Mail Sport's FPL predictions: Who is 'making a mockery' of his price ahead of Gameweek 8? And who will triumph in this week's crunch clash between Liverpool and Chelsea?

The Premier League is backmost this play aft nan 2nd world break of nan play and we're consecutive into a mouthwatering gameweek of fixtures.

Chelsea look a immense trial of nan Enzo Maresca task connected Sunday arsenic they recreation to Liverpool successful what is nan standout crippled of nan weekend, while nan under-fire Erik 10 Hag will beryllium hopeless for a triumph against Brentford.

Meanwhile, nan likes of Ipswich, Southampton, Wolves and Crystal Palace are each still searching for their first triumph of nan campaign, pinch Man City, Arsenal and Liverpool hoping to support to nan gait astatine nan apical of nan table.

With truthful galore players to take from, Fantasy Premier League managers person plentifulness to ponder up of nan adjacent information of matches, pinch celebrated premiums arsenic costly arsenic they've ever been and an abundance of fund options connected offer.

With that successful mind, Mail Sport - pinch thief from our friends complete astatine Fantasy Football Hub - person forged a sheet of experts to foretell each game's full-time consequence and nan players they expect to people nan astir points successful Gameweek 8.

Tottenham vs West Ham

Wes Prickett (FPL Heisenberg), Fantasy Football Hub expert 

I'm predicting a bonkers crippled betwixt these 2 teams pinch goals aplenty astatine some ends.

Brennan Johnson (£6.6m), James Maddison (£7.5m) and Jarrod Bowen (£7.4m) are my 3 picks this week. Johnson is chasing a individual grounds of scoring successful 8 consecutive matches successful each competitions and you wouldn't backmost against him achieving that astatine location to a leaky West Ham side.

Maddison's productivity from unfastened play and group pieces makes him a awesome prime this week. Furthermore, he's a monolithic differential arsenic he's only successful 5.5 per cent of FPL teams.

Bowen's consistency for West Ham and knack for scoring successful important matches makes him a reliable option. He has 5 attacking returns successful 7 matches this play and though Spurs are a apical broadside they concede plentifulness of goals, truthful there's nary logic why Bowen can't capable his boots astatine nan Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Prediction: 3-3 draw 

Ipswich vs Everton

Lewis Steele, Merseyside shot reporter

Despite being winless, Ipswich person scored successful 5 of 7 games this season. My caller signing for nan past gameweek - which feels a life agone aft nan world break - was Liam Delap (£5.7m). He paid dividends consecutive distant pinch a goal, his 4th of nan season. The young Englishman looks a awesome 3rd striker option.

As for Everton, Dwight McNeil (£5.7m) is successful nan champion shape of his Toffees career. He is creating much chances and having much shots since Sean Dyche moved him into a No 10 role. He is now owned by astir 10 per cent of players and nan 5.7m midfielder should beryllium connected your radar, too, pinch 31 points crossed nan past 4 gameweeks.

Dyche’s boys person six ‘green’ matches coming up according to nan fixture trouble standing (FDR) truthful it could beryllium clip to get a protect asset. 

Jarrad Branthwaite (£4.8m) should beryllium fresh this play and, aft a fewer value drops this season, is decent value.

Prediction: 1-1 draw 

Man United vs Brentford

Will Pickworth, Sports reporter  

Erik 10 Hag whitethorn person breathed a sigh of alleviation this week erstwhile Thomas Tuchel - who had been tipped to switch nan under-fire Dutchman astatine Manchester United - was appointed arsenic England's caller manager.

Nevertheless, nan request for a triumph astatine Old Trafford this Saturday has arguably ne'er been greater for Ten Hag, pinch nan Red Devils languishing successful a lowly 14th place, 3 places down Saturday's opponents Brentford. 

Given they person scored conscionable 5 times successful 7 games, United's attacking assets aren't precisely successful form, though Marcus Rashford (£6.9m) has 3 goals and 2 assists successful 3 Europa League and EFL Cup games. 

Elsewhere, Rasmus Hojlund (£6.9m) made his first commencement of nan play against Aston Villa past clip retired and nan young Dane will beryllium hopeless for his first convention extremity of nan campaign.

Meanwhile, contempt their protect deficiencies, it whitethorn beryllium a astonishment to publication that United person kept 4 cleanable sheets, pinch Andre Onana (£5m) having picked up 31 points successful nan past 4 gameweeks, thing that besides increases nan entreaty of Diogo Dalot (£5.1m), who seems to beryllium nailed connected for starts correct now.

For Brentford, look nary further than Bryan Mbeumo (£7.5m), pinch nan Cameroon striker having already netted six goals, nan 2nd astir successful nan apical flight, successful 2024-25.

Prediction: Man United 2-1 Brentford

Fulham vs Aston Villa

James Sharpe, Mail Sport shot writer and co-host of nan Fantasy Island podcast 

Ollie Watkins (£9.1m) is possibly nan cleanable reminder that galore different group play FPL, not each of them play it nan aforesaid way, and moreover less walk each their days scouring societal media, gorging connected podcasts aliases utilizing AI models to thief them prime their teams.

Nearly 30 per cent of nan 10 cardinal aliases truthful managers who play FPL person Watkins successful their team. Erling Haaland is nan only guardant successful much squads while only Haaland and Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson person much points. Four goals and an assistance successful his past four.

And yet he’s seldom nan sanction astatine nan bosom of chat among nan online FPL organization arsenic to who to bring successful and a sanction successful very fewer squads I spot strewn up and down my X timeline.

That’s astir apt owed to his price. At £9.1m he’s successful an awkward bracket erstwhile galore managers person Haaland are trying to crowbar successful nan likes of Buyako Saka and Cole Palmer and Trent Alexander-Arnold.

Team-mate Morgan Rogers (£5.3m) is yet making nan insult of his value galore thought he would aft his early play performances pinch a extremity and 2 assists successful his past three. 

A nailed No10 successful a Champions League squad for little than £5.5m is ridiculous.

Fulham person only mislaid to nan 2 Manchester clubs this play and are nary mugs astatine nan backmost but Unai Emery’s broadside should person enough.

For me, I dream it’s Rogers who makes nan difference. Though, knowing me, I’ll person astir apt benched him.

Prediction: Aston Villa to triumph 2-1

Newcastle vs Brighton

Matthew Lambert, Tennis reporter

Two teams astatine nan little extremity of nan ticker, this should not beryllium a fixture we are looking to put in. However, for those still hanging connected to Anthony Gordon (£7.3m), arsenic agelong arsenic Alexander Isak and Callum Wilson stay out, he is connected penalties truthful is simply a decent clasp for this crippled astatine least, earlier they look Chelsea and Arsenal successful their adjacent two.

As for Brighton, nan wounded to Joao Pedro has put his owners successful a sticky spot because: a) location is nary timeframe connected his return; and b) nan options astir his value bracket do not look appetising. The thought of letting him rot connected nan chair until much clarity tin beryllium recovered connected his wounded is not unreasonable.

This is really I would attack things for Pedro owners:

If you person a ‘dead’ spot arsenic an 8 attacker (e.g. Winks, Stewart) past he must beryllium replaced. If you tin get to him, Dominic Calvert Lewin is nan champion action unless you tin spell each nan measurement to Dominic Solanke.

If you person a decent eighth attacker whom you are happy to play each week – e.g. Morgan Rogers – it seems amended to rotation your transportation than to walk 1 connected Pedro, particularly if you person little-to-no money successful nan bank.

For those pinch much than 3 free transfers, Solanke, a bully eighth attacker and minimal rate successful nan slope – this is my ain position – it is difficult to cognize what to do. Selling for Liam Delap, Jorgen Strand Larsen aliases Jamie Vardy seems okay, but they would apt conscionable beryllium connected nan chair astir weeks themselves.

Prediction: Brighton to triumph 2-1

Southampton vs Leicester 

Jian Batra, Fantasy Football Hub expert

The Saints are a talented squad, and I spot it arsenic only a matter of clip earlier it starts to click astatine slightest somewhat.

I’ve noticed rather a large disparity successful nan performances of nan promoted sides erstwhile they play astatine location compared to away.

Leicester person showed they are susceptible to conceding rather a fewer large chances erstwhile distant from nan King Power.

With nan attacking value wrong Southampton’s ranks, I expect a fewer goals.

Tyler Dibling (£4.6m) is comfortably my penchant fixed his expected minutes, and I wouldn’t beryllium amazed if Jamie Vardy (£5.7m) profits by catching a correction successful Southampton’s build up.

Prediction: Southampton to triumph 2-0

Bournemouth vs Arsenal

Abdul Rehman (FPL Salah), Fantasy Football Hub expert 

Arsenal are going into this crippled pinch a fewer injuries. Martin Odegaard looks for illustration he is going to beryllium retired for a fewer much months and Kai Havertz, Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli are besides doubts.

However moreover without nan mentioned players Arsenal will still beryllium beardown favourites to triumph this game.

Bournemouth person had a decent commencement to nan play pinch 2 wins and arsenic galore draws. Antoine Semenyo (£5.7m) is their highest scoring FPL subordinate pinch 3 goals and 1 assist. He has nan highest xGI (expected extremity involvement) from his broadside truthful if nan Cherries get thing present he is nan 1 apt to beryllium involved.

I americium guessing Saka (£10.1m) and Havertz (£8.3m) will some beryllium good and deliberation nan second is nan 1 to watch successful this fixture.

The German has played 90 minutes successful each convention crippled truthful acold picking up 4 goals and 1 assist. Last play he scored 13 goals and 10 assists successful only 30 starts and successful 2024 is matching Haaland for non punishment extremity contributions.

With 2 weeks remainder complete nan world break he should beryllium fit, caller and fresh to go. He is nan 1 to watch for Arsenal this word and his spot successful nan starting XI is arsenic nailed arsenic ever.

Arsenal will people a adjacent fewer goals this play and astatine nan infinitesimal its looking for illustration Kai will beryllium their apical scorer.

Prediction: Arsenal to triumph 2-0 

Wolves Man City

Aadam Patel, Sports newsman and Content Creator

Erling Haaland (£15.4m) has now gone 2 Premier League matches without scoring (crazy for his standards) but, up against statistically nan worst defence successful nan convention successful Wolves, surely you instrumentality pinch nan Manchester City forward, who already has 10 convention goals this season.

A connection excessively for Mateo Kovacic (£5.5m), who is simply a bargain and bagged a mammoth 15 points past clip out. With Rodri out, expect to spot moreover much of nan Croatian who is selected by little than 3 per cent of FPL managers.

For winless Wolves, Matheus Cunha (£6.5m) provides a uncommon agleam spark, averaging a patient return of 4.3 points per crippled and pinch 2 goals successful his past three. 

City person grounded to support a cleanable expanse successful nan convention since nan opening play of nan play and though triumph is expected for Pep Guardiola's side, it would not beryllium a astonishment if Wolves sewage connected nan scoresheet.

Prediction: Man City to triumph 3-1

Liverpool vs Chelsea

Nathan Salt, Manchester United correspondent

The crippled of nan play correct here. Chelsea’s past 3 matches person yielded a 9-5 aggregate people successful their favour and truthful assets specified as Cole Palmer (£10.8m) and Nicolas Jackson (£7.9m) are worthy considering fixed nan boom-and-bust attack of Enzo Maresca’s side.

But nan plus that appeals much than astir is connected nan Liverpool broadside and he is not named Mohamed Salah. The Egyptian’s team-mate Luis Diaz (£8.0m) has already scored 5 goals successful nan Premier League from nan opening 7 matches. That’s only 3 awkward of his convention full from nan entirety of past season.

The Colombian looks correct astatine location successful Arne Slot’s strategy and pinch Chelsea still uncovering ways to plug leaks astatine nan back, look to Diaz to ray things up successful beforehand of a packed retired Anfield.

Prediction: 2-2 draw

Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace

Ben Willcocks, Assistant Sports Editor

Having shocked Liverpool pinch a 1-0 triumph and drawn 1-1 pinch Chelsea complete their past 4 matches, Nottingham Forest person shown grit and mettle successful defence truthful acold this season.

Meanwhile, it's been a dismal commencement for Oliver Glasner's winless Crystal Palace, who beryllium successful nan relegation area alongside Southampton and Wolves up of Sunday's travel to nan City Ground.

Footage of Morgan Gibbs-White connected crutches was shared by his partner connected Instagram this week, truthful nan hosts will beryllium without their talisman - and this could possibly limit productivity into Chris Wood (£6.2m), who has started nan play superbly.

Although I expect it to beryllium a low-scoring affair, Wood is still a awesome action astatine his value and is astir apt nan prime among nan mid-priced forwards. I, for one, americium somewhat ruing picking Dominic Calvert-Lewin complete him connected Wildcard a fewer weeks back.

My finance successful this fixture, if astatine all, would beryllium successful nan Nottingham Forest defence. Ola Aina (£4.5m) and Nikola Milenkovic (£4.5m) some connection decent worth astatine their value points and tin beryllium kindly rotated pinch Brentford aliases Fulham defenders complete nan adjacent mates of months.

Prediction: Nottingham Forest to triumph 1-0 

FPL Salah, FPL Heisenberg and FPL Jian Batra are each Fantasy Football Hub contributors and person joined Mail Sport's master sheet to kickstart nan FPL season.

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