GW8 Strategic Review — SlowBuild

3. Transfer Recommendations

You have 1 FT. Roll to bank an extra FT next week.

Priority Sells

OUT

Dubravka (TOT)

£4.0m · Form 0.0 · 0 TP

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IN candidates

No budget-fit candidate found — check manually

OUT

Hughes (CRY)

£4.3m · Form 0.5 · 3 TP

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IN candidates

No budget-fit candidate found — check manually

Monitor: Tarkowski (F:1.5), Kayode (F:0.5), Gibbs-White (F:1.0), Diop (F:2.5), Brobbey (F:0.0)

→ Full 4-trade sequencing plan in Trades Report

1. Team Snapshot

GW8 Points

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Avg Score

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Overall Rank

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Bank

£1.6m

Squad Value

£99.8m

Free Transfers

1 FT

Chips

Triple Captain (GW3)✓ Bench Boost✓ Wildcard✓ Free Hit

BGW / DGW Calendar (GW8–GW13)

GW	Blanks	Doubles	Your Squad Impact
GW8	—	—	All play
GW9	—	—	All play
GW10	—	TBC	All play
GW11	—	TBC	All play
GW12	—	TBC	All play
GW13	—	TBC	All play

Data: bootstrap-static API · 2026-10-21 · Auth data: Yes

2. Pitch View — Formation 4-4-2

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SlowBuild

GW8 score

WC1TC1BB1FH1WC2TC2BB2FH2

HAALAND

13AVL(A)

JOÃO PEDRO

2TOT(H)

GIBBS-WHITE

0IPS(A)

GROSS

5LIV(A)

CHERKI

0AVL(A)

ROGERS

2TOT(H)

CALAFIORI

6EVE(H)

TARKOWSKI

0ARS(A)

DE CUYPER

6LIV(A)

KAYODE

1HUL(A)

RAYA

9EVE(H)

Substitutes

DUBRAVKA

0CHE(A)

HUGHES

1NEW(H)

DIOP

3NFO(H)

BROBBEY

0LEE(H)

6. Optimal XI & Bench Order

Formation: 4-4-2 — adjust if O'Reilly / fitness checks change XI composition before deadline.

Raya
ARS · EVE(H)

DEF

Calafiori
ARS · EVE(H)

Tarkowski
EVE · ARS(A)

De Cuyper
BHA · LIV(A)

Kayode
BRE · HUL(A)

MID

Gibbs-White
NFO · IPS(A)

Groß
VC
BHA · LIV(A)

Cherki
MCI · AVL(A)

Rogers
CHE · TOT(H)

FWD

Haaland
C
MCI · AVL(A)

João Pedro
CHE · TOT(H)

BENCH

GK Dubravka
TOT · F:0.0 · CHE(A)

1st Hughes
CRY · F:0.5 · NEW(H)

2nd Diop
IPS · F:2.5 · NFO(H)

3rd Brobbey
SUN · F:0.0 · LEE(H)

5. Captaincy Pick — GW8

Rank	Player	Pos	Team	GW8 Fixture	Form	Season TP	TSB%	Rationale
C	De Cuyper	DEF	BHA	LIV(A)	10.5	59	41.0%	Form rank #1. xGI:2.6 this season.
VC	Haaland	FWD	MCI	AVL(A)	9.5	58	76.8%	Form rank #2. xGI:6.46 this season.
3	Calafiori	DEF	ARS	EVE(H)	7.5	44	53.8%	Form rank #3. xGI:2.2 this season.
4	João Pedro	FWD	CHE	TOT(H)	7.0	47	72.8%	Form rank #4. xGI:3.36 this season.
5	Raya	GKP	ARS	EVE(H)	6.0	42	44.3%	Form rank #5. xGI:0.01 this season.

7. Risk Flags

Tarkowski (EVE) — form 1.5 (dangerously low)
Currently in starting XI with sub-2.0 form. Rotation / form collapse risk.

Kayode (BRE) — form 0.5 (dangerously low)
Currently in starting XI with sub-2.0 form. Rotation / form collapse risk.

Gibbs-White (Gibbs-White) — injury news
Muscular injury - 75% chance of playing

Gibbs-White (NFO) — form 1.0 (dangerously low)
Currently in starting XI with sub-2.0 form. Rotation / form collapse risk.

Brobbey (Brobbey) — injury news
Hamstring injury - 75% chance of playing

4. Chip Strategy

Free Hit — no BGW identified yet. Hold.

Bench Boost → DGW TBC (WAIT)

No double gameweek is confirmed yet in the fixture schedule. Hold BB until announced.
Continue prepping the bench — upgrade dead-weight players to form assets so BB is ready to fire.

Chip Summary

Chip	Target GW	Rationale
Bench Boost	DGW TBC	All 15 players score — maximise in a DGW
Wildcard	TBD	Full squad rebuild — use when 4+ players need replacing
Free Hit	BGW TBC	Replace entire squad for 1 GW to dodge blanks

Bottom Line — GW8

Before Deadline

Captain De Cuyper (form 10.5 · LIV(A)). Roll the FT — no urgent moves.

Chip Roadmap

Monitor fixture calendar — hold chips until DGW/BGW confirmed.