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Podcast March 31

Scoutcast Episode 372 – Double Gameweek 32 disrupts run-in planning

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Joe, Ted from Ted Talks FPL and Fantasy Football Scout head honcho Chris look at the key issues facing Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers ahead of Gameweek 30.

On Tuesday afternoon, just minutes before Joe was about to send his Scoutcast production notes over to his guests, the Premier League announced the next Double Gameweek of the season.

After a quick rewrite, the crew were as prepared as they could be for Tuesday night’s live show, to discuss the news that Tottenham Hotspur will face both Everton and Southampton in Gameweek 32.

For Joe and Chris, it means tweaking their Wildcard plans for Gameweek 31, with Spurs assets understandably taking centre stage. Will Joe use the north London side’s extra fixture to deploy his Bench Boost as well? These and many more issues are considered during the episode.

Meanwhile, a chipless Ted is left wondering what to do with a possibly out-of-favour Gareth Bale (£9.7m), who is currently in his FPL squad.

In addition to this look-ahead to the coming week’s fixture mayhem, the Scoutcast trio chat about Gameweek 30’s one-week punts. Could this weekend’s top defensive differential pick help propel FPL managers up their mini-leagues?

Elsewhere, Ted drops his latest graphs, detailing the players who are most likely to score and the teams who are prone to conceding goals.

The events of Blank Gameweek 29 are mulled over and, crucially, Joe, Ted and Chris reveal their captaincy and transfer plans for the full set of fixtures that await over the Easter weekend.

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If you’re a traditional type, you can acquire the mp3 audio version via this link or the first player below. Or you can take in the full visual experience via the second player below.

The Complete Guide to FPL Gameweek 30

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  1. Biggsy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 27 days ago

    Any thoughts welcome. Still have WC so short term punts ok.

    Meslier (Martinez)
    Dallas, Dias, Cancelo, (Coufal, Aina)
    Bruno, Mount, Raphina, _______ (Gundo)
    Kane, Watkins, DCL

    Currently thinking Son for the blank spot (replacing Soucek)

    Have one more FT
    A. Gundo -> another mid, bench Watkins (maybe Jota, Grealish)
    B. Aina -> Shaw or Azpi

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    1. Tinfoil Deathstar
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 27 days ago

      I'd probs move Aina to Alonso if you are looking to WC soon.

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      1. Biggsy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 27 days ago

        Seems to be a lot of love for Alonso around given he hasn't started many games recently. Any reason not to go Azpi?

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        1. Tinfoil Deathstar
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 27 days ago

          Yeah it's the conundrum this week. I'd for for Alonso as a punt if you are WC'ing next week as he has the higher ceiling. But would prefer Azpi for long-term.

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    2. artvandelay316
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 27 days ago

      B

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  2. artvandelay316
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 27 days ago

    Was planning on getting rid of Salah for this GW, but now thinking of doing just one FT and seeing how his form is after the international matches...
    A) GW30 - Holding > Rudiger for free, GW31 - Salah > Mahrez/Jota + Mitchell > Azpi/Shaw for -4
    B) GW30 Salah > Mahrez/Jota + Mitchell > Azpi for -4, GW31 Holding > Rudiger/Shaw for free

    If I go A, he has one more chance before I boot him out next GW, if on form the GW31 transfers will be cancelled.
    If I go B Mahrez/Jota could already be scoring me points this GW, and I do have enough cover on the bench for Mahrez (Mount/Lingard), but of course Salah could make a comeback and has some good fixtures coming up.

    What is the better option?

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    1. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 27 days ago

      I got rid of Salah for 29. Feels like a breath of fresh air waiting not having to worry how many more chances he needs.

      Although I do have WC to jump back on any return to form...

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      1. artvandelay316
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 27 days ago

        Cheers. I have no cards left to play and am trying to stay ahead of my main mini league rival, who has Salah and a couple of other point-earners that I have (Gundo, Bruno and similar defence) so trying to find a good way to increase the points distance.

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  3. Nay08
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 27 days ago

    I will WC on 31 so I need one week punt this week. any suggestions?

    Team:
    Martinez/(Button)
    Dias/Creswell/Dallas/(Dunk/Mitchel)
    Salah/Son/Bale/Raphinha/(B.Traore)
    Kane/DCL/Bamford

    Preferably someone to replace Dias as fixture against LEI not really favorable
    but not really certain with Son/Bale, so a midfielder suggestion is welcome

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    1. Nay08
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 27 days ago

      oh yea, 0.8 ITB at the moment

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    2. artvandelay316
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 27 days ago

      Dias > Azpi/Rudiger
      Son/Bale > Mount/Jota/Mahrez?

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      1. Nay08
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 27 days ago

        thanks. azpi is one of my consideration too

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  4. TLF
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 27 days ago

    Afternoon all, tempted by Cancelo to Rudi/Azpi but may just save FT this week and reassess form post IB. Feels like the transfer may be better spent elsewhere. Any thoughts?

    Martinez
    Cancelo, Regi, Digne
    Son, Lingard, Raph, Havertz
    Kane, Antonio, DCL
    (Pope, Ødegaard, Tierney, Velt)

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    1. TLF
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 27 days ago

      FH only remaining chip, no WC.

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    2. artvandelay316
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 27 days ago

      If your bench can cover Cancelo's risk of Pep Roulette, I'd say keep the transfer.

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      1. TLF
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 27 days ago

        I think it can to be honest, that's my feeling at the moment, cheers

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  5. AYLD28
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 27 days ago

    1 FT before I wildcard, would like some chelsea... what do I do?

    Martinez
    Cresswell Dallas Digne
    Fernandes Lingard Raphina Son
    DCL Kane Bamford

    Pope Gundog Dias Dunk

    3.3 ITB 1 FT

    1. Dunk > Alonso
    2. Gundog > Havertz or Mahrez

    In both options above I’d have to bench Cresswell or Lingard. Thoughts?

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  6. rnrd
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 27 days ago

    Are some of you considering WC33 as a viable option?
    Many players among our Mini Leagues will WC in 31 to be able to deplay TC in 32 and I believe you can navigate quite easily until DGW32 to head into it with free transfers

    Pros are:
    - you will be wildcarding with the knowledge of your opponents team
    - you prevent yourself from injuries, postponements etc before DGW31 (imagine WC in 31 to bring in Kane/Son and they get injured etc..)
    - you get more info about line ups and which team will put Europa/UCL as the priority

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    1. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 27 days ago

      Yes. May depend on whether I bring Son in this week but I think having ability to hold three Spurs + keep some City for Leeds and Villa and then ditch the lot before they blank is a strong one.

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      1. The Ejiptian King
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 27 days ago

        But you'll want Spurs for Sheff Utd anyway so you'll just be benching them when you WC.

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  7. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 27 days ago

    Does this look like the best playing combo & bench order?

    Mendy,
    Dallas, Rüdiger, Shaw,
    Son C, Bale, Lingz, Raphinha, Bruno,
    Kane, Bamford,

    Martinez, Watkins, Dias, Cresswell,

    4m

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  8. Earn your Spurs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 27 days ago

    Hi !

    Where can I see what postponed games are yet to be rearranged please?

    thanks 🙂

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    1. Thomas Magnum
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 27 days ago

      I think all that's left now is Everton and Villa. I may be completely wrong though

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      1. Earn your Spurs
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 27 days ago

        Thanks Thomas

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      2. Kabayan
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 27 days ago

        Soton vs Palace

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    2. avfc82
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 27 days ago

      Two postponements are yet to be rescheduled...

      CRY vs SOU
      AVL vs EVE

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  9. Bonus magnet
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 27 days ago

    By the way, why did Bale not play the last Spurs game in BGW29?

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    1. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 27 days ago

      People can only speculate.

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    2. Earn your Spurs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 27 days ago

      2 possible reasons.

      Firstly he's still too big a risk to play 90 minutes and he'd played most of the previous weekend plus 60 minutes in Europa Cup midweek - so another game might have risked an injury

      Secondly Mourinho didn't like his attitude at these games and decided to try Vinicius instead

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      1. Studs Up
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 27 days ago

        Yip, after Europa defeat Jose rambled about players attitude and for that reason started Rodon vs Villa as well

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  10. Nay08
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 27 days ago

    as one week punt, who is better?
    Azpi
    Targett
    Shaw
    KWP
    Reguilon

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    1. Nay08
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 27 days ago

      *one week punt for this week. (GW30)

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    2. Thomas Magnum
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 27 days ago

      Azpi followed by Shaw

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      1. avfc82
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 27 days ago

        Yeah, I'd agree with this.

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  11. Eightball
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 27 days ago

    Martinez
    Digne, Dias, Creswell
    Fernandes, Raphina, Bale, Lingard, Gundogan
    DCL, Kane (c)

    (Pickford, Watkins, Targett, Aina)

    Thoughts on this as a bench boost for GW30? I have 2.7m in the bank. Likely to bring in a chelsea defender as my free transfer. Either for Aina or Pickford if he is out.

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  12. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 27 days ago

    Who else burnt their wildcard on DGW26?

    I did and think it was a seriously bad call. A poor gameweek score compared with others who opted not to wildcard, plus my past 2 gameweeks being absolutely terrible. Derailed my season.

    I've got a team now which would require more than a few hits to get where I'd be happy and I'm envious of those wildcarding these next few weeks.

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    1. Il Capitano
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 27 days ago

      WC26 was a bit of a mixed bag for me, was off the back of big scores in 24 and 25, then dropped rank in 26 and 27.

      It did allow me to get Kane though and I could ditch the triple Leeds and Saints I had in 25.

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    2. Tinfoil Deathstar
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 27 days ago

      I did quite well using WC in GW26 (96 points) but definitely guilty of having too much of an eye on GW29 (as already used FH), which has cost me in last couple of GW's.

      I went Reguillon over Shaw, and also put Maja, Burn, and White on my bench to cover 29. Burn didn't play, and Maja and Regi scored a combined 2 points between them. Only scored 38 points last week despite trying to plan as well as I could.

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  13. Ruinenlust
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 27 days ago

    Play Trossard, Coufal or Soucek?

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    1. Thomas Magnum
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 27 days ago

      Soucek

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  14. Thomas Magnum
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 27 days ago

    Who to have in the side from now on and most likely until end of the season
    A) Salah
    B) Son (would mean double up with Kane)
    I want Kane in my WC and seems the only way to do so is to lose one of these two

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    1. avfc82
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 27 days ago

      Hard to look past Son now he has a double, but maybe consider switching to Salah for the last three.

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  15. Soto Ayam
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 27 days ago

    Who would you rather?

    A) richarlison

    Or

    B) DCL

    Cheers

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    1. Thomas Magnum
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 27 days ago

      A, only because B has burnt me so many times this season and I doubt he finds his early season form again now. Better options out though imo

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    2. avfc82
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 27 days ago

      Calvert-Lewin.

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    3. Soto Ayam
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 27 days ago

      Cheers all

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    4. Studs Up
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 27 days ago

      Depends on Eve formation i think....DCL less effective in a two up front imo

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      1. Soto Ayam
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 27 days ago

        Thanks

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  16. marcos11
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 27 days ago

    Shaw or Struijk this weekend?

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  17. Tinfoil Deathstar
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 27 days ago

    Keep flip-flopping between which Chelsea asset to bring in this week between Rudi/Azpi/Alonso. I have no WC or FH left and £1.6m ITB. Also need to get through GW33 with a full XI (I already have 6 blankers) so Alonso giving me the fear of not showing for the GW33 fixture vs West Ham.

    Martinez
    Dias - Cresswell - Reguillon
    Son - Bruno - Salah - Raphinha - Gundo
    Kane - Antonio

    Bench: Fabri, Maja, White, Burn

    Potential transfer plans

    GW30: Burn -> Azpi
    GW31: Gundo -> Saka (or roll FT if Gundo looks likely to play vs Leeds)
    GW32: Maja -> Iheanacho (potentially + Gundo > Saka)
    GW33: Regi -> Shaw

    Thoughts?

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  18. jimbobmij
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 27 days ago

    Greenwood or Ziyech as a punt for draft?

    (Assuming Greenwood is fit)

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  19. Nay08
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 27 days ago

    another question. what to do with Son?

    Transfer him to the likes of Mount/Lingard/Rashford?
    or
    keep him and hope he can play and do Dunk to Azpi instead?

    WC on 31 so needs one week punt.
    I have Bertrand Traore as cover for Son though.
    this my team:

    Martinez/(Button)
    Dias/Creswell/Dallas/(Dunk/Mitchel)
    Salah/Son/Bale/Raphinha/(B.Traore)
    Kane/DCL/Bamford

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    1. Nay08
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 27 days ago

      if i do Dunk to Azpi, Dias will be benched

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    2. Tinfoil Deathstar
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 27 days ago

      Keep Son, he should be fine this week based on latest reports.

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    3. Jimmy Boy
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 27 days ago

      If you've kept him through the injury in 29 may as well hold on for this GW, could haul against newcastle

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  20. Silecro
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 27 days ago

    Oi guys! Any ideas what to do here? Antonio to Kane maybe?

    Martinez
    Dias, Dallas, Digne
    Bruno, Son, Raphinha, Gundo
    Bamford, Antonio, Watkins

    Pope, Lingard, Coufal, Dunk

    8.6 itb
    Plan is to GW31..for now

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  21. Jimmy Boy
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 27 days ago

    Which defender do you think is the best option long-term? (I have no wildcard left but plan to FH 33, these are some of the options I've picked out)
    A) Rudiger - seems fairly nailed, Chelsea currently the best side defensively
    B) Coady - Absolutely nailed, Wolves have a solid fixture run coming up, close to zero goal threat
    C) Semedo - Seems to have locked down the RWB spot, Wolves fixtures with a bit of extra attacking threat (and fun)
    D) Tierney - Solid fixtures and attacking threat but Arsenal are a suspect source of clean sheets
    E) Other suggestions?

    My current defence for reference:
    Martinez - Areola
    Alonso - Dawson - Konsa - Castagne - Burn*

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    1. Tinfoil Deathstar
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 27 days ago

      Rudiger for me. Nice foil for the riskier Alonso pick and a great fixture this week.

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