Gameweek 8 was the season's toughest yet: the average manager score fell to 45 points, the season's lowest so far, against 59 in Gameweek 7, while the highest reached 120 points. Only 19 goals came across the 10 matches. Arsenal's defenders carried the week. Gabriel scored 17 points from a goal, clean sheet, DefCon and 3 bonus, and Konsa added 14 as Arsenal beat Everton 2-0, the most one-sided match on xG. Haaland, the most captained player, scored 8 points before the captaincy doubled them, as Man City lost 2-1 at Aston Villa. N.Jackson's 2 goals there earned 13 points at 4.1% ownership. The template suffered elsewhere. Groß, 46.2% owned, scored 0 points and an own goal at Liverpool, and Rogers managed 1 point. Palmer scored -1 points and was sent off in Chelsea's 0-2 home defeat to Spurs. Tavernier, the most transferred-in player, returned 10 points.
Top scorer
Gabriel
ARS · DEF
17pts
- Average
- 45
- Highest
- 120
- Goals
- 19
- Clean sheets
- 8