The Scout’s Fantasy Premier League Gameweek 8 Ones to watch

James Maddison (Spurs) £7.5m

A home encounter against West Ham United gives the Tottenham Hotspur playmaker the chance to extend his fine start to the season.

Maddison is Spurs’ top-scoring player in Fantasy across the first seven Gameweeks, producing two goals, three assists and 39 points.

That run includes double-figure returns against Brentford and Brighton & Hove Albion in the last three Gameweeks.

Maddison’s free-kick and corner kick duties can give him the edge over his less expensive team-mate Brennan Johnson (£6.6m), who has scored in each of the last three Gameweeks.

Spurs have produced 35 shots from set-pieces, more than any other side.

Phil Foden (Man City) £9.2m

After earning his first league start of the season in Gameweek 7, the Manchester City midfielder is set to embark on a run of opponents that can help him get back to his best.

According to the Fixture Difficulty Ratings (FDR), each of the champions’ next four matches – against Wolverhampton Wanderers, Southampton, AFC Bournemouth and Brighton – score two or three.

Foden’s visit to Wolves this weekend looks particularly encouraging. His hosts have conceded a league-high 21 goals, while their 26 big chances conceded also rank among the worst three sides this season.

Owned by just over five per cent of managers, Foden is a ready-made differential with the potential to shake up mini-leagues across the next four Gameweeks.

Nikola Milenkovic (Nott’m Forest) £4.5m

The Nottingham Forest centre-back looks a strong all-round prospect at home to Crystal Palace.

Milenkovic has produced attacking or defensive returns in three of his first six appearances in 2024/25, combining an assist with two clean sheets.

Palace have struggled in attack ahead of their visit to the City Ground. They have scored just one goal in their last three matches, suggesting Milenkovic could be set to earn another clean sheet.

The Serb offers a reasonable threat at set-pieces, too. His total of three headed shots ranks joint-top for Nott’m Forest this season.

Alex Iwobi (Fulham) £5.5m

The Fulham winger has been overlooked by managers in Fantasy due to the popularity of his team-mate Emile Smith Rowe (£5.7m).

Whereas the latter can be found in more than 27 per cent of squads, a mere one per cent have selected Iwobi ahead of his home encounter with Aston Villa.

Notably, the Nigerian has been far more reliable when playing at Craven Cottage in 2024/25. He has blanked just once in his three home outings, having produced a goal, an assist and 18 points.

Fulham’s upcoming schedule indicates Iwobi can reward managers who are on the lookout for a cut-price differential. According to the FDR, five of their six matches from Gameweek 9 onwards score only two.

Liam Delap (Ipswich) £5.6m

Four goals in his last five outings have made the Ipswich Town star the most-bought forward in Gameweek 8.

Delap has earned 137,000 transfers in ahead of a very kind mid-term schedule which includes home matches against Everton and Leicester City in the next three Gameweeks.

The underlying statistics show Delap is by far the most likely Ipswich player to get goals in the upcoming period.

His 11 shots, eight shots in the box and seven shots on target are all team-leading totals. Similarly, his five big chances – situations where the player is expected to score – are at least three more than any team-mate.