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FPL GW18 Scout Picks - Final Selection

Pickford

O’Reilly
van Dijk
Keane
Saliba

Saka
Wilson
Wirtz

Thiago
Haaland
Ekitiké

Dubravka
Alderete
Miley
Le Fée

GW18 Captain Poll

Price Change Predictions

Risers

Fallers

Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Gordon	NEW	7.3m	86.2%	Likely
Gravenberch	LIV	5.6m	87.8%	Likely
Stach	LEE	4.8m	86.4%	Likely
L.Miley	NEW	4.4m	92.9%	Likely
James	CHE	5.6m	98.8%	Likely
Woltemade	NEW	7.3m	90.1%	Likely
Mukiele	SUN	4.2m	89.3%	Likely
O'Reilly	MCI	5.3m	92.1%	Likely
Lewis-Potter	BRE	4.8m	79.8%	Likely
Verbruggen	BHA	4.4m	95.1%	Maybe
Truffert	BOU	4.5m	93.6%	Unlikely
Chalobah	CHE	5.5m	82.8%	Unlikely
Alderete	SUN	4.0m	73.4%	Unlikely
Semenyo	BOU	7.7m	39.9%	Unlikely
Guéhi	CRY	5.3m	75.9%	Unlikely
Dalot	MUN	4.4m	79.1%	Unlikely
Cunha	MUN	8.0m	59.6%	Unlikely
Virgil	LIV	5.9m	55.9%	Unlikely
Andersen	FUL	4.6m	75.3%	Unlikely
Calvert-Lewin	LEE	5.8m	30.0%	Unlikely
Keane	EVE	4.7m	27.5%	Unlikely
Roefs	SUN	4.8m	60.5%	Unlikely
Mount	MUN	5.9m	62.5%	Unlikely
Tete	FUL	4.5m	67.5%	Unlikely
Saliba	ARS	5.9m	53.8%	Unlikely
Rice	ARS	7.2m	21.4%	Unlikely
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	64.0%	Unlikely
Petrović	BOU	4.5m	64.8%	Unlikely
Wirtz	LIV	8.1m	26.5%	Unlikely
Van den Berg	BRE	4.5m	58.9%	Unlikely
Ekitiké	LIV	9.0m	11.3%	Unlikely
Konaté	LIV	5.4m	45.4%	Unlikely
Rogers	AVL	7.3m	25.5%	Unlikely
Foden	MCI	9.0m	11.2%	Unlikely
Trossard	ARS	6.9m	51.3%	Unlikely
Pickford	EVE	5.5m	47.6%	Unlikely
Cullen	BUR	5.0m	54.9%	Unlikely
Dúbravka	BUR	4.0m	52.7%	Unlikely
Raya	ARS	6.0m	52.8%	Unlikely
A.Becker	LIV	5.4m	42.3%	Unlikely

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Thiago	BRE	7.1m	152.2%	Very Likely
Barnes	NEW	6.2m	99.0%	Likely
Muñoz	CRY	5.9m	106.1%	Very Likely
Mamardashvili	LIV	4.3m	102.9%	Very Likely
Pedro Porro	TOT	5.3m	104.7%	Very Likely
Vicario	TOT	4.9m	103.8%	Very Likely
Nørgaard	ARS	5.2m	101.6%	Very Likely
Mosquera	ARS	5.4m	101.5%	Very Likely
Piroe	LEE	5.0m	102.1%	Very Likely
Coleman	EVE	4.3m	100.7%	Very Likely
Neave	NEW	4.4m	101.2%	Very Likely
Minteh	BHA	6.1m	73.3%	Likely
Ajer	BRE	4.4m	97.2%	Likely
L.Guilherme	WHU	4.9m	97.4%	Likely
Jair Cunha	NFO	4.3m	98.4%	Likely
Colwill	CHE	4.8m	100.2%	Very Likely
James	LEE	5.3m	96.1%	Maybe
March	BHA	5.8m	98.0%	Maybe
Kulusevski	TOT	6.4m	100.0%	Maybe
Fer López	WOL	5.2m	95.0%	Maybe
Udogie	TOT	4.4m	95.6%	Maybe
De Ligt	MUN	5.0m	93.6%	Maybe
McAtee	NFO	5.1m	100.6%	Maybe
Gibbs-White	NFO	7.3m	85.4%	Maybe
Trafford	MCI	4.6m	93.1%	Maybe
Tasker	BHA	3.9m	98.0%	Maybe
Fitzgerald	MUN	4.4m	95.3%	Maybe
Nwaneri	ARS	5.1m	94.3%	Unlikely
Tchaouna	BUR	4.9m	93.3%	Unlikely
Yoro	MUN	4.3m	90.7%	Unlikely
Nallo	LIV	3.8m	94.4%	Unlikely
Barnes	BUR	4.3m	94.7%	Unlikely
Ndiaye	EVE	6.3m	80.1%	Unlikely
Bevan	BOU	3.9m	94.1%	Unlikely
Hermansen	WHU	4.3m	87.3%	Unlikely
Hannibal	BUR	4.8m	89.5%	Unlikely
Johnson	SUN	3.9m	83.9%	Unlikely
Robertson	LIV	5.8m	88.2%	Unlikely
Bayindir	MUN	4.8m	86.4%	Unlikely
Benitez	CRY	4.0m	90.1%	Unlikely

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FPL Fixture Ticker

Watchlists

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Raya Martin	ARS	B
Up	Pickford	EVE	B, Vs
Down	Alisson	LIV	C, Vs
Down	Donnarumma	MCI	B, Vs, Sus
No Change	Kelleher	BRE	B, Vs
No Change	Dubravka	BUR	C, £

Last updated: 26 Dec, 2025 1:46pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	van Dijk	LIV	C, Vs
No Change	Jurriën Timber	ARS	C
Up	Keane	EVE	Vs
No Change	O’Reilly	MCI	B, Vs
No Change	Marc Guehi	CRY	A
No Change	van den Berg	BRE	C, Vs
No Change	Thiaw	NEW	C
Down	Andersen	FUL	C
No Change	Milenkovic	NFO	C, Sus
No Change	van Hecke	BHA	A
No Change	Mukiele	SUN	C, £

Last updated: 26 Dec, 2025 1:50pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Saka	ARS	A
No Change	Foden	MCI	A, Vs
Up	Matheus Cunha	MUN	A
No Change	Semenyo	BOU	A
Up	Wirtz	LIV	B, Vs
Up	Grealish	EVE	B, Vs
No Change	Bruno Guimarães	NEW	B, Sus
No Change	Schade	BRE	C, Vs
Down	Minteh	BHA	C
No Change	Anderson	NFO	C, £

Last updated: 26 Dec, 2025 1:54pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	A, Vs
Up	Ekitiké	LIV	A, Vs
Up	Bowen	WHU	B, Vs
Down	Thiago	BRE	C, Vs, Inj
No Change	Mateta	CRY	C
No Change	Woltemade	NEW	B, Rest

Last updated: 26 Dec, 2025 1:56pm

GW18 Chip Poll

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Merry Christmas from Fantasy Football Scout!

25 December 2024 208 comments

Skonto Rigga

All of us at Fantasy Football Scout would like to wish a very happy and healthy Christmas to our readers and their families.

Although we’ll take a brief pause from ruminating on Bukayo Saka replacements to spend some time with our loved ones (they seem nice etc), a looming FPL deadline isn’t far from our thoughts.

And we’ve got more Gameweek 18 articles to come today, including Captain Sensible, Zophar’s Q&A and a piece from Pras.

There’ll be a final team news round-up later in the evening, too, should anything of note emerge from the 10.30pm GMT embargo. The predicted line-ups will be finalised tonight, as well.

Until then, we’d like to extend a huge thank you for your continued support of the site throughout 2024.

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

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Radulfo28773
1 year, 1 day ago
Happy Christmas everyone!

Line up and bench correct?
Even considering BB!

Fabianski
Gabriel Timber Lewis Mazraoui
Salah Palmer Bowen
JPedro Isak GJesus

Sels Mbeumo Rogers Gomez
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1. Radulfo28773
  1 year, 1 day ago
  Sorry Maz on bench not Gomez!
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2. Minerva-03
  1 year, 1 day ago
  Personally I wouldn't have both mbeumo and Rogers on the bench. Id bench mazraoui for one of them.
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Mom, Butters just gave me a…
1 year, 1 day ago
I just went through some statistics and I was shocked how poorly Salah scored on previous boxing days in comparison to Kane for example.

Also, we.might see his minutes managed..Same for some of the other players such as TAA which could have an.impact on Salahs performance.

Not sure if he is the best Captain choice tbh.
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1. Camzy
  1 year, 1 day ago
  He is definitely the best captain choice imo. By a lot.
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2. Nanoelektronicar
  1 year, 1 day ago
  Different Christmas, different Salah.
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3. Tonyawesome69
  1 year, 1 day ago
  Totally agree! Ignore how rubbish Leicester is this season and lower that Salah (C) EO...
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DavvaMC
1 year, 1 day ago
OK, narrowed I think to the below.

A. Jota
B. Martinelli

What do u think?

Thanks
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shirtless
1 year, 1 day ago
Happy Xmas all!!

Hmm Saka>Martinelli or Diaz..?
Then
Pedro or Larson> Isak..?

Initial thoughts was Martinelli and sell Pedro. Bit sick of him really done nothing since I got him in for Saints.
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Gazwaz80
1 year, 1 day ago
Feliz Navidad, had to do the Spanish Merry Christmas in to get my Diaz for Foden in 😀
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Gazwaz80
1 year, 1 day ago
Saka 😀
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Minerva-03
1 year, 1 day ago
This saka saga is actually insane! As on paper there is not really one bad decision, there is potential upside and potential in every decision, in every price bracket...

Good luck to everyone on their decision and merry festivities to all
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Rick Mortimer
1 year, 1 day ago
Happy Xmas folks! which 2 would you start from Semenyo, Mbeumo and Sarr? Any input greatly appreciated!
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1. Captain Mal
  1 year, 1 day ago
  Semenyo and Mbeumo
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Philosopher's Stones
1 year, 1 day ago
Seeing more upside in Ode than Bruno
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1. David Parkinson
  1 year, 1 day ago
  Ismaïla Sarr is the exciting pick.
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El Muñeco
1 year, 1 day ago
Merry Christmas everyone!

Which two out of the following would you play:

A) Colwill (FUL)
B) Rogers (new)
C) Hall (AVL)

Thanks
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1. Captain Mal
  1 year, 1 day ago
  AB
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2. RogueBlood
  1 year, 1 day ago
  A,C for me as I back Newcastle at home
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3. Tonyawesome69
  1 year, 1 day ago
  BC
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RogueBlood
1 year, 1 day ago
Merry Xmas all hope you have a wonderful day.

How does Saka & Larsen > B Fernandes & Jesus sound?
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1. David Parkinson
  1 year, 1 day ago
  Should be fun or a nightmare... or both.
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David Parkinson
1 year, 1 day ago
Merry Christmas Neale et al.
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/dec/24/pep-guardiola-manchester-city-erling-haaland-football
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AD105
1 year, 1 day ago
Bruno or Ode?
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snow pea in repose
1 year, 1 day ago
Merry Christmas, have fun and be safe!
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The Pep Revolution
1 year, 23 hours ago
Happy Christmas all, enjoy the day.
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