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Hall of Fame number one Fábio Borges joins Fantasy Football Scout for 2020/21

We at Fantasy Football Scout are delighted to announce that we’ve added yet another high-profile name to our all-star cast of contributors for the 2020/21 season.

And Fantasy Premier League managers don’t come much more illustrious than Fábio Borges, who currently sits atop our Career Hall of Fame.

You’ll need a pretty impressive season history to claim first place in those rankings and Fábio boasts an incredible track record of five successive finishes in the top 5,000 of FPL.

Two of those have been inside the top 1k, with his best-ever overall rank of 95th recorded in 2018/19.

Fábio has never finished outside the top 20,000 in six seasons of playing the game and, just to underscore his prowess, he was also the winner of Ragabolly’s inaugural Virtual FPL competition over the summer.


The Lisbon resident will be involved with Fantasy Football Scout in a Pro Pundit capacity and will be writing articles throughout the season.

Fábio follows site founder Mark Sutherns in joining our star-studded team of contributors, which includes some of the best FPL managers in the world.

The likes of Lateriser, Zophar and Tom Freeman, who have multiple top 1k finishes between them, have come aboard for another year and we are thrilled that they will be writing for us once again in 2020/21.

While there will be our usual offering of free content from these elite names, only Premium Members of Fantasy Football Scout will get unrestricted access to all of their analysis and team reveals.

Full-year subscriptions are available for the pre-season price of £17.50 until August 31, while rolling monthly Memberships can be purchased for £2.99.

SIGN UP AS A PREMIUM MEMBER FOR THE 2020/21 SEASON HERE


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  1. Dichio24
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    A: Rashford and Saint-Maximin/Armstrong

    B: Greenwood and Ziyech

    C: Fernandes and Soucek

    1. Siva Mohan
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      B

    2. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      C

    3. Werner Bremen
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      B

  2. Siva Mohan
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Leicester City are in talks to sign Nicolás Tagliafico from Ajax. They see the full-back replacing Ben Chilwell, who is Chelsea-bound. (Source: @FabrizioRomano)

    5.0 in FPL ?

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      5.5

    2. Z
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      5.5

  3. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Here’s hoping Soucek ends up being fixture proof 🙂

  4. Third Eye Vision
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Everton 0-1 down after 1 minute.

    1. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Lol

    2. Third Eye Vision
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Our pre-season games have generally been horrific for as long as I can remember. The slight bonus this year is that I won’t be attending any.

      1. The 12th Man
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Remember Marco Silva’s first game in charge?
        Preseason friendly against ATV Irdning

    3. Pies Have Come
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      3-0 down after 11 mins! What the..

  5. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    A FPL squad where all the outfield players are under 25. Not saying this is the squad to pick for FPL, just pointing out how much young talent there is and all playing for Top 8 teams. This squad doesn't include Saint-Maximin, Rashford or AWB either.

    Lloris
    TAA Tierney Chilwell*
    Foden Greenwood Pulisic Traore
    Jesus Martial Werner

    Hart Saka Vinagre Williams

    * Assuming Chilwell moves to Chelsea

    1. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Lloris is 33

      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        yeah, hard for GKs. Which is why I limited it to outfield players only (per the first sentence). Henderson is around, but he isn't first choice anywhere.

      2. beric
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Hart is no spring chicken either

        1. diesel001
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          I've literally said in the first sentence:

          "A FPL squad where all the ***outfield*** players are under 25."

          1. beric
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            Yes i see that now. My bad

          2. OleGGMU
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            Just shows why most people dont bother to explain their selections and just post their teams on here, honestly got it the first time of reading your post, green, saka and foden getting nailed time is the ultimate this season for me considering the price increases this season

    2. amitmishr
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Pick ramsdale, saves you the trouble to explain outfield playera

      1. OleGGMU
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        People taking the time to properly read someones post solves the problem #Basics

  6. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Simon March's Meet the Manager is fascinating, especially the stuff on human psychology. Human beings are generally really bad at making decisions, there are so many flaws and pitfalls that we all fall into regularly. The quick decisions would have kept us alive while evolving in the wilderness, but these cognitive shortcuts do not suit the long-term thinking required by modern society, or FPL.

    We are very quick to form judgements about people, without taking the time to research those judgements properly, or back them up with evidence. One small event from a recent match may stick in our minds, and form the basis of our opinion about the player, causing us to ignore all the other hundreds of events that make up the larger picture of that player.

    Sterling's finishing ability is a good example. Now and again we see him miss an open goal, and it sticks in our minds, so he becomes a bad finisher in our minds. But we forget all the times he's made difficult finishes, and there have been plenty. Statistically, he isn't a bad finisher. He scores roughly what he should.

    We are the biggest obstacles to our own success in this game.

    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      If I do go for a City asset it will be Sterling. I reckon he will be their highest scoring asset this season, especially if he keeps up his current form.

    2. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Statistically, Sterling was an average finisher last season tbf (above average post-restart). Salah was below average.

      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Only because Salah had more shots than anyone?

        1. Cok3y5murf
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Umm yeah, the objective of taking a shot is to score?

          1. FOO FIGHTER
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            He did score, you expect him to get 50 goals to even out his conversion rate?

            It is quite clear that if you have the highest shot percentage and still end up as one of the highest goalscores behind the likes of Auba and Vardy, then your cenversion rate will be lower.

            1 + 1 = 2

            1. OverTinker
              • 5 Years
              3 years, 8 months ago

              2 - 1 = 1

              1. FOO FIGHTER
                • 4 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                Exactly, simple math.

            2. Cok3y5murf
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 8 months ago

              Okay, we've been here before, so I'm not going to get into this again 😆

              The objective of a shot is to score. No one shoots to miss. If he shoots and misses, it's because he could not finish the chance. With an xG of 20.66, he scored 19. That's, by definition, a below-average finisher. I never said anything about 50, but if he was an above-average finisher, he would've scored around 23 with those numbers. Auba and Vardy outscored their xG comfortably.

              1. FOO FIGHTER
                • 4 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                Salah is a below average finisher. LOL, the mind boggles and *should have had 4 more goals*

                I doubt there is any player which will replace him at this point. Going to have to get a Lewa type of player hhhmmm?

      2. Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        I probably shouldn't have given an example, or at least put it at the start.

        Now the Sterling example is the prominent takeaway from the post and not the actual point about the flaw in our decision-making 😆

        1. Cok3y5murf
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          No, I read the whole post. It makes sense. We sometimes try to grasp on to little insignificant things to make our 50-50 decisions easier. Sterling's open goal miss in the CL actually put a lot of people off here, but he actually passed the eye test for me from an FPL point of view.

  7. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Where is Dier in Spurs lineup?

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Not in squad

      1. Holmes
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Aurier, Kane, Celso also missing

    2. Z
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      He is nailed dont worry

  8. The Wanton Trader
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    I’m still pretty set on this...

    McCarthy (4.0)
    TAA / Justin / Vinagre / KWP (4.0)
    Salah / Son / Auba / Pereira (Greenwood)
    Werner / Mitro (4.5)

    It means I can bring Greenwood into 3-5-2 GW2 and use my free transfer to get KDB, should I feel like it, or just roll the FT.

    Any thoughts welcome...

    1. beric
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Looks good man. Id probably change kwp to avoid double saints defence mind

      1. The Wanton Trader
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        I’m not mad on the double up either, but I think I can get away with it for GW1.

        1. Hog Roast Junkie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Perhaps Ryan to avoid saints double up

          1. The Wanton Trader
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            I don’t really want Ryan.
            KWP is my weak link atm and I’m definitely not 100% set on him by any means.

    2. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Nice midfield. If you get off to a good start, wouldn't change anything IMO. Not even to accomodate KDB.

      1. The Wanton Trader
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Was thinking the same thing.
        I think by benching Greenwood it gives me a bit of a head start with bringing in the Mancs.

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

      Looks good, think in go for Armstrong or ASM and save 0.5 on Pereira though.

      Also possibly then doing Auba and the cheap mid to Kdb and Foden if it looks like Foden will play much.

      1. The Wanton Trader
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Yeah, good options there, thanks.
        I’m am quite happy to give Pereira a chance.
        Easy enough to downgrade him to likes of the players you mentioned, but if he starts well then the teams with Soucek, ASM and the like, will find it harder to get him in.

    4. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Love the Pereira pick

      1. The Wanton Trader
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Cheers Kap.
        For 6mil, realistically, what can go wrong.

        1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Lots of options at 5.5 and 5.0 plus JWP if it doesn’t go well

  9. Holmes
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Sesssssegnooon 😀

    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Bandwagon!!!

    2. The Wanton Trader
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Choo Choo.
      Been waiting to post this 😆

      1. OleGGMU
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        You mean honk honk... this is jose... he doesnt do trains yet ;p

        1. The Wanton Trader
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Brilliant mate. 😆

  10. Siva Mohan
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Chelsea goalkeeping coach Christophe Lollichon admits they've been monitoring Reims No1 Edouard Mendy.

    Lollichon told Le Parisien: “He has reached maturity, with a fairly unusual path, and it is all the more meritorious.

    “Edouard Mendy is today, for me, the best goalkeeper in the Championship of France.

    “He is what I call proactive, very influential goalkeeper… Reims really did a great job with him.

    1. beric
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Lots of mendys nowadays hub

  11. Soto Ayam
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Which Arsenal mid would you rather for gw1 & 2?

    A) Pepe
    B) Willian

    1. Z
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      B.
      But Auba is only choice

      1. Soto Ayam
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Cheers. Auba is a given, just looking to get other attacking options as they play Fulham and west ham. Think willian will be on free kicks?

  12. Z
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Everton 0-2 hahahah

    1. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Blackpool are a top side you know.

    2. Team Bobcat
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Maybe Ancelotti is trying to force the hand of the powers thag be. Otherwise let the relegation battle begin

      1. The 12th Man
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Maybe tripling up on Spurs is such a bad idea.

  13. Chelsea91
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Mc Carthy
    Taa,Doherty,Aurier
    Auba,salah,ziyech,JWP,Traore
    Mitro,Jimmy

    Nyland Ferguson Davies Martial

    Good to go guys?

    1. amitmishr
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Not too sold on aurier, as he may be sold
      Ziyech, I too have on my team, but not wire if he will displace mount, once kai joins

  14. Team Bobcat
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Blackpool 2 - 0 up against everton.

    Not even funny

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Kane tc

      1. Team Bobcat
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Yep

  15. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Spurs 1-0

    Sess

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Son essential

    2. Mmm sausages
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      2-0 Son

  16. Siva Mohan
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Manchester City have struck terms with Napoli for Kalidou Koulibaly.

    According to Italian journalist Alfredo Pedulla, it is City who will sign the Senegal international.

    Reports earlier this week suggested the Etihad side were ready to splash out £63million for Koulibaly.

    1. Z
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      So if they spent 50M on Ake, is it possible to play with 3 CB? Laporte- Ake- Koulibaly?

      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Ederson
        Walker Koulibaly Laporte Ake
        KDB Rodri Bernardo
        Mahrez Aguero Sterling

        Muric
        Cancelo Garcia Otamendi* Mendy
        Fernandinho Zinchenko Gundogan
        Torres Jesus Foden

        *One of Stones, Otamendi, Garcia will leave, perhaps even two of them as Ake can cover at CB and Zinchenko can cover at LB

    2. WVA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Absolutely pathetic, they have spent about 500 million on their defence! When will they learn, he looks extremely clumsy

  17. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Everton 3-0 down after 15 minutes...

  18. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Blackpool 3-0 up at Everton 😆

    1. Team Bobcat
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      All I can do is laugh with you.

      Funny for sure

      1. Mmm sausages
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        3-1 DCL. Essential...

  19. Third Eye Vision
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Blackpool are 3-0 up against Everton on 11 minutes.

    1. OverTinker
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      lolz

  20. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    son 2-0 spurs

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Alli assist

  21. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    How nailed is bellerin at Arsenal?

    1. Z
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Nobody from Arsenal def is 100% nailed.

  22. Bavarian
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Final version 🙂
    McCarthy
    TAA-Aurier-Egan
    Salah(c)-Auba-ASM-Maddison
    Werner-Jim-Mitrovic

    Martin-Ferguson-Justin-Romeu

    1. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I bet it isn’t.

      Looks very good though.

      1. Bavarian
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Hahhaha thanks mate

    2. nico05
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I like it. Are you planning to just gradually get in utd/city assets of wc early doors?

      1. Bavarian
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Yes wc early

        1. nico05
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          I'm thinking the same

  23. The 12th Man
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Too much on the bench?

    McCarthy
    TAA,Vinagre,Justin,KWP,Ferguson
    Salah,Aubamayang,ASM
    Ings,Mitrovic

    Nyland,Fernandes,Greenwood,Davis

    1. Z
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Huh...yeah. Especialy if Costa join MU (Grenwood is not nailed then)

      1. amitmishr
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Think greenwood will play fair amount of games, as he can play at right as well as in centre. Similarly martial and rashford can play left/centre. There will be rotation for sure, but still all four will get enough minutes

        1. Z
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          For 7.5 i dont want rotation risk if u got me.

    2. WVA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Haha yes!

      McCarthy Nyland
      TAA Vinagre KWP Justin Ferguson
      Salah Auba Son Ziyech Soucek
      Ings Mitrovic Davis

      1. The 12th Man
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        So you have money itb to get a United player in?

        1. WVA
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Yes 1m ITB incase I want to Auba Son to Fernandes KDB or anything else to be honest, what do you think?

  24. Flair
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Everton 3 goals down to Ipswitch inside 12 minutes, may as well give me my double Spurs CS now

    1. Z
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Chill...its only 1st gamw in preseson

    2. Siva Mohan
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      and my Kane hat-trick

      1. Flair
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        I have Vardy instead so no ty

  25. Olesathewheeel
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Good afternoon people

    McCarthy
    Ferguson Vinagre Dallas KWP Taylor
    Salah Auba Son Traore
    Werner Kane Mitrovic

    Defence too weak but worth it for front 7?

    Replies appreciated 🙂

    1. Z
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Traore is big rotatoon risk with Jota.
      And you have the worst def that i have ever seen. To be honest. Some balane is nesesery

    2. amitmishr
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Traore and mitrovic out for Brewster and soucek, some investment in defence

  26. Wensink
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Dumb question and wrong place to ask it BUT can one add a player to the watchlist via the mobile app? If so, how?

    1. Z
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Yes. Click on player - wiev information- scroll down and u ll see "add on warch list"

      1. Wensink
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Thanks. At the bottom of the fixtures list? I just see a wheel spinning (on iPhone).

  27. Mcgugan
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    I’m planning to build a squad for 2 weeks only then wildcard. Mainly due to:
    - Arsenal fixture change
    - Wolves fixtures
    - United, Burnley, City
    - Ride the price rises of United and City
    - Chance to assess Chelsea

    Not seeing many planning the same - I know the value of holding a wildcard but normally don’t manage past GW 8 or so anyway. It feels like the advantage of loading up and then dumping Arsenal is great, plus the inevitable price rises.

    What am I missing?

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Surely there'll be a better fixture change down the line, really does seem a waste to plan a WC so early when it can be managed quite easily with careful planning.

      1. Mcgugan
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        I can’t imagine a better fixture change than United + City not having games, and then going into a good run?

    2. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      From my experience your team/squad will let you know when it needs wc , planning a wc is a bad tactic imo.

      1. OverTinker
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        this

      2. Mcgugan
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Fair enough. Are you starting with United/City players? And Arsenal?

        My ‘hold’ tactic would be to start with Greenwood and then make 2-3 transfers in GW 3 (including the standard Auba > KDB)

        1. Dynamic Duos
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Greenwood and Aubameyang, yeah same idea here.

          1. Dynamic Duos
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            But probably going Sterling or KDB

    3. JohannaAdams10
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Yep that’s what I’m doing, for all the reasons you’ve stated

    4. ClassiX
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I'm holding WC as long as possible this season. I think there will be inevitable impacts on some GW's by Covid-related infections etc. Feel like there is alot of uncertainty this year.

  28. Whats the Mata?
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Everton 0-3 Blackpool

    Spurs 2-0 Ipswich

    14' in

    1. Z
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      1st game in preseson...rlx

      1. Whats the Mata?
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Sorry? Did I give any opinion?

        I just posted scores here.

        Relax mate, enjoy your Saturday night.

        1. Z
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Sry bro (its afternoon)

  29. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Son and Kane should destroy that everton defence in gw1 right?

    1. Whats the Mata?
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I remember WBA back in the days conceding 3-4 in every Preseason game and then went on keeping 4-5 cleanies in their first 6-7 matches

    2. Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Doubt it, clearest boring 1-0 Spurs win I've seen

  30. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    A or B folks.

    A) Son and Werner
    B) Ziyech and Kane

    Ta

    1. Whats the Mata?
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      That's close.

      But if Werner plays down the middle, probably him.

    2. Z
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      B