Scout Notes

Injuries for Arsenal as Hudson-Odoi impresses for Chelsea again

Arsenal picked up injuries to two key players as they beat Chelsea on penalties in Dublin, while Alexandre Lacazette (£9.5m) became their top goal-scorer of the summer.

Meanwhile, there was another start and another impressive performance from Blues’ midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi (£4.5m), with plenty of opportunities available on the attacking flanks at Stamford Bridge early on this season.

Elsewhere, we have started calculating how many minutes have been played by West Ham and Fulham’s assets as the Gameweek 1 deadline creeps ever closer…

MAINZ 1-1 WEST HAM

Goals: Toni Martinez

Assists: Robert Snodgrass

Arthur Masuaku (£4.5m) seems to have secured his position as first-choice left-back for the coming season. The FPL midfielder has been involved in more pre-season minutes than any of his colleagues (473) while Aaron Cresswell (£5.5m), thought to be recovering from a groin injury, has not featured at all yet. On the opposite flank of defence, it appears to be a close-run thing between Pablo Zabaleta (£4.5m) and Ryan Fredericks (£5.0m). The former Manchester City man has appeared in all but one summer meeting so far (296 minutes) but the signing from Fulham is not far behind him on four outings and 235 minutes.

The 22.4 percent of Fantasy managers invested in Lukasz Fabianski (£4.5m) may have to keep a careful eye on West Ham’s final summer friendly on Friday when they play Angers in Austria. That’s because Adrian (£4.5m) has been between the sticks for the Hammers for all but one of their pre-season games so far, with only Masuaku and Mark Noble (£5.5m) receiving more pitch-time. The Spaniard has registered 405 minutes to Fabianski’s 90, slightly puzzling considering that the former Swansea man’s return to training was not too delayed by the World Cup with Poland eliminated in the group stages.

Also of note was another 90 minutes for former Hull City midfielder Robert Snodgrass (not yet in FPL). None of West Ham’s wingers have registered as many minutes as his 389 so far this summer, with new signings Felipe Anderson (£7.0m) and Andriy Yarmolenko (£7.0m) rested for the Mainz match. It will be interesting to see if either of them are thrown straight into the Gameweek 1 side to face Liverpool. Their transfer fees suggest they should be first-choice on each flank but their combined pitch time of 300 minutes is still less than Snodgrass, who now has a goal and two assists to his name. Michail Antonio (£7.0m) started for just the second time in this one.

The centre-back situation will also take some assessing with Angelo Ogbonna (£4.5m), Issa Diop (£4.5m) and Fábian Balbuena (£4.5m) all in the frame. Diop has registered the most minutes so far (368), followed by Ogbonna (299) and then Balbuena (206). Outside of those numbers, Diop was signed for a club record fee of £22 million and has played in all friendlies so far, suggesting Pellegrini is a fan of the 21-year-old. Meanwhile the experienced Balbuena has been involved in every match since his arrival and it was Ogbonna who missed out against Mainz.

Finally, there was another routine start for Marko Arnautovic (£7.0m) who, despite working hard, could not find the net – although this was the first match this summer in which he has not scored.

WEST HAM XI (4-2-3-1): Adrian; Masuaku, Balbuena, Diop, Zabaleta; Rice, Noble (Cullen 76’); Antonio (Martinez 60’), Wilshere (Obiang 60’), Snodgrass; Arnautovic.

ARSENAL 1-1 CHELSEA

  • Goals: Alexandre Lacazette (£9.5m) | Antonio Rudiger (£6.0m)
  • Assists: Reiss Nelson (£4.5m) | Cesc Fabregas (£6.5m)

Arsenal manager Unai Emery will be hoping for good news on two of his key players after they picked up injuries on Wednesday night. Aaron Ramsey (£7.5m) had some muscle pain before the Gunners’ 1-1 draw with Chelsea and was forced to pull out of the game, while Sead Kolasinac (£5.0m) was withdrawn on 70 minutes after struggling with a knee problem.

“Aaron Ramsey has got a little pain in his muscle and we decided not to start him because it is maybe a big risk for him. I am awaiting the medical analysis and I think it’s not a big problem. Kolasinac is maybe different. It’s his leg. For that, we’re waiting for the scan to know better what the injury is.” – Unai Emery

Kolasinac had looked set to offer a budget way into Arsenal’s defence, with attacking potential too, so an injury to him would be a blow to his 4.9 percent ownership. With Nacho Monreal (£5.5m) not ready just yet, Ainsley Maitland-Niles (£4.5m) seems the natural replacement, although he is listed as a midfielder in FPL.

At centre-back, Shkodran Mustafi (£5.5m) and Sokratis Papastathopoulos (£5.5m) are emerging as the preferred pairing. Only Hector Bellerin (£5.5m) and Kolasinac had registered more pre-season minutes than Mustafi’s 263, while new signing Sokratis is not far behind on 223. Rob Holding (£4.5m) and Calum Chambers (£4.5m) have managed just 137 and 108 minutes respectively and are probably not worth taking a risk on unless Sokratis or Mustafi pick up an injury before Gameweek 1.

Behind the defence it was another start in goal for Petr Cech (£5.0m). The former Chelsea man now has double the minutes of new signing Bernd Leno (£5.0m) so far this summer and also saved Alvaro Morata’s (£9.0m) penalty in normal time.

Emery deployed a front-three of Henrikh Mkhitaryan (£7.0m) and Mesut Özil (£8.5m) in wide areas in Dublin, with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.0m) the centre-forward. This was the second of the public friendlies in which Alexandre Lacazette (£9.5m) did not start, although it was him who saved the day for the Gunners by scoring an injury-time equaliser.

Lucas Torreira (£5.0m), Stephan Lichtsteiner (£5.0m), Granit Xhaka (£5.5m) and Monreal remained in London to continue building their fitness levels after their extended World Cup leave. Emery revealed that the quartet are likely to get some game-time in Arsenal’s final friendly of the summer, against Lazio in Stockholm on Saturday.

Budget midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi (£4.5m) impressed for Chelsea once again and has been considered the best performer from Chelsea’s pre-season matches so far. He did well on his flank of the front three and even out-paced Bellerin to win a penalty for his side; a better finish from Morata would have seen him get an assist. Crucially, from a Fantasy perspective, only Jorginho (£5.0m) has chalked up more minutes for Chelsea this summer (213) than Hudson-Odoi’s 212. Owned by just 0.7 percent of managers, and with an outside chance of competitive involvement in the coming weeks, he could prove an exciting differential.

Just behind Hudson-Odoi for pitch-time is the potential bargain of Pedro (£6.5m), who started for a third match in succession on the right-flank of the attacking line. He could not extend his lead at the top of Chelsea’s goal-scorer charts this summer but still played well. Probably more assured of a start in Gameweek 1 than Hudson-Odoi but we’ll learn more from the Community Shield.

FPL defender Victor Moses (£6.0m) is another one to watch as he was used as a second-half substitute on the right flank of the forward line for the second time this summer. The main reason the Nigerian has not started a match yet is the fact he returned to training late after World Cup involvement. He could become a powerful out-of-position option if he can claim a starting spot; which is entirely possible with Eden Hazard (£10.5m) and Willian (£7.5m) not back yet and both linked with moves away from Chelsea.

David Luiz (£5.5m) already looks like the most nailed-on centre-back with his third successive start of the summer against Chelsea. Antonio Rüdiger (£6.0m) lined up next to him this time and scored the Blues’ goal by heading in a Cesc Fabregas (£6.5m) corner. Marcos Alonso (£6.5m) and Cesar Azpilicueta (£6.5m) lined up on the flanks of the back-four.

Ross Barkley (£6.0m) looks set for some serious involvement with the first-team this season having started all the pre-season matches so far. Furthermore, no central midfielder at Chelsea has managed as many minutes as his 199. Owned by just 0.5 percent of managers he may be a budget route into their midfield, with slightly more attacking threat, while N’Golo Kante (£5.0m) is absent.

ARSENAL XI (4-3-3): Cech, Kolasinac (Maitland-Niles 70’), Sokratis, Mustafi, Bellerin (Chambers 79’); Smith-Rowe (Iwobi 63’), Elneny, Guendouzi; Mkhitaryan (Nelson 72’), Aubameyang (Lacazette 72’), Özil.

CHELSEA XI (4-3-3): Caballero (Bulka 78’); Alonso (Palmieri 63’), Luiz (Christensen 45’), Rüdiger (Ampadu 63’), Azpilicueta (Zappacosta 63’); Barkley (Loftus-Cheek 78’), Jorginho (Bakayoko 78’), Fabregas (Drinkwater 45’); Hudson-Odoi (Piazon 85’), Morata (Abraham 63’), Pedro (Moses 63’).

FULHAM 0-1 SAMPDORIA

  • Goals: None
  • Assists: None

Another 90 minutes in the Fulham net for Fabri (£4.5m) would suggest that he will start there when Crystal Palace travel to Craven Cottage in Gameweek 1. The former Besiktas man has now registered more pre-season minutes than any of the rivals for his position (180), involved in the last three in a row.

In front of him Denis Odoi (£4.5m) is the most nailed-on centre-back with 384 minutes to his name this summer; no Fulham player has more than him. Tim Ream’s (£4.5m) minor injury last month curtailed his pitch-time somewhat (250 minutes), but he has started four matches in central defence. New signing Maxime Le Marchand (£4.5m) began Wednesday’s match in that position, but has been primarily used at left-back this summer. Cyrus Christie (£4.5m) has more game-time than any other Fulham right-back so far (307 minutes).

Aleksandar Mitrovic (£6.5m) made his return to the team against Sampdoria, managing a 29-minute cameo appearance. However, he is significantly behind his attacking colleagues after taking extended leave following a World Cup campaign with Serbia. Aboubakar Kamara (£4.5m) has registered more minutes than any other centre-forward for Fulham this summer (312) but there is still a chance for Mitrovic to stake a claim with a start and a good performance against Celta Vigo on Saturday.

Either side of the centre-forward are a number of candidates on the flanks. Andre Schürrle (£6.0m) made his second start of pre-season and will likely be in the frame for a Gameweek 1 start in light of his high-profile move from Borussia Dortmund. The main interest remains with Ryan Sessegnon (£6.5m), who did not start against Sampdoria but still has 312 minutes to his name in pre-season – although two of his seven appearances have been at left-back, something Fantasy managers must stay aware of. Creeping under the radar is Neeskens Kebano (£4.5m). On paper he is probably third-choice on the attacking flanks but no wide forward has more pre-season minutes than him (334).

FULHAM XI (4-3-3): Fabri; S Sessegnon (Christie 72’), Le Marchand (Ream 61’), Odoi, Fossey (R Sessegnon 72’); Cisse, McDonald (Seri 61’), Cairney (Johansen 45’); Schurrle (Mitrovic 61’), Fonte (Kebano 61’), de la Torre (Kamara 72’).

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873 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Burnley 1-0 Aberdeen in Europa League, Chris Wood

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Surprised Burnley are trying to stay in the EL. Small squad and it is more demanding in terms of match time than the CL.

      1. Bury94
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Yeah, will for sure hinder the league

      2. Bram
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        How many chances are Burnley going to get though realistically for a European adventure? For teams who qualify regularly it's a bit of a drag but if you're Burnley I see the logic of trying to make the most of it and giving the fans as good a ride as they can.

        1. Gold Monster
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 7 months ago

          This

        2. Woy of the Wovers
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 7 months ago

          For teams who want to play CL it's a disappointment but still no excuse for taking it seriously. Apart from the premier league and champions league, it's the 3rd biggest tournament for any PL team

      3. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Any club who wants to grow needs to get used to Europa play. They just have to be careful with how they manage it so they dont end up in the relegation battle, but as long as they can do that the EL is a good thing for them.

      4. Regin
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        So u r saying they should purposely lose? This is not manu or Chelsea. A small team like Burnley will be very happy to play in the Europa league.

      5. Bobby_Baggio
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        £££££

      6. little_wizard123
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Lol, if Burnley didn’t want to be in the EL then they may as well not bother being a football team. It’s the best they’d ever do in the league, and this is their reward.

  2. Lecky Legs FC
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Since Demba Back isn't on here I'll say it "OMG Wood Essential"

    1. Lecky Legs FC
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Ba*

    2. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      He actually is essential.

      1. Lecky Legs FC
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Yeah all jokes aside he's brilliant as a FPL asset was last season who knows if he can do again this year

        1. Brosstan
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 7 months ago

          His ppm is off the charts compared to other options at his price. + Burnleys fixtures means hes a great punt. I think hes a better option than Arnie for the start.

  3. Mike82
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    What you think of this.
    Foster (Stek)
    Shaw TAA Cedric Luiz AWB
    Sanchez Salah (Cairney, Ward, Stephens)
    Lacazette Firmino Augero

    Risky defence, weak midfield?

    1. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Theres a seperate RMT article to post RMTs in. See Hot Topic

    2. rainy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Here's the link the the RMT article:
      https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2018/08/02/rmt-collection-gregor/

  4. Hardly Athletic
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    How's my squad looking?

    Fabianski - Hamer
    Robertson - Mee - Tomkins - Doherty - Hoedt
    Salah - Mane - Richarlison - Jota - Cairney
    Aubameyang - Arnautovic - Zaha

    1. Kuqi Monster
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      No toffees?

      1. Hardly Athletic
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        We've been rubbish pre-season so I'm staying away from Everton players!

      2. Gold Monster
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Richarlison?

  5. Evasivo
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Budget no issue, which 3 strikers would you choose?

    Auba Aguero Firmino?

    1. twoplustwo
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Auba Kane Aguero

    2. the vanisher
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      aguero firmino

      1. the vanisher
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        kane

    3. Sadio
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Wood Wood and Woody

      1. Evasivo
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Lol

      2. twoplustwo
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        you win

    4. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Wood, King, Tosun

    5. Ohh1454
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Kane aubameng arnie

    6. H-SF
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Kane Auba Aguero

    7. Deli Alli OxenFree!
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Auba, Firmino, Arnie...imo

  6. FPL Maldini
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Is anyone risking to start with Morata?

    I think it’s either him or Firmino for me

    1. trikster102
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Can't see why anyone would start with Morata.

    2. Lecky Legs FC
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Always Bobby,Morata can't hit a barn door

    3. Arctic monkeys
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Almost set on Firmino Arnie Lacazette

    4. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      budget no issue? Who are you? Baby boomer?

      1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Reply fail. Soz

    5. Gold Monster
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Nah, should be pretty easy to squeeze him in at that price if he starts the season well. Too risky from the off though

  7. Bobby_Baggio
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    So guys stick a nailed defender for each of the below please?

    Chelsea.....
    Man city....
    Man utd....

    1. trikster102
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Chelsea..... Azpilicueta
      Man city.... Otamend
      Man utd.... Sorry, I got nothing 🙁

      1. Bobby_Baggio
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Cheers

    2. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Rudiger
      Walker
      Dunno, but I have a hunch that Jones will be ready. Came back earlier from holiday, the rest are crocks.

    3. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Azpi, Otamendi, Valencia...

    4. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Azpilicueta
      Walker
      Alderweireld!!! ( if move happens of course)

      1. ChrisRambo
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Agreed!

    5. WesMantooth
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Azpi
      Ed
      DDG

    6. Regin
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Azpi
      Walker from gw2
      Smalling if fit

    7. Gold Monster
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Azpilicueta
      Otamendi
      Valencia

  8. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Best two 6. 5-7.5 m mids to start with

    Mkhitaryian and Richarlison or are there better options in your view?

    1. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Siggy and B. Silva

      1. twoplustwo
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        You've probably got the best, but all are pretty risky

    2. Rigid Digit
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Stuck between Siggurdsson and Mkhitaryian.

      Settled on Siggy - just think he's going to play more games and (hopefully) get among the assists and goals (and probably on set pieces/penalties)

  9. Miguel Sanchez
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Should I:

    A) leave 0.5 ITB - potentially for Mane to KDB around GW 3/4
    B) upgrade 4.5 mid to Cairney and have a stronger option off the bench?

    1. twoplustwo
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      I would always upgrade, plans get ruined too often!

    2. barracuda
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Arnie/Zaha to Wood?

      1. Miguel Sanchez
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        got Wood

        1. barracuda
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 7 months ago

          Who are your other strikers pls?

          1. Miguel Sanchez
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 7 months ago

            Aguero, Arnie and Wood

            1. Miguel Sanchez
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 7 months ago

              Ederson
              Azpi Robbo Tomkins
              Salah Mane Richarlison Jota
              Aguero Arnie Wood

              4.0 Doherty 4.5 mid Wan Bisaka

              0.5 ITB

            2. barracuda
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 7 months ago

              Thank you. Decent.

              1. Miguel Sanchez
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 7 months ago

                Cheers, so leave the 0.5 in the bank or upgrade 4.5 mid to Cairney?

                1. barracuda
                  • 7 Years
                  5 years, 7 months ago

                  Nah, Mane to Sane will do the job.

        2. trikster102
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 7 months ago

          dirty boy!

  10. Warby84
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Anyone got a double Chelsea Defence

    Luis and Azpilicueta??

    I quite like it!!

  11. Stevie B
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Best midfielders beside Salah, Richarlison and Cairny (16.0 to spend)?

    Thank you!

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Jota and Eriksen/Mane

      1. ChrisRambo
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Not Mahrez?

    2. 1966 was a great year for E…
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Mahrez & Mkhi

    3. Gold Monster
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      KDB

    4. MadridistaRants
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Eriksen/KDB/Mkhi

    5. Loftus cheeky nandos
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Erikson, mane, sane, richarlison

  12. ChrisRambo
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Evening all

    What are your thoughts on this team

    Courtois
    Davies Van Arnholt Montreal
    Mahrez Jorginho Salah Jota mkhitarian
    Rashford Aguero

    1. Warby84
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Ok apart from

      Courtois,Monreal, Mahrez, Jorginho and Rashford.. needs a good tweaking...

      1. ChrisRambo
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Fabianski
        Alonso
        Pogba Richarlison
        Deeney

    2. rainy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Try posting in the new RMT Community Article 🙂

      https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2018/08/02/rmt-collection-gregor/

  13. barracuda
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Zaha or Wood?

    1. H-SF
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Zaha for me

      1. barracuda
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Is he going to start upfront?

  14. Warby84
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    David Luiz at 5.5 I think is definitely Worth a punt think sari defensive record is good plus you now have a £250m Mdf in Jorginho 50m and Kante 200m

    1. H-SF
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Shhh

      1. Maddi Son
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        It's not really a secret, he's in most teams now.

        1. Warby84
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 7 months ago

          How do I delete!!

  15. Harrypottermus
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    And now for something completely different.

    Patricio
    Daniels Robertson Cedric
    Pedro Jota Salah(C) Richarlison
    Wood Zaha Arnautovic

    Stekelenberg Cairney Wan-Bissaka Zabaleta

    10.0m ITB

    This gives me two rotations in defence (Bournemouth-Crystal Palace and West Ham-Southampton) and so 2 home ties plus Robertson.

    Moreover, the big pot of cash means that once the season starts I can jump on bandwagons with a single transfer, even for the most expensive players. I will miss the game that triggered the bandwagon but I won't waste resources on expensive players that aren't performing. And the single transfer means that I will gain at least 4 on those players having to shred their teams by making multiple transfers.

    What do you think?

  16. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Which Fulham def will loose his place to Mawson?

    1. James H
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Odoi, although Mawson is recovering from a knee injury, so he's very unlikely to feature in GW1 and perhaps longer.

  17. Otto8
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    RMT please

    Courtois/Fabianski
    Bailly/Davies/Trent/WB/Cedric
    Maddison/Mane/Lingard/Lennon/Sane
    Zaha/Aguero/Firmino

    1. rainy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Try posting in the new RMT Community Article

      https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2018/08/02/rmt-collection-gregor/

  18. Big4FPL
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Should I be considering getting rid of a Burnley defender based off these 2 games in EL or just look at them as pre season games?

    Doesn’t fill me with confidence seeing them concede in both legs against a not particularly good team...

    1. Gold Monster
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      I wouldn’t touch Burnley until they’re out of Europe

  19. MadridistaRants
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Some help would be great:

    A) Mendy + Foster & Fabianski
    B) David Luiz + Ederson & 4M GK

    Rest of the team:

    _____ (____)
    Robertson Bailly Mee ____ (Wan Bisakka)
    Salah Eriksen Sane Gudmundson (Stephens)
    Aguero Zaha (Quaner)

  20. FPL Maldini
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    How many games did Kun get rested for Jesus?

  21. Rigid Digit
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Need a mailed 5.5m Mid with a stack of potential points?
    I'm told (albeit by a Southampton fan) that Stuart Armstrong is both a guaranteed starer na dprobably the best thing in the Southampton side this year

    Shhh ... it's a secret

    1. CloudSky
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Thats not hard.

  22. Pras (FPL)
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Any Palace fans here know how Max Meyer will fit into the team?

    Any impact on Shlupp, Zaha or Sorloth for example?

    1. barracuda
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Young and poor stats.

      1. Pras (FPL)
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Cheers...So he won’t start?

        1. barracuda
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 7 months ago

          He played defensively last season, still young but last season's stats weren't good. He came as a free agent.

  23. FPL Maldini
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Who will get rotated less this season do you think?

    A) Mahrez

    B) Dilva

    1. Dannyb
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Mahrez

  24. the snazzy viking
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    thoughts on Tosun?

    1. the snazzy viking
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      ah wrong article apologies

  25. Davros
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    “Odoi is the most nailed on centre back”.
    Sorry but he isn’t. Tim Ream is Fulham’s most nailed on centre back. Odoi’s place is at risk and will probably be replaced by a new CB signing. If you want a Fulham CB then Ream’s your man.

  26. A-L
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Assuming he recovers, is Ramsey nailed on, and if so playing holding/attacking/B2B midfield?

  27. netnotandi
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Hey guys, please give me thoughts on my current team.

    Pickford
    Robertson, Mendy, Coleman.
    Mané, Jota, Mkhitaryan, Sigurðsson.
    Firmino, Arnautovic, Aubameyang.
    --
    Ederson, Tomkins, Seri, Peltier.

    Thanks.