Scout Picks
23 October 2025 297 comments
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Following the Scout Squad submissions of Marc, Sam, Tom and Neale, we have finalised our Scout Picks for Gameweek 9 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL).

As ever, we are limited by certain restrictions.

  • An £83.0m budget for our starting XI
  • An overall squad limit of £100.0m
  • No more than three players per team

GAMEWEEK 9 SCOUT PICKS

GOALKEEPER

3m team news:

Newcastle United’s clean sheet prospects look as good as any this week. Nick Pope (£5.2m) has already produced five clean sheets in 2025/26, the joint-most of any goalkeeper. He’s also banked save points in each of his last three home matches. Fulham, meanwhile, are in the bottom five for shots in the box and Opta-defined ‘big chances’. That lack of attacking threat, combined with the fact that Newcastle are one of the top two defences in the division, makes this a decent opportunity for Pope to secure his sixth shut-out of the season.

DEFENDERS

FPL Gameweek 7: Saturday’s goals, assists, bonus + ‘DefCon’ points

 

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  1. kysersosa
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    6 months, 25 days ago

    Play (A) Rodon or (B) Bowen

    Bowen, if WHU score, will likely be involved but has massively exceeded his xG away from home.

    WHU still woeful at set pieces and Rodon has already scored a couple of times for club and country.

    1. MJF
        6 months, 25 days ago

        No option to sell Bowen, if you’ve that little confidence in him?

        1. kysersosa
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          6 months, 25 days ago

          Its a good point. I only bought him on a WC last week. They were so poor against Brentford though its left me with real doubts.

    2. FPL Sanky
      • 2 Years
      6 months, 25 days ago

      Time to get NFO defenders?

      1. The Night Trunker.
        • 2 Years
        6 months, 25 days ago

        Of course it is.
        The blancmange dialogue henceforth will be worse than that diarrhoea advert.

      2. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        6 months, 25 days ago

        Different gravy

        1. Benedict_Alexander_Arnold
          • 1 Year
          6 months, 25 days ago

          Ewwww David!

    3. Stevie B
      • 15 Years
      6 months, 25 days ago

      What is better?

      A) Alderete -> Calafiori for free
      B) Gordon -> Mbeumo/Gakpo for free

      Thanks!

      1. Jarnathan
        • 9 Years
        6 months, 25 days ago

        Why get rid of Gordon? I was thinking of bringing him in

        1. Stevie B
          • 15 Years
          6 months, 25 days ago

          No goals or assists so far. Therefore I was a little unsure.

          1. Jarnathan
            • 9 Years
            6 months, 25 days ago

            His Champions League performance has been positive - and Newcastle haven't exactly had the easiest start to the season, but their fixtures are turning now. I'm watching him for a Reijnders replacement - otherwise who? I don't trust United and already have Gakpo

        2. MJF
            6 months, 25 days ago

            I’m giving him two weeks but I might get rid after that. I think he’s a rotation risk plus he gets subbed early.

        3. Stranger Mings
          • 5 Years
          6 months, 25 days ago

          A

        4. Bobby Digital
          • 8 Years
          6 months, 25 days ago

          A

        5. BUZZBOMB ♡
          • 11 Years
          6 months, 25 days ago

          A clearly.
          B is using a FT for an epic downgrade.

        6. g40steve
          • 8 Years
          6 months, 25 days ago

          A

        7. Stevie B
          • 15 Years
          6 months, 25 days ago

          Thank you all!

      2. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        6 months, 25 days ago

        Bench boost?

        Pope
        Gabs Timber Senesi, Chalobah
        Saka Semenyo Caicedo
        Haaland Wolt Pedro

        Dubs Sarr Kudus Guehi

        .5

        1. Hutchiniho
          • 7 Years
          6 months, 25 days ago

          No, wait a week

        2. Bluetiger1
          • 3 Years
          6 months, 24 days ago

          no

      3. toerag
        • 15 Years
        6 months, 25 days ago

        get enzo in this week??

        1. MJF
            6 months, 25 days ago

            Plenty are.

          • Stranger Mings
            • 5 Years
            6 months, 25 days ago

            Yeh

          • toerag
            • 15 Years
            6 months, 25 days ago

            but do i drop reindeer wolt or j.pedro for him??

            1. toerag
              • 15 Years
              6 months, 25 days ago

              gonna swap him for stach

            2. Hutchiniho
              • 7 Years
              6 months, 25 days ago

              Not Wolt!
              Reijnders

              1. toerag
                • 15 Years
                6 months, 25 days ago

                yeah, leaning this way

          • Hutchiniho
            • 7 Years
            6 months, 25 days ago

            Yes

        2. jeffa79
          • 12 Years
          6 months, 25 days ago

          Thiago or Pedro?

          1. Stevie B
            • 15 Years
            6 months, 25 days ago

            I think Joao Pedro.

          2. Hutchiniho
            • 7 Years
            6 months, 25 days ago

            JP gets this week for me

          3. Stranger Mings
            • 5 Years
            6 months, 25 days ago

            Pedro

          4. Fifa las vegas
            • 13 Years
            6 months, 25 days ago

            Have to give Pedro this week

          5. Bluetiger1
            • 3 Years
            6 months, 24 days ago

            Pedro

            rested midweek

        3. Stevie B
          • 15 Years
          6 months, 25 days ago

          Is this team good to go and would you bench boost?

          Pope (Dubravka)
          Gabriel, Senesi, Calafiori, Rondon (Guehi)
          Semenyo, Saka, Gordon (Stach) (Sarr)
          Haaland (C), Woltemade, Joao Pedro

          Thank you and good luck!

          1. Hutchiniho
            • 7 Years
            6 months, 25 days ago

            Bench boosting two players vs Ars?

            1. Stevie B
              • 15 Years
              6 months, 25 days ago

              Yes, this was not a good idea. Thank you!

        4. Pep Roulette
          • 8 Years
          6 months, 25 days ago

          Salah owners. What are you doing with him?

          1. Stranger Mings
            • 5 Years
            6 months, 25 days ago

            Waiting to hear press conference

          2. the dom 1
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            6 months, 25 days ago

            Probably shipping 🙁 to Saka

            But I will bring in Gakpo for Pool coverage

        5. Athletic Nasherbo
          • 9 Years
          6 months, 25 days ago

          Play Rodon or Acheampong?

          1. Stranger Mings
            • 5 Years
            6 months, 25 days ago

            Acheampong

        6. Fifa las vegas
          • 13 Years
          6 months, 25 days ago

          Worth BBing?

          Dubravka, Grealish, Reijnders, Munoz

          1. Visionaries
            • 9 Years
            6 months, 25 days ago

            Definitely

        7. jeffa79
          • 12 Years
          6 months, 25 days ago

          Henderson (Verbruggen)
          Gabriel Senesi Rodon (Keane Cash)
          Minteh Gordon Foden Kudus (Stach)
          Watkins Woltemande Kroupi

          Is this the right bench?

        8. Ray85
          • 8 Years
          6 months, 25 days ago

          -4 for Paqueta to Gakpo or Mbuemo?

          1. Jarnathan
            • 9 Years
            6 months, 25 days ago

            Why wouldn't you play him against Leeds?

            1. Ray85
              • 8 Years
              6 months, 25 days ago

              Because I'm starting to lose patience with West Ham....

          2. Jarnathan
            • 9 Years
            6 months, 25 days ago

            Tough fixtures coming up too. I'd give him this week then sell.

        9. RadarRush
          • 3 Years
          6 months, 25 days ago

          Play João Pedro or Ismaila Sarr?

          1. the dom 1
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            6 months, 25 days ago

            Pedro

        10. Drop Dead Tsimikas
          • 14 Years
          6 months, 25 days ago

          Dubravka
          Gabriel | Rodon | Senesi
          Saka | Foden | Gakpo | (S)emenyo
          Haaland | Wolt | Bowen

          1. BB, no transfer: Roefs, Longstaff, Mukuele, Richards
          2. Sit Bowen, play Longstaff
          3. Do nothing

        11. the dom 1
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          6 months, 25 days ago

          who to play this week as my 3rd def?

          a. Guehi v ARS (A)

          b. Gudmundsson v WHU (H)

          Cheers

        12. vaspv
          • 8 Years
          6 months, 25 days ago

          I'm debating between going for Saka and Woltemade.

          My team is
          Raya
          Calafiori Senesi, van de Ven
          KDH, Salah, Bruno, Semenyo, Stach
          Haaland, Joao Pedro, Guiu

          Salah is going out, and I want to buy Gabriel also, so I can get either Saka or Woltemade, not both.

          Should I:
          replace Salah with Saka, and miss on Woltemade OR
          upgrade Giui to Woltemade, and Salah for Enzo etc.

        13. Andelija999
          • 1 Year
          6 months, 24 days ago

          Is this team good to go and would you bench boost?

          Pope (Dubravka)
          Gabriel, Rodon, Senesi or Chalobah, (Diouf), (Timber)
          Semenyo, Saka, Enzo, Sarr, (Paqueta)
          Haaland (C), Joao Pedro, Calvert- Lewin

          And choose Senesi or Chalobah?
          Thank you and good luck!

        14. Andelija999
          • 1 Year
          6 months, 24 days ago

          Is this team good to go and would you bench boost?

          Pope (Dubravka)
          Gabriel, Rodon, Senesi or Chalobah, (Diouf), (Timber)
          Semenyo, Saka, Enzo, Sarr, (Paqueta)
          Haaland (C), Joao Pedro, Calvert- Lewin

          And choose Senesi or Chalobah?
          Thank you and good luck!

        15. Andelija999
          • 1 Year
          6 months, 24 days ago

          Is this team good to go and would you bench boost?

          Pope (Dubravka)
          Gabriel, Rodon, Senesi or Chalobah, (Diouf), (Timber)
          Semenyo, Saka, Enzo, Sarr, (Paqueta)
          Haaland (C), Joao Pedro, Calvert- Lewin

          And choose Senesi or Chalobah?
          Thank you and good luck!

        16. Saka White Rice
          • 11 Years
          6 months, 24 days ago

          Please someone answer which you prefer
          A) Richards and Gakpo
          B) Munoz and Enzo

        17. WATERMELONS
          • 8 Years
          6 months, 17 days ago

          Hello everyone

          Bit of a benching dilema this week. Please bench one of:

          (a) Reece James (tot) (have Sanchez in goal)
          (b) Rodon (bha)
          (c) Ndaiye (sun)

          Thank you all