move too.

Players to sell

Flagged by FPL and owned by 5%+. The news is FPL's own.

Haaland MCI · forward · £15.7m · 76.8% owned

Gameweek 8: AVL (A), projected 4.0 points (21.1 over the next five)
Next five: AVLBHANFOFULARS
Form 8.3
FPL news: Unspecified injury - 75% chance of playing

Verdict: check the press conference before the deadline; sell if he is ruled out.

Gibbs-White NFO · midfielder · £7.9m · 11.6% owned

Gameweek 8: IPS (A), projected 3.0 points (15.9 over the next five)
Next five: IPSBREMCIBOUCHE
Form 1.3
FPL news: Muscular injury - 75% chance of playing

Verdict: check the press conference before the deadline; sell if he is ruled out.

Shaw MUN · defender · £4.3m · 5.7% owned

Gameweek 8: BOU (H), projected 1.4 points (6.9 over the next five)
Next five: BOUCHEAVLLIVBRE
Form 1.7
FPL news: Unspecified injury - 75% chance of playing

Verdict: check the press conference before the deadline; sell if he is ruled out.

Brobbey SUN · forward · £5.7m · 5.7% owned

Gameweek 8: LEE (H), projected 2.6 points (14.6 over the next five)
Next five: LEECOVCHEAVLTOT
Form 5.7
FPL news: Hamstring injury - 75% chance of playing

Verdict: check the press conference before the deadline; sell if he is ruled out.

Players to avoid

Owned by 15%+, projected below the typical regular at their position, and facing a hard run - popular, and expected to disappoint.

Tarkowski EVE · defender · £6.2m · 18.4% owned

Gameweek 8: ARS (A), projected 2.5 points (15.9 over the next five)
Next five: ARSNEWCOVBRELIV
Form 1.5

Verdict: avoid buying - 18% own him, but he is projected for 2.5, below the typical defender (2.7), and the next five fixtures average 3.4 in difficulty.

Virgil LIV · defender · £6.4m · 15.4% owned

Gameweek 8: BHA (H), projected 2.6 points (13.6 over the next five)
Next five: BHAARSCRYMUNEVE
Form 4.0

Verdict: avoid buying - 15% own him, but he is projected for 2.6, below the typical defender (2.7), and the next five fixtures average 3.4 in difficulty.

Further reads for Gameweek 8

Try the moves on your own team in the team planner, or get the picks every week on YouTube.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who should I buy in FPL Gameweek 8?

Kelleher (BRE, £5.0m, 3.6 xPts), Gabriel (ARS, £7.9m, 4.3 xPts), Mbeumo (MUN, £7.8m, 6.7 xPts), Rudoni (COV, £4.9m, 5.9 xPts), Isak (LIV, £9.0m, 5.3 xPts).

Which popular FPL players should I avoid in Gameweek 8?

Tarkowski (18% owned, 2.5 xPts), Virgil (15% owned, 2.6 xPts).

How this is made: projected points (xPts) come from the FPL Dave engine, which blends each player's underlying stats with bookmaker odds. Ownership, prices, fixtures and injury news are FPL's own. Projections are estimates, not guarantees. The record of past projections against real points is public on the accuracy page.