Scout Picks

Gameweek 16 Scout Picks – Kane and Lacazette lead the line

For the third time in a week, we have produced a line-up which we believe to be the best for Fantasy Premier League.

It’s been a manic turnaround this week and it comes to an end with our selection for Gameweek 16.

With a bit more time to prepare than we had for Gameweek 15, we consulted our Scout Squad once again, this time Joe, Az, Peter and Neale on the panel.

We have whittled down their choices to a 3-4-3 line-up valued at £82.5 (at time of writing).

Goalkeeper

Lukasz Fabianski (£4.6m) gets the nod in goal this week as West Ham prepare for a home match against Crystal Palace. He was chosen as the top option in this position by Joe, Az and Neale. While the Hammers have just one clean sheet at the London Stadium this season, they came incredibly close against Cardiff City, while the Eagles have largely struggled in front of goal. Their victory over Burnley owing to the Clarets accommodating nature at the back.

Defenders

As we get closer to Christmas we seem to be spending less and less money on defence in the Scout Picks each week. For Gameweek 16, Matt Doherty (£5.0m) is our most expensive player in this position as Wolves face a trip to Newcastle United. The Magpies have only scored in two of their last five matches at home so there’s a chance Doherty could get a clean sheet, but his attacking play this season means he always stands a chance of a goal or an assist.

Sead Kolasinac (£4.9m) has the honour of being the first Arsenal defender to make the Scout Picks this season. He was mentioned by Joe, Az and Neale ahead of the Gunners’ hosting of Huddersfield Town. While Unai Emery’s men have not been defensively sound this season, no team has scored fewer goals than Huddersfield. Furthermore, the Bosnian left-back has created 10 chances of the last four Gameweeks, claiming two assists in that time.

Despite Everton struggling to get the predicted result against Newcastle, Lucas Digne (£4.8m) gets another shot at the Scout Picks for Gameweek 16. It’s Watford who come to Goodison Park on Monday night, with just two goals in their last four matches, and the Hornets have found the net in only two of their last five away matches. Meanwhile, Digne continues to be involved in set pieces for Everton.

Midfielders

Mohamed Salah (£13.0m) goes into the Scout Picks once again, riding on the backing of all four Scout Squad pundits. Joe, Az and Neale put him down as the best option in this position for Gameweek 16 while Peter had him at second. As we recently noticed in this week’s latest Captain Sensible article, Salah has produced a nice balance between goal threat and creativity in the last four Gameweeks, comparing favourably with other options in spite of missing most of Gameweek 15. That rest against Burnley stands him in good stead to start at the Vitality Stadium, where he will face a Bournemouth defence that has allowed more shots in the penalty box than any other side from Gameweek 12 onwards.

Raheem Sterling (£11.6m) comes back into the side after missing out on a place in both the Manchester City starting XI and our own in Gameweek 15. We figured that the England international would probably be benched for the trip to Watford, but there is no way he won’t play against Chelsea. It is a huge match for Manchester City, which allows them to further demonstrate their ability to see off competition from other members of the big six. Sterling has four goals and five assists in his last five starts and looks the most likely to excel for Manchester City at Stamford Bridge.

Robert Snodgrass (£5.3m) comes in as a budget alternative to Felipe Anderson, who was chosen by all four of our pundits. We made the switch in order to facilitate greater spending on Salah and Sterling, as well as our forward line. The Scottish midfielder has actually created more chances than Anderson in the last four Gameweeks.

Callum Paterson (£5.3m) and Cardiff have a home match against Southampton in Gameweek 16 and it looks well-timed for the Bluebirds to exploit the Saints’ current situation. It will be the first game in charge for new manager Ralph Hasenhüttl and, with such a tight turnaround, his appointment is unlikely to take effect. Meanwhile, only Newcastle and Manchester City have had more efforts on goal in their last four home matches than Cardiff.

Forwards

Harry Kane (£12.5m) was tipped by all four of our pundits this week following his 12-point haul against Southampton on Wednesday. It’s a Leicester side he’s scored seven goals in his three matches against up next and he remains top of the league for shots on target in the last four Gameweeks.

Alexandre Lacazette (£9.6m) is the chosen Arsenal representative this week. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang actually got more support in the Scout Squad article but for financial reasons, we’ve gone with his French colleague. We actually believe Lacazette is likely to be involved, having featured from the bench twice across Gameweeks 14 and 15, while Aubameyang has played 180 minutes. In those two matches, he managed a goal and an assist.

Raúl Jiménez (£6.0m) completes the Scout Picks XI this week as the most popular of the budget forwards among our panel of pundits. All of them tipped the Mexican apart from Az as Wolves prepare to face Newcastle. The Magpies have conceded an average of 1.63 goals per home game this season while only Kane and Salomón Rondón have had more shots than Jiménez since Gameweek 12.

Substitutes

Sean Morrison (£4.7m) gets a place on the bench after picking up the backing of Joe and Peter. While Cardiff haven’t been too hot defensively this year, the home match against Southampton offers more potential for a clean sheet than usual. But crucially, no defender has had more touches in opposing penalty boxes than Morrison in the last four Gameweeks, indicating his goal threat.

Johann Berg Gudmundsson (£5.9m) has another favourable match-up this week as Burnley host a Brighton side susceptible to headed efforts this season, especially away from home. As the set piece taker, Gudmundsson could benefit.

Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernandez (£6.3m) is likely to be Manuel Pellegrini’s full-time replacement for the injured Marko Arnautovic so he should be considered a Fantasy stand-in too. In the four matches previous to Gameweek 15, the Mexican had actually registered more shots than his Austrian colleague from fewer minutes.

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The Community Champion returns after the manic turnaround of the midweek games. Representing the community against the Scout Picks in Gameweek 16 is Dr Mantis Toboggan (DC2). He has opted for a 3-5-2 formation of Fabianski; Digne, Doherty, Kolasinac; Salah, Son, Richarlison, Martial, Paterson; Aubameyang, Lacazette.

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5,660 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Dangerous Rhubarb
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    I'm going to be a total filthy slut....and put laca(c) & Auba(vc)....up front....

    You know you want to!!!!

    1. noahzark22
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Thinking about it. Will require a -4 though

    2. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Dirty cow.

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

      I have both and doing it only the opposite way around!!!

      What u think??

      1. Dangerous Rhubarb
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Well.....auba may haul equally could be benched as he has played the last 2 starting whereas laca is fresher and may take the striker spot

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

          You reckon Laca capt and Auba vc then?

  2. jdp219
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Best defender 5.3 or under, mostly for this weekend? Have Doherty already.
    1 - Kola
    2 - Digne

    1. Dangerous Rhubarb
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      1

    2. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      1

    3. FPL Pillars
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      2

  3. J to the T
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Fabianski (Button)
    TAS Digne Doherty (Dunk AWB)
    Sterling Sand Fanderson Rich (Gunnarson)
    Kane Auba (c) Wilson

    Good to go?

  4. Junior ⚽
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    son or Anderson for one week only?

    1. noahzark22
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      anderson

    2. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Anderson 100% nailed.

    3. Winterburn is Coming
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Son probably rested IMO, so Anderson

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

      I'd go Anderson

  5. Bad Kompany
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Son or Alli for this gw only?

    1. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Out of them, son.

    2. The 5% Team
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Looking purely at minutes played last matches, I say Alli

    3. Rainer
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Dele for the start, Son for the points.

  6. Rainer
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Is Emery expected to roll out a new formation tomorrow or are Auba & Laca 'starters' in Team News to keep the peace?

    1. noquarternt
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Just had a look, incredible isn't it.

  7. Kanga roo
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Brooks or Bennett? 

    Playing doherty. 
    Cheers

    1. wormface
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Brooks I guess

    2. Totti
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      benette

  8. MASTER ROSHI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Best one week punt striker up to 8.1m?

    1. Rainer
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Rashford.

    2. Totti
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      chicharito

    3. wormface
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Carroll

    4. Pukki Party
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Sturridge

  9. damiang2233
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Arnie, Aguero & Duffy to Lacca, Jimenez & spurs defender for -4? Thoughts?

    1. wormface
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Yeah why not . decent picks

  10. Totti
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    who to get instead of peltier?

    A) Kolasinac
    B) Doherty
    C) bellerin
    D) save free transfer

    my defence:
    alonso boly bissaka arnold peltier

    1. wormface
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Kolasinic but save might be best . depends how many I. Defence your playing

      1. Totti
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        and who to play?

  11. Guy Demel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Is nobody expecting a rest for Auba this weekend?

    1. Nascimento
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Yeah

    2. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Nope

    3. Teror
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      He has hauled more times off the bench than when he's started

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

      yes I'm
      lacazette will start

    5. Rainer
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Half.

    6. Winterburn is Coming
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Minutes managed maybe, but assuming he doesn't play Europa league midweek, then I'd say he starts - there's over a week until their next PL game

    7. wormface
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      I am , gonna captain salah

  12. Lone Wolf FPL
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Fabiański, Hamer
    TAA, Doherty, Kolasinac, Schindler, WB
    Stetling, Sane, Anderson, Richarlison, Gunnar
    Kane, Auba, Wilson

    On WC. 0.4 ITB. Any sugestions? Gunnar > Camarasa maybe or save that 0.2?
    Cheers!

    1. J to the T
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Same team as me but I have Dunk and Digne instead of Kola and Schindler.... can’t decide which I prefer....

    2. PascalCygan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Wouldn’t necessarily rush to do that. Camarasa going to be on pens now but Gunnarsson has the long throws and gets into the box from other set-pieces.

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

      Same team apart from I have
      Gibbs-white & Steele lol

      1. Alex_thekid
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Instead of your
        Gunner & hamer

  13. Bob B
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    A. Fabianski, Laporte, Gunnarsson
    B. Ederson, Digne, MGW

    1. Pukki Party
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      A

  14. Teror
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Snodgrass or Paterson?

    1. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Snod

    2. Winterburn is Coming
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Snod of approval

  15. LD
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Arnie, Alonso -> Laca, Kola (-4) good moves?

    Can’t get in Auba without completely destroying my team at the moment. Plan to get him in the near future though through Salah -> Sterling and shifting money from defense

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Alonso will come good, I would hold

  16. Haz to be Eden- Top scoring…
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    WC set?

    Fabs
    Robbo Doherty TAA
    Eriksen Richarlison Fraser Sterling
    Kane Auba Jimenez

    Foster Terreria AWB Schindler

    1. dh1
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Sane over Eriksen all day long and not too sure about 2 liverpool defenders on wildcard (Average Fixtures) although they're both good picks individually.

      Mabye Robertson and Schindler to 2 5ish million players (Digne and Kolasinac mabye) to mix it up abit

      1. Haz to be Eden- Top scoring…
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Thx mate. This was my concern, might just go with FAnderson and bank the extra cash

  17. Come on you Kante
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Bellerin or Kolasinac?

    1. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Kola for the bants

    2. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Bell. Nailed.

      1. Come on you Kante
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Do you think cs are on the horizon? Looking to swap pereira

    3. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      I have just got Kolasinac - more explosive although more of rotation risk so ensure strong bench

  18. ooooo
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Would you do Arnie + Martial to Wilson + FelipeA (-4)? Just did a -4 last week

    1. Winterburn is Coming
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      I'm in the same position - I did Arnie + Martial to Laca + Snodgrass. Wanted a West Ham player with those fixtures, and getting Snodgrass was a good way to upgrade to Laca for Arsenal's good run

  19. Tsparkes10
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Sat at 1.5k OR... Have money for aubam but going Laca and captaining... stupid?

    1. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      No. Points to being Laca's week.

      Well done on your rank. Although it was entirely unnecessary to mention it in your post

      Yes I am jealous

      1. Tsparkes10
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Saying that maybe I should go Aubam as most in top 10k will have him ;). But owells, More bothered about ML

  20. How I met your Mata
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Chicharito For Arnie ? Or silly not to get Wilson

    1. Winterburn is Coming
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Just can't bring myself to bring in Wilson considering his fixtures (and also Howe's threat of rotation in his press conference today). If I were going to get a same-price replacement for Arnie I'd get Chicharito.

    2. RyanMK
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      I'd go Chicharito out of the two. Bound to get some minutes with Arnie out, and has always been a reliable source of goals when he's gotten minutes.

      Bournemouth has a tough run of fixtures coming up.

  21. Tabbara
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Which option is better:

    A:Lacazette and Fraser for Arnautovic and Martial (-4)
    already have auba,double up arsenal attack

    B:Eriksen and Wilson for Arnautovic and Martial (-4)
    Thx

  22. hjalmarekdal
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Is Alonso to Bellerin worth -4?

    1. noahzark22
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      nope

  23. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Will Wan Bissaka rise and Bennet drop ?

    1. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Wolves Bennet

    2. Rainer
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Maybe and less maybe.

  24. Super Silva Haze
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Scenes tomorrow when Kola concedes in the first 20 mins and Arsenal blank !

    1. Nascimento
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Yeah, this is fantasy

    2. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Having fun taking a punt on a flaky but potentially haulling 4.9 defender are what the game should be about

      Wont be scenes

      1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Agreed!

    3. Bielsa's Bucket
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      For 4.9 what do you expect 😉

  25. angelopanayiotou
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Who to bench?

    A) AWB (away to West Ham)
    B) Diop (Home to palace)
    C) Bennet (away to Newcastle)
    D) holebas (away to Everton)

    1. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      A

  26. Alex_thekid
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Team gtg bench capacity?

    Fab
    TAA Kola Doherty
    Sterling Sane Richarlison FAnderson
    Kane Auba(c) Wilson
    Steele. Gibbs-White WB Schindler

  27. HD7
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Okay Guys, though I had the money decided to take Kola instead of Bellerin or Mustafi... hope its worth it 🙂

    When I watched Kola last matches he was more dangerous than Bellerin

    1. Bielsa's Bucket
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Holding out long term, Kosc still to make a full match. Monreal is due back, but he won't take up the left side, he'll slot in central like he was doing just before injury. Left back is Kola to lose now (Arsenal fan)

  28. noahzark22
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Fabianski, Button
    Wan-Bissaka, Alonso, Doherty, Alexander-Arnold, Digne
    Sané, Snodgrass, Fraser, Eriksen, Sterling
    Aubameyang, Lacazette, Kamara

    I could WC to this...

    1. Dangerous Rhubarb
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Not sure about Alonso....he isn't on form....

  29. OverTinker
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Bench one
    1. Alonso
    2. Bennet
    3. Robertson
    4. Laporte

    1. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Alonso

    2. noahzark22
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Laporte

    3. Spacemonkey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      If you have Sterling/Sane, bench Laporte.
      If you have Hazard, Benche Alonso.

      1. Spacemonkey
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        PS. "Benche" being simply "bench".

      2. OverTinker
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        what? Why? I have got both Sane and sterling

        1. Spacemonkey
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          If City scores and ruins Alonso's CS, then probably one of them will be involved. If City doesn't score, Alonso keeps CS.

          It's very important game which has its own logic, so I don't think that Laporte will get CS much more likely than Alonso. And Alonso is much bigger attacking threat.

  30. MartialMatas
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Leaning towards a. What do you think?

    a - Arnie to Rashford as a one week punt and wildcard next week
    b - Arnie to Mitro
    c - Arnie to Wilson

    Patricio
    Alonso VVD Digne Boly
    Salah Sterling Anderson Fraser
    Kane Jimenez

    Stekelenburg Arnie Stephens AWB

    1ft £0.2m itb WC available