The time has come to reveal the victors in our two Fantasy Premier League cup competitions after weeks of intense competition concluded with Gameweek 26’s dramatic finals.
In the Fantasy Football Scout Cup, TH14 joins donnellyc, Gribude, Ninja_Fit_Saints, Wild Rover, Mark, A Manager Has No Name, Sleepysi and myself in getting his name on the cup after a nail-bitingly close final against Elvarus.
Our new champion, who is 10,830 in the overall rankings, edged past  35th-placed Elvarus by just one point, winning 49-48.
Neither made a transfer going into this tie, but it was TH14’s backing of Manchester United’s Alexis Sanchez with the armband that proved pivotal, with the Chilean earning him 10 points after netting the rebound from his initial penalty miss against Huddersfield.
Elvarus opted to captain Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero, who delivered a mere four-point return. This costly move wiped out the advantage he’d gained from fielding David De Gea, who was the only defensive player among the pair’s squads to deliver clean sheet points.
Congratulations to TH14, who receives a £150 Amazon voucher, while Elvarus’ efforts earn him a £100 Amazon voucher.
In the Fantasy Football Scout Cup third place play-off, Ezdmanx recorded a comfortable 46-34 win over former FPL champion Tom Fenley and is handed a £50 Amazon voucher for his efforts.
The underdog also prevailed in the Members Cup, with 40,936-placed rrcmc defeating the 7,552-ranked graslauk 58-41.
Rrcmc joins Waltzingmatildas, Fuzzy Dunlop, Kippax Kickers Acquafresca, Trigg Ola Svanheld and Malaikat Jahad in the roll call of Members Cup winners and receives a £150 Amazon voucher.
Although both made transfers, neither of their moves affected the final outcome, with rrcmc swapping Spurs’ Son Heung-min for Everton winger Theo Walcott, who both blanked.
Meanwhile, graslauk, who wins a £100 Amazon voucher as runner-up, moved Walcott’s team-mate Dominic Calvert-Lewin out for Swansea City’s Jordan Ayew.
Even though the Everton striker found the net, it was events at Anfield that proved crucial, with rrcmc’s captain Mohamed Salah scoring a brace and delivering him 30 points.
Graslauk’s armband selection, Harry Kane, could only produce an eight-point return after scoring one penalty for Spurs, but missing another.
A goal from Jamie Vardy against Swansea and six saves from Burnley stopper Nick Pope in the draw with Man City saw Rrcmc comfortably over the finish line.
Gloria Kanchelskis receives a £50 Amazon voucher after winning the Members Cup third place play-off against Root 38-35.
Congratulations to the winners.
A second free to enter Fantasy Football Scout Cup will take launch very soon, with the Qualifying Round set for Gameweek 29. Stay tuned for details.
