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It’s Scout Picks time as we choose our best Fantasy Premier League (FPL) players for Gameweek 15.

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 15 SCOUT PICKS

GOALKEEPER

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Bart Verbruggen (£4.4m) is selected between the sticks for Brighton and Hove Albion’s home encounter with West Ham United. Albion may have faced difficulties in Wednesday’s seven-goal thriller against Aston Villa, but prior to that, they had been defensively superb, conceding just one goal and keeping three clean sheets in four league matches. Should West Ham find the net, Verbruggen could have save points to fall back on – only two goalkeepers have amassed more than his five over the last six Gameweeks.

DEFENDERS

FPL Gameweek 12: Saturday’s goals, assists, bonus + ‘DefCon’ points 15

Daniel Munoz’s (£6.1m) offensive threat from the back is enough to earn him a place in our Scout Picks. The wing-back has scored in his last two away matches, with his 3.77 expected goal involvement (xGI) for the 2025/26 season the highest of any FPL defender. Given that Palace have kept a clean sheet in four of their last five matches, Munoz looks a solid shout for points at both ends of the pitch.

James Tarkowski (£5.4m) comes in as Everton welcome Nottingham Forest to the Hill Dickinson Stadium. The Toffees’ centre-back is in his most consistent form of the season, with one assist, three clean sheets, four defensive contribution (DefCon) points, two bonus and no blanks in his last four matches.

Above: James Tarkowski has racked up 145 defensive contributions so far in 2025/26, the fifth-most of any FPL defender

Malick Thiaw (£5.0m) is our Newcastle United defender of choice for the visit of Burnley. The German centre-back has already netted two goals this season, while his tally of 10 shots is easily the most of any defensive teammate, underlining his points potential in the opponents’ box for Saturday’s clash with Scott Parker’s strugglers. The Clarets have produced the lowest expected goals (xG) of any side in the top-flight in 2025/26:

MIDFIELDERS

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  1. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Arsenal fear Cristhian Mosquera will miss six to eight weeks with ankle injury suffered in win over Brentford.

    https://x.com/SamiMokbel_BBC/status/1996985832339542178?t=QwIATpl-ahh1nXMVdYx2CA&s=19

    1. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      1 month, 18 days ago

      Ben White at CB?

      1. Tonyawesome69
        • 7 Years
        1 month, 18 days ago

        Timber came on for Mosquera and played RCB against Brentford

    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 18 days ago

      White Timber Hincapie Calafiori (R-L)
      Or
      Timber Saliba Hincapie Calafiori

      1. Tonyawesome69
        • 7 Years
        1 month, 18 days ago

        Hincapie 5.4m becomes an interesting option in 16 to consider.

        I was looking at Calafiori instead of Timber due to Ben White's good performance against Brentford but the 4 YCs is slightly off putting expecially when I have Munoz (4 YCs).

  2. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Bruno Guimaraes is averaging 1 shot a game this season.

    1. WATERMELONS
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 18 days ago

      But he hasn't played Brunely yet

      1. Jordan.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        1 month, 18 days ago

        dont know why, but Brunely made me laugh long and hard

        1. WATERMELONS
          • 8 Years
          1 month, 17 days ago

          As I was saying.
          Brunely are shite

  3. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Sarr to Bruno G, or Merino or someone else up to £7.3m?

    Cheers and good luck this weekend.

    1. Make FPL Casual Again
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 18 days ago

      Not that big of an advocate of xg, but Bruno is massively overperforming xg by 100% and xa by 400%

    2. Oasthouse FC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      1 month, 18 days ago

      Bruno G a good option, as is minteh.

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        1 month, 18 days ago

        Cheers guys

        I was thinking about Minteh too, but getting distracted by fixtures as well

  4. OH... KEVIN DE BRUYNE
      1 month, 18 days ago

      thiago or saka on fh

      1. Oasthouse FC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        1 month, 18 days ago

        Thiago, tough fixture for Arsenal this week.

        1. OH... KEVIN DE BRUYNE
            1 month, 18 days ago

            thank you

        2. RICICLE
          • 3 Years
          1 month, 18 days ago

          saka

          1. OH... KEVIN DE BRUYNE
              1 month, 18 days ago

              why

          2. Dynamic Duos
            • 12 Years
            1 month, 18 days ago

            Saka , Martinez may be out

          3. Dynamic Duos
            • 12 Years
            1 month, 18 days ago

            Plus prefer Welbeck and Woltemade this week

          4. Hint
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            1 month, 18 days ago

            Thiago. Villa away is as tough as it gets. I'm avoiding Villa and Arse on my FH.

        3. Oasthouse FC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          1 month, 18 days ago

          Hey folks,

          Pick one to play for this week

          a - rogers at home to Arsenal
          b - rejinders home to Sunderland (already have foden and Haaland)
          c - senesi home to Chelsea

          Don’t like any of them, but leaning towards rejinders and hoping he gets the minutes.

          Cheers!

          1. OH... KEVIN DE BRUYNE
              1 month, 18 days ago

              -4? i go rogers arsenal defence is severly depleted

              1. Oasthouse FC
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 10 Years
                1 month, 18 days ago

                Cheers, these are not for a hit. Just figuring out who to play/bench.

                Point taken re Arsenal though, thanks

                1. WATERMELONS
                  • 8 Years
                  1 month, 18 days ago

                  Rogers, Quite a nice differential.

                  Senesi has a good floor. Rogers higher ceiling,

          2. OH... KEVIN DE BRUYNE
              1 month, 18 days ago

              pick 2 on fh:

              a) saka
              b) gordon
              c) thiago
              d) barnes
              e) gakpo
              f) mbuemo (already have fernandes)
              g) guimares

              pick 1:

              1) burn
              2) thiaw
              3) tark

              1. Oasthouse FC
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 10 Years
                1 month, 18 days ago

                C and G

                2

                1. OH... KEVIN DE BRUYNE
                    1 month, 18 days ago

                    thanks

                2. BUZZBOMB ♡
                  • 11 Years
                  1 month, 18 days ago

                  C D
                  Toss up between 1 and 2. I do like big Dan.

                3. DARE TO BISCAN
                  • 7 Years
                  1 month, 18 days ago

                  CG3

              2. BUZZBOMB ♡
                • 11 Years
                1 month, 18 days ago

                Game has gone.

                I was buzzing for Scotland in the World Cup draw and this pantomime is disgusting.

                Fifa World Peace prize, Mr Donald J Trump. What an effing charade. Wtf has massaging his already gargantuan ego got to do with football.

                A pathetic, odious, corrupt, sychophantic and abhorrent organisation runs the beautiful game. Time we started again boys and girls.

                1. DARE TO BISCAN
                  • 7 Years
                  1 month, 18 days ago

                  Wut? Why is there a FIFA world peace prize?

                  1. Marvin.
                    • 9 Years
                    1 month, 18 days ago

                    It was invented so it could be given to Donald Trump.

                    1. Punned It
                        1 month, 18 days ago

                        And so Infantino, if possible, could be even more corrupt and stick money into his pocket.

                        Then again, footballers are being sold for £100million, and somehow people are surprised that the likes of Infantino and Trump want to join the fun. And the sort of countries with super wealthy elites and slave labour. Saudi league, for instance? I mean, game prolly was gone in the fifties or so.

                  2. SM001
                    • 9 Years
                    1 month, 18 days ago

                    I'm mingling my balls

                  3. Weasel Boy
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 13 Years
                    1 month, 18 days ago

                    "I don't like losers"

                    Donald Trump

                  4. Evasivo
                    • 15 Years
                    1 month, 18 days ago

                    Seems well deserved!

                2. TafOnTour1
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 1 Year
                  1 month, 18 days ago

                  Deciding between either Elliot Anderson, Dewsbury-Hall, or Wieffer for my fifth midfielder slot. Which one is the best option here?! I have a budget of £5.4m.

                  1. OH... KEVIN DE BRUYNE
                      1 month, 18 days ago

                      anderson or kdh

                    • OH... KEVIN DE BRUYNE
                        1 month, 18 days ago

                        now please look at my question above thx

                    • OH... KEVIN DE BRUYNE
                        1 month, 18 days ago

                        pick 2:

                        a) thiago
                        b) saka
                        c) gumares

                      • RealSocialDads
                        • 9 Years
                        1 month, 18 days ago

                        Doku + Gakpo -> Foden + Minteh?

                        1. DARE TO BISCAN
                          • 7 Years
                          1 month, 18 days ago

                          For free? Yeah

                      • Boz
                        • 13 Years
                        1 month, 18 days ago

                        Start one:

                        A) VVD (lee)
                        B) Enzo (bou)

                      • DARE TO BISCAN
                        • 7 Years
                        1 month, 18 days ago

                        GTG, bench in order?

                        Raya
                        Timber, Tark, Muñoz
                        Saka, Bruno G, Semenyo, Minteh
                        Wolte(vc), Haaland(c), Mateta

                        (Dub, Wieffer, Senesi, Rodon)

                      • WATERMELONS
                        • 8 Years
                        1 month, 18 days ago

                        Benching Dilema. All these lot playing at home and really can't decide. Anyone have a view?

                        Bench 1 of:

                        a) Kudus (BRE)
                        b) Semenyo (CHE)
                        c) Ndiaye (NFO)

                        1. DARE TO BISCAN
                          • 7 Years
                          1 month, 18 days ago

                          Between B & C. Ndiaye still on pens?

                          1. WATERMELONS
                            • 8 Years
                            1 month, 18 days ago

                            Im not entirely sure re pens. I agree with your assessment on B & C. Feels like neither wil haul but one might and it's a complete random toss up.

                            1. DARE TO BISCAN
                              • 7 Years
                              1 month, 18 days ago

                              Flip a coin. If you're happy/unhappy with that result, go with your gut feeling.

                      • Atters
                        • 11 Years
                        1 month, 18 days ago

                        Transfer out with Mbuemo or Semenyo for Foden?

                        1. Keane There Dunne That
                          • 13 Years
                          1 month, 18 days ago

                          Semenyo yes

                      • Keane There Dunne That
                        • 13 Years
                        1 month, 18 days ago

                        Sels
                        Van Dijk Timber VDV
                        Rodgers Saka Semenyo Mbuemo
                        Haaland Woltemade Thiago

                        Still have FH and Wildcard… should I FH this week?

                      • Make FPL Casual Again
                        • 7 Years
                        1 month, 18 days ago

                        Bad news for Thiago enthusiasts...
                        No Dango = No goal for Thiago

                      • Miguel Sanchez
                        • 9 Years
                        1 month, 18 days ago

                        Is Enzo to Bruno G a good move this week?

                        1. Dynamic Duos
                          • 12 Years
                          1 month, 18 days ago

                          Yep

                        2. DARE TO BISCAN
                          • 7 Years
                          1 month, 18 days ago

                          I did it. So, probably not

                        3. Weasel Boy
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • 13 Years
                          1 month, 18 days ago

                          I'm thinking of doing it instead of Semenyo to Foden

                      • Dynamic Duos
                        • 12 Years
                        1 month, 18 days ago

                        Best def out these please?

                        A) O'Reilly
                        B) De Ligt
                        C) Chalobah

                        1. Miguel Sanchez
                          • 9 Years
                          1 month, 18 days ago

                          A

                      • BOATIES FC
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 7 Years
                        1 month, 18 days ago

                        Is it this GW or next, it's best to use all transfers up for the five AFCON freebies?

                        1. Dynamic Duos
                          • 12 Years
                          1 month, 18 days ago

                          This week

                        2. DARE TO BISCAN
                          • 7 Years
                          1 month, 18 days ago

                          Everyone will have 5FT at the start of GW16, regardless.

                          Smoke em if you got em, in GW15

                      • abaalan
                        • 9 Years
                        1 month, 18 days ago

                        Minteh or Bruno G ?
                        Remove Enzo or Semenyo this week ?

                        1. Dynamic Duos
                          • 12 Years
                          1 month, 18 days ago

                          Enzo to Bruno

                          1. Bucket Man
                            • 7 Years
                            1 month, 18 days ago

                            Agree with this

                        2. Miguel Sanchez
                          • 9 Years
                          1 month, 18 days ago

                          Enzo to Bruno G is my likely move this GW

                      • Weasel51
                        • 10 Years
                        1 month, 18 days ago

                        Raya
                        Senesi Virgil Munoz
                        Semenyo Saka Mbuemo Minteh
                        Haaland Thiago Mateta

                        Dubravka, Stach, Alderete, Rodon

                        —————————

                        A) Senesi + Mbuemo >>> Burn + Foden

                        B) Stach + Mateta >>> Foden + Guiu and go 352

                        1. Bucket Man
                          • 7 Years
                          1 month, 18 days ago

                          B for me. Keep Brian for Wolves

                      • Bucket Man
                        • 7 Years
                        1 month, 18 days ago

                        FH look ok?

                        Donnarumma
                        Tarkoswki, Munoz, Livramento
                        Bruno, Mbeumo, Foden, Gordon
                        Woltemade, Welbeck, Haaland
                        Verbruggen, Van Hecke, Andersen, Devenny

                        1. The bean
                          • 7 Years
                          1 month, 18 days ago

                          I Like the Gordon pick... looks g2g

                        2. Dynamic Duos
                          • 12 Years
                          1 month, 18 days ago

                          I would downgrade Verb and get Hall for Livramento(still a good pick like)

                          1. Bucket Man
                            • 7 Years
                            1 month, 18 days ago

                            Thanks both. Gordon is my risky pick but reckon he starts this, and looking at Newcastle forums lots of them do. Hopefully goes on a goal scoring run. Gone for Livra just as reckon Hall is more of a rotation risk where as Krafth and Trippier are injured on Livramentos side and seen that Burnley concede lots of goals from that side

                      • Ajax Hamsterdam
                        • 11 Years
                        1 month, 18 days ago

                        maybe rather than looking at replacing enzo, I should focus on my defence...

                        back 5 : timber chalobah richards alderete truffert

                        richards to thiaw for free? cheers

                        1. Bucket Man
                          • 7 Years
                          1 month, 18 days ago

                          Depends who you can get for Enzo. Would rather do him to Foden, Newcastle mid, Minteh then a defensive transfer. Palace have been good defensively

                          1. Ajax Hamsterdam
                            • 11 Years
                            1 month, 18 days ago

                            Cant afford foden and have minteh already. not sure Bruno g can carry his scoring run.

                            1. Bucket Man
                              • 7 Years
                              1 month, 18 days ago

                              Go for it then. Have similar thoughts on Bruno G has been in my free hits and no taken him out. Best of luck!

                        2. The bean
                          • 7 Years
                          1 month, 18 days ago

                          I was thinking about the same move but its Hard to give Richards the chop. Newcastle haven't really been great defencily have they?

                          1. Ajax Hamsterdam
                            • 11 Years
                            1 month, 18 days ago

                            I am planning on getting munoz next week and maybe dble palace def too much?

                            1. The bean
                              • 7 Years
                              1 month, 18 days ago

                              I have double Palace defence for a few weeks now and they have been scoring really well. They are starting to look a bit tired though.

                              1. Ajax Hamsterdam
                                • 11 Years
                                1 month, 18 days ago

                                cheers

                      • The bean
                        • 7 Years
                        1 month, 18 days ago

                        Start 2, along with munoz.
                        A-Saliba
                        B- Richards
                        C- Nico Williams

                        Thanks

                        1. Bucket Man
                          • 7 Years
                          1 month, 18 days ago

                          AC

                      • TKC07
                        • 6 Years
                        1 month, 18 days ago

                        2FT.
                        Priority sell?
                        A) Sememyo
                        B) Mateta
                        C) Mbuemo
                        D) Rice (doubtful)

                        Priority buys:
                        1) Foden
                        2) Thiago
                        3) Wolt
                        4) Bruno G
                        5) Bruno F

                        1. Bucket Man
                          • 7 Years
                          1 month, 18 days ago

                          BD
                          13

                        2. Dynamic Duos
                          • 12 Years
                          1 month, 18 days ago

                          BD 13

                      • Nightcrawler
                        • 6 Years
                        1 month, 18 days ago

                        Have Raya in goal

                        Who would U start?

                        A) Timber (nailed to start but probably CB, tough game)

                        B) O'Reilly (not nailed but easier game and more attacking)

                        1. Dynamic Duos
                          • 12 Years
                          1 month, 18 days ago

                          B

                      • Visionaries
                        • 9 Years
                        1 month, 18 days ago

                        TC vs

                        A Sunderland
                        B West Ham

                        1. Dynamic Duos
                          • 12 Years
                          1 month, 18 days ago

                          B

                        2. Weasel Boy
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • 13 Years
                          1 month, 18 days ago

                          B

                        3. Bobby Digital
                          • 8 Years
                          1 month, 18 days ago

                          B

                        4. DARE TO BISCAN
                          • 7 Years
                          1 month, 18 days ago

                          Easy B

                      • bitm2007
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 11 Years
                        1 month, 18 days ago

                        World Cup draws are always drawn out affairs in more ways than one, but this one has taken it to a different level. Get on with it.

                        1. Bolivian Seaman
                          • 15 Years
                          1 month, 18 days ago

                          3 names in 15 minutes, not bad. Just another 45 left....

                        2. Miguel Sanchez
                          • 9 Years
                          1 month, 18 days ago

                          It defies all sanity

                          Rio Ferdinand acting!

                        3. BUZZBOMB ♡
                          • 11 Years
                          1 month, 18 days ago

                          Its a pile of steaming dog poo. I think Id rather fire Ceefax or Oracle up when its all done.

                      • g40steve
                        • 7 Years
                        1 month, 18 days ago

                        Use FT on keeper, mid or fwd or play FH, FH could be fruity?

                        Rambo

                        Mateta > Wolte

                        Caicedo > Chuck, Andersen

                        Petrovic
                        Timber Guehi O’Reilly Chalobah
                        Saka Mbeumo Foden Semenyo
                        Haaland Thiago Mateta

                        Dubravka ???? Senesi #Caicedo

                        1. Gooner Kebab
                          • 13 Years
                          1 month, 18 days ago

                          You could roll this imo

                      • Gooner Kebab
                        • 13 Years
                        1 month, 18 days ago

                        Lookng for a similarly priced defender to replace VanDeVen at 4.6

                        a) Neco
                        b) Andersen
                        c) BRI def (vanhecke, decupyer, dunk)
                        d) someone else?

                        1. DARE TO BISCAN
                          • 7 Years
                          1 month, 18 days ago

                          JPVH most fun. Andersen most sensible.