EPL Supercoach Final Word | Gameweek 8 trades, fixtures, captains


<p>I scored 134 last week, and there was a bit of panic along the way. I&#8217;d locked in Isak and Szoboszlai out for Pedro and Henderson. Then the Chelsea game started; Pedro and Hendo were locked, and I saw Isak and Szobo were starting.</p>



<p>Panic time, but I found a way to do it. Wissa out and Wirtz out, and I was very happy to make both happen. I needed more money, though, so I boosted out Muharemovic for Mfuni. What a fail. Wirtz scored, Muharemovic assisted, Pedro blanked, and Szobo got injured. At least Isak scored.</p>



<p>Rank moved up to 1.7k.</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Fixtures</strong></h3>



<figure class="wp-block-table"><table><tbody><tr><td>Kickoff</td><td>Home</td><td>xG</td><td>CS%</td><td>Away</td><td>xG</td><td>CS%</td></tr><tr><td>Sat 24.10, 6:00 AM</td><td>IPS</td><td>1.30</td><td>21%</td><td>NFO</td><td>1.57</td><td>27%</td></tr><tr><td>Sat 24.10, 10:30 PM</td><td>AVL</td><td>1.17</td><td>12%</td><td>MCI</td><td>2.09</td><td>31%</td></tr><tr><td>Sun 25.10, 1:00 AM</td><td>ARS</td><td>2.02</td><td>48%</td><td>EVE</td><td>0.74</td><td>13%</td></tr><tr><td>Sun 25.10, 1:00 AM</td><td>COV</td><td>1.33</td><td>21%</td><td>FUL</td><td>1.54</td><td>26%</td></tr><tr><td>Sun 25.10, 3:30 AM</td><td>CHE</td><td>2.06</td><td>30%</td><td>TOT</td><td>1.22</td><td>13%</td></tr><tr><td>Mon 26.10, 1:00 AM</td><td>CRY</td><td>1.46</td><td>20%</td><td>NEW</td><td>1.63</td><td>23%</td></tr><tr><td>Mon 26.10, 1:00 AM</td><td>HUL</td><td>1.08</td><td>15%</td><td>BRE</td><td>1.91</td><td>34%</td></tr><tr><td>Mon 26.10, 1:00 AM</td><td>LIV</td><td>1.76</td><td>24%</td><td>BHA</td><td>1.44</td><td>17%</td></tr><tr><td>Mon 26.10, 1:00 AM</td><td>MUN</td><td>1.77</td><td>27%</td><td>BOU</td><td>1.30</td><td>17%</td></tr><tr><td>Mon 26.10, 3:30 AM</td><td>SUN</td><td>1.13</td><td>27%</td><td>LEE</td><td>1.30</td><td>32%</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>



<p><strong>Chelsea:</strong> They love playing Spurs. Chelsea have won all six of the last meetings. Get the triple up in attack; we have been talking about it for weeks.</p>



<p><strong>Arsenal: </strong>48% clean sheet odds this week, and 57% odds against Hull in Gameweek 10. Shame there is a Liverpool match next week. Feel bad for Saka owners; just get a triple up on their defence.</p>



<p><strong>Brentford: </strong>Remember Igor Thiago? He&#8217;s £7.15m now, down £3.5m for the season, with a solid 11 last week. He could be an amazing option this week.</p>



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<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Trade ins</strong></h3>



<p><strong>Gabriel Magalhães (£7.97m)</strong>: Easiest buy of the year. The best defender of last season is down to a bargain price, with a low breakeven of 6 and an amazing fixture against Everton. I wish I could do it, but it&#8217;s such an easy lock and load trade. Don&#8217;t second-guess it.</p>



<p><strong>Jack Hinshelwood (£6.48m):</strong> Am I about to buy a midfielder before he plays Liverpool and City, who is working his way back from injury? That -22 breakeven is mighty tempting. He started midweek and played 67 minutes, so hopefully he is almost back to full fitness. I think he could be a long-term player, so I&#8217;ll likely do it and just bench him.</p>



<p><strong>Morgan Gibbs-White (£10.15m)</strong>: One man&#8217;s trash is another man&#8217;s treasure. People were dumping him last week with his injury and high breakeven of 19, and he didn&#8217;t play. But he&#8217;s playing up against Ipswich, and he&#8217;s likely a season keeper, so I can&#8217;t blame anyone for jumping in.</p>



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<p><strong>Hill (£6.58m</strong>) and <strong>Silva (£4.38m)</strong>: This is the last time I&#8217;ll pump up these two. Bournemouth had the 2nd hardest fixtures to start the season, with the 2nd lowest expected goals against. Crazy hard fixtures, amazing defence, just a bit &#8220;unlucky&#8221; to let in more than they should. These boys are crazy value and base stat monsters. I would suggest 2x defender transfers this week: get Gabriel and one of these guys and thank me later.</p>



<p><strong>Phil Foden (£6.88m)</strong>: A bargain thanks to that juicy red card and -5. If you want to play City roulette, you could do a lot worse. With Semenyo out for a while, fingers crossed there is less rotation. Part of me wants to do it; am I crazy? He scored a hat-trick and an assist midweek in the Champions League, so that means he is benched now&#8230;</p>



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<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Trade outs</strong></h3>



<p><strong>Newcastle players:</strong> Hold for one more week. Palace have had the worst defence to start the season, and Newcastle have the 3rd worst attack but the 3rd best fixtures. I&#8217;ll hold Harvey Barnes (£9.47m) for one more unless I do more wild Saturday night trading when I see Foden starts.</p>



<p><strong>Jacquet (£8.08m):</strong> Hold. I know you want a player to ditch for Gabriel, but Liverpool are a top 4 defence. Find another way.</p>



<p><strong>Bruno Fernandes (£9.05m): </strong>Last time I promise. Those comments about the manager, despite being 100% spot on, are not going to go down well. Surely he is benched&#8230;Surely the manager is gone soon, and Bruno becomes the world&#8217;s best buy.</p>



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<p><strong>The injured guys:</strong></p>



<ul>
<li>Bukayo Saka (£10.04m): His data is unreal, and he&#8217;s been dodging points. Grab the Chelsea forward you don&#8217;t have.</li>



<li>Dominik Szoboszlai (£8.22m): This hurts; he was my trade-in for Bruno. Yes, he lost me less money than Bruno did, but a couple of points would have been nice. Surely they ease him back now; I can&#8217;t carry someone worth that much.</li>



<li>Antoine Semenyo (£10.92m): Out until mid-December.</li>
</ul>



<p><strong>Belloumi (£11.26m)</strong>: If you are a lucky owner, take the £7.1m gain and get him out immediately. Hull looked toothless last week. Best pick of the season; don&#8217;t lose those gains.</p>



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<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>My planned moves</strong></h3>



<ul>
<li>Szoboszlai &gt; Hinshelwood</li>



<li>Branthwaite &gt; Gabriel</li>
</ul>



<p>I&#8217;m benching Manzambi against City, who play early. If he dominates, then I&#8217;ll consider holding Szobo to loop on Manzambi. I&#8217;m tempted to do Branthwaite to Gabriel, but I&#8217;ve been burning so many trades.</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Captains</strong></h3>



<p>VC:</p>



<ul>
<li>Erling Haaland: an easy choice</li>
</ul>



<p>C:</p>



<ul>
<li>Riccardo Calafiori: the Arsenal option with an amazing clean sheet fixture and attacking upside</li>



<li>Cole Palmer, João Pedro or Rogers: the Spurs matchup</li>
</ul>



<p>I&#8217;ll be doing Haaland into Palmer.</p>


EPL Supercoach Final Word | Gameweek 8 trades, fixtures, captains

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