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. Salah4Ever
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    So should i captain
    A) Aguero
    B)Sane
    C) Salah

    also should i use TC?

    1. Salah4Ever
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Oops top of the page

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

      B

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

      Salah 4 ever ...duh

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

      Im also torn between A and B but wouldn’t TC

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

    A) Sterling & Doherty
    B) KDB & Robertson

    1. Pariße
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      b

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

    Best option going forward out of the following?

    a) Holebas
    b) Bednarek
    c) Jonny
    d) Bennett
    e) Saiss

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

      C

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

      Def C.

      Any opinion on mine above?

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

    Current front 8 of
    Richarlison Hazard Salah F.Anderson Pogba
    Firminho Rashford Kamara ..

    2 ft and 0.2 itb. Ideally I'd like to do Hazard and Kamara to Aguero and Puncheon. Thoughts lads??....

    1. Salah4Ever
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      If you are selling hazard then should be Sane, unless it is aplan to sell aguerro to Auba next week
      If you get Sane you can next week get Son

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

    hazard or son for cap?

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

      Son

    2. Ruinenlust
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Hazard

    3. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Don't captain anyone vs Newcastle. Benitez always gets them organised.

    4. Tev
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Hazard of those. Newcastle well drilled and Son will have his minutes managed

  6. boroie
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Been away all day and looking for some fitness updates...

    Any news on Pogba?

    Are the rumours of Brooks being out for 4 weeks true?

    Likeliness of Son starting?

    Likeliness of Llorente starting?

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

      Pogba should be fit.
      Brooks out for 4 weeks.
      Son and Llorente should start.

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

        Thanks! Much appreciated.

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

    G2G?

    Etheridge
    AWB, VVD, Doherty
    Salah, Sane, Son, Pogba
    Aguero, Jimenez, Rashford

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

    Who to start

    A - Kolasinac (mci)
    B - Digne (MCI)
    C - Bennett (eve)

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

      C

    2. Marquis-Cha-Cha
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      C

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

      C

  9. Andy Mac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Clock ticking, need to decide on Digne replacement before price drop!

    Help please - who up to 6.4m?

    Thanks!

    1. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Laporte or cheapie

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

        Cheers mate. Literally just pulled the trigger on Laporte!! So thanks for the reassurance! 😉

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

    Auba > Aguero worth a -4 when I would need to reverse it again next week?

    1. norwegian-forest-cats
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      nope

    2. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yes

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

      Maybe

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

    Thoughs on

    Löwe + Deeney -> Laporte + Niasse? (free)

  12. TeamSteam
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Also struggling with captaincy decision. Hazard on paper, but neither him nor Chelsea have any form. Siggy plays double and Wolves concede tons of chances, but just came off a cs and a top performance. Salah plays a poor West Ham, but was invisible himself against Leicester. Input?

    1. bigbudgie
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      captains poll on this site is usually a good indicator. Aguero, Sane, Sterling all ahead of Salah on that

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

        Well if i had any one of those three don`t you think i woulda included them in my post?

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

        Have all 4 C on Salah

    2. Pierce34
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I think Salah is more likely to haul than Hazard or Sigurdsson.

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

        Salah top scorer GW 25 potentially

        1. Pierce34
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          I agree, torn between Salah and Aguero for the armband myself.

        2. Tev
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          A bit like almost every other player, then

  13. RVP20
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Should I do Hazard > Sterling for free?

    My team is:
    Fabianski
    Alonso - Robertson - Wan-Bissaka
    Salah - Hazard - Sane - Richarlison - Pogba
    Rashford - Jimenez
    (Hamer - Doherty - Bednarek - Kamara)

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

      dont drop hazard before home v hud

    2. bigbudgie
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Don't do it just for the DGW but if you want Sterling for long term and benching him in 27 then I would say yes.

  14. semiconductor
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Play 2 and bench 2.
    1. Doherty (Everton away)
    2. WB (Fulham home)
    3. Bendarek (Burnley away)
    4. Kola (city away)

    1. Marquis-Cha-Cha
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Play 1 and 2

    2. bigbudgie
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      1 and 2 all day

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

      I have all 4 and playing 1&2

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

      Playing 1 and 2 as well...have 3 on bench, no 4

    5. semiconductor
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Thank you all

  15. Salarrivederci
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Gtg? 1 FT and 0.3 ITB

    Lloris
    Doherty - van Dijk - Robertson
    Salah - Sterling (C) - Sané - Pogba - Townsend
    Jiménez - Rashford

    (Button, Shaw, Jonny, Long)

    1. bigbudgie
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      bit if a double take @ Townsend 😉

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

        I actually like the Townsend pick with Zaha out

  16. Marquis-Cha-Cha
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Digne to

    a. Tark
    b. Mee
    c. Holebas
    d. Dunk
    e. Duffy
    f. Pereira
    g. save the FT

    rest is: Robertson / Doherty / AWB / TAA

    1. bigbudgie
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      F but two weeks too early

    2. Salah4Ever
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I am thinking about C

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

      C

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

    Danillo or Stones?

  18. j.m
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Would you swap Richarlison for Son this gameweek?

    I don't have faith the DGW makes Richarlison the better prospect.

    1. Nemes1s
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I've been trying to answer this myself for the past 3 hours! Someone help! 🙂

      1. Tev
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Haha, I’d say no on the basis that Son isn’t nailed on to start due to fatigue

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

          I don't think Poch has an alternative. And given he's sacrificed the cup for top 4, he will surely be playing his best team.

          1. Tev
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Perhaps, I would t personally want to risk it but good luck whatever you decide

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

            Well, even if he plays as expected fatigue may affect his performance.

    2. 007 [RoboKlopp]
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Maybe do it next week

    3. Snevitz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      No I would not.

    4. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Nope. Richa has two games and Son is tired.

  19. boroie
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Best option:

    A - Brooks & Firmino > Son & Llorente
    B - Brooks & Auba > Ward Prowse & Aguero
    C - Digne & Auba > Danilo & Aguero

    1. bigbudgie
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      B

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

      wouldnt be selling auba his fixtures after city are great

  20. The Tinkerman
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Start one:

    A) FAnderson
    B) Doherty
    C) Wan Bissaka

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

      C

    2. bigbudgie
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      B

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

      B

  21. Pigeon
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    What's everyone's chip strategies?

    1. bigbudgie
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      ready salted with a cheese sandwich....classic

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

      Run team into the wall in BGW33, FTs till then.

      FH32, WC34, TC/BB35.

      Maybe TC on Salah vs Hudd if a decent BB can be set for GW35, that always seems and looks better on paper than it really is.

    3. Bees4Lyf
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Abit of salt & pepper and plenty of vinegar.. can’t go wrong

    4. LSK
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      25 - TC
      32 - FH
      34 - WC
      35 - BB

  22. SAY MY NAME
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    GTG? 0FT 0.0ITB

    alisson
    Alonso/luiz/robbo
    salah(c)/sane/sterling/rich/pogba
    jiminez/rash

    hamer/awb/bednarek/kamara

    any feedback welcome, thanks 🙂

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

    Who will get more game time in the dgw?

    A. Jesus
    B. Dsilva

    1. bigbudgie
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      B

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

    Would be wholly irresponsible of me to capt Hazard over Salah??

    Only Ederson and Siggy for the dgw.

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

      Not if you think Haz scores more points.

  25. For Fuchs Sake
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Will Sane get more game time than Kun?

    1. Pariße
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      How can we know that?

    2. bigbudgie
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      It's a guess, but yes

  26. Pariße
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone brave enough to punt on Jesus?

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

      Nope, but hopefully he can get plenty of minutes 😉

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

      Did Auba > Jesus and pogba > hazard. More drunk than brave tbh

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        wow, that's something. Could be perfect.

      2. bigbudgie
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        madness!

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

          Figured Jesus will start one game and with everyone getting Kun could be a good differential.

          Struggling to explain the hazard transfer.

    3. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      This sounds weak, but I really want him. Perhaps if I hadn't been so eager to rage transfer Hazard out, then I'd use my 2 frees to get him.

      He'll start the Everton game at least.

  27. TaiwanHC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Gtg?

    Guaita
    Robertson - Luiz - AWB
    Salah - Sterling - Sane - Richarlison - Pogba
    Rashford - Ings

    Button, Jiménez, Doherty, Digne

    Thanks guys!

    1. Kuzser
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I'd play Jimenez over ings

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

        Why?

        Have you compared their stats and odds of scoring?

        1. bigbudgie
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Jiminez plays for a better team and just off the back of a brace?

        2. Twisted Saltergater
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Bit harsh, he's just giving his opinion.

  28. the dom 1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Play 1 pls 😉

    a. Guiata

    b. Foster

    cheers

    1. Kuzser
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      A

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

      Back the home team

  29. Wılly
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Fabianski
    TAA Doherty AWB
    Sane Salah Richarlison Pogba
    Aubameyang Firmino Rashford

    Steele - Bednarek - Camarasa - Digne

    1FT & 1.5m ITB, any player you'd swap?

    If I save the transfer I can bring in Son for Richarlison next GW for free, or Son + Kolasinac for a hit?

    1. Kuzser
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Taa won't play. So I'd get a Liv def

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

        Think I'm going to keep hold of TAA, i'll captain him this week and vice Sane

    2. bigbudgie
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Either save
      or do the Auba/Aguero hokey cokey

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

        Not keen on that one, it's essentially Auba vs Aguero (-4)

  30. Kuzser
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Can you guys help with that decision? (1ft, 1.4itb)
    1) digne->rose
    2) digne -> Doherty 
    3) digne Anderson-> son/ bilva/richa + any def below 4.7 for -4
    4) save ft. play Pereira vs MU

    Defence is:
    Robbo awb Pereira (schindler digne***)