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14 January 2022 1396 comments
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We have chosen our best Fantasy Premier League (FPL) players for Double Gameweek 22 ahead of today’s 18:30 GMT deadline.

We line up in a 4-3-3 formation and, as ever, are limited to an £83.0m budget for our starting XI.

Our four substitutes, meanwhile, are always chosen from the budget crop of players.

We write this on Friday afternoon after the announcement that Burnley v Leicester City was postponed but before any other fixture news (the north London derby could be at risk, for example), so as ever, it’s worth keeping eyes and ears on any late developments as a ‘double’ could become a ‘single’ in a short space of time.

GOALKEEPER

The best FPL goalkeepers for a Double Gameweek 22 Free Hit

Despite several underwhelming performances from Manchester United in recent weeks, David de Gea (£5.2m) has continued to impress. Since Ralf Rangnick’s arrival in Gameweek 15, the Spaniard is averaging 5.2 points per match, whilst his +3.10 expected goals (xG) prevented total is better than any other keeper. Notably, his 87.5% save percentage is only trumped by Wolverhampton Wanderers’ Jose Sa (£5.2m), with his seven saves against Newcastle United a prime example of just how crucial he is to the Red Devils. Across the season, just four clean sheets in 19 appearances isn’t anything to shout about, but a Double Gameweek involving trips to Aston Villa and Brentford does give de Gea every chance to add to that tally.

DEFENDERS

 

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  1. Hansel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    A) Saka -> Trossard (3-4-3)
    B) Williams -> Cucurella (4-4-2)
    C) Williams -> Lamptey (4-4-2)

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      A

    2. mattyb09
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      B

    3. Tanaka'd
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      A

    4. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      C

    5. Thomas Magnum
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      A followed by B

    6. Hansel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      Cheers all!

    7. Not again Shirley
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      Unless Saka is injured I would keep as Arsenal have a nice fixture next week so you’d want him back.

  2. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Is ronaldo actually declared fit then? What was all this guff this morning?

    Hard to tell anything with site playing up.

    1. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      Ragnick expects he will be good to play but another training session was still to take place when he spoke to media- so don’t think yellow flag will be lifted pre deadline

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

      He left the training early so people assumed he's still injured. Rangnick said he should be available. Probably didn't have a full training session as a precaution.

  3. Pukki Party
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Am i crazy to consider saving a transfer here?

    Guaita
    TAA Cancelo Lamptey Alonso
    Foden Bowen Jota
    Ronaldo Antonio DCL

    Ramsdale Gundogan Jansson Gilmour

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      Not at all

      1. Pukki Party
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 5 days ago

        Thanks

  4. Tom
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Anyone else considering benching Foden this week?

    1. Pukki Party
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      Not really

    2. RogDog_jimmy
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      Either he starts or I do Gundo > Mount for free and he’s first bench.

      Still not sure.

    3. Tanaka'd
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      It's him or Watkins

  5. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    is foster going to play over bachman this gw?

  6. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Bruno or KDB until Salah is back?

    1. Thomas Magnum
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      I think I’m going KDB

      1. Sun God Nika
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 days ago

        im leaning for son to KDB just as good placeholder plus tasty fixtures

        1. Thomas Magnum
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 5 days ago

          I have Son and Salah and not sure what to do with them, have a bit of money tied up in both. Most likely one of the two will go for KDB as those next 3 fixtures are very nice on paper anyways

  7. Tom
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Is it madness to considering benching Foden this week?

    1. vincentwsho
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      1st on my bench... worried he might be benched by Pep

    2. Deulofail
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      No

  8. balint84
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Dennis or Kane for kapitano?

  9. T.Henry14
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    DDG
    TAA, Cancelo, Coufal
    Son*, Jota (vc), Gray, Bowen
    Ronaldo(c), Antonio, Dennis

    (foster - white, d.luiz, cash)

    1 ft and 4.3 itb

    Son ---------- KDB

    GTG?

  10. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Would you Bench boost this: DDG / Keane / Dawson / Gray

    1. popey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      yes in normal times. Though wary of cancellations obviously

    2. FPLShaqiri
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      I would do it. Would say there's a risk of postponements and random covid cases, but you know that. Worth a go, and then you can not worry about it further down the line.

      Just looking at your team - assume you sold Son, but what about Ramsey? I would say he's weaker than your other bench options this week.

  11. _Make
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Breaking: Fantasy Football Scout are expected to request a postponement of their DGW22 content due to a combination of unavailable pages and overloaded servers.

    1. Deulofail
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      They have loaned Ragabolly to Fantasy Football Hub to help meet the criteria for postponement

      1. _Make
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 5 days ago

        XP

    2. Thomas Magnum
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      Somebody forgot to pay the bills this month at FFS HQ

  12. Biggsy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Son to

    A. Mount (and then out again soon)
    B. Trossard (it's Brighton....)
    C. Lucas Moira (DGW in doubt)
    D. Someone else
    E. Keep and play Silva

    I was all set on Madison but each new news leaves me further from a decision

    1. gart888
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      Facing same decision, and leaning towards Mount with the plan of replacing him with Salah soon.

    2. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      I like Mac Allister

    3. Diedhiou See That?
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      Would also be interested to hear people’s views. Leaning towards Mount given I’ll be transferring Salah in for him from GW24 anyway.

    4. Tanaka'd
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      Mount if it's easy enough to transfer out again soon

    5. Saka White Rice
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      A or E. Also, DGW in doubt for Spurs how come?

  13. Sharkytect
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    I might actually roll my free transfer. Can't believe it, but after that Burnley match was postponed no transfers seem worthwhile. Not even selling Son - who would I bring in for him? (0 itb)

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      Bruno? Kdb?

  14. Claudio555
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Is Trossard an option as captain? Better than DDG?

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      To own yes not to captain

    2. vincentwsho
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      My vice

  15. Catastrophe
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    A) Kane & Mount (-4)
    B) King (or any Striker up to 8.2M) & KDB (-4) (already have Dennis).
    C) Antonio & KDB

    Cheers!

  16. damiang2233
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    De Gea or Sa?

    1. Catastrophe
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      DDG

  17. ratski
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Mount or Moura

    Will probably be by route back to Salah so only short term

    1. Catastrophe
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      Mount on the basis NLD could be postponed.

      1. Coaly
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 5 days ago

        Why would it be?

  18. The Parrot
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Who to captain?

    A) Ronaldo
    B) Mount
    C) SGW player

    1. Milk, 1 Šuker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      I'm going SGW player

    2. Catastrophe
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      A

  19. pjomara
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Anyone here worth taking a hit for?

    Sanchez
    Dalot, Cancelo, Rudiger, Reguilon
    Moura, Mount, Jota, Fernandes
    DCL, Antonio

  20. Ninja Škrtel
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Any CR7 fitness updates?

  21. Jet5605
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Hey all, 2 FT and 0.4 ITB. Thinking of keeping Salah and going without CR7 or is that a bad idea..

    A - Son > Mount (c) and roll 1 FT
    B - Antonio & Son > Mount & CR7
    C - Other suggestion?

    DDG
    TAA - Cancelo - Lamptey - Coady
    Son - Jota - Bowen - Maddison
    Antonio - King

    Bachman - Broja - Salah - Dier

  22. LIARS POKER
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    What are Dalot owners doing? Don't know whether to start him or Cancelo

    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      I've benched him in favour of Cancelo

  23. RedJive79
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Is this worth it for -8?
    James, Butland, Son, Pukki -> Rudiger, DDG, Mount, Dennis.

    Would give this:

    DDG
    Rudiger /TAA / Cancelo
    Mount / Jota / Bowen / Bilva
    Dennis / Ronaldo(c) / Watkins

    Ramsdale / Dalot / Saka / Branthwaite

  24. Boss Hogg
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Pick one to BENCH:

    a.) Gray
    b.) Foden
    c.) Maddison

    ???

    1. popey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      tough one, maybe B due to cameo risk?

    2. BIGREDDOG
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      Tough one.. wow. Bench Foden I guess. He might not start and Chelsea defensively have improved with Kante back. Don’t bench Gray.

  25. Zenith UK
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    This is becoming a joke now. They need to clarify these rules. A certain % of your players out must be through covid to postpone a game otherwise call up the U23s.

    1. Junglist95
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      Football is a drug they give to the masses. They can take it away at any moment (and they have and they will).

      I agree with you of course!

      Farcical

  26. smix
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Best DGW defender to bring in ?

    1. Pompel
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      In isolation, Rüdiger

  27. Eastman
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Is Broja to Dennis still worth a -4?

  28. Boomerang V
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Would you rather have:

    A) Coady - Moura - Raphinha
    or
    B) Kilman - Mount - Doucore

    ?

    1. Gandalf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      A

  29. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Captain Bowen or Dennis?

    1. the dom 1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      Dennis

  30. Crouching Tiger
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Leave three out:

    DDG (2)
    Rudiger (2)
    TAA (1)
    Cancelo (1)
    Foden (1)
    Lucas Moura (2)
    Jota (1)
    Maddison (1!)
    Sissoko (2)
    Dennis (2)
    Ronaldo (2)
    Antonio (1)
    Matip (1)
    Dalot (2).

    Argh. I need a wildcard, no balance in the squad after all these COVID / AFCON mayhems.

    1. Boomerang V
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      trust me, save your WC.

      I hit mine and I am totally regreting it. It's a nightmare.