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Double Gameweek fever is back again as the community considers the best options for the bumper set of matches ahead, starting with tonight’s clash between Manchester United and Brighton on the south coast..

Manchester City stars, the fear factor around Harry Kane and unlikely predictions are discussed by our Hot Topic posters.

Pep Guardiola’s troops also feature in our Members table round-up,  as well as among our community articles, which as usual focus on Fantasy games both home and abroad.

We wrap things up with a look at the standings in our community leagues, where City’s heroics last time out had a dramatic effect on the race for the top placings.

The Community Articles.

After a Gameweek with few goals, Niemi’s latest Fantasy Eliteserien preview is full of hope for attacking returns in the next instalment of this Norwegian top-flight game.

Meanwhile, The Indian Premier League’s current key players are assessed by Speedyboyz in his look at the mid-season standings in the high-profile cricket tournament.

Back to domestic matters, Hutch_James dropped by to let us know the crowd’s take on the Double Gameweek fixtures and Top Marx was on hand with the latest on the top five in the Career Hall of Fame.

Finally, congratulations to Ludo, who has been named writer of the month for April following a community vote. A £20 Amazon voucher is on his way to him.

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

The community is keen to tap into the form and fixture collision awaiting Manchester City in Gameweek 37.

Mei You Shagua puts forward the case for captaining one of Pep Guardiola’s troops for their enticing pair of home encounters with Huddersfield and Brighton.

Doosra’s latest fixture calculations, as delivered by G-Whizz, also put forward a compelling argument to trust the likes of Gabriel Jesus with the armband.

Many of those responding to our rough with the smooth round -up of your Gameweek 36 scores also advocate backing City stars, who routed West Ham 4-1 at the London Stadium on Sunday to take their goal tally over the last two matches to nine.

Harry Kane is another popular choice. The Spurs striker is currently leading our captain poll and is mentioned by many when we canvassed views this morning on the best armband option.

But Red Arrows’ discussion earlier this week considers whether fear rather than form may be leading some Fantasy managers to back the Spurs talisman.

With just one fixture, away to Chelsea, Liverpool star Mohamed Salah is low down on our captain poll and is the most sold player so far this week. According to our discussion on ‘Salexit’, opinion is divided as to whether handing the Egyptian his P45 will bring rewards or misery.

The current Golden Boot race leader also came under discussion in our lessons learned from Gameweek 36 Hot Topic, in particular how well Stoke City managed to keep him to zero shots on target in their goalless draw with the Reds on Saturday.

Among Kane and Salah’s biggest supporters is Bharat Dhody, who has captained one of this high-scoring pair 22 times this season, which has helped him take top spot in FPL’s overall rankings for 18 of the last 19 Gameweeks.

Bharat joined the Scoutcast team this week to discuss his incredible season, and his appearance prompted us to ask the community how they would react if they were top of the world.

With just a five point-gap at the summit over second-placed Rizwan Chaudhry, Bharat will be relying heavily on his Bench Boost chip to stay top this week.

However, the community has mixed feelings about the value of FPL’s chips, with Diva believing that saving them for the final few Gameweeks brings little advantage over those who deployed them earlier. Meanwhile, Phaze 1 posted this Hot Topic on how chips are just one aspect of FPL, a game where strong research and planning is often well rewarded.

Finally, Jarvish asked the community to consult their crystal balls for Double Gameweek 37, with the most unlikely prediction winning “nothing, but satisfaction and looks of awe –the greatest prize of all”.

To view all our discussions please visit our Hot Topics page.

The Members Tables

The Etihad performances of Manchester City players come under the gaze of FPL Virgin in his latest table. There’s a further mention for one of Pep Guardiola’s troops in my latest goals imminent table.

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

World number one Bharat has joined the FFScout main league, which means it now mirrors the overall rankings, with Rizwan in second and FFScout Members league leader Paul Gee in third.

Anders Lium has regained the lead from Richard Clarke at the top of Red Lightning’s Top 10K Any Season league, while Ben Watson has taken over from Christopher Lay at the summit of his Doubles, Blanks and Chips league. But it’s business as usual in Red Lightning’s January to May league, which Shirin Nizar continues to dominate.

Matzi11a now leads the charge to overtake long-term FFScout moderators and contributors league leader Jack Wain, while QPR Utd remains top of his own Frequent Summer Posters league, with Zoumas Bloomers in hot pursuit.

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.

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  1. Stevie B
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Salh -> Hazard for - 4 and then back for free next week?

    1. Stevie B
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Salah

    2. Pukki Party
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Yes lets do it

    3. Prison Mike
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah f**k it

  2. Cocky Spaniel Alves
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    KDB TC too risky? Chasing...

    1. makaveli123
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      No. Brilliant at home

  3. makaveli123
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Mawson or Laporte?

    1. Only a Hazard of time
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Mawson

    2. Sailboats
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      mawson. hes nailed on, laporte is not

  4. aborg
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Triple Captain.....Jesus...ummm no....Kane...ummm no, Jesus.....ummm..
    ...Kane chasing Golden boot...but errr...he is not in fom....but he is on penalties....
    ..Jesus good chance of scoring and assisting due to number of goals scored and good fixtures....but mmm, he might have limited pitch time or rotated in one of the games.....and Sterling might take all his chances for him.....
    ....But Last year Kane had gone wild in last few games....argghhhhhhhhhhh

    1. toxik
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      same dilema plus have Sterling too

    2. Cojones of Destiny
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      lol so very true))

    3. Reggie Nainggolan
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Lol same

      1. aborg
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        ye it's just a nightmare :/

        1. Reggie Nainggolan
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Who have you gone with in the end. I've gone Kane

          1. aborg
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Think Jesus

    4. Mikkyf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Hahaha my thoughts exactly

    5. Mikkyf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I've gone kane as he can easily bag a hatrick against either team, Spurs have something to play for, he knows he needs to find form for England so will be putting 2 good shifts in. Watch sterling outscore both!

  5. Nemanja Vidic
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    GTG?
    Bench boost

    Foster De Gea

    Chambers Hegazi Smalling Ogbonna Zanka

    Arnautovic Willian Kenedy Sterling Son

    Kane Jesus Murray

  6. Doylaz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Barnes, Mahrez, Lingard, Christensen ——> Ayew, Sterling, Arnie, Vertonghen (-12) ??

  7. Clintymints
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Barnes, Robertson, Gudmundson or Lowton...

    Pick 1 to play

    1. Only a Hazard of time
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Barnes

      1. Clintymints
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        good choice

  8. dee_top
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    So Valencia is not playing today, it's better to change him by:
    A) Vert
    B) Davies
    C) Someone else?

    1. Reggie Nainggolan
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      A

  9. Cojones of Destiny
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    finally pushed save button , feel soooo good now 🙂 GL peeps

  10. dhirst
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    I either need to lose Alonso or Austin (prob for Ayew) to fund my transfers. Which is best? Keep Alonso or Austin?

    1. Astronautovic
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Austim to ayew

  11. WE GO FOR IT
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    RP:
    Pick one:

    A. Alli + Pogba + Naughton + Ayew
    B. Alli + Mkhi + Cedric + Ayew
    C. Eriksen + Pogba + Dummett + Ayew
    D. Eriksen + Mkhi + VDH + Ayew
    E. Alli + Tadic + Cedric + Jesus
    F. Pogba + Mkhi + VDH + Jesus

    1. Reggie Nainggolan
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      E

      1. WE GO FOR IT
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers! 🙂

  12. Regin
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Will Cech play both games?

  13. The Yorkshire Pirlo
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Smalling or Azpi?

  14. TherryOnWii
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Is it crazy to go Son to Pogba for -4?

  15. Salah Daze
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    10 minutes to go
    TC Jesus or Sterling?
    Currently on Jesus

    1. aborg
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      me too..but it's between him and Kane
      ahhhhh i just can't decide...for now on Jesus

  16. el flacooo
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Smalling or Monreal ?

    1. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Smalling

    2. ENZO SZN™
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Smalling

  17. UnitedFan
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    RP. Cresswell nailed?

    1. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Totally nailed.

    2. Stats Don\'t Lie
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Yes

  18. Nightf0x
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    quickly plz

    azpi or alonso
    ramsey or arnie or tadic

    1. Krafty Werks
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Alonso, Arnie.

  19. shotgunnufc - MANIAC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    this really feels like the biggest gw of the season

    1. Sailboats
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      it is

  20. Patch
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Scenes if Abraham plays rather than Jordan Ayew!!!!

  21. Scotty B
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Bench Shaqiri or Walcott?

  22. upforgrabs
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Who to pick?

    A) Sane & Morgan
    vs
    B) D. Silva & Chambers (-4)

    1. Stats Don\'t Lie
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      A

  23. A.T
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Is it worth taking Salah out for hit if he's dropping tonight? I can bring him back next week and make at least 0.1

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Yes 😉

      1. A.T
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        I was in two minds until I saw that Instagram. I've had to totally re jig the whole team.

  24. SheBangsTheDrums
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    G2G? -8 1.0 ITB!

    DDG
    Morgan Masuaku Lejune
    Hazard Eriksen Alli Sterling
    Kane (TC) Jesus Ayew

    Ryan AKing Lowton Long

  25. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    How does it look. Cash to do Eriksen to Salah next week

    DDG
    Vert Otamendi mustafi
    Arnie lingard Sterling kenedy Eriksen
    Kane (c) Jesus

    Bench fab and 3x Burnley

  26. TokyoRed 東京赤
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Sanchez captain madness?

    1. Numb
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Make sure you've got a good vice cos he's not playing tonight

    2. Krafty Werks
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Madness!!

    3. tisza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Don't think he's playing

    4. TokyoRed 東京赤
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Argh thanks!

    5. Goalosaurus
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Been there and done that last DGW. Wouldn't risk it on him again even if I did still have him.

      1. Goalosaurus
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        I'm too slow for updating the page...

  27. SMOOTH
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    kdb for salah -4?
    chasing big time

  28. Numb
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    MEN are not a patch on AE for team leaks are they? Changes every 15 mins!

    1. MTPockets
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Doing my head in.

      • Syd.
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        I just saw that

        Think they are making it up as they go along

    2. Mr_Barbs
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Play Lingard or Gross (have Pogba)? News leaking about Lingard not starting

      1. Prøfeßör …
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Groß

    3. RashFraud
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Last minute jitters.

      Zaha to Pogba for a hit?
      Already on -4

      1. Crofty92
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        No

      2. HoldingMeeStones
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        no