Gameweek 8 in numbers
The round is settled and the ledger is closed. The Butler has written down what the managers scored, whom they trusted, and what the field did while the matches were being played.
In gameweek 8 of the 2026/27 Fantasy Premier League season, the average score was 45 points per manager and the highest score was 120. Gabriel scored the most points of any player with 17, and Haaland was the most captained player.
Updated: Season: 2026/27
How the managers did in gameweek 8
These are FPL's own figures, read after the gameweek was marked finished, and they cover every registered manager. The transfers and chips are the ones made before the gameweek 8 deadline, so they describe how the field set up for the round, not what it did afterwards.
- The average score was 45 points, down from 59 in gameweek 7.
- The highest score by a single manager was 120, down from 122 in gameweek 7.
- Haaland was the most captained player, and João Pedro the most common vice-captain.
- Haaland was the most owned player in the round.
- Tavernier was the most bought player before the deadline.
- Managers made 10,389,270 transfers before the deadline.
| Chip | Managers |
|---|---|
| Wildcard | 216,025 |
| Bench Boost | 157,767 |
| Free Hit | 84,907 |
| Triple Captain | 78,068 |
The highest scoring players of gameweek 8
These are the FPL players with the most points in gameweek 8, with the goals, assists and minutes behind each total. Bonus points are included and the scores are final: the export is written only after the FPL API has marked the gameweek finished and its data checked.
- Gabriel led the round on 17 points, from 1 goal and 0 assists in 90 minutes.
- Konsa was second on 14 points.
- The 10 players listed scored 118 points between them.
| # | Player | Points | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabriel | 17 | 1 | 0 | 90 |
| 2 | Konsa | 14 | 1 | 0 | 90 |
| 3 | N.Jackson | 13 | 2 | 0 | 81 |
| 4 | Dedić | 11 | 0 | 1 | 90 |
| 5 | Hill | 11 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 6 | Bobb | 11 | 1 | 0 | 80 |
| 7 | Tel | 11 | 1 | 0 | 88 |
| 8 | White | 10 | 0 | 1 | 90 |
| 9 | Tavernier | 10 | 1 | 0 | 86 |
| 10 | Trafford | 10 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
What gameweek 8 produced
The totals cover every player in the game, not only the ones listed above: what was scored, what was created, and how many players got on the pitch at all.
FPL credits assists under its own rules, including for a shot that ends as an own goal and for winning a penalty that a teammate scores, so a round can have more assists than goals.
- 17 goals, against 25 in gameweek 7.
- 17 assists, against 24 in gameweek 7.
- 928 points from all players, against 886 in gameweek 7.
- 303 players got on the pitch, against 305 in gameweek 7.
Most bought and sold before the gameweek 8 deadline
These are the transfers managers made before the gameweek 8 deadline, so they show how the field set up for the round. The counts are final: they come from the FPL API's own player history for the gameweek, not from a snapshot taken partway through the window.
- Tavernier was bought by 634,904 managers, and Saka was sold by 748,809.
| # | Player | Bought by |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tavernier | 634,904 |
| 2 | Cherki | 450,700 |
| 3 | Rogers | 359,827 |
| 4 | Palmer | 357,957 |
| 5 | Groß | 330,643 |
| 6 | Mbeumo | 324,984 |
| 7 | De Cuyper | 306,611 |
| 8 | Schade | 256,644 |
| 9 | Isak | 242,394 |
| 10 | Evanilson | 226,920 |
| # | Player | Sold by |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saka | 748,809 |
| 2 | Semenyo | 645,402 |
| 3 | Szoboszlai | 607,414 |
| 4 | B.Fernandes | 529,260 |
| 5 | Wissa | 342,424 |
| 6 | Gvardiol | 214,559 |
| 7 | Calvert-Lewin | 193,732 |
| 8 | Cherki | 179,398 |
| 9 | Ødegaard | 166,931 |
| 10 | Gibbs-White | 141,767 |
What the field did during gameweek 8
The ownership and price figures below are measured from the morning of 24 October 2026, the first snapshot after the gameweek 8 deadline, to the morning of 26 October 2026, the first snapshot after FPL had checked the round's data. The movements are the transfers managers made while the round was being played, with the next gameweek in mind. They are not part of the round's scoring.
Ownership is the share of all registered squads holding a player, and the change is given in percentage points. Prices move in steps of 0.1m on net transfers, so over a window this short nearly every change is exactly 0.1m, which is why the price movers are listed rather than tabled.
- N.Jackson gained the most ownership, up 4.1 percentage points to 8.2%.
- João Pedro lost the most, down 2.5 percentage points to 71.3%.
- 5 players rose 0.1m during the window, among them Konsa, Rice and Barcola.
- 10 players fell 0.1m during the window, among them Reed, I.Sangaré and Martinez.
| # | Player | Owned now | Gain in percentage points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N.Jackson | 8.2% | 4.1 |
| 2 | Tavernier | 17.2% | 3.7 |
| 3 | Isak | 15.2% | 1.3 |
| 4 | Konsa | 19.9% | 1.2 |
| 5 | Evanilson | 7.1% | 1.1 |
| 6 | Gabriel | 22.2% | 1.1 |
| 7 | Manzambi | 4.0% | 1.0 |
| 8 | Van Hecke | 7.3% | 0.6 |
| 9 | Haaland | 78.0% | 0.5 |
| 10 | Neto | 4.0% | 0.5 |
| # | Player | Owned now | Fall in percentage points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | João Pedro | 71.3% | 2.5 |
| 2 | Calafiori | 52.8% | 2.0 |
| 3 | B.Fernandes | 24.9% | 1.3 |
| 4 | Calvert-Lewin | 21.5% | 1.3 |
| 5 | Saka | 8.9% | 1.3 |
| 6 | Palmer | 27.6% | 1.0 |
| 7 | Szoboszlai | 15.2% | 1.0 |
| 8 | Wissa | 11.7% | 0.9 |
| 9 | Semenyo | 7.9% | 0.8 |
| 10 | Gonzalo | 5.8% | 0.7 |
Worth noting from gameweek 8
Cross-checks between the lists above: who was sold before the deadline and then scored, whether the most bought player delivered, and how the captaincy went. Every line is worked out from the figures on this page.
- The buy paid off: Tavernier was bought by 634,904 managers and returned 10 points.
- Konsa was the player of the week: 14 points, up 1.2 percentage points in ownership and 0.1m in price during the round.
- The captaincy: Haaland, the most captained player, was not among the ten highest scorers of the round.
Gameweek by gameweek in 2026/27
One row per settled gameweek of 2026/27, oldest first. The table grows by a row a week, so this page holds the whole season as it is played. The gameweek number links to the permanent page for each earlier round.
Questions and answers
What was the average score in FPL gameweek 8?
The average score in gameweek 8 of 2026/27 was 45 points per manager, down from 59 in gameweek 7. The highest score by a single manager was 120.
What was the highest score in FPL gameweek 8?
120 points, the best total by any manager in gameweek 8 of 2026/27. The average was 45.
Who scored the most points in FPL gameweek 8?
Gabriel, with 17 points in gameweek 8 of 2026/27, from 1 goal and 0 assists in 90 minutes. Konsa was second on 14 points.
Who was the most transferred in player before FPL gameweek 8?
Tavernier, according to the FPL API's own count for gameweek 8. In the FPL API's transfer list, Tavernier was bought by 634,904 managers and Saka sold by 748,809.
How many managers played their Wildcard in FPL gameweek 8?
216,025 managers played the Wildcard in gameweek 8. Bench Boost was played by 157,767, Triple Captain by 78,068 and Free Hit by 84,907.
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