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Joe, Seb and new regular Scoutcast presenter Andy help Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers prepare for Gameweek 1 and reveal their own teams.

In one of the longest Scoutcasts yet, Joe, Seb and Andy look ahead to the 2021/22 campaign and, in particular, their Gameweek 1 line-ups.

In this season start survival guide special, each of our presenters focus on the key events and information driving their decisions, as they take it in turns to reveal their teams.

For Joe, Fantasy Football Scout’s Complete Guide to FPL Pre-Season has been a major factor in choosing players.

Using the guide, he highlights some of the key developments, particularly in recent friendlies, that have interested him.

This includes the chance for fringe and squad players to shine, while their teammates recover from international duty. Minutes racked up, injury news and tactical tweaks are also covered.

For example, could Riyad Mahrez (£9.0m) shine early on in the campaign, with injuries and lack game-time elsewhere among Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City troops?

Armed with an array of statistics, Seb has been using information around last season’s over and underperformers from the Premium Members Area to guide his likely line-up. As a Leeds fan, there is certainly a place or two for the Yorkshire side’s assets in his thoughts.

Meanwhile, Andy marks his Scoutcast debut with an audacious plan to ignore one heavily owned premium pick and instead use his money to spend big on a potentially lucrative double-up elsewhere. If it pays off, he could leave his fellow Scoutcasters for dust this season.

Our trio pick a differential each, which marks the return of an old favourite of Joe’s. There are the next four fixtures to frisk too and the Scoutcasters look back on their career history and outline their realistic goals for the season.

In addition, there’s a new feature. The Scoutcast is taking over the team of a Fantasy manager with a stellar rank who has to dip out of this campaign for mental health reasons. Unable to delete his team without removing his career history, the show is to step in to collectively help him out while he takes a well-earned break to recover.

This episode was aired live via Youtube on Monday 9 August. Be sure to subscribe to our Youtube channel to get notified of future live episodes.

In addition, the Scoutcast and all our other podcasts are now also available via our Soundcloud channel.

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

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  1. mad_beer ✅
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    We need more RMT posts.

    1. Bucket Man
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Here’s one

      Sanchez
      TAA, Digne, Shaw
      Salah, Bruno, Barnes, Rapha, Benrahma
      Ings, Wilson
      Steele, Tsimikas, White, Cucho

      1. circling
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        Start tsimikas instead of raph?

        1. Bucket Man
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 14 days ago

          Could do but don’t like to bet against our attack. Only other debate is saving money on Cucho and keeping 0.5 in the bank for early moves or upgrading Tsimikas to 4.5 to save a future transfer but hoping to maybe gain a price rise on him.

  2. Greenbackbøøg…
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Who will be spurs starting attacking players besides Son (and maybe Kane)

    1. BoomXhakaLaca1
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Berjwin, Lucas and Alli I would presume at the start?

      1. Greenbackbøøg…
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        Hoping Gil finds a spot there soon

  3. BoomXhakaLaca1
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Are many going with a Bruno/Greenwood double up?

    1. Bavarian
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Not me, just Bruno...

      1. BoomXhakaLaca1
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        Fair, are you going 3 strikers or 2 and a 4.5?

        1. Bavarian
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 14 days ago

          Antonio, Toney & Ings

    2. Henryyy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Yes

    3. Matjes_taet
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Just Greenwood for me.
      Salah & Mane Double-up instead.

  4. Brev
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Thoughts...

    Martinez
    Taa/Digne/shaw/creswell
    Harrison /Fernandes/salah/jota
    Bamford/Antonio

    Double Leeds too risky?
    Switch Harrison or Bamford out?
    Any other thoughts or issues? No city players... :7

    1. Brev
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Thinking of Toney instead of Bamford, 1.5itb to assess for week 2

  5. Matjes_taet
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Who is the better pick for the first 3 Gameweeks?
    Sancho or Greenwood? Price doesn`t matter.

    1. aapoman
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Greenwood. No way Sancho starts the first gameweek and will likely be on the bench the 2nd game as well

    2. BoomXhakaLaca1
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Probably Greenwood, don't think Sancho will start until GW3

      1. Matjes_taet
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        Thanks guys.

  6. Athletic Nasherbo
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Spent all summer and landed on this team.

    Martinez
    Pereira Bertrand Amartey Tsimikas
    Salah Mane Son Mahrez Ziyech
    Antonio

    4.0 Cucho 4.5 Livramento

    1. BoomXhakaLaca1
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Ouch

      1. Bavarian
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        This

    2. aapoman
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      I would have spent my summer a bit better tbf

      1. jayzico
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        lol. brilliant.

    3. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Triple Leicester defence? Ballsy.

    4. DB_00
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Wasted your time tbh

    5. Christina.
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Jesus?

    6. Athletic Nasherbo
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Just a joke everyone.

  7. Zola
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Any glaring errors here?

    Sanchez 4.5. Steele 4.0

    Alexander-Arnold 7.5, Shaw 5.5, Coufal 5.0, Ayling 4.5, Tsimikas 4.0

    Salah 12.5, Fernandes 12.0, Mahrez 9.0, Barnes 7.0, Brownhill 4.5

    Ings 8.0, Antonio 7.5, Scarlett 4.5

    Scarlett is the lowest owned 4.5 forward so just picking to avoid the possible price drop. Thinking 4-4-2 for 3 weeks then wildcard.

    1. BoomXhakaLaca1
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Can't go to wrong with it, most people's are similar

  8. aapoman
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    First non-Son draft in a while. I call it the Spaghetti hamstrings.

    Sanchez
    TAA Shaw Tsimikas
    Salah Bruno Barnes Raphinha
    Ings Antonio Wilson

    Gunn; Veltman, Ayling, Gilmour

    1. Henryyy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Identical to mine only Barnes Wilson vs GW Toney

  9. Leao ball
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    New one
    Sanchez
    TAA Tsimikas Digne White
    Mo Bruno Zaha Son
    Bamford Wilson
    4.0 Bissouma Amartey Obafemi
    Idk i just have a feeling Zaha will score
    Thoughts ?

  10. Sgt Frank Drebin
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Is Benrahma completely nailed on?

    1. Henryyy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Tough to say, personally I would go Sarr

      1. circling
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        Same!

    2. DB_00
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Yes. 100%

    3. King Carlos
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      long term no...

      for the first game, I think he'll start

      1. Sgt Frank Drebin
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        Who is the biggest threat for his place? Lanzini?

        1. King Carlos
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 14 days ago

          don't know exactly which player is a threat for his place. All I know is the Hammers have a lot of attacking midfielders in their squad... So I'd think rotation is inevitable...

    4. 3 A
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      The most nailed on is Bowen. But sometimes he get rotated too. Then Fornals. Third Benrahma.

      Yarmolenko and Lanzini mostly benched.

  11. King Dong
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Morning, which do you prefer?

    A - Jota and Reece James
    B - Mahrez and Tsimikas

  12. 3 A
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Give me 5 players that are nailed in your starting gw1 line up.

    I'll start

    Salah, Kane (want him anyway), Son, Meslier, Barnes

    1. Christina.
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Taa
      Mo
      Bruno
      Wilson
      Ings
      Antonio

    2. BoomXhakaLaca1
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Salah, Bruno, Shaw, TAA, Ings

      1. Wings Fan
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        Jinx!

        1. BoomXhakaLaca1
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 14 days ago

          Great minds or bad minds? Haha

    3. Wings Fan
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Salah, Bruno, Shaw, TAA, Ings

    4. Henryyy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Tsimikas TAA Salah Bruno Shaw

    5. _Make
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Shaw
      Salah
      Antonio
      Bruno
      Tsimikas

    6. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Trent Tsimikas Salah Son Ings

    7. Calculated Risks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Trent, Salah, Bruno, White

    8. @persecuted_by_mods
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Nailed

      Sanchez
      Trent
      Salah
      Bruno
      Ings
      Antonio

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
        5 years, 14 days ago

        Shaw!

    9. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Ederson Salah TAA White Ayling ... the rest will be swapped over with a hit each week to play the fixtures

  13. Wings Fan
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Ok I'm down to one final dilemma:

    A) Ruben Dias + Jack Harrison (bench GW1, playing 433, and can do 433 or 343 flexibly moving forward)
    B) Joel Veltman (bench GW1) + Ilkay Gundogan, always playing 343

    1. BoomXhakaLaca1
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      I'd prob go B, just because Dias is a bit expensive

  14. Sgt Frank Drebin
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    From what I understand, Veltman should play in the first team as long as Lamptey is out?

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Yes and even if Lamptey is back and they stuck with 5 at the back velt could be okay due to CB injuries and no Ben white

    2. DB_00
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Think he plays regardless

    3. Sgt Frank Drebin
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Ok, thank you

  15. Calculated Risks
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Likey or no likey?

    Sanchez
    Trent, Cressy, Targett
    Salah, Bruno, Raph, Gundo, Willock
    Ings, Antonio

    Foster, White, Henry, Obafemi

    1. circling
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      I prefer Coufal to Cresswell as I think the latter will be at CB if Moyes opts for 3 at the back

    2. circling
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Also Willock is risky

  16. William.gallant
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    So it all boils down to this:
    A) Toney + Mahrez
    B) Ings + Barnes

    Thoughts?

    1. Calculated Risks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Depends if your bench can cover Pep roulette with Mahrez

    2. lets talk about 6
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      b

    3. Pipermaru
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Have 'em all but if I had to pick one pair it would be B.

  17. jayzico
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    No one else going with Havertz if this Lukaku nonsense drags on until after gw1? I'd imagine he could play up front.

    1. lets talk about 6
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      considering it and then going straight to mahrez wk 2

    2. @persecuted_by_mods
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Gonna be gold for 1 match but then the fixtures are atrocious and there's other options

  18. dshv
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    1. Coufal Benrahma
    2. Ayling Raphinha

    (Sanchez foster
    Taa shaw white tsimikas
    Salah bruno greenwood barnes
    Antonio ings obafemi)

    1. Alisson WondHaaland
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      1

  19. Iceball
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Sanchez (Steele)
    TAA Shaw Dias Tsimikas (Ayling)
    Salah Bruno Mahrez Raphina (Brownhill)
    Antonio Toney (Obafemi)
    Roll with it first few weeks? Have 1m itb, have an eye on Son for Mahrez.

    1. lets talk about 6
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      use dias to get from toney to ings

  20. Alisson WondHaaland
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Is it worth downgrading Antonio/Ings to Toney to upgrade Gundo to Mahrez?

    1. lets talk about 6
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      no

    2. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      I am not sure Mahrez is an upgrade from Gundo

  21. LangerznMash
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Is there a Youtube link for this scoutcast?

  22. FPL Joker
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Any possible starting 4.0 keeper? Or if not, who is the best 5.0 mid?

    1. circling
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      I think Gunn has the biggest chance of playing at some point

    2. interpolnyc
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Moutinho isn't a bad choice for 5

  23. Champione
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Those planning to free up 1.0 in GW3 to do Mahrez > Son, which move are you thinking to do in order to fund the Son move? Any particular player your are planning to bring in?

  24. Dr. Rog
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    ** Summary of all RMT posts **

    Assuming a core thats forming around:

    Sanchez 4
    TAA Shaw Tzatziki (+9m combo)
    Salah Bruno
    Ings Antonio

    Here are your main options
    A) 442 set up with Raph, Son and 2 fodder options
    B) 442 set up with Mahrez & 7.5 mid and 2 fodder options
    C) 352/343 set up with Raph, Barnes & 7.5 mid/fwd and 1 fodder option
    D) 352 setup Mahrez, Raph, Benrah and 1 fodder option (and pinching 0.5m out of defence)

    In pretty much every variation except B you can choose Toney instead of Raph and it still works.

    Which one are you going for?

    1. Moxon
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      C

    2. THE Wild Rover
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      No wonder teams are so template when you keep posting stuff like this.

  25. KirkhamWesham
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Any suggestions?

    Sanchez
    TAA Tsimikas Shaw
    Raphinha Greenwood Bruno Salah
    Antonio Ings Toney

    Foster, Veltman, Ayling, Brownhill

    0.5m itb

  26. aapoman
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Any other people considering a frontline of Ings, Antonio, Wilson?

    1. FPL Joker
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Me. But at present stuck on Toney cos need the dough. Worried about Antonio and Wilson in the same game.

      1. Boris Bodega
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        Same boat, gone with Ings, Antonio & Toney, but would prefer Wilson on the end.

    2. ☈☾
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      The doctors

    3. Zimo
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Only if the name Hamstring United isn't taken

    4. BerryMaze
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      that is my frontline for almost a week already. all nice fixtures and proven goal-scorers. indeed, injury prone. i plan to downgrade one of them when lukaku/kane arrive. and if one of them gets injured you can always switch (e.g., jimenez, bamford, nacho, adams, armstrong).

  27. b91jh
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Cucho looks like a fun 1st bench pick if going 4-4-2...

    A) (Veltman)+Benrahma+(Obafemi) 3-5-2
    B) Digne+(Brownhill)+(Cucho) 4-4-2

    Who's better?

    1. FPL Joker
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Who’s Cucho?

      1. b91jh
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        5.0 starting forward (not 100% nailed) at Watford

  28. waldofeen
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Thoughts?
    Schmeichel
    Shaw Targett Dias Tsimikas
    Bruno Salah Bailey Mahrez Jota
    Watkins
    (White, Toney, Obafemi)

    Earlier in the summer I had Kane, but with the uncertainty over that I had to revisit the team. If the Lukaku deal was done earlier I may have gone for him. Moved TAA out for Tsimikas given Robbo's injury. Am I leaving myself in a position where it may be hard to go for one of Kane or Lukaku down the line?

  29. Hazardous1983
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    how does this look

    sanchez (foster)
    taa shaw tsimikas white (ayling)
    son bruno fernandes raphina (gilmour)
    ings antonio (obafemi)

    1. The Tinkerman
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Decent, I think Obafemi is linked with a move to Blackburn, so if you were expecting him to offer anything on the bench then maybe reconsider. But I’m guessing you don’t care.

  30. THE Wild Rover
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Strange to see Tsimikas on so many benches. Don't let the price make you lose sight of the fact that he's an attacking defender for Liverpool, up against potentially the worst team in the league.

    1. Dr. Rog
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      they dont play Sp*rs for awhile i thought 🙂

    2. FPL Joker
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Shhhhh

    3. Moxon
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Agreed. If you're going to pick him he has to be in your starting 11 or you're booking in a transfer for 0 gain

    4. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      I'm thinking Tsimikas as my only Pool defender.

    5. ‘Tis the Season
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Would you field him instead of coufal or Ralph??

      1. THE Wild Rover
        • 16 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        100%

        1. THE Wild Rover
          • 16 Years
          5 years, 14 days ago

          In fact I am doing. Coufal is my first sub

          1. ‘Tis the Season
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 14 days ago

            Interesting…you seriously think he will return attacking returns vrs Norwich