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FPL General has joined our top team of Pro Pundits, Hall of Famers and contributors on a multi-year deal!

The three-time top 500 finisher will be writing about all things Fantasy Premier League (FPL) on a weekly basis as well as bringing his much-loved â€˜59th Minute Podcast’ â€“ previously hosted by The Athletic – to Fantasy Football Scout.

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It’s hard to believe we are into the month of May and there are just four FPL Gameweeks to go! Before we know it, we’ll be building countless Gameweek 1 drafts for the 2023/24 season…

Before that though, we want to finish this campaign with a bang, ideally with four healthy green arrows. For this week’s piece, I’ve shared my current squad and discussed what my remaining free transfers are likely to be if no major issues arise.  

Current Team

 

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  1. Jinswick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Best move here?

    A) March -> MacAllister (bench headache)
    B) Watkins -> Alvarez
    C) Save FT

    Probably looking at Watkins/Alvarez -> WILSON next week.

    Kepa
    Ake, Shaw, Estupinan
    Salah, Bruno, Rashford, Mitoma
    Haaland, Watkins, Isak

    Raya, March, Trippier, Mee
    Bank 0.5m, 1FT, no chips

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      C atm.

      1. Mince n Tatties
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        This is Goose to Torres Maverick…
        Do you copy?

        At 0-0 and a Dalot yellow card - I was 1 point in the Danger Zone in Last Man Standing…

        Cometh of the 99th minute and fricking Daddy Mac MacAllister penalty and we are into the final 27!!

        Torres Maverick is your new name - MacAllister will save you MnT…

        I feel the need, the need for spend!!!

        1. Mince n Tatties
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Speed even…

    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      C

    3. thomashl
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Alvarez if team leaks indicate he starts imo - the 2nd striker slot is one of the very few available for differentials. I’ll be on the same plan myself, and save if Alvarez doesn’t start/de Bruyne is fit

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

      C

      Probably roll and Watkins to Wilson next week.

      Villa should score at Wolves and you know the drill ... It should be Watkins involved but no guarantees.

      Unless you want to ditch Kepa but late to do so now.

  2. WVA
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    106 points and a huge red arrow for crying out loud! Would you change anything here?

    Ederson
    Shaw Estupinan Mings
    Salah Rashford Grealish Mitoma
    Haaland Kane Watkins
    Kepa March Trippier Neco

    1. Eze Really?
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Unlucky
      Expected, Good, Time is up
      Good, Form drop, Concern, Unlucky
      Expected, Good, Not sure, Expected
      Bad, Expected, Ok, Not sure

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

      Roll the free transfer

      Next week
      Watkins to Isak

      1. WVA
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks, yep will definitely do Watkins to Isak/Wilson and possibly Mings to Botman.

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

          I think I will split it 1 defender and 2 attackers from Brighton and Newcastle ... can't see too many clean sheets over the 2 games they each have

  3. Dollyems15
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Any changes I should make this gw, thinking maybe mahrez for saka or roll ft
    Steele(raya)
    Trip, estu, mings(white, Castagne)
    Saka, Salah, Barnes, mitoma(willock)
    Haaland, Kane, watkins

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

      Roll and get Isak next week

  4. OptimusBlack
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Sorry that I posted my team like that way
    https://ibb.co/KwY399S
    What's ur thoughts ?
    No FT

  5. Miguel Sanchez
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Bench one:

    A) Mitoma (EVE)
    B) Watkins (wol)
    C) Mahrez (LEE)

    1. aapoman
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Mahrez started both games in the double. I feel like he is going to get rested now that Foden is also back. So I'd say Mahrez even though he has the potential to score big...

  6. aapoman
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Sell
    A. Ederson...
    or
    B. Martial

    1. thomashl
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Sell Martial to Alvarez (if he starts/team leaks indicate it) or Isak for next week’s double.

    2. Mr. O'Connell
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Both

  7. anish10
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone holding KDB? Hopefully pep more clear later on but not sure what to do if he’s a doubt

    1. trafalgarlaw
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Just bring him on WC

  8. Miniboss
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    A) Jota -> Isak/Wilson?
    B) Roll?

    1ft, 0.3itb

    Kepa
    TAA Estupinan Lindelöf
    Salah Rashford Mitoma Grealish
    Haaland Watkins Jota*

    Raya March Botman Neco

    1. Bavarian
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      B

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

      Roll this week, do the Jota to Isak next week

  9. oi no professionals
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Play one:

    A. Maddison
    B. Watkins
    C. Trippier

    1. Bavarian
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      B

    2. Mr. O'Connell
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      B

  10. Bavarian
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    On WC

    A-DDG or Ederson
    B-Frealish or Mahrez
    C-March or McAllister

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Bloody hell that's tough,

      A. Both are awful picks
      B. I guess Grealish as more nailed but think both will frustrate
      C. McAllister, March has let me down for weeks

      1. Utopsis
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        What are you on about? March returned in 5 of the 6 GW before 34

    2. trafalgarlaw
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      DDG, Mahrez, March

    3. Mr. O'Connell
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      A) hahahaha
      B) neither. Mahrez at a push.
      C) Mac

  11. The Mighty Whites
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Bench 1: Ake, Trent,Trippier, Shaw

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Trippier for me

    2. Art Vandelay
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I have Shaw and Tripps benched ATM (Ake and TAA starting). Shaw is first up.

    3. WVA
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Trippier

  12. simong1
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Use my FT or roll? Was thinking Alisson > Steele?

    Alisson (Pope)
    TAA Shaw Stones Dalot, (Trippier)
    Salah Grealish Rashford Mitoma March
    Haaland (Isak, 4.1)

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Play Isak over one of the United defenders. I would not make that transfer this week either.

  13. Mr. O'Connell
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Picked the 3 worst Brighton players I could possibly have picked.

    Dunk (11), March (2), Mitoma (4)
    Vs
    2 rivals who both had the Steele (15), Estupinan (16), Mac (12) triple up

    A 26 point swing feels very harsh.

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Ouch

  14. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    GTG or bench someone & play Watkins?

    Ederson,
    Trent, Pervis, Dalot
    Rashford, Martinelli, Mitoma, Gealish, BrunoF
    Jota, Hauland

    Raya, Watkins, Trippier, Chilwell,

    .7

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I'd play Watkins over Grealish. Would also be tempted to play Raya over Ederson.

    2. GK
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Jota to Wilson perhaps?

    3. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Cheers thoughts to ponder

  15. Bggz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Helps to visualise who is on the beach and who has something to play for

    79 Manchester City
    78 Arsenal
    77
    76
    75
    74
    73
    72
    71
    70
    69
    68
    67
    66
    65 Newcastle United
    64
    63 Manchester United
    62 -----------
    61
    60
    59 Liverpool
    58 -----------
    57
    56
    55 Brighton and Hove Albion
    54 Tottenham Hotspur, Aston Villa
    53
    52
    51
    50 Brentford
    49
    48
    47
    46
    45 Fulham
    44
    43
    42
    41
    40 Crystal Palace
    39 Chelsea, Bournemouth
    38
    37 Wolverhampton Wanderers
    36
    35
    34 West Ham United
    33
    32
    31
    30 Leicester City, Leeds United, Nottingham Forest
    29 Everton
    28
    27
    26
    25
    24 Southampton

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Arsenal on the beach

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

      So just Chelsea, Bournemouth, Palace and Fulham on the beach and Southampton already taking a dip in n the sea?

      (With arguably the most to play for).

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

      Tbf there is increased increments of prize money per Premier League spot and I think players end of season bonuses are based on that too.

      So every incentive to play throughout May.

  16. the dom 1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    ho would you play out of these???

    a. Martinelli or March

    b. White or Trippier

    Cheers

    1. the dom 1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Who rather not Ho lol 🙂

      1. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        AB

        1. the dom 1
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          but which players from each?

          1. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Lol, my bad I'd just woken up, I'd play both the Arsenal players.

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

      March and Trippier...

      Gotta favour the home players.

  17. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Ederson
    Shaw TAA Estup
    Mitoma Rashford Salah Martinelli
    Isak Haaland Watkins
    Bench: Raya March Trippier Schar

    Saving FT, would you play March over Isak/someone else?

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

      On form you'd play March over Mitoma.

  18. Wheyyyy
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    I just don't understand the Ederson pick. It absolutely baffles me why anyone would pick him.

    - 11 keepers with a better season points tally
    - 7 x 1 pointers
    - 13 x 2 pointers
    - 1 x 3 pointer
    - 1 x 5 pointer
    - 6 x 6 pointers
    - 2 x 7 pointers
    - 1 x 8 pointer
    - 1 x 9 pointer

    Not a single double digit haul all season. Waste of money, waste of a city spot and not even nailed.

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Agree on points 1 and 2.
      Waste of a City spot, nah - they have very few good picks. Complete luck if you pick someone good.
      Very few would have seen the benching coming.

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

      He's 16th in the standings for the regular keeper spot

      ....but we've narrowed down 500 players into a core 25 by now!

  19. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Thoughts on getting Ake or aerobes?
    Currently have Grealish and Haaland. Is it worth leaving that third spot for KDB or other punt?

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

      Aerobes is of course Stones…

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

      Think I would be punting on 3 City attackers ... will certainly do that on my FH in 37 ... KdB, Haaland and maybe Alvarez ... depends upon the CL team

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

        It does seem to be KDB or Alvarez with Haaland...

        Others probably have a better view on that.

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

          It's always just a guess with City, even for the experts

  20. Dragon Arcana
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Benching Mahrez as expecting him to be rested for champs league. Thoughts?

    1. Wheyyyy
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I thought he would start and be rested in champs league but maybe I am wrong.

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

      Highly expect Bernardo to play in CL to try cover Vinicious personally

  21. Bavarian
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Best GK for the rest of the season?

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

      Steele

      1. Utopsis
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        or DDG

  22. Plumbers Pan
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Any pressers today

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

    All those differentials from the 6-0 Brighton win over Wolves going to be put to one side?

    1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Just like de Zerbi will

  24. Lucky Z
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    GW35 Mee => Dalot - 4
    GW36 Toney + Watkins => Wilson + Isak - 4
    GW37 Saka => Bruno

    Makes sence? Need Dalot to afford Bruno

  25. davewg59
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Hi can you help?
    Stuck with Raya and Kepa.
    Need to get rid of one. Which one and for who?
    Already have 3 Brighton

    1. GC123
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Kepa obviously. DDG or Pope

  26. G Banger
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Morning, who would you bench from this lot:

    a) Grealish
    b) Jota
    c) Isak

    1. Kitman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Jota but maybe wait on early news

  27. Test Eagles
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    KDB to whom?

    Have 2 FT so might as well use one of them

    1. Lucky Z
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Salah or Bruno

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

      I'm interested, why would you sell before Leeds at home?

      1. GC123
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Because he’s missed the last two and is still flagged. Pep won’t risk him before Madrid unless he’s 100%. If he wasn’t fit enough to be on the bench Weds then he’s clearly not 100% and three days may not be enough time

        1. Utopsis
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Pep also hates it when his players don't have rhythm, so there's a good chance he starts and is withdrawn early

          1. GC123
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            That’s very true. He did the same with Haaland but I guess it will boil down to whether he’s fit enough to even start. Having KDB on a WC last week was an absolute killer. The icing on the cake was losing clean sheets for Lindelof and Dalot in the 99th minute

            1. Utopsis
              • 6 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              Oof that's must've hurt. It was a delightful ending for me though as a McA (and Shaw only) owner.

              Swings and roundabouts aye

              1. GC123
                • 4 Years
                3 years, 1 month ago

                It sure did. I can’t grumble as Lindelof subbed in for KDB but the late goal cost me circa 10 points over my ML leader. That said, I was 8th six GW’s ago so to be 2nd is decent progress. 2nd, 3rd & 4th are within 15 points though so it’s going to be tight. I’m keeping everything crossed KDB can start tomorrow, even if he only plays 60-65 mins. Should be plenty of time to tear Leeds a new one

          2. Trotter
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            KDB is Peps boy though, normal rules dont apply for him esp the form he showed before the last 2 injuries

            1. Trotter
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              *games missed (not injuries)

            2. Utopsis
              • 6 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              I find Pep pushes him so much more than anyone else in that squad. You will hardly ever hear him shower KDB with praise - always says instead he can do more and he expects more from him, even after that performance against Arsenal.

              Seems tough love is what gets him going!

  28. Kodap
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Would my best move here be Zinchenko to Ake for next week? Got 0.2m and 1FT.

    Kepa
    Trent - Trippier - Shaw
    Salah - Mac10 - Mitoma - Rashford
    Watkins - Haaland - Isak

    Raya - Grealish - Botman - Zinchenko

  29. Shark Team
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Play Isak or Solanke, I think both Newcastle and Bournemouth score one goal each

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

      Gotta play Isak but Bournemouth do have a favourable fixture home to Chelsea.

      They've got to be going there motivated to show something tho?

      I think something like 4-2 at St James Park.

  30. boc610
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    klopps greatest achievement if he steals 4th off united after already beating them 7-0 ? a remote chance of it happening but i think id probably be laughing for the entire summer if it did 🙂