Hull City vs Brentford: FPL picks for GW8

Should I pick a Hull City defender against Brentford? ⚠️ OK. 19% clean-sheet chance, #13 of 20 this gameweek — best option Egan (3.5 xP).

Should I pick a Hull City attacker against Brentford? ⛔ Avoid. 1.2 expected goals, #16 of 20 — best option Belloumi (3.7 xP).

Should I pick a Brentford defender against Hull City? ✅ Good pick. 29% clean-sheet chance, #5 of 20 this gameweek — best option Ajer (3.8 xP).

Should I pick a Brentford attacker against Hull City? ⚠️ OK. 1.6 expected goals, #8 of 20 — best option Schade (4.5 xP).

Hull City v Brentford

Hull City (home)

Defence (GK/DEF)⚠️ OK19% clean sheet · #13 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)⛔ Avoid1.2 xG vs BRE · #16 of 20

GKTzolakis 4.1
DEFEgan 3.5 · Ajayi 3.2 · Mendy 3.1
MIDBelloumi 3.7 · Slater 3.0 · Stroud 2.2
FWDMcBurnie 3.1

Brentford (away)

Defence (GK/DEF)✅ Good pick29% clean sheet · #5 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)⚠️ OK1.6 xG vs HUL · #8 of 20

GKKelleher 3.7
DEFAjer 3.8 · Kayode 3.0 · Schuster 2.8
MIDSchade 4.5 · Lewis-Potter 4.2 · Janelt 3.9
FWDThiago 3.9

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.