Scout Picks
4 September 2026 393 comments
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The Scout Picks return ahead of Gameweek 3 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL).

This is a Free Hit in all but name, with the focus solely on the upcoming Gameweek. Selections made in the Scout Squad are a big factor when it comes to deciding who made the final cut.

As ever, certain restrictions limit us:

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

GAMEWEEK 3 SCOUT PICKS

GOALKEEPER

FPL pre-season: Kelleher + Schade injury updates, Henry starts

Using our ‘Rate My Team’ projections, Brentford are the weekend’s second favourites for a clean sheet. Keith Andrews’ side are at home to Sunderland.

Not only did the Bees win last year’s equivalent meeting 3-0, but one of Caoimhin Kelleher‘s (£5.0m) three penalty saves came from Enzo Le Fee (£5.9m). Although we shouldn’t expect another dismal ‘Panenka’ attempt!

Kelleher is also part of a backline that has conceded the joint-second fewest box shots (10) so far.

DEFENDERS

FPL notes: De Cuyper + Hinshelwood hauls, Villa injury latest

 

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FPL Marc Broadcaster, writer and overthinker. Hoping that ‘differential potential’ will catch on.

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  1. Flynny
    1 month, 16 days ago

    Hi...who to start?

    A...Egan v hull

    B...maguire at everton

    I already have double united attack so if united do badly my team is compromised. Egan is a defcon machine it seems....Thanks

    1. Cojones of Destiny
      1 month, 16 days ago

      A

    2. David Parkinson
      1 month, 16 days ago

      You give Maguire one more game and stick Egan at 1st bench.

    3. Dynamic Duos
      1 month, 16 days ago

      Egan v Hull doesn't seem right

      1. Flynny
        1 month, 16 days ago

        Egan v villa!

    4. Under my Cucurella
      1 month, 16 days ago

      B

  2. Cojones of Destiny
    1 month, 16 days ago

    start
    a. Tzolis
    b. Slater

    1. BR510
      1 month, 16 days ago

      A

    2. Utopsis
      1 month, 16 days ago

      A, without a shadow of a doubt

  3. BR510
    1 month, 16 days ago

    Play Egan or Dedic

    1. Cojones of Destiny
      1 month, 16 days ago

      Dedic

  4. HD7
    1 month, 16 days ago

    Playing the TC chip this GW or wait for GW7 vs Ipswich?

    1. Cojones of Destiny
      1 month, 16 days ago

      u decide

  5. BR510
    1 month, 16 days ago

    Bottomed
    1. Hall - blocks Rogers but saves FT and considerably bettr than Dedic
    2. Dedic - allows Rogers, saves 0.5

    1. Cojones of Destiny
      1 month, 16 days ago

      2

    2. Big Hands Barry
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 month, 16 days ago

      If you've already got Palmer then Hall for set and forget. Dedic isn't considerable worse than hall but without Palmer I'd get rogers next week.

      1. BR510
        1 month, 16 days ago

        Got Palmer and Pedro... So Hall then?

  6. cruzex
    1 month, 16 days ago

    Porrro oop can be gold!

    1. OverTinker
      1 month, 16 days ago

      When will he start?

      1. ebb2sparky
        1 month, 16 days ago

        He should've scored against newcastle last week. If he had then I think spurs would've won that game and newcastle assets wouldnt be so popular this week. Fine margins.

  7. Sid07
    1 month, 16 days ago

    Rondon + mbuemo to de cupyer + cherki ( for 2ft)
    1) yes
    2) no

    1. Bobby Digital
      1 month, 16 days ago

      No for me. Only get rid of Rodon and roll the other transfer

    2. Cojones of Destiny
      1 month, 16 days ago

      Y

    3. Utopsis
      1 month, 16 days ago

      I've done very similar (Van Hecke instead of Rodon), so it's a yes from me

  8. Jafooli
    1 month, 16 days ago

    Play Hume (bre) or Shaw (eve)?

    1. Dynamic Duos
      1 month, 16 days ago

      No fts?

      1. Jafooli
        1 month, 16 days ago

        Already used

    2. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 month, 16 days ago

      Same pair here. Hume is "OOP" but stats dont really look like that. I guess I will play Shaw since Utd might have slightly better CS chance against Barryrton.

      1. Jafooli
        1 month, 16 days ago

        Yeah kinda agree reluctantly…

    3. Under my Cucurella
      1 month, 16 days ago

      Shaw

    4. Jafooli
      1 month, 16 days ago

      Cheers all…

    5. Utopsis
      1 month, 16 days ago

      Shaw - I'm playing Maguire over Hume too

  9. BR510
    1 month, 16 days ago

    gtg?
    Verbruggen
    Calafiori De Cuyper Egan
    Bruno Palmer Sangare Foden
    Haaland C Pedro Wissa
    Lecomte Dedic Yalcouye Konsa

  10. HellasLEAF
    1 month, 16 days ago

    Anyone fancy McBurnie as a cheaper diff? Pen taker, and can score..

    1. Utopsis
      1 month, 16 days ago

      Why not

  11. TheSeagull
    1 month, 16 days ago

    Foden or Cherki?

    1. Dynamic Duos
      1 month, 16 days ago

      Foden

    2. HellasLEAF
      1 month, 16 days ago

      Cherki

    3. Utopsis
      1 month, 16 days ago

      For how many weeks?

  12. supercolso
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 month, 16 days ago

    Who would you play?
    A) Evanillson away to Newcastle
    B) Pedro away to Arsenal.

    1. Cojones of Destiny
      1 month, 16 days ago

      A

    2. Dynamic Duos
      1 month, 16 days ago

      B

    3. Under my Cucurella
      1 month, 16 days ago

      B

    4. Utopsis
      1 month, 16 days ago

      B

  13. Cojones of Destiny
    1 month, 16 days ago

    what’s ur top 5 players in on WC (apart from Haaland) once this gw starts ?

    1. Dynamic Duos
      1 month, 16 days ago

      Pedro, Palmer, Rogers, MGW

    2. BR510
      1 month, 16 days ago

      From GW4 - Palmer Pedro Calafiori Konsa and Dedic/Hall/Wissa

    3. Fiasco da Gama
      1 month, 16 days ago

      Palmer
      Pedro
      Gabriel
      Raya
      Szoboszlai

  14. PogChamp
    1 month, 16 days ago

    Man City triple-up?? I’ve only got Haaland.

    1. Utopsis
      1 month, 16 days ago

      Yes, with the mighty Ndiaye!

  15. Harrow Andromedes
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 month, 16 days ago

    For this GW only who would you pick?

    A) Oreilly and Gibbs white
    B) N.williams and Semenyo
    C) N.williams and foden

    On Free hit already hav cherki and haaland

    1. Dynamic Duos
      1 month, 16 days ago

      A

    2. Bggz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 month, 16 days ago

      A

  16. Bggz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 month, 16 days ago

    FH has come down to this :
    Bruno & Wissa or Saka & Isak?
    Gros or Sangare?

    1. Dynamic Duos
      1 month, 16 days ago

      SIS

  17. HD7
    1 month, 16 days ago

    2FTs

    Mbeumo Tzolis to Cherki Grob/Elanga?

    Verbruggen

    Calafiori Gvardiol Maguire
    Szobo Bruno F Mbeumo Tzolis
    Haaland J Pedro DCL

    Kinsky Slater Diop Van Ewijk

    1. Bggz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 month, 16 days ago

      Roll

  18. The-Red-1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 month, 16 days ago

    Pick 2 to bench this week... currently on Egan and Dedic

    Konsa Ajer Egan Dedic Palmer Pedro

    1. Dynamic Duos
      1 month, 16 days ago

      Konsa Egan

    2. Under my Cucurella
      1 month, 16 days ago

      Konsa and Egan probably for me

    3. Utopsis
      1 month, 16 days ago

      Agree with the above

  19. Under my Cucurella
    1 month, 16 days ago

    Thoughts appreciated. Leaning towards A to save a FT, Dedic better fixtures on the horizon than Ajer, but does he lose his spot soon and is Ajer a better choice because of Defcon? Or should I be going B, C or D over A?

    A: Rodon > Dedic/Ajer
    B: Tzolis Rodon > Foden Egan
    C: Tzolis Kinsky > Foden Dubravka
    D: Tzolis Rodon > Sangare Hall

    Verb
    Calafiori Maguire Hume
    Bruno Mbuemo Szobo Gomez
    Haaland JP DCL

    Kinsky Tzolis Davis Rodon

    2FT

    1. Bggz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 month, 16 days ago

      B

      1. Under my Cucurella
        1 month, 16 days ago

        Thanks Bggz, what are you thoughts on Foden beyond this gameweek? Looking ahead to next week if I make this move, then I only have 1 FT next GW and only 1 Chelsea and 3 defenders with poor fixtures. Would it lead me into needing to WC. I'd prefer to hold out for GW6 if possible

        1. Bggz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          1 month, 15 days ago

          City are a wait n see now they’ve bought so many players.

    2. Bobby Digital
      1 month, 16 days ago

      I did D:

      1. Bobby Digital
        1 month, 16 days ago

        but I also have Semenyo, so didn't feel like I needed to add another City midfielder

        1. Under my Cucurella
          1 month, 16 days ago

          Thanks BD, I also do like the look of D. It fixes defence, which I think is the team's biggest problem with Hall as a good long term option and Sangare seems a good option going forward as well (although has some tough fixtures). I agree though, my biggest FOMO is having no City mid this week. However beyond this week I think City mids are a potential minefield. Semenyo feels safer in his position so you're setup nicely. But I don't want to lose Mbuemo this week as I fancy him to do well against Everton. With my lack of City mids, does B or C become a better option for my team than D or A in your opinion?

          1. Bobby Digital
            1 month, 16 days ago

            I like B. Because you can then maybe bench Hume and play Egan vs. Villa.

          2. Bobby Digital
            1 month, 16 days ago

            I would've probably done B, had I not already had two fodder defenders. You only have one in Davis, so not the end of the world to add another one

            1. Under my Cucurella
              1 month, 16 days ago

              Thanks, looks like B the most recommended choice. My only concern is having 1FT next week only 1 Chelsea attacker and 3 defenders with poor fixtures and then Foden potentially becoming a rotation issue. Ideally I'd like to save WC for GW6, but I could potentially FH in that week as I do have that chip available and will likely TC on Haaland this week. Egan could be a better choice than Hume this week, but I also see a bit of a reversal of fortunes potentially happening in that Villa Hull fixture, with Villa bouncing back and scoring a few past them and Hull regressing to expectations, which could counter his DC upside

              1. Under my Cucurella
                1 month, 16 days ago

                Also I like Gomez for this week and next so don't mind playing him

  20. Harrow Andromedes
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 month, 16 days ago

    Saka and isak!

    1. Harrow Andromedes
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 month, 16 days ago

      Reply fail to bbgz

  21. Shaw must go on
    1 month, 16 days ago

    Which one I should bench this week??
    A-J.Pedro
    B- tzolis
    C- DCL

    At the moment I'm benching Pedro because I'm starting Palmer...
    But conflicted now as all the "pros" saying that tzolis will most likely be benched...
    Thanks

    1. Harrow Andromedes
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 month, 16 days ago

      B

      1. Cojones of Destiny
        1 month, 16 days ago

        B

  22. Pringle
    1 month, 16 days ago

    What are your thoughts on just to roll on with Tzolis? No City midfielder, no Gross/Gomez but 3 nice transfer next week and more flexibilty? Tzolis out now more or less forces me to wildcard next week

    1. Bggz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 month, 16 days ago

      Roll

    2. Eastman
      1 month, 16 days ago

      I’m playing Tzolis and probably rolling with only Haaland. Missing out on just one more City mid won’t hopefully be too painful! 3 transfers next week important

    3. Brosstan
      1 month, 16 days ago

      If that's the scenario id hold although I hate Tzolis

    4. ebb2sparky
      1 month, 16 days ago

      Why does it force you to wildcard next week? Is it because you don't have Palmer and it will take multiple transfers to get him? If so then im in a similar boat although im not discounting going without palmer and just having Pedro and rogers without taking any hits.

    5. Utopsis
      1 month, 16 days ago

      Roll.

      The Tzolis overreaction is ridiculous after a bad 45mins of football. Surprised the same people weren't expecting Haaland or Bruno to be benched after their dreadful GW1s.

  23. Jstap94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 month, 16 days ago

    FH
    Tzolakis
    Gvardiol, Collins, De Cuyper
    Semenyo, Wirtz, Schade, MGW
    Haaland, Isak, Thiago

    Lowest possible bench and 0.9 ITB

    1. Bggz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 month, 16 days ago

      I’m anti wirtz

  24. hazza44
    1 month, 16 days ago

    Hi all,
    Any feedback on this WC team appreciated.
    Plan on doing Cherki to Palmer next week. Was tempted in going Wirtz over Szob but decided to play it safe.

    Raya
    Cala Hall De Cuper
    MGW Foden Cherki Szob Sangare
    Haaland Wissa
    (Dubravka JPedro Konsa Egan 2FT £1.9)

  25. Letsgo!
    1 month, 16 days ago

    This week will ben white still start?

    1. Utopsis
      1 month, 16 days ago

      Should do

  26. Cojones of Destiny
    1 month, 16 days ago

    play
    a. Thomas vs Mc

  27. Cojones of Destiny
    1 month, 16 days ago

    Play
    a. Thomas vs Mci
    b. Dior vs LIV

  28. primal33
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 month, 16 days ago

    Not sure I need to make any changes but feel pressured to:

    Verbruggen
    Maguire Calafiori Muharemovic
    Bruno Le Fee Mbeumo Tzolis
    DCL Haaland(TC) Pedro

    Kinsky van Ewijk Hume Ampadu

    Not massive sold on my defence or midfield tbh. Any suggestions? 2FT

  29. Ronnies
    1 month, 16 days ago

    Best option?

    A) Play J. Pedro
    B) Tzolis to Anderson & bench JP.

    Cheers.

    1. Bobby Digital
      1 month, 16 days ago

      A

    2. Utopsis
      1 month, 16 days ago

      A

  30. Gandalf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 month, 16 days ago

    I'm losing my mind with all the different options.. which sounds best?

    A. Cherki/ Foden in, and FH GW4 to get Palmer (C)

    B. Go without Cherki/Foden, and Palmer (C) in next week via transfers

    C. Cherki/Foden in, and go without Palmer next week.

    Planning to keep hold of WC until GW6 or beyond.

    1. Utopsis
      1 month, 16 days ago

      C if you can get Rogers instead, otherwise B