FPL GW8 captain picks

Deadline Fri 23 Oct, 18:30 UK · projections will update as GW8 gets closer

Haaland (MCI) is the top captain pick for Gameweek 8 with 6.4 expected points, away at AVL. Isak (5.9 xP) and Saka (5.8 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
1	HaalandMCI · FWD	avl	15.6	73.7%	6.4
2	IsakLIV · FWD	BHA	9.1	22.4%	5.9
3	SakaARS · MID	EVE	9.5	13.5%	5.8
4	B.FernandesMUN · MID	BOU	11.9	38.6%	5.4
5	MbeumoMUN · MID	BOU	7.9	20.7%	5.4
6	Gibbs-WhiteNFO · MID	ips	8.0	15.7%	5.0
7	RogersCHE · MID	TOT	7.7	40.4%	4.7
8	ØdegaardARS · MID	EVE	6.8	19.8%	4.7
9	TavernierBOU · MID	mun	6.1	6.7%	4.7
10	E.Le FéeSUN · MID	LEE	5.7	3.4%	4.6

Differential captains

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

#	Player	Fixture	£	Owned	xP
1	TavernierBOU · MID	mun	6.1	6.7%	4.7
2	E.Le FéeSUN · MID	LEE	5.7	3.4%	4.6
3	BrobbeySUN · FWD	LEE	5.7	7.0%	4.5
4	ThomasCOV · DEF	FUL	4.0	8.6%	4.4
5	StachLEE · MID	sun	6.0	2.5%	4.4

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.