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The latest episode of the Scoutcast is about to start on our YouTube channel.

You can watch the show from 8pm to 9pm BST.

This week, Joe is joined by Az and David to discuss the key Fantasy Premier League talking points ahead of Gameweek 3.

The next round of action is an important one for Fantasy managers as many will be wielding their two free transfers.

Already bandwagons have begun to form, so our Scoutcasters will be discussing how best to approach these.

Naturally, Teemu Pukki (£6.7m) is a prime example after he scored a hat-trick in Gameweek 2.

However, we will also be examining Liverpool assets after a lacklustre start to the season at both ends of the pitch.

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Lessons learned from Gameweek 2

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  1. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Your dream midfield in 352 setup? What about Sterling KDB Mane Martial Lanzini/Trossard?

    1. Agger
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Busquets
      Modric, Kroos, Xavi, Iniesta

      1. Agger
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        😉

      2. HollywoodXI
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Sterling KDB Salah Son Martial

        1. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Over budget 😉

    2. zdrojo187
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Salah,Sterling,Son,Martial,Ceballos

    3. Chasing Waves
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      KDB Salah Siggy Trossard Martial

    4. Pinturicchio10
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Sterling / Salah / Son / Mane / De Bruyne

    5. TheDragon
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Being realistic on what’s achievable ...

      Sterling, Salah/ Mane, KDB, Son/ Martial, Trossard/Ceballos

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        This, thumbs up

    6. SlipVertonghen
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I'm running:
      Sterling Mane KDB Martial Ceballos

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Great

    7. IRBOX ⚽
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I’m looking at Sterling Salah KDB Martial Mount

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Very close to mine

      2. clodhopper
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Kdb sterling salah kane cebellos

        1. Flynny
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          By next week I should be on
          Sterling salah kdb martial trossard

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

      Sterling, KdB, Salah, Mane, Son

  2. Agger
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Knee jerk central

  3. Wild Card this!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 17 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Sterling (C)?

    1. Agger
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Kaneeee

    2. Pinturicchio10
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Yep

    3. thepeen555
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Yep

    4. _nod
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      For me yes,

    5. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Yes

    6. Oooof
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Salah:

      At home and Arsenal’s defence isn’t the best.

    7. Riders of Yohan
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Yup

    8. Four Hit Wonder
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 29 days ago

      Nah Raz will get benched and you'll get Pepped

  4. My name is an echo
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Is Son straight into the Spurs line up this weekend?

    1. _nod
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I hope so.

    2. thepeen555
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      YeAh I think so they need some creativity

    3. Wild Card this!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Most probably and will significantly dent Kane score 🙂

    4. zdrojo187
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Very good question and i think he will come from the bench...

    5. Brosstan
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      If this were a mid season suspension then everyone would be saying hes right back when the suspension is lifted. There is no reason to believe its a different case now. Non-owners pretend they dont think he will start though, probably to keep others from bringing him in.

  5. RomeluStormzy
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Which to bench?

    A) Wilson (MC

    1. _nod
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      A

    2. RomeluStormzy
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      A) Wilson (MCI)

      B) Lundstrum (LEI)

      Sorry fat fingers pressed go...

      1. _nod
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        My first instinct is A given he is 2x the price, but actually I'm leaning B

  6. TheDragon
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Thoughts please

    1FT
    Ryan (Button)
    Vvd, ROBERTSON, Digne, Soyuncu (Lundstram)
    Sterling, Salah, Kdb, PEREZ, (ROBINSON)
    KING, Jota (Greenwood)

    Really not sure what to do. Players in CAPS are potential issues (along with having no united or spurs players)

    A) Save FT
    B) Robbo -> AWB (frees up funds for other transfers next week)
    C) Robbo & Perez -> AWB & Martial -4 (likely to give me 0.4 better team value)
    D) Robbo & Perez & King -> AWB & Martial & Pukki -8 (likely to give me 0.6 better team value)

    I started off thinking A and the more I look at it the more I’m leaning towards C or D. The price rises are too hard to ignore

    1. _nod
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      A

    2. zdrojo187
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      C

    3. SlipVertonghen
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      C - UTD have a decent run of games ahead

      1. TheDragon
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Is getting Pukki worth it - I know I will want him long term. I don’t think he will outscore King in the next few but the price rises are crippling

        1. Je suis le chat
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          I dislike myself for not chancing him gw 1 Just brought in, got a Kane-like instinct for a lot less dosh.

        2. Riders of Yohan
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Think he is

          1. TheDragon
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            -8 feels a bit dirty though

        3. SlipVertonghen
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Not for -8. Save the transfer until next week after Chelsea

    4. luk46
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      C with Zinchenko instead of AWB or do King > Pukki first... Liverpool could get 1-2 cs in the next 3, but Virgil should be a good cover anyway.

      1. TheDragon
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        I have to downgrade Robbo first to free up cash for any moves

        1. Jimbo-Jones
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 29 days ago

          I’m looking at C.
          Robertson is getting in great areas though, and surely only a matter of time until Liverpool CS.

          1. TheDragon
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 29 days ago

            Ye agreed - I don’t like it for the reasons you stated.

            But I think realistically I’m going to want martial so I’ll have take cash out of defence at some point anyway

  7. Je suis le chat
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Tldr, too mean to read really! After a poor gw 2 and at 356k overall, I'm really happy to be only 70 points behind the overall leader. Feels like everyone has a chance this year and it could be the year of the striker.

  8. liiusions
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Best 6.0 mid and why?

    1. I Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Mount and Trossard look good.

  9. I Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Ryan
    Robertson, van Dijk, Digne
    Salah, Sterling, De Bruyne, Perez, Ceballos
    Pukki, Jota

    Button; Lundstram, Greendwood, Rico.

    Transfers already done. Good to go or would you play Lundstram over Ceballos?

    1. SlipVertonghen
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Stick with Ceballos, he bossed the midfield last game and Pool defense look shaky atm

  10. Del Monte
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    I have 12.0 for my 4th MID & 2nd FWD.

    Suggestions please?

    1. I Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Ceballos and Jota. Don't fancy any of the 6m forwards.

      1. TheDragon
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Ceballos went up so they now cost more than 12

    2. Pep Roulette
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Ceballos & Pukki seems the best bet but they have difficult fixtures!

      1. TheDragon
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        They also cost more than 12

      2. Pep Roulette
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        This goes over budget! I am sorry! 😛

    3. TheDragon
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Find more cash

      But with 12:

      Cantwell/ Dendoncker 4.5
      Pukki 6.7

      Leaves you some change too

      There is nothing below 6.5 in terms of strikers and there is nothing below 5.6 in midfield (other than Cantwell & Dendoncker) so it’s almost a no brainer

  11. Catastrophe
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    A) Zinchenko (starting 2 of Lundstram/Dunk/Soyunku/Dendoncker)

    B) Mount (starting 2 of Lundstram/Dunk/Soyuncu/Kelly)

    Currently on A due to city fixtures.

    Cheers

    1. Riders of Yohan
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Do you think zinc is a rotation risk?

      1. Catastrophe
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Nope don't think so. Fancy Mendy to get injured again before he plays 🙂

  12. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    GTG?

    DDG
    VVD KWP Zinchenko Lundstram
    Sterling(vc) Salah Martial
    Kane(C) Deeney King

    Button Dendoncker Hayden Rico

    1. I Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      gtg

      1. Pep Roulette
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks mate

    2. Riders of Yohan
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Any FT?

  13. Oooof
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Had a nightmare week after an okayish GW1.

    Got 36 points and now at 1.3m.

    Not sure whether I’ll need a wildcard at international break.

    1. Agger
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      No need to panic,.plenty of time for things to go right

      1. Oooof
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers mate

    2. Jack Burton
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I was gonna wait,but price rises/drops forced my hand not best pleased but needed to kick start my season if you planned to use it in the international break would using it this week hurt too much

      1. Oooof
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 29 days ago

        I just want to see a bit more football before taking the plunge.

        I think I strayed too far away from the template in truth.

        I don’t know whether it’s the right thing to do, but I’m still believing that Liverpool will defend better and Leicester will get more goals as I’m heavily invested in both teams.

  14. thepeen555
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Team for gw3 is currently

    Pope
    Dunk, vvd, Digne.
    Sterling C, mane. Son, Kdb, Ceballos
    Pukki and Barnes.

    Button, Lund, Söyüncü and greenwood.

    1. JT11fc
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Lookin good, nice mids

      1. thepeen555
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks. It’s kinda what I wanted a few weeks in. The only difference was I was going to keep Kdb and not get sterling. But I caved on the sterling front

      2. thepeen555
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        As it as thenstart of the season. Thought about a team once I see where people play how they perform. Only thing different is strikers as I was expecting like Chelsea forwarded etc

  15. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Ride’em, ride’em hard I say

  16. kysersosa
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Vardy looks like he’s going down tonight. I have already taken out Pérez - next 2 fixtures are SHU away and BOU at home. I do hold or transfer in:

    A) Rashford
    B) Barnes
    C) Hold

    1. Le _ Professeur
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I think (C)

    2. TheDragon
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Hold - although I cold get on board with A if you want him long term

      1. kysersosa
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 29 days ago

        I do. Fixtures look decent and he seems to be pivot as long as ole keeps with youth and the current set up.

    3. Pep Roulette
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Hold

    4. I Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Rashford is tempting if it's for free but I do think Vardy will come good.

      1. kysersosa
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 29 days ago

        For a hit unfortunately

    5. RomeluStormzy
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      A for me.

  17. Le _ Professeur
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Hey guys, I have 2FTs .. if I use the Free Hit feature for this GW, will I still have the 2FTs for next GW ?

    1. TheDragon
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      You will not

    2. O12
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I Wonder exactly the same thing, ive used my 2 ft. But now thinking The free hit could be perfect to use this Gw, how's your free hit team look?

      1. zizoo10
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        And why on earth would this be a good week to use it

      2. TheDragon
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        It’s a VERY long season - yes it’s fun to do well now and use up all your chips and brag about your rank, but in 20 weeks you’ll be having no fun at all

        There will almost certainly be better times to use free hit later in the season in blank gameweeks. Free hit in the blanks resulted in huge points gains last year

    3. JT11fc
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Nope

    4. _nod
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Is this a theoretical question or are you actually planing your free hit? (Sorry I don't know the answer).

      1. Le _ Professeur
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        I'm considering it as an option because I want to hold on my WC for now yet I want to do multiple change for next GW.

        1. TheDragon
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Free hit (used much later in the season) is way way way more valuable than your first half of season wildcard

        2. _nod
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Hold for a DGW there will be better options.

    5. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I would strongly advise against using fh this gw. Best to save it for later in the season. My opinion:)

    6. Le _ Professeur
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Thanks Guys

  18. zizoo10
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Took a -4

    Pope
    Robbo • Zinch • KWP • Digne*
    Salah • Sterling • KDB • Martial
    Pukki • King

    Butt • Lund • Dend • GW

    1. JT11fc
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Solid

    2. TheDragon
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Magical

    3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      No kane, good bye rank

      1. zizoo10
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 29 days ago

        Pray 4 me

    4. Kitsune
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Exactly my midfield hope it goes well!

    5. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 29 days ago

      Love it .

    6. Je suis le chat
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 29 days ago

      Mint, would nearly start Lundy over ironically named King.

  19. JT11fc
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Gtg?

    Pope
    Digne Emerson Zinc Pereira
    Salah Sterling Mount Trossard KDB
    Wilson

    Ryan OC Greenwood Wickham

    1. Pep Roulette
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Who's OC?

      1. JT11fc
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        O'Connell

  20. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Play one of

    A. King
    B. Dendoncker

    1. Marty McFly
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      b

  21. Marty McFly
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    2fts. Does this makes sense?

    VvD + Wilson > Emerson + Rashford.

    1. JT11fc
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Not reeally, comes down to personal gut feeling

      1. Marty McFly
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Fixtures: ARS + MCI > nor + CRY
        Underlying Stats: Emerson > VvD, Rash > Wilson

        I'm looking for an opposing argument that will convince me otherwise.

        My alternative is to follow the bandwagon and go for Pukki and bring Martial in for Bilva/Moura (both of which have excellent fixtures)

        1. JT11fc
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 29 days ago

          I did Trent - Emerson to fund Bsilva - KDB. If your happy with them in the long run then yes go for it. Im holding wilson for another 3gws.

          Oposing arguement could be chelsea defence not improving and martial outscoring rashford as hes more central

          1. Marty McFly
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 29 days ago

            I agree with that. Defensively I don't trust Chelsea, but they're playing 2x promoted teams next. Everyone has Pukki (I don't) so a nice CS would be a huge differential. Plus Emerson has attacking returns in him. All the stats point to it. Plus he's passed my eye test too. I'm sort of hoping Kante helps the defensive side out too.

            I would prefer Martial, but I don't feel ready to ditch my midfielders yet (Sterling, Salah, Bilva, Moura, Trossard). I'll probably do (Moura > Martial) or (Trossard > Trezeguet/McGinn/Grealish) next week. Rashford protects not having Martial to a certain extent and longer term I think I'd quite like both.

  22. Del Monte
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Is playing 5 at the back a bad idea?

    1. Marty McFly
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I think it's fine until you wildcard. I've gone 5atb in gw 1 and 2.

      1. Del Monte
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Hahaha, I was planning too with my WC.

  23. Je suis le chat
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Surprised Mane so low on captain's poll (1.5%). He's in brilliant form and scored 18 goals at home last season. Mo owner, of course.

    1. IRBOX ⚽
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Kane and Sterling simply better options this week than either of the Liverpool lads

      1. Je suis le chat
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Will prob captain big nads Harry, though it's rarely worked out.

    2. Cok3y5murf
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      People just vote for who they'll captain, and most don't own him.

    3. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Most people (including myself most of the time frankly) will just vote for a player that in their team and Mane will suffer in that poll as most here own Salah over him imo.

      1. Je suis le chat
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        This ownership inertia really holds me back. Wonder will VAR reduce peno chances, feel Mane is actually the better player, and knows it.

        1. Marty McFly
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 29 days ago

          I really disagree that Mane is the better player.

          1. Je suis le chat
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 29 days ago

            Fair enough, just wish I had him instead of Mo, and a few Bob in the bank. For me, Mane has a chip on his shoulder and feeds off it, which is the hallmark of a great player.

  24. Superflymonk
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    When is the scoutcast starting?

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Think it's on now?

      1. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        The link above shows last weeks not this?

      2. Superflymonk
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Can't seem to find it on their youtube channel. Any links?

  25. Mind över Mata
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    On WC and can’t decide whether to crowbar in KDB or stick with a strong defence. Comes down to:

    A) KDB, 4.5, 4.5
    B) Ceballos, TAA, Digne

    Any preference?

    1. Catastrophe
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      B

      1. Mind över Mata
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers

    2. Pep Roulette
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Show your complete team

      1. Mind över Mata
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Not on here

    3. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      B as long as Digne fit

  26. Brosstan
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Wheres the scoutcast?

  27. Teror
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    What's my bigger priority if I have both Martial and Sterling?

    A. Wilson > Rashford

    B. Perez > KdB

    1. zotter
      • 17 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I prefer B

      1. Pep Roulette
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Yes

  28. zotter
    • 17 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    This good for a Two FTs?

    Wesley. Perez >> Pukki. McGinn?

    Also have Wilson but ok with him on bench this week ....

  29. benpurser
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Wilson + Pérez > Pukki and Martial

    For a -4

    Thoughts?

    1. zotter
      • 17 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Hmm not sure for a -4. Depends who you would play instead of Wilson

  30. arndff_
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    a) Fraser > Martial
    b) Fraser, Perez > KdB, McGinn (-4)