Scout Picks

Scout Picks – Gameweek 11

After yesterday’s Scout Squad article detailed our thinking for the weekend’s fixtures, it’s now time to reveal the 14 players who make our final selection.

Bournemouth’s trip to Newcastle gives us hope of clean sheet points from Magpies keeper Rob Elliot (4.2), who has conceded just four goals and kept two shut-outs at St James’ Park this season.

The Cherries are among the worst attacking units on the road, scoring only three times – only Swansea City (25 to 36) have had fewer shots on their travels. Eddie Howe’s men have blanked in six of ten Gameweeks so far.

With Fantasy Premier League (FPL) bonus on two occasions and save points in five matches, Elliot also offers us a broad spread of returns.

Spurs also look a likely source of clean sheet returns at home to Crystal Palace – going back to last season, the Eagles have failed to score in their last seven away league matches.

Rotation concerns around the full-back positions have prompted us to select centre back Jan Vertonghen (6.0), who also offers the prospects of bonus points and is top among the Spurs backline in the Bonus Point System (BPS).

Bonus potential is proving a running theme among our rearguard, with Huddersfield’s Christopher Schindler (4.6) earning a place ahead of West Brom’s visit.

The German is among the top ten defenders in the BPS, where he has earned more points (16) than any other defender for tackling. We are also hopeful of clean sheet points as the Baggies have scored just three goals on the road and rank bottom for shots over the last six Gameweeks on 41.

Price rises overnight meant we had to take Virgil van Dijk (5.4) out of our selection and replace him with his cheaper Southampton team-mate Cedric Soares (5.0) for Burnley’s trip to the south coast.

The Clarets have struggled for a cutting edge of late – over the last six Gameweeks, they have netted just four times, failing to score more than a single goal in a match during that stretch.

Christian Eriksen’s extra assist point potential means he is our preferred Spurs midfielder of choice against Palace. The Dane was back in the goals against Real Madrid and we reckon that Spurs will move to a 4-2-3-1 on Sunday, allowing him to play in a more advanced role once again.

The Eagles defence conceded a total of nine away to both Manchester Clubs under Roy Hodgson, while no other side has conceded more than their 34 shots on target on the road.

We are backing Mohamed Salah (9.3) to recover from last week’s spot-kick miss against Huddersfield when Liverpool visit West Ham. The Hammers have shipped a total of six goals in their last three home matches and are struggling with injuries and suspensions at the back.

Salah’s strike against Maribor in the Champions League on Wednesday further underlines his potential, with three of his five league goals arriving on the road. He has ten goals in his last 16 outings in all competitions.

Watford’s Richarlison (6.4) was another to disappoint in our Gameweek 10 Scout Picks, receiving a yellow card and failing to even muster a shot on target at home to Stoke City.

But his sensational away form earns an instant recall for the Hornets’ trip to Everton.

The winger, who sits in 16.4% of teams, has provided three goals and two assists on the road and is joint-top with Harry Kane for shots (22) away from home.

With ten goals conceded in five at Goodison, the Toffees defensive record justifies the Brazilian’s selection for a second successive Gameweek.

Potters midfielder Eric Choupo-Moting (5.7) earns a call-up in light of his recent return to a central striker role under Mark Hughes.

The Cameroon international, who hosts a Leicester side with just a single clean sheet on their travels, has supplied two goals and a pair of assists in his last four at the bet365. Choupo-Moting is joint-top among FPL midfielders along with Salah for shots (20) and efforts in the box (15) at home.

Our latest attempt to second guess Pep Guardiola’s teamsheet hands places to David Silva (8.5) and Sergio Aguero (11.8) for the visit of Arsenal.

Security of minutes sees us turn to the Spaniard, who was rested for most of the Sky Blues’ Champions League midweek win in Napoli. He has also started all Man City’s league matches.

Although a goal against Stoke in Gameweek 8 is Silva’s only attacking return in four, he continues to post impressive underlying statistics – over that period, only Richarlison (19) and Alexis Sanchez (18) have had more goal attempts among midfielders than the City playmaker’s 13.

Aguero’s substitution at the 76-minute mark in midweek gives us confidence City’s all-time top scorer – who has three goals and two assists in his last three at home in the league – will earn a start against the Gunners.

Harry Kane (12.7) is a shoo-in as Aguero’s strike partner in a 3-5-2 formation after he recovered from a hamstring injury to start against Real Madrid on Wednesday night.

Having ended his Wembley league drought with two goals and an assist against Liverpool, the Spurs frontman now has four lots of double-digits in his last six league outings.

Swansea City defender Alfie Mawson (5.0) earns a place on our bench as Brighton visit to the Liberty Stadium. Although the Seagulls scored three in their last road trip at West Ham, they have only found the net once in their previous four away matches. Mawson also gives us the chance of points at both ends of the pitch – he scored in his side’s last league match in front of their own fans, Gameweek 9’s encounter with Leicester City.

The Foxes own Riyad Mahrez (8.4) also sits in our reserves. He has the form to trouble hosts Stoke from his new central role having produced a goal and three assists in the last three Gameweeks. He will look to extend that streak against a Potters defence that’s conceded nine times in their last four at the bet365.

Swansea’s Tammy Abraham (5.9) claims the final spot on our bench have scored three goals and six bonus points in his last trio of Liberty Stadium matches. There may well be few goals in the Swans encounter with Brighton but, having contributed to 75% of the Welsh club’s efforts so far, we’re backing Abraham to be involved.

The Community Champion

The community member who beats our picks by the biggest margin over the campaign will win a £100 Amazon Voucher and a place in our Contributors and Moderators League for the following season.

This week’s champion is YMA, who has opted for a 3-4-3 formation of: Vorm; Walker, Bertrand, Mawson; De Bruyne, Alli, Mahrez, Richarlison; Jesus, Firmino, Vardy.

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1,290 Comments Post a Comment
  1. El-Kloppico
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Who to play?

    a. Simpson (stk)
    b. Diouf (LEI)
    c. Mbemba (In contention following Rafa's comment)

    1. EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      B

    2. VFORVANDETA
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      B

    3. JJO
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      B

    4. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Cheers 😉

  2. The Red Devil
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Scouts got silva, i dropped him for sane, one o us gonna be laughing by end of this week...

  3. JJO
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    A) What to do with this defence?
    Kola Davies Jones Fonte Martina
    -4 is imminent right?
    Who to bring and who ti sell?
    B) Who ti sell for Kane?
    Jesus Laca or Morata

    1. EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Laca out, Kane in. Fonte out, Daniels in?

      1. JJO
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah thats my first though
        Just dont like it for this gw cause I have Ritchie

    2. VFORVANDETA
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      A.Fonte to Mee?
      B.Laca

      1. JJO
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        And thats my second option 😉
        Thanks guys

  4. Ed
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    2FTs, no pressing issues. So which move to make for long term?

    A) Fabianski > Pope (Elliot other keeper)
    or
    B) Kiko Feminia > Duffy

    1. VFORVANDETA
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      A

    2. Jayv807
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      B

  5. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    "Rotation concerns around the full-back positions have prompted us to select centre back Jan Vertonghen"

    Ummm... Aurier didn't play midweek, so he will not be rotated.

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        6 years, 4 months ago

        He was rotated midweek so he won't be rotated again?

        1. Cok3y5murf
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          Of course. They didn't pay 23m to bench him in a CL game and a PL game consecutively.

      • JohnnyMarrsGuitar
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        COK3Y5MURF

        Ummmmm... why do you come across as such a muppet, get out of bed on the wrong side today?

        *checks comment history*

        Oh, you're simply a muppet.
        Move on, nothing to see here.

        1. Cok3y5murf
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          *checks your comment history*

          Love how you're gravless and this is your only comment 😆

    2. Athletic Nasherbo
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      8/11 in the Scout Squad... here’s hoping for a green arrow!

      1. Rash
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Going off recent scout pick form I'd be expecting the opposite

      2. JJO
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Well then you dont know how those scoutpicks work 🙂

      3. Cok3y5murf
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Clearly you haven't monitored how the Scout Picks have done so far

        1. Athletic Nasherbo
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          It was sarcasm

    3. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      This will be the week that Scout Picks bucks the trend and cracks 40!

      1. Urchin
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Harsh

      2. EmreCan Hustle
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Vertonghen brace.

    4. Volley127
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Need to play one of each

      1) Pope (S’ton A)
      2) Elliot (Bmouth H)

      A) Mee (S’ton A)
      B) Yedlin (Bmouth H)

      Basically double up or not and which way. Cheers

      1. EmreCan Hustle
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        2B

      2. VFORVANDETA
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        2A

      3. JJO
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        2b

      4. GE
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        2A

      5. SweepaKeepa
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        2B

      6. Volley127
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Ty all

    5. St. Joseph
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Bench one please
      A) Jones (che)
      B) Ward (sot)
      C) Maguire (stk)

      1. EmreCan Hustle
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        B

      2. GE
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        B

      3. Rash
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Reluctantly A

      4. SweepaKeepa
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        B

    6. TaiwanHC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Play Elliot or Fabianski?

      1. GE
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Elliot

        1. Yozzer
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          Really?

      2. JJO
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Fabi

      3. Runaway
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        I am on Fab

      4. SweepaKeepa
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Fab. I have same choice.

    7. GE
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Use my 1FT or save? Have 1.0 itb.

      Elliot
      Alonso/Davies/Maguire/Daniels
      Eriksen/Silva/Sterling
      Kane/Jesus/Abraham

      Bench: Foster, RLC, T. Carroll, Mbemba

    8. StoichkovFPL
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Fabian, Elliot
      Jones, Moreno, Ward, Fernandez, Mariappa
      Salah, Sterling, Richarlison, Zaha, Carrolll
      Kane, Aguero, Morata

      a) Ward, Fernandez > Daniels, Mee
      b) Ward, Fabian > Daniels, Pope
      c) Ward > Daniels and bank FT
      d) Daniels isnt worth 2 FT or loose Bur assets

      1. St. Joseph
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Why dumping ward?

        1. StoichkovFPL
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          to get Daniels

          1. St. Joseph
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 4 months ago

            Burnley will keep more cleansheets than daniels

            Swapping ward to mee seems so sideways

            1. StoichkovFPL
              • 8 Years
              6 years, 4 months ago

              but gives a way to change fernandez to daniels

      2. Rash
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Not worth it

        1. StoichkovFPL
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          any idea how to use FT than?

          1. Rash
            • 6 Years
            6 years, 4 months ago

            No money itb I take It?

    9. TaiwanHC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Kolasinac out for whom?

      1. Sterling is £11Mill..…
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Jones and Azpil

      2. Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Saints highest chance of a cleanie this week so I'd say VVD

    10. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Am I gtg.. thinking of banking my FT for the post-Intl surgeries..

      Forster
      Bavies - Ota - Ward
      Hazard - Salah - Richarlison - Silva
      Kane(c) - Diouf - Vardy

      Bench - Elliot - Simpson - Mbemba - RLC

      1FT + 1.7ITB

      1. Jayv807
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Looks ok to me, good luck

    11. FPLBoss
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Anyone fancy a last minute FPL discussion? Join in 🙂

      https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuXuEZg6fqoff5k88Pz_GUw/live

      1. VFORVANDETA
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Just in.

    12. jurgenklopp.8
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      pick one to bench please!

      A) Joselu
      B) Daniels
      C) Stones
      D) Maguire

      thanks 🙂

      1. Sterling is £11Mill..…
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Probably Maguire

      2. Rash
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        C

      3. Jayv807
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        C, I think it will be 4-2 City

      4. Runaway
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        A

    13. Your Mum's Athletic
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Think Ive got a good chance 😎 good luck all

      1. badgerboy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Good to see your article back up and running. Always an enjoyable read.

        1. Your Mum's Athletic
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          cheers pal

      2. Yellin' in my Ear
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Deffo, good luck YMA

    14. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Cedric in the Scout Picks! Waht a time to be alive.

      1. Sterling is £11Mill..…
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        If he is in the scout picks then that means he will get nothing

        1. badgerboy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          Doomed to fail isn't he. Might bench him for RLC.

      2. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Yes 😀

      3. VFORVANDETA
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        😆

    15. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Play Ward or Duffy? And why? 🙂

      1. Fpl Richie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Duffy is due. Ben Mee the second coming.

    16. Fozzyb34r
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Need to get rid of Aguero but don't have enough for Kane.

      Please pick one:
      A) Morata
      B) Lukaku
      C) Jesus

      1. Sterling is £11Mill..…
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        why do you need to get rid of Aguero?

        1. Fozzyb34r
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          He played mid week so can't see him playing this weekend as well

      2. Rash
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        If it's not for Kane I wouldn't bother

    17. Tvaara
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Just for this gameweek,firmino kaku or laca? dont have any other pool,manu or arse players

      1. badgerboy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Sturridge?

      2. Fozzyb34r
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Firmino

      3. El-Kloppico
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        The one playing the leakiest DEF imo..
        Or the one playing a green fixture 🙂
        Or the one you wrote 1st..

        1. El-Kloppico
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          Leakiest opposition i meant.

    18. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Toby out means Bavies may play at the back, unless Poch prefers Dier

      Tough call to sell him

      1. Greenbackbøøg…
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        I think its more likely dier plays there, or they switch formation

      2. VFORVANDETA
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah.Could be Sanchez Dier and Davies at the back.

        1. El-Kloppico
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          Y Bavies when Vert is still alive!

          1. VFORVANDETA
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 4 months ago

            Haha 😆

      3. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Indeed. He might start but I doubt it. I'll probably sell next GW

      4. Ups And Downs
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        The fear is a one pointer for Davies, he'll probably come on with 15/20 mins to go.

        So starting him is a risk, I think I'd rather take the chance with someone else.

    19. Plant Based FPLer
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Coutinho to Sane for a hit or play RLC against Form no Alderverald???

    20. Mr_Barbs
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Agree with the lineup?
      Use my FT or save? 0.5 ITB

      DeGea,
      Daniels, Walker, Ward
      Salah, Sterling, Richarlison, Ritchie
      Jesus, Vardy, Kane (C)

      Elliot, Duffy, Carrol, long

      Thanks!

    21. Gooner97
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Play Fernandez(BHA) or Simpson(stk)?

      1. Greenbackbøøg…
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        fernandez

    22. JayBomb
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Those with Trippier are you starting him? ye or no

      1. Kun Tozser
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Think if you're stuck with him for the GW you have to right?

        1. JayBomb
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          Ye could easily start, played very well against Real

    23. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      What did FSA say about Mbemba that puts him back in contention?

      Would be like a new signing for me...

    24. faux_C
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Good to go?

      Elliot
      Cedric, Jones, Bavies
      Silva, Sterling, Salah, Richarlison
      Lukaku, Kane, Abraham

      (Hart, Lascelles, Ward, RLC)

    25. John wick
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Where I can see the entire fpl ahow episode 13?
      Silva dropping tonight..silva owners
      A. Keeping
      B.out but for whom?

      1. El-Kloppico
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Keeping. A haul expected tomorrow! 🙂
        Don't bother about the price..

        I kept Kane since gw1, and everytime he falls by 0.1, the next GW he rises by 0.2

    26. HamezMace
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Gtg?

      De Gea (che)
      Dunk(swa) Jones (che) VVD (BUR)
      Sane (ARS) Salah (whu) Richarlison (eve) Carroll (BHA)
      Jesus (ARS) Morata (UTD) Kane (C) (PAL)

      Elliot (BOU) Mee (sou) Stanislas is injured and Marriappa out of contention.

      Elliot, and Mee on the bench, or hedge my bets and drop one of my Utd defenders?

      1. VFORVANDETA
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Play Mee for Jones andsprad the risk.

        1. HamezMace
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          Mee, not Elliot?

        2. VFORVANDETA
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          spread*