The Best FPL Differential Picks for Gameweek 8

Olivier Boscagli faces Liverpool (A) in Gameweek 8, a fixture rated Hard for difficulty, and the broader data supports a return. Form of 7.5 points per game over the last six gameweeks and projected expected points of 7.5 suggest this is more than a speculative pick. Ownership sits at just 0.5%, meaning the vast majority of rivals won't benefit if Olivier Boscagli delivers. That is exactly the asymmetry differential picking is built around.

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Form of 8.0 points per game over the last six gameweeks and a Hard fixture against Liverpool (A) in Gameweek 8 make Yasin Ayari one of the cleaner differential cases this week. Expected points of 8.0 put them among the stronger low-ownership options available. The ownership figure tells the real story: just 0.6%. Getting Yasin Ayari right when roughly 99% of managers don't own them is how rank climbs happen. At £5.4m, the cost of being wrong is manageable. The cost of missing a haul at this ownership is not.

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Only 0.4% of FPL managers own Jack Rudoni heading into Gameweek 8, which makes this one of the more compelling rank-swing opportunities available. A return here gains on roughly 100% of the field, and at £4.9m, the financial commitment is low. The model projects 6.5 expected points against Fulham (H), rated Easy for difficulty, with recent form sitting at 6.5 points per game over the last six gameweeks. The numbers are there to back the punt rather than just hope for it.

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Sidiki Cherif faces Fulham (H) in Gameweek 8, a fixture rated Easy for difficulty, and the broader data supports a return. Form of 6.5 points per game over the last six gameweeks and projected expected points of 6.5 suggest this is more than a speculative pick. Ownership sits at just 0.4%, meaning the vast majority of rivals won't benefit if Sidiki Cherif delivers. That is exactly the asymmetry differential picking is built around.

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Form of 6.0 points per game over the last six gameweeks and a Hard fixture against Man City (H) in Gameweek 8 make Victor Lindelöf one of the cleaner differential cases this week. Expected points of 6.0 put them among the stronger low-ownership options available. The ownership figure tells the real story: just 0.4%. Getting Victor Lindelöf right when roughly 100% of managers don't own them is how rank climbs happen. At £4.5m, the cost of being wrong is manageable. The cost of missing a haul at this ownership is not.

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Only 0.3% of FPL managers own Yeremy heading into Gameweek 8, which makes this one of the more compelling rank-swing opportunities available. A return here gains on roughly 100% of the field, and at £5.5m, the financial commitment is low. The model projects 5.5 expected points against Newcastle (H), rated Medium for difficulty, with recent form sitting at 5.5 points per game over the last six gameweeks. The numbers are there to back the punt rather than just hope for it.

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Nico Gonzalez faces Crystal Palace (A) in Gameweek 8, a fixture rated Medium for difficulty, and the broader data supports a return. Form of 5.0 points per game over the last six gameweeks and projected expected points of 5.0 suggest this is more than a speculative pick. Ownership sits at just 0.2%, meaning the vast majority of rivals won't benefit if Nico Gonzalez delivers. That is exactly the asymmetry differential picking is built around.

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Form of 5.0 points per game over the last six gameweeks and a Hard fixture against Chelsea (A) in Gameweek 8 make James Maddison one of the cleaner differential cases this week. Expected points of 5.0 put them among the stronger low-ownership options available. The ownership figure tells the real story: just 0.5%. Getting James Maddison right when roughly 100% of managers don't own them is how rank climbs happen. At £6.2m, the cost of being wrong is manageable. The cost of missing a haul at this ownership is not.

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Only 0.3% of FPL managers own Boubacar Kamara heading into Gameweek 8, which makes this one of the more compelling rank-swing opportunities available. A return here gains on roughly 100% of the field, and at £5.0m, the financial commitment is low. The model projects 4.5 expected points against Man City (H), rated Hard for difficulty, with recent form sitting at 4.5 points per game over the last six gameweeks. The numbers are there to back the punt rather than just hope for it.

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Josh Acheampong faces Spurs (H) in Gameweek 8, a fixture rated Easy for difficulty, and the broader data supports a return. Form of 4.5 points per game over the last six gameweeks and projected expected points of 4.5 suggest this is more than a speculative pick. Ownership sits at just 0.3%, meaning the vast majority of rivals won't benefit if Josh Acheampong delivers. That is exactly the asymmetry differential picking is built around.

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Form of 4.5 points per game over the last six gameweeks and a Medium fixture against Newcastle (H) in Gameweek 8 make Jefferson Lerma one of the cleaner differential cases this week. Expected points of 4.5 put them among the stronger low-ownership options available. The ownership figure tells the real story: just 0.1%. Getting Jefferson Lerma right when roughly 100% of managers don't own them is how rank climbs happen. At £4.8m, the cost of being wrong is manageable. The cost of missing a haul at this ownership is not.

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Only 0.0% of FPL managers own Joe Gelhardt heading into Gameweek 8, which makes this one of the more compelling rank-swing opportunities available. A return here gains on roughly 100% of the field, and at £5.0m, the financial commitment is low. The model projects 4.5 expected points against Brentford (H), rated Medium for difficulty, with recent form sitting at 4.5 points per game over the last six gameweeks. The numbers are there to back the punt rather than just hope for it.

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Sorba Thomas faces Brentford (H) in Gameweek 8, a fixture rated Medium for difficulty, and the broader data supports a return. Form of 4.5 points per game over the last six gameweeks and projected expected points of 4.5 suggest this is more than a speculative pick. Ownership sits at just 0.0%, meaning the vast majority of rivals won't benefit if Sorba Thomas delivers. That is exactly the asymmetry differential picking is built around.

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Form of 4.5 points per game over the last six gameweeks and a Medium fixture against Nott'm Forest (H) in Gameweek 8 make Daizen Maeda one of the cleaner differential cases this week. Expected points of 4.5 put them among the stronger low-ownership options available. The ownership figure tells the real story: just 0.2%. Getting Daizen Maeda right when roughly 100% of managers don't own them is how rank climbs happen. At £5.3m, the cost of being wrong is manageable. The cost of missing a haul at this ownership is not.

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Only 0.4% of FPL managers own Mohammed Kudus heading into Gameweek 8, which makes this one of the more compelling rank-swing opportunities available. A return here gains on roughly 100% of the field, and at £6.5m, the financial commitment is low. The model projects 4.5 expected points against Chelsea (A), rated Hard for difficulty, with recent form sitting at 4.5 points per game over the last six gameweeks. The numbers are there to back the punt rather than just hope for it.

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Jordan Henderson faces Spurs (H) in Gameweek 8, a fixture rated Easy for difficulty, and the broader data supports a return. Form of 10.5 points per game over the last six gameweeks and projected expected points of 10.5 suggest this is more than a speculative pick. Ownership sits at just 1.2%, meaning the vast majority of rivals won't benefit if Jordan Henderson delivers. That is exactly the asymmetry differential picking is built around.

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Form of 5.0 points per game over the last six gameweeks and a Easy fixture against Ipswich Town (A) in Gameweek 8 make Dan Ndoye one of the cleaner differential cases this week. Expected points of 5.0 put them among the stronger low-ownership options available. The ownership figure tells the real story: just 0.6%. Getting Dan Ndoye right when roughly 99% of managers don't own them is how rank climbs happen. At £5.5m, the cost of being wrong is manageable. The cost of missing a haul at this ownership is not.

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Only 0.4% of FPL managers own Tyrone Mings heading into Gameweek 8, which makes this one of the more compelling rank-swing opportunities available. A return here gains on roughly 100% of the field, and at £4.5m, the financial commitment is low. The model projects 4.0 expected points against Man City (H), rated Hard for difficulty, with recent form sitting at 4.0 points per game over the last six gameweeks. The numbers are there to back the punt rather than just hope for it.

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Jaouen Hadjam faces Liverpool (A) in Gameweek 8, a fixture rated Hard for difficulty, and the broader data supports a return. Form of 4.0 points per game over the last six gameweeks and projected expected points of 4.0 suggest this is more than a speculative pick. Ownership sits at just 0.1%, meaning the vast majority of rivals won't benefit if Jaouen Hadjam delivers. That is exactly the asymmetry differential picking is built around.

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Form of 5.5 points per game over the last six gameweeks and a Easy fixture against Spurs (H) in Gameweek 8 make Jorrel Hato one of the cleaner differential cases this week. Expected points of 5.5 put them among the stronger low-ownership options available. The ownership figure tells the real story: just 0.7%. Getting Jorrel Hato right when roughly 99% of managers don't own them is how rank climbs happen. At £4.5m, the cost of being wrong is manageable. The cost of missing a haul at this ownership is not.

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Only 0.8% of FPL managers own Sven Botman heading into Gameweek 8, which makes this one of the more compelling rank-swing opportunities available. A return here gains on roughly 99% of the field, and at £5.0m, the financial commitment is low. The model projects 5.5 expected points against Crystal Palace (A), rated Medium for difficulty, with recent form sitting at 5.5 points per game over the last six gameweeks. The numbers are there to back the punt rather than just hope for it.

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Silva faces Man Utd (A) in Gameweek 8, a fixture rated Hard for difficulty, and the broader data supports a return. Form of 4.0 points per game over the last six gameweeks and projected expected points of 4.0 suggest this is more than a speculative pick. Ownership sits at just 0.6%, meaning the vast majority of rivals won't benefit if Silva delivers. That is exactly the asymmetry differential picking is built around.

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Form of 6.5 points per game over the last six gameweeks and a Medium fixture against Nott'm Forest (H) in Gameweek 8 make Abdoul Ouattara one of the cleaner differential cases this week. Expected points of 6.5 put them among the stronger low-ownership options available. The ownership figure tells the real story: just 1.0%. Getting Abdoul Ouattara right when roughly 99% of managers don't own them is how rank climbs happen. At £4.0m, the cost of being wrong is manageable. The cost of missing a haul at this ownership is not.

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Only 0.7% of FPL managers own Adam Wharton heading into Gameweek 8, which makes this one of the more compelling rank-swing opportunities available. A return here gains on roughly 99% of the field, and at £5.4m, the financial commitment is low. The model projects 4.5 expected points against Newcastle (H), rated Medium for difficulty, with recent form sitting at 4.5 points per game over the last six gameweeks. The numbers are there to back the punt rather than just hope for it.

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Daichi Kamada faces Newcastle (H) in Gameweek 8, a fixture rated Medium for difficulty, and the broader data supports a return. Form of 4.5 points per game over the last six gameweeks and projected expected points of 4.5 suggest this is more than a speculative pick. Ownership sits at just 0.7%, meaning the vast majority of rivals won't benefit if Daichi Kamada delivers. That is exactly the asymmetry differential picking is built around.

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