With the amount of injuries floating around, the Free Hit chip could prove quite popular this week. With that in mind, here’s a recommended team:
The following team is within the £100m budget at the time of writing, with the cheapest possible substitutes used:
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GOALKEEPER: Bernd Leno – £4.7m – Fulham
Fixture: vs Sheffield Utd
The top-scoring goalkeeper overall with 36 points and faces struggling Sheffield Utd at home in Gameweek 8.
DEFENDER: Kieran Trippier – £6.8m – Newcastle
Fixture: vs West Ham (a)
Keeping clean sheets in a rock-solid Magpies defence and has recorded five assists in his last three games in all competitions.
DEFENDER: Matty Cash – £4.9m – Aston Villa
Fixture: vs Wolves (a)
Two clean sheets and three attacking returns in the Premier League this season, and also assisted in European action on Thursday evening.
DEFENDER: Levi Colwill – £4.6m – Chelsea
Fixture: vs Burnley (a)
Produced a 12-point return in Double Gameweek 7, and is likely to remain at left-back given the injury situation at Chelsea.
MIDFIELDER: Mo Salah – £12.6m – Liverpool
Fixture: vs Brighton (a)
The most reliable FPL asset going, and faces a Brighton side who are conceding an average of two goals per game in the Premier League.
MIDFIELDER: Heung-Min Son – £9.3m – Tottenham
Fixture: vs Luton (a)
Arguably the best captaincy choice in Gameweek 8, given his excellent from in front of goal in recent weeks.
MIDFIELDER: James Maddison – £8.0m – Tottenham
Fixture: vs Luton (a)
If Son is scoring, then Maddison is likely to be assisting. The Spurs double up makes perfect sense on a Free Hit.
MIDFIELDER: Miguel Almiron – £6.3m – Newcastle
Fixture: vs West Ham (a)
Has come into a nice run of form for a high-performing Newcastle side, and has shown in the past that he can produce consistent points when his confidence is up.
FORWARD: Ollie Watkins – £8.0m – Aston Villa
Fixture: vs Wolves (a)
The most talked-about player in FPL this week is simply a no-brainer on a Free Hit after his fiver attacking returns last weekend.
FORWARD: Rasmus Hojlund – £7.1m – Man Utd
Fixture: vs Brentford (H)
One of the few shining lights in the Man Utd squad recently, and was particularly impressive in Champions League action on Tuesday.
FORWARD: Julian Alvarez – £7.0m – Man City
Fixture: vs Arsenal (a)
Has been far outperforming strike partner Erling Haaland lately, and seems sure of a start after he wasn’t selected in the starting XI in Wednesday’s Champions League fixture.
