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6 May 2016 1996 comments
Tom Fenley Tom Fenley
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It’s the penultimate Gameweek of the season and FantasyBet have a whole range of contests to entertain us over the weekend and beyond, with 18 guaranteed pots on offer over the four days of Premier League football.

This week’s freerolls cover all 14 fixtures and therefore allow double Gameweek teams to be built from scratch. I’ve gone all in with 11 double players in the freeroll team below, while it’s the last chance to win tickets for FantasyBet’s largest ever pot – the Grand Finale Mania provides no less than 10 places for winning participants in the £5,000 Gameweek 38 contest.

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Check out this daily and weekly fantasy football guide to see how the game works.

MY TEAM

David De Gea (5.5m)
Patrick Van Aanholt (4.5m)
Alberto Moreno (5m)
Aaron Cresswell (5.5m)
Nathan Redmond (5m)
Mark Noble (5.5m)
Dimitri Payet (7.5m)
Eden Hazard (10.5m)
Jermaine Defoe (5m)
Anthony Martial (7.5m)
Daniel Sturridge (10m)

KEY PICKS

David De Gea – While the Spaniard may face two away trips, United’s recent run of four clean sheets in six suggests he could bring in the points. Certainly, a shutout against a Norwich side without a goal in three looks likely, whilst De Gea – who has averaged over three saves per away match over the last six – can expected to be kept busy for the midweek trip to West Ham.

Patrick Van Aanholt – With five goals to his name already, the left-back’s attacking forays puts him at the forefront of our double Gameweek thinking. With their survival on the line, a recent upturn in resilience has earned Sunderland three shut-outs in the last five ahead of vital home clashes with Chelsea and Everton.

Dimitri Payet The Frenchman’s consistency makes him a certainty in our squad for the matches with Swansea and United. Payet has returned points in seven of his last ten outings now and remains at the heart of a thriving Hammers attack ahead of Upton Park head-to-head with Swansea and United.

Anthony Martial Last week’s strike against Leicester was the Frenchman’s fifth in ten appearances across all competitions. Martial has picked up maximum bonus points in four of the last five times he’s netted in the league and should find plenty of space for his effective runs behind the lines away to Norwich and West Ham’s unconvincing rearguards.

LAST WEEK

There’s not much to mention from last week’s efforts. My main captain pick, Alexis Sanchez, failed to produce anything other than a clean sheet point, as my teams languished outside of the money places.

Tello earned top spot in the Grand Weekend by a ten-point margin – Karl Darlow (15 points), Dusan Tadic (11) and captain Troy Deeney’s 26-point hauls making up over half of his 97-point total.

THIS WEEK’S GAME PICKS

As always the best place to start if you’re new to FantasyBet are the freerolls.

There is a £50 pot available for this Gameweek in both the standard and Flash mode – they both cover all of the matches in Gameweek 37.

The Grand Weekend is £11 to enter for a chance to win part of the £1000 guaranteed prize money.

In the run-up to the Grand Finale in Gameweek 38, which has a £5,000 pot on offer – it’s possible to enter a qualifier this week for a £5.50 stake to win one of ten entry tickets usually worth £33.

THIS WEEK’S STAKE

I’m entering The Grand Weekend, the Grand Finale Qualifier, the freerolls, the Double-up Contest and entering a team into the FFScout Picks League for a total outlay of £17.70. I may also enter some of the contests after the weekend such as the Mid-week Double-up.

In addition, I’ll be going up against King Ozil, the Community champion in this week’s Scout Picks.

He will be taking me on in a specially set up head to head game for a chance to win free entry into a £500 Guaranteed ‘Big Weekly’ game worth £22.

Also the eligible Community Champion who beats the Scout Picks by the highest margin every month will win a free entry into the £600 guaranteed ‘Boss’ game worth £55.

FFSCOUT PICKS LEAGUE

Galdgeholt topped the FFScout league for a second week running, beating last week’s score with 93 points. Sadio Mane’s hat-trick exploits bought in a huge 19 points while Dusan Tadic (11 points) and Kelechi Iheanacho (13 points) were the other stand out picks.

Once again, FantasyBet have provided a £100 pot for the FFScout Picks League, with a £1.10 stake for entry – it is now possible to enter two teams into this contest. I will enter our Scout Picks as closely as possible, given a 15-man squad is required with the 100m budget and a captain also needs to be selected.

Feel free to go up against them this week and pick your own squad on FantasyBet.

  1. rjcv177
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Good enough to win ML??

    Ddg
    Smalling cresswel moreno
    Haz payet (3c) mahrez townsend
    Sturridge Carroll deeney

    Schmeichel Sanchez Bellerin Morgan

    1. Individual
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Depends on the gap but it's very strong 🙂

  2. HurriKane
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Have a bench of Ozil Bellerin Simpson and Hennesey

    Is it better to play BB this week or Last day ? All my starting XI this week has good fixtures in gw38 as well

    1. Individual
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Depends if you have TC too...
      If yes, TC this week.
      If no, always bench boost on DGW.

      1. HurriKane
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        nope BB is my last chip left

    2. Larry Legend
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      This week. Ozil Bel and Simpson will all play. Leave it until next week and who knows what jiggery pokery will take place with rotation!

      1. HurriKane
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        yeah thats my concern too.

        like of arsenal and leicester rotation would not be ideal then

  3. Barnsley FC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Martial to Carroll for -4? Additional incentive is that it'll let me triple captain Carroll (currently triple captaining Haz)

    1. Individual
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Hmm tough... dk. Bit of a coin flip but Carroll is a monster vs. Swansea who have their key centre back and key midfielder out. Could pay dividends...

      I'd do it. Just about.

      1. Barnsley FC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Exactly my thinking. Swansea are on the beach even without their players being rested, and without Williams they're going to concede for sure.

        1. Individual
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 9 months ago

          I ditched Kane for Carroll because of that exact train of thought...

          Watch it blow up in my face now 🙂

  4. Larry Legend
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    DDG
    Smalling, PVA, Simpson
    Payet, Hazard, Milner, Mahrez
    Defoe, Kane, (TC)arroll

    Ken Barlow, Sanchez, Koscielny, Gabriel

    Bring it on, and good luck all!

    1. Individual
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Nice!!

  5. Individual
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    First -8 of the year! Gives me this:

    Robles*
    PvA* Toby Bellerin
    Townsend Hazard* Payet(TC)* Lanzini*
    Carroll* Deeney* Trollaku*

    3 transfers:
    Kane -> Carroll
    Coutinho --> Hazard
    Alli --> Payet

    Need reassurance I haven't gone mad! It's such a stupid team in any other context... but am I good to go for DGW now? 🙂

    1. Larry Legend
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Oh yes sir

      1. Individual
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Cheers Larry - have a 17 point lead in my ML now (was 25 but obviously I've taken the hit)... hopefully this'll be enough to see me through

    2. Gazza2000
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Good moves imo

      1. Individual
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Cheers Gazza! How's your squad looking?

    3. Barnsley FC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Definitely worth the -8

      1. Individual
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Cheers Roonatic!!

    4. merin
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Looks good!

      1. Individual
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Thanks dude.

  6. Winston.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    A. Lloris and KDB to DDG and Hazard/Fabregas -4
    B. Lennon and KDB to Willian and Fabregas-4
    C. KDB to Hazard FT
    Thanks.

    1. Individual
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      C

      1. Winston.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Hazard or Fabregas?

        1. Individual
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 9 months ago

          Hazard. Explosive upside 😉

          1. Winston.
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 9 months ago

            Minutes...?

            1. Individual
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 9 months ago

              Fab will play the whole time but will assist

              Hazard may not play the whole time but could easily get you ~15-20points per game if he does play

              High stakes punt!

              1. Winston.
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 12 Years
                9 years, 9 months ago

                Thanks

  7. Gazza2000
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Getting Smalling in but for who ?

    A) Simpson and next week Coutinho -> Mane
    Or
    B) Gabriel and next week Coutinho -> Ozil

    1. Individual
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      A

    2. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      I like B as I also will get ze german for Villa

    3. Larry Legend
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      A, Gabs a great option next week. Ideally would prefer someone else though if you need to play Simpson this week too.

    4. rivercityransom
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      a

    5. Gazza2000
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Cheers guys

  8. Costa's Counsellor
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Robles
    PVA Bellerin Simpson
    Payet Hazard(TC) Lanzini Townsend
    Kane Kun Carroll

    (Mingolet, Sanchez, Gabriel, Darmian,)

    -8

    Should I start Sanchez over Kane?

    1. Individual
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      I'd play Kane and Kun out of that lot, dude.

  9. Sz21
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Best midfielder for less than 10.7 mill to go along with these?
    Payet, Coutinho, Fabregas, Sanchez, _________

    Thinking Pedro?
    Can't be WHU.. and main rival who I am catching has Hazard..

    1. Individual
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Maybe Pedro, but his minutes are severely under threat from a renaissant Hazard.

      Perhaps Willian?

    2. Winston.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Willian?

    3. George Agdgdgwngo
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      william

  10. chisypasta
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Mignolet* (Darlow)
    Bellerin, Fuchs, Lovren*, Gabriel, Simpson
    Sanchez, Mahrez, Coutinho*, Lanzini*, King
    Aguero, Kane, Defoe*

    3.1 ITB, 1FT & TC left to play

    I want to get Payet and Cresswell in this week - happy to take the 4 point hit.
    I'm thinking:
    Coutinho --> Payet
    Gabriel ---> Cresswell

    Which two defenders do I bench?

    1. Individual
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      I'd take out Simpson/Fuchs for Cresswell mate; Gabby has Villa in GW38 and Mert is out for the season now.

      I'd bench Gabby (if you keep) and whichever Lei def you keep if you follow my advice.

      1. chisypasta
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        That's not a bad idea, thanks!!

        1. Individual
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 9 months ago

          No worries man, good luck!

  11. Back on the horse
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Got one ft. What should I do about firmino? Risk 90 mins and be happy that he is in form or ship for Fabregas?

    1. Simon Says...
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Are you chasing or not in your ML?

      1. Back on the horse
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Leading by a slim margin. About 10

    2. Sylas
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      I would keep him if I had him.

  12. Simon Says...
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Triple captainers - who you going for?

    1. Hooky
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Sanchez (GW34)

      1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        This!

    2. Individual
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Payet. Safe choice.

      If I was chasing it'd be on Big Andy.

      1. Simon Says...
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        My pick then.

    3. Team Zissou
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Carroll

  13. nikush
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    How safe is Sturridge?
    Is Sturridge -> Martial (-4) ok?

    Or take SGW play risk with Sturridge?
    Suggestions plz.

    1. Hooky
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      I'd keep Sturridge

    2. L S P
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      both sturridge and martial are huge rotation risks.

      there's plenty of suspects expected to play 2 games floating around these halls...

    3. Individual
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Suspect this will be a week of rotation and disappointment in any case. Martial is more nailed.

      What about a risk on Rooney? lol

    4. nikush
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Risk with Rashford will be safer I guess..

  14. gaz1185
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Here's my current squad:

    DDG / Lloris
    Moreno / Bellerin / Cresswell / TFM / Simpson
    Iwobi / Sanchez / Milner / Payet / Nasri
    Sturridge / Kane / Rashford

    I've currently have both TC & BB to play over the last two gameweeks. I'm thinking 3 transfers and potentially TC this GW, and playing the BB in the final GW.

    Any suggestions on transfers? Hazard, Defoe / Carroll seem the stand outs.

    1. Individual
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Hmm dk what you have in the bank but I'd say

      Kane --> Carroll
      Nasri --> Haz

      ?

      1. gaz1185
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        6.7 itb. Should of mentioned that.

        I was looking at Iwobi & Kane to them two actually.

  15. dub75670
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Is Cou out for a -4 a good idea? I already have Payet and Lanzini, can't afford Haz.

    1. rivercityransom
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      the other options are not worth a hit

  16. Buck The Trent
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Who to sell for Carroll (-4) ?
    A Kane
    B Lukaku
    C No hits

    Who to sell for Hazard (-4) ?
    A Lanzini
    B Coutinho
    C No hits

    1. Gazza2000
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      AB

    2. Costa's Counsellor
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      C
      B

    3. Individual
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      I've done AB this week and feel good about it.

  17. sk018
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Triple captain
    A) Payet (SWA/MUN)
    B) Sanches (ASV) (BB 37 -> Ozil instead of Simpson)

    1. Gazza2000
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      A

    2. Individual
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      A. Always the DGW player - 2 bites at the cherry = double the points potential!

  18. The Red Devil
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Carroll cresswell payet best trio for West Ham? Over the likes of noble & lanzini?

    1. Gazza2000
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      yes imo

    2. L S P
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      yes

    3. elkunaguero
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      on paper, yes

    4. rivercityransom
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      correct

    5. Simon Says...
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      That's what I've got. So no.

    6. TheTinman
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      I would say they are the go to 3. Spreads the points. Means you can get a haul with a 1-0 win rather than requiring at least 2 goals to get points from every player. Think that applies to fantasy in general

  19. SantiClaus
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    TC

    Payet
    Costa
    Defoe
    Sanchez (38)

    X

    1. rivercityransom
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      not sanchez, he might get rested against villa

  20. rivercityransom
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    play kun or sanchez?

    1. Gazza2000
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Kun

      1. rivercityransom
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        thanks! what's your reasoning?

        1. Gazza2000
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 9 months ago

          Think he will outscore him this GW

    2. Winston.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Kun

  21. Beautiful Game
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Do you think

    A) Defoe will score 4 points more in the next 3 than Deeney?

    B) Lukaku will score 4 more than Aguero till gw 38?

    C) Carroll will score 4 more than Kane till gw38?

    1. Gazza2000
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      C

      1. Peter Russo
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        its not choose the correct answer loool

    2. rivercityransom
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      yes, no, yes

    3. Peter Russo
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      yes
      no
      yes

  22. breadhead28
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    ...who for TC this week?

    A) Carroll
    B) Payet
    C) Costa

    or wait for...

    D) Sanchez (gw38 at Villa)

    1. Winston.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      A or B...

  23. Winston.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Bench...
    A. Lennon
    B. Sturridge
    Thanks.

    1. Lyonnais
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      A

  24. Captain Vantastic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Start Coutinho or Sanchez?

  25. Pasqualinho
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    I'm going to the shop. Anyone want an ice-cream?

    1. Larry Legend
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Twister please

    2. GS456
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      ill have a Fab

  26. George Agdgdgwngo
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Do i take a 4 point hit to improve this?

    DDG* (Darlow)
    Bellerin, Simpson, PVA*, (Gabriel, Delany)
    Sanchez, Hazard*, Payet*, Lennon*, (Alli)
    Aguero, Kane, Carroll*

    Got 1.3m in the bank

  27. ViperStripes
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Bellerin > PVA for -4? (Keeping Gabriel)

    1. rivercityransom
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      not worth it with villa gw38

    2. Winston.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      No

  28. Lyonnais
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Sakho, Simpson, Coutinho, Kane ---> Cresswell, PVA, Hazard, Carroll (-12)

    Would you do it? Or is this DGW madness?

    1. George Agdgdgwngo
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      12 point hit is too much

      1. Lyonnais
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        yep, probably 🙂
        I'm 30 points of the top1k, not sure if I should risk it.

    2. Peter Russo
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      just do 3 leave simpson

  29. merin
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Simpson -> Cresswell, Mignolet -> DDG, Lanzini -> Noble, Coutinho -> Willian (-12)

    1. merin
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Crossing fingers

  30. FC nelo
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Would you take a hit to get McAuley out or play him/Bellerin?
    Anything else?

    De Gea
    Cresswell / Walker / McAuley
    Milner / Payet / Mahrez / Barkley (TC)
    Deeney / Defoe / Martial

    Robles / Sanchez / Bellerin / Gabriel

    0 FT, 9,2 ITB, 40p behind in ML

    1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      So it's you that owns McAuley!