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Merry Christmas from Fantasy Football Scout

We at Fantasy Football Scout, and I personally, would like to wish all of our readers and their families a very happy and healthy Christmas.

Often in our short seasonal message of goodwill we urge you to tear your retinas away from our site and spend some quality time with your loved ones but, while we repeat that sentiment here, it’d be naive to think that many of us won’t have half an eye on Gameweek 19, even when otherwise engaged on Christmas Day.

Whether it be points hits and postponements while the kids are opening the presents, weighing up a Free Hit over the figgy pudding or sizing up a Son-for-Salah swoop while Skypeing your nan, there’ll be the Jacob Marley-like spectre of a Boxing Day deadline preying on our minds.

Our FPL coverage nevertheless takes a break for a day, as it should, and we’ll return with a vengeance and possibly a hangover with some Gameweek 19 content tomorrow, starting with a timely piece from Lateriser on the Free Hit.

As the first glass of cheap fizz starts to take its effect, I’d like to extend a huge thank you for your continued support and patronage of the site throughout not just my brief stint as editor but over 2021 as a whole and the many years before that.

It really is a privilege to work for the site and I hope we can continue to make strides and improve on what we offer in the year ahead.

From myself and all at Fantasy Football Scout, we wish you a very merry Christmas.

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  1. TheYogaDaddy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    What to do here? 8 currently playing with Foden and Antonio 50-50?

    Ramsdale
    Livramento James Cancelo Dias
    Foden
    Watkins Antonio

    (Foster) (TAA) (Salah) (Raphinha) (King) (Brownhill)

    1 ft, 0.6 itb.

    a. Free Hit
    b. Raphinha to Bowen/Martinelli
    c. Salah and Raphinha to Son and Bowen (-4)
    d. Salah, Raphinha and King to Son, Bowen and Broja (-8)

    1. TheTinman
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      A

    2. chaser123
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      C

  2. mdm
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Keep Vardy or sell for CR7 for a hit?

    1. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Sell

  3. chaser123
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Watkins to Ronaldo worth a -4?

    1. Claudio555
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Yes, if you plan to captain Ronaldo

    2. just a man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      I quite like Watkins fixtures after this gmwk

      1. chaser123
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        What are they?

        Blank
        Double
        Double

  4. Claudio555
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Several people are transferring in Bowen, however West Ham’s next game is against Watford who’s hit by covid right? Isn’t there a big risk that game is going to be cancelled?

    1. FPL Brains
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah mate

    2. chaser123
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Low chance as Watford issues are old

    3. chaser123
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      It’s the Leeds vs Villa game that is at more risk

    4. EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      He's cheap and might be OOP. Easy to bench IMO

  5. The Knights Template
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Gelhardt > Borja?

    1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Maybe just get Broja instead

      1. The Knights Template
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Will Foden play?

        1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
          • 3 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Don’t try and change the subject from your medieval illiteracy.

          1. Kiwivillan
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            2 years, 4 months ago

            I like where this is going

            1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
              • 3 Years
              2 years, 4 months ago

              Me and the Knight like to have a morning joust.

              1. The Knights Template
                • 10 Years
                2 years, 4 months ago

                I usually end up getting ‘owned’!

    2. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Broja

    3. mdm
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Yes

    4. European Bob
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Baston plays for Oviedo now

    5. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Yep

    6. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Thanks all.

  6. Mark Colonel
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Who from Manu then ? I mean a defender

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Maguire if you can afford

  7. Mane Mane Mane
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Is taking Salah out a good move???

    1. EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Probably not

    2. TheBiffas
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Great question

    3. Walter White (WW)
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Check my post below 😆

    4. Amartey Partey
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Yes and no.

    5. S.Kuqi
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Yes. Sell him.

  8. C_G
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    took a -4 early in the week and can only field 9 players now:

    Sanchez

    White Rudi Cancelo (c) Livra

    Son Foden Saka

    Laca

    Steele Dennis Gelhardt TAA Jota Salah.

    Should I FH?? pls help

    1. TheTinman
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      I would FH

    2. northernmuppet
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Salah to Martinelli.. Laca to Ron.. but -12 is tough to stomach I know. Wouldn’t blame you for FH.. I’m going to -8 myself.

    3. Skogen89
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      -8 should fix it

  9. Walter White (WW)
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Fpl Managers selling Salah be like:

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9T_6w2HOlII

  10. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    I think I’m getting a couple of Brighton players on free hit. Been no mention of their game being called off

    1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Lampty and maybe Maupay v his old team.

    2. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      And this is why a free hit isnt worth it

  11. AnyoneButLiverpool
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Ramsdale

    Cancelo Rudiger Dalot Livramento

    Son Martinelli Foden Gallagher

    Ronaldo Lacazette

    Sanchez* Jota* Dennis* TAA*

    Currently on -8, would you keep it as it is or activate free hit?

    1. northernmuppet
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      You are all set

  12. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    IF Spurs-Palace is on I’ll possibly use my WC, otherwise I’ll play it next GW. How’s this look?

    DDG (Foster)
    TAA Cancelo Reguilon (Dalot Johnson)
    Son Jota Bowen Foden Martinelli
    Ronaldo Laca (Broja)

    1. TheTinman
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Looks excellent

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Cheers mate. DDG and Dalot possibly too much. Could switch to one of Ramsdale or White but I believe they have blanks coming up

    2. ShaunGoater123
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Very similar to mine.
      Main differences are your laca, foden, Johnson be my pukki, kdb, Williams

      Do we think Johnson gets his place back?

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah slight risk there. Money very tight with my crap TV

    3. northernmuppet
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Looking good

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Cheers

  13. Amartey Partey
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    What is Leicester’s expected back line? Vardy playing sweeper?

    1. The Mentaculus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      I knew the situation was bad, but only just checked the predicted lineup... Ndidi & Bertrands at CB. Wow that makes me feel better about keeping Salah! Could be seeing a return to 1963 scorelines for their next 2

  14. ZeBestee
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Probability of Chelsea-Villa cancelled? Have 3 from Chelsea and Pool so this getting cancelled will confirm the FH.

    1. Amartey Partey
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Probably around 35% chance.

      1. TheTinman
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Eh? I had it at 21.72%, let me check my toaster is working properly and get back to you

        1. Amartey Partey
          • 4 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Yours might be more accurate.

    2. CONNERS
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      BBC are saying Gerrard will miss the game as he has Covid. Sounds like it's going ahead to me.

      1. Kiwivillan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        That's about 12 hours old news. No update on any further positive cases in the squad

  15. S.Kuqi
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Play ESR who may not start or Watkins with tough fixture

    1. EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Watkins

      1. S.Kuqi
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks

    2. Amartey Partey
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      ESR

    3. OptimusBlack
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Watkins

  16. camarozz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Man I'm completely lost atm.
    I can field a strong enough 11 this gw, Williams v arsenal been my weakest player.

    My rival(he's 10 ahead now) can only field 5 as his team stands so I guess he's gonna FH..

    Should I do same to get some Spurs, more city in or just roll with it and hope for the best??

    1. TheBiffas
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Roll absolutely

    2. TheTinman
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      If ML is priority and you're ahead then mirror him

      1. TomSaints
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Later on yes, but if they blow their FH this week they likely don’t beat your 11 by much so I’d definitely hold.

        You should be aiming to get 30+ points (v non free hit team) when you play the chip. Doesn’t matter if you do that this GW or 38.

    3. KneejerkJoe
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Roll!

      If you fh ur rival is probably better set for the doubles than U.

      1. camarozz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks guys. Appreciate the replies. Having horror few wks, was 50 ahead in ML, now 10 behind. All covid related.

  17. TheBiffas
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Cornet > ? Have Saka but might get martinelli aswell

  18. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Just need Arsenal's game to be postponed now and Free Hitters will be in the mud.

    No Liverpool, Spurs, Arsenal. Chelsea tired from playing in midweek and Man Utd rusty coming off a long break.

    1. Walter White (WW)
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      This gameweek is as good as none

    2. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Spurs game is not off, stop crying because you don’t have free hit

      1. Fitzy.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Everybody has at least one FH...

      2. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        LOL. I have two FHs from GW20. But Covid is unlikely to make playing the first of those usefully for a while.

  19. Weak Become Heros
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Villa Leeds likely to go ahead? I know Leeds have their game cancelled, will it run into the Villa game too?

    1. Arctic_Orangutans
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      I’d like to know this but impossible?

    2. Amartey Partey
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Way too far in the future.

  20. Grounderz
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    How long do the players need to do the test before the game?

    1. TheTinman
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      You would assume away teams certainly have to do it before getting on the coach.

      Home teams could be later.

      I would be shocked if after the meeting they hadn't agreed to do earlier testing of players though

      1. Grounderz
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Exactly, travelling fans still waiting on it quite anxiously.

        When they announced the postponement of Liverpool game, it looks like they were finally doing their job properly. If they do any last-minute announcements, then they haven't really fixed themselves.

        1. TheTinman
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Yeah. I think they should have put some of these measures in but goodness knows with the EPL

    2. Amartey Partey
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Probably need less time if it’s two London teams.

  21. vincentwsho
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    What to do?

    A) Salah to Son (C)

    B) Salah to Martinelli and Dennis to CR7 (C) -4

    C) Salah to Bowen, Dennis to CR7 (C) and ESR to Martinelli -8

    Considering C because want to have more funds to prepare for DGW21

    1. GE
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      B

  22. GE
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Which number and letter?

    1) Son
    2) Ronaldo

    A) Martinelli
    B) Bowen

    1. EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      1B

    2. beric
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      2A

  23. Ruinenlust
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Get Mahrez or Son?

    1. EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Son if Spurs play

  24. Tinkermania
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    FH! Does it mean if I don't free hit today, I will have 2 FHs to use anytime in the season?

    1. Rassi
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Yes

      1. Tinkermania
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Nice. Thought the extra one was to use during the festive fixtures.

        1. Bobby_Baggio
          • 13 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          New one to be used gw20 onwards

    2. Bobby_Baggio
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Yes

  25. Bobby_Baggio
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    If games are ok as they stand. Think Raph and Dennis > Martinelli & 8.9m fwd but who?

    DDG
    James - Rudiger - Tierney - Dalot
    Foden (C) - Mount - BSilva

    1. Bobby_Baggio
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Watkins

      Subs: Dennis - Raph - TAA - Salah - Hwang

    2. Tinkermania
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      No Spurs?

      1. Bobby_Baggio
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Can't see how I can get son without losing Salah which Id rather not do yet as using my first WC next gw

  26. shirtless
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Well I've slept on it and woken up with a clear head. Going to free hit. One of my eight players is Antonio. Can't take a catastrophic rank drop on Boxing day!

    1. TheTinman
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Okay. Here's me thinking of bringing Tonio in

      1. shirtless
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Seems a bit risky if setting a new XI. I've got three Pool, Rapha, King, Brownhill out too. Can't transfer my way out of that!

  27. Kodap
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    About 35 points ahead in my ML at the moment, can field 10 currently.. 11 if I make a move, couple of my rivals have already used their first FH.. should I FH this or just field 11? Trying to figure out if I could gain a higher advantage by using one of my FH's now?

    Ramsdale
    Cancelo - Rudiger - James - Lamptey
    Salah - Son - ESR - Bilva
    Broja - Laca

    Bachman - TAA - Jota - Dennis

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      keep that FH - you'll love having it for later.

  28. DavvaMC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Morning All

    Thoughts please on the below WC1 team, any replacements you would make?

    DDG

    Cancelo | TAA | James

    Son | Jota | Martinelli | Foden | Bowen

    Ronaldo | Watkins

    Foster / Dalot / Williams / Broja

    1. TheTinman
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      My thoughts are where has the money gone? Looks weak.

      Can't understand why you wouldn't bring in a playing 2nd keeper given cancellations.

      1. DavvaMC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        I suppose a lot of the money has gone into Ronaldo and Son. I was thinking of adding Bachman, but my plan is not to hold onto Martinelli and replace wtih perhaps Gallagher for the exact money.

        What would you change?

  29. WVA
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    A. Salah and King to Bowen and Ronaldo(C)
    B. Salah to Bruno Son(C)

    1. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      What has Bruno done to deserve transfer in?

      1. La Roja
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Red wine

    2. GS456
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      A

    3. Amartey Partey
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Please don’t get Ronaldo!

  30. GS456
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    A) Salah > Son
    B) Salah/Antonio > Ramsey/Ronaldo (-4)

    Thanks

    1. AnyoneButLiverpool
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      a