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Joe is joined by Az and David for the latest episode of the Scoutcast tonight.

You can watch it on our YouTube channel from 8pm BST to 9pm BST.

This instalment will overlap with some EFL Cup action so we will do our best to bring you live updates from those matches if they have Fantasy Premier League implications.

Some of the key topics for dicussion in episode 302 include the luck vs skill debate as well as budget and premium defenders.

Gameweek 6 was characterised by the benching of Raheem Sterling (£12.1m), a popular captain candidate.

The fact that he did not take to the pitch for Manchester City’s 8-0 win over Watford meant that many vice-captains came into play.

Some of those fell to Mohamed Salah (£12.5m), some to Sadio Mané (£11.6m), while others landed on Kevin de Bruyne (£9.9m) who scored a whopping 17 points.

Joe, David and Az will fight it out to decree whether or not those who got the Belgian’s haul doubled-up were reaping the rewards of a good decision or simply lucky.

Make sure you let us know your view!

Also, with Lucas Digne (£6.2m) disappointing his owners once again, we continue our debate from last week about the value of premium defenders moving forward.

Lessons learned from Gameweek 6:

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  1. konrad.sygula95
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Which option would You choose?

    A) Jota to Abraham
    B) Greenwood to Abraham and downgrade some else on - 4
    C) Siggy to Kdb
    D) Siggy to Son

    2.6 itb 1ft

    Pope
    Zinchenko/Digne/Robertson
    Salah(c)/Sterling/Siggy/Mount/Cantwell
    Pukki/Jota

    Bench: Heaton/Lundstram/Montoya/Greenwood

    1. Cert
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Defo C

  2. TheBabyfacedAssassin
    7 years, 1 month ago

    2FT.
    Sterling, Barnes and Hanley > Son, Tammy, Ota for a hit good moves? Other suggestions? Cheers.

    Pope
    VvD, Söyüncü, Kelly
    Salah, Sterling, KDB, Mount, Cantwell
    Aguero, Barnes
    Subs Hanley, Lundstram, Greenwood

  3. el polako
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Pep is such #%*#

    1. FPL.team
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Why?

      1. el polako
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Leaving Sterling out of a goalfest to play him in mickey mouse cup against Preston.

        1. FPL.team
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Seems to be working well.

          1. el polako
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Not for Sterling owners, dont care about City.

            1. FPL.team
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              7 years, 1 month ago

              I'm a Sterling owner and not overly concerned.

              1. el polako
                7 years, 1 month ago

                Good for you.

                1. FPL.team
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  7 years, 1 month ago

                  Lol chill. He'll be up there with the top points scorers this season.

            2. La Roja
              7 years, 1 month ago

              Pep do though.

              1. el polako
                7 years, 1 month ago

                And ?

    2. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Hey guess what, Pep doesnt care about you or fantasy. He's trying to win trophies. As a United fan, I'd take the success he's brought to City over United players being FPL options any day of thge week....

      1. Stockport Hatter
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Uortunately United players are neither successful or FPL assets 😉

    3. Amey
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Relax guys
      We all hate Pep at a certain time in every season in FPL.
      This is just his (our actually 😀 ) time being the wrong end of the Roulette

  4. Twisted Melon
    7 years, 1 month ago

    KWP to Aurier - 4 now before priced out or wait and get cheaper alternative next week

    1. Tonyawesome69
      7 years, 1 month ago

      cheaper alternative

    2. La Roja
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Not worth -4

  5. Tonyawesome69
    7 years, 1 month ago

    g2g or digne to ota -4?

    heaton
    VVD TAA rico
    mane sterling kdb mount
    pukki abraham greenwood

    pope lundstram dedoncker digne

    1itb 0ft

  6. Amey
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Raz Barnes >>> Son Firmino OR Aguero Madison (-4) looks very very tempting move atm 😮

    1. Pieterke30
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Agreed

      1. Amey
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Hate playing Roulette

    2. Rainer
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Sterling & 6.5(ish) can get Son & Bobby 😮

      Time to thinker 😉

      1. Amey
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Absolutely mate.
        I might just do it.

    3. Eleven Hag
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Aguero martial

      1. Amey
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Can work out too with ££
        Cheers. If he's fit I'd take him IN with both hands against Arsenal !

        1. Eleven Hag
          7 years, 1 month ago

          I think at 7.0s he is the best option - better than maddison

          1. Amey
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Yeah
            Playing OOP to his benefits too

  7. Rainer
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Me getting Lundstram off the bench for Sterling = skill.

    Rival getting him subbing in ahead of Kelly = luck.

    😎

    1. Amey
      7 years, 1 month ago

      😀

    2. _nod
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Me having him 2nd on the bench so he didn't get subbed in for Sterling = Idiotic.

    3. Slitherene
      7 years, 1 month ago

      He must've been prepared for that to happen, with Kelly.
      Whereas you wanted Sterling to play before the GW.

  8. Pieterke30
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Going fwd, which is better?

    A. Sterling + Barnes
    B. Son + Firmino

    1. Amey
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Ha ha
      Dial up 🙂

      1. Pieterke30
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Or just Sterling out for Salah, which would give me the Salah+Mané combo - that’s a differential in itself

        1. Amey
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Well, i have Salah too.
          So can't do that obviously.
          But like Vardy/Bobby + Son combo.

          Actually, like Aguero + Madison more as Kun gives a ready-made © option too

  9. Lucackadoodledoo
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Sterling has got one more week in my FPL team and if he's benched..... adios sterling y bienvenidos a mane

    1. 7shadesofsmoke
      7 years, 1 month ago

      sell him and upgrade a striker to Kun just in time for Kun to get his turn on the bench

      1. Amey
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Well, Kun is getting benched for games ain't affecting FPL isn't he 😀
        It's a tough spot atm mate

      2. Lucackadoodledoo
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Nah. Double up with salah and Mane sounds good to me. Nailed and also high point scorers. Kdb and otamendi is still decent city cover

      3. Maddamotha
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Kun’s turn is now dude. Not even in the squad.

  10. tambourineman
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Calvert-Lewin goal

    1. tambourineman
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Calvert-Lewin brace

  11. 7shadesofsmoke
    7 years, 1 month ago

    What is the luck/skill debate?

    Surely skill is prevalent, and luck plays a secondary role. Otherwise, how do explain serial mini league winners and HoF fantasy managers - you can't put that down to luck

    1. Eleven Hag
      7 years, 1 month ago

      agree

    2. TheDragon
      7 years, 1 month ago

      There isn’t much to discuss.

      Short term (ie 1 or 2 weeks) luck is a greater factor than skill

      Over a 38 week season skill is a much greater factor than luck

      You need the opportunity for variance (or luck, whatever you want to call it) to make the game fun and to encourage lots of people to play as it can give the illusion you can do well (at least in the short term) even if you have no idea what you are doing.

      1. Rainer
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Captain being that major variance/lucky factor every week.

        Kun the logical captain (with the info pre-game), gets unlucky/poor finishing and loses out to those with Sterling C KDB VC...

        That wouldn't happen too many times over a season.

    3. Rainer
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Indeed.

      Play the %s, have good knowledge & logic and the rest will follow.

    4. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Agreed

      Luck is important in fpl as it is in life but those who seem to get lucky more than not have a knack of putting themselves in the way of luck which is a skill in itself.

      You make your luck in other words.

    5. Brosstan
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Getting consistent top 50k (10k in early seasons) results = skill
      Finishing even higher than that = luck

    6. polis
      7 years, 1 month ago

      The upswing on this week was huge though.

      Not only picking a player who was a known rotation but to also captain him, which then moves to move to a player who gets 17 points and some also having Lundstram as first sub. That's incredible luck.

      And a big total for others without said luck to make up.

      Yes. I'm bitter.

  12. Rt505
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Thoughts on this wildcard team:

    Ryan, Button
    Otamendi, Tomori, Soyuncu, Pieters, Lundstram
    Salah, Sterling, Mount, KDB, Dendoncker
    Vardy, Pukki, Abraham

    Not sure whether to go with Pukki or switch to Maddison and Greenwood in a 352.

  13. Old Gregg
    7 years, 1 month ago

    1FT.

    Zinc > Ota.

    Not reading anything into tonight’s lineup. Basically do this move so I don’t have to 2nd guess Pep.

  14. Teddy Brewski
    7 years, 1 month ago

    I suspect this is one many will be pondering.

    Tomori or Soyuncu?

    1. Slitherene
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Depends on the rest of your defense

      1. Teddy Brewski
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Trent, Ota, Lundstram and Hanley

        This pick will rotate with Lundstram and Cantwell. 2 from 3 each week

        1. Slitherene
          7 years, 1 month ago

          You need a more nailed defender coz of your 5th defender and Lundstram vs Watford will cover Soyuncu vs Liverpool in GW 8.

          1. Teddy Brewski
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Yeah it’s defo the safe pick. Probably the way I’ll go

    2. FC Hakkebøf
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I want both.. Went with Tomori first, as he looks set to rise first. Now I'm hoping that Soy won't rice before deadline, so that I can get him in for Dunk with the 0.1 I have left to wiggle with

  15. Scholes Out For Summer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    7 years, 1 month ago

    DCL bandwagon forming

  16. TheDragon
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Abraham -> Calvert Lewin -4?

    1. FC Hakkebøf
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Definetely

  17. Rainer
    7 years, 1 month ago

    DCL brace 😮

    1. Rainer
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Iwobi assist.

      Sidibe the 1st.

  18. Lucackadoodledoo
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Haller to DCL for -4?

    Titter

  19. Moderately content penguin
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Odd to see Bilva in the B side

    1. Amey
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Pingi
      What do you think about the post above ??

      1. Moderately content penguin
        7 years, 1 month ago

        I’d be tempted by Son Vardy. Looked at it myself. GW8 is poor but it wouldn’t be much better with Bobby either and from 9 I’d want Vardy over Bobby

        1. Amey
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Might do it for a hit

    2. Lucackadoodledoo
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Preston still to concede.
      How many had city cracked in against Watford in 15 minutes?

      1. The Overthinker
        7 years, 1 month ago

        5

    3. lilmessipran
      7 years, 1 month ago

      the b side that has raz in it?

  20. ClassiX
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Direct Scoutcast link, anyone? Thanks

    1. FC Hakkebøf
      7 years, 1 month ago

      youtube -> search -> scoutcast

      Don't be lazy

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

        Do you think I would ask if I hadn't already tried that?

        1. FC Hakkebøf
          7 years, 1 month ago

          No idea. It's not like lazy people are one in a million.

          Did it occure to you, that if you can't find it on youtube, it hasn't started yet?

          Btw... It just started. Try again 🙂

  21. Dynamic Duos
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Really got a craving for Rhubarb and Custard sweets now.

    1. The Overthinker
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Fwiw, I just had a bowl of fruit custard 😀

      1. Dynamic Duos
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Hmmm now I'm going to have to get some fruit salads to now, especially now they have scored.

  22. Coys96
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Does Zinchenko start against Everton? Y/N

    1. lilmessipran
      7 years, 1 month ago

      y imo

  23. Mince n Tatties
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone got the link for the scout cast - nothing on YouTube channel yet...

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

      Having the same challenge

    2. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I am sure Joe will post it shortly.

  24. The Overthinker
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Hope sterling scores tonight and gets some momentum back.

    Looked really tired in last 2 matches.

    1. Amey
      7 years, 1 month ago

      OR plays 90 minutes so that we can sell happily 😀

      1. The Overthinker
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Even he plays 90, he is starting against Everton

        1. Coys96
          7 years, 1 month ago

          With that username, I don't know what to think

          1. The Overthinker
            7 years, 1 month ago

            You just think that , there is someone who openly accepts that he is an Overthinker unlike people being blinded that they don't !!

            1. Amey
              7 years, 1 month ago

              Agreed 🙂
              Knowing the weakness is the biggest strength !

  25. Coys96
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Otamendi + Cantwell
    or
    Zinchenko + Tomori with Cantwell first sub

    1. The Overthinker
      7 years, 1 month ago

      A

  26. Eleven Hag
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Sterling scoresss

  27. Rainer
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Sterling close 😮

  28. Coys96
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Ings crackin finish.

  29. Lucackadoodledoo
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Ings sprINGS into action

  30. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Oh no sterling is in the goals again