With just two Gameweeks left on the agenda this campaign, our round-up of the Fantasy Football Scout leagues returns this evening. With leagues in Fantasy Premier League (FPL), Ultimate Fantasy Premier League, Sky Sports and the Fantasy iTeam (FiT) Champions League game, there’s plenty to catch up on.
FANTASY PREMIER LEAGUE
Simon March, aka “Dufflinks”, extended his lead at the summit of the Scout League by a further seven points – courtesy of a 92-point haul – and retained the top spot in the overall rankings. Captain Sergio Aguero delivered exactly half of his Gameweek 36 tally, while David Silva (16), John Terry (nine) and Wes Morgan (six) supplemented the Argentine’s eye-watering output with strong returns.
Kev Gleave – who’s currently ranked fifth in the global standings – moved up one place to second by virtue of a 93-point Gameweek, sporting a very similar team to Simon’s. The above-mentioned quartet of players also delivered the goods for Kev, while Jamie Vardy bolstered his forward line with a five-point haul.
Mariusz Fyrstenberg sits in bronze medal position after carding an impressive 103 points. Double Leicester City defensive coverage (Kasper Schmeichel and Jeffrey Schlupp) paid dividends, as did his decision to bench Raheem Sterling in favour of Jordan Henderson, who notched an assist and two bonus points against Chelsea.
Stuart Shingler is a new arrival in the top five of the Scout League, having accrued a whopping 107 points (ranked 959th for the Gameweek) in the last round of fixtures. Like Mariusz, Stuart profited from his decision to field Schlupp and Schmeichel in defence, alongside the usual suspects in Aguero, Silva and Terry. Tom Cleverley (eight points) proved to be an astute differential, as the much-maligned Villains midfielder netted for the third consecutive match.
Killian Long – who sat third after last Gameweek – is clinging onto the fifth spot after recording a relatively disappointing 79 points. Aside from handing Aguero the captain’s armband and plumping for the popular Foxes pair, there was little else to cheer about for Killian, with every recruit in his four-man midfield (Alexis Sanchez, Eden Hazard, Philippe Coutinho and Santi Cazorla) drawing blanks.
We’re also giving a name-check to AbuBaker Siddiq. The world number two is a member of Fantasy Football Scout, though has yet to join any of our official leagues. Similarly, regular FFS poster “Takamba”, also known as Stuart Greenacre, sits in third in the overall standings.
In the Fantasy Football Scout Members League, Simon March stretched out his lead over Killian Long to 58 points ahead of the double Gameweek. Greg Clarkson elevated his standing with a 99-point haul and now occupies the third berth. A strong collective performance from all involved in the league has boosted it into second place in the FPL’s “Best League” leaderboard, behind the Scout League.
ULTIMATE FANTASY PREMIER LEAGUE
Despite tallying seven more points (112) than second-placed Obay Eid (105 points), Damian Lindall’s lead at the top of the UFPL Scout League was cut by a singular point due to his transfer costs. Sean Tobin lost ground on the front two but remains in third place after notching 89 points. To join our UFPL league, use the code 524-87.
SKY SPORTS FANTASY FOOTBALL
Geoff Pryor heads up the Scout League once again with 2351 points, yet a new entry in the top three, Steven Adams (2349 points), rests just two points shy of that total. Katie Burgin (2338 points) slipped to third place and lost 10 points on league-leader Geoff. The winner of our Sky league, which retained top spot in the League of Leagues, wins £1,000.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Our official Champions League game this season is the Fantasy iTeam (FiT) offering – a free, reliable and easy-to-use Fantasy football app. With Real Madrid and Juventus still yet to clash horns at the Bernabeu, Adriel Cheung (833 points) now leads the Scout League by a 19-point margin, ahead of second-placed Juan Garcia (814). Gavin Rolston (806) dropped down one place to third. There’s an iPad mini on offer to the winner – the league name is Fantasy Football Scout and the pin is 11155.
