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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.

This ScoutCast was first beamed live via our YouTube channel on Tuesday evening. Be sure to subscribe to get notice of future live episodes.

If you’re a traditional type, you can acquire the mp3 audio version via this link or the first player below. Or you can take in the full visual experience via the second player below.

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. FPL ZB
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Torn between Salah and Brooks to:

    A) Hazard and Anderson
    B) Sterling and Fraser

    1. Tornado
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Similar boat.... Tempted by sane or sterling better goal attempts but rotation risk

    2. HVT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      A

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

      Id say A over xmas

    4. Jam0sh
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      A looks probably better

    5. Amey
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      A
      Since you have Sane.

  2. skodaole2
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Draft league, need some help. Bench 2 of the below (Format with no automatic subs so if a player wont play i ll get zero). Only player to start the midweek game is Torreira, but all of them could either start or get benched this GW so help will be appreciated:

    A) Koscielny (BUR)
    B) Armstrong (hud)
    C) Torreira (BUR)
    D) Lamela (eve)
    E) Deeney (whu)
    F) Kamara (new)

    1. Peter Ouch
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      D and B

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

    Best sub 7.0 striker for the next 2 GWs?

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

      Chicha/Ings

    2. captainjilflex
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Chicharito or Mitro

    3. KUNingas
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Rashford

    4. gergin
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Rashford easy.

  4. Depldax
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Seems like a monumental U turn on Hazard. I'm sure everyone was saying he was a waste of money not long ago or did I dream that?

    1. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Things change!

    2. Amey
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Got him gw4.
      Never lost faith.
      Season Keeper for me

  5. tbhogal
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    What to do with this lot guys ? Have 1FT 0.7 M.

    A) Hazard for Salah
    B) Sterling for Salah
    C) Save FT

    Patricio (Hamer)
    Digne, Alonso, LaPorte (Bennett, AWB)
    Sane, Salah, Rich, Anderson (Hojberg)
    Hernandez, Kane, Jimenez.

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

      C

  6. LewanGOALski
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    A) Alli & Lacazette ➡ Hazard & Chicarito (-4)
    B) Alli & Lacazette ➡ Sterling & Chicarito (-4)
    C) save FT

    ?

    1. Peter Ouch
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      B

    2. KUNingas
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      C

    3. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      C

    4. CROCosta
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      c

  7. Tornado
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Salah to sterling or sane

    1. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Close if money no object, but with the prices I think it has to be Sane at the moment.

      1. Tornado
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Enables me to get kdb over anderson

    2. Peter Ouch
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Sane

  8. EL_FENOMENO
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Who to cap:
    a) Auba
    b) Sane
    c) Haz

    1. Peter Ouch
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Sane

  9. Tornado
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Chances kdb starts this weekend?

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

      Slim

  10. Champions united
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Cap choice
    Haz
    Sane
    Kane.
    Sterling

    Curently on sane

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

      Have exact same four big hitters.
      Sterling for me.

      1. Bat Man
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Same

    2. antis0cial
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I’m on Haz, don’t have sterling.

    3. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Sterling for me

  11. antis0cial
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Auba + Murphy to Kamara + Sterling? Or stick with Auba and hope he causes damage even if benched?

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

      If free go for it.
      If Hit involved keep auba for Burnley & then asses.

      1. antis0cial
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        It’s for free, saved last week

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

          I'd do it then.
          Sterling C ?

          1. antis0cial
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            Hazard c was the plan

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

    surely both auba and laca will start. they are playing burning at home ffs and they need to bounce back

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

      burnley

    2. Amey
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Hopefully
      Laca owner 😛

    3. Ambrosiana Inter
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Team was doing so well with both on the pitch,don’t understand why he s changed that...auba will be benched

  13. Srv210
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Should I do

    Aubameyang+Gunnarsson to hazard+Ings (-4)

    Is -4 worth the transfers? I think it can be covered and also Aubameyang played full 90 minutes in Cup game so maybe benching possible.

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

      You going to play ings??
      Do it then IMO

      1. Srv210
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Ings won't be playing every game..but point potential better than Gunnarsson I guess

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

          True that.
          I looked at your team & I'd personally deal with Bellerin this gw & get Hazard next.

          1. Srv210
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            Who would you get in place of bellerin...I have shorted Lovren or digne (with plan to get TAA later)

  14. JCrosbie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Laporte Wilson Eriksen

    To

    Luiz Hazard Ings, for 4pts?

    1. JCrosbie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Or 2.

      Eriksen and Wilson

      To

      Hazard and Kamara for free

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

        Yes if kamara is bench player

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

    Salah, Sterling or Hazard for this GW only?

    1. Bat Man
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Sterling

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

        This

  16. altan8797
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    which 2 would you prefer for the rest of the season; alongside with doherty,awb and trippier?

    a) luiz robbo
    b) taa digne (gives funds to fuel up attack obviously)

    1. Fire Chief Moe
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      A

    2. Ambrosiana Inter
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      A , I have A

    3. Amey
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      B

    4. scubasmithy
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      C) Robertson and TAA

    5. scubasmithy
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I think the optimal 5 ignorImg fixtures and injuries would be
      Robertson
      Mendy
      TAA
      Doherty
      AWB

  17. KUNingas
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Shaqiri + Laca -> Sane + Rashford for free?

    1. Ambrosiana Inter
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Nuts

    2. Bat Man
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      If no other problems sure. Rash a bit of a risk but he will probably do well

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

        Two week punt before WC.

        1. altan8797
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          doing the same, getting rashford either for this weekend or midweek before my wc just for the fun of it I guess.

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

            Low risk, high reward

  18. Fernando Torres
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Auba + Eriksen --> Hazard and Firmino for free?

  19. Whazza
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Do we think Bednarek is a starter?

    1. Srv210
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Looks like it..

      1. Srv210
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        But it can also be the new coach experiments to get his preferred squad

    2. KUNingas
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Stephens?

  20. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Sonny has been called up to the South Korea squad for the AFC Asian Cup in January 2019.

    He will join up with the squad following our match against Manchester United on Sunday 13 January. [GW22]

    https://twitter.com/SpursOfficial/status/1075652379721240576

  21. Halmari Tea
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    RMT Please
    De gea
    Doherty | Rudiger | Digne | AWB | Ricardo
    Richarlison | Hazard | Sterling | Pererya | Martial
    Auba | Mitro | Kamara

    2.3 ITB for Trippier/ upgrading Pererya after these 4 fixtures in 10 days

  22. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Hazard and 4.5m def

    Or

    Luiz and Sane?

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

      Tough. Depends on if you have Alonso and/or Sterling

      1. Bobby Digital
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Neither

  23. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Why is there a fear of Auba being on the bench? He's had just three hauls this season, and two of those were the only two times he's been on the bench

    Plus, Poch demonstrated the "tired Burnley legs" approach with Eriksen and Son setting the pitch ablaze when they came on. An approach Unai may have kept in mind

    I'm not scared for Auba. Won't captain him, but definitely NOT scared

  24. altan8797
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    who is more likely to be a season keeper fellas?

    a) sterling
    b) sane

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

      Sterling. Mendy will be back in February, and then Sane's left foot becomes more of an option than a necessity to Pep

  25. Pieterke30
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Start Doherty or Digne?

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

      Doherty.

    2. Party time
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Digne.

      • Party time
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Liverpool will score 2+ goals against wolves. Digne more likely to return because of setpiece duty.

      • ‘Tis the Season
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        united fixtures are good for the xmas period, what are the thoughts on shaw?

      • ‘Tis the Season
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        sorry for the repost..
        united fixtures are good for the xmas period, what are the thoughts on shaw?

      • Hermanos FC
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Fabianski
        Robertson Alonso Laporte
        Fraser Hazard Sane Richarlison
        Jimenez Kane Wilson

        Patricio WB Cedric Gudmundsson

        I have two FTs and 0.1m in the bank
        Suggest some changes

      • Amey
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

      • Legohair
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Fraser&Alonso to Andersson&Luiz good move for free?