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targets, air miles and Ryan Shawcross reveals Stoke's FPL heroes and zeroes ,Coutinho and Firmino star as Brazil hit five,

Liverpool duo on target as host of FPL midfielders caught the eye on international duty,Liverpool's Philippe Coutinho (£8.3m) and Roberto Firmino (£8.4m) were both on the scoresheet in a busy 24 hours of international fixtures for key Fantasy Premier League players.

The second-most popular midfielder in FPL with 33.9% ownership, Coutinho played from start to finish as Brazil breezed past Bolivia 5-0.

Firmino was a second-half substitute, as Coutinho provided the assist for his late strike.

Having averaged 6.3 and 6.1 points per match respectively this season, Coutinho and Firmino look poised for heavy investment from Gameweek 9, with Jurgen Klopp's side set for a promising schedule through to Gameweek 18.


James Richardson, Jules Breach and Mark Sutherns discuss the significance of Gameweek 8
Son Heung-min (£7.6m) maintained his fine recent form with a goal and an assist in South Korea's 3-2 victory over Qatar.

Subject to more transfers in (131,000+) than any player in the Gameweek, the Tottenham Hotspur midfielder faces trips to West Bromwich Albion and AFC Bournemouth on the back of four goals and two FPL assists in four appearances.

Hector Bellerin's (£6.5m) 25.7% FPL owners have fresh concerns over his availability for Gameweek 8.

The Arsenal full-back, who climbed to third in the FPL defender standings with a Gameweek 7 clean sheet at Burnley, is to be assessed after an ankle problem while on duty for Spain's Under-21s. Dusan Tadic (£7.2m) was another midfielder displaying fine form on the international stage, playing a pivotal role in Serbia's 3-0 triumph in Moldova.

The Southampton playmaker grabbed a goal and two assists, teeing up Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic (£5.9m) for the second.

Owned by only 2% of FPL managers, the in-form Tadic has registered attacking returns in three of the last four Gameweeks ahead of the Saints' home encounter against Burnley.

Puncheon the main man for chances,

The Scout reveals Crystal Palace midfielder among players topping ICT Creativity charts,
Willian (£7.3m) sits atop the ICT Creativity charts after the opening seven Gameweeks, with his score of 368 narrowly edging Crystal Palace's Jason Puncheon (£5.5m).

Although the Chelsea midfielder has yet to earn an assist he has offered a steady supply line down the Blues’ right, providing 23 scoring opportunities and registering the most successful crosses (22).

Willian has teed up a team-mate every 20.4 minutes under Antonio Conte, quicker than his average of 33.8 minutes in 2015/16, when he produced 10 assists,

Puncheon is a narrow runner-up with 364 for ICT Creativity. The Palace midfielder has created the most chances (24), earning three Fantasy Premier League assists, yet sits in only 1.2% of squads.

He also ranks top for corners (39) and successful corners (17) and is second only to Willian for successful crosses, with 21.

His delivery is particularly key as Alan Pardew attempts to get the best out of their summer signing, Christian Benteke (£7.6m).

Palace have registered the most crosses as they look to benefit from the Belgian’s aerial dominance inside the opposition penalty area.

After a slow start to the campaign, Dusan Tadic (£7.2m) and Dimitri Payet (£9.4m) have stepped up their output over the last four rounds.

The Southampton midfielder, who has created 22 chances, has earned a goal and two assists from Gameweek 4 onwards.

Payet racked up a goal and four assists over that period, which coincides with his first start of the season after recovering from injury.

The West Ham United midfielder has registered 20 key passes in five outings, providing a scoring opportunity every 19.4 minutes, quicker than his 2015/16 average of 22.1 minutes, which led to 13 assists.

The Manchester City duo of Kevin De Bruyne (£10.6m) and David Silva (£8.7m) also feature.

Of the two, the Belgian has been far more consistent, earning points in five of six appearances before missing Gameweek 7 with a hamstring injury.

De Bruyne's six assists are the most for,Roberto Firmino (£8.4m) and Ross Barkley (£7.4m) have mirrored De Bruyne’s 20 key passes.

Liverpool's Firmino has served up three goals and two assists, averaging 6.3 FPL points per match over six appearances.

Alexis Sanchez (£11.3m) and Philippe Coutinho (£8.3m) are the only players to claim a place in the top 10 for both ICT Threat and ICT Creativity.

The Chilean is ranked No 1 overall in the ICT Index with a score of 91.7, thriving as the lone striker for Arsenal, bagging four goals and three assists in the first seven fixtures.

He has created 18 scoring chances, rising to 21.9% FPL ownership ahead of matches against Swansea City, Middlesbrough and Sunderland in the next three Gameweeks.

Coutinho has served up 16 key passes and a trio of assists, in addition to finding the net on three occasions.

Sitting in 33.8% of FPL squads, he is the second-most popular midfielder. He and Firmino both feature in the ICT Index top 10 overall with scores of 78.4 and 70.1.

They are placed fourth and seventh respectively as Liverpool prepare for a run where just two of their matches score more than two in the Fixture Difficulty Ranking between Gameweeks 9-18.

ICT Creativity Top 10
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