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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. Old Wulfrunian
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Which one?
    a)Raphinha+Amartey+Bertrand(3-5-2)
    b)Gilmour+AWB(Double up with Shaw)+Digne(4-4-2)

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      A

    2. Old Wulfrunian
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      a) means that i will have two 4.0 defenders.

      1. krawiecus
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        Still A. Can consider Harrison and one upgrade if needed

    3. Old Wulfrunian
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      cheers

  2. vikash
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    RMT

    Top heavy

    Sanchez (Foster)
    Tsimikas Shaw Tierney (Amartey Veltman)
    Bruno Salah (c) Son Jota (Gilmour)
    Ings Toney Antonio

    - No TAA
    - Plan to move Jota to Gundogan in GW2

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      2 X 4m defenders risky

    2. Jam0sh
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Looks decent

    3. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      I like that. Ballsy without TAA.

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

      I think this is the way to get Son, if you really must

    5. CRAZY TRAIN
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      What you can do without TAA in your team! I like...

    6. Thinkering like a Boss
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      go for it...might as well TAA getting just a CS whereas top heavey will be gettings goals/assist

    7. King Kohli
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Love it, going something similar.
      Should do well if TAA doesn't go crazy.

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

      First team i've seen without TAA ! Looks really, really solid. Agree on Gundo over Jota too

  3. Jam0sh
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Hello guys, good to be back and see some familiar faces around here 😎

  4. mack
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Any changes or good to go?

    Sanchez (Steele)
    TAA Shaw Tsimikas (Veltman Amartey)
    Salah Son Mahrez Greenwood Barnes
    Ings Antonio (Scarlett)

    Cheers

    1. CRAZY TRAIN
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Decent as a 352. Don't know much about Scarlett but he's an enabler I guess.

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

    Have the following dilemmas

    1) Ayling or Diop as my second 4.5 def?

    2) Gundo/Greenwood and Toney or Raph and Wilson? Or maybe 352 with Gundo/Greenwood and Raph?

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

      1.Ayling

      2.This is the tough question at the moment. Raph is a great price but has the worst fixtures. I fancy a punt on Wilson. I definitely want a City player for GW2. Toney's ownership scares me.

    2. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Definitely not Diop, could you also consider Veltman?

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

        Don't want double up

  6. lugs
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    gw1 BB all set (legit bench sorted by price 🙂 )

    Pickford
    Shaw, Coufal, Cash
    Salah, Son, Pepe, Greenwood
    Martial, Ings, Antonio

    Sanchez, ESR, Taylor, Tsimikas

    Martial is keeping the position warm for Cavani when he is ready

    1. I Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Looks good to be fair. Could be a big score for you.

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

        lets hope so , cheers

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

      no trent and no bruno??wheres your money gone

  7. factorxtaz
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    TAA or Ings captain

    1. Jam0sh
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      I'd probably prefer TAA out of those

    2. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      TAA out of those mate - no Salah!?

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

        Yeh no salah. I think Jota is a chance of outscoring him and gone for a balanced team. My 2 mid premos are mahrez and son.

  8. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    I've been also thinking, shouldn't we include Son? Fixtures looking good, he always is in the center of Spurs attack.

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

      I’ve got Salah, Fernandes, Son. I think Son can score against City

      1. Letsgo!
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        But ur bench will be weak

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

          And that's why the bench points don't count

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

      Son is great, for me it's just a question of how cohesive Spurs are going to be while this Kane saga is on-going

    3. WVA
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Of course we should but i can't find a team i am happy with him Salah and Bruno in can you?

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

        Nope 😀

    4. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Son looking great in preseason, should be starting up top and has the hard working mentality to make things happen.

      Good record against City too I read (compared to most players).

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

      yeah and GW2 is set up for a repeat of last season!

    6. Silecro
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      i'd rather have Gundo and better defence, knowing that Gundo absolutely annihilated tottenham last time out, something like 2G 1A in 30 mins before he got injured

  9. Unconstitutional
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Pick one:

    a) Barnes
    b) Greenwood
    c) Havertz
    d) Mahrez, but Ings downgraded to someone 7.5m or less (have Antonio and Toney already)

    (Bottomed)

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

      A

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

      A

    3. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      A

  10. mcflyjohn
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Really hard one this season, toying between two teams atm

    A

    Sanchez
    Shaw - TAA - Targett
    Bruno - Salah - Mahrez - ESR
    Toney - Ings - Antonio

    Bench: Foster - Bissouma - Manquillo - Duffy/Tsimi

    B

    Sanchez
    Shaw - TAA - Dinge
    Bruno - Gundo - Salah - Raphina
    Toney - DCL - Antonio

    Bench: Sanchez - Bissouma - Manquillo - Duffy/Tsimi

    Both £0 ITB - leaning towards A as i can free up cap by downgrading Mahrez if needed

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

      A looks better imo

      1. mcflyjohn
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        Cheers!

  11. Sergio vamos
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Doing telegraph fantasy football at work

    Sanchez
    Shaw, digne, cancelo, white, awb
    Bruno, Salah, soucek, bissouma
    Ings (enough itb to switch to Kane after a couple of weeks)

    Only player I'm unsure about is digne, live the fixtures but Everton form/injuries a worry.

  12. Buck The Trent
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Do you think ESR will be nailed on beyond GW1 ?

    Has Arsenal played wirh Auba, Laca, Pepe, Saka & ESR at the same time?

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

      yeah, one of Laca or Auba will drop to the bench,

      should be

      Auba/Laca
      Saka, ESR, Pepe

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

      ESR could be a bargain at 5.5m for a no.10 at an Arsenal team without Europe. He's not nailed but as long as a no.10 is not bought I would expect him to start maybe 3/4 to 3/5 games as long as his form is good enough.

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

        from GW4 he will a good enabler, can play as a legit 4th mid

  13. SamBlue
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    ☆Always need help☆

    RMT - Draft 4768

    Sanchez - (Foster)
    Tsimikas - AWB - Dias - TAA - (Viltman)
    Salah - Saka** - Bruno - El Ghazi - (Gilmour)
    ASM - Vardy - (Obafimi)
    ITB - 1m

    **Current trading plans: Saka out W2 and return him W4

    Thoughts, comments?

  14. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Boring one…

    Whyte or Ayling?

    And who’s the go to 4.5m mid?

    Thanks

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

      White (ARS) ✓

      and I suggest

      Gilmour 4.5 (NOR)

    2. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      White.
      Gilmour/Brownhill.

  15. Gabbiadini
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Adam Armstrong 6.0

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Nice price

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

      Interesting, they have a decent run of fixtures around October

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

      Good price to fall back on if Toney disappoints

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

        Why will Armstrong not be equally disappointing?

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

          Could be but you can say that about any forward

    4. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Can’t find him?

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

        southampton official twitter.

    5. Rogue Todd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      The other Armstrong is 6.0 too - wonder how many will pick the wrong one by accident.

  16. pablo discobar
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    I'm waiting on the Lukaku price. Deal is done, Chelsea just don't want the official announcement overshadowed by Messi.

    He's going straight in my team, no issues with a cup final hangover from tonight and he'll score against anyone

    1. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      I feel like they want to sell Tammy first so they can give him the no9 shirt.

      I wish WH would pull their finger out and go for Tammy!

  17. Roy Rovers
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Would you change anything??

    Sanchez
    TAA Shaw Dunk White Omobamidele
    Salah Son Mahrez Greenwood Brownhill
    Antonio Wilson Toney

    1. mcflyjohn
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Personally avoiding Spurs until this Kane mess is sorted out

      1. Roy Rovers
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        Son is the way to go….starts seasons well.

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

      I would switch Omobamidele to Tsimikas. Maybe Coufal instead of Dunk.

  18. King Kohli
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Worth doing TAA > Shaw if I can afford this front 7?

    Salah Bruno Son Barnes
    Ings Antonio Wilson

    Alternatively it would be Toney + Benrahma instead of Wilson + Barnes.

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

      It's a thing of beauty

  19. Ask Yourself
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    A) TAA + Mahrez
    B) Coufal + Mane

    1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      A

    2. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      A

  20. steven8991
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Play Amartey or Sarr for GW1 ?

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Sarr

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

      is this even a question...

  21. FredrikH
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Neves or Dallas?

    1. krawiecus
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      neither but Dallas

    2. Left wing back
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Dallas could be LB on Saturday

  22. TomSaints
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Against all conventional wisdom and safety.

    No Salah and Mane (c).

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

      Considering it myself.

  23. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Armstrong could well be the answer to my Pukki problem!

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Still on Kane?

      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        Not for GW1 no, maybe 2/3

  24. stuzig
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    A) Barnes + Benrahma (Broja sub)
    B) Antonio + Harrison (Gilmour sub)

    Thanks.

    1. Sergio vamos
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      B for me. Still feel Barnes is a light rotation risk and gilmour is a strong sub imo.

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

      Broja not nailed - two up front likely to be Armstrong (the new one) and Adams

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

    Trying to not ask for help this season and go with my gut but what is better for team balance. Thanks.

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

    A) Tsimikas and Cucho
    B) Taylor and Scarlett

    People saying Tsimikas on bench is a waste and either way I’d have one non playing player come GW3/4

  26. Trini Chelsea
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Hey everyone
    Can you rate my team
    Sanchez
    TAA Tsimikis Shaw
    'Havertz' Salah Bruno Gundagon Benrahma
    Ings Toney

    Subs: Foster,White,Amartey,Scarlett
    0.5 ITB

    Is there any review on this team?

  27. Bigler
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Thoughts on this team?

    Sanchez
    TAA Shaw Tsimikas
    Salah Bruno Gundo Barnes Benrahma
    Ings Antonio

    Steele White Veltman Perica

    Thanks!

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Very nice. I like Benrahma just not sure on double WHAM attack

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

      Toney up top instead of Benrahma in midfield

  28. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Little rejig to 3 up top with Willock still not signed. 3rd draft, what you think guys? Thank you

    Sanchez
    TAA. Shaw. Tsimikas
    Salah. Bruno. Raph. Barnes
    Ings. Antonio. Wilson
    (Steele, White, Ayling, Gilmour)

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

      Almost the same team, still cant decide between Gundo/Greenwood and Toney, Raph and Wilson or 352 with Gundo/Greenwood and Raph

  29. Eightball
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Why would you bench Tsimikas if you pick him. He is playing in one of the best teams in the league and the fixtures are really really good. Got to play him most weeks whilst it's likely he starts. Would you bench robbo for any of these fixtures? his price shouldn't matter

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

      This. Defeats the whole point, if you have him you should start him

  30. WVA
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    So many 7.5 options for GW1 punt. Have three pool already.

    A. Ziyech
    B. Pepe
    C. Greenwood
    D. Someone else

    1. Bale11
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      C

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

      Greenwood