Scout Picks

Gameweek 25 Scout Picks – Man City and Everton players make the cut

We’ve included a decent sized contingent of Double Gameweek players in our Scout Picks for the weekend.

With Manchester City and Everton both playing two matches, that is reflected in our handpicked best XI.

This week we line up in a 3-5-2 formation, and at £83.4m we have come in just £0.1m under our budget.

Goalkeeper

We may have our doubts about Manchester City’s defence, but Ederson (£5.6m) still gets the nod in goal for the Scout Picks this week. If we’re looking for certain starters in Pep Guardiola’s team you don’t get much more secure than their goalkeeper, who has 10 more points than any of his defensive colleagues this season.

Defenders

Andrew Robertson (£6.7m) has the potential to benefit at both ends of the pitch against West Ham. The Hammers did not register a single shot in the box or on target against Wolves last time out with Manuel Pellegrini revealing he would have to go back to the drawing board with his team. Meanwhile, West Ham still have just clean sheets at home all season,

An ongoing groin injury to Ben Davies means that Danny Rose (£5.8m) looks set for another start in the Spurs defence against Newcastle. The Magpies come to Wembley with the lowest number of shots in opposition boxes over the last four away matches. Only two teams have recorded fewer big chances in that time than Newcastle while, Spurs have conceded the fewest since Gameweek 21. A clean sheet looks likely for Rose then, who has created a chance every 45 minutes in the last four Gameweeks, getting an assist against Watford.

James Tarkowski (£4.7m) is our representative from the Burnley squad this week as Southampton come to Turf Moor. The Clarets have two clean sheets in their last four at home, while the Saints come to Lancashire with just 19 shots on target in their last four away matches. Only Newcastle have fewer in that time.

Midfielders

Raheem Sterling (£11.3m) kicks off our Manchester City attacking contingent ahead of their Double Gameweek fixtures. The England international scored on his last league meeting with Arsenal, all the way back in Gameweek 1, and has four goal involvements in his last five outings. Having started the last six Premier League matches in a row, while Riyad Mahrez has been used heavily in the cups, we are backing Sterling to start at least one of City’s next two and play a decent number of minutes across the Gameweek as Guardiola’s men look to keep the pressure on Liverpool in the title race.

Leroy Sané (£9.7m) completes our Manchester City representation in this first Double Gameweek of the season. We believe he is actually more likely to start both matches than Sterling or Sergio Aguero, as Benjamin Mendy works his way back to full fitness following his latest long lay-off. The German international has two goals and two assists in his last four Premier League outings and has a higher expected assist score in that time than any other player in the division.

For the first time since the autumn, Sadio Mané (£9.5m) comes into the Scout Picks as our chosen representative for Liverpool. It has been a long time in coming but the Senegalese international is now outperforming Mohamed Salah statistically over the last four Gameweeks. He has had one more effort on target than his Egyptian colleague, 10 shots in the box to Salah’s seven, and 11 total efforts to his team-mate’s eight. They are pretty close for chances created too, Salah ahead by one. Therefore, we can justify saving £4.1m of our budget by picking Mané ahead of a trip to West Ham in Gameweek 25.

Mauricio Pochettino appears optimistic that Son Heung-min (£8.6m) will play a part in Spurs’ Gameweek 25 meeting with Newcastle on Saturday lunch-time, which is enough for us to include him in the Scout Picks. The South Korean is still on an incredible run of form that has seen him average nine points per appearance since Gameweek 13, while he has registered an effort on goal every 25.6 minutes in the last four round of matches. With Spurs’ key attacking men still out until March, the stage is set for Son to continue operating as their main man.

Gylfi Sigurdsson (£7.4m) is our chosen representative from Everton as they play Wolves and Manchester City over the course of the Gameweek. Richarlison was in consideration after ending his goal drought against Huddersfield but with just two efforts on target in the last four matches, we had to look elsewhere. Sigurdsson has a superior accuracy (36% to 18%) and his role in set pieces means he has created seven more chances than his Brazilian colleague since Gameweek 21.

Forwards

Marcus Rashford (£7.7m) leads a cheap forward line for us this week as Manchester United travel to face a Leicester side that has struggled at home of late. They have lost all but one of their last four at the King Power Stadium, conceding six goals in the process. Meanwhile, Rashford is joint-top of the league for shots on target in the last four Gameweeks, notching attacking returns in eight of his last 11 Premier League outings.

Josh King (£6.4m) has been a hugely exciting resurgent figure in the last few weeks, relishing the role as Bournemouth’s key front man in the absence of an injured Callum Wilson. In the last four Gameweeks, only Paul Pogba and Rashford have had more shots on target, while the Frenchman is the only player to have registered more efforts in the box than King. As a very versatile player, the Norwegian also comes with seven chances created in that time, the exact same number as Pogba.

Substitutes

Patrick van Aanholt (£5.4m) gets a place on the bench this week ahead of Fulham’s visit to Selhurst Park. While Fulham have found their shooting boots in recent weeks, Crystal Palace still have three clean sheets in their last five home matches. Meanwhile, van Aanholt has played the same number of key passes as Pogba and King in the last four Gameweeks, taking six shots too, so could capitalise on Fulham’s woeful defence.

Ryan Fraser (£6.1m) will almost certainly enjoy his trip to the Cardiff City Stadium on Saturday. The Bluebirds remain susceptible to set pieces, only two clubs allowing more chances from dead ball situations in their last four home outings. Fraser is currently joint top of the league for key passes played since Gameweek 21 and is a designated corner and free-kick taker for Bournemouth.

Glenn Murray (£6.3m) has the advantage of facing the leaky Watford defence this week. The Hornets have recently slipped to the foot of the table for shots allowed in the penalty box over the last four, only Fulham conceding more big chances in that time too. Meanwhile, Murray gets most of his work done at the Amex Stadium, with seven of his ten goals coming there this season.

Community Champion

Representing the community against the Scout Picks in Double Gameweek 25 is Joax2. They have opted for a 4-4-2 formation of: Alisson; van Aanholt, Laporte, Duffy, Trippier; Sané, Hazard, Sigurdsson, Sterling; Higuain, Ayew.

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.

The Scouts were defeated in Gameweek 24, AK winning by a 48-46 scoreline.

fclackless‘s winning margin of 33 points (77-44) in Gameweek 10 is the current target to beat.

6,142 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Dacra
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    All good?

    Patricio (Speroni)
    Robertson - Lindelof - Bednarek (Bennett, Digne)
    Salah - Son - Sterling - Sane (c) - Pogba
    Ings - Rashford (Niasse)

    0ft
    1.4 Itb

  2. #FPLBhuna
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone triple captaining sterling here? Or considering it

    1. Xabi
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      yup, got it locked in

    2. FPLGeezer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I'm seriously considering it now. Likely have Sane and Sterling and favour Sterling for gut instinct. Don't know else when id want to play it and chasing in mini leagues

  3. Xabi
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Triple (c) Keane

  4. The_FF_King
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Anderson to Son for free??

    1. Ready Player One
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Solid yes from me

  5. Dele
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    No Aguero in the scout picks!!!

    1. Xabi
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      and one everton player, amateurs

      1. Camino Aleatorio
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Everton is garbage, they could lose both games 0-2 and 0-5

        MCI players are attractive because they are playing against Everton and even Jimi from Wolves went up in price.

    2. KLOPPS AND ROBBERS... the s…
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      This and he is at home, albeit against Arsenal

    3. fr3d
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      They prefered players with a chance of playing both games

  6. Feeling_blue
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Who will score more points the reat of the season (includong FA cup matches):

    A Babel
    B Nasri
    C Brooks
    D Shaqiri
    E Kante

    This is for draft fantasy so price is irrelevant. Cheers!

    1. Xabi
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      F Salah

    2. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      x

    3. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      c*

    4. MottysBallacks
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Babel or Brooks. I'd go Babel - looks like he's gelling nicely with Mitro

  7. Delph & Safety
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Thinking of Schindler to PvA and riding the DGW with just Sané and Rich.

  8. S.Kuqi
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Best part of the fpl season starts tomorrow. Dgws, blanks, chips, highs and lows.

    #dgwfever

    1. _figu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Finally 🙂 had a horrible Xmas and teams are starting to look way too similar in my MLs.

  9. Demí
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    When are ppl using their free hit chip? Or still up in the air

    1. _figu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Depends a lot on Wolves FA Cup. 31 or 32, consensus here is 32 but that's mostly due to groupthinking.

      1. Demí
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Is this week a bad idea?

        1. _figu
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Think it will be more valuable later. If your link is correct and you have Sane and Richarlison, that should be plenty enough.

    2. S.Kuqi
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      When there is dgw with multiple teams involved.

    3. Drexl Spivey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      How were you thinking of using it?

      1. Demí
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Use it this week, increase the lead in my mini league for the short term. I only have Sane, Richarlison and Alonso so the GW 27 blank can easily be navigated. Don't know whether im missing something though

        1. moment
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Feels like there’s likely to be more upside to it in later weeks

        2. GREEN IS GOOD
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          U crazy boi.

          Save it for a full dgw. If you use FH now you'll only get 6 players having 2 games.

          In gw32, for example, you'll be able to field all 11, potentially, playing twice.

  10. SPorting
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Play Rich, Pogba or Fraser?

    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Surely bench Fraser

    2. Boss Hogg
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Rich

    3. Drexl Spivey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      That's a nice dilemma. Richarlison.

    4. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      surely play Rich and Pog

  11. Delph & Safety
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Really want Son but can’t see anyone to get rid of;

    Salah Hazard Sané Richarlison Pogba

    1. Boss Hogg
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Pogba maybe?

      1. Delph & Safety
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah but not prepared to take him out atm: purchased him at 7.8!

    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Hazard

      1. Delph & Safety
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Knowing Haz I will get horribly punished. He’s also on the goals and assist imminent tables.

    3. Funny Face
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I moved Hazard to Son last week. I think he will outscore him and there must be somewhere you'd benefit from the additional money.

    4. teknicolourfox
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Hazard.

      Bin that clown...

    5. Chief Brody
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Hazard's been haunting my team the last few weeks while other more urgent problems got addressed. Now I can easily get rid he's at home to Huddersfield. Hmmmm. But, I think we're judging Hazard on glories past, not as a member of a sulky team that lost 4-0 to Bournemouth and might well be playing to sack another manager.

        If I click...Haul incoming...
        If I leave....2 points and then watching city play twice.

    6. Mikey44
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      A)

      GW25: Hold FT
      GW26: Haz + Alonso -> Son + Robertson

      B)

      GW25: Haz -> Sane
      GW26: Sane + Alonso -> Son + Robertson (-4)

      I already have Sterling. Thanks

      1. Cletus
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        A - I’ve already made that move this week

        1. Cletus
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Sorry, brain freeze - I meant B

    7. Boss Hogg
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Best defender under 4.7m?

      a. Duffy
      b. Taylor (Burnley)
      c. Bednarek
      d. Lejuene
      e. Someone else

      ???

      1. Tsparkes10
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        c or even Jonny?

      2. fc_skrald
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        If it is a bench player I would just go for the cheapest one so Bednarek

      3. Merlinsnose
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Jonny

    8. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Gtg? 0ft

      Fab
      Alonso Shaw AWB
      Salah Sane Rich Son
      Aubam Jiminez Rash

      (Button, Brooks, Doh, Digne)

      Capt Sane?

      1. Boss Hogg
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Solid

        1. Tsparkes10
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          cheers

    9. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Anything worth a -4? 0.9 to play with.

      Fab
      Doherty • Bednarek • AWB
      Sané • Rich • Salah • Son • Martial
      Rashford • Aguero
      (Button / Digne / Kola / Kamara)

      1. Boss Hogg
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Digne to Laporte?

    10. Eric the King
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Right

      A) Pogba > Sane
      Or
      B) Martial > Dilva / Bilva

      Both for -4

      What do we think??

    11. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      A. Hazard to Son for free
      B. Hazard and Ings to Brooks and Aguero for free
      C. Keep Hazard for one more chance.
      Cheers

      1. Delph & Safety
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        C one last time

      2. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        A

      3. teknicolourfox
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        A

    12. chilli con kone
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Did Pogba train today?

      1. teknicolourfox
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Think he drove

      2. GREEN IS GOOD
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Dunno but he's fit to play apparently. Google it.

    13. Slitherene
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Have Fabianski and Button.
      Worth taking a hit for McCarthy?

      25 McCarthy (bur) Fabianski (LIV)
      26 McCarthy (CAR) Fabianski (cry)
      27 Fabianski (FUL)
      28 McCarthy (FUL) Fabianski (mci)
      29 Fabianski (NEW)
      30 Fabianski (car)
      31 Fabianski (HUD)

      Button - > McCarthy (-4)?

      1. Merlinsnose
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Or just get Patrício for Fabianski?

    14. Pia06rc
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Start Rondon (tot) or Doherty (eve) this GW?

      1. Now I'm Panicking
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        The Don

    15. Delph & Safety
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Is it bad I find it hard to understand Ben Crellins spreadsheets despite his colour-coordination and simple layout?

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        i simply cannot understand any of them, all i see are colours lol

    16. COYR
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Tempted to hit the Wildcard button... Looks solid on paper but had no luck in ages (Fallen from about 80k OR to 460k)

      Fab*
      AWB, Doherty, Bennett
      Pogba*, Hazard, Salah, Sane, Fraser
      Rashford, Firmino

      Hamer - TAA*, Digne*, Kamara

      1FT - 0.3 ITB

      A) Wildcard
      B) Digne to Bednarek/someone else
      C) Hamer to Boruc (if Fab out/too risky)
      D) Any other suggestions

    17. Stevie B
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      What to do with this team?

      Lloris, Speroni
      Laporte, Doherty, Digne, Wan-Bissaka, Bednarek
      Salah, Hazard, Sterling, Pogba, Richarlison
      Rashford, Jimenez, Kamara

      1 free transfer and 0.3 in the bank.

      Thank you

    18. MottysBallacks
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Captain Salah or Sane?

      1. Pia06rc
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Sane for me. Should play more minutes so more chance for points

      2. Merlinsnose
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I’m captaining Sane and vice on Salah. I have Sterling too.

    19. Tinmen
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Folks just look some advice on this one as I haven’t been making good decisions of late

      Fab
      WanB Robbo Delph(I know)
      Salah Haz Lingard Deulefeu
      Firmino Aguero Rashford
      Hamer Hoijberg Bednarek Digne.

      A) Delph and Lingard to Jonny and Bilva
      B) Haz and Lingard to Dilva and Son

    20. pressdpm
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Hazard > Sterling
      Firmino > Aguero

      Sound good for no hits?

      1. teknicolourfox
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Cracking

    21. The_FF_King
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I need to do

      Anderson to son

      And downgrade Alonso....but to who?? Have 5.6 to spend

      1. Tsparkes10
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        wh you got currently?

        1. The_FF_King
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Robertson, wan bissaka, Alonso, Bennet and Kolasinac are my current defenders

      2. Merlinsnose
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Doherty

    22. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Auba and Pogba to Aguero and Son still a good move?

      1. Tsparkes10
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        nah

        1. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          why not?

    23. Geezer
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Will Alonso start? 50/50?

      1. Tsparkes10
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        yup

      2. SpaceCadet
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Think he will

      3. _figu
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Who knows so I'll just keep one last week and hope for the best. As long as you have a playing 1st sub, it should be fine.

        I've marked him as my Pereira placeholder and doesn't seem worth doing it when Leicester has United/(Spurs)

    24. Goat
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      (Repost as I put it under an old article)

      Anyone here signed up to any patreon/slack channels you would recommend?

      Preferably with discussion on BGW & DGW rather than RMT’s and gtg’s.

      Is FPL General or Always cheating worth joining?

      1. Delph & Safety
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Hmm not sure, I did sign up to fantasy football monthly but haven’t got around to reading all of the January issue yet.

      2. GREEN IS GOOD
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        There's a thorough Chip strategy discussion if you look at Hot Topics on here.