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We wish a very happy and healthy Christmas to all our readers and their loved ones!

It’s the one day a year when the virtual Fantasy Football Scout offices are completely deserted, pausing as we do for family festivities.

But we can’t completely ignore the looming Premier League resumption and the Gameweek 17 deadline, with the gifting of unlimited transfers meaning that many of us are spending more time than usual tinkering with our teams ahead of Boxing Day.

We’ve still got articles to come later this evening and tomorrow morning (including the pre-Gameweek thoughts of Burning Questions’ Andy/Sonaldo), while there’s plenty of pre-written content in our complete guide to the restart.

With the Bailey’s coursing through my bloodstream and emotions heightened, 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 2022 as a whole and the many years before that.

It really is a privilege to work for the site after a decade or so of being an avid reader, and it’s something I never take for granted.

There’ll be a more prolonged retrospective in the traditional New Year’s message but, from myself and all at Fantasy Football Scout, we wish you a very merry Christmas.

  1. XX SMICER XX
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Fill in the gaps

    Kepa Ward
    XXX James Trippier Shaw Patterson
    XXX KDB Rashford Martinelli Almiron
    Haaland XXX Greenwood

    A) Walker Salah Martial
    B) Cancelo Kulusevski Nunez

    1. Bury94
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      B

    2. Vasileios Kyriakopoulos (RE…
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      B of course.

  2. Forlorn Hope
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Any further news or leaks on Darwin’s availability tomorrow?

    1. Bank$y
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      You have a source saying he may be unfit?

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

      Read an FFS comment later that day that said he posted on IG that he was on his way to Liverpool, so he was probably late for training and missed that pic

  3. Skout
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    How’s this lads

    Kepa
    Trippier James Perraud
    KDB Rash Martinelli Almiron
    Haaland Kane Darwin

    Ward Andreas Patterson Bueno 0.4itb

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

      Solid

    2. Vasileios Kyriakopoulos (RE…
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Strong team.

    3. Deer-in-headlights
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Good, but I'd consider upgrading Perraud to Shaw/Walker/White, etc.

  4. Tony Two Tone
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Saka, Trossard, De Bruyne or Salah, Foden, Martinelli.

    1. Bank$y
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      A

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

      The only time I want STD

      1. Bank$y
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Loo

    3. XX SMICER XX
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      A with Martinelli (if you have value invested in him)

    4. Vasileios Kyriakopoulos (RE…
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      A

  5. lewis274
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    saka or martinelli?

    1. XX SMICER XX
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      M

    2. Vasileios Kyriakopoulos (RE…
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Martinelli and you save money ITB.

    3. Feed tha Sheep
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Iv Martinelli if that helps

  6. Big Col
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    I have Foden & Harland, but which is better?

    A) Cancelo & White

    B) Robertson & Gabriel

    A would stop me switching Salah to KDB in GW20 for the doubles,

    1. Feed tha Sheep
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      A

  7. Vasileios Kyriakopoulos (RE…
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Marry Christmas to everyone!
    My team selection for GW17 has as follows:

    GK: Kepa
    DEF: Cancelo, Trippier, White, James.
    MID: Rashford, KDB, Almiron, Martinelli
    FWD: Halland (c), Kane (vc).

    Subs:
    Gk- Ward. 1.Patterson, 2. Andreas, 3. Solanke.

    At this point i believe 3 premiums can give a better ceilling to your FPL team than 2 premiums and £8.0 midfielders. Especially for the period from GW17-GW23.

  8. Feed tha Sheep
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Which one please?

    A. Salah or KDB
    B. Mitro or Wilson

    1. Big Col
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      A Salah
      B Wilson (Mitro’s 4 yellows bother me)

    2. Vasileios Kyriakopoulos (RE…
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      A) KDB due to 2 double GWks ahead and slightly better schedule.

      B) Wilson since Mitro needs to be assessed ahead of GW17 and he is on 4 yellow cards as well.

  9. Skout
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Bit worried about no Cancelo but can’t have it all, G2g or any changes needed?

    Kepa
    Trippier James Perraud
    KDB Rash Martinelli Almiron
    Haaland Kane Darwin

    Ward Andreas Patterson Bueno 0.4itb

    1. George James
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Nice team. Surely use 0.4 to do perraud to Shaw?

      1. Skout
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Good idea, worth no Cancelo for this team?

        1. XX SMICER XX
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Price you pay for 3 premiums

  10. George James
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Sorry to re post but struggling between these teams below. Happy Christmas all.

    Best team?

    A)
    Kepa • Ward
    Tripps • White • James • Shaw • (Patterson)
    Salah • KDB • Rash • Martinelli • (Andreas)
    Haaland • Wilson • (Greenwood)

    B)
    Kepa • Ward
    Tripps • White • Shaw • (Patterson • Bueno)
    Almiron • KDB • Rash • Martinelli • (Andreas)
    Haaland • Darwin • Kane

    C)
    Kepa • Ward
    Tripps • White • James • Cancelo • (Bueno)
    Kulu • KDB • Rash • Martinelli • (Andreas)
    Haaland • Wilson • Martial

    1. Skout
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      B

  11. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Anything you'd change here? Cheers

    Kepa Ward
    James Trippier Shaw White Castange
    KDB Rashford Martinelli Almiron Andreas
    Haaland Kane Darwin

    1. George James
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Lovely team. Benching headaches incoming though

      1. _Ninja_
        • 15 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Cheers

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

      Strong, but I'd be tempted to downgrade Castagne and bank the change - you don't need three good subs

      1. _Ninja_
        • 15 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah good point Bueno or Patterson? Cheers

      2. XX SMICER XX
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        I agree

    3. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      You been peeking 🙂

      Cracking, got similar

      1. _Ninja_
        • 15 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Cheers mate yeah it's Kane or Cancelo really.. I might go Walker over Shaw as well.

        1. g40steve
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Yes, tried everything to keep Cancelo but 1m short

    4. teddy.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      James to Cucurella and Kepa to DDG for me...

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

        Cucurella likely to play and have attacking role?

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

    Shaw or White?

  13. ratski
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Gonna have to call it a day soon...
    DDG, (ward)
    Trips, James, white, (Patterson, botman)
    Kdb, martinelli, rash, almiron (Andreas)
    Kane, haaland, Darwin

    DDG and ward is such a good rotation and means I don't have both kepa and James week in week out.

    No Salah, city Def or Wilson though

    1. ratski
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Or better off with
      Kane, botman, almiron out
      Wilson, cancelo, trossard in

  14. KeanosMagic
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Not much love for Cancelo recently, is Walker / Ederson a better option?

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

      I'm sticking with him. Nailed, and the best attacking defender for the top side in the league with two doubles forthcoming.

  15. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Hmmm…

    A) Cancelo Tross Wilson
    B) Walker Almiron Kane

    Any thoughts?

    1. XX SMICER XX
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I like A

  16. XX SMICER XX
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    A) 3-5-2 Trippier Shaw Almiron Greenwood
    B) 3-4-3 Trippier Bueno Andreas Martial
    C) 3-4-3 White Shaw Andreas Martial

    1. XX SMICER XX
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Crazy gif me to get rid of Tripps right?

      1. XX SMICER XX
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        *of

  17. Catastrophe
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    A) Cancelo & Martial
    B) Walker & Darwin

    (No Salah)

    Cheers

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      A

      1. ratski
        • 15 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        I started with A but you could do with pool cover if no Salah and sadly martial is a transfer waiting to happen.

  18. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    A. Cancelo, Almiron ,Darwin
    B. Walker,Salah,Pereira

    1. AandyzZ
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      A

  19. AandyzZ
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Saka or Trossard?

    1. AandyzZ
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Have Martinelli

      1. XX SMICER XX
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Tross

  20. Salarrivederci
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Locked in!

    GL in GW17 to all 🙂

    0.2 ITB

    Ward
    Cancelo - James - Trippier
    KDB - Salah - Rashford - Andreas
    Haaland (C) - Havertz - Martial

    (Iversen, Patterson, Bailey, Bueno)

  21. Buck The Trent
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    I think I wanna punt on a CHE forward instead of Wilson or Martial. Who would you prefer ?

    A Auba 8.7
    B Havertz 7.7

    1. XX SMICER XX
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      B but not sure I like either

  22. AZERTY
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    What about this, more ‘alternative’ team

    Kepa - Ward
    James - White - Trip - Davies - Bueno
    Kulu - Bruno - KDB - Almiron - Andreas
    Haaland - Darwin - Solanke

    1. XX SMICER XX
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Not sure what value Davies & Solanke add?

  23. Sal8
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Pick 1 please

    1. Robbo foden darwin
    2. Walker salah wilson

    1. XX SMICER XX
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      1 has too much rotation risk

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

      2

      1. Sal8
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Cheers guys

  24. Skout
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    A) Cancelo and Mitro
    B) Shaw and Darwin

  25. mcsteely
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    ow’s she looking?

    Thoughts?

    Kepa
    Trippier James Saliba
    Salah Rashford Martinelli Almiron
    Haaland Kane Darwin

    Wars Andreas Perraud Patterson

    1. Fellaini's Fro
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Bit light on Man City

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

        Valid

  26. bobwils
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Konte comments that due to tiredness he may not play any of his players who played in the world cup in tomorrows game, thoughts?

    1. XX SMICER XX
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Not sure whether it draws me more to Kulu or not

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

      Nonsense if you ask me. The only one he'll bench is Perisic.

      Kane and Son have had 2+ weeks break since their last game.

      Richarlison is injured too. Who else can he play up front?

  27. ididnt
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Thiago Silva or James?

    1. Flaming Flamingo
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      James, definitely. Chalobah probably the best option in terms of security of starts though until Fofana is back

  28. Boleyn Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Merry Christmas All! Which option is best? Thanks in advance:

    a) Shaw, Salah & 0.4m left
    b) Gabriel, KDB & 0.0m left

    1. XX SMICER XX
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      A

  29. out for a goalkick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Merry Christmas fellow scouts!

    Here’s my attempt at a threemium…

    Kepa | Ward
    Trip | Shaw | Walker | James | Bueno
    KDB | Salah | Rashford | Martinelli | Andreas
    Havertz | Haaland | Greenwood

    Thoughts???

  30. ididnt
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Bench 2 of:

    A. Almiron
    B. Trippier
    C. White
    D. Shaw
    E. Cancelo