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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. bigbudgie
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Alternative captains to auba and son in 27?

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

      Would be madness to captain Auba if he is flagged.

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        27

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

        My bad, i did not realize that you are talking about gw 27.

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      West Ham or Salah

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

        Have Anderson. Definitely considering. See how they do today

    3. jia you
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Rondon likely captain for me as crazy as that sounds!

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

        Doesn't sound crazy that much

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

    I’ve got a good feeling about my team... which means blanks all round seeing how the rest of my season has gone

    Fab
    Robertson- Taa - dockerty - kola
    Son- pogba - salah
    Jimi - Auba - rashi

    Steele, tomkins, fanderson, cam

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

      Yes looks good. Salah(c)?

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

      RMT says play Anderson over TAA. Give it some thought.

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

    I was going to roll my FT this week but have a few injury doubts and a non starter.
    Fabianski
    Robertson, TAA*Doherty
    Salah,Son, Pogba,Jota*Sane
    Aubamayang*Rashford

    Hamer,AWB,Periera,Kamara*1FT 0.4m itb

    1. Sane > Groß or JWP (next wk would be Kamara > Jimenez)
    2. TAA,Sane > Kolasinac,Mane -4
    3. Sane,Kamara > JWP,Lacazette -4(benching headache)
    4. Keep Snae and roll FT hoping enough play.
    5. Something else.
    Thanks

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

      JWP?

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

        James Ward Prowse

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

          Only Saint worth getting is Bednarek

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

      Would not get in Gross - imminent blank

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

        Groß would be my only GW27 blanker.

        Plus Kamara > Jimenez would solve that anyway.

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

          Injuries happen. That bench can fill up quick.

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

        Grosse Pointe Blank?

    3. Pieterke30
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      You keeping Aubameyang for sure?

      I have him and TAA too. Wanted to play BB and it’s ruining that plan.

      Im tempted to do 2 myself (but probably Duffy instead of Kolasinac - you read that right 🙂

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

        I think so yes. Just want ample cover if Auba is a no show this week. Will want him next week.

        To be honest I’ve not considered Duffy. I’ve held onto TAA all this time. Ugh.
        Option 1 gives me the option to rid Kamara for Jimenez next week. That’s why I’m slightly swayed by that one. Although Mane is hot at this moment.

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

    Bottomed
    Anyone that owns Salah not putting (c) armband on him?

    Too risky??

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

      Was considering Son as an alternative but think I will play it safe.

    2. The Darkest Knight
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Salah C...
      I like punting where popular captain playing difficult match and really good alternative is available.

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

        Hardly a punt where Salah is the run away pick this week?

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

          Think he is giving reason why he is not punting this week

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

            Gotcha, ta buddy

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

      Considering Mane or Pogba. Already chasing big time so looking for some differential/fun:)

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

      Just put on Pogba - may change back if I get nervous towards the deadline.

      Feels like one of those where the entire community believes Pogba will score a handful yet the fear of Salah means no-one is looking to him for a captain call.

      Its honestly form vs Anfield effect.

      Reason I just jumped to Pogba was pure gut instinct - after losing to Cardiff as well as Brooks/Wilson out from injury, just feel Eddie Howe will try and set up shop to frustrate, whereas Fulham will go full guns blazing.

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

      Aguero for me, home form, City score a boat load at home and Chelsea concede a boat load away.

      Pool in poor form, Salah in poor form.

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

        Interesting replies.
        I'm 100 pts ahead in ML and just think Pogba will have a pop v Fulham. Brace is easily possible.
        And Pool + Salah are off form. Maybe Mane will outscore Salah if they do do well.

    6. abraham22
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Too risky I think. I go for differential captain when there is a split between who is the best option. This week everyone will be captaining Salah. Considered Pogba... But upcoming CL may mean he is taken off if United are leading by 2+ goals after 60 mins

  5. Jonty Rhodes
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    -4 Mane for Sigurdsson (-0.1 loss on price too):

    A) Yay
    B) Nay

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I would.

  6. The Darkest Knight
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    No injury concern for my team....

    I have KDB+SANE+HAZARD

    Should I do Sane > Son???

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

      Yes

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

    Gtg? Bench order correct?

    Patricio
    Taa shaw kola
    Salah (c) haz Pogba son
    Auba rash jimi

    Button Højbjerg AWB Bednarek

    1. The Darkest Knight
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Very high probability of TAA not playing... so your bench defender will come in play...
      I am playing Bednarek over AWB

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

      Hojbjerg should be last on the bench.

  8. JasonG123
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Siggy owners, what are you doing with him?

    Benching? Playing? Selling?

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

      Forced to start him really. Watford are quite leaky at the back so hopeful of returns

  9. Chandler Bing
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    How to check about which teams are going to blank/have a DGW later on?

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

    START:

    Ederson home to Chelsea
    Or
    Fabianski @ Crystal Palace

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

      Fab

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

      Tough call.

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

      I would prolly go with Ederson

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

    Bench 2 please
    A) AWB
    B) Bennett
    C) Shaw
    D) Rose
    E) Sane

    1. balint84
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      b

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

        And another?

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

    Chance of TAA starting tomorrow?

    70%?

    1. Pieterke30
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I would have said 50 tops

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

      No better game than BOU at home to get him up to speed. I have a feeling he starts.

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

    Sane (CHE) or Lacazette (hud) (-4)?

  14. Legohair
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Play
    A. Guaita
    B. Patricio(have Doherty already)

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

      Pat

  15. balint84
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    recommended midfielder under 8.0 for the next couple of games?

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

      Jota

    2. SUPER 11
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Matt Richie

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

    Should i play Richirlison (v former club might motivate him)? Possibly BB?

    Patricio
    Robbo Doherty Holebas
    Salah Sterling Son Pogba
    Rashford Jiminez Deeney

    Fabianski Rich AWB Digne

    1. balint84
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      i would include Rich

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

        Who would you drop mate?

        1. balint84
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Eden

  17. Hazardous1983
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Start awb bednarek or digne

    1. balint84
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      awb

  18. Hazardous1983
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I owm guaita

  19. Hodg55
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Gross or JWP or Mane?

    Especially considering next GW fixtures...

    1. balint84
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Mane

  20. gryffsonofarthur
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Bench 2 please:

    Wan Bissaka home to West Ham
    Bednarek home to Cardiff
    Pereira @ Spurs
    Digne @ Watford
    TAA home to Bournemouth

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

      Digne and Pereira

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

      Periera definitely.
      Then it gets tricky. It’s between Digne and Bednarek for me.

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

    Is this worth bench boost?

    Richarlison, AWB, Bennett

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

      Keeper?

    2. The Darkest Knight
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      why don't wait for Double GW ?

    3. balint84
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      play the BB, if you have a good intention

  22. ASAP Rocky
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Start AWB or Bennett?

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

      AWB

      1. ASAP Rocky
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Thx

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

      AWB

  23. The Darkest Knight
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Hey friends... just look at my team please...

    Foster / Button*
    Matip / Bednarek / Wan Bissaka / Peirera / Doherty
    Salah / KDB / Sane / Hazard / Pogba
    Rashford / Jimenez / Kamara*

    Should I use my FT to
    A. Sane > Son
    or
    B. Button > Guaita (and play Sane as a differential)?

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

      A.
      Then use cash to upgrade Kamrara

  24. Jonty Rhodes
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    -4 Mane for Sigurdsson (-0.1 loss on price too - My bad missing out last night):

    A) Yay
    B) Nay

    Other team is:
    Lloris (Button)
    Doherty, Robertson, Saiss (Bednarek, Kiko)
    Salah (c), Pogba (vc), Son, Sigurdson (Camarasa)
    Aguero, Rashford, Jimenez
    0 FT. 2.8 in Bank

    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I wouldnt

  25. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Have 1 FT and this team. Thinking of still rolling the transfer to manage the BGW. Good idea?

    Lloris (Button)
    Doherty, Alexander-Arnold, Wan-Bissaka (David Luiz) (Bennett)
    Salah (C), Richarlison, Son, Sané, Pogba (V)
    Aubameyang, Jiménez (Kamara)

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

      Looks good

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

    Anyone updated on the upcoming DGWs/blanks? What should be my thinking going forward with WC and TC gone?

    Guaita
    Robertson Doherty Kola
    Salah Mane Son Pogba
    Auba Jimmy Rash

    Patricio Bednarek Bissaka Puncheon

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

      Sit tight and wait. Try to save ft

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

        Thanks, I tried saving two by not doing the Auba/Kun hokey-cokey

        1. Get up ya bum
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Me too. Seemed sensible. Did hazard to sterling instead 🙁 brutal gw. Sane (C)

  27. gryffsonofarthur
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Odd question - who's the one guy sitting in your team right now that you can't stand to look at? A big dissapointment that you wish you never got in. And you only still have him because there are priorities elsewhere in your team to take care of first. He lingers like a bad smell.

    Mine is Roberto Pereyra.

    1. Get up ya bum
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Flappyhandski

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

        Nice run of fixtures coming though for Fab

        1. Get up ya bum
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Yeah he had a nice run of fixtures when I got him too but he's been useless. He does generously haul when I play guaita though 😀

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

      Troy Deeney

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

    Is this G2G with right order?

    Fabianski
    Rose Shaw Robertson
    Salah(c) Pogba Son Sane
    Firmino Jiminez Rashford

    Subs: Hamer, AWB, Richarlison, Bennett

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

      If you had Boruc or Guita that'd be a decent BB

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

        Is it not better to wait for DGW? I have all chips

  29. Greyling
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    G2G?

    Ederson
    WBA,Robertson, Shaw, Doherty
    Salah, Pogba, Son
    Aubameyang, Rashford, Llorente

    Bench: Speroni, Digne, Hojbjerg, Fraser

    Changes needed perhaps and take a hit for:

    A) Digne to Kolasinac (Any news on Aubamayeng?)
    B) Aubameyang to Jimenez
    C) No hit and leave as is

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

      C

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

    Is this worth bench boost??

    Etheridge(sot) Richarlison(wat) Bednarek(CAR) AWB(WHM)

    I used my WC already and dgw 32 looks awful for my players..

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

      Decent shout