Scout Picks

FPL Gameweek 24 Scout Picks: Liverpool and Man City double-ups, no Salah

We have chosen our best Fantasy Premier League (FPL) players for Gameweek 24 ahead of today’s 18:15 GMT deadline.

We line up in a 4-4-2 formation and, as ever, are limited to an £83.0m budget for our starting XI.

Our four substitutes, meanwhile, are always picked from the budget/cheaper crop of players, not to serve as bench fodder but to give some alternative options who don’t cost as much as some of the names in our line-up.

GOALKEEPER

The best FPL goalkeepers for a Double Gameweek 22 Free Hit

Manchester United have laboured to just one clean sheet in their last six Premier League matches, conceding to the likes of Newcastle United, Burnley and Wolverhampton Wanderers. However, despite shut-outs being hard to come by, David de Gea (£5.3m) is still averaging 4.0 points per match during that time, having accumulated 31 saves, at least six more than any other goalkeeper. Notably, since Ralf Rangnick arrived, his 88.4% save percentage is only trumped by Nick Pope (£5.4m), who has played four fewer games, with his seven saves against Brentford, Aston Villa and Newcastle a prime example of just how crucial he is to the Red Devils. Opponents Burnley, meanwhile, have failed to find the back of the net in five of their last seven matches, scoring just two goals since the start of December.

DEFENDERS

Digne’s FPL potential evident in Aston Villa debut

Premium pair Trent Alexander-Arnold (£8.5m) and Joao Cancelo (£7.1m) feature in the Scout Picks once again ahead of Gameweek 24. FPL’s leading points scorers among defenders have 21 attacking returns and 22 clean sheets between them this season, averaging 7.2 and 6.1 points per match respectively. Given how vulnerable Leicester City have looked defending set-pieces, plus the fact Brentford have failed to score in three of their last five away matches, they could even be differential shouts for the armband this week, with Cancelo seventh in our captaincy poll at the time of writing, with 5.8% of the vote.

 

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  1. The Red Devil
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Would you start Tierney or digne over Ramsey? Or start Ramsey and keep ait nouri on the bench?

    1. The Red Devil
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Already got ramsdale

      1. TheAbear53
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Ramsey not Ramsdale different clubs

        1. The Red Devil
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 2 months ago

          Naah coz if I get Tierney, I'd be on double defence

    2. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Digne probably better chance of attacking returns than Ramsey with his set piece involvement.

    3. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Digne for set pieces

  2. riot
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Boys and girls do we have any idea if Reguilon's going to start or not?

    1. Chris_White
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Nope. Have to use a transfer myself in case he doesn't. Annoying

    2. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      I dont dee why he wouldn't

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

      Seems more likely than not

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

      He's been killing me team, Reguilon Keane and Livramento all with 0 minutes last game week!

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

    Ronaldo for Kane for (-4)? :p

    1. harrysponge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      As in Ronaldo Out - thanks!

      1. how now brown cow
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Captain next week?

        1. harrysponge
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 2 months ago

          good point - thanks!

      2. PKnox11
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Probably not. I do want Kane myself but Ronaldo has a double game week in GW25 so I would go for him.

        1. harrysponge
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 2 months ago

          Thanks!

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

    A) Play Sa (ARS), Save FT
    B) Sa -> DDG (bur)

    Almost certainly doing Sa -> DDG for DGW25, so should I just make the transfer now? Sa 5/2 for a clean-sheet and DDG 5/4.

    Cheers.

    1. riot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Hold, information is worth the better CS odds

      1. Catastrophe
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Cheers. Seems the sensible move although in the grand scheme of things, it's a pretty low risk that something happens to DDG and I'll bring Fernandes in regardless...

    2. KieranKA
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Might as well do the transfer

      1. Catastrophe
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Cheers

    3. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Prob A

      1. Catastrophe
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Cheers

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

      Burnley look quite blunt, I'd go for it now.

  5. KieranKA
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Best captain?

    A: Trent
    B: Cancelo
    C: Jota
    D: Foden
    E: Bowen
    F: Ronaldo

    1. Catastrophe
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      B-E-D-C-A-F

      1. Catastrophe
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Maybe Foden a bit higher to be fair

  6. Taegugk Warrior
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Any update news about bruno..?

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      trained yesterday

  7. LIARS POKER
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Son likely to start?

    Thinking Mount to Son for free

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      yes

  8. Tonyawesome69
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Alonso out:
    A. Digne
    B. Save FT and play Dawson

    Plan is to TC Salah 26, likely FH27 and manage 30 without a chip. WC after GW30

    1FT 1.8ITB
    Ramsdale
    Cancelo TAA Alonso
    Jota Bowen Foden Raphinha Salah
    Watkins Antonio
    (Foster King Dawson Livramento)

    1. KieranKA
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      A

    2. Shineonme
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      A

  9. bitm2007
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Sanchez
    TAA, Canelo, Coufal
    Jota, Bowen, Raph, Moura, Maddison
    Watkins, Dennis

    Steel, King, Liva, Rudiger

    10.5m ITB, 2 FTs

    A) Maddison to KDB (c)
    B) Maddison to Salah (c)
    C) Maddison and Watkins to Kane (c) and Bruno.

    A would give me KDB and Watkins in DGW26
    B Son and Watkins
    C Kane and Moura

    1. KieranKA
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      B

  10. unclesbasement
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    What should I do:
    A)Antonio -->Kane
    B)Raphinha-->Son

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      A

    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      A

    3. Bob.
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      A

  11. Balls of Steel
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    De Gea
    TAA Cancelo Coufal
    Jota Foden Bilva Bowen Gray
    Ronaldo(C) Antonio

    Foster King Livra Dier

    A) Save FT this week
    or
    B) Bilva > Son and Captain

    Cheers guys.

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      B

  12. oi no professionals
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Captain Bowen yay or nay?

    1. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Big nay

      1. oi no professionals
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        For any reason?

    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Not for me

      1. Tonyawesome69
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Watford might defend deep under Roy, WHU struggle to break low blocks and he played 120 mins in the FA cup

    3. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      No, not v a Hodgson side, West Ham tend to struggle against well organised sides

      1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        For reference, 2-1 loss v Brentford, 1-0 loss v Wolves, 1-1 v Brighton, 0-0 v Burnley, 2-0 loss v Arsenal, etc.

    4. PKnox11
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Who are the alternatives?

      1. Eastman
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        I’m going Cancelo

        1. PKnox11
          • 2 Years
          2 years, 2 months ago

          Good choice.

      2. Nate(U)dog(ie)
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Depends who you have. Liverpool or City lads are good options as are Son or Kane if you have one of them

      3. oi no professionals
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Foden, Jota, Cancelo, Ronaldo

  13. Pukki Blinders
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Start one

    A. King
    B. Dennis
    C. Coufal

    1. JPSpurs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      A

    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      maybe C

    3. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      B

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

      A

  14. JPSpurs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Save the FT?

    TAA, Cancelo, Reguilon, Digne
    KDB (c), Bowen (GC), Jota, Son, Saka
    Watkins

    Sanchez, King, Dennis, Livra

  15. FFFoxy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Late to the party this week. Is Antonio looking likely to start?

  16. Bishopool
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    a) Mahrez
    b) Jota

    Dont have KDB and Salah.

    1. JPSpurs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      A

    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      B

  17. Budgies
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Gtg?

    De Gea
    TAA, Robertson, Cancelo, Laporte
    Jota, KDB (c), Bowen, Coutinho (v)
    Ings, Edouard

    Ramsdale, Sancho, Coufal, Dennis

    1. JPSpurs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Yep, looking strong

  18. Dušan Citizen
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Would you do Gray to Buendia for a hit?

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

      No, good fixtures for Gray.

    2. JPSpurs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Not for me - there is argument if it’s a long term swap but even then I would wait until next week

  19. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Captain?

    A) Kane
    B) Jota
    C) Bowen
    D) Foden

    1. PKnox11
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Kane.

    2. JPSpurs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Kane all day

    3. Kun Tozser
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Why did you type them out in that order?

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

      A

    5. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Cheers!

  20. tabby98
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    What to do here??

    De gea, Sanchez*
    Cancelo, TAA, Tierney, Reguilon, Keane
    Salah*, Bowen, Jota, Gray, Raphinha*
    Antonio, King, Dennis

    1FT
    £3.3m ITB

  21. BlzE_94
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    GTG, have i benched the right players? 1FT

    de Gea
    TAA Cancelo Reguilon
    KDB Jota B.Silva Maddison Bowen
    Ronaldo Dennis

    Steele Coufal King Livramento

  22. Taegugk Warrior
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    To bring in
    A. Son
    B. KDB

  23. Alejo - CFC
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Who do I start?

    A)Dennis
    B)Lucas Moura

    cheers

    1. Shineonme
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      A. Dont think Lucas starts

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

    Think I’m going Dennis >> Edouard. 2FTs.

    Question is do I play him or Gray? Leaning towards playing him (as a blind hope toon fan!)

    DDG
    TAA. Cancelo. Tierney
    Bruno. Jota. Bowen. Martinelli. Gray
    Kane(C). Antonio
    (Foster, Dennis, Dalot, Reguilón)

  25. Gizzachance
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Thoughts appreciated guys, captain
    A jota
    B foden
    C Bowen
    D son
    Thanks, good luck all

    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      A

  26. TVPlugSockets
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Best Mount replacement on a 9.5 budget?

    (Have Jota, Bowen and Foden)

    1. PKnox11
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Coutinho

    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Coutinho or Ramsey

  27. winchester
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Hey, have 2ft and 4,5m itb. what would the moves be here? cheers!

    ddg
    taa - cancelo - reguilon
    bernardo - jota - bowen - bruno - saka
    watkins - antonio

    (foster - dennis - keane - livra)

    a) bernardo+keane -> KDB+dalot/digne (KDB will be Salah come gw 26)
    b) bernardo+antonio -> KDB+edouard (KDB will be Salah come gw26)

    1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      I like A with Digne, I know Dalot has the double but I don't trust MU defensively and those are against two good teams going forward. Edouard is a good option but Palace's away form is a bit of a worry, would like to see how they do against a resurgent Norwich

      1. winchester
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        cheers. yeah digne good pick. currently leaning towards B actually.

  28. Pinkpressthreat
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Should I play Reguilon vs Southampton or digne vs Leeds?

    1. Fpl_Ludwig
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Digne

    2. Shineonme
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Digne

  29. Atimis
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Final thoughts, getting and (c):

    1. Salah

    2. KDB

    3. Mahrez

    ?

    1. PKnox11
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      KDB. Salah is too risky to bring in and captain this week.

  30. Fernandito
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    De Gea
    Digne TAA Cancelo Coufal
    Jota Bowen Sterling Raphnha
    Dennis Kane(C)

    Steele King Maddison Dier

    Sterling to KDB(C) worth a -4?