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Scoutcast Episode 336 – How to get ahead

With just six Gameweeks remaining, time is running out for a surge up the rankings or a toppling of mini-league rivals.

But it’s not too late to get ahead, as our Scoutcast trio, of Joe, Let’s Talk FPL’s Andy and FPL Family’s Lee, find out.

In their search for a respectable end to the season, they have got their eye on differentials. They reveal the low-owned players they are keen to bring in as well as the strategic ways Fantasy Premier League managers can steal a march.

Tapping into Manchester United’s plethora of options is certainly a viable tactic and the Red Devils are among teams examined in the search for mini-league glory.

Meanwhile, getting the right third striker could be key to success. However, should we be basing this criterion of forward on price alone?

Joe does not let the episode go by without mentioning his decision to retain and captain Arsenal’s double-digit FPL hero Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.0m). Nor does Lee want his fellow hosts to forget that his team, Liverpool, are the newly crowned Premier League champions.

One community member’s rollercoaster of a Gameweek over his captaincy and bench decisions also gets an airing.

Elsewhere, there are clean sheets to consider and our trio reveal their differing plans for attempting a rank climb in Gameweek 33+. Will Joe stick to his dullard plan? Or change his mind for more exciting options at the 11th hour?

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FPL Lessons Learned from Gameweek 32+

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

    Bookies have Liverpool at 3/1 to win tonight

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

      hmmm maybe we've all got this wrong and pool will field a week team and get battered here

      1. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        I'm hoping for a weekend team! E.g. a Sunday league XI

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

        City will be favorites at home regardless of circumstances

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

      Adrenaline rush after title win + Dinho injury probably.

  2. The Strokes
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    A. Greenwood & Mahrez
    B. Wan Bi & Jesus
    C. Auba & Doherty (+4)

    1. Muller Reus Corner
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      A, but id depends on who plays tonight for Man City

  3. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Kane, Son, Aurier, Berjwin all start

    No Alli

  4. Gregor
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    TOTTENHAM TEAM NEWS

    Team to play Sheff Utd: Lloris, Aurier, Sanchez, Dier, Davies, Sissoko, Lo Celso, Son, Bergwijn, Moura, Kane.

    Subs: Gazzaniga, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Winks, Ndombele, Skipp, Fernandes, Alli, Lamela.

    SHEFF UTD TEAM NEWS

    Team to play Tottenham: Henderson, Basham, Egan, Robinson, Baldock, Stevens, Norwood, Berge, Osborn, McBurnie, McGoldrick.

    Subs: Moore, Jagielka, Rodwell, K Freeman, Mousset, Zivkovic, Sharp.

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

      Is that 442 with Son up top, or Kane 10 with one of the trio up top?

      1. The Ejiptian King
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        They should seriously try Kane at 10 with Son up top.

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

          Goals for Sonny

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

      so is Son 10/up top or left ?

      1. Cak Juris
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Bergwjin as AMC, Son as LWF

    3. I Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Sheffield playing with 10?

      1. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        If you play with 10, you are allowed an extra 5 subs.

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

        I hope that it's even fewer - if ever we needed Spurs to turn up it's tonight. Not expecting miracles though.

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

      Stevens missing

    5. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Son haul against 10 man Sheff Utd incoming

  5. I Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    No Fleck, Lundstram or O'Connell. Come on Son!

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      And no Alli! Great for Son

  6. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Didn’t realise the remaining games for City 😯 !!!!

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

    Alli fail

  8. mad_beer ✅
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Let's all hope for a Son master class tonight.

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

      If that happens (and i hope it does) I'm in even more of a quandary of how to rid myself of DCL

  9. Muller Reus Corner
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Re-post:
    Hi all, what’s your thoughts on my FH team? 0.1m itb
    Ryan, 3.9m
    TAA, Robertson, Azpi, AWB, 4.0m
    Salah, KDB, Pulisic, Martial, 4.2m
    Jesus, Rashford 4.2m
    Plan to play a 442 or do you think a 352 with Foden will be better?
    Thanks 🙂

  10. Klaren
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    It looks like Son is playing upfront next to Kane or behind Kane in Alli's position.

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Probably still be on the left I think

  11. PompeyUpNorth!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Agreed. My differential captain. Come on Son!!!

  12. No_Mo_Salah?
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Son(c) to save the game week.... plz!

    1. Steinburg FC
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      +1

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

      Badly need this!

    3. EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      This.

    4. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      This!

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

    O'Connell was supposed to be an injury doubt for the first game, still yet to be seen a few games later

    Wilder probably rattled that a fan on their forum got info completely spot on

  14. Lucas8406
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Son at ST?

    1. Steinburg FC
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Bergwin more likely to play up top i think, intrested to see how this plays out would much rather Lo Celso in the no.10

      1. Steve The Spud
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Hope not he played their earlier on the season and was totally clueless, bit of headless chicken about him, hoping to be proved very wrong

  15. Dont_Win_Friends_With_Salah…
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    H2H league, who wins?

    Aurier, Son, KDB, Mane, TAA

    Or Aurier, Kane, KDB (+16 POINTS)

  16. EmreCan Hustle
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Son captain..save my GW!

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

    Roy Keane covering City vs Liverpool with Sky

    RIP to any player who makes a mistake

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      People actually care what he thinks?

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

        Entertainment

    2. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Hopefully he’s actually combed his hair this week

  18. SADIO SANÉ
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    4231 no Alli?

  19. tc93
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Any ideas what to do with this lot? Got 2FT and 2.6ITB. Top 40k and want to keep pushing

    1) Grealish + Mount + O'Connell --> Mahrez + Pulisic + 4.1 (-4)
    2) Grealish + Mount + Auba --> Pulisic + Son + Nikitiah (-4) (next week bring in Mahrez for Cantwell)
    3) Grealish + Mount + Auba --> Pulisic + Salah + Nikitiah (-4) (next week transfer out Cantwell for St. Maximan/or another mid priced mid).

    Team:
    Patricio / Button
    TAA / Doherty / Maguire / O'Connell / Edan
    Grealish / Fernandes / KDB / Mount / Cantwell
    Aubamayang / Rashford / Jiminez

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

    Is this worth -4?

    Rashford DCL Sarr ➡ Greenwood Jesus Mahrez

    1. EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      No. Rash, DCL and Sarr have excellent fixtures coming up.

    2. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Don’t like Jesus

      Rash and sarr to greenwood and Mahrez then spend the rest of the cash elsewhere the next week

  21. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    How to stop a bluetooth device from another apartment trying to connect to my laptop every 60 seconds?

    This is going to interfere with my Spurs scouting ability.

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

      Call cops

      1. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        If I try to allow connection, my laptop crashes. 😐

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

          Why would you allow it though? 💡

          1. Deulofail
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            To stop it sending notifications. The internet suggests that this is the only option 🙁

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

              Perhaps disable the blootooth then?

              1. Deulofail
                • 8 Years
                3 years, 9 months ago

                Hmm. It's not a solution, but it stops the pain. I do use bluetooth constantly, though. Sometimes the notifications stop for weeks, then start again. Sometimes, I pair with it and can continue as normal. Othertimes I pair with it and then can't use bluetooth for anything else. Right now, I can only tur it off or keep trying to connect. Wahhhh.

                Thanks for your support

    2. Lev Yashin
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Turn your Bluetooth off?

  22. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    72 pts, Son and Aurier let's go, Salah and TAA do your bit later.

    1. I Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Well done. Auba (c)?

      1. Dynamic Duos
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Yeah mate

  23. EmreCan Hustle
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Why are we suggesting Son is up top? Surely it'll be Moura and Kane?

    1. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      loads of combinations it could be there, might Davies might be LCB for all anyone knows

      1. SADIO SANÉ
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        might

    2. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Wishful thinking by owners

      1. EmreCan Hustle
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        I have Son(c) 🙂

    3. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Kane will only be the spearhead of the attack during penalty kicks.

    4. I Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Bergwijn - Moura - Son
      Kane

      imo

    5. Klaren
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Order of the lineup announcement from Spurs and the fact that PL website thinks so I guess.

  24. Lev Yashin
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Come on Steven, my son.

    1. Firminooooo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Come on Son, my son.

  25. SADIO SANÉ
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    could be Son LWB 😀

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

      This. The Rashford role

  26. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Son playing where?

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

      Bramall Lane

      1. Lev Yashin
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Cheeky.

    2. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Lloris
      Sanchez - Dier - Davies
      Aurier - Sissoko - Lo Celso - Son
      Moura - Kane - Bergwijn

  27. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    He’ll shoot, he’ll score, sonny

    Well overdue a goal

  28. Andy_Social
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Is it too late to bring in Ings? I've got Vardy and Rashford who are misfiring but have great fixtures upcoming, but I could lose Grealish and Nketiah for benchie Douggie Luiz and Danny Ings. I'll see how City do tonight but I can see them easing off after this match and not being off-putting oppo for saints next GW. I can see Ingsy going for the Golden Boot too.

    1. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I just sold on a WC. You could consider going for Greenwood and using the money to upgrade Grealish + more instead

      1. Andy_Social
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Yeh, that's my other plan. Getting Willian/Pulisic for Grealish. Mmm.

    2. tc93
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Not a bad shout Andy- Strikers are really difficult to call right now- my plan is to stick with Rashford/Jiminez and go with a power 5 midfield of Son / KDB / Mahrez / Fernandes / Pulisic

      Could be devastating...

      1. Andy_Social
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Yeah, I regrettably lost Ings in the GW30+ shake up, getting Vardy instead. Now I fear if I dump Rashford or Vardy, they'll go and haul. I could take a hit and get Auba but his upcoming fixtures rule that out. I've got triple Wolves at the back - Patty, Saiss and Doherty so Jimi isn't poss.

    3. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      i d get ings for last 3 matches

      1. Andy_Social
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Definitely, but I suspect my rivals will all do that and I'm trying to get a march on them. I think even in the next 3, Ings + bench will outscore Grealish and Nketiah.

        1. Andy_Social
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Okay, I think I'll start with Rashford + Nketiah > Ings + Greenwood. Free up cash for flexibility.

  29. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Alli benched. Christ just when I thought this week couldn't get any worse.

  30. schwing
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Lundstram you legend!