Scout Picks

Double-ups for Arsenal, Man City and Sheff Utd in Gameweek 30+ Scout Picks

There are seven players with two Double Gameweek 30+ fixtures in our first Scout Picks team in three months.

We’ve gone with double-ups on Arsenal, Manchester City and Sheffield United although there are a smattering of single Gameweek options too in our selection.

After deliberating over the Scout Squad submissions made by David, Neale, Andy and Geoff, we picked what we believed to be the best XI for the next round of action.

This time we line up in 3-4-3 formation, the cost of our team coming to £84.2m, £0.8m inside our budget of £85.0m.

GOALKEEPER

Bernd Leno (£5.0m) was the most popular goalkeeper in the Scout Squad submissions this week and the only shot-stopper to be handed unanimous backing, with other routes into the Sheffield United defence preferred to Dean Henderson (£5.3m).

Only two clubs have kept more clean sheets than Arsenal this calendar year, while no Premier League has conceded fewer goals in 2020.

A shut-out away at Manchester City will be a tough ask but Leno could well compensate with save points: he has made more stops than all bar one Premier League goalkeeper this season.

DEFENDERS

For what it’s worth now, Matt Doherty (£6.3m) was in barnstorming mood before coronavirus stopped play in March.

The Irishman was FPL’s form player in Gameweeks 25-29, registering three attacking returns and four clean sheets over that period.

Top for shots in the box and big chances among defenders this season, Doherty next faces three teams who have kept just one clean sheet between them in 2020 – starting with West Ham United in Gameweek 30+.

Enda Stevens (£5.2m) and John Lundstram (£4.9m) form our defensive double-up on Sheffield United ahead of their appealing games against Aston Villa and Newcastle United.

No Bladesman has created more big chances than Stevens this season, while Lundstram’s well-documented goal threat has seen him rack up more shots than any other FPL defender in 2019/20.

The way that the previously £4.0m defender responded to losing his place in the Sheffield United team was particularly impressive. Lundstram came on to score the winner against Bournemouth in Gameweek 27 and upon his return to the starting line-up in Gameweek 29, Lundstram assisted, kept a clean sheet and secured maximum bonus for an 11-point haul.

Only Liverpool have conceded fewer goals than Chris Wilder’s side, who have kept ten clean sheets along the way.

Newcastle should be particularly obliging opponents as they sit joint-bottom for goals scored in the current campaign.

MIDFIELDERS

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The first pick in midfield for all four of our Scout Squad panel, Kevin De Bruyne (£10.6m) always looked to be a shoo-in this week.

Top for chances created and assists this season, De Bruyne has five double-digit hauls to his name at the Etihad in 2019/20 and registered a 19-point haul when City last met Arsenal in December, admittedly from a more advanced role.

While we can expect plenty of minute-management over the coming Gameweek and beyond, De Bruyne’s only benching in 2019/20 came in the early-season defeat at Norwich City and he even started every match during the busy December period.

Bruno Fernandes (£8.6m) is one of our favourite single Gameweek options for this round of action after his lightning-fast start to life at Manchester United.

Since his debut, the Portuguese international has been involved in five of the Red Devils’ eight goals in that time, more than any other team-mate.

A meeting with Spurs in Double Gameweek 30+ is certainly appealing for any attacker given how leaky Jose Mourinho’s men were in the lead-up to lockdown. Between Gameweeks 24 and 29, the only team to record a higher expected goals conceded (xGC) figure than Spurs was West Ham.

Jack Grealish (£6.4m) was practically an auto-include for the Scout Picks this week, with Aston Villa’s double-header against Sheffield United and Chelsea.

No Villan has been more central to attacking output than the talismanic captain, recording seven goals and seven assists this season. His chances of attacking returns may well be boosted to the widely-reported injury to Jack O’Connell (£4.7m) too, a man who had played every league minute for Sheffield United this season.

Mason Mount (£6.2m) completes our midfield quartet ahead of an appealing single Gameweek outing.

He and the Chelsea attack have the privilege of facing the obliging Aston Villa defence over the weekend, who have given up more shots in the box and big chances than any Premier League side this season.

FORWARDS

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Sergio Aguero (£11.8m), while likely to share game-time with Gabriel Jesus (£9.6m), has the best goals-per-90-minutes average (0.99) among active Premier League players this season.

Indeed, it’s a City one-two between Aguero and Jesus for shots in the box, big chances, efforts on target and penalty box touches when we apply the ‘per 90’ filter to premium forwards.

We can surely expect the Argentinian forward to get at least a full game’s worth of minutes over the two Double Gameweek 30+ fixtures, even if he gets a benching in one of the games.

Meanwhile, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.1m) takes up another premium forward slot, with Arsenal also playing twice in Double Gameweek 30+.

Despite a quick turnaround between clashes with Manchester City and Brighton, we expect the forward to play signficant game-time given his consistent involvement pre-lockdown.

Aubameyang is no slouch either, scoring 17 goals in the first 29 Gameweeks, behind current Golden Boot leader Jamie Vardy (£9.7m) by just two strikes.

Raúl Jiménez (£8.1m) completes the line-up ahead of that appealing trip to West Ham.

The Mexican was inside the top five for shots inside the box between Gameweeks 23 and 29 and a consistent starter in the Wolves line-up. During that period, he found the net five times and failed to complete 90 minutes only once.

SUBSTITUTES

Dean Henderson (£5.3m) came close to getting into the first-XI but just missed out on account of Leno’s propensity for saves. The Sheffield United goalkeeper could be well-paired with Arsenal’s shot-stopper in a Bench Boost squad though.

Jamaal Lascelles (£4.3m) offers great value for Double Gameweek 30+. Not only is he extremely cheaply priced, but the Magpies also kept four clean sheets from a possible seven between Gameweeks 23 and 29. Meanwhile, Sheffield United are among the lowest scorers on the road this season, their 13 goals better only than three teams.

Anwar El Ghazi (£5.5m) looks to be a relatively nailed-on additional route into the Aston Villa midfield for Double Gameweek 30+. He is the second-highest scorer in that position among Dean Smith’s men and featured heavily on the right-side of the front-three pre-lockdown. Meanwhile, El Ghazi’s manager has previously mentioned how much the player has impressed in training this season, suggesting he could actually benefit from the absence of fans.

Mbwana Samatta (£5.8m) certainly improved Aston Villa’s attack following his January arrival. Between Gameweeks 24 and 29, Grealish was the only Villan with more shots in the box than the new centre-forward, who could prove decent value with two fixtures in Double Gameweek 30+.

THE CAPTAIN

The Scout Picks has a captain for the 2019/20 campaign.

This skipper is chosen using the conclusions of the latest Captain Sensible article and a four-way vote between David, Neale, Andy (in for Paul) and Geoff.

Because the use of Fantasy Football Scout data is used so heavily in this process, the captain we choose each Gameweek is usually known only to those who have signed up to Membership for the 2019/20 season and revealed to the public only when the deadline has passed.

Here’s how we voted:

COMMUNITY CHAMPION

Representing the community against the Scout Picks in Double Gameweek 30+ is PoldervogelsUit.

They have gone for a 3-4-3 of Henderson; Lundstram, David Luiz, Saïss, De Bruyne, Sterling, Grealish, McGinn; Aguero, Aubamayang, Abraham.

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.

In Gameweek 29, Bilal7 beat the Scout Picks 48-40.

Community Champion gwitbrock beat our Scout Picks 86-63 in Gameweek 25 and as a result, their winning margin of 23 points is now the target to beat.

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1,714 Comments Post a Comment
  1. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    A) Alonso or Doherty
    B) Saka or Cantwel

    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Sterlo

      1. La Roja
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Oi

    2. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      D
      S

    3. lilmessipran
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      DS

    4. Whiskerz
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      D S

    5. Bobby_Baggio
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      DS is what i am on

  2. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Guys, help me out...

    A) Sterling (c) + Jota or
    B) Aguero (c) + Mount

    1. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      B

    2. Keep Calm and Play On
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      B

    3. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      C) Jesus + Mahrez

    4. lilmessipran
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      b

    5. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      B

    6. UnitednationsXI
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      just think sterling plays both games...

  3. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    No WC remaining! FH later!

    How's this BB team?

    Leno Pope
    TAA Stevens Egan Saiss Lascelles
    Sterling KDB Mount Barnes Fleck
    Kun Auba Nketiah

    1. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Strong!

    2. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Like it!

    3. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Cheers fam!

  4. PapaWengzz
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    On a FH, pick one:
    A) Jimmy
    B) Doherty
    C) TAA

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Jimmy

    2. lilmessipran
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      a

  5. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Less than an hour to go. What are the rumours!

    1. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Acc to Sheffield Star (Jonty says they're reliable)

      Fleck fit
      JOC injured
      Lundy and Robinson start
      Fleck benched

      Rest is BS from twitter

      1. goriuanx
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        sorry berge benched not fleck

        they only say fleck is fit!

      2. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Cheers Berbs!

        Saw something about Mahrez and Jesus posted on here, or is that BS?

    2. Mike82
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      anything and everything

  6. LE CHARO
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Anything I should change in that BB team? No WC left

    Henderson, Leno
    TAA, Lundstram, Egan, Saïss, Lascelles
    Mané, KDB, Fernandes, Grealish, Barnes
    Agüero (C), Jiménez, Nketiah

  7. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Mahrez crushes Sterling in the 2nd half of the season on the comparison tool
    Wins on 85% of stats and 91% of key stats

    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Keep it quiet 😉

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Post it after the deadline #Klaxon

    2. PapaWengzz
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Pre covid era could mean less than you expect

    3. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Thanks

    4. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      But Sane back and Sterling moving over to the right changes everything!

      1. Silecro
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Sane is years away from being anywhere close to match fit, surely wont start first couple of games

    5. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Stats from 3 months ago dont mean anything to me

  8. panda07
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Where for art thou Rockstar?

  9. lilmessipran
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Pick one only for this gw

    A Raz + Mount/Barnes
    B Mahrez + Pepe

    1. Heiro
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      A

    2. Whiskerz
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      b

  10. Heiro
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    A:Jiminez/D Luiz
    B: Jota/Mount

    ?

  11. BENOIT
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Surprised not to see a rested Vardy in more teams. Great differential

    1. KingRichud
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Straight in my WC team next week

    2. Sebbo29
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      was about to write that!

    3. moment
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Everyone's got the DGW fever, and he's too expensive to fit alongside Kun and Auba

  12. primal33
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Fleck or Mount?

    1. Teror
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Mount

  13. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    @Scouts. Why teasing and putting Lundstram in the featured image of this article?

  14. Dr. Agabuse
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    What this FPL Leaker

    Any credible?
    No, i guess since the 18:00pm document was one of his Sources.

    1. Dr. Agabuse
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Aint a Rockstar, or has he beem right before?

    2. HNI
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      his account is just a day old. Must be fake

  15. Sebbo29
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Just tell me:
    A or B - details don't matter
    Thanks

    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      B 😀

  16. Teror
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Saiss or Boly?

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

    Hey guys 1) or 2)

    1) Ozil
    2) Mount

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

      1

  18. Slim25
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Rate this BB team?

    Henderson Leno
    TAA Egan Lund Lascelles Saiss
    KDB Salah Grealish Trezeguet Traore
    Aguero (C) Auba Nketiah

  19. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Happy and gtg. Good luck all 🙂

    Leno McCarthy
    TAA PVA Lund Baldock Stevens
    Cantwell Mahrez KDB Grealish Bruno
    Jiménez Jota Aguero

    1. Moose™
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Not BB right?

      1. Tsparkes10
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Bb Yh

  20. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Eagan to Lundstram??? Or keep Eagan for his obvious 15pter ?

  21. jdp219
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Adjusted BB to exclude JOC and Fleck. WC in gw31. TIA!

    Leno, ----
    Doherty, Egan, Lund, Trent, Targett
    KDB, Grealish, El G/McGinn, Cantwell, ----
    Auba, Aguero, ----

    1) Hendo, Mahrez, Nketiah
    2) Ederson, Saka, Jimenez
    3) Ederson, Mount, McBurnie

    1. Invincibles
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      2

      1. jdp219
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Cheers!

  22. LeicesterA
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Cabin fever setting in. Sterling is a bad shout over Kun, right?

    1. Invincibles
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Hattrick on opening day last year.

  23. Invincibles
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    A) Doherty, Cantwell
    B) Baldock, McGinn

    Already have double SHU def.

  24. Garfield1001
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Thoughts on this BB team:

    Henderson Leno
    Lund Stevens Targett Alonso Doherty
    KDB Mahrez Grealish Mount Saka
    Auba Aguero Samatta

    Samatta could become Jota

    Opinions appreciated!

  25. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    It's going to be a rollercoaster ride! Good luck everyone!

  26. Teror
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    My team for the rest of the season. No second wildcard.

    Pope
    TAA - Lund - Basham
    Mane - Kdb - Grealish - Bruno
    Aguero - Jiminez - Pukki

    (Button - Luiz - Boly - Laschelles)

  27. Von Lipwig
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    I need to know if Nyland is starting. If he is, then I can play:

    A) Nyland Stevens Mount
    B) Henderson VVD Duda

    I may have drank too much to know if changing my team is madness (it's 11pm here)

  28. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Decisions made, sod it!

    Leno
    Doherty Baldock TAA
    KDB Mahrez Grealish Bruno
    Tammy Aguero Jota

    Hendo Lundy Targett Saka

    Kept Sterlo in until today and p*ssied out lol

  29. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Relax re City benchings....just means your guy likely gets more minutes v Burnley. All the attacking boys will get their share of minutes.