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19 December 2018 3377 comments
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Christmas fixture congestion dominates the final Scoutcast of 2018 as the crew look ahead to four sets of matches over two tightly packed weeks of Premier League action.

Joe, David and Az are joined by Andy to look in detail at how best to navigate inevitable rotation over Gameweeks 18 to 21 and offer their top tips for yuletide Fantasy Football survival.

Community questions the crew tackle include whether Manchester United assets can be trusted for their kind upcoming set of games following the sacking of Jose Mourinho this week.

Danny Ings’ brace against Arsenal last time out is another issue considered, especially as his form adds further weight to the case for going light up top and investing funds in midfield.

Elsewhere, Eden Hazard’s goal, assist and maximum bonus returns against Brighton in Gameweek 17 kickstart a chat on the best premium options for the end of December and early January.

As well as looking back on Gameweek 17’s events, including the community’s roughest and smoothest tales, the crew also look in detail at the next four Gameweeks. This includes their views on the best differentials and teams with the greatest chance of clean sheets over the period.

The crew  find time to reveal their Christmas transfer and captaincy plans. For Az, Joe and David this includes hoping their key striker Harry Kane recovers from a bout of man-flu to take to the field in Gameweek 18.

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It is also worth mentioning that FFScout moderator Rotation’s Alter Ego has collected this latest episode’s timestamps to help find particular sections. This can be found as the top comment in the Youtube version.

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  1. yakirh
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    How is this looking?

    Fab
    Alonso Digne Lovren
    Sterling (C) Sane Hazard Anderson Richarlison
    Lacazette Rashford

    Bench: Jimenez Doherty AWB

    1. MartialMatas
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Not ideal having to play Digne, but other than that it's good.

      1. jia you
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Think Digne can be played almost every fix with his threat!

        1. yakirh
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Yes I feel the same

    2. Boo Ya Ka Sha
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Everything looks good. I feel like Jimenez can get on the score sheet this week. Why the love for Rashford..

      1. jia you
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        this is my feeling too but my dilemma is to bench him or Ings?

      2. yakirh
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks mate
        Rashford is a punt.

        I could go with Kane + Jimenez instead of Laca & Rashford

        Not sure I want to play my Wolves players against the best defense in the league

  2. Boo Ya Ka Sha
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Is Salah > Hazard a popular move after the game today?

    1. some witty pun
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      surely not....

    2. Shabaaz
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Seems like the way to go with current fixtures, but form is the same i guess.

    3. samaael
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      no

  3. MartialMatas
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Any ideas for a transfer this gameweek? Still have my wildcard to use.

    Patrício
    van Dijk, Alonso, Kolasinac
    Salah, Sterling, Felipe Anderson, Fraser
    Kane, Rashford, Jiménez

    Stekelenburg Stephens Boly Wan-Bissaka

    1FT £0.3m itb

  4. FPL Mentor
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Bottomed so reposting 🙂

    What to do with this lot ladies and gents?

    Hart
    Robbo Laporte Bellerin*
    Salah Son Anderson Brooks
    Kane Lacazette(C) Jiménez

    Hamer / Jiménez / Doherty / Bennett

    0.7m itb 1FT

    Thinking maybe Bellerin 》 Monreal?

    Lacking City attack but cant bring myself to ditch Salah as ive had him all season.

    Thoughts would be much appreciated.

    Thanks

    1. samaael
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      captain is a bit risky

  5. JasonG123
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Any news on Kolasinac? Why wasn't he in the squad at all for the cup game?

    1. jia you
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      could be beacuse he's not recovered from injury or the fact that he is clueless defensively 😉

      1. JasonG123
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Yes I know but which one (according to Emery) matter for my fantasy team!!

        1. jia you
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          not sure mate, I sold Kola this week, GL

  6. some witty pun
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone else on Hazard (C)? Giroud played 90minutes today which means Hazard should start at ST against Leicester

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Prefer sterling VS PVA than Haz vs Maguire and Evans

    2. Boo Ya Ka Sha
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I can think of a lot worse options. I'm going for Sterling this week. If I had Hazard he'd probably be vice. Are you sure 90 minutes for Giroud will result in him being rested against Leicester. Hazard may have played 90 minutes today if he didn't twist his ankle against Brighton. Either way, I thought Hazard played well with Giroud so it doesn't really matter.

    3. samaael
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      lei D not as obliging as some might think

    4. jia you
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Yes atm (Sane + Sterling owner).

      1. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Is Morata injured?

  7. Sterling Malory
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Is Kola to Tarkowski a good move in Draft?

    Long term planning.

  8. MASTER ROSHI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Is it worth hitting WC to do
    Foster, Cairney, Salah, Fraser, Auba > Hart, Hazard, Sterling, Richarlison, Ings
    Fab (Foster)
    Robbo Alonso Laporte (Doherty AWB)
    Salah Sane Son Fraser (Cairney)
    Auba Chica Jiminez

    Thanks!

  9. HD7
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Likelihood of Auba and Sterling to be benched in the Gameweek?

    1. Gabistuta
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Auba more likely than Sterling, im capping Raz so fingers crossed

  10. bigbudgie
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    My defence this week before transfers

    Bellerin (flagged) TAA (flagged) AWB (mci) VVD (wol) Bennet (wol)

    2FT. Can't think what to do, Bit of a mess

    1. samaael
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      have to do something. Bellerin to Luiz?

      1. bigbudgie
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        can't afford it

    2. jia you
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      So Bennett is scoring an og this weekend, playing against his own club 😉

      1. jia you
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Bellerin is an easy sell mate?

        1. bigbudgie
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          To Digne, yes, despite this weeks fixture.

        2. bigbudgie
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          other option is downgrade Laca to Ings or Wilson then I can get anyone, Robbo, Alonso etc

          1. jia you
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            up to you mate, Digne is close to fixture proof imo, I sold Laca to Ings to fund Sane in this week

      2. bigbudgie
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        grrrrrreat

    3. Garth Marenghi
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Bellerin to lovren

      1. bigbudgie
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        would leave triple Liverpool defence

        1. Garth Marenghi
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Not this week

  11. Dušan Citizen
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    How was Auba last evening?

    Probably gonna give him just one more GW, but I also consider of downgrading him to Kamara and upgrade Camarasa to Sterling or KDB.

    1. Saka Punch
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Didn't really get much service tonight, had a couple of chances but was a quiet game for him. I'm also not sure whether to sell him for an upgrade to Haz, but it'd be for a hit, and he could do well against Burnley so probs gonna hold myself

  12. samaael
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Rui
    Laporte/ Robertson/ Kolasinac /
    Salah/ Sane/ Snodgrass/ Deulofeu
    Kane/ Lacazette/ Wilson

    4.0/ Bennett/ WanB/ Hojberg

    1FT 1.5ITB

    save? Pretty happy with it

  13. Pierce34
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    @Jia you - what was the reasoning behind those early transfers btw?

    1. jia you
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I rang Pep and he told me that Sane was being given the night off so I brought him in. Kola was a poor buy and wanted rid, the injury and Monreal back gave me the perfect excuse!

      1. Pierce34
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        I'm envious of that midfield, especially as Sane looks totally nailed for now.

        1. jia you
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Yeah, very happy with it but Fraser might need moving on soon. Still the fear of Laca biting me is now real 😉

          1. Pierce34
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            I would feel exactly the same if I had sold Lacazette.

            And yet now that I have him I'm 100% convinced that he'll be outscored by all the players I don't have. (mainly Hazard and Sane, but also Jimenez!) FPL is a funny old game...

      2. yakirh
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        What were the 3 transfers you made?

        1. jia you
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Laca + Kola + 4.5 to Ings + Sane + 4.3(Bednarek)

          1. yakirh
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            I planned to do the exact same move..

            Now thinking to sell Kane, keep Laca

            And get Rashford and Lovren (or any defender around that price) instead of Ings and Bednarek

            WDYT?

            1. jia you
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 3 months ago

              Up to you mate, happy to have gotten rid of Arsenal assets even with their nice fix. Emery is a bit of an enigma and hard to know where we stand with sertain assets. Kane stays for me by default and I will likely captain him in some of the games over the festive and new year run in.

  14. L'Aeroplanino
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Chelsea definitely have the best fixtures over Christmas. All 4 fixtures within london

  15. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Is Ings nailed? Thinking of doing Auba and Gunnarson to Ings and Hazard..

    1. jia you
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Ings is a player with a long history of injury issues, def not going to play every game!

  16. MartyScurll
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Feeling ballsy
    Richy+Chicarito+0.5m OR Pogba+Rashford

    1. MartyScurll
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Oops thats not right:
      Richy+Chicarito+Ings+0.5 OR Pogba+Rashford+Kamara

  17. HD7
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Likelihood of Auba and Sterling to be benched in the GW?

    1. MartyScurll
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Sterling should start, pretty confident on auba too, but difficult to be sure

      1. HD7
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks for opinion 🙂

  18. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    What's the latest on Bellerin's injury? Can't find any updates.

  19. Gabistuta
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Auba + Diagnana > Ings & Hazard -4?

    1. Chucky
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Yes

  20. HD7
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Auba and Kenedy to Chicha and my Captain for the Gameweek Sterling/Hazard (-4) ?

    Fab
    Doherty Robbo Alonso Belerin
    Salah Richa Kenedy* FAnderson
    Kane Auba*

    Subs: Button, Camarasa, Success, AWB

  21. King Kun Ta
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Auba to Kun for free?

    1. HD7
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      No man! Not Kun. Not now

    2. nibby
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      No

  22. ALegendJ
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Fabianski
    Balbuena Doherty AWB
    Hazard Salah Snodgrass Paterson
    Kane Laca Auba

    Hamer Bennet Peltier Puncheon 2FT 0.0 itb

    Was set on Laca + Paterson > Kamara + Sane

    But after tonight, not sure getting rid of Laca a good idea, any advice?

  23. HD7
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Which is the best combo for the Gameweek?

    A)Auba (C) Snoddy
    B) Chicha Haz(C) -4
    C) Chicha Sterling(C) -4

    1. nibby
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      A
      Mind helping me below

  24. Bennison
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Hart/Foster
    Alonso/Kolasinac/doherty/Laporte/AWB
    Sterling/Hazard/Fraser/Son/Camarasa
    Kane/Mitrovic/Quaner

    1ft - 1.6ITB

    Any pressing issues?

    1. Gabistuta
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      G2g id say

  25. St. Joseph
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Best captaincy options this week :
    A) Sterling - Rotation fears?
    B) Salah - Fully rested.
    C) Haz - Minutes?
    D) Kane - Fit enough to start?

    1. norwegian-forest-cats
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      B with C vice.

    2. Saka Punch
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I really don't get the rotation fears for Sterling. Mahrez played full 90minutes yesterday and didn't look particularly great - Sterling has had more than enough rest recently - he'll surely start. I'm captaining him

    3. nibby
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      B. Mind helping me below

    4. Duffy Dunk
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      A

  26. Tsparkes10
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Oh dear... turns out I overestimated my budget. May have to go without Kane or Salah 🙁

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      You seem surprised.

      1. Tsparkes10
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Thought I'd be able to go Salah, Kane, Haz without sterling and other cheap forwards... hmmm

  27. HD7
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Auba and Kenedy to Chicha and ...(-4)

    A) Sterling
    B) Haz
    C) Sane
    D) Dont sell Auba before this GW for a hit

    Fab
    Doherty Robbo Alonso Belerin
    Salah Richa Kenedy* FAnderson
    Kane Auba*

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Relax, just logged in and read this above.

    2. norwegian-forest-cats
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Don't sell before this GW.

      1. HD7
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks mate

    3. nibby
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Hazard. Mind helping me out below

  28. norwegian-forest-cats
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Kane & Billing to Ings & Hazard?

    1. nibby
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Not with a hit

  29. nibby
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Hows my team for this week?

    McCarthy
    Alonso TAA Doherty
    Hazard Sterling Sane Snodgrass
    Wilson Jesus Chica

    Subs Fabianski Richa Keane AWB

    1. HD7
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Looks G2G. Who are you Captaining?

      1. nibby
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Thinking Sane

        1. HD7
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Between Sterling or Haz for me?

    2. MartyScurll
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I wouldn't bank on TAA playing or Jesus getting a full 90 with Sergio back in the fold.

      Would also go with Fab over McCarty.

      1. HD7
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Yes for the keeper

        1. nibby
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Thanks

    3. St. Joseph
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      TAA to Lovren

  30. MartyScurll
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Ok, I'm feeling good about this. G2G?

    Fab, Hamer
    Robbo, Luiz, Digne (Bennett, AWB)
    Hazard, Sterling, Sane, Fanderson, Snoddy
    Auba, Rashford, (Kamara)
    0.5 itb

    1. MartyScurll
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      This is WC btw

    2. nibby
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Looksgood

    3. rainy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I like it. Are you confident Rashford will be a regular starter under Solskjaer?

      1. MartyScurll
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        No. But feel with utd's fixtures I wanted in utd cover. The alternative was Fanderson > Pogba/Marty and Rashford>Chicarito

        1. rainy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          F.Anderson and Rashford the better combo 🙂

          1. MartyScurll
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            Thanks Rainy