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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
    4 years, 8 months ago

    We need more RMT posts.

    1. Bucket Man
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months 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
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Start tsimikas instead of raph?

        1. Bucket Man
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 8 months 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…
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

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

    1. BoomXhakaLaca1
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

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

      1. Greenbackbøøg…
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Hoping Gil finds a spot there soon

  3. BoomXhakaLaca1
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Are many going with a Bruno/Greenwood double up?

    1. Bavarian
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Not me, just Bruno...

      1. BoomXhakaLaca1
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

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

        1. Bavarian
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Antonio, Toney & Ings

    2. Henryyy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Yes

    3. Matjes_taet
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

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

  4. Brev
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months 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
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

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

  5. Matjes_taet
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

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

    1. aapoman
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months 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
      4 years, 8 months ago

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

      1. Matjes_taet
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Thanks guys.

  6. Athletic Nasherbo
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months 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
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Ouch

      1. Bavarian
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        This

    2. aapoman
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I would have spent my summer a bit better tbf

      1. jayzico
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        lol. brilliant.

    3. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Triple Leicester defence? Ballsy.

    4. DB_00
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Wasted your time tbh

    5. Christina.
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Jesus?

    6. Athletic Nasherbo
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Just a joke everyone.

  7. Zola
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 8 months 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
      4 years, 8 months ago

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

  8. aapoman
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months 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
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Identical to mine only Barnes Wilson vs GW Toney

  9. Leao ball
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months 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
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Is Benrahma completely nailed on?

    1. Henryyy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Tough to say, personally I would go Sarr

      1. circling
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Same!

    2. DB_00
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Yes. 100%

    3. King Carlos
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      long term no...

      for the first game, I think he'll start

      1. Sgt Frank Drebin
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Who is the biggest threat for his place? Lanzini?

        1. King Carlos
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 8 months 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
      4 years, 8 months 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
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Morning, which do you prefer?

    A - Jota and Reece James
    B - Mahrez and Tsimikas

  12. 3 A
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months 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
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Taa
      Mo
      Bruno
      Wilson
      Ings
      Antonio

    2. BoomXhakaLaca1
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Salah, Bruno, Shaw, TAA, Ings

      1. Wings Fan
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Jinx!

        1. BoomXhakaLaca1
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Great minds or bad minds? Haha

    3. Wings Fan
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Salah, Bruno, Shaw, TAA, Ings

    4. Henryyy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Tsimikas TAA Salah Bruno Shaw

    5. _Make
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Shaw
      Salah
      Antonio
      Bruno
      Tsimikas

    6. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Trent Tsimikas Salah Son Ings

    7. Calculated Risks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Trent, Salah, Bruno, White

    8. @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Nailed

        Sanchez
        Trent
        Salah
        Bruno
        Ings
        Antonio

        1. @persecuted_by_mods
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Shaw!

        2. Hotdogs for Tea
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

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

      • Wings Fan
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 8 months 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
          4 years, 8 months ago

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

      • Sgt Frank Drebin
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

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

        1. @persecuted_by_mods
            4 years, 8 months 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

          • DB_00
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Think he plays regardless

          • Sgt Frank Drebin
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Ok, thank you

        2. Calculated Risks
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 8 months 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
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 8 months 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
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Also Willock is risky

        3. William.gallant
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

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

          Thoughts?

          1. Calculated Risks
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Depends if your bench can cover Pep roulette with Mahrez

          2. lets talk about 6
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            b

          3. Pipermaru
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

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

        4. jayzico
          • 15 Years
          4 years, 8 months 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
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            considering it and then going straight to mahrez wk 2

          2. @persecuted_by_mods
              4 years, 8 months ago

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

          3. dshv
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 8 months 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
              4 years, 8 months ago

              1

          4. Iceball
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 8 months 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
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              use dias to get from toney to ings

          5. Alisson WondHaaland
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

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

            1. lets talk about 6
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              no

            2. Hotdogs for Tea
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              I am not sure Mahrez is an upgrade from Gundo

          6. LangerznMash
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Is there a Youtube link for this scoutcast?

          7. FPL Joker
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

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

            1. circling
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

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

            2. interpolnyc
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              Moutinho isn't a bad choice for 5

          8. Champione
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 8 months 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?

          9. Dr. Rog
            • 16 Years
            4 years, 8 months 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
              • 11 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              C

            2. The Bandit
              • 15 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

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

          10. KirkhamWesham
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Any suggestions?

            Sanchez
            TAA Tsimikas Shaw
            Raphinha Greenwood Bruno Salah
            Antonio Ings Toney

            Foster, Veltman, Ayling, Brownhill

            0.5m itb

          11. aapoman
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

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

            1. FPL Joker
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 8 months 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
                • 10 Years
                4 years, 8 months ago

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

            2. ☈☾
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              The doctors

            3. Zimo
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              Only if the name Hamstring United isn't taken

            4. BerryMaze
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 8 months 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).

          12. b91jh
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 8 months 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
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              Who’s Cucho?

              1. b91jh
                • 8 Years
                4 years, 8 months ago

                5.0 starting forward (not 100% nailed) at Watford

          13. waldofeen
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 8 months 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?

          14. Hazardous1983
            • 15 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            how does this look

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

            1. The Tinkerman
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 8 months 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.

          15. The Bandit
            • 15 Years
            4 years, 8 months 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
              4 years, 8 months ago

              they dont play Sp*rs for awhile i thought 🙂

            2. FPL Joker
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              Shhhhh

            3. Moxon
              • 11 Years
              4 years, 8 months 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
              • 11 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              I'm thinking Tsimikas as my only Pool defender.

            5. ‘Tis the Season
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              Would you field him instead of coufal or Ralph??

              1. The Bandit
                • 15 Years
                4 years, 8 months ago

                100%

                1. The Bandit
                  • 15 Years
                  4 years, 8 months ago

                  In fact I am doing. Coufal is my first sub

                  1. ‘Tis the Season
                    • 7 Years
                    4 years, 8 months ago

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