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Gameweek 37 Scout Picks – Title chasers make the cut

We are backing the attacks of Manchester City and Chelsea in Gameweek 37.

The defending champions host Leicester in a key clash for their hopes of winning a second successive Premier League title under Pep Guardiola.

Meanwhile, Chelsea host a Watford defence that has been quite obliging in the calendar year of 2019.

In order to get our 11-man side we reviewed our Scout Squad submissions from Paul, Neale, Az and Peter to come up with the final selection.

This week we line up in a 3-4-3 formation and at £82.9m, we are £0.6m inside our budget.

Goalkeeper

Bernd Leno‘s (£4.9m) inclusion in the Scout Picks was an easy one this week. The Arsenal goalkeeper was selected as the best option in his position by all four of our pundits ahead of Brighton’s visit to the Emirates Stadium. That’s because the Seagulls have been especially shy in front of goal recently, their strike against Newcastle last time out the first in over 12 hours of football in all competitions. Over the last four away matches, Brighton are also bottom of the league for goal attempts, shots in the box, efforts on target and big chances.

Defenders

Trent Alexander-Arnold (£5.7m) is our chosen representative from the Liverpool defence for Gameweek 37. His inclusion actually stems more from his attacking capabilities given his role in set pieces for the Reds. It has been well-documented how Newcastle have struggled to deal with dead ball situations this season, and have conceded more headed chances than any other Premier League team in 2018/19. Meanwhile, with Miguel Almirón out injured and Ayoze Pérez a fitness doubt, a clean sheet looks likely for Alexander-Arnold too.

Lucas Digne (£5.4m) and the Everton defence have quietly been racking up the defensive returns in recent weeks with seven clean sheets in their last nine Premier League matches. The last time they were breached at home was back in Double Gameweek 25, with Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United all blanking at Goodison Park since. Burnley come to Merseyside tonight with their season wrapped up and little left on the line, while Digne himself still has a role in set pieces and has created 10 chances in the last four home matches – the joint second-best of any defender in that time.

Likewise, there appears to be a chance of returns at both ends of the pitch for Luke Shaw (£5.0m) in Gameweek 37. Manchester United might not be in the best form right now, but this weekend sees them travel to a Huddersfield side that is averaging just 0.5 goals per home game this season. Meanwhile, Shaw himself has produced more big chances than any other defender over the last four matches. Furthermore, the Terriers have conceded the most chances from their right of any team over the last six matches.

Midfielders

Three of our Scout Squad pundits selected Raheem Sterling (£11.6m) in their top two midfielder slots for Gameweek 37. That’s understandable considering his importance to Manchester City as they chase another Premier League title under Pep Guardiola. In the last four home matches, no player has more shots on target than Sterling, who has been offering a hugely impressive 72% accuracy in that time too.

Eden Hazard (£10.9m) could be set to put on a memorable display in what might prove to be his final Premier League match for Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Watford have conceded more big chances than any other top-flight side since the turn of the year and have averaged 2.8 goals against in their matches away at top-six clubs this season. Hazard looks capable of capitalising on that with four goals and two assists in his last four at home, making for three double-figure hauls in that time.

We believe that Son Heung-min (£8.8m) will come back into the Spurs side to face Bournemouth in Gameweek 37 after missing the Champions League semi-final first leg through suspension. As much the midweek trip to Ajax will be important to Mauricio Pochettino, he will need his best players out to record a positive result at the Vitality Stadium to secure a place in the top four. With Fernando Llorente occupying the centre-forward role on Tuesday night, chances are, Son will come in for him to attack a Bournemouth side without a clean sheet at home since Gameweek 24. Furthermore, the South Korean has four goals in two Premier League meetings with the Cherries.

Diogo Jota (£6.3m) was by far the most popular budget midfielder among the Scout Squad for Gameweek 37. Neale, Az and Peter all included him in their submissions ahead of Wolves’ home clash with Fulham. The Cottagers may have kept three clean sheets in a row but are still shipping a fair number of shots. They remain in the bottom five for shots allowed in the box and big chances conceded over the last four away matches. Meanwhile, Jota has four attacking returns in his last four at Molineux.

Forwards

Sergio Aguero (£11.9m) was unanimously considered the best forward option by our Scout Squad panel for this weekend. That’s because the Argentinian has attacking returns in every single home match he has started this season. Furthermore, he has better minutes per chance and minutes per chance created than Sterling over the last four home matches, bettering his colleague for expected goals (xG) too. Also, Aguero enjoys playing against Leicester, netting four times in this exact fixture last season.

Raúl Jiménez (£7.0m) was chosen as the second-best forward option for Gameweek 37, with Neale, Az and Peter his biggest fans. The Mexican has had a little bit of an issue with accuracy in recent weeks, with just two shots on target, but as we already saw, Fulham are still offering plenty of opportunities to their opponents when away from home. At the very least, Jiménez got back to scoring ways as he found the net at Watford in Gameweek 36.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£5.4m) completes the Scout Picks line-up ahead of that Friday night meeting with Burnley. Only one forward priced under £9.0m has had more shots in the box than the Everton man over the last four matches. That has seen Calvert-Lewin contribute attacking returns in each of his last three home appearances. Meanwhile, the Clarets are without a clean sheet on the road since Gameweek 23.

Substitutes

Scott Dann (£4.4m) makes his way into the Scout Picks for the first time this season. The Crystal Palace centre-back has been enjoying his return to first-team action and has actually recorded five efforts in the box during the last three matches, ranking him second among defenders. Opponents Cardiff have been particularly shy in front of goal of late and are susceptible to headed efforts.

Ruben Loftus-Cheek (£5.2m) has been arguably Chelsea’s most effective attacking player outside of Hazard in recent weeks and we think he stands a decent chance of getting returns against that poor Watford defence. He came off with cramp on Thursday night so he’s not assured of a start, hence why he’s only on our bench, but he has registered the same number of shots as Hazard in his last four at home.

Shane Long (£4.7m) has scored four goals in the last five matches as he continues to offer incredible value. This week, Southampton head to a West Ham side plagued by defensive problems this season. The budget asset is second for big chances among forwards in the last four matches so should continue enjoying opportunities to reward his owners.

Community Champion

Representing the community against the Scout Picks in Gameweek 37 is Greyhead. He has opted for a 3-4-3 of Rico; Kolasinac, Coleman, Shaw; B Silva, Hazard, Pogba, Sigurdsson; Rashford, Vardy, Lacazette

The community member who beats our picks by the biggest margin over the campaign will win a £100 Amazon Voucher and a place in our Contributors and Moderators League for the following season.

It was a win for the Scout Picks over Johannes in Gameweek 36 by a 85-72 scoreline. fclackless‘s winning margin of 33 points (77-44) in Gameweek 10 is still the current target to beat.

1,326 Comments Post a Comment
  1. internal error
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Takes balls to do Vardy and Son to Hazard and Long

    1. internal error
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      oops

      1. the dom 1
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        must have big balls as I just did that move to get Hazard oops

  2. MGD
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    LLoris
    Laporte - TAA - Doherty
    Sterling - Mane - Eriksen - Son
    Aguero - Jimmy - Gray

    Ryan - JWP - Bednarek - Duffy

    0.0 ITB 2Ft

    Lloris + Gray -> Guita + Zaha? Anything else? 🙂

  3. wanaj84
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    play ryan or in any others keeper for -4?

    1. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Which other keeper are you going to get that makes up the -4? I'd leave it

      1. wanaj84
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        ryan
        to
        leno/guita

  4. Atwood
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Bennett/Eriksen > Shaw/Jota

    Do this for free? Already have another Wolves defender.

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Free, why not

  5. The 12th Man
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Wow Calvert Lewin in the scout Picks.

    1. Prison Mike
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Rather have Siggy

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Fancy Digne

  6. Prison Mike
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    I don’t normally take a hit for a defender but is this move worth a -4?

    Eriksen & Dunk -> Martial & Robertson

    1. Pieterke30
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      If you already have Jota, maybe

      1. Prison Mike
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Yeah have Jota

    2. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Will Martial even play?

      1. Pieterke30
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        I suppose he will but not sure he starts

        1. Prison Mike
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 10 months ago

          Think so due to the amount of injuries and Ole has been bigging him up saying that he has lots of goals in him... maybe Huddersfield is the time to show it

    3. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Yeh but it’s not just any defender. It’s the one who has 200+

      Don’t like Martial though.

    4. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Nice for two gws

    5. Toby Lerone
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Step away from martial Sir

  7. mattyb09
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Bench boost activated... Thoughts on this squad?

    Fabianski
    Robertson TAA Laporte Shaw
    Mane Sterling (C) Son
    Aguero (vc) Jimenez Zaha

    Boruc; Mkhitaryan AWB JWP

  8. Perthite
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Thoughts on Firmino & Lacazette -> Aguero & Wilson/Zaha/Ings?

    1. Perthite
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      ... for a hit?

    2. aapoman
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      I wouldn't do it

  9. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Do remember, Mane wasn't seen in training photos that one time either.

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Pogba top scorer in GW37

    2. Richd
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Yep. Got stuck by this and willing to get stung by no Pogba. Pogba could sting both ways.

    3. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      That works both ways though, there's been others that also weren't seen and didn't play afterwards, I dunno what to do.

  10. xHaTr
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    G2G?

    Lloris
    Robertson/TAA/Doherty
    Mane/Hazard/Son/Sterling
    Jimenez/Aguero(C)/Long

    Foster/Bednarek/Dunk/Romeu

  11. Sarriball Time
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Predicted lineup says Emerson will start against Watford. What do you think...?

    1. Pieterke30
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      I think he wont and Alonso will

  12. gunner79
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Pick one Shaw or Doc Cheers

  13. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Whats the latest on Firmino? Could do him to Kun but was considering keeping and doing Eriksen to Bilva instead.

    1. TRE2
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Not certain to start

      1. TRE2
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        I think, according to Klopp presser:

        https://twitter.com/FFScout/status/1124250333562253312?s=19

  14. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Hazard Digne Zaha in for Eriksen Duffy Firmino -8, yes or no?

    1. Toby Lerone
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Yeah

  15. fc_skrald
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    I have two free transfers but I'm not sure what to do. The triple captain is still to be used...

    a. Son + Rashford -> Camarasa + Aguero
    b. Son + Rashford -> Sterling + Long
    b. Duffy -> Dann and save the other

    Ryan
    Laporte, Robertson, Doherty
    Salah, Hazard, Jota, Son
    Jimenez, Rashford, Vardy

    Foster, Redmond, Valery, Duffy

    1. fc_skrald
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      last b is c of course...

    2. Kuzser
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      c

  16. Sarriball Time
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Is Zaha a good pick for FWD under 7.0 this week...?

    1. Tasty Jerk
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Yep, Zaha could be good. We are better away from home which is a plus, Cardiff have to try and win so will play into our favoured counter attacking style, actually considering this myself 🙂

  17. aapoman
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    A. Swap out Ryan or Foster for some goalkeeper or
    B. Eriksen and Deulofeu to Mane and a cheapie (-4)
    C. Eriksen to Sigurddson

    Current team:
    Ryan Foster
    Robertson Laporte Doherty Bednarek Masina
    Sterling Son Eriksen Jota Deulofeu
    Aguero Firmino Jimenez

  18. CRO KLOPP
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    GTG? Anything worth a hit? 0.7 itb

    Guaita
    Laporte TAA Doherty
    Sterling Hazard Mane Son Redmond
    Aguero(c) Jimenez
    (Foster Gray Yoshida Dunk)

    GL all

  19. the dom 1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Play Ryan or Foster?

    cheers

    1. Richd
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      I’m playing Ryan.

      Don’t feel great about it. But meh

      1. the dom 1
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        same meh lol

  20. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    People who are happy with their rank: this week are you being
    A) a dullard
    B) exciting

    1. Richd
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      My usual self.

      1. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Fruity or nutty?

  21. Hansel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    A) Trippier -> Trent and save a FT

    B) Trippier + Eriksen -> Dann + Haz

    C) Trippier + Eriksen -> Trent + Pogba

  22. Srv210
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    vardy,moura ,VVd to rashford,hazard,AWB (-8) is it worth it????

    its form vs fixtures case mostly but i was confused who to get...so should i do it?

  23. Boomerang V
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Many people here trasfering Mané out, is he a doubt? What about Salah? Are they under rotation risk?

    1. Tsssst
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      when they're chasing the title, dont think so.

    2. TRE2
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      I think he plays. Probably more due to Liverpool being tired from the Barca game and Newcastle away being a tough game

  24. Tsssst
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Having difficulty choosing between Aguero or Sterling for Captain?

    Stats v Leicester

    Aguero 5 goals 1 assist in 6 apps
    Sterling 1 goal 1 assist in 8 apps

    1. DR0GBA
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Aguero did get 4 in one game against Leicester too

  25. Atimis
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Which one?

    1. Son Firm to Hazard (c) Rash -4
    2. Firm to Rash
    3. Duffy to Shaw and play him over Firmino in 442

  26. DR0GBA
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Vardy + Llorente > Rashford + Zaha (-4)?

    A) Yes
    B) No

  27. In Bale We Trust
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Are the Pogba concerns enough to stop from transferring him in? Need some help here lads, hate when we're pushed into these vague grey areas of unknown when it comes to injuries/missing out.

    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Don't buy, don't sell I think

    2. Richd
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      It’s stopping me.

      However I have the bench depth to survive without him. So I suppose it does depend on your team and how happy you are with your “12th man”!

  28. Slumdog-Mignolet
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Play Wilson or Son?

  29. HD7
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    G2G?
    Have a FT but I dont see reason to use it...

    Lloris
    Doherty Laporte Robbo
    Sterling Jota Redmond Son Mane
    Aguero(C) Jimenez

    Subs: Foster, Valery, Duffy, Gray

    1. Mr_Barbs
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      You're good to go!

  30. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Hi guys. Just loking for a few more opinions here. Leading ML by 31 pts.

    Team is:

    Ryan
    Robertson - Laporte - TAA
    Son - Sterling - Mane - Eriksen - Jota
    Jiminez - Aguero
    _______________________________
    Boruc: Wilson, Valery, Masina

    2FT, 0.0 ITB

    Which would you prefer here?

    A) Eriksen + Wilson >> Redmond + Vardy (covers rival 31 pts behind me)
    B) Eriksen + Wilson >> Hazard + Long
    C) Eriksen >> Pogba (Have 2FT's for GW38)
    D) Ryan >> Guaita (and just do one of the above week after?)
    E) Other

    This is the week that decides my ML win really.
    Appreciate any comments, cheers

    1. CRO KLOPP
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      B

    2. Coys96
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      C defo

    3. Crazygopher
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      C

    4. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Cheers guys