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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. mdm
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Who to captain:

    A. Richa
    B. Salah

    1. Del Griffiths
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Salah by a trillion miles

    2. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Salah

    3. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Probably Richarlison for me. The big worry is the inaccuracy of his shots, but he scores from 50% of his shots on target.

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

        If he could work on his composure and shooting accuracy, he’d be twice the price lol

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

        50 percent of the time, he scores every time

    4. Lumberjack
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      B

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

      A. for the excitement - I think they're about equally good options.

    6. Ange Ball
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Salah

  2. Jonny HOW SON?
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Who to get?

    A) Siggy
    B) Richi

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

      B

    2. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      B

      1. Hy liverpool
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        A* Sorry

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

      A

    4. Ange Ball
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      A

  3. sully29
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    A) Sane(c) + Deeney
    B) Aguero(c) + Jota (-4)

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

      A

    2. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      A.. Don't like deeney pick

      1. sully29
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Believe me, I don't either.

  4. Lumberjack
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Alli FAnderson Alonso to Sane Son Bednarek (-4)?

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yes

    2. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yep.

    3. Sgt Frank Drebin
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Looks good.

    4. Shineonme
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Imo I think it works even with the hit which I don't normally like.

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

      Thanks all

    6. Ange Ball
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Think Alonso will play and punish those who sold him

  5. Hy liverpool
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Digne to
    A. Pva
    B. Rose
    C. Keep and play doherty

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I have lloris and wba if that matters

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

      C

    3. Sgt Frank Drebin
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      C

  6. Mo Mané Mo Problems
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Jonny, Doherty and Jimi will be rested for Shrewsbury on Tuesday right?

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

      Don't do this to me.

      1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I worded this badly.

        Rested against Shrewsbury*****

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

      Not sure. Very good chance of Wolves going very far in the cup.

    3. Flaming Flamingo
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Most likely, yes.

  7. Pickle juice
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Pogba and Lorente

    Or

    Brooks and firmino

    1. Pickle juice
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Call it a or b

    2. Shineonme
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      A by a mile

    3. Ange Ball
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Brooks injured no? He was yellow last time I looked

    4. Pickle juice
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Looks like brooks will be fit

  8. FPL_Crisis
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Would you do Rashford to Kun for free or save FT and do Auba next week?
    If so, Captain Kun (only city cover) or stick to Salah

    1. FPL_Crisis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Thoughts please..

    2. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yes

  9. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Digne to Danilo, then swap to Kola next GW?

    1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      *FOR FREE*

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

        Worth a punt though I wouldn't be surprised if Danilo only plays 1 of the games like Digne.

  10. AFC49
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    GTG?

    Fabianski*
    AWB, Doherty, Shaw
    Salah, Sané, Pogba*, Richarlison
    Aguero (c), Rashford, Jiménez

    Button, Digne*, TAA*, Højbjerg*

    1.3 ITB

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

      Digne to Laporte?

      1. AFC49
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        For -4?

  11. Googly Goon
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Pogba to mahrez as a hit?

    1. Garth Marenghi
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      No

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

      Are you joking?

    3. Sgt Frank Drebin
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      NO

    4. Shineonme
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      No, no, no.

  12. mr messi
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Keep or lose Hazard to get Aguero?

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

      Who is Hazard playing this week?

    2. Ange Ball
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Keep

  13. Roy Rovers
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Yes or No guys?

    Hazard > Son and Firm > Aguero for -4

    Fab
    Doherty Lindelof TAA
    Salah Pogba Sane Hazard
    Frrmino Rashford Jiminez

    Button AWB Camarasa Digne

    1. Ange Ball
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Keep both

  14. Ange Ball
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Should I just go for it -8
    Martial>Fern
    Anderson>Son
    Digne>Kola
    Button>Ryan or Guita

    1. L S P
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      a thousand times no

    2. Athletic Nasherbo
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Nope not worth it

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

      Which GK for next 4-5 rounds at least?
      Guita - is he nailed?
      Ryan - bad performance on his comeback
      ???

      1. Ange Ball
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Yep looks like his nailed I have no Idea what to do. I have Aguero Sane onky double game players not that fussed tell you truth about the double game week but I have 2 transfers to use

  15. rdamjan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    why did Bilva played only 25 + 18 minutes last two matches?

    1. Sgt Frank Drebin
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      De Bruyne back?

  16. n14mul
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Bench 1

    A. Jiminez
    B. Brooks

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

      B

  17. L S P
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    What would you do?

    A) Hazard -> Sterling
    B) Auba -> Kun
    C) Digne -> Doherty
    D) Save FT

    1. Sarriball Time
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      B

  18. Wolfman180
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Kola or Lindelof?

    1. Ange Ball
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Kola

  19. AF90
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Hazard, Digne, Kamara -> Sane, AWB, Jimenez -4?

  20. Twisted Melon
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    TC sane this week if still have all chips to use?

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

      I am. Partly because using other chips for the other 2 dgws and not sure if anything better will come along.

  21. tattywelshie
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Any Saints fans here? Is Targett nailed?

    1. Flaming Flamingo
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Not a Saints fan, but he'll be a rotation risk once Bertrand is fit.

  22. Sarriball Time
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Kepa.
    Van dijk. Keane. Doherty. Wan Bissaka.
    Salah. Hazard. Sane. Pogba.
    Higuain. Jimenez.

    Subs: Button. Kiko Femenia. Billing. Kamara.

    Rate my team out of 10. ( I know my bench is weak. Once this DGW passes then I will change it. )

  23. BlzE_94
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Play free transfer or save?? (£0.6 ITB)

    Ederson
    Alonso Robertson Wan-Bissaka
    Salah Sterling Pogba Richarlison
    Rashford Jimenez Ings

    Bench: Button, Doherty, Digne, Snodgrass

    Appreciate any thoughts!

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

      Can't really see any problems there mate.

  24. CloudSky
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    A bit different. For this week.

    A: Auba + Sane (C) + 4
    B: Aguero (C) + Hazard

    1. JoeJitzu +42
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Feels like A is safer choice?!

    2. Goonsquad245
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Close but B

      1. Goonsquad245
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Unless you want Auba back...or have you factored the 4 in for that?

    3. tm370
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      A easily

    4. CloudSky
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Cheers lads!

  25. JoeJitzu +42
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Would you take a -4?

    Digne Nasri ➡ Bednarek Sterling

    Fabianski
    Robertson Luiz WanB
    Sané Sterling Pogba Salah Richarlison
    Rashford Jimenez

    Hamer Doherty Ings Bednarek

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

      Yep

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

    Any Pool fans here? Is Lovren gonna start?

  27. ct mariner
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    GTG?

    Boruc
    Robertson Doherty AWB
    Salah Richarlson (vc) Pogba Sane (c)
    Rashford Firmino Jimmy

    Fab Fanderson Bennett Digne

    0 FT and 0.2 IB

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

      GTG,

      Help above if you can thanks.

      1. ct mariner
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks.
        No info on Lovren as a Grimsby not a Pool fan!

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

          Ha, thanks anyway.

  28. Taegugk Warrior
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    A. Pogba to sane
    B. Firmino to aguero
    C. Hazard to sterling/sane...?

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

      C. Chelsea have not created good chances consistently for a while

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

      C. Sane. Pogba apparently ok to play.

      Help above if you can thanks.

    3. Shineonme
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      C keep pogba think he plays.

    4. waldo666
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      B

  29. dillydally1982
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Who scores more this week....

    a) Holebas (bri)
    b) Doherty (eve)
    c) Danilo minus 4 points (ARS, eve)

    1. JoeJitzu +42
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Hard but think B

  30. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Play one - AWB or Doherty?

    1. JoeJitzu +42
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I’m going WanB

      1. how now brown cow
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks