This article is part of our Fantasy Premier League Rankings series.
As a reminder, Chris and Andrew drafted against each other to formulate the rankings: a starting XI, plus seven bench spots (two strikers, two midfielders, two defenders, one goalkeeper). Andrew had the first pick this week, Chris got two and three, Andrew took four, and then they alternated after that. The overall rankings below will show how the draft played out, and then it's also broken down by position.
Gameweek 8 Fixtures:
Saturday
Manchester City v. Tottenham
Southampton v. Sunderland
Newcastle v. Leicester City
Crystal Palace v. Chelsea
Arsenal v. Hull City
Burnley v. West Ham
Everton v. Aston Villa
Sunday
QPR v. Liverpool
Stoke City v. Swansea City
Monday
West Brom v. Manchester United
Overall Rankings for Gameweek 8:
1. Diego Costa at Crystal Palace
2. Sergio Aguero v. Tottenham
3. Graziano Pelle v. Sunderland
4. Angel di Maria at West Brom
5. Cesc Fabregas at Crystal Palace
6. Daniel Sturridge at QPR
7. Dusan Tadic v. Sunderland
8. Falcao at West Brom
9. Diafra Sakho at Burnley
10. Alexis Sanchez v. Hull City
11. Raheem Sterling at QPR
12. David Silva v. Tottenham
13. Leighton Baines v. Aston Villa
14. Eden Hazard at Crystal Palace
15. Branislav Ivanovic at Crystal Palace
16. Ryan Bertrand v. Sunderland
17. Fraser Forster v. Sunderland
18. Thibaut Courtois at Crystal Palace
19. Robin van Persie at West Brom
20. Pablo Zabaleta v. Tottenham
21. Stewart Downing at Burnley
22. Danny Welbeck v. Hull City
23. Phil Bardsley v. Swansea City
24. Ryan Shawcross v. Swansea City
25. Yaya Toure v. Tottenham
26. Mohamed Diame at Arsenal
27. Christian Benteke at Everton
29. Christian Eriksen at Manchester City
30. Juan Mata at West Brom
31. Alberto Moreno at QPR
32. Jose Fonte v. Sunderland
33. James Tomkins at Burnley
34. Aaron Cresswell at Burnley
35. Tim Howard v. Aston Villa
36. Adrian at Burnley
Top Forwards:
1. Diego Costa at Crystal Palace
2. Sergio Aguero v. Tottenham
3. Graziano Pelle v. Sunderland
4. Daniel Sturridge at QPR
5. Falcao at West Brom
6. Diafra Sakho at Burnley
7. Robin van Persie at West Brom
8. Danny Welbeck v. Hull City
9. Christian Benteke at Everton
Top Midfielders:
1. Angel di Maria at West Brom
2. Cesc Fabregas at Crystal Palace
3. Dusan Tadic v. Sunderland
4. Alexis Sanchez v. Hull City
5. Raheem Sterling at QPR
6. David Silva v. Tottenham
7. Eden Hazard at Crystal Palace
8. Stewart Downing at Burnley
9. Yaya Toure v. Tottenham
10. Mohamed Diame at Arsenal
11. Christian Eriksen at Manchester City
12. Juan Mata at West Brom
Top Defenders:
1. Leighton Baines v. Aston Villa
2. Branislav Ivanovic at Crystal Palace
3. Ryan Bertrand v. Sunderland
4. Pablo Zabaleta v. Tottenham
5. Phil Bardsley v. Swansea City
6. Ryan Shawcross v. Swansea City
7. Alberto Moreno at QPR
8. Jose Fonte v. Sunderland
9. James Tomkins at Burnley
10. Aaron Cresswell at Burnley
Top Goalkeepers:
1. Fraser Forster v. Sunderland
2. Thibaut Courtois at Crystal Palace
3. Tim Howard v. Aston Villa
4. Adrian at Burnley
