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Why Mark has played his FPL Wildcard for Gameweek 3

We can reveal that Mark Sutherns has played his Wildcard for Gameweek 3 of the 2018/19 Fantasy Premier League season.

Joe spoke to him in the latest episode of ScoutCast Extra Time on Friday afternoon to find out his reasons for hitting the button and making a raft of changes.

You can watch that video below or on our YouTube channel.

Mark explained that a lot of his decision revolved around how volatile the transfer market has been since Sergio Aguero‘s (£11.2m) hat-trick in Gameweek 2.

With managers all over the world chopping and changing Mark was faced with a situation where several of his original assets were facing price falls, and those he wanted to replace them with were going in the opposite direction.

Joe made the case for sticking with Mark’s original Gameweek 2 team but it will definitely be an all-new line-up in Gameweek 3.

In our latest edition of ScoutCast Extra Time, Mark takes us through two different teams he is considering before Saturday’s 11:30am deadline – one with Eden Hazard (£10.5m) and one without.


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  1. Bojaninho
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Play Daniels Or Tomkins?

    1. mir
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Tomkins for me

    2. Kryten
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Tomkins just a gut feel

    3. Netley Lucas
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Either

    4. Bragazeti
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Tomkins

    5. ted mcnure
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      fwiw it could be Daniels last game before Rico is available-
      cue testimonial hattrick, or red card..

  2. mir
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Allison and 4.0 keeper, Fraser and Auba

    Or

    2 rotating 4.5 keepers (Not sure who), Mane and Zaha

    1. Kryten
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Tough I do prefer 2x4.5m keeper rotation I feel as a strategy it has a higher success rate over last 10 years of FPL... For every de gea season there is a foster or Heaton season

      1. mir
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Cheers. Not sure which combination. I'm thinking palace and Southampton.

    2. Chilli Heatwave
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      B

      1. mir
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Yeah looks like going that way but as on wildcard something is telling me get players (or a player) not many have yet.. I.e Auba.

  3. Erez Avni
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    whats about Cheh? is he naled or Leno is a risk?

  4. Skalla
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Looks like Ings will go up with Mendy&Pereira tonight and Sane might drop again.

    1. Kryten
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Double rise for me fingers crossed

    2. Bragazeti
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      The love that Sane had before the season began was immense

  5. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    I know its early days but thought on the following moves for a a (-4) in GW5

    Firmino+ King+ Hughes -> Zaha + Kamara + Hazard

    Leaves me with the following for GW5

    Foster
    Mendy Azpilicueta Robertson
    B.Silva Richarlison Mkhitaryan Hazard Mane
    Aguero Zaha

    Patricio Tomkins Wan- Bissaka Kamara

    1. Netley Lucas
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Ooof, let's get gw3 done 1st eh

  6. internal error
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    https://twitter.com/Sammy_Goal/status/1033104311058882561?s=19

    Pep talking up Sane but also making it impossible to predict who will play tomorrow....

    1. Lazarus Star
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      He won’t challenge Mendy. Watching that programme on Amazon Pep’s whole strategy seemed to be based on how Mendy plays.

      Sane/Sterling/Mahrez seem to be the left side forward rotation pairing maybe. But not sure how that fits with Jesus and Kun both on the pitch. Both Mahrez and Sterling could rotate with Silva on the right maybe?

  7. Somar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    A credible Man City source predicts Sane returns to the squad against Wolves and B.Silva is dropped.

    1. shotgunnufc - MANIAC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      name said sauce

      1. Chilli Heatwave
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Ketchup for me

        1. Khark
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Haha

    2. Netley Lucas
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      And this is why we hate citeh milfs atm

      1. barracuda
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Are you soaked Mr? 😀

        1. Netley Lucas
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Nah just swigging away, you? hic! 😆

          1. barracuda
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            I like to reach the target as often as possible 🙂 .... top 10k...Ah, what was the question again? 😀

            1. Netley Lucas
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 8 months ago

              That's the spirit! 😆

              1. barracuda
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 8 months ago

                😀 the nightcap is looming

    3. n-doggg
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Not surprised about sane. Slightly more surprised about bsilva. Although just done him to Mkhi so...

    4. DJDave1979
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Won't really surprise me whenever anyone is benched by Pep. His squad is insanely strong.

    5. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Remember you're a Womble and clunk click every Trip.

    6. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Who said it tho? Sane plays left, Silva plays middle or right. Can't see how it works. Unless Sterling goes RWB or CAM

      1. Somar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Aguero flanked by Sane and Mahrez or Sterling .Silva Ilkay and Fernandinho in the middle

    7. Kryten
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Source? Hp or brown

    8. Richd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Not too late to wildcard lads

      1. shotgunnufc - MANIAC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        not even close to considering

    9. MTPockets
        5 years, 8 months ago

        They probably just watched the released embargoed part of the press conference that talked about him:
        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xioN9sP_VqY

        1. internal error
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Its an educated guess, nothing more

          1. DJDave1979
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            True but it is also a reminder just how unsure we are that anyone plays for City. Walker being benched really surprised me last week. I think I will go for Ederson after WC.

            1. Netley Lucas
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 8 months ago

              Be like this every week 😆 Only Ederson safe

        2. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Ta. But it is just someone's opinion

        3. shotgunnufc - MANIAC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          so an opinion piece rather than a source - filed under J for Jamie Jackson

          1. I Member
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            8/11 starters correct and a completely different formation. It's clear they're just guessing.

      • F4L
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        back to 4-3-3?

      • Bragazeti
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Link?

      • Somar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Read my post again folks. I said " predicting". Not "will".

        1. internal error
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          You said "source" which is wrong

          1. I Member
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            Exactly. There's no source. It's some guy giving his predicted lineup. I could've written that article, wouldn't make me a credible source. I thought people would've learned from the Aguero story last week.

        2. shotgunnufc - MANIAC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          you can’t throw credible source in there though...

      • I Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        A credible source? Reading the article he's clearly guessing.

    10. Flaps
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Marks alive then

      1. Flaps
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Just posted to see my number

      2. Kryten
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Long live the King 😉

      3. Richd
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Damn the original flaps

      4. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        The Guv'ner.

      5. Somar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Someone link me his profile

    11. Bring the Cavalry
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Chances of Kamara starting v Burnley? Or is it back to the bench for him?

      1. Netley Lucas
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Shirley maybe back so 50/50 I guess?

      2. The Pesci challenge
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        He’ll be benched

      3. Bring the Cavalry
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Yeah thought he might be benched, Cedric it is then. Cheers

    12. Giles G
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Is Mitro worth the extra 1 mil over Ings???

      1. F4L
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        yes

      2. The Pesci challenge
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Yes

      3. Kryten
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Possibly question is Zaha and Arnie worth..5m over mitro

        1. Giles G
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Zaha yes probably but haven't got it so oh well

      4. Dannyb
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Yes, Soton are awful.

        1. Giles G
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          good point. forgot about that

    13. Thomas M.
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      BSilva for Miki for a hit?

      1. dunas_dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Definitely not

      2. Essem
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        I’m not even considering doing it for free.

      3. Giles G
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        nah

      4. Licious Lizard
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Nope noob

    14. barracuda
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Fellas, is New Zealand worth travelling so many miles, hours, bottles to be downed on a plane? Something tells me I should go there one day. I am getting too old too fast so need to decide. Molto gentile

      1. Rostah
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Lived there for a few years, little slice of heaven over there, do it!

      2. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Admin is Zio. controlled __Head to the tribes off the beaten tourist routes.

        Amazing country.

      3. barracuda
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Oooh. It is just so far...I presume both islands got something specific and genuine to offer. Shame the summers are not a bit warmer, I am cold beer..ehm..Cold blooded 🙂 The nature looks incredibly surreal and the lambs and wine are so tasty here in UK.

    15. ididnt
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Someone talk me out of Tomkins > Alonso and Bilva > Mkhitaryan for -8

      1. Make United Great Again
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Not worth -8 at all

      2. The Pesci challenge
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        It’s -8 hit, think about it

      3. Giles G
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        yeah it's a shite move

        1. ididnt
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Fair. Which one for a -4 then?

      4. Dannyb
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Stop drinking.

      5. MTPockets
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Put your id into gargatron.com and see what -8pts amounts to in rank difference.

      6. Make United Great Again
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Quite surprised Robertson hasn’t risen yet

        1. Netley Lucas
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Arguably the best defender who can attack, problem is the field of good returns in that 6-6.5 market has turned heads and TAA splits his market too

      7. dunas_dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Only concern I have in getting Ings is that if unfortunate enough to get an injury who else is there in that price range- either Jimenez or go 2 up front with Kamara as third striker

        1. Dannyb
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          That and Soton are horrendous.

        2. The Pesci challenge
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          I’m contemplating whether to go Ings & mkhi but because of Ings I’m thinking if Ings doesn’t do the business the where do you go with Ings. It could mean Jimenez or Joselu when fixtures change but I’m still sitting on the fence with Ings

      8. The Pesci challenge
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Mkhitaryan & Ings
        Or
        Zaha & Fraser?

        1. Licious Lizard
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Zaha and Fraser definitely

          1. The Pesci challenge
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            Ok nice one, currently on this

      9. Beanz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Play De Gea vs Spurs or Hamer vs Cardiff?

        1. The Pesci challenge
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          DDG

        2. rambo.
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          De gea

        3. Make United Great Again
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Hamer

      10. pstokes2010
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        How does this team look -4? I have 2.3m in the bank. Plan to get rid of Jorginho next week.

        Pickford

        Mendy Alonso VVD

        Hazard Mane(c) Jorginho Richarlison

        Aguero Arnie Mitrovic

        Speroni Neves Duffy Wilson

        1. Lazarus Star
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          You sold Salah for a hit? Assume Mane & Haz were the ones to come in?

          1. pstokes2010
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            No Richarlison and Hazard for Sane and Erikson. Don’t fancy so much funds on Salah yet

            1. Lazarus Star
              • 10 Years
              5 years, 8 months ago

              Assuned the 2.3 itb was from a Salah edit.

      11. milanista10
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        On WC:

        A) Robertson, Mane, Zaha
        B) TAA, Pedro, Aubameyang

        A or B lads?

        1. Lazarus Star
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          A for me

      12. yer old da
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Best midfielder for 6.8 or less?

        1. yer old da
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Already have Richarlison

        2. The Wanton Trader
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Pedro or Maddison

          1. yer old da
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            Not Fraser?

            1. The Wanton Trader
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 8 months ago

              He’s a good cheaper option.

        3. Numb
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Walcott maybe?

        4. Lazarus Star
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Based on from you could go with Pedro, Maddison, Sessengnon, Fraser or Preyera.

          Maddison looks like a good punt.
          Pedro gives you Chelsea cover....and instant trolling.

          1. Lazarus Star
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            *form

        5. yakirh
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Pedro

      13. TOBY1
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        If Sane returns quite possible Mendy is rested or doesn’t start... it didn’t seem to work that well when they played together - unless same goes over to the other side which we haven’t seen too much.

        1. Ninjaa
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Can't see mendy not starting either way

        2. The Pesci challenge
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Not true. Mendy plays very wide which allows sane to play more narrow and gives more space to Mendy to send in crosses.

          1. TOBY1
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            When sane came on with Mendy on pitch in last game - it really didn’t work that great. Sane ended up going over to the right

        3. Dr. Rog
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          would love to see pep to prove just how good they really are and play himself in the middle of the park

      14. Dr. Rog
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        A) Pedro & Ings
        B) Kante & Zaha

        1. Ninjaa
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          A

      15. Mikha In A Tutu
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Worth taking a hit for Luiz to Mendy?

        1. The Pesci challenge
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Yeah

      16. Valencia137
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        RMT
        Ederson (hamer)
        Alonso mendy alexander (bennet.Wb)
        Mane salah fraser mkhi richarlison
        Aguero zaha (kamara)
        ??

      17. Joyce1998
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        right guys just need help topping off my wc team
        so my team is so far
        do I swap ings and jorgi for wilson and a 4.5 then play 433
        or swap ings for kamara and upgrade taa to robertson then go 352
        or stick with the team i got and swap between jorgi and ings
        please help

        ederson, hamer
        alonso, mendy, taa, awb, bennet
        salah, mane, mki, rich, jorgi
        kun, zaha, ings

      18. Arealgoodguy
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Bernando or David Silva? Who gets the nost points with KDB out?

        1. Numb
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          David

        2. Netley Lucas
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          David, have some cover though

        3. child of God
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Dilva I guess

      19. DV8R
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Play 1

        A) Patricio (MCI)
        B) Fabianski (ars)

        1. Dr. Rog
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          tough one... which ever one you think will get most saves and a chance of a pen save

      20. Dr. Rog
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        A) Ederson/Hamer + AWB/Bennett/Westwood bench
        A) Hennessey/Fabri + Kante/AWB/Bennett bench

      21. TAT
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        On WC: Which team looks to be the better option? With two 4.0 defenders I can squeeze in Pedro in the midfield, along with Salah, Mkhi and Richarlison:

        Foster (Fabianski)
        Robertson - Mendy - Alonso - PvA (Wan-Bissaka)
        Fraser - Mkhitaryan - Richarlison - Salah (4.5)
        Aubameyang - Agüero (Kamara)

        Foster (Fabianski)
        Robertson - Mendy - Alonso - PELTIER (Wan-Bissaka)
        PEDRO - Mkhitaryan - Richarlison - Salah (4.5)
        Aubameyang - Agüero (Kamara)

        1. Licious Lizard
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Definitely the first one.
          Playing Peltier/4.5/Kamara seems like a bad idea

          1. Licious Lizard
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            You would of course play AWB after his ban for the next weeks.
            Nah still A for me

            1. TAT
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 8 months ago

              That was my thought, yes; AWB most weeks. Guess Fraser is good enough value to make me choose between Pedro and Mkhi.

        2. MTPockets
            5 years, 8 months ago

            Your mids/fwds only setup for A, unless risking Peltier/Kamara/4.5 this week and Peltier/AWB/Kamara every week.

            1. TAT
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 8 months ago

              That was the idea; playing either Peltier/4.5 this week - and WB most weeks after the ban.

        3. HavertzHero
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          A Pereira and Ings
          B Wilson and Tomkins

          ?

          1. Chilli Heatwave
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            B defo

            1. AYLD28
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 8 months ago

              A defo