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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. BrockLanders
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Merry Christmas folks.

    Are you sure Nketiah starts tomorrow?

    Seen an article suggesting Arteta may start Saka or Martinelli up top..

    https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/dec/25/mikel-arteta-arsenal-gabriel-jesus-keep-faith?CMP=share_btn_tw

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

      No chance. Nketiah will be starting.

      You don’t give the backup striker a five year contract on 100k a week to have 0 faith in him when the opportunity arises.

      1. King Prawn
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        I wouldn’t be 100% that he starts or plays 90 mins. It’s looking highly likely Arsenal will sign Murdyk in January, who plays in the Martinelli position. It could be that Arteta is planning to switch Martinelli to the number 9 role. I doubt he’ll be dropped on current form and it’s unlikely they’ll be spending 50mill+ for a bench warmer

    2. N1ceguyEdd1e
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I'm taking the punt. I think he starts but will he get FPL points??? If he does he will become popular... So I'll either be ahead of the curve or found another FPL troll

    3. Cobain
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Current rank 1,580,927.
      How on earth do I gain rank!
      Everybody has Trippier James Cancelo White in defence.
      Haaland Martinelli Salah Andreas Rashford.
      Mission Impossible!?

      1. N1ceguyEdd1e
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Not a lot of points needed to gain good rank... patience and good Captain picks... Plus, if you have your free hit, bench boost and triple Captain still, these can significantly help if used (no idea when) rightly 🙂

      2. THFC4LIFE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        I’m at 1.5m aswel, I’m going with a few differential players but not too far off the template. Chips and lots of double gameweeks to come so hoping to rise up the ranks then

      3. Tcheco
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Play your game mate. Not everyone has those players. I am without salah James Cancelo for example. Rank is 118k come & get me

      4. Not again Shirley
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Fernandes Captain.

  2. Malinwa
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    GTG?

    Kepa
    Saliba- Castagne -Tripps
    Martinelli- Rashford -KDB-Almiron
    Kane -Haaland-Darwin

    Ward - Andreas - Patterson - Bueno

    1. billnats
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Very similar to one of my drafts. Do you have money in the bank?

      1. Malinwa
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        0,0 itb :/
        You?

        1. billnats
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          I have Cancelo and Shaw instead of Saliba and Castagne with mine. I must have done well with my team value and got lucky

    2. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Yes good to go

  3. billnats
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Trying to figure out my third City player with KDB and Haaland locked in:
    A) EDERSON, James, Rashford & Kane
    B) Kepa, CANCELO, Rashford & Kane
    C) Kepa, James, FODEN & Kane
    D) Kepa, WALKER, Salah & Martial

    1. krawiecus
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      A, perhaps B

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

      Easy B for me.

    3. GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Go with two City players?

      1. billnats
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Best team in the league for a reason

        1. GreennRed
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          For definite. One reason is because they rotate their squad to keep them fresh through the many competitions they feature in.

  4. Gooner97
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Are you keeping Mitro? Do you think he will start?

    1. krawiecus
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      No & no

      1. Gooner97
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Sold to whom?

        1. krawiecus
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Martial atm

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

      No. Toney.

  5. krawiecus
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    A) Salah + Martial
    B) Kane + Rashford

    1. billnats
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I’m in the same position. Rashford streaks ahead of Martial for me. But Salah in front of Kane with upcoming fixtures.

      Salah & Rashford not an option?

      1. krawiecus
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        No bc one forward and one midfield spot. And agree with you. Leaning Salah + Martial bc easier to move either on

        1. billnats
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          I think I’m going Rashford & Kane because it also allows me to keep Cancelo.

          But can’t go wrong with James, Salah and Martial. Worse case scenario, you move Martial to Mitrovic when he’s fit.

          1. krawiecus
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Thanks! Yes exactly, easy to move. And I have James & Cancelo anyway

    2. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      B

  6. RWB_1991
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    A) Shaw & Kane
    B) Cancelo & Darwin

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

      B

      1. RWB_1991
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks

    2. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      All 4

  7. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    A) Doherty
    B) Shaw
    C) Chalobah
    D) Walker

    Ward
    James Trippier xxx
    Salah KDB Rashford Martinelli Almiron
    Haaland Darwin

    (Iversen White Patterson Greenwood)

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

      Shaw

      1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Never been s good FPL asset before. Is he good now?

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

          He has been good before and is now more locked for minutes.

          I'd be happy to pick him at that price.

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

      B-A-D-C

  8. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Happy Christmas folks!

    A) Salah + Shaw + Greenwood
    B) Kane + James + Andreas

    Last decision on WC.

    1. Gooner97
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      B

    2. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      B

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

        Cheers! Leaning that way too.

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

      Possibly B

    4. krawiecus
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      B

    5. Krafty Werks
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      B

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

    Cancelo or Foden as third City?
    Probably also settled on KDB over Salah having Darwin up front.

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

      Cancelo

  10. dansmith1985
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Hey guys I toyed with the idea of having KDB as well as Salah and Haaland but it means carrying a Greenwood on the bench so now I’m on this. Good to go?

    Ward
    Trippier White Walker
    Salah Martinelli Almiron Rashford
    Haaland Kane Darwin

    Iverson Shaw Andreas Bueno

    1. AriseSirGiggsy
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Can you convert white into James by downgrading Shaw?

  11. Tshelby
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Think it’s balanced enough

    G2g?

    Kepa, Ward
    Saliba, Trippier, Shaw, James, Bueno
    Salah, KdB, Almiron, Rashford, Martinelli
    Wilson, Haaland, Greenwood

  12. Gooner97
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Mitro to:

    A) Martial (already have Rash)
    B) Nketiaj (already have Martinelli)
    C) Edouard
    D) Other
    E) Keep

    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      E if you have bench cover for his suspension

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

      I’m between Martial and Wilson

      1. Gooner97
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Already own 2 NEW, dunno if I'm tempted to triple up

        1. Atimis
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Sounds right

    3. krawiecus
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      B

      1. Gooner97
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Is he gonna start?

        1. krawiecus
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Gonna score

  13. Manani
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Already have Almiron

    Wilson or Mitro??

    (bench is White, Andreas so can play this week)

    1. krawiecus
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Wilson, move to Mitro when fit

    2. Tshelby
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Triple newcastle here so Almi

    3. Gooner97
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Wilson

  14. Jimjam
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Kepa, Ward
    Cancelo, James, Tripper, White, Bueno
    Salah, Foden, Rashford, Martinelli, ???
    Haaland, Nunez, ???

    A. Almiron (4.5m striker)
    B. Martial (4.5m mid)

    1. Krafty Werks
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I've struggled with this too, ended up with Andreas though, just can't bring myself to go with a largely non-playing striker.

  15. George James
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    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. Krafty Werks
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      C...Happy Christmas!!

  16. Gooner97
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Walker not nailed on?

    1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      He’ll play more often that not, but wouldn’t be surprised to see one of City’s CB’s play at full-back, meaning either Cancelo gets shifted to RB or Akanji/Stones play at RB and Cancelo stays at LB

  17. Slitherene
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Does this seem balanced enough...

    Alisson | Ward
    James Trippier Walker
    Foden Saka Mount Rashford
    Haaland Kane Darwin
    ¦ Patterson Perraud Garnacho
    0 ITB

    Or do I need to upgrade my bench?

    1. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Oh yes, and half your team

    2. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Would consider Alisson to Ederson, Walker to Shaw, giving 0.1m to get Summerville for Garnacho

      1. Slitherene
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Great move, thanks!

    3. Kingy109
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      3 X 8 mil ish midfielders feels like at least 1 too many. I'd definitely go Martinelli or Odegaard over Saka.
      I'd also pick Botman over Perraud as a better long term pick

  18. tim
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Ederson
    Trippier Saliba Shaw
    Kdb Salah Martinelli Almiron Rashford
    Haaland Darwin

    GTG or get Kane and loose Kdb or Salah?

    Cheers!

    1. krawiecus
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Get Kane and upgrade def to James, lose KDB

      1. Prinzhorn
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Don’t listen to him

  19. Pedram
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Merry Christmas everyone, thoughts on this wild card?

    Ramsdale - Ward
    Trippier - Cancelo - James - Shaw - Neco
    Salah - Martinelli - Kulu - Rashford - Almiron
    Haaland - Darwin - Archer

    1. Gooner97
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      G2G

    2. Krafty Werks
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Needs more tinsel apart from that g2g, Merry Christmas!!

  20. Gooner97
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Ramsdale (Ward)
    Shaw Trippier Cancelo (Bueno Neco)
    KDB Almiron Martinelli Rash (Andreas)
    Kane Haaland Mitro

    0.1£ITB

    A) Mitro to Martial/Nketiah/Edouard
    B) Cancelo & Mitro to Walker/5.2 def max & Nunez

    1. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      B

  21. Fhhh3568
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Hello, what are the latest news of a Brighton Double GameWeek or even Triple GameWeek in GW21?

  22. Union_Jacks
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Merry Christmas one and all

    Here’s how I’m thinking of lining up:

    Kepa
    Cancelo, Trippier, White
    Salah, Foden, Rashford, Martinelli
    Haaland (C), Darwin, Martial

    Ward, Andreas, Thomas, Bueno

    0.6m itb

  23. tbos83
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    After hours of deliberation, my dilemma boils down to:

    A) Kane and Foden
    B) Wilson and KdB

    1. Manani
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      b

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

      A

    3. AriseSirGiggsy
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      If Foden gets 150+ mins in gw 17/18 then A

  24. SomeoneKnows
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    A) Saliba + Castagne
    B) White + Walker

    Rest of my backline includes:
    Kepa, Ward, Trippier, James, Bueno
    * Got Saliba for 4.5

  25. GreennRed
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Klinsmann was some player, streetwise and a sound guy

    https://open.spotify.com/episode/3vP1W3xg6F4RDw3IrMYisC?si=UsaEQ1ruS6etXsDiLvzlmQ

    1. JoJoRed
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Did he not introduce diving into English football?

      1. GreennRed
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        No. Just exposed a loophole in the laws 😉

  26. JoJoRed
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Kane or Darwin?
    What can we expect from Harry next 3 to 4 matches? Goals or a little off the pace?

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

      It’s more spurs I don’t fancy than Harry

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

      Kane. Hard to know but has been great for Spurs this season. A bit of abuse from rival supporters might get him back firing again.Darwin still unproven at that level but learning fast.

    3. AriseSirGiggsy
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      He’s not injured and has played less over the last 6 weeks than he would over usual November / Decembers

      So the question is if his game will be negatively affected by missing the pen.

      I’d say no. He’s a mentality monster.

  27. Bishopool
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Please help to choose:

    a)

    Ward (Iversen)
    Cancelo Tripp Shaw James (N.Will)
    KDB Rashford Martinelli Almiron (Andreas)
    Haaland Kane (Solanke)

    b)

    Ward (Iversen)
    Tripp Shaw James (Bueno, N.Will)
    KDB Rashford Martinelli Almiron (Andreas)
    Haaland Kane Darwin

  28. TeddiPonza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Kepa (Ward)
    Reece Trippier White (Patterson Bueno)
    Salah KdB Martinelli Rashford Almiron
    Haaland Darwin (Greenwood)

    Reece can become Cancelo before City double.

    Thoughts?

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

    Seeing Kane in so many teams.

    You think he’ll be back with a bang after letting down 45m English folk

  30. The Frenchie
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    What do you think of Kulusevski?

    I’m between him, Foden or Mount

    1. AriseSirGiggsy
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Prefer kulu from those 3

      But for me, Martinelli is unquestionable long term value, Rashford is excellent short term value and Saka is overall best 8.0ish

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

      I think he's too pricy when Maddison is just 0.2m more and Almiron, Saka, Martinelli, Rodrigo, Summerville, Trossard, Rashford are good alternatives.