The Watchlist

These tables rank our current top players in each position for the month ahead – or rather, the next five games. This allows visitors to get a longer term view on recommended players beyond the weekly Scout Picks.

The players are ranked not according to any Fantasy Football points scored for the season at that point, but to a number of factors that we considered for the next five fixtures. Those fixtures are displayed in the Next Five Ticker displayed above the Watchlist.

Players are selected according to factors such as current form, club injuries, club morale, forthcoming fixtures and whether or not the player in question is likely to be a bargain in the various fantasy games.

The table displays the player name and club, along with the abbreviation for the factors that played a part in their ranking. A key for these factors can be found below the player list in the table. Arrows before the player name indicate whether they’ve climbed or fallen in rank or form since the previous update or if they are a new entry into the tables.

Please note that while I may only recommend one defender from each club, alternative defenders at the same club can always be considered. The rankings change regularly – at least weekly – and updates are normally posted when significant changes in the rankings take place.

Scout Picks

For Gameweek Twenty Four

  • Krul
  • Vermaelen
  • Kompany
  • Huth
  • Silva
  • Morrison
  • Bale
  • Valencia
  • Ba
  • van Persie
  • Agüero
  • Taiwo
  • Donovan
  • Zamora

Recent Comments

  • thegaffer82
    Ba is perhaps worth making the big changes to afford over Studge or Bobby Z. I'm going to take a punt on Cahill… »
  • fijuhmon
    Nice point, the return of A Young. I wasn't thinking of that at all. Enrique is injured, has bad fixtures and no game at… »
  • We Need Van Der Sar
    Just did Kompany>Richards and Barfa>Dempsey for a -4. My team is now like this. What do you guys think? Krul… »
  • thegaffer82
    Utd's fixtures combined with the return of Nani and Young means that he is not as popular choice as before. I'll be… »
  • FuzzyWarbles
    lets see, dump enrique for evans, then you have no excuse but to finally dump ferguson for mclean/siggy/whatever and… »
  • CatMac
    Many thanks guys. It's a unanimous A, so I will curb my impatient habits and wait until GW27 to do the Walters to… »
  • Goose
    Who saw that coming?! Maybe u should revert back to calling him by his actual name, at a glance it looks like u are… »
  • thegaffer82
    Already done it last week (for Huth, which went well :lol: ). But I'm still happy not to have him for the next 4GWs… »
  • Krisbee
    Please help me decide who to bench next week out of Valencia Bale Dempsey Sess Siggy Aguero Ba Rvp! »
  • fuml_akimbo
    After balancing my finances carefully to get him back in my team, I've been blown out the water with Ba's monster price… »

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The Watchlist

Goalkeepers

Player Club Factors
No Change Krul NEW A, Vs
No Change Hart MCI B, Vs
No Change Kenny QPR C, Vs, Rest, £
Up Al-Habsi WIG B, Vs, £
Up Schwarzer FUL C, Vs, Inj
No Change Mignolet SUN B, £
Up Vorm SWA B, £
No Change Foster WBA B
Up Robinson BLA C, Vs
Down Hennessey WOL B, Vs
No Change Sørensen STO B, Vs, Rest, £
No Change Bogdan BOL C, Rest, £

Defenders

Player Club Factors
No Change Richards MCI B, Vs, Inj
No Change Simpson NEW B, Vs, £
Up Senderos FUL B, Vs, Rest, £
Down Huth STO B, Vs, Sus
Up Evans MUN B, VsX, £
Up Taiwo QPR C, Vs, £
Up Cole CHE C, Vs
Up Rangel SWA B, VsX, £
No Change Bardsley SUN B, £
Up Vermaelen ARS C
Down Assou-Ekotto TOT A, VsX
No Change Clark AVL B, Vs, OoP, £
Down Riise FUL C, Vs, Rest
No Change McAuley WBA C, £
Down Johnson WOL C, £

Midfielders

Player Club Factors
No Change Bale TOT A, VsX
No Change Dempsey FUL A, Vs, OoP
No Change Silva MCI B, Vs
No Change Sessegnon SUN A, £
Up McClean SUN A, £
No Change Valencia MUN A, VsX
Up Sigurdsson SWA B, VsX, £
Down Mata CHE B
Up Taarabt QPR C, Vs
Up Ben Arfa NEW C, Vs, Rest, OoP
Up Sinclair SWA B, VsX, £
Up Moses WIG C, Vs, OoP, £
Down Walters STO C, Vs, OoP, £
Up Barton QPR C, Vs
No Change Ireland AVL C, Vs, Rest, £

Forwards

Player Club Factors
No Change van Persie ARS A
No Change Agüero MCI B, Vs
Up Ba NEW B, Vs
No Change Zamora QPR B, Vs
Up Dzeko MCI B, Vs, Rest
Up Bent AVL A, Vs
Up Yakubu BLA C, Vs
Up Cisse NEW B, Vs
No Change Rooney MUN B, VsX, Inj
No Change Sturridge CHE C
Down Fletcher WOL B, £
Up Graham SWA B, VsX, £

Selection Factors

A, B, C Current Form
Vs Favourable Fixtures
VsX Unfavourable Fixtures
Rest Rotation Risk
Inj Injured/Returning from Injury
OoP Out of Position
£ Potential Bargain
Sus Suspended/Near Suspension

Suspension Tightrope

Player Team YC
Lowe BLA 9
Terry CHE 8
Barton QPR 8
Cattermole SUN 8
Song ARS 7
N'Zonzi BLA 7
Meireles CHE 7
Fellaini EVE 7
Huth STO 7
Shawcross STO 7
Caldwell WIG 7
Henry WOL 7

“Robert hasn't touched him. The player tries to get him sent off. It's a disease that's creeping into the game.”

Tony Pulis laments the referee's decision to send off Robert Huth against Sunderland