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FPL GW8 Wild Card, Free Hit, & Differentials

October 17, 2025

In This Issue:

  1. Wildcard Team: Team to pick for wildcarding based on underlying and longer term fixtures

  2. Free Hit Team: Team to pick based on underlying and fixtures this week only

  3. Differentials: Low Ownership players top ranked in underlying statistics and fixtures

Wildcard Team

Raya
vs Fulham
Chalobah
vs Nott'm Forest
xGI/90 0.24 · Def/90 9.75
J.Timber
vs Fulham
xGI/90 0.40 · Def/90 7.77
Senesi
vs Crystal Palace
xGI/90 0.18 · Def/90 12.84
Enzo
vs Nott'm Forest
xGI/90 0.62
Mbeumo
vs Liverpool
xGI/90 0.51
Sarr
vs Bournemouth
xGI/90 0.67
B.Fernandes
vs Liverpool
xGI/90 0.72 · Def/90 10.64
Amad
vs Liverpool
xGI/90 0.55
Haaland
vs Everton
Gyökeres
vs Fulham

Free Hit Team

Raya
vs Fulham
Chalobah
vs Nott'm Forest
xGI/90 0.24 · Def/90 9.75
J.Timber
vs Fulham
xGI/90 0.40 · Def/90 7.77
Struijk
vs Burnley
xGI/90 0.10 · Def/90 8.14
Enzo
vs Nott'm Forest
xGI/90 0.62 · Def/90 6.55
Gakpo
vs Man Utd
xGI/90 0.43 · Def/90 6.49
Semenyo
vs Crystal Palace
xGI/90 0.57 · Def/90 8.29
B.Fernandes
vs Liverpool
xGI/90 0.72 · Def/90 10.64
Ndiaye
vs Man City
xGI/90 0.49 · Def/90 9.95
Haaland
vs Everton
Thiago
vs West Ham
xGI/90 0.47

💥 Differential Defenders

Trevoh Chalobah - £5.1m, DEF — Chelsea — Rank #1
xGI/90 0.24
Def contribs/90 9.75
Attack: 88% · Defence: 91%
Fixture: vs. Nott'm Forest
Pascal Struijk - £4.5m, DEF — Leeds — Rank #2
xGI/90 0.1
Def contribs/90 8.14
Attack: 75% · Defence: 95%
Fixture: vs. Burnley
Omar Alderete - £4.1m, DEF — Sunderland — Rank #3
xGI/90 0.14
Def contribs/90 9.98
Attack: 76% · Defence: 76%
Fixture: vs. Wolves

💥 Differential Midfielders

Brenden Aaronson - £5.4m, MID — Leeds — Rank #1
xGI/90 0.36
Def contribs/90 8.43
Attack: 95% · Defence: 95%
Fixture: vs. Burnley
Amad Diallo - £6.3m, MID — Man Utd — Rank #2
xGI/90 0.55
Def contribs/90 9.48
Attack: 95% · Defence: 35%
Fixture: vs. Liverpool
Jérémy Doku - £6.6m, MID — Man City — Rank #3
xGI/90 0.45
Def contribs/90 4.44
Attack: 95% · Defence: 54%
Fixture: vs. Everton

💥 Differential Forwards

Igor Thiago Nascimento Rodrigues - £6.1m, FWD — Brentford — Rank #1
xGI/90 0.47
Attack: 97%
Fixture: vs. West Ham, vs. Liverpool, vs. Crystal Palace
Jean-Philippe Mateta - £7.5m, FWD — Crystal Palace — Rank #2
xGI/90 0.7
Attack: 95%
Fixture: vs. Bournemouth, vs. Arsenal, vs. Brentford
Norberto Bercique Gomes Betuncal - £5.3m, FWD — Everton — Rank #3
xGI/90 0.56
Attack: 94%
Fixture: vs. Man City, vs. Spurs, vs. Sunderland