Fantasy Premier League, Gameweek 8: Teams with best fixtures, players to buy and captaincy options

Fantasy Premier League gameweeks after international breaks are always tricky. Injuries and fitness concerns of returning players give FPL managers plenty of headaches.

With the Covid-19 pandemic, the complexities have increased with players testing positive and having to undergo quarantine. The GW8 falls right after a host of Fifa World Cup qualifiers and the participation of plenty of high-profile players is already in doubt.

The gameweeks following international breaks are thus often considered best to wildcard and a lot of managers have taken the plunge already. However, a wildcard at this stage of the current season has thrown up plenty of dilemmas

Wildcard in GW8?

Accommodating the likes of Mohamed Salah, Cristiano Ronaldo, Romelu Lukaku and Kevin de Bruyne is proving to be impossible and plenty of FPL managers are trying to find a perfect balance and are planning to rotate these top premium assets as per their fixture list.

Among these assets, Salah’s consistency has been truly remarkable and he features in the must-have list. Ronaldo’s goalscoring exploits over the years and also recently during the international break make it very risky to go without him. As for Lukaku and De Bruyne, they have the fixtures on their side.

At this point, a combination of Salah…

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