FPL GW8 differentials: hidden gems

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

Players owned by under 5% of managers, ranked by expected points for Gameweek 8. When a differential hauls, you gain on nearly every rival at once. The standout is Stach (LEE, 2.3% owned) at 4.3 xP.

Goalkeepers

#	Player	Fixture	Owned	xP	Scored
1	LenoFUL · GKP	cov	4.4%	3.7	8
2	A.BeckerLIV · GKP	BHA	4.2%	3.6	6
3	SuzukiAVL · GKP	MCI	2.0%	3.5	4
4	RushworthCOV · GKP	FUL	0.9%	3.4	2
5	HorníčekNEW · GKP	cry	1.3%	3.3	8

Defenders

#	Player	Fixture	Owned	xP	Scored
1	MurilloNFO · DEF	ips	2.1%	4.0	1
2	KhalailiCRY · DEF	NEW	0.3%	3.9	0
3	SilvaBOU · DEF	mun	0.7%	3.9	8
4	AjerBRE · DEF	hul	4.1%	3.8	2
5	MukieleSUN · DEF	LEE	1.8%	3.7	1

Midfielders

#	Player	Fixture	Owned	xP	Scored
1	StachLEE · MID	sun	2.3%	4.3	1
2	E.Le FéeSUN · MID	LEE	2.9%	4.2	3
3	IwobiFUL · MID	cov	1.2%	4.2	3
4	Lewis-PotterBRE · MID	hul	1.8%	4.0	2
5	NdoyeNFO · MID	ips	0.7%	4.0	2

Forwards

#	Player	Fixture	Owned	xP	Scored
1	EvanilsonBOU · FWD	mun	4.9%	4.0	6
2	EmersonnIPS · FWD	NFO	3.6%	4.0	1
3	N.JacksonAVL · FWD	MCI	4.1%	3.3	13
4	Strand LarsenCRY · FWD	NEW	0.6%	3.2	0
5	DelapNFO · FWD	ips	1.9%	3.0	2

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.