The international break has given the Fantasy Football Scout community plenty of time to consider how to go about tackling the season run in.
Our community writers have considered when best to use a Wildcard to make the most of the final sets of fixtures, while chip strategy, as well as the optimum players to target, were among the issues covered in our Hot Topic discussions.
We find further insight into the merits of key double Gameweek candidates in our Members table round-up.
The Community Articles
The latest chip strategy to be covered by the community writers is that of deploying a Wildcard in Gameweek 33.
Kimaras’ article argues that the extra information available to those who use it then, rather than ahead of this weekend, could be invaluable.
Elsewhere, Hutch_James has been gathering the thoughts of ‘the crowd’ ahead of this weekend’s games, while Mr Klin of Norway dropped by to deliver his preview of the next set of games in Norwegian top-flight game Fantasy Eliteserien.
Don’t forget, if you’ve got some analysis, scout reports or features brewing, be sure to visit our community section to submit your article.
The Hottest Topics
With Double Gameweeks and a limited set of fixtures to contend with, careful planning is surely required if we are to emerge triumphant from the complicated season run-in.
Those who have already used their Free Hit chip face the added challenge of attempting to maximise returns in double and blank Gameweeks alike. Our Hot Topic for those without this chip offers some key advice on the best way to navigate the remaining fixtures.
Many of those with the Bench Boost chip intact are looking to deploy it in Gameweek 34’s extended set of matches. Stoichkov has been gazing into his crystal ball to attempt to predict the extra points this chip could net those using it then.
Among the most popular players for those Wildcarding this week is Brighton goalkeeper Mat Ryan. A key factor is that the Seagulls have two Double Gameweeks in which the Australian stopper has a strong chance of save points at least, according to JasonG123’s discussion.
Romelu Lukaku is another to offer convincing prospects according this week’s discussion on the United striker.
Meanwhile, Southampton and Newcastle players look to be solid enablers for the 11.4 -priced Belgian, according to our exchange on these two often overlooked teams.
We added further to the chatter revolving around the best run-in targets with a look at those who are not appearing in many Rate My Teams despite offering the prospect of strong returns.
One of the popular players being considered is Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who is ineligible for his side’s Europa campaign having moved from Borussia Dortmund in January. CloudSky points out that such a scenario will not happen next season due to changes announced by UEFA, which include allowing clubs to field mid-season signings in the knock-out stages of European competitions.
Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah’s sensational form, including delivering a 29-point return against Watford last time out, means he is set to be an integral part of FPL managers’ teams for the rest of the campaign.
He is already looking likely to be the main armband selection for Gameweek 32, according to our early canvassing of your captaincy plans.
Finally, Red Lightening chipped in only this evening by launching a survey of the top Differentials for Gameweek 32, with Junior Stanislas and Marko Arnautovic among those names circulated.
To view all our discussions please visit our Hot Topics page.
The Members Tables
I’ve created a raft of tables focusing on key double Gameweek assets from the ranks of Arsenal, Brighton, Burnley, Chelsea, Leicester, Southampton, Tottenham, Manchester City and Manchester United.
If you’re a member and are yet to get to grips with the custom statistics tables, you can view this movie for an explanation of how they work. Also, remember to tag them so that people can find the tables with ease.
The Community Tournaments
In TorresMagic’s Last Man Standing, the safety score was 85, which saw 60 players depart and 179 remain ahead of Gameweek 32.
If you are running a community tournament and would like the latest scores included in future Community Round-Ups, please email us a summary of the current leaders and a link to your league, spreadsheet or head-to-head competition, at jonty@fantasyfootballscout.co.uk.
