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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. Mr_Barbs
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Bench order okay?

    Fabianski
    Robertson, Doherty, TAA
    Salah, Pogba, Son, Jota
    Jimenez, Rashford, Lacazette

    Button, Laporte, AWB, Richarlison

  2. SHOOTER MCGINN
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Teams looking good on paper this week. Which we all know means a terrible gameweek ahead. GL all on breaking the 50 point barrier.

  3. SheBangsTheDrums
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Play 1 from each:

    A) Ederson
    B) Patricio

    1) Bednarek
    2) AWB
    3) Fraser

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

      B1

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

        B3 also ok

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

          Cheers Unc! You fancy BOU to score then?

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

      B1

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

    Kepa
    Kola Bednarek Laporte Doherty
    Pogba Son (S)alah Sane
    Jiminez Aguero

    Bench. TAA Camarasa DCL

    What to do? Shall I just bank the FT here?

  5. La vida FPL
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Repost

    Fabianski, Button
    TAA, Doherty, AWB, Digne, Schindler
    Salah, Son, Pogba, Sane, Brooks
    Aguero, Rashford, Jimenez

    0FTs 0.5 ITB

    Is it worth doing..

    A) Aguero > Auba -4
    B) Sane > Manhe -4
    C) Digne > Kola -4
    D) Brooks > JWP -4
    E) other?

  6. Genji3lade
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Son or Mane?

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

    0 FT 1.0 ITB

    Fab
    Shaw Digne Doh
    Salah Son Pogba Rich
    Jimi Rash Auba
    (AWB, Alonso, Brooks)

    Worth a - 4 to change Brooks to a playing 5th mid ie Moutinho or Redmond so that I have a better bench incase Auba doesn't play? Brooks isn't back til March apparently so feels a bit daft especially with Blank incoming

  8. Wally711
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Laporte for kola
    Sane for son

    Play 2 richarlison, awb, Bennet, llorente, Westwood

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

    Should I start TAA?

    If so, who do I bench?

    A) AWB
    B) Digne?

    1. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      B

  10. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Am I the only who plays Bednarek over WB ?

    1. Dreaming of glory
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Going for both!

    2. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      No, you are not

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

      Me too!

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

    play AWB or Digne?!

  12. Tim2012
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Sane to

    A) Anderson
    B) Son

    1. Dreaming of glory
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Anderson to mix it up a bit

      1. Niho992
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Anderson is better for LT but Son is more dangerous.

  13. DR0GBA
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Good to go?

    Fabianski
    Kola, Digne, Robertson
    Salah (C), Pogba, Son, Richarlison, Jota
    Rashford, Auba

    Woodman, AWB, Luiz, Kamara

    £1.4m ITB

    1. Wally711
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Looks good. Laporte for kola or
      Sane for son

      Play 2 richarlison, awb, Bennet, llorente, Westwood

  14. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Pogba scored one goal out of nine away from home

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

      How many away games has he played under OGS?

      1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        4?

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

          3

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

            With 1 goal

          2. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Cardiff, Newcastle, Spurs, Leicester. 4.

    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      how many assists though?

      1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        5

        1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          😯

    3. El Matador
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Lol. 4 away games. 5 assists. 25 points.

      Sit back down.

      1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Im an owner myself, just sayin.

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

      Happy owner here

  15. Tim2012
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Who to start

    A) Richarlison
    B) Neves

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

      a - just in case he actually does something for once

  16. Mortal.Swinbat
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Any help would be appreciated 🙂

    Etheridge
    Robertson, AWB, Bednarek
    Salah, Pogba, Jota, Son, Sane
    Aubameyang, Rashford

    TAA, Lindelof, Quarner

    My worries are that

    Jota (75%)
    TAA (50%)
    Sane (50%)
    Aubameyang (75%)
    Lindelof (0%)
    Quarner (0%)

    I have no transfers as I used them already (got stung this week doin early transfers, my fault)

    What to do?

  17. palace ash
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    If your chasing, do you take points hits or not?

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      depends on who you are taking and bringing in

    2. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      depedns how many points you r chasing but i would.

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

      If you want to be chasing from further behind

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

      I’ve never been ranked number 1 so I’m always chasing and I always take hits

  18. Garfield1001
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Is it stupid to bring in Jota?

    1. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Jimenez is enough. If you dont have Jimmy then ok

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

    Should I bring in Moutinho or risk Jota? Or wait a week an get Jota?

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

      Why either of them? Surely Doherty and Jiminez are much better wolves picks

  20. House Frey Wedding Planner
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Should I:

    a) Anderson & Lacazette in for Hazard & Kamara (-4 hit).
    b) Do the transfer above but also use the bench boost chip as 14 players have good chance of scoring points
    c) Just roll the transfer over to next week

    Alisson, Hamer
    VVD, Rose, Kolasinac, Bennett, AWB
    Salah, Son, Pogba, Richarlison, Hazard
    Rash, Jiminez, Kamara

    Thanks!

  21. Eytexi
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Is it worth doing Hazard & fodder to Auba/Laca & fodder for a hit?

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

    Start Richarlison or Bednarek?

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

    I don't like seeing blokes poke their tongue out, It's a Maori thing and not Western and it reminds me of sex.

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

        There's a lesson there somewhere. 😆

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

          Gazza is pretty sexy

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

            That's a given.

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

    Anyone captaining Pogba over Salah??

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

      Mentioned it earlier today. Not many liked the idea.

      Still might tho.

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

        It's tempting as so many people are captaining Salah. If Salah blanks and Pogba braces then I'll shoot up the ranks... but that could easily go the other way too :/
        Really can't decide

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

      Pogs or more likely Rash for me. I’m not buying the Salah hype this week

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

        I just feel that everyone expects Salah to smash it against Bournemouth which will most likely mean he won't so I am tempted to risk it

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

    1FT

    A) Sane > Jota
    B) Sane > Anderson
    C) Save and play Sane

  26. Chasing Waves
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Hi all, quick one please...

    Ings to

    A - Arnie
    B - Rondon
    C - Someone else (Not Jimmy)

    -4 1.7itb

    Good luck everyone

  27. Mince n Tatties
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    @OCPRODIGY - Come on Son - Let's not be forgetting The Scoutpicks Challenge - wakey wakey!!!

  28. FortunesAlwaysHiding
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Money no object, as it's for a draft league. which Southampton defender would be best to bring in just for this week?

  29. jimmy6363
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Currently got Luiz, Walker, Bennett and AWB - which 2 to start and which 2 to bench for the week?

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

      I'd start Bennett and awb

  30. Flynniesta
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Any thoughts on Sané & Kamara to FAnderson & Jiménez (-4)?

    1. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I would.

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

      good moves, do it, worth the hit imo

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

        Cheers guys, wanted Son instead of Anderson but short of a few pennies. Food for thought