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We can reveal that Mark Sutherns has played his Wildcard for Gameweek 3 of the 2018/19 Fantasy Premier League season.

Joe spoke to him in the latest episode of ScoutCast Extra Time on Friday afternoon to find out his reasons for hitting the button and making a raft of changes.

You can watch that video below or on our YouTube channel.

Mark explained that a lot of his decision revolved around how volatile the transfer market has been since Sergio Aguero‘s (£11.2m) hat-trick in Gameweek 2.

With managers all over the world chopping and changing Mark was faced with a situation where several of his original assets were facing price falls, and those he wanted to replace them with were going in the opposite direction.

Joe made the case for sticking with Mark’s original Gameweek 2 team but it will definitely be an all-new line-up in Gameweek 3.

In our latest edition of ScoutCast Extra Time, Mark takes us through two different teams he is considering before Saturday’s 11:30am deadline – one with Eden Hazard (£10.5m) and one without.


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  1. JJeyy
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    anyone know a respected city journalist with a pred lineup?

    1. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I know this guy that works for the Guardian

      1. fantasyfog
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        stop

      2. Ready Manager One
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Pls give him a slap for me...

  2. barracuda
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Cheeky tequila, anyone?

    1. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I’d tickle her

    2. SuperMario
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      yes

      1. barracuda
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Cheers, how was it 🙂

  3. the dom 1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Captain who???

    A. Kun

    B. Mo

    Cheers

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      B all the way

    2. thomashl
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Mo salah for me

    3. SuperMario
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      mo

    4. the dom 1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Thanks peeps

    5. Ready Manager One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Mo all the way

  4. F4L
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    KSI or Logan?

    1. Dank Squid
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      KSI by a margin - plays Fifa, crossbar challenge vs Sterling, blindfold challenge vs Mata etc.

  5. tabby98
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    mkhi or pedro?

    1. thomashl
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Mkhi for me

    2. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      mcat

    3. F4L
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Mkhi

    4. SuperMario
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      mkhi

    5. Ready Manager One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Miki

  6. thomashl
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Anything worth a hit?

    Fabricio
    Mendy VvD PvA
    Salah Mkhi Mane Richarlison
    Aguero Arnie Ings

    Fabricio -> Ederson(-4) crossed my mind, will do it next week anyways

    1. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      No

    2. SuperMario
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      nope

    3. Ready Manager One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Looks amazeballs, v jealous of the mids!

      1. thomashl
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks, man! Yeah, they've been earning points like crazy the first two gameweeks (had B. Silva before Mkhi).

  7. gers23
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Stupid WC with that bench?

    Hamer

    Robertson Mendy Alonso

    Salah Mane Neves Fraser

    Ings Auba Aguero

    Hennesey WB 4.0 def 4.4 mid

    1. gers23
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Bad sign when i forget their names lol

    2. SuperMario
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      leaves things very light should injuries/ rotation happen

      1. Davemc23
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Bennett and hudson-odoi?

  8. SuperMario
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Afternoon all, after a week of pondering, I think I am set on option B below, having previously thought I really really wanted Alonso for a premium back 3.

    Foster - Fabianski
    Mendy - Robertson - A Smith - AWB - Peltier
    Salah - Mkhitaryan - BSilva - Richarlison - Stephens
    Aguero - Arnie - King

    Considering:
    A. Peltier --> Alonso
    B. BSilva --> Mane

    Watching Liverpool without Mane has been horrible and I have a chance to rectify that with a straight swop. It also means I have the cash to move one of my power midfielders straight to Hazard should he look essential next week.

    Anyone care to talk me out of it or any feedback otherwise? Thanks

    1. Ghost Gooner
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I'd have Alonso and take the Mane route if I was on a WC. Pools fixtures become a bit harder soon and Salah has less of an effect to punish you

      1. Pea Soup
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Quite the opposite in my opijion... it’s in the hard fixtures where not having Salah will hurt you more because he will still pick points up but Mane will disappear.

        1. SuperMario
          • 16 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          you recon Mane will relax after this Gameweek so?

      2. SuperMario
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        You don't see Mane and Liverpool continuing to score much in the tough games? Looking at last season they seemed to excel in these which is my worry.

    2. Ready Manager One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I will talk u out if being talked out of, get Mane!

      Pool is likely to do well in the tough fixtures, it’s the less tough oppositions they had trouble breaking down, but with Keita in that doesnt seem to be an issue anymore!

      1. SuperMario
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        thanks mate

  9. #FPLBhuna
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    A) alonso and ings
    B) taa and zaha

    1. SuperMario
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      id go A

      1. Ha.
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        A

    2. RedCity
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      A

    3. the dom 1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      A

    4. #FPLBhuna
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Thanks all

  10. RedCity
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    King + Sessegnon -> Ings + Mkhi for a -4?

    1. SuperMario
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Id hold King this week

    2. ⚽️ Barry Chocolate ⚽…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      no

    3. RedCity
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Told me what I think I wanted to hear haha

      1. Pea Soup
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Haha

        1. Davemc23
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Do it

  11. Chicken Caesar Salah
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    How to fit Salah/Aguero/Hazard/Auba in one team

    Following Mark’s two Wildcard teams and all the Wildcard RMTs I’ve seen, I thought I’d have a dabble and see if I could do the impossible – fit the big guns into one team…think I might’ve done it.

    4.5 GK Hamer
    Mendy Luiz TAA Yedlin Wan-Bissaka
    Salah Hazard Richarlison Fraser Stephens
    Aguero Aubameyang Kamara

    It’d be 4-4-2 rotating Wan-Bissaka and a 4.5 defender as the 11th player (Yedlin looks good for this rotation hence I put him in).

    Note:
    -This team works assuming you had Mendy, Richarlison and Aguero before their prices rose.
    -TAA and Luiz are obvious downgrades on Robertson and Alonso…but it could be argued Alonso is less needed if you’ve got Hazard and Luiz.

    I am not suggesting you go for this team (for me it has some cons) but thought it had enough pros to be worth sharing as food for thought with the FFS community.

    1. SuperMario
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      interesting, nice post

    2. barracuda
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Not viable if you ask average player like me.

    3. JasonG123
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      It excludes the highest scoring mid in the game + forces a 4-4-2 + Alonso/Robertson look like good options. Surely worth sacrificing Hazard to get better balance.

    4. Pea Soup
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      No thanks

  12. iteotwdykty
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Accidentally used free hit instead of wc is my season over? How can i cancel it >

    1. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      RIP

    2. SuperMario
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      RIP m8

    3. korbendallas82
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Ouch.

    4. rainy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      You can't cancel it, I'm afraid.

    5. the dom 1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Unhit the button

    6. ⚽️ Barry Chocolate ⚽…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

    7. barracuda
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I can offer another round of tequilas mate. Just raise your arm and I will be right there.

      1. Cake by the pound
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Sounds about right lol

    8. Zilla
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      F

    9. Podge
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Do what you can with the free hit this week, wildcard next week, shouldn’t cost you more than 10 points, no biggie, free hit is pretty bad anyway

  13. Guy Demel
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Tosun > Auba
    or
    Stephens > D.Silva

    1. SuperMario
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      a

    2. ⚽️ Barry Chocolate ⚽…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      b

      1. Davemc23
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        A all day

    3. Pea Soup
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      B obviously

  14. marquinhos
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Hazard or Alonso?

    1. SuperMario
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Hazard next week or week after

    2. ⚽️ Barry Chocolate ⚽…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      alo

    3. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      If looks could kill, Alonso

    4. DR0GBA
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Eden

    5. Pea Soup
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Neither matter this week

  15. JasonG123
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    I see a lot of people ripping up their teams in preparation for bringing in Hazard for GW4. Is this really necessary?

    Surely he’s a worse option than Mane for 0.7m more? It seems like Alonso is the better Chelsea option anyway.

    When prices first came out I thought Hazard was 0.5m overpriced.

    1. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Bournemouth

      At home

      (C)

      1. La Roja
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Bournemouth looked decent and the beat Chelsea away easily last time around

        1. Ha.
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          They cannot defend

          Begovic owner

          1. La Roja
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            They conceded one goal so far and that was from a peno

            1. Ha.
              • 10 Years
              7 years, 3 months ago

              Because two games is statistically significant

      2. JasonG123
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        We’ve though he has a great record against Bournemouth, how can you look past Salah and Kun?

  16. tabby98
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Alonso & Pedro
    or
    Shaw & Mkhi

    1. Duffy Dunk
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      A&P

    2. VDiesel26
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Shaw is supposedly an injury doubt

  17. Duffy Dunk
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone starting Cairney this gw?
    I feel like he owes a return after I kept him through his price fall.

    1. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I would if I could

    2. #FPLBhuna
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      1st bench

    3. Pea Soup
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I’m not sure he’s aware of his price movements on FPL pr whether he’s feel guilty enough about it to play better specifically as a result to get you points

  18. #FPLBhuna
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    No mane on a wc

    A) double up with taa (already have robbo)
    B) get pva

    1. Duffy Dunk
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      B

    2. Podge
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      B

    3. #FPLBhuna
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Double up defence with taa *

    4. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      B

    5. #FPLBhuna
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Thanks for the prompt responses chaps

    6. Francescoli
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Both good options. I’d probably double up on TAA.

  19. La Roja
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    I expect this GW to derail the bandwagon of premium defenders

    1. #FPLBhuna
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I don’t

    2. Pea Soup
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Very dramatic... anything can happen in a single gameweek and whatever happens it won’t be the end of any ‘bandwagons’

    3. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Expect the unexpected

    4. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      premium strikers are coming back with a bang

      kane, auba, lukaku, aguero

      it's going to be fun

      1. banskt
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        lukaku?

      2. barracuda
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Bemba, relax with that Lukaku leaf

    5. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      If anything i think it will reinforce premium defenders, two opposite ends aren't we there 🙂

    6. Dr. Rog
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      premium defenders
      value mids who are playing in a front 3
      premium strikers

    7. mosmof
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Always next week to recover. Mendy (New, H), Alonso (Bou, H), Robbo (Lei, A).

    8. odannyboys
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I brought alonso in and expect to keep him for most of the season.

  20. Francescoli
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    If you didn’t have bench cover for Shaw (AWB and Peltier), would you transfer him out for a hit (up to 6.0m to spend)? Or would you ride it out and risk the donut if he is an out?

    1. ⚽️ Barry Chocolate ⚽…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      ride it out, unless the tx is long term.

      1. Francescoli
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        I’ve got my eye on the Spurs boys - Davies and Trippier...

  21. Gervinho's forehead
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    2FT 0 ITB
    Don't particularly need the transfer, but don't want to lose 1. What does one do?!

    Foster
    Robertson Mendy Shaw
    Salah Mane Richarlison Bilva Fraser
    Aguero Gray
    (Fabianski Schlupp King AWB)

    Potentially thinking of doing King + Bilva > Ings + Dilva?

    Thanks for any help!

    1. JasonG123
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      BSilva to Mkhi

    2. ⚽️ Barry Chocolate ⚽…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      gray > ings. watys upcomin fixtures aint good

      1. Davemc23
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Ings and/or mkhi

    3. Gervinho's forehead
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Thanks for the advice guys, ended up doing Bilva + King > Mkhi + Ings

  22. #FPLBhuna
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Best 4.5 keeper?

    1. ceerus
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Foster or Hennesey

  23. ⚽️ Barry Chocolate ⚽…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    ride it out, unless the tx is long term

    1. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      ETH 2020

  24. 824545201
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Should no Arse coverage worry me?

    GKP: Ben Hamer (Rui Pedro dos Santos Patrício)
    DEF: Trent Alexander-Arnold, Benjamin Mendy (V), Marcos Alonso (Aaron Wan-Bissaka) (Lee Peltier)
    MID: Pedro Rodríguez Ledesma, Bernardo Mota Veiga de Carvalho e Silva, Richarlison de Andrade, Mohamed Salah (C) (Dale Stephens)
    FWD: Joshua King, Roberto Firmino, Sergio Agüero

    1. Snikii
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      no such thing as coverage

    2. ⚽️ Barry Chocolate ⚽…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      yep. always cover your arse...

    3. Podge
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Your format makes my eyes scream 🙁

    4. fantasyfog
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      ooo name's in full...look at you

  25. ceerus
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Auba vs Aguero on WC?

    1. #FPLBhuna
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Both for my wc

      1. Snikii
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Aguero

        1. Davemc23
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Both

  26. #FPLBhuna
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Who would you rather own this gw mane or kun?

    1. Snikii
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      kun

    2. Pea Soup
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Aguero

  27. tabby98
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Ederson
    Mendy, TAA, Alonso
    Salah, Mane, Pedro, Richarlison
    Aguero, Zaha, Ings

    Bench: Hamer, Guendouzi, Bennett, AWB
    £0.3 ITB

    WC team G2G?

    1. Davemc23
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Looks good

    2. Ready Manager One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Looks great but i would go for pedro and zaha to miki and mitro

  28. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Looking at the following moves for GW4

    Firmino + King + Hughes -> Zaha + Kamara + Hazard

    Leaves me with the following

    Foster
    Robertson Azpilicueta Mendy
    Richarlison B.Silva Mkhitaryan Mane Hazard
    Aguero Zaha

    Patricio Tomkins Wan-Bissaka Kamara

    Do I take 1 hit this GW and one next week or both hits next week ?

  29. Snikii
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Auba and Fraser or Mane and Mitrovic? on a WC

    1. Davemc23
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      A for me

  30. gwhooooey
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Torn between having either (a) Mkhitaryan & Kane, or (b) Alli and Aubameyang. What do people think will be the best duo?

    1. #FPLBhuna
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Mkhi and auba

      1. semiconductor
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        thats what i have and happy about so far

      2. gwhooooey
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        The only problem I have with that, is what happens if Micky gets rotated for a game and/or Lacazette comes in with PEA moving out to the left wing. Having both seems a bit risky, rather than the guarantee of Kane and Alli always playing, which is why I went for one from each team.

        1. semiconductor
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          You have a point but I think Iwobi/Ramsey/Ozil are the risks of rotation

        2. Davemc23
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Play the fixtures. The time will come for kane and alli

          1. gwhooooey
            • 16 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            vs Man Utd current defence is not a good fixture? :p

      3. Davemc23
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        +1

    2. gwhooooey
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      So does anyone have any preference between the two I listed? If so, for what reason?