This week · GW8 · 2026/27

Alright — GW8 is done. Before the deadline Pitchline wrote down who it liked. Full disclosure: here's who it got right, who it got a bit wrong, and who completely ignored it.

Overall it wasn't a weird week. The weirdness is in a few names. Anyway. Here's who that actually was.

The good

Let's start with the quiet wins. These 10 aren't the hauls you'll still be talking about on Wednesday. They just did pretty much as forecast.

Player Pitchline → FPL
Foden Man City MID 1 1
Morita Hull City MID 1 1
Vaz Hull City FWD 1 1
Richards Crystal Palace DEF 3 3
Brobbey Sunderland FWD 2 2
Mac Allister Liverpool MID 2.9 3
Alysson Aston Villa MID 1.1 1
Zubimendi Arsenal MID 0.9 1
Charles Fulham MID 2.1 2
Coyle Hull City DEF 2.1 2

These are players Pitchline expected not to be used.

Player Pitchline → FPL
Kesler-Hayden Coventry City DEF 0.1 Unused
McNair Hull City DEF 0.1 Unused
Targett Hull City DEF 0.1 Unused
M.Bizot Aston Villa GKP 0.1 Unused
Penders Chelsea GKP 0.1 Unused
Chadi Riad Crystal Palace DEF 0.1 Unused
J.Cuenca Fulham DEF 0.1 Unused
Ahoka Sunderland MID 0.1 Unused
Bogarde Aston Villa MID 0.1 Unused
Wieffer Brighton DEF 0.1 Unused

The bad

Then the "yeah, fair enough" ones. Not close enough to brag about, not wild enough to be angry. These 10 sit in that middle bit: annoying if they were in your team, gone from your head if they weren't.

Player Pitchline → FPL
White Arsenal DEF 2.4 10
Iroegbunam Hull City MID 1.4 9
Osula Newcastle FWD 1.4 9
Enciso Ipswich Town MID 2.7 10
Bijol Leeds DEF 0.8 8
Trafford Leeds GKP 2.9 10
Tavernier Bournemouth MID 3 10
Araujo Liverpool DEF 3 10
Rayan Bournemouth MID 3.2 10
Isak Liverpool FWD 2.3 9

The ugly

And then the chaos. Two ways to be completely wrong.

These weren't meant to do much. They did.

Player Pitchline → FPL
Gabriel Arsenal DEF 4.2 17
Konsa Arsenal DEF 3 14
Tel Spurs MID 0.9 11
Dedić Newcastle DEF 1.4 11
O'Nien Sunderland DEF 0.1 9
N.Jackson Aston Villa FWD 4.1 13
Hill Bournemouth DEF 2.7 11
Bobb Fulham MID 2.8 11
O.Dango Brentford MID 1.9 10
Truffert Bournemouth DEF 2 10

These were meant to do more. They didn't.

Player Pitchline → FPL
B.Fernandes Man Utd MID 6.6 0
Palmer Chelsea MID 5.5 -1
Saka Arsenal MID 5.7 0
João Pedro Chelsea FWD 4.5 0
Semenyo Man City MID 4.1 0
Strand Larsen Crystal Palace FWD 4 0
Groß Brighton MID 3.9 0
Rogers Chelsea MID 4.8 1
Cherki Man City MID 3.8 0
Mainoo Man Utd MID 3.7 0

That's GW8. Don't rip up your team. Back next week.