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Gameweek 26 Scout Picks – Liverpool and Man United backed for big wins

We are backing Liverpool to return to winning ways in Gameweek 26 as Bournemouth come to Anfield.

That’s why defensive and attacking assets from Jurgen Klopp’s men make it into the Scout Picks this weekend.

We are set up in the traditional 3-4-3 formation for Gameweek 26, and at £81.3m we are £2.2m inside our budget.

Goalkeeper

With votes from three of our pundits, Crystal Palace man Vicente Guaita (£4.2m) gets the nod in goal this weekend. The Eagles’ home defensive record this season is still only bettered by Liverpool and Chelsea, while West Ham are yet to score an away league goal in 2019, their last one coming at Southampton back in Gameweek 19.

Defenders

Andrew Robertson (£6.8m) remains our go-to Liverpool defensive option ahead of Bournemouth’s visit to Anfield. The Cherries have been woeful away from home in recent months, losing their last seven road trips by a combined score of 20 goals to three. Just one of those goals scored has come in the last five of those, which bodes well for Liverpool in their hunt for a first clean sheet since Gameweek 22. With Bournemouth’s recent defensive struggles away from home, there could be attacking returns on offer for Robertson too. No defender has more touches in opposition penalty boxes than the Scottish international in the last four matches.

The Scout Squad are hoping that Matt Doherty‘s (£5.3m) FA Cup heroics against Shrewsbury Town were the warm-up for a star performance against Newcastle on Monday night. His prolonged presence in the final third continues to promise attacking returns, while the Magpies have been particularly shot-shy away from home. In the last four matches on the road, Rafa Benitez’s men are bottom of the league for goal attempts inside the box, efforts on target and total big chances. A second consecutive clean sheet at Molineux looks likely for Doherty and his defensive colleagues.

Sead Kolasinac (£5.0m) completes our trio of full-backs likely to earn points at both ends of the pitch in Gameweek 26. Arsenal travel to a Huddersfield side currently bottom of the league for big chances over the last four Gameweeks, with only West Ham registering fewer shots in the penalty box than them in that time. Meanwhile, left wing-back Kolasinac has the joint-second highest number of touches in the opposition penalty area among defenders since Gameweek 22.

Midfielders

Mohamed Salah (£13.6m) gets back into the Scout Picks once again, chosen as the best midfield option by three of our pundits. Peter was the only one to put him in second place. The Liverpool man should benefit from Bournemouth’s recent poor away form, as they have conceded an average of 2.85 goals per game in their last seven on the road. No team has allowed more big chances in the last four away matches as Eddie Howe’s men.

Son Heung-min (£8.8m) has been boasting remarkable consistency in FPL over a long period of time now. Since Gameweek 13, the South Korean has averaged 9.2 points per appearance. It has become impossible to ignore the Tottenham man now, especially as he continues to have his place in the side guaranteed by ongoing injuries to Harry Kane and Dele Alli. Leicester come to Wembley Stadium having shipped plenty of chances away from home recently, just three sides have allowed more in the box over their last four road matches.

Paul Pogba (£8.7m) looks set for a strong showing in Gameweek 26 as Manchester United travel to face Fulham. The Cottagers have not made many defensive improvements under Claudio Ranieri and are second worst for shots conceded in the box during their last four home matches. Meanwhile, Pogba is still joint-top of the league for shots on target over the last four Gameweeks, having registered more efforts on goal than any other player in that time. With some creativity to his name over that period too, goals and assists are both likely at Craven Cottage.

James Ward-Prowse (£5.1m) is our chosen representative from Southampton this week as they host a Cardiff side typically poor away from home. The Bluebirds are susceptible to set pieces too, in which Ward-Prowse remains involved for the Saints. He has three goals in his last four matches and has created more chances than any Saints player in that time.

Forwards

Alexandre Lacazette (£9.3m) comes into the Scout Picks for Gameweek 26, deputising at the eleventh hour for his colleague Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. The latter was originally going to be included in spite of his recent illness but his absence from the training pictures on Friday have left enough doubt in our minds to select Frenchman Lacazette instead. As already mentioned, the Terriers have allowed a large number of big chances in their last four home matches, which should provide the right amount of opportunities for Lacazette to secure a points haul.

Marcus Rashford (£7.8m) completes a Manchester United double-up to fully capitalise on Fulham’s defensive frailties. We’ve already covered how vulnerable they look ahead of Gameweek 26, still the most scored-on team this season having shipped 55 goals. Rashford is joint-top of the league with Pogba for shots on target over the last four Gameweeks and has blanked just once since Gameweek 20.

Raúl Jiménez (£6.7m) looks set to continue his rich vein of form when Newcastle come to Molineux on Monday night. The Wolves man has four attacking returns in his last three outings, offering a healthy balance of creativity and goal threat. Meanwhile, the Magpies have not travelled well in their last four away matches. They are joint-bottom of the league for big chances conceded in that period, level with Bournemouth.

Substitutes

Jan Bednarek (£4.0m) still offers decent value for his owners and is worth considering for a place in the starting XI in Gameweek 26. Cardiff come to Southampton with the fewest away goals of any side in the league this season.

Pascal Groß (£6.7m) has jumped back onto the Fantasy radar in a big way after creating a whopping 10 chances against Watford last time out. With Burnley the next visitors to the Amex Stadium on Saturday afternoon, two of our Scout Squad pundits included him in their submissions.

Fernando Llorente (£5.7m) has had more penalty box shots than any other player in the Premier League in the last four Gameweeks, despite playing just 219 minutes in that time. We think he’ll be back in the starting line-up against Leicester on Sunday after improving Spurs from the bench in their win over Newcastle.

Community Champion

Representing the community against the Scout Picks in Gameweek 26 is Pep pig. They have opted for a 3-4-3 formation of: Ryan; Duffy, Kolasinac, Koscielny; Martial, De Bruyne, Son, Salah; Aubameyang, Firmino, Murray.

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 Double Gameweek 25, Joax2 winning by a 86-56 scoreline.

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

4,069 Comments Post a Comment
  1. The 12th Man
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Sane > Groß for free.

    Would give me
    Fabianski
    Robertson, TAA,Doherty
    Salah,Son, Pogba,Jota,Groß
    Aubamayang, Rashford

    Hamer,AWB,Periera,Kamara

    Then week 27. Kamara > Jimenez and play 3-4-3? This would leave me with 1m itb.

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Looks good

    2. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      With Jimenez playing for the blank week Groß.

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

      Can you not just get Jimenez this week instead?

      1. The 12th Man
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Not without getting funds from the Sane sale.

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

    Can someone show me the aub not travelling tweets...

    Please 🙂

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

      and if he was sick, might he travel up separately, or am I clutching at straws?

      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        clutch away

  3. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Oh Pierre! Pierre!
    Why have you done this to me?
    You're not in the squad I see
    Oh Pierre! Pierre!

  4. andrewe63
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Breaking News:

    Aubameyang has equine flu but should be okay for Cheltenham.

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

      stop horsing around

      1. A.T
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Don’t worry, it shouldn’t go on furlong.

        1. andrewe63
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Not trying to stirrup trouble you understand.

        2. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          😆 That's a Cracker!

    2. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      😆

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

    Desperately need some help and advice. I have used my WC!

    How does this look:

    Guaita
    Lindeloff, VVD, Kolasinac
    Pogba, Salah(c), Son, Townsend
    Jimenez, Rashford, Auba

    Boruc, Doherty, Wan-Bissa, Kante

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

      Goal machine Doherty on bench?

      Still, sounds like lindelof is out anyway.

      Good to go.

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

      doherty > lindel

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

    Need a luiz replacement.

    Think kola but my in-head flaky-transfer alarm is making a noise.

    Is there a better option?

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

      looking at fixtures, team stats and thinking ahead to gw31 i really like the look of leicester. perreira chilwell and maguire all capable of attacking returns. wolves and palace have some good options too. newcastle im less keen on but also worth considering.

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

        and duffy if brighton lose in the cup

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

        I was all set on Pereira to be honest, but I'm struggling to see how I get thru gw31 without a free hit anyway.

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

          i think saving free hit for the other blank is a better strategy. im aiming to get 2x leicester + 3x liverpool, and hoping for favourable cup results. wolves losing to bristol would be glorious for example.

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

            and pereira is a good option either way i think!

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

              Cheers

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

      Wait til next week and bring in pereira? tough call if a FT to use this week

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

        Yeah. Want to downgrade so I can afford rich to son.

    3. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Holebas

  7. Aaa
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Start 3 from 4 here:

    Kolasinac/Trippier/Rich/Martial

    Team:
    Pat
    Robbo/Doh
    Salah/Son
    Aguero/Jim/Rash

    Subs: Eth/AWB/Punch

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

      Bench rich

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

      im pretty confident martial is gonna start. after that i'd pick kola and richy

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

      Kola, Tripps and Richy for me.

    4. Aaa
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Cheers, it’s a tough one!

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

        hope you played tony

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

          Yep, benched Rich but Rash didn’t play so autosub anyway, Kolas cost me a few points

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

    Play Ederson or Fabianski?

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

      ED

  9. Gashead9
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Haz > Mane for free?

    Heaton
    Robbo, Doherty, AWB,
    Salah(C), Hazard, Pogba, Son, Richarlison,
    Auba, Jiminez

    Hamer - Bednarek, A Smith, Kamara

  10. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Lindelof owners benching or getting rid?

    1. Yome
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Benching

  11. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Does Jonty have legs?

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

      3 of them!

      1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Jonty the peg.

    2. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Webbed feet

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

    Got son in for rich and lacelles for Alonso

    Cheers boys

    GL

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

      Benching Lascelles?

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

        I’ll be benching him yeah but TAA first sub so he’s prob playing for me.

        Mainly got for the blanks and that lovey schedule

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

          TAA starting. Lac is first sub sorry*

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

          Yeah, I’ll probably bring him or Schar in next week for Digne.

          Two after Wolves are great.

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

            Schaer looks good. Couldn’t risk him due to small rotation risk as already have Valery and a Puncheon who were benched last week.

            Good move tho mate

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

      solid moves

  13. StoichkovFPL
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Mane in for:

    a) Hazard (vs City)
    b) Richarlison (vs Watford)

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

      Keep Hazard.

  14. Fernando Torres
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Bench one please

    A) AWB
    B) Shaw
    C) Sane
    D) Rose

    1. Vlad Tepes
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      D)

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

    If Arsenal need to play Auba to beat Huddersfield then they are in real trouble.

    1. Fantasy Premington
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      They probably don't but a big win would be great for team confidence surely

    2. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      It’s arsenal we’re talking about here, they need all the help they can get

  16. YoungPretender
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Sane >
    A) Pogba
    B) Mane
    C) Other? (Already own Son)

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

      Pogba

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

      probably b but its tough to say, i'm planning on owning all 3

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

      A

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

    9 picks plus 1 sub.

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

      7 for me usually means bad news

  18. mrpink32
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Auba and siggy for lacazette and mane -4?

  19. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    People who didn't bring in Aguero prior to DGW25 because Auba had huddersfield getting punished it seems. Luckily I did Auba > Aguero last week and will reverse the move in GW27.b

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

      You’re absolutely right- still not got over not bringing in Aguero last week-season ranking changer......

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

      Especially those of us who captained sane aswell

    3. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I'm sure this post cheered them up a bit 😀

  20. No Professionals
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Where have the aubameyang not travelled rumours come from? Just someone on here?

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

    Play AWB or Digne?

    1. Jones Kusi
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I am playing AWB

  22. milanista10
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    A) Richarlison and Alonso to Mane and Lascelles for -4
    B) Sterling, Ings, and Alonso to Mane, Lacazette, and Doherty for -8

    A or B lads ?

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

    Update on Auba?

    1. The Senate
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Presser suggests he plays. Unreputable sources say he didn’t travel

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

        What presser? Couple days old Emery saying he should be ok I think?

        1. The Pesci challenge
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Exactly, I’m not worried about him not playing

      2. The Pesci challenge
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Who’s the source?

      3. dunas_dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Presser yesterday though and sources sound plausible today that has not travelled.

    2. Bow Locks
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I saw video of a training session and he wasn't there. Not sure if that was from today though.

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

      Cheers

  24. The Senate
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Pondering my bench dilemma
    Ryan
    Kola Shaw Doh Holebas
    Salah(C) Sterling Pogba
    Auba Rashford Jimenez

    Foster - Richarlison Bednarek Camarasa

    (A) Bench (X) for Rich
    (B) Bench Boost
    (C) Foster, Rich -> Son, Boruc (-4) and bench (X)
    (D) gtg

  25. Craig
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Any ideas how I could fit a few of Son, Aubemeyang and Gros(Bri) into this front 8? Two ft and willing to take -4.

    Pogba Salah Hazard Sane Rich
    Jiminez Rashford Kamara

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

      Sané to Son is all you really need to do.

      Groß is a waste of a transfer imo, but if you want him then take Rich out.

      I’d say get shot of Kamara but it’d either have to be for bench fodder or you’ll have to rotate with Groß, which also seems like a waste.

  26. Karan14
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Start one out of these and first bench?

    A) TAA (BOU)
    B) Digne (wat)
    C) AWB (WHU)

    Worried about a TAA cameo.

    1. Vlad Tepes
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      C,B,A that order I guess, have the same problem

  27. Jones Kusi
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Fabianski
    Robertson AWB Doherty
    Salah Sterling Son Pogba F.Anderson
    Jimenez Rashford

    Button Digne TAA Ings
    0 FT 1.4 ITB

    GTG?

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

      I will start TAA also because I think he is playing 90 or 0. Then I would pick on bench Digne before Awb

      1. Vlad Tepes
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        not really, hes been away for a while. He could easily get a cameo in the 70th min if they have a big lead and play rest.
        Thats why I think I will bench him

  28. The Suspended One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Bednarak over Digne??

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

      That’s what I’m doing.

  29. pol
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Start which 2?
    A- Bednarek (CAR)
    B- Wan-Bissaka (WHU)
    C- Dunk (BUR)
    D- Sane (CHE)

  30. XabiAlonso
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Worth doing Haz to pogba for -4? Will likely do it next week when he blanks anyway

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

      no