Scout Picks
30 August 2022 1098 comments
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We have chosen our best Fantasy Premier League (FPL) players for Gameweek 5 ahead of Tuesday’s 18:00 BST deadline.

We line up in a 4-3-3 formation this week and, as ever, are limited to £83.0m for our first XI.

SCOUT PICKS CHANGES FOR 2022/23

While the maximum starting XI budget remains the same, there has been a slight change to how we nominate substitutes following our on-site poll.

FPL Gameweek 3 Scout Picks: Kane returns, Maddison in

As a result, given that our starting XI costs £83.0m, we have £17.0m to spend on the four substitutes you see on our Scout Picks graphic.

However, in an attempt to please both crowds (the poll was extremely tight after all), we’ll be giving some slightly more expensive alternatives below where appropriate, who in most cases, carry a bit more potential.

GOALKEEPER

The best FPL goalkeepers and defenders for a Gameweek 30 Free Hit

Wolverhampton Wanderers’ Jose Sa (£5.0m) is our chosen goalkeeper in Gameweek 5, ahead of a favourable away fixture at Bournemouth. The 29-year-old has already racked up four save points in as many matches and this week he’ll be up against a Cherries’ side struggling for goals, having failed to net since the opening day. Bruno Lage’s rear-guard have conceded just two goals in their last three matches, despite facing three decent attacks: Fulham, Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United.

DEFENDERS

FPL Gameweek 17 round-up: Thursday review, injury news and the things we learned
 

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  1. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Reece James injured?

    1. Jock Grealish
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      oh dear...

    2. FPL Alaska
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Where did you see that?

      1. Dynamic Duos
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Haha

    3. Dynamic Duos
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Yeah you have caught up now lol

  2. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Scout picks been selected by Stevie Wonder? Jimenez?

    1. Jock Grealish
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      haha bournemouth factor but yah odd

    2. mad_beer ✅
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Don't insult Stevie Wonder. There is no way he would pick Jimenez.

    3. Dynamic Duos
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Funny 🙂

    4. FPLtfs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Have you ever seen his piano?
      Neither has he.

  3. FPL Alaska
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    2 FT, 0.2 ITB. What to use FT on here?

    Ramsdale
    TAA - Robbo - Cancelo - Walker - James
    Salah - Martinelli - Rodrigo
    Haaland - Jesus
    (Ward; Pereira, Dasilva, Archer)

    A) Ramsdale > Sanchez
    B) Archer > Stansfield
    C) other suggestions?

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      if James is out down to 2nd sub.

      Haaland should start.

    2. Arn De Gothia
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      A

    3. Big Mike
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      If Reece James is out then I'd sell him for Perisic.

      1. Jock Grealish
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        peri could be benched

  4. Emiliano Sala
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    What are you doing with james?

    1. Casualspotted
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Selling for Dunk

      1. Jock Grealish
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        for 1 pt?

    2. KEN YA DIG IT
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      sold

      1. gart888
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        For Cucurella?

    3. FPLtfs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Not sure. Have two fts so may use one of the to downgrade to Dalot or Saliba.

  5. Jock Grealish
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    James isn't confirmed out so stop asking

  6. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Rodrigo or Gundo?

    1. Casualspotted
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Gundo

    2. Dynamic Duos
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Gundog

    3. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Gundo

    4. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Gun

  7. Old Wulfrunian
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Which one?
    a)Son+Johnson->Haaland+Silva(-4)
    b)Son+Greenwood->Haaland+Andreas(-4)
    c)Son+Stanislas->Diaz+Sterling(-4)

    1. KEN YA DIG IT
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      A

    2. Gooner Kebab
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      C

    3. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      B

    4. Marty McFly
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      B

  8. Sailboats
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Scenes when Salah is rested, and Haaland starts

    1. Jock Grealish
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      no.

    2. Casualspotted
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      No way.

    3. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      scene when nothing happens

    4. DRIZ ✅
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Salah never rests

    5. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Possible but perhaps unlikely

  9. Apollo Sanchez
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Chances on Veltman / Estupinan starting?

    (Looking to hold Zinchenko on the bench but my bench defs play Liverpool and City)

    1. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Both should start unless they are injured

    2. Marty McFly
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Veltman is a doubt isn’t he?

  10. Casualspotted
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    How many players you have tonight ?

    Dunk and Aaronson for me

    1. Jock Grealish
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      3 points nice

      1. Casualspotted
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Yeah. Think the same

    2. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Toney and Raya

      1. Casualspotted
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        20 pointer incoming

        1. TheBiffas
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Not sure whether to start dunk or walker...

    3. banskt
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      5 players.
      Sanchez, James‌, Sterling, Groß, Raya.

      1. TheBiffas
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        BB?

    4. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Sterling and Sanchez

  11. Badger Badger Mushroom Mush…
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    With triple City, triple Arsenal but 2 free transfers - I wouldn't even know who to transfer James out for anyway.

    He can sit on my bench for a game for all I care.

    As you were.

    1. boombaba
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Why are people thinking he wont start...

      1. Badger Badger Mushroom Mush…
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Didn't train and hasn't travelled (apparently)

        1. Sergio Giorgini
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Didn't train yesterday, yes I heard (as a "precaution"). But where did "hasn't travelled" come from?

          1. Fabreghastly
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            3 years, 7 months ago

            A fan who follows them everywhere reported from the hotel

            1. Sergio Giorgini
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              3 years, 7 months ago

              Is there a link to that ?

  12. Karan_G14
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Ramsdale
    TAA Robbo Cancelo James Perisic
    Salah Martinelli Groß
    Jesus Haaland

    (Ward Andreas Reed Archer)
    1FT & 0.1m

    James & Reed ➡️ Neco & Rodrigo worth -4?

    1. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Worth a shot I guess but you can just play Andreas as well

    2. Badger Badger Mushroom Mush…
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Just play Andreas

    3. gart888
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      I'd rather just do James to Cucurella.

    4. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Not sure worth hit. I'm considering it for free but might just play Andreas

    5. Karan_G14
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Cheers all!

  13. YoungPretender
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Dunk or Estupinan?

    1. Casualspotted
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Dunk. He is due a goal

    2. laGan1n1
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Lewis Dunk

  14. rozzo
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    A). Cancelo and James
    B). Dias and Robertson

    1. boombaba
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      A

    2. Marty McFly
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      C) Robbo and James

  15. boombaba
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Ward Iverson
    Tripp James Trent Cancelo Neco
    Salad Diaz Martinelli Andreas Lavia
    Jesus Haaland Toney

    0.0m ITB
    2FT

    1. Burn Transfer
    2. Any suggestions what to do?

  16. Miguel Sanchez
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Play:

    A) Aaronson (EVE)
    B) Saliba (AVL)

    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      B

    2. DRIZ ✅
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      A

  17. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Hi Scouts,

    Can you fix the fixture ticker? I'm potentially wildcarding and the ticker is the only reason I pay £2.99 a month.

    Thanks

    1. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      its working fine here

      1. Holmes
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        didnt pay 2.99 either 😆

        1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Do you pay in sexual favours?

          1. Holmes
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 7 months ago

            Nope, I save them

            1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
              • 5 Years
              3 years, 7 months ago

              You pay yourself and now you're a billionaire

    2. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Working now. Thanks

    3. The Abyss
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      You know you get that free on the PL app?

  18. POGON 1948
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    No one considering (C)ancelo? Forest don't score goals

    1. FPL Emu
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      I would probably go there if his attacking stats were a little better

    2. banskt
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Mids / fwds have higher ceiling than 6 points.

  19. FPL Emu
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    The problem with selling James is that there aren't really many good options for replacing him right now. Especially if one already has Sanchez, Perisic and triple Arsenal.

    Cucurella maybe? But will he even be LWB?

    Others?

    1. Casualspotted
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Im selling because i have 2FTs and dont know what to do. Also i will have 2FTs and i can bring him back if i want because also idk what to do next GW.

    2. gart888
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      But for those of us looking at wildcarding after GW8, why not sell a guy that is likely to miss 1 or 2 of those 4 GW, and faces Liverpool in another?

      Cucurella, Perisic, Walker all look better to me over the next 4 GW.

      1. Sailboats
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        True

      2. Casualspotted
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        This

    3. Fabreghastly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      I'm looking to downgrade to play 4 at the back. Don't want it to be Cancelo this week so James, maybe, has stuck his hand up. If he's not actually injured I can switch him out for Cancelo next week

  20. kamdaraji
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Is James definitely out?

    1. DRIZ ✅
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Wait for more news. Not yet

    2. gart888
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Not definitely, but probably.

      Missed training yesterday, wasn't seen at the hotel today.

    3. Sailboats
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Not confirmed

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        sounds like he is.

        As a precaution.

        enough noise and separate sources for it to be true.

    4. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Lots of smoke

    5. Fabreghastly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      If the "missed training" and "no show at the hotel" stories are both true then yes

  21. RWB_1991
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    A) James to Dias
    B) James to Dunk/Webster 1.4/1.5 ITB

  22. Casualspotted
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    James confirmed not travelled

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      technically he's confirming Gilmour traveled...

      Reece might not even be injured by the way, I wasn't given a reason, just that he misses the game as a precaution but nothing to worry about.

  23. lekalatch
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    1FT
    A) Kulusevski --> Gundo
    B) Zinchenko --> Saliba/Estupinan/Dunk
    C) Save

  24. Warby84
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Gundogan/Mitrovic or Sterling/4.5???

  25. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Pep loves his ambiguity so much he can't even bring himself to say the word certain, about future team selection.

    https://twitter.com/footballdaily/status/1564592678658084867?t=-kTAxjs37HgFsWxu2tGQMQ&s=19

  26. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Who's the journalist on twitter who predicts the Spurs line up? Interested to see if Perisic is in there

      1. Pat Bonner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Great, thanks very much

  27. YoungPretender
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Dunk or Saliba?

  28. Capt Hadley Blanc
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Nobody worried about Perisic Minutes? Or even being Benched?

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      nah

      priced in.

  29. CrouchDown
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Good to go?

    Ward

    TAA Walker Dalot

    Salah(C) Martinelli GroB Andreas

    Kane Haaland Jesus

    Subs: Trippier Bailey Neco

  30. Warby84
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Sanchez
    Cucarella Trent Otto Cancelo
    Sterling (c) Salah Martinelli Rodrigo
    Haaland Jesus

    Iversen Williams Andreas Dervisoglu

    WC ready

    1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      no Saliba on WC?