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Development Squad – Update Four Is Live

Update Four is now live, introducing heatmaps as a major new feature, along with another round of tweaks and improvements.

Once again Matz1lla has done us proud with his efforts, as we continue to work at enhancing the site and tools on offer.

Here’s what’s included in this update:

Team and Player Heatmaps
As mentioned in our preview article, we’ve tried to go the extra mile with our heatmaps feature.

I always wanted to ensure that, when these were included in our members’ area, they would work with the ability to slice the Opta data by intervals – eg Gameweeks, matches, home and away etc.

Implemented in this way, they suddenly become more effective as a method of analysing player and team performance, not just in a single match, but in a group of fixtures or over the entire season.

So heatmaps can now be found in player and team profiles and in the player and team comparison tools.

You can also get them in the match dashboard, to view traditional team or single player maps for a particular fixture.

We’ve added maps for the following statistics:

Touches
Passes Received
Shots
Chances Created
Recoveries
Challenges Lost
Successful Take ons
Failed Take ons
Goal Attempts Conceded (teams only)
Chances Created Conceded (teams only)
Fouls Conceded (teams only)

Hazard vs Pedro – Touches – 2016/17 All Matches
members

The preview movie below shows the heatmaps in action and the options and possibilities available.

Heatmaps Preview Movie

If you’ve any feedback on the maps or have any requests on other statistics you would like to see mapped, please get in touch via support@fantasyfootballscout.co.uk

Bonus Points System additions
Having added the Baseline Bonus Points System statistics in Update Three, we’ve tweaked this further and implemented the statistics to both the player profiles and player comparison tools.

Baseline BPS is now included as a key statistic when comparing players.

Fantasy Goal Involvement
We’ve always included the goal involvement statistic.

This measured a player’s contribution in terms of goals scored or assisted as a percentage of his team’s goals scored when he was on the pitch.

We’ve now expanded this to offer a new statistic, which takes into account Fantasy assists. This is now found on the player statistic Involvement tables.

What’s coming next?
We’re looking to add Fantasy Premier League prices to our database in order to surface these in our profiles and player tables. The aim is to introduce the ability to filter tables by these prices.

We will then move to include Sky Sports prices in their tables and also build Yahoo Daily Fantasy tables, which will hopefully include player prices for the forthcoming contests.

Expected goals remains a background task as we continue to research and explore options for our model.

Once the season begins, we will also start to address improvements away from the Members’ area and, in particular, look at our HomeCrowd comments system.

You can see our current task list and track our progress through the next update via this roadmap.

You can also send your feedback and requests to me at mark@fantasyfootballscout.co.uk

Our previous updates are detailed here, here and here.

A reminder that, if you want access to this forthcoming update and other future additions to the members’ area, you can sign up for the new campaign now for our pre-season price of £12.50 (RRP £15.00).

Existing registered users can upgrade via this link. New users, who are yet to get a registered account, can sign up via this link.

If you’re new to the benefits of Fantasy Football Scout membership, you can get full details, along with a series of movies previewing the content, via this page.

Due to the new site additions, if you encounter any loading issues with the images in comparison tool, we advise clearing the browser cache (shift and F5) to resolve this.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

2,727 Comments Post a Comment
  1. EDEN THE MAN
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    RMT PLEASE

    Foster-Myhill
    Kolasinac-Trippier-Yoshida-Daniels- (4.0 Fodder)
    KDB,Coutinho,Willian,RLC,Carroll
    Kane,Lukaku,Austin

    0.5ITB

    Any obvious transfers you would make ?

    Coutinho to Mane?

    Cheers

    1. Ninjaa
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Yes Coutimho to Mane or Salah imo

    2. Corona Macallan
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      I would do Coutinho to Mane. Looks good for a 433 formation

  2. Venom Snake
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    when did cesc suddenly become an option? He was hardly played last season so what's going to change now?

    1. Speédy
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Hazard injured,Matic gone,Bakayoko not 100% fit.
      Nailed Fab.

    2. PvA
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Nothing really. Wait until the Community Shield - the bandwagon will be in full effect.

      People think Bakayoko is injured, but he could even come back for GW1. I'd say Fabregas gets 2 weeks before losing minutes

      1. PvA
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Woops sorry, Bakayoko has been pushed back and could return in GW2 now...

    3. Waxys
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Matic sold and bakayoko injured and Hazard injured.

      Plus conte said he has a bigger role to play ".

      Plus 5 goals and 15 assists in 1340 minutes played.

      Interested now?

      1. Venom Snake
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        But Bakayoko injury isn't long term from what I understand, and Hazard out doesn't affect cesc at all

    4. Ninjaa
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Yes I know if prefer Willian

    5. Ramboros
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Sanchez, Alli, Eriksen, Mané, Coutinho, Pedro, Sigurdsson and Sané got price hikes. Fabregas stayed at 7.0 even if he was a slight bandwagon at the end of last season.

      Fabregas performed when he started last year. He played in every game after GW13. His starts were very predictable. He had 5 goals and 13 assists. He is the perfect player to rotate based on fixtures.

  3. Waxys
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Just need Coutinho to hurry up and go to Barcelona and Liverpool will be my budget side.

    1. PvA
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Henderson the prime candidate for coverage I'm assuming

      1. cravencottage
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        No chance- he has little value

  4. Whats the Mata?
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Foster Elliot
    Valencia Trippier Yoshida Francis | 4m
    KDB Alli Salah Fraser | TC
    Jesus Lukaku | 4.5m

    Got 1m itb
    Planning to play 442.
    Advises over where to use the 1m?

    Cheers 😉

    1. sunzip14
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      get Abraham for 5.5. play 3-4-3 at times 😀

    2. afcbbbb
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      4m to a playing 4.5m

  5. stat
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Thoughts on this team ?

      Foster Elliot
      Valencia Alonso Trippier Yoshida Long
      KdB Pogba Zaha JWP Carroll
      Kane Lukaku Quaner

      Alternatively I could go Pogba -> Ritchie and Quaner -> Austin, which would give me more options.

    • FPL Maldini
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Surely Lallana injury means less rotation for Salah / Mané?

      1. Individual
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Yeah I'm thinking that. He was an option there.

    • Coys96
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Points from Man City's game against West Ham

      Guardiola is likely to use the 3-5-2 formation with Aguero and Jesus likely to lead the line. They look good options as it's very likely that City will score lots of goals this season, with a favourable run of games early on. It also emerges that Mendy, Danilo, Walker and Sane could be rotated so they don't look like good options early on. It appears that Otamendi, Stones and Kompany will start as a back 3, with Kompany looking a huge threat from set pieces.Kevin De Bruyne and David Silva were the creators in the midfields looking like they could a handful of assists.

      1. Waxys
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Yep my sentiments exactly.

      2. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        I didn't watch the game and I could have assumed all that to be fair

      3. Karan14
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Jesus seems to be the best value.

    • Ramboros
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      I'm really getting sick of people loudly proclaiming a player is going to leave.

      Agüero isn't leaving City. Sanchez and Özil aren't leaving Arsenal. Van Dijk, Coutinho and Sigurdsson have yet to leave.

      These are professional footballers. They'll get on with the season if a sufficient bid is not accepted.

      1. Teror
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Alright m8 no need to get so emotional.

      2. Waxys
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Coutinho is going to leave

      3. HALFSPACE
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Pointless rant

      4. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Players moving teams is more fun than players staying, essentially

      5. EDEN THE MAN
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Relax mate
        No need to get so emotional

      6. Cok3y5murf
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Salah is leaving Liverpool

    • Emiliano Sala
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      where to download mancity vs westham full match?
      seems http://www.fullmatchesandshows.com/ haven't added this game yet

    • LoneWolfFPL
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Hows this look?

      Foster (Elliot)
      Alonso, Yoshida, Mee (Naughton, Hunemeier)
      Alli, Mane, Pogba, Fabregas, Ritchie
      Jesus, Lukaku (Quaner)

      1. Corona Macallan
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Looks good. Not sure on playing Mee every week

      2. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Weak defensively, but whatever floats your boat

      3. el polako
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Pretty goood , dont think you get much points from Mee in the opening fixtures maybe is worth to find another 4.5 playing option.

    • Teror
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Thoughts/comments???

      Foster
      Trippier - Daniels - Bertrand
      Alli - Salah - Zaha - Richie
      Jesus - Lukaku - Batisyuahi

      (Fabianski - Mee - Carroll - Hunemeier)

      1. Dugout
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Not bad. not convinced about Zaha, Ritchie and Bat - but you have to take a punt somewhere.

    • KingNidge
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Berbs what's the story with Coutinho?

      1. goriuanx
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        dunno, i think he stays 1 year. be stupid to sell your best player a few weeks before window closes

        1. KingNidge
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 9 months ago

          He hasn't travelled with the squad and missed training apparently.. any idea why?

          1. Waxys
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 9 months ago

            Because he's moving to Barcelona

        2. Geoff
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 9 months ago

          Barca just did it (kind of)

    • Dugout
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Afternoon all. One week to go, squad in place. Bring it on!

      Here's my picks - I'll be interested in comments, good or bad...

      I'm going 4-4-2 to kick this season off:

      Foster/ Fabianski
      Valencia, Kompany, Trippier, Bertrand, (4.0)
      KDB, Salah, Pogba, Fraser, (Carroll)
      Lukaku, Jesus, (4.5)

      1. jdogg
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Im 100% a spend all my cash up front kinda guy but looks very decent.x

    • jdogg
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Is this just stupid

      Hart elliot
      Trippier johnson lacelles naughton suttner
      Kdb alli salah ritchie rlc
      Jesus lukaku chicarito

      Cheers.x

    • homoud0072
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      my first comment in this site and I really need opinions about my squad
      Lloris (coleman)
      Valencia Dawson Cedric (Haniey) (Rangel)
      Willian Pogba Salah Zaha Redmond
      Lukaku Kane (Quaner)

      please help !

      1. PvA
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Not bad, I wouldn't change much. Maybe Redmond...

        1. homoud0072
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 9 months ago

          what do you suggest?

          1. PvA
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 9 months ago

            Maybe Phillips, Ritchie or Ince?

        2. Evasivo
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 9 months ago

          Zaha Redmond to Milijovecik Willian?

      2. nonprophet
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Swap Coleman for Elliot. You want a second playing keeper just in case. They same price. Valencia is expensive for his output and jm said rotation. Can't play more than one game a week is what was said of him last year by jm. Swap Loris to ddg and get Trippier instead of Valencia. Saved you a million too.

    • Evasivo
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      £26Mil for 2 Mids and a Striker

      Foster Myhill
      Trippier Bertrand Daniels Dunk Simpson
      Willian Milivojevik KDB
      Chicarito Lukaku

      A) Redmond Alli Morata
      B) JWP Pogba Kane
      C) Something else

      1. jdogg
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Jesus salah tadic?

        1. Evasivo
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 9 months ago

          Are Jesus and Salah rotation risks? Tadic perhaps too?

      2. Dugout
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        B
        or Jesus, Salah, Redmond

    • VFORVANDETA
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      RMT?

      Foster

      Trippier Ake Yoshida

      Eriksen Salah KDB Fraser Zaha

      Lukaku Jesus

      Elliot Ayew Rangel Long

      1. Waxys
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        put a t instead of r

      2. homoud0072
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        you should consider mufc defender or goalkeeper maybe

    • Waxys
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Coutinho hasn't travelled with the squad

      1. VFORVANDETA
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        So?

        1. Waxys
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 9 months ago

          #coutinhorobarca

    • Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      A: Kane + Zaha
      B: Jesus + Alli

      Already have KDB

      1. VFORVANDETA
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        B

      2. jdogg
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        B for me.x

    • FPL Maldini
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Anyone tempted to go with the weaker midfield and trade KDB for Jesus?

      Get an attacking line up of Kane--Jesus --- Lukaku?

      1. VFORVANDETA
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Not me

      2. One Man
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        No, but going with Luka/Lacaz/Jesus tho.

      3. el polako
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        With that front 3 not only your midfield will be weaker 😉

    • Wheato182
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      How am i looking?

      Foster (Elliott)
      Valencia - Trippier - Cedric (Mee - Mason)
      De Bruyne - Miki - Salah - Ince (Carroll)
      Lukaku - Austin - Lacazette

    • One Man
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      What formation are we going with and why ??

      I'm on 343 rotating with 433 depending on games. I figure rotating defenders is the way to go as two rotating 4.5m defenders could potentially yield 18+ clean sheets over the season.

      1. Rash
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        I'm currently on 442

      2. HALFSPACE
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        top heavy 343..captains, captains, captains

      3. Rash
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Seem to be able to get a good balance with premium players in every position

    • bojack
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      I feel Jesus and KDB are going play hand in glove, scoring whenever they feel:

      Foster
      Valencia Trippier Yoshida
      KDB Coutinho Mkhi Fraser
      Kane Jesus(c) JRod

      Elliot Carroll Suttner 4.0

      1. VFORVANDETA
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        No kaku?

        1. bojack
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 9 months ago

          He just bores me.

      2. PvA
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        No Lukaku no party

        Almost 50% ownership

        1. Waxys
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 9 months ago

          More don't own him than do

          1. PvA
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 9 months ago

            You're not allowed to give advice when you have Henderson in your team

            Please stay in your lane

            1. Waxys
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 9 months ago

              Henderson is the new capoue

        2. bojack
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 9 months ago

          I know and I'll cave mate 😉

    • royals forever
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Is Eriksen,Alli or Kane a necessity in your team for the first few GWs or are you waiting to see how they perform at Wembley before bringing them in

      Any ideas would be welcomed

      1. Waxys
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Yeah at least one

    • Waxys
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      RMT
      Hart
      Kompany Daniels Trippier
      Alli Fabregas Henderson Pogba
      Lacazette Aguero Jesus

      1. PvA
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Incredible team mate. Like the Henderson pick - quality differential

        1. KingNidge
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 9 months ago

          😆

        2. Waxys
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 9 months ago

          Agreed if he can get 200 points for me this season I'll be so happy

      2. KingNidge
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Seen sense regarding Rooney i see

        Henderson lol

      3. Corona Macallan
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Not worried about Lukakus ownership?

        1. Waxys
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 9 months ago

          Nope

          1. Corona Macallan
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 9 months ago

            U are a cool man...

      4. jdogg
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Looks good.x

        1. Waxys
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 9 months ago

          Cheers mate

      5. Forza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        No Rooney or Mertesacker?

        1. Waxys
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 9 months ago

          Rooney is Roogone lol until his fixtures are better. Now that Henderson is a guranteed starter with Lallana out for months I can look forward to about 170 points with him

          1. salazar1963
            • 6 Years
            6 years, 9 months ago

            2 years ago maybe Waxys . Not now mate

      6. VFORVANDETA
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Liking Henderson pick.

      7. Deano
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Lovely non template attempt.

      8. Whats the Mata?
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        HAHA I remember you saying about starting with Rooney for sure and stuff lol

        1. Waxys
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 9 months ago

          I did but Lallana injured for months changes everything

    • Deano
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Very happy with my Kane, Lukaku, Jesus, KDB front four. Yes there are compromises elsewhere but can't help thinking the big points will come from these trusted assets early on.

      Anyone with a dissenting view?

      1. jdogg
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Whats ur whole team?x

      2. EDEN THE MAN
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Can we see your whole team?

      3. Deano
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Foster, Myhill
        Trippier, Mee, Suttner, Lowten, Long
        KDB, Zaha, Ramsey, Fraser, Carroll
        Kane, Lukaku, Jesus

    • EDEN THE MAN
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Please can someone explain why Salah is literally in every team??

      Would u rather Salah or Mane?

      1. jdogg
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Lallana injured so less likely rotation and salah is cheapest.x

        1. Scholes Out For Summer
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 9 months ago

          lallana is a CM, not going to affect salah or mane at all. Coutinho on the other hand...

      2. Lovren an elevator
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        The .5 saving, the fact he's had a full and successful pre-season and the fact that Mané's discipline is apparently an issue. I've gone for both, please take a look below

    • Lovren an elevator
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Rate my draft league attempt please....

      DDG Elliot
      Baines Kola Valencia Trip Cedric
      Mané Salah Mkhi Ritchie Ince
      Jesus Nacho Joselu/Abraham

    • Atom&Humber
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Foster
      Trippier kolasinic stones
      Alli mane fabregas mkhi
      Jesus laca Austin

      Elliot Arnold rlc hunemeir

      Tried to make my team as balanced as possible

    • FPL Maldini
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Got 0.5 left, would you upgrade....

      A) Abraham --> Mountie / JRod

      B) Fraser --> Ince

      1. VFORVANDETA
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Stay Fraser.