FPL GW8 captain picks

These are the predictions we locked before the deadline (sealed Fri 23 Oct, 07:00 UK), shown with the points players actually scored. See the full record

Haaland (MCI) is the top captain pick for Gameweek 8 with 6.2 expected points, away at AVL. Mbeumo (5.0 xP) and Tavernier (4.9 xP) are the next best options. A captain scores double, so the gap between the top picks is worth twice what the table shows.

Top 10 captains

Ranked by expected points for this gameweek only.

#	Player	Fixture	Owned	xP	Scored
1	HaalandMCI · FWD	avl	77.0%	6.2	8
2	MbeumoMUN · MID	BOU	21.0%	5.0	2
3	TavernierBOU · MID	mun	10.7%	4.9	10
4	CalafioriARS · DEF	EVE	54.2%	4.9	1
5	IsakLIV · FWD	BHA	13.3%	4.8	9
6	Calvert-LewinLEE · FWD	sun	23.7%	4.7	2
7	GabrielARS · DEF	EVE	21.1%	4.7	17
8	ØdegaardARS · MID	EVE	18.4%	4.7	3
9	Gibbs-WhiteNFO · MID	ips	11.6%	4.5	2
10	RayaARS · GKP	EVE	44.8%	4.5	7

Differential captains

Owned by under 10% of managers — a big haul here gains rank on almost everyone.

#	Player	Fixture	Owned	xP	Scored
1	ThomasCOV · DEF	FUL	9.5%	4.5	1
2	StachLEE · MID	sun	2.3%	4.3	1
3	E.Le FéeSUN · MID	LEE	2.9%	4.2	3
4	IwobiFUL · MID	cov	1.2%	4.2	3
5	TraffordLEE · GKP	sun	5.9%	4.1	10

How these picks are made

Expected points (xP) come from each player's expected goals and assists, minutes, defensive contributions, bonus and the opponent's strength, using FPL's official scoring. Before every deadline we lock our picks and publish them with a tamper-proof timestamp, then score them after the gameweek — check our record.