<p>Who are the <strong>best FPL Gameweek 8 differentials?</strong> <a href="https://twitter.com/FPLTIPZ">@FPLTIPZ</a> scours the FPL market for <strong>low-owned players</strong> with the potential to help boost you up the rankings.</p>
<p>This week, he uses our <a href="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/opta/"><strong>OPTA stats</strong></a> tool to pick out <strong>three differential options for Gameweek 8</strong>. These players are <strong>currently under 10% owned</strong> from a variety of price points and teams.</p>
<p>Don’t forget to check out our <a href="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fantasy-premier-league-ultimate-guide/"><strong>Ultimate FPL Gameweek 8</strong> <strong>Guide</strong></a>. This has everything you could ever need to help you make the best decisions ahead of the deadline.</p>
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<h2 class="p1" style="text-align: left;">FPL Gameweek 8 Best Differentials by Position</h2>
<h3><strong>Matt Targett (</strong>£4.8m, 2.8% owned) &#8211; FPL Gameweek 8 Best Differential Defender</h3>
<p>At the beginning of the season, <strong>Aston Villa</strong> assets were very popular. This was because they had the best opening fixtures across the first three Gameweeks.</p>
<p>However, since the Villains have had a difficult run of fixtures since then. As a result, many of their assets have fallen in ownership.</p>
<p>Last season, <strong>Villa kept the third most clean sheets (15)</strong><strong>.</strong> This was only behind <strong>Chelsea</strong> and <strong>Manchester</strong> <strong>City</strong>.</p>
<p><strong>Dean Smith&#8217;s</strong> side have kept three clean sheets in this campaign so far which is joint second and only behind the Premier League champions.</p>
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<h3>Key Stats – FPL Gameweek 8 Best Differentials</h3>
<p>Using the <a href="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/opta/"><strong>OPTA stats</strong></a> tool, <strong>Matt Targett</strong> could be the best value option from the Villa defence.</p>
<p>With the new five at the back system, both <strong>Targett</strong> and <strong>Matty</strong> <strong>Cash</strong> are getting further forward as the wing back. However, <strong>Targett is joint first for expected attacking returns per start</strong>.</p>
<p>This is largely driven by Targett <strong>completing 29 crosses</strong> which is more than any other Villa player. It is also more than every other Villains defender combined.</p>
<div id="attachment_39533" style="width: 1369px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-39533" class="wp-image-39533 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Screenshot-2021-10-12-at-20.51.12.png" alt="" width="1359" height="245" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Screenshot-2021-10-12-at-20.51.12.png 1359w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Screenshot-2021-10-12-at-20.51.12-300x54.png 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Screenshot-2021-10-12-at-20.51.12-1024x185.png 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Screenshot-2021-10-12-at-20.51.12-768x138.png 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Screenshot-2021-10-12-at-20.51.12-610x110.png 610w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Screenshot-2021-10-12-at-20.51.12-1080x195.png 1080w" sizes="(max-width: 1359px) 100vw, 1359px" /><p id="caption-attachment-39533" class="wp-caption-text">Aston Villa defenders expected attacking points per start.</p></div>
<p>The <strong><a href="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fixture-ticker/">Hub&#8217;s</a><a href="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fixture-ticker/"> Fixture Ticker</a> </strong>ranks the upcoming five fixtures for Targett as the<strong> joint second best run</strong> from a defensive point of view. Only <strong>Southampton</strong> have a better set of matches during this period.</p>
<p>These fixtures include home matches against <strong>Wolves</strong>, <strong>West</strong> <strong>Ham</strong> and <strong>Brighton</strong> with away trips to <strong>Arsenal</strong> and <strong>Southampton</strong>.</p>
<p>All of these teams, except for West Ham, <strong>sit in the bottom half for goals scored</strong>. Wolves, Arsenal and Southampton make up three of the four lowest scoring teams thus far.</p>
<p>This results in Targett having the potential to combine attacking returns with some clean sheets. With just a <strong>£4.8m </strong>price tag and<strong> 2.8% ownership, </strong>he could offer exceptional value over the next five Gameweeks.</p>
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<h3><strong>Phil Foden (</strong>£7.9m, 2.0% owned) &#8211; <strong>FPL Gameweek 8 Best Differential Midfielder</strong></h3>
<p>There is no doubt that <strong>Phil Foden</strong> is one of the best young talents in world football. Despite this, the young English midfielder has struggled for minutes recently at <strong>Manchester City</strong>.</p>
<p>Whenever Foden has been given the opportunity, he has not failed to impress. This was shown with his joint man of the match award against Liverpool in <strong>Gameweek 7</strong>.</p>
<p><strong>Foden is joint top for expected attacking returns per appearance</strong>, either from the start or as a substitute.</p>
<p>This is a similar trend to last season with <strong>Foden scoring more points per start than any other Manchester City player with 6.82</strong> from 17 starts.</p>
<p>If Foden can get a run in the team, there could be a great Fantasy Premier League pick at just <strong>2.0% ownership</strong>.</p>
<div id="attachment_39534" style="width: 1368px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-39534" class="wp-image-39534 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Screenshot-2021-10-12-at-21.00.19.png" alt="" width="1358" height="210" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Screenshot-2021-10-12-at-21.00.19.png 1358w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Screenshot-2021-10-12-at-21.00.19-300x46.png 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Screenshot-2021-10-12-at-21.00.19-1024x158.png 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Screenshot-2021-10-12-at-21.00.19-768x119.png 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Screenshot-2021-10-12-at-21.00.19-610x94.png 610w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Screenshot-2021-10-12-at-21.00.19-1080x167.png 1080w" sizes="(max-width: 1358px) 100vw, 1358px" /><p id="caption-attachment-39534" class="wp-caption-text">Man City players Expected Attacking Points per Appearance (low sample)</p></div>
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<h3>Key Stats – FPL Gameweek 8 Best Differentials</h3>
<p>The <strong><a href="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fixture-ticker/">Hub&#8217;s</a><a href="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fixture-ticker/"> Fixture Ticker</a> </strong>ranks the Citizens&#8217; fixtures third for attacking potential over the next five Gameweeks. This is only behind <strong>Southampton</strong> and <strong>Chelsea</strong>.</p>
<p>However, the fixture ticker also predicts <strong>Man City to score 12.2 goals</strong> over this period which is 1.5 more than <strong>Liverpool</strong> <strong>(10.7)</strong> in second place.</p>
<p>These fixtures include three favourable home games against <strong>Burnley</strong>, <strong>Crystal</strong> <strong>Palace</strong> and <strong>Everton</strong>. The away matches are against <strong>Brighton</strong> and <strong>Manchester</strong> <strong>United</strong>.</p>
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<h3><strong>Hee-chan Hwang</strong><strong> (£5.6m, 4.2% owned) &#8211; </strong><strong>FPL Gameweek 8 Best Differential Forward</strong></h3>
<p>The South Korean was the <strong>joint second highest scorer in Gameweek 7</strong> as he was the only player to score twice.</p>
<p>This has driven <strong>Hee-chan Hwang</strong> to be one of the most talked about potential transfers ahead of the Gameweek 8. The<strong> Red Bull Leipzig</strong> loanee is the <strong>third most transferred in player</strong> but remains at <strong>4.2% ownership</strong>.</p>
<p>Previously, it had been <strong>Wolves</strong> team mate <strong>Raul Jimenez</strong> who was the main goal threat. However, Hwang&#8217;s introduction has seen Jimenez drop deeper and pick up a more creative role in the team.</p>
<p>This was evidenced in Gameweek 7 with Jimenez assisting Hwang twice.</p>
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<h3>Key Stats – FPL Gameweek 8 Best Differentials</h3>
<p>Hwang has returned <strong>24 points compared to 26 for Jimenez </strong>but he has played less than half the minutes that the Mexican has.</p>
<p>Over this time, <strong>Hwang has returned six points per appearance compared to four for Jimenez</strong>. He also has <strong>three goals in four appearances</strong> compared to Jimenez with one goal and two assists in seven matches.</p>
<p>Moreover, <strong>Wolves will have no European commitments</strong>. With the potential rotation of other assets in our FPL teams, it can be a significant advantage to select players with less fixture congestion like Hee-chan.</p>
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<div id="attachment_39536" style="width: 1374px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-39536" class="wp-image-39536 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Screenshot-2021-10-12-at-21.11.50.png" alt="" width="1364" height="575" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Screenshot-2021-10-12-at-21.11.50.png 1364w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Screenshot-2021-10-12-at-21.11.50-300x126.png 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Screenshot-2021-10-12-at-21.11.50-1024x432.png 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Screenshot-2021-10-12-at-21.11.50-768x324.png 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Screenshot-2021-10-12-at-21.11.50-610x257.png 610w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Screenshot-2021-10-12-at-21.11.50-1080x455.png 1080w" sizes="(max-width: 1364px) 100vw, 1364px" /><p id="caption-attachment-39536" class="wp-caption-text">Player comparison per appearance &#8211; Hwang vs Jimenez</p></div>
<p>Wolves started the season slowly due to a difficult run of fixtures. However, since Gameweek 5<strong> Bruno Lage&#8217;s</strong> men have experienced an easier run with Hwang helping to turn Wolves&#8217; fortunes.</p>
<p>The upcoming run of games also looks strong and could allow the South-Korean forward to carry on from where he left off.</p>
<p>This run of matches includes<strong> Aston Villa</strong>, <strong>Leeds United </strong>and <strong>Crystal</strong> <strong>Palace</strong> <strong>away</strong> with <strong>Everton</strong> and <strong>West</strong> <strong>Ham</strong> being hosted at the <strong>Molineux</strong>.</p>
<p>All of these teams have<strong> conceded over a goal per game on average</strong> so given the<strong> goal involvement rate of 67%</strong> for Hwang, there is a solid chance of returns over this run.</p>
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<h2>Final Thoughts</h2>
<p>Thanks for reading my article each and every week. I hope you have enjoyed, and profited, from these picks.</p>
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