Fantasy Football

Season 2025/26

Taylor Maxwell Fantasy Football League 2025/26 – Gameweek 8

Nottingham Forest sacked their manager for the second time this season following a 3-0 defeat at home to Chelsea. Brighton beat Newcastle 2-1, as Burnley climbed out of the relegation zone with a 2-0 win over Leeds. A stoppage time penalty completed a Jean-Philippe Mateta hattrick and earned Crystal Palace a point in a 3-3 draw with Bournemouth, as Manchester City cruised to a routine 2-0 win over Everton.

Wolves' wait for a first league win of the season went on in a 2-0 defeat to Sunderland, before Arsenal returned to the top of the table with a 1-0 win at Fulham. Aston Villa’s resurgence continued as they came from behind to win 2-1 at Spurs, as Liverpool lost a fourth game in a row in all competitions for the first time in 11 years as Manchester United triumphed 2-1 at Anfield. Brentford piled more pressure on struggling West Ham with a 2-0 win at the London Stadium on Monday night.

The highest scoring teams this week:

1. Alec Morris (Blink-1 Eto’o) – 96 points

2. Mia Moore (Me, Myself Ndiaye) – 92 points

3=. Iain Cruickshank (Budweiserbabes) – 88 points

3=. Paul Rutherford (For Beto or Wirtz) – 88 points

The highest scoring players this week:

1. James – 18 points

2=. Mateta – 17 points

2=. Mukiele – 17 points

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