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FPL GW16 Scout Picks - Final Selection

Raya Martin

Lewis-Potter
Chalobah
Andersen

Szoboszlai
Saka
Bruno Fernandes
Eze

Raúl Jiménez
Haaland
Thiago

Dubravka
Spence
Heaven
Le Fée

GW16 Captain Poll

Price Change Predictions

Risers

Fallers

Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Ekitiké	LIV	8.5m	125.2%	Very Likely
Foden	MCI	8.7m	110.3%	Very Likely
B.Fernandes	MUN	9.2m	103.5%	Very Likely
Cherki	MCI	6.4m	99.7%	Likely
Saka	ARS	10.2m	94.5%	Likely
Thiago	BRE	7.1m	92.7%	Likely
Lacroix	CRY	5.1m	90.9%	Unlikely
Watkins	AVL	8.5m	88.5%	Unlikely
Roefs	SUN	4.7m	86.6%	Unlikely
Chalobah	CHE	5.4m	71.2%	Unlikely
Van Hecke	BHA	4.5m	81.6%	Unlikely
Marc Guiu	CHE	4.2m	78.5%	Unlikely
Matheus N.	MCI	5.3m	77.7%	Unlikely
Palmer	CHE	10.3m	66.8%	Unlikely
Truffert	BOU	4.5m	73.9%	Unlikely
Casemiro	MUN	5.5m	74.2%	Unlikely
Dewsbury-Hall	EVE	5.1m	79.8%	Unlikely
Raya	ARS	6.0m	69.9%	Unlikely
Bowen	WHU	7.5m	67.7%	Unlikely
Livramento	NEW	4.9m	67.0%	Unlikely
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	65.8%	Unlikely
Andersen	FUL	4.6m	65.1%	Unlikely
Rúben	MCI	5.6m	63.7%	Unlikely
Verbruggen	BHA	4.4m	63.6%	Unlikely
Gusto	CHE	4.9m	59.2%	Unlikely
Keane	EVE	4.6m	60.3%	Unlikely
Tete	FUL	4.5m	60.7%	Unlikely
Cullen	BUR	5.0m	57.4%	Unlikely
Cash	AVL	4.9m	53.2%	Unlikely
Romero	TOT	5.0m	55.9%	Unlikely
Dúbravka	BUR	4.0m	56.1%	Unlikely
Tavernier	BOU	5.5m	54.5%	Unlikely
Bruno G.	NEW	7.0m	45.7%	Unlikely
Ballard	SUN	4.6m	53.4%	Unlikely
Dalot	MUN	4.4m	52.9%	Unlikely
Petrović	BOU	4.5m	52.6%	Unlikely
Gvardiol	MCI	5.9m	49.0%	Unlikely
Flemming	BUR	5.3m	47.0%	Unlikely
Van den Berg	BRE	4.5m	46.1%	Unlikely
James	CHE	5.6m	43.9%	Unlikely

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Muñoz	CRY	6.0m	108.4%	Very Likely
Mateta	CRY	7.9m	99.7%	Likely
Longstaff	LEE	4.9m	101.7%	Very Likely
Van de Ven	TOT	4.7m	101.6%	Very Likely
Nallo	LIV	3.8m	101.0%	Very Likely
Gudmundsson	LEE	3.9m	100.3%	Very Likely
Jordan	BUR	4.0m	99.9%	Maybe
Morgan	BRE	4.4m	99.9%	Maybe
Neave	NEW	4.4m	99.7%	Maybe
Rodon	LEE	4.1m	98.3%	Maybe
Muniz	FUL	5.4m	97.4%	Maybe
Bobb	MCI	5.2m	96.9%	Maybe
Fitzgerald	MUN	4.4m	96.4%	Maybe
H.Bueno	WOL	4.4m	97.2%	Maybe
Mbeumo	MUN	8.3m	84.8%	Maybe
Kulusevski	TOT	6.4m	94.9%	Unlikely
Mayenda	SUN	5.3m	93.5%	Unlikely
Okafor	LEE	5.5m	94.5%	Unlikely
Toti	WOL	4.3m	96.0%	Unlikely
Barnes	BUR	4.3m	94.0%	Unlikely
McKenna	BOU	4.0m	93.7%	Unlikely
Tasker	BHA	3.9m	93.0%	Unlikely
Minteh	BHA	6.2m	92.3%	Unlikely
Jair Cunha	NFO	4.3m	94.0%	Unlikely
Colwill	CHE	4.8m	92.3%	Unlikely
Elanga	NEW	6.6m	91.6%	Unlikely
Gunn	NFO	4.0m	91.6%	Unlikely
Webster	BHA	4.4m	90.9%	Unlikely
Balcombe	BRE	4.0m	90.3%	Unlikely
Broggio	AVL	4.5m	91.5%	Unlikely
Yarmoliuk	BRE	5.0m	90.5%	Unlikely
Piroe	LEE	5.0m	90.0%	Unlikely
Bentley	WOL	4.0m	88.5%	Unlikely
Doku	MCI	6.6m	85.1%	Unlikely
Fer López	WOL	5.2m	88.3%	Unlikely
McAtee	NFO	5.1m	87.7%	Unlikely
Kudus	TOT	6.5m	85.2%	Unlikely
Irving	WHU	4.4m	83.0%	Unlikely
Benitez	CRY	4.0m	85.0%	Unlikely
L.Guilherme	WHU	4.9m	88.2%	Unlikely

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FPL Fixture Ticker

Watchlists

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Raya Martin	ARS	C
No Change	Alisson	LIV	C
No Change	Donnarumma	MCI	C, Sus
Up	Kelleher	BRE	C, Vs
Down	Ramsdale	NEW	C
No Change	Dubravka	BUR	C, £

Last updated: 13 Dec, 2025 10:16am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	van Dijk	LIV	C
No Change	Jurriën Timber	ARS	C, Inj
No Change	O’Reilly	MCI	C
Up	Andersen	FUL	C
Up	Marc Guehi	CRY	A
Up	van den Berg	BRE	C, Vs
No Change	Thiaw	NEW	A
No Change	Milenkovic	NFO	C
No Change	van Hecke	BHA	A
No Change	Mukiele	SUN	C, £

Last updated: 13 Dec, 2025 10:28am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Saka	ARS	B
No Change	Bruno Fernandes	MUN	A
No Change	Foden	MCI	A
No Change	Semenyo	BOU	C
Up	Szoboszlai	LIV	C
No Change	Minteh	BHA	B
No Change	Bruno Guimarães	NEW	A
No Change	Schade	BRE	C, Vs, Sus
No Change	Anderson	NFO	B, £

Last updated: 13 Dec, 2025 10:34am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	B
No Change	Thiago	BRE	A, Vs
No Change	Mateta	CRY	C
Up	Ekitiké	LIV	B
Down	Welbeck	BHA	C, Rest
Down	Woltemade	NEW	B

Last updated: 13 Dec, 2025 10:43am

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Members

The Numbers Game – Goal Threat From The Back

15 February 2012 1652 comments

Mark

With template midfields and forward lines now commonplace, recent goals from Benoit Assou-Ekotto and Joleon Lescott demonstrated the value of points from our defenders as a method of boosting Fantasy ranks.

In this latest article for Members, we use Opta data and our own ICT Threat scores to examine the defenders who have presented the most potent threat so far, whilst discussing any worthy options who are potentially due improved returns before the season is out.

This content is restricted to Chief Scout Members. Click here to register and get access to industry-leading stats from Opta and StatsBomb including Defensive Contributions data, the Rate My Team tool, Points Projections, 150+ Member-only articles, exclusive Team Reveals, a customisable Season Ticker, two Transfer Planners... and more!

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super zlatan
13 years, 10 months ago
Prince go's for another spectacular. !!!!
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1. HVT
  13 years, 10 months ago
  Let's go crazy !
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Elniñorules
13 years, 10 months ago
FATHERTED:

Why do you and Parmtree have the same team link? I might have to disqualify you unless you have another team 🙂
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1. Elniñorules
  13 years, 10 months ago
  Opens up one final entry! Lottery material, anyone?
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HuttonDressedasLahm
13 years, 10 months ago
Yellow card.! Lol
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Drip Doctor
13 years, 10 months ago
Pa ha! Check out that uni brow. Awful.
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1. AP
  13 years, 10 months ago
  Are you in shock?
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  1. HuttonDressedasLahm
    13 years, 10 months ago
    Eastern European wrestler?
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  2. Drip Doctor
    13 years, 10 months ago
    Little bit, didn't expect that, we have been dire! Bosscielny is/was the only one out there doing anything.
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HuttonDressedasLahm
13 years, 10 months ago
3-1 final score
Zlatan 3-0, RVP pen, 3-1
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1. Elniñorules
  13 years, 10 months ago
  Phew finally one prediction without the Ox involved. 😉
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Big_Andy_GAWA
13 years, 10 months ago
Repost*

Any news on the DGW yet at all, guys ? Don’t think there has been, but just want to check.

Have you guys any early plans to get any players in for it ? Are you thinking 2/3/4 players??
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1. Puzzle
  13 years, 10 months ago
  No news. Depends on what the other matches in the DGW will be for Liverpool/Everton. If Liverpool get an easy home game I will go for 3 of them I think
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lord_lucan
13 years, 10 months ago
ITV goes on mute whilst that numpty Adrian Chiles pretends he knows about football ...
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1. Big_Andy_GAWA
  13 years, 10 months ago
  He is ridiculously bad. Only thing he is good at is his inclusion of "errrs" and "errrrrms"
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2. Nice1Cyrille
  13 years, 10 months ago
  he is a real bellend
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Hate that rotation
13 years, 10 months ago
As soon as arsenal FBs return, CB injuries begin. Unlucky.
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1. HuttonDressedasLahm
  13 years, 10 months ago
  Something wrong with the training?
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Demí
13 years, 10 months ago
Vermaelen. Scores goals but not a whole lot else. Fair?
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1. Hate that rotation
  13 years, 10 months ago
  He is a decent defender too. He is just too confident in his ability and doesnt like the kick it away approach.
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  1. Demí
    13 years, 10 months ago
    He's having a mare tonight
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    1. Hate that rotation
      13 years, 10 months ago
      They have their bad days from time to time. His first game at CB for a while.
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    2. Demí
      13 years, 10 months ago
      Though i guess i should cut him some slack, as he's still getting used to CB after playing Left back for so many games
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      1. Ginkapo FPL
        13 years, 10 months ago
        Watch how Djourou now plays like a god due to his unbreakable trust in Vermealen.
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2. CRUSHER
  13 years, 10 months ago
  Ajax school of defending. Conceding goals is fine as long as you have flair.
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3. the axolotl
  13 years, 10 months ago
  has been shocking tonight, as has koscielny. i think all (most) of the arsenal defenders are decent footballers, but as a unit they are just complete pants. they just leave so much space between themselves
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Ismail
13 years, 10 months ago
arsenal are not for the cl,they just dont win big games
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1. Menly
  13 years, 10 months ago
  Thats just a silly statement
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Menly
13 years, 10 months ago
Release the damn Ox!
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1. The Red Viper
  13 years, 10 months ago
  +1
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2. Mílanista
  13 years, 10 months ago
  -loads. I'm very worried about this.
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  1. Menly
    13 years, 10 months ago
    Haha 🙂
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Horlicks esq.
13 years, 10 months ago
http://community.hipstamatic.com/submissions/206430

Terrible free self plug.

Click Like yeah?

Massive favour.

Cheers fellas.
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1. Ginkapo FPL
  13 years, 10 months ago
  I thought this was a wierd advertising campaign from Horlicks for a second there
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HuttonDressedasLahm
13 years, 10 months ago
Here he comes. Bye bye Theo
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Drip Doctor
13 years, 10 months ago
Yes! Theo off! Shocking player, i've given up on him.
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1. Hate that rotation
  13 years, 10 months ago
  I dont think he realised that if he actually ran at antonini, he would destroy him.
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  1. Drip Doctor
    13 years, 10 months ago
    Biggest waste of pace i have seen. Never uses it.
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PL Ball
13 years, 10 months ago
Henry on!
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Parm
13 years, 10 months ago
It's all over
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Mílanista
13 years, 10 months ago
Get in!
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HuttonDressedasLahm
13 years, 10 months ago
Oh dear!!
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FPL Daniel
13 years, 10 months ago
Arsenal are finished !!
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PL Ball
13 years, 10 months ago
Robinho Goal. 3-0
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super zlatan
13 years, 10 months ago
Arsenal out!! Robinnnnhhhoooooo
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AP
13 years, 10 months ago
Cheerio Arsenal.
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Puzzle
13 years, 10 months ago
Comedy!
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Drip Doctor
13 years, 10 months ago
FFS Vermaelen. Bring back Cygan!
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1. super zlatan
  13 years, 10 months ago
  🙂
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2. AP
  13 years, 10 months ago
  😆
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3. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
  13 years, 10 months ago
  Him too. Crap display. 🙁
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COMH
13 years, 10 months ago
This is brilliant.
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Demí
13 years, 10 months ago
Goodnight Vienna
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Hate that rotation
13 years, 10 months ago
Sh*t I forgot Pato is on the bench! Some player to bring on.
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Ismail
13 years, 10 months ago
game over
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Hazard267
13 years, 10 months ago
2 assists for zlatan not bad... 🙂
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Parm
13 years, 10 months ago
Arsenal fans will blame the pitch for there exit after Vermaelens slip.
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1. Ismail
  13 years, 10 months ago
  yes arsene was complaining about it before the game
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2. Hate that rotation
  13 years, 10 months ago
  He slipped in the central part of the pitch. They relay is on the wings.
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