Scout Picks

Gameweek 11 Scout Picks – Man City and Liverpool attack backed

Sergio Aguero and Mohamed Salah are the big names in our latest Scout Picks selection.

We are expecting big things from the Manchester City and Liverpool attack in Gameweek 11 after revewing the latest Scout Squad pool.

After painful deliberation, we’ve picked out the best possible starting XI under £83m from Paul, Joe, Az and Peter’s choices. This week we line-up in the 3-5-2 formation.

Goalkeeper

Lukasz Fabianski (£4.5m) gets his hands on the goalkeeper slot this week as Burnley come to the London Stadium. He didn’t actually earn any top picks from our Scout Squad crew but was name-checked by all four. Jordan Pickford (£4.9m) was the pundits’ favourite but we’ve opted to save money with Fabianski and cover the Everton defence elsewhere. Burnley are the perfect opponent for West Ham this week, as they sit bottom of the league for shots, efforts in the box, goal attempts on target and big chances in the last four Gameweeks.

Defenders

Benjamin Mendy (£6.4m) was given strong backing by our Scout Squad crew this week. All but one of our pundits picked the Manchester City man as the top defender for Gameweek 11, Paul the only one to look elsewhere. That’s not surprising when he has a home match against Southampton coming up. The Saints have not scored for five matches in a row, while City have now accumulated eight consecutive clean sheets in all competitions. Throw Mendy’s creative abilities into the mix, with his six assists thus far, and you’ve got yourself a near-essential premium defender.

Marcos Alonso (£7.0m) is seen as the optimum way of capitalising on a Chelsea defence set to host Crystal Palace in Gameweek 11. He was Paul’s top pick while Joe, Az and Peter all selected him in second-place. Opponents Crystal Palace have been particularly poor in front of goal, just three sides registering fewer shots on target in the last four Gameweeks, so Alonso’s clean sheet potential is high. He also added a sixth assist of the campaign against Burnley to remind us that he is still capable of attacking returns.

Lucas Digne (£4.8m) is our cover for the Everton defence after he was name-checked by Joe, Az and Peter. The Toffees host a Brighton defence that has scored just three goals on their travels this season, only Cardiff have found the net fewer times away from home so far. Meanwhile, Digne has some involvement in set pieces and has proved to have great attacking potential in his advanced wing-back position.

Midfielders

Fresh from a 15-point haul against Cardiff, Mohamed Salah (£13.0m) goes straight back into the Scout Picks for a Gameweek 11 trip to Arsenal. The Gunners have actually been incredibly vulnerable recently, with only Burnley allow more big chances than them in the last four Gameweeks. In two Premier League games against the Gunners so far in his career, Salah has three goals and an assist.

Including Gylfi Sigurdsson (£7.4m) in the Scout Picks was a very easy decision this week. The Everton man is top of the league for shots on goal in the last four Gameweeks and is behind just Paul Pogba when it comes to accurate efforts in that time frame. Coupled with Sigurdsson’s awesome goal threat and penalty taking duties is his chance creation potential, only David Silva playing more key passes than David Silva since Gameweek 7. Furthermore, next opponents Brighton rank 19th in that time for goal attempts conceded in the penalty area, only Burnley allowing more.

Willian (£7.4m) stands in for Eden Hazard (£11.3m) for the second week running after some interesting quotes from Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri. He believes that Hazard may play a part against Crystal Palace on Sunday but is uncertain whether he will start or be able to play 90 minutes. With Willian registering a goal and assist in his last two matches, 11 key passes and 10 shots we believe he can fill Hazard’s void in the Scout Picks once again.

Saturday afternoon will be an emotional occasion for Leicester City as they play their first match since the tragic passing of chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha at Cardiff. Our pundits are backing the Foxes to respond in the best possible way with a positive result in south Wales. Our pundits actually threw more support behind Jamie Vardy (£9.0m), earning a name-drop from all four, but we had to opt for James Maddison (£7.0m) to save some money. The midfielder remains their chief creator having played 12 key passes in the last four Gameweeks, only two FPL players have registered more in that time.

Roberto Pereyra (£6.1m) is back in form with two goals in as many matches since the international break. Watford’s new 4-2-3-1 formation appears to be getting the best out of him and he’ll be hoping for a third successive goal at Newcastle this weekend. Only three sides have allowed more shots in the penalty box than the Magpies since Gameweek 7 so Pereyra and his Hornets colleagues are sure to have plenty of opportunities at St James’ Park.

Forwards

Another home match for Manchester City, another clean sweep of top picks from our pundits for Sergio Aguero (£11.3m). Paul, Joe, Az and Peter all believe that the Argentinian will be on the scoresheet for the defending champions against Southampton as he continues to top the charts for shots inside the penalty box during the last four Gameweeks. That’s all with limited game-time too. The Saints come to the Etihad Stadium in the bottom five for shots allowed in the penalty area since Gameweek 7 – a perfect match-up for captain poll leader Aguero.

Marko Arnautovic (£7.0m) completes the Scout Picks XI as our second striker. Paul, Joe and Az all chose the West Ham man as their number two options up front, and with good reason. Only Raheem Sterling has more touches in the penalty box in his last four appearances than Arnautovic. Meanwhile, Burnley remain the league’s most obliging defence, allowing more shots than any other side so far this season.

Substitutes

Fabian Balbuena (£4.4m) is our reserve defender this week after finally delivering on his offensive potential in the Gameweek 10 draw at Leicester. He has had more shots than all defenders apart from Matt Doherty in the last four Gameweeks and hosts that goal-shy Burnley outfit too.

Riyad Mahrez (£8.6m) has registered three double-figure hauls in his last five matches and has found the target with his shots more often than Aguero in that time. With another injury to Kevin de Bruyne, we think Mahrez will start again this week and will be involved in the inevitable Manchester City goals against Southampton.

Isaac Success (£4.5m) has become something of an FPL celebrity overnight now that he has emerged as the only starting forward in his price bracket. His underlying numbers don’t look too bad over his last two starts and we think there are offensive opportunities for Watford at Newcastle this weekend.

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Representing the community against the Scout Picks in Gameweek 11 is Mince n Tatties. He has opted for a 5-3-2 formation of Kepa; Alonso, Rudiger, Mendy, Laporte, Walker; Salah, Mané, Maddison, Vardy, Arnautovic.

The community member who beats our picks by the biggest margin over the campaign will win a £100 Amazon Voucher and a place in our Contributors and Moderators League for the following season.

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That 33 point margin has established fclackless as the current leader, with Eden Wizard‘s 77-68 Gameweek 2 win the previous best score.

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7,799 Comments Post a Comment
  1. abaalan
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Play one:
    A) Doherty (tot H)
    B) Diop (Bur H)

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      b

    2. Typo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      B

  2. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Aguero or Sterling captain and why?????
    Cheers fellas

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      i guess sterling due to the fact he should play more mins and gets more points for score and a cs point

    2. Typo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Aguero if you have a good rank, sterling if you are chasing. I would cap sterling if I had him

    3. Jay Arell
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I'd probably go Sterling, bigger chance to play 90 min and also a great differential!

      1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Cheers guys I been on Aguero all week to play safe but think I shall switch to Sterling now!! You only live once after all!!! Haha

  3. JWilson3
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    How much of a risk is Hazard -> Sterling for no hit?

    1. Typo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Not the biggest this week, next week, big risk

    2. Urchin
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      very little.

  4. Typo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Starting Robbo, would you play TAA or Doherty? I have pat

    1. Typo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Oy?

  5. CrouchDown
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    What would you guys to with this city-less team? 2FT

    Patricio

    Alonso Robbo Trippier

    Hazard Mane Rich Fraser

    Kane Arnie Mitro

    Subs: Hennessy, Doherty AWB Billing

    1. Podge
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Tripp to Mendy

      1. CrouchDown
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Do you think Mendy will score more over the next two?

    2. Urchin
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      How much iTB? Kane to Kun looks easiest move, or Mitro to Success and then Billing to BSilva is possible?

      1. CrouchDown
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        0 itb unfortunately so I can't afford those moves

        1. Urchin
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Then maybe go with Tripp to Mendy I feel, Kane can still match Kun, who knows.

      2. CrouchDown
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Reluctant to lose Kane but maybe getting Kun is the right call. Alternatively I could do Patricio > Fabianski and reassess next week.

    3. R.C
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Get Mendy

    4. kalmoffit
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Haz to Sterling

      1. CrouchDown
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Can't afford that, do you think it's too risky to go without any?

  6. ALTOID11
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Is Hazard confirmed playing?

    The article is saying Willian is standing in for him but people still have in team?

    1. Relegation6pointer
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Sarri said yesterday Haz would only be fit to play 40-50 mins and didn't specify if would start or not.

      1. Paul Psychic Octopus
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Sarri has said this before though, and he played the full game

    2. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      hazard will get some mins, 0-60mins

    3. Fitzy.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      The article is about the scout picks - Willian standing in for Hazard doesn't mean that is what's happening in the real world.

  7. Relegation6pointer
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Any help appreciated!
    Team is:
    Hart (Hamer)
    Alonso, Trip, Duffy (Holebas, Bennett)
    Haz, Salah, Mads, Fraser, Shaq
    Aguero(c), Mitro (Quaner)
    1ft, 0.2 itb

    Want rid of Holebas, thinking either:
    1)Holebas & Shaq to Stones/Laporte & Barkley for -4
    2) Holebas to Kiko for free
    3) Holebas & Shaq to Mendy & Delof (-4)

    Thoughts??

  8. Urchin
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Soton to break their non scoring streak in exactly the match you own their opponents' defender (Mendy for me)

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      ings time....

    2. VIRATKOHLI18
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Hey Fellow Blindian! How are you?

      1. Urchin
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Same old same old 😉

    3. Typo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Que the " ofc they dont keep cs when I got X defender " comments

      1. Urchin
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Like Firmino not scoring ever since I got him in all my Draft teams this season

        1. Typo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Haha, please sell him.

  9. tarantino2005
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    With no city cover do you think it makes sense to transfer out hazard for sterling or Mahrez+Alonso for -4?

    1. MTPockets
        5 years, 4 months ago

        I did (for Mahrez) but not sure if it's sensible.

      • Emm7980
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        I think City cover is a must this week, I have only mendy and am thinking of another l hit to get either sterling or Aguero in

    2. Jay Arell
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Start Fraser (MUN) or Success (new)?

      1. Podge
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Success

    3. FER FUSCH AKE
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      will miss today's early kick off, I have a research proposal due in 48 hrs. Am I gtg??

      foster
      Mendy robbo Alonso
      haz mane richa Maddy
      aguero(c) Wilson vardy

      1. Relegation6pointer
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Gtg

      2. fenixri
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Gtg

    4. Crouching Tiger
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Big captain dilemma. Hazard, Aguero or Sterling?

      1. yakirh
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Hazard is not even an option

        1. fenixri
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Why not? He will probably get same minutes as Aguero

          1. yakirh
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Sarri said 45 minutes
            I would never captain a player with this risk

      2. Emm7980
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        I'd go sterling

      3. Relegation6pointer
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Sterling for differential; aguero to play it safe imo

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

      Morning, just quickly - start Kenedy (WAT) or Success (new)?

      Thanks!

      1. MTPockets
          5 years, 4 months ago

          success

        • FPL Forward Thinker
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Ken

        • R.C
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Success

        • FPL Pillars
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          success, watford got form. newcastle haven't

          1. Punter
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Righto Success it is. Cheers!

      2. firstade
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Had a bad day yesterday and did three stupid transfers for -8p. Today the decision felt awful and had to push the FH button. Currently sitting 977th and did not want to lose momentum. This will backfire badly later, I know, but what do you think about my team for this round?

        Fab
        Mendy - Alonso - Digne
        Salah - Sterling - Maddison - Willian - Siggy
        Aguero - Arnautovic

        (Hamer - Kiko - Kamara - Stankovic

        Any improvements needed? Thanks!

        1. Punter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Did you make more changes with the FH or just the 3? That team looks great for this week

          1. firstade
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Did some other changes too including Hazard to Sterling

        2. Typo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Nice free hit! Who are you capt?

          1. Typo
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Love the digne pick

          2. firstade
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Thanks. Aguero or Sterling. Currently on Sterling.

        3. Ron_Swanson
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          decent

        4. Podge
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Free hit doesn’t remove the -8

          1. Not again Shirley
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Yes it does

          2. firstade
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            It does

        5. Johnny 8
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Great free hit team for the week but why you took a -8 with your original team is something I can't fathom.

          1. firstade
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            I cannot either now when I think about it. Was so mad about last week’s stupid transfer and was desperate to get arna in. But chose the wrong way to do it...

      3. HD7
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        g2g ?

        Fab
        Mendy Robbo Alonso
        Salah Richa Maddy Kenedy Hazard
        Aguero (C) Arnie

        Subs: Button, Success, Duffy, WanB

        1. FPL Forward Thinker
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          V g2g

        2. Punter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Looking tidy I'm playing Success and benching Kenedy but who knows

      4. VIRATKOHLI18
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Start TAA or Dohorty?

        1. FPL Forward Thinker
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          D

        2. Urchin
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          TAA

      5. Emm7980
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Everyone around me has Aguero, am I crazy to go with only mendy as city cover.

        Would have to - 8 to get him or WC

        Am I mad in the head using my WC.

        Current team:

        Fab
        Alonso mendy Doherty
        Salah(c) Haz madd rich fraser
        Mitro Wilson laca
        Subs:Foster. AWB, peltier,

        1. FPL Forward Thinker
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Stick

      6. FPL Forward Thinker
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Good morning
        Total points prediction

        A) Bennett (H v Spurs) & Mitrovic (a v Hudd) = how many points total together ?

        Versus

        B) Kenedy (H v Watf) & Arnuatovic (H v Bur) = how many points total together ?

        1. Mambino
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          BNot going try to predict the exact points but I think B scores more

        2. conorbon
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          A- 8
          B-7

        3. Emm7980
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Defo B to score more

        4. FPL Forward Thinker
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Final Score

          A - 1 Point
          B - 15 Points

          B turned out to be worth it.

      7. King Kohli
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Start one of these:

        A. Patricio + Doherty

        B. Patricio + Fraser

        1. FPL Pillars
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          bb easy

        2. FPL Forward Thinker
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          B

      8. FPL Maldini
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        With Hazard do I...

        A) Transfer to Eriksen

        B) Transfer to Sterling

        C) Hold and save a transfer

        1. FPL Forward Thinker
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          C

      9. R.C
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Scared of Vardy this GW

      10. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        I predict a Success fail

        1. FPL Pillars
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          that would be funny

        2. Paul Psychic Octopus
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          If true, it will be a successful prediction

          1. Urchin
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            If False, then it will be a Success success

      11. Ohh1454
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        For long term :
        A. Patricio and stones
        B. Ederson and jonny

        1. Miguel Sanchez
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          B

      12. CAPTAIN CRESPO
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Help guys:
        A) Cedric for Digne/another (bench Jiminez and play 442)
        B) save FT

        1. Bobby_Baggio
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Save

      13. Bobby_Baggio
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Bench order correct guys?

        Patricio
        Alonso - TAA - Mendy
        Salah - Fraser - Haz - BSilva
        Wilson - Aguero - Mitro

        (Hamer) - Bennett - Stephens - AWB

      14. Manani
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Foster (Patricio)
        Alonso Roberston Mendy (Dohetry AWB)
        Hughes Fraser Hazard Salah (Masuaku)
        Kun Mitrovic Arnie

        gtg??

      15. Obi-1 Kenobi-0
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Last minute itchy fingers to drop Robertson to first sub in place of giving Diop a place in the starting line up. In their last seven games, West Ham only conceded one goal in each game aside from Chelsea where they conceded none, and they're playing Burnley at home. Think Arsenal will score vs Liverpool too, just worried about the attacking returns as Robertson has created so many chances/big chances so far.

        1. Mambino
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          no

        2. Urchin
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          I dont know why, I did Jonny to Zab yday, wonder what I was thinking?
          Will love a WHU CS now

      16. conorbon
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Would you take a -8 hit to get Salah in for Hazard on this side. Would have to downgrade Robertson to do it as well.

        Ederson.
        Duffy, Robertson, Alonso.
        Pereyra, Sigurdsson, Mahrez, Hazard.
        Mitrovic. Aubameyang, Aguero.

        Steklenberg, Bennet, WB, Lerma.

        Thanks all!

        1. Podge
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Nope

          1. conorbon
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Thanks. Worries about having no attacking Pool cover but then I suppose if I take a hit I’m relying on them to score

      17. caldracula
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Robertson to Mendy (have Alisson) could reverse the transfer next week.

        1. Eat my goal!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          for free

          1. caldracula
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Yes

        2. Podge
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          What’s the upside ? 4-5 points for 2 transfers? Madness

          1. caldracula
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Well I was set on sticking, teams set up nicely for the next few and can’t see anything I’d do with two frees next week. Mendy could haul today and vice Versa with Robbo next week.

      18. meksss
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Swap Trip for Mendy or too sideways?

        Backline is:

        Laporte, Trip, Alonso, Bissaka, Bennett

        1. JabbaWookiee
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Don’t. I think trippier could do just as well.

        2. Podge
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          In s heartbeat