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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. Feloh
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Team value at 101.3M currently with robbo, mane and richa all likely to rise again in the next few days. What's your Team value as at now??

    1. jia you
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      101.7

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

        that's insane. Did you wildcard??

        1. jia you
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Yup

        2. Another Hoops
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          I wildcarded so probably why.

          Ederson
          Alonso - Mendy - Robbo
          Richarlison - Mane - Pedro - Miki
          Aguero - Zaha - Auba

          Hamer - Fraser - Wan Bass - Bennett

      2. Another Hoops
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        101.7 too.

    2. kennethrhcp
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      your link says 101.4 😉

      100.9 for me

    3. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Same as you at the moment

    4. HurriKane
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      101.5 without wc

    5. MadridistaRants
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      101.2 with those 3

    6. Feloh
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      oops 101.4M****

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

      102.1 with WC. I think that is as high as its possible to get. But will lose some value when I transfer out players that I dont really want.

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

        highest possible is 102.2M

    8. Brehmeren
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      101,5, with a hit

    9. SirStevieG
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      101.3 no wildcard

    10. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      101.8 WC

      1. circusmonkey
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        101.0, only 2 transfers, only King as a dropper.

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

      101.4 with only 1 transfer so far

  2. jia you
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    "We have a very strange 4-5-1 formation with Sadio as a midfielder, Bobby [Firmino] being a midfielder more or less and Mo [Salah] being a striker, even though he plays in a little different position."

    FPL towers should file away this for next season. Salah classed as a mid is silly!

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

      how is it silly when we are getting extra points for a goal and another extra one for a cleanie?

      1. jia you
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        that is exactly why lol

    2. kennethrhcp
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      he wouldn't be 13m as a forward tho. paying a premium for the extra point

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

        Good point

      2. jia you
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        He should have being classified as a 11.5 or 12.0 forward

        1. kennethrhcp
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          maybe so... pretty sure Ronaldo was always a mid even when playing as good as up top at utd

        2. Finnish Fish
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          He scored more goals & assits than Kane, why would he be cheaper? At least the same price as Kane imo..

          1. jia you
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            Salah has only done it for one season while Kane has done it for a few!

            1. Finnish Fish
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 3 months ago

              Yeah fair point. I still think they should be evenly priced if he was a forward. 🙂

    3. kennethrhcp
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      may I ask whats the issue? couldn't fit him in?

      1. jia you
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Game should be more consistent, the likes of Zaha and Arnie were reclassified as forwards, Salah should have been also!

        1. Evil Buddha
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Salah's position is of a winger while others play at striker.

          1. jia you
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            But he is not a midfielder, he is a forward mate!

            1. Evil Buddha
              • 10 Years
              7 years, 3 months ago

              Wingers are not forwards. They may play furthest like Salah's, Ronaldo or might not like others.

              1. jia you
                • 9 Years
                7 years, 3 months ago

                Klopp stated that Salah is his striker and that Bobby & Mane are midfielders, surely that carries weight!

        2. circusmonkey
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Far too many forwards are classified as midfielders, it should be that everyone that plays in a front 3 is a forward. It is a bit of a candy shop this game.

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

        Too many good midfielders, not any suitable forward, only Kun there.

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

    A) Pedro and TAA
    B) Fraser and Robbo

    1. Mr Dave
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      B

    2. Boglander
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      B

    3. kennethrhcp
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      b

  4. Hazardous1983
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Tomkins or cedric to start

    Pickford or fab to start

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

      Ced and Pick

      1. Hazardous1983
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Damn i had tomkins and fab in starting 11

    2. Boglander
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Cedric - wouldn't really expect points from either (opponents both on form), but go with the home side in a choice like this. Bookies agree.

      Pickford - bookies give Everton over x2 better chance of a clean sheet

      1. Hazardous1983
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        I had fab due to save points. Both will concede i think

        1. Boglander
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Both probably will, but Everton are less likely to. Pickford can also get save points against B'mouth's attacking side.

  5. The Pesci challenge
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Bottomed.
    Is mkhi really going to do the business this week? Feel like a lot of people have him and he is very hot and cold. I have no arsenal cover (except guendouzi but I’m not counting that) so do I need the cover or shall I just wait and see for a week?

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

      the sporadic nature of his returns is what is preventing me from pulling the Bilva to Mkhi trigger.

    2. Differential C (Mark)
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I think he'll do well, now that the fixtures will be easier. Too soon to judge him, but I took the risk and brought him in anyway. His chance creation stat isnt bad either.

    3. Another Hoops
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Think it's just a fixture thing. But id be happy with a goal or assist.

  6. Turbo Timo
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Aguero 12.30pm kick off
    Salah 5.30pm kick off

    Its clearly Salah (c)

    1. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Yep

    2. Another Hoops
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      If you don't captain Salah this week when do you captain him.

      1. Turbo Timo
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        No the focus was on choosing captains based on time of the game rather than the opponent, to end the confusion anyone may have 😛

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

    Aguero to punish non captainers again.

    I can see no reason why city cant score 3-4 goals against wolves (when leicester everton managed to score 2)

    And please dont say he's going to be benched. After pep comment i really cant see it happening

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

      Possible but I can't see Liverpool not scoring 3-4 goals against Brighton when United could score 2 at the Amex 😛

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

        LOL

    2. kennethrhcp
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      look up wolves stats, been unlucky I think... agree tho city can do that to anyone

    3. Differential C (Mark)
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Personally hope he is bnched, would love to captain him vs Newcastle at home next week.

      1. HurriKane
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        with the bald fraud anything could happen though

    4. jia you
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Torn between Aguero, Mana,and Auba punt

  8. Mr Dave
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    A) Salah zaha
    B) Kane mkhi/Keita
    C) auba mkhi/Keita
    I’m thinking A with a view of getting Kane in few gws

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

      A

  9. Urchin
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Can I put a A or B question about my team here or should I do that on RMT article? Cant find the RMT article though...

    1. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Nah just post here

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

        Thanks, posting later on in the page 🙂

    2. kennethrhcp
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      no more rmt section

  10. Boglander
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Need to bench one of King, Ings, and Pereira (Lei).

    Bookies odds marginally favour dropping Ings, so currently have him out, but he seems in better form and better positioned than King. Southampton play Leicester though, and Pereira has surely done too well in attack the past two weeks to drop? Can't make my mind up!

  11. dashdriver
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Morning chaps.

    Would you feel confident going into GW3 with the following:

    De Gea
    Robertson / Mendy / Tomkins
    Salah (C) / Manè / Mkhitaryan / Richarlison
    Agüero (v) / Tosun / Zaha

    Hamer / Peltier / Stephens / Wan-Bissaka

    2FT made, £0.0ITB and WC still intact.

    Cheers.

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

      Looks good.

  12. Mr_Barbs
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Any ideas where to use my 2 FTs, or even 1? I think the weak links are currently Pickford, maybe shaw but open to suggestions. I have 0 itb.

    Pickford, Stekeleberg
    Mendy, TAA, Shaw, Tomkins, AWB
    Salah, Mane, B.Silva, Maddison, Neves
    Aguero, Arnautovic, Zaha

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

      Your weak link is not having cover for Everton and Chelsea great fixtures and attacking return.

  13. CherryBoys
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Short to mid term (0.9 ITB):

    A Bilva to Dilva?
    B. Bilva to Mkhitaryan?

    1. Lecky Legs FC
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      A

    2. jamesterz23
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I would go B I just can’t trust any city midfielders

  14. Lecky Legs FC
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Who to bring in for free?

    A) Eriksen > Hazard (bank 0.9)

    B) Kenedy > Richarlison (bank 0.2)

    C) Peltier > Robbo

    My squad as it currently stands:

    Patricio
    Kabasele Peltier Tomkins
    Dilva Eriksen Salah (©) Stephens
    Aguero (VC) Firmino King

    Subs:Ryan,Boly,AWB & Kenedy

    1 FT £2.0 ITB

    1. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      C

      1. jamesterz23
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        B

    2. Boglander
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      C

    3. Roy Rovers
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      C

  15. WannabeScout
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    G2G? Or downgrade Dilva to Bilva n up Milner to Pedro

    Mccarthy
    Mendy Alonso VVD
    Dilva Mane Mhiki Richarlison Milner
    Auba Kun

    Hennessy Hobleas Kamara AWB

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

      You are G2G, best luck!

  16. Annie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Bench
    a Ings
    b Rich
    c PVA

    1. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      A

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

      A

    3. jia you
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      crazy dilemma to have! A

    4. Annie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Cheers

    5. Oven Glover
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      C

    6. Urchin
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      C

    7. Boglander
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      C

    8. Annie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Thinking C now 🙂

  17. edinson
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    RMT and give me suggestion

    Hart
    Alonso, Mendy, TAA
    Salah, Pedro, Fraser, D.SIlva
    Auba, Aguero, Ings

    Hennesey, Guendouzi, Bennet, WBA

    1. Lecky Legs FC
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      8/10 I like it

    2. jia you
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      No

  18. kazek
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Foster
    Shaw---Trent---Tomkins
    Mhki--Salah--Rich--Sanchez
    Firmino---Aguero---Kamara

    Bench: Fabianksi, Daniels, Wan B, Hudson Odoi

    Need to get rid of Sanchez for -4 (only hit) for Hazard/Sterling. Would do Mane but already have 3 Liverpool. Hazard worries me because Newcastle are no pushovers and he is just returning.A better pick for GW4. I am sure Sterling starts but he doesn't seem long term given rotation. I see United vs Spurs being low scoring and Sanchez might not even start

    A. Sanchez > Hazard (-4)
    B. Sanchez > Sterling (-4)
    C. Do nothing

    1. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      A

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

      A

  19. jamesterz23
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Cairney at home to Burnley
    Or Mee away at Fulham

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

      Cairney IMO but close

      1. jamesterz23
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        I’m leaning that way too tough call though

    2. OPTA FPL
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      serious?

    3. Boglander
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Cairney. Burnley's defence isn't that resilient right now.

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

    Which combo scores higher in GW4?

    A- Firmino King Hughes +8 points

    B- Hazard Zaha Kamara

  21. royals forever
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Morning DZ

    Could I please have your help on this

    Who should I bench out of (for this GW)

    Moura
    Jorginho

    Any ideas would be welcomed

    1. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Jorginho, feel after Moura’s best game last week he will have confidence again to maybe return again

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

      Moura, Bus incoming

    3. Mauricios Cappuccino
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Play Moira imo

  22. Mr_Barbs
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Any ideas where to use my 2 FTs, or even 1? I think the weak links are currently Pickford, maybe shaw but open to suggestions. I have 0 itb

    Pickford, Stekeleberg
    Mendy, TAA, Shaw, Tomkins, AWB
    Salah, Mane, B.Silva, Maddison, Neves
    Aguero, Arnautovic, Zaha

    1. bdwhite91
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Bernardo to Mkhitaryan maybe. I think Bernardo may play wingback again so he wont be contributing much in fpl.

    2. Man Getting Hit By Football
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      You have a really solid team with barely anything wrong with it. I'm quite jealous, if it were me I'd be tempted to do Bilva -> Mkhitaryan to get some Arsenal. Aguero & Mendy will often outscore Bilva. Having said that, I still own Bilva and not Mkhi but only because I have other fires (Sigurdsson & Cairney this week, still own Coleman & Bednarek...).

      If you don't fancy that move then Pickford out would be my next thought.

      Good luck with your gameweek!

    3. Gasa
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Bring Auba in instead of Aguero, then bring Aguero back for the 4th game week

  23. Urchin
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    A or B question as promised

    DDG (4)
    Robbo Mendy Kabasel (4, 4)
    Salah Richa Bilva Eriksen Fraser
    Kun King Jimenez

    1FT

    Want to drop Eriksen, so option:
    A. Mkhi
    B. Pedro
    C. Pogba
    D. Keep Erksen and do below move only

    And want to do Jimenez to Ings this GW (but that will be -4)
    1. Do it
    2. Wait for next GW
    3. Option D of above

    Cheers!

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

      Since I'm not sure about any of those players, D1 imo

    2. datamunkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      D3 😉

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

        LOL, I see it now
        A never ending loop 🙂

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

          Best A or B ever 😉

      2. datamunkey
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Being honest i’ve brought in C this week just because I need some slight non-template addition; sticking to this principle you may be good to hold

    3. jia you
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      D2 or A2

    4. Urchin
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Thanks guys, can afford to bench Jimenez in that case

  24. bdwhite91
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    I wish I had the nerve to triple Salah, as I've avoided a WC with a -8, but I guess the smart thing to do is Aguero vs Newcastle if it's going to be a single gw.

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

      Going by history, yeah, Kun vs Newcastle has the potential to be a special

  25. Sharkytect
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Anybody captaining aguero? He just scored a hattrick.

    1. bdwhite91
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Not completely out of the picture, but Wolves gave us a hard time last time out. Traore is also a BEAST! I'm afraid he may start lol.

    2. Gruu
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Salah for this week

  26. MTPockets
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Opinion appreciated -

      A) Ederson/Hamer, Mitrovic
      B) Ryan/Fabri, Zaha

      1. bdwhite91
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        A for sure.

      2. Annie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        A

      3. MTPockets
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Thanks both

      4. Mauricios Cappuccino
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        So that comment re Salah and Firm was deleted?

        1. Warblers
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Rightly so; the poster is an idiot.

        2. The Pesci challenge
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Hope so. Stuff like that should be banned unless there is a link to the comment. This is a place to help people with fantasy football choices, don’t need that.

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

          Gutted.
          I'd just put the popcorn on. I suspect we won't have to wait long for the next farce.

      5. bdwhite91
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        G2G?

        Foster
        Mendy Alonso Robertson
        Bilva Mkhi Richarlison Salah (c)
        Mitro Aguero (vc) Tosun

        Fabianski PVA Stephen AWB

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

        Aguero or Mane (C) ?

        1. bdwhite91
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Mane (c), but maybe Wolves won't be able to stop City from scoring twice in a row! I don't think you can lose with either. I'm sure that's what everyone said last week, but idk I think Wolves may be a tough one.

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

        Where did onlyonearsenewenger's post go to? I need that other twitter handle to confirm if indeed such info was posted.

        1. kennethrhcp
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          id say deleted as its either trolling or not backed up gossip. will cause chaos on here

        2. Brehmeren
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          It was deleted for a reason

        3. Mauricios Cappuccino
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Probably removed because there wasnt a direct source for the information.

        4. Warblers
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Seriously? You're going to waste time because some idiot has a "Liverpool friend." Some people don't get enough attention at home obviously.