This article is part of our Fantasy Premier League Rankings series.
The rankings below are for Gameweek 8 of the Premier League only, they are not meant to be used for season-long consideration. They were done with a concentration on standard season-long scoring, though they should be applicable to most daily formats as well.If you have any questions or feedback, please feel free to leave a comment below, or hit up our rankers on Twitter: Andrew M. Laird, Mike Gottlieb, Nick Pitner and Chris Mosinski.
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Gameweek 8 Forwards | ||||||||
Rank | Player | Team | Opponent | Pts | Laird | Gottlieb | Pitner | Mosinski |
1 | Sergio Aguero | ![]() | v. ![]() | 80 | Sergio Aguero | Sergio Aguero | Sergio Aguero | Sergio Aguero |
2 | Jamie Vardy | ![]() | at ![]() | 68 | Jamie Vardy | Romelu Lukaku | Diafra Sakho | Diafra Sakho |
3 | Diafra Sakho | ![]() | at ![]() | 68 | Diafra Sakho | Daniel Sturridge | Bafetimbi Gomis | Jamie Vardy |
4 | Romelu Lukaku | ![]() | v. ![]() | 68 | Romelu Lukaku | Wayne Rooney | Jamie Vardy | Graziano Pelle |
5 | Daniel Sturridge | ![]() | at ![]() | 61 | Daniel Sturridge | Graziano Pelle | Romelu Lukaku | Romelu Lukaku |
6 | Graziano Pelle | ![]() | at ![]() | 54 | Odion Ighalo | Bafetimbi Gomis | Wayne Rooney | Anthony Martial |
7 | Bafetimbi Gomis | ![]() | v. ![]() | 54 | Saido Berahino | Jamie Vardy | Mame Diouf | Daniel Sturridge |
8 | Mame Diouf | ![]() | at ![]() | 48 | Mame Diouf | Mame Diouf | Daniel Sturridge | Cameron Jerome |
9 | Wayne Rooney | ![]() | at ![]() | 48 | Harry Kane | Diafra Sakho | Harry Kane | Harry Kane |
10 | Harry Kane | ![]() | at ![]() | 46 | Bafetimbi Gomis | Anthony Martial | Graziano Pelle | Wayne Rooney |
11 | Anthony Martial | ![]() | at ![]() | 42 | Graziano Pelle | Harry Kane | Anthony Martial | Bafetimbi Gomis |
12 | Odion Ighalo | ![]() | at ![]() | 41 | Cameron Jerome | Jermain Defoe | Odion Ighalo | Odion Ighalo |
13 | Saido Berahino | ![]() | at ![]() | 29 | Salomon Rondon | Odion Ighalo | Saido Berahino | Mame Diouf |
14 | Cameron Jerome | ![]() | v. ![]() | 28 | Olivier Giroud | Troy Deeney | Rudy Gestede | Olivier Giroud |
15 | Jermain Defoe | ![]() | v. ![]() | 17 | Anthony Martial | Arouna Kone | Jermain Defoe | Troy Deeney |
16 | Rudy Gestede | ![]() | v. ![]() | 15 | Wayne Rooney | Cameron Jerome | Glenn Murray | Rudy Gestede |
17 | Troy Deeney | ![]() | at ![]() | 15 | Glenn Murray | Glenn Murray | Falcao | Saido Berahino |
18 | Olivier Giroud | ![]() | v. ![]() | 14 | Rudy Gestede | Saido Berahino | Arouna Kone | Falcao |
19 | Glenn Murray | ![]() | v. ![]() | 13 | Danny Ings | Loic Remy | Troy Deeney | Jermain Defoe |
20 | Arouna Kone | ![]() | v. ![]() | 9 | Bojan | Falcao | Cameron Jerome | Salomon Rondon |
Gameweek 8 Midfielders | ||||||||
Rank | Player | Team | Opponent | Pts | Laird | Gottlieb | Pitner | Mosinski |
1 | Kevin De Bruyne | ![]() | v. ![]() | 80 | Kevin De Bruyne | Kevin De Bruyne | Kevin De Bruyne | Kevin De Bruyne |
2 | Dimitri Payet | ![]() | at ![]() | 71 | Dimitri Payet | Alexis Sanchez | Dimitri Payet | Dimitri Payet |
3 | Riyad Mahrez | ![]() | at ![]() | 70 | David Silva | David Silva | Riyad Mahrez | Riyad Mahrez |
4 | David Silva | ![]() | v. ![]() | 64 | Riyad Mahrez | Riyad Mahrez | Alexis Sanchez | Yaya Toure |
5 | Alexis Sanchez | ![]() | v. ![]() | 64 | Eden Hazard | Yaya Toure | Andre Ayew | Pedro |
6 | Yaya Toure | ![]() | v. ![]() | 57 | Alexis Sanchez | Theo Walcott | Theo Walcott | David Silva |
7 | Eden Hazard | ![]() | v. ![]() | 54 | Theo Walcott | Dimitri Payet | Yaya Toure | Eden Hazard |
8 | Theo Walcott | ![]() | v. ![]() | 50 | Memphis Depay | Sadio Mane | David Silva | Alexis Sanchez |
9 | Sadio Mane | ![]() | at ![]() | 35 | Ross Barkley | Eden Hazard | Eden Hazard | Nathan Redmond |
10 | Ross Barkley | ![]() | v. ![]() | 32 | Juan Mata | Juan Mata | Philippe Coutinho | Sadio Mane |
11 | Juan Mata | ![]() | at ![]() | 32 | Yaya Toure | Victor Moses | Dusan Tadic | Juan Mata |
12 | Andre Ayew | ![]() | v. ![]() | 31 | Victor Moses | Bakary Sako | Memphis Depay | Raheem Sterling |
13 | Philippe Coutinho | ![]() | at ![]() | 30 | Bakary Sako | Andre Ayew | Ross Barkley | Philippe Coutinho |
14 | Memphis Depay | ![]() | at ![]() | 27 | Andre Ayew | Mesut Ozil | Nathan Redmond | Ross Barkley |
15 | Nathan Redmond | ![]() | v. ![]() | 21 | Sadio Mane | Philippe Coutinho | Matt Ritchie | Theo Walcott |
16 | Victor Moses | ![]() | at ![]() | 19 | Philippe Coutinho | Ross Barkley | Sadio Mane | Memphis Depay |
17 | Pedro | ![]() | v. ![]() | 19 | Matt Ritchie | Matt Ritchie | Mesut Ozil | Mesut Ozil |
18 | Mesut Ozil | ![]() | v. ![]() | 18 | Mesut Ozil | Pedro | Yohan Cabaye | Jonjo Shelvey |
19 | Bakary Sako | ![]() | v. ![]() | 17 | Nathan Redmond | Jeremain Lens | Gylfi Sigurdsson | Robbie Brady |
20 | Matt Ritchie | ![]() | v. ![]() | 14 | Dusan Tadic | Jason Puncheon | Christian Eriksen | Ashley Westwood |
Gameweek 8 Defenders | ||||||||
Rank | Player | Team | Opponent | Pts | Laird | Gottlieb | Pitner | Mosinski |
1 | Aleksandar Kolarov | ![]() | v. ![]() | 80 | Aleksandar Kolarov | Aleksandar Kolarov | Aleksandar Kolarov | Aleksandar Kolarov |
2 | Aaron Cresswell | ![]() | at ![]() | 76 | Aaron Cresswell | Aaron Cresswell | Aaron Cresswell | Aaron Cresswell |
3 | Simon Francis | ![]() | v. ![]() | 68 | Simon Francis | Hector Bellerin | Jordan Amavi | Simon Francis |
4 | Jordan Amavi | ![]() | v. ![]() | 58 | Kyle Naughton | Matteo Darmian | Allan Nyom | Matteo Darmian |
5 | Kyle Naughton | ![]() | v. ![]() | 52 | Hector Bellerin | Simon Francis | Simon Francis | Nicolas Otamendi |
6 | Matteo Darmian | ![]() | at ![]() | 52 | Carl Jenkinson | Kyle Naughton | Scott Dann | Toby Alderweireld |
7 | Allan Nyom | ![]() | at ![]() | 52 | Jordan Amavi | Nicolas Otamendi | Seamus Coleman | Jordan Amavi |
8 | Hector Bellerin | ![]() | v. ![]() | 50 | Pape Souare | Nacho Monreal | Nacho Monreal | Allan Nyom |
9 | Seamus Coleman | ![]() | v. ![]() | 34 | Allan Nyom | Jordan Amavi | Bacary Sagna | Chris Smalling |
10 | Nacho Monreal | ![]() | v. ![]() | 32 | Ryan Bertrand | Pape Souare | Matteo Darmian | Seamus Coleman |
11 | Nicolas Otamendi | ![]() | v. ![]() | 30 | Cesar Azpilicueta | Allan Nyom | Kyle Naughton | Kyle Naughton |
12 | Bacary Sagna | ![]() | v. ![]() | 27 | Seamus Coleman | Ryan Bertrand | Cesar Azpilicueta | Hector Bellerin |
13 | Cesar Azpilicueta | ![]() | v. ![]() | 27 | Nathaniel Clyne | Cesar Azpilicueta | Winston Reid | Bacary Sagna |
14 | Ryan Bertrand | ![]() | at ![]() | 26 | Matteo Darmian | Bacary Sagna | Hector Bellerin | Winston Reid |
15 | Pape Souare | ![]() | v. ![]() | 24 | Pablo Zabaleta | Carl Jenkinson | Ryan Bertrand | Nacho Monreal |
16 | Carl Jenkinson | ![]() | at ![]() | 21 | Erik Pieters | Kyle Walker | Pape Soure | Branislav Ivanovic |
17 | Scott Dann | ![]() | v. ![]() | 19 | Alberto Moreno | Cedric Soares | Craig Cathcart | Scott Dann |
18 | Toby Alderweireld | ![]() | at ![]() | 15 | Russell Martin | Alberto Moreno | Kyle Walker | Russell Martin |
19 | Winston Reid | ![]() | at ![]() | 15 | Ben Davies | Brendan Galloway | Martin Skrtel | Steve Cook |
20 | Chris Smalling | ![]() | at ![]() | 12 | Cedric Soares | Erik Pieters | Jonny Evans | Virgil van Dijk |
Gameweek 8 Goalkeepers | ||||||||
Rank | Player | Team | Opponent | Pts | Laird | Gottlieb | Pitner | Mosinski |
1 | Joe Hart | ![]() | v. ![]() | 40 | Joe Hart | Joe Hart | Joe Hart | Joe Hart |
2 | Adrian | ![]() | at ![]() | 36 | Adrian | Adrian | Adrian | Adrian |
3 | Jack Butland | ![]() | at ![]() | 24 | Jack Butland | Jack Butland | Jack Butland | Boaz Myhill |
4 | Petr Cech | ![]() | v. ![]() | 19 | Wayne Hennessey | Petr Cech | Boaz Myhill | Hugo Lloris |
5 | Lukasz Fabianski | ![]() | v. ![]() | 19 | Lukasz Fabianski | David de Gea | Petr Cech | Lukasz Fabianski |
6 | David de Gea | ![]() | at ![]() | 17 | John Ruddy | Artur Boruc | David de Gea | David de Gea |
7 | Boaz Myhill | ![]() | at ![]() | 17 | Alex McCarthy | Lukasz Fabianski | Heurelho Gomes | Petr Cech |
8 | Wayne Hennessey | ![]() | v. ![]() | 10 | Heurelho Gomes | Wayne Hennessey | Lukasz Fabianski | Artur Boruc |
9 | Artur Boruc | ![]() | v. ![]() | 9 | Petr Cech | Boaz Myhill | Brad Guzan | Heurelho Gomes |
10 | Heurelho Gomes | ![]() | at ![]() | 9 | David de Gea | Brad Guzan | Artur Boruc | Brad Guzan |