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Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic The Chelsea Blues A defeat by Crystal Palace then letting a lead against Roma slip does not bode well for Chelsea's prospects. This is annoying as it com…

Press Conferences 9.00 Brighton 13.00 Leicester, Crystal Palace, Swansea 13.15 Burnley 13.30 Watford, West Ham 14.00 Southampton

Apologies for repost - bottomed in last article. Real Madrid vs Spurs from a fantasy football perspective. I thought i'd write a short report for the benefit of those who didn't watch the game. F…

With the release of expected goals (xG) into the Members Area, I thought I’d try and make a case for its usefulness, by looking at a previous situation where xG data would have come in handy for …

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Balance and flexibility We didn’t have time on last night’s Scoutcst to answer Rossonero’s question about the importance of balance and flexibility …

GW9 DS Stats and Clean Sheet Odds Last week the Doosra Stats highlighted three fixtures week with Tottenham 620DS (1-0), Man City 481DS (7-2) and Chelsea 474DS (lost 2-1). http://www.fantasyfootb…

So I guess all those kids who said that Alonso was a '7m midfielder' in the early weeks have been put to rest now. 😎 Hope you learnt the difference between a mid and a wingback.

Think Kane has to go for the next 4 games, Liverpool H Man Utd A Crystal Palace H Arsenal A To be honest West Brom at Wembley after that doesn't look great either, Pulis and his rugby team are mo…

This week saw the Midfielders come back in force. Anyone thinking of resorting to a 4/5 man midfield?

Live Scoutcast tonight - 9:30pm Leave your questions for the team here

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Rough with the Smooth - Gameweek 8 Let's hear your tales of woe and joy here.

Expected Goal and Assists Tables - just set up a couple of these with the new data now live. Players - http://members.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/public-stats-tables/view/21741/ Teams - http://me…

Scout Pick Community Champion Lottery – Gameweek 9 Once again we are on the look out for a champion to represent the community to take on the Scout Picks and win the chance of a prize. If you …

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Early captaincy thoughts This looks like being one of the trickiest weeks for the captaincy. Those with Lukaku face an on paper easy choice - but are they …

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Lessons learned from Gameweek 8 so far Here’s three to get the discussion started The Kane Wembley Hoo-Doo Looks Real. There is debate about the reason…

Goals vs Premier League ‘big six’ since start of 2014/15 season. Aguero: 20 goals, 28 apps Vardy: 19 goals, 37 apps Kane: 14 goals, 27 apps Lukaku: 5 goals, 36 apps (Credit: James Sharpe on t…

Bottomed I see quite a few people getting rid of Kane now. I believe Kane could easily haul next week. I don't think the problem is just Wembley, it's who Spurs have faced at Wembley. All the tea…

Harry Kane The grand total of 8 points from 4 home games (3 of those games were against Burnely, Swansea & Bournemouth) This Wembley thing really is a worry, can't see me captaining him for a whi…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Who are you captaining this Gameweek and why?

What formation are you playing this weekend and are you using a wildcard?

SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 8 Apologies for the past two gameweeks being missed, but we're back now! GW5 results: http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/16700450 ****** WHAT IS IT? **…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Who will be Gameweek 8's best differential (either by ownership or just being overlooked) and why ?

Today's press conferences 8:30 - Stoke 9:00 - Bournemouth 11:30 - Crystal Palace 12:30 - Tottenham 13:00 - Liverpool, Everton, Brighton 13:15 - Chelsea 13:30 - Man City, Man Utd, Newcastle, So…

Man Utd have terrible fixtures coming liv hud TOT che Even the easier match is away from home I suspect many of us have UTD defensive assets. Are you keeping or selling?

Been on the fence with how to use my transfers this week, so just been having a look at the City players. Is Jesus at 10.5m too expensive for a player you won't captain? Comparing Jesus's stats w…

Sergio Aguero "I still do not know if I am going to play on Saturday. Today I trained normally, but without the group. Tomorrow I will get into the group to see how I feel, but at training it's no…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Forward line ups What is your strategy regarding forwards - given doubts on a return date for two big guns - Morata and Aguero? Is three heavyweight strik…

Today's press conferences 8:45 - Arsenal 9:00 - West Brom 13:00 - Leicester, Huddersfield, Swansea 13:15 - Burnley 13:30 - Watford 14:00 - West Ham

Beat the KneeJerkers XI, results for GW7 and squad for GW8 GW7 continued with the theme of the season: “The curse of the most-tranferred-in player”. This time, it was Morata’s turn to ‘re…

Those thinking about Bringing Hazard in, I'm just going to chuck these stats out there for you... Hazard Away Form 2016/2017:Minutes played - 1430, Assists 2, Goals 4: Goal or assist every 238 m…

I've been trying to find out just how significant Baseline BPS is for Forwards picking up bonus points when they score or assist, and the short answer is - not very! For example, Marcus Rashford h…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Eden Hazard Eden Hazard is looking back to his best. He faces the Premier League's worst team this weekend, ahead of an excellent run for Chelsea. On penal…

Anyone remember the old skool FPL. I've been playing this game since 2002 and just reminded me of some of the golden moments Rules https://web.archive.org/web/20030605054704/http://fantasy.premi…

For those on wildcard, what big decisions are you still trying to figure out?

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Live Scoutcast tonight - 9:30pm Leave your questions for the team here

Community writer of the month – September Its time again to vote for your favourite community writer of the month. To vote all you have to do is email the name of your favourite writer of Sept…

Scout Pick Community Champion Lottery – Gameweek 8 Once again we are on the look out for a champion to represent the community to take on the Scout Picks and win the chance of a prize. If you …

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Rate My Wildcard Team With many wildcarding this week I thought I'd create a hot topic for those who are wielding this chip to ask for advice and also giv…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Rise like a salmon, sting like a bee This fishy mixed metaphor is for a hot topic about those players who are looking the best prospects for headed goals. …

I've been thinking about the ultimate template team filled with all those juicy options available to Wildcarders. Obviously we simply can't have them all...the team below would set you back c.£1…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Baseline bonus XI A little while on the Scoutcast I showcased a baseline bonus squad – made up of those who are excelling in FPL’s BPS system – when …

Chelsea and City fixtures all the way up until gw27 February break: Chelsea play only 3 of the rest of 'the top 6' in their next 20 games, 2 of them in the next 6 then just once in the next 14 C…

Who do we think this season’s overall top scorer will be? I fancied Pogba pre injury, but smart money would be Kane...Not many strikers have won it over the years.. 2008 Ronaldo 244 Mid 2009 Lamp…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Coutinho versus Salah Mohamed Salah has been a revelation at Liverpool firing off four goals and racking up two assists n just seven games. He’s an und…

Fantasy Football Scout - daily hot topic How do you select a striker? Aside from the obvious criteria - of scoring goals. What else do you look for in a striker. Are you a fan of underlying st…

A lot of the top players, probably including you, aren’t where you want to be in terms of Overrall Rank. Players like Mark Sutherns and a lot of other top players aren’t where they would want t…

With so many wildcards active I’m going to share some of my current thoughts with you… I guess a lot of you have to make some similar decisions. There have been a lot of managers who already s…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Budget enablers This applies to those on a wildcard and those simply looking to downgrade a player to free up funds. Who are the best budget enablers out…

GW8 DS Stats and Clean Sheet Odds Well what a rollercoaster week that was with all the various injury news! Last week the Doosra Stat highlighted the fixtures of Everton 458DS (0-1), Spurs 420DS …