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The Complete Guide to our FPL Gameweek 37 tips and advice

The penultimate Gameweek of the season brings us another Friday evening deadline in FPL – 19:00 UK Time – and with it the chance to consolidate a lead or find that last-minute differential in a valiant attempt to push for glory.

The tactic for many in recent weeks has been to back whoever Huddersfield are playing. After double-digit returns for Gerard Deulofeu, Lucas Moura, and Jamie Vardy it was no surprise that Liverpool duo Sadio Mané and Mohamed Salah continued the trend in Gameweek 36.

This week Huddersfield take on top-six side Manchester United. For those considering United assets, Neale uncovered a persuasive nugget in his members-only analysis of the key underlying stats:

35 goals conceded by Huddersfield Town in 11 matches against the “big six” this season. Cardiff City have shipped 33 goals in their own 11 meetings with the top half-dozen clubs so far. Both teams face Manchester United in the final two Gameweeks of the season and have yet to gain a single point between them in a combined 22 matches against this elite group.

At the time of writing Pogba is the fourth-most-bought player ahead of the deadline. Curiously, he’s also the fourth-most sold. It’s a classic form vs fixtures dilemma. Zoumas Bloomers neatly summarises the conundrum in this week’s FPL Question Time.

Pogba has excellent fixtures, gets a lot of penalties, and is nailed on. The main issue has been his lack of attacking intent in some games this season, and it’s hard to know which Pogba will turn up.

Excluding spot-kicks, Pogba has 0.88 expected goals over the last ten Gameweeks. Not exactly a confidence-boosting number. However, can we really ignore penalties?

Huddersfield and Cardiff have conceded 15 spot-kicks between them this season… and no team has been awarded more spot-kicks than Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s troops.

So perhaps the fact Pogba hasn’t scored from open play since Gameweek 26 shouldn’t be a huge concern. In our FPL Digest Neale presents both sides of the argument to help you make your mind up. Interestingly Pogba is not one of the players included in the Scout Picks.

Buying Pogba depends partly on who you are selling. Az observed on the ScoutcastSon to Pogba could be a really clever move, or it could be the most idiotic move ever.

Spurs are going through a difficult patch with injuries and fatigue affecting their performances. A hot topic from Gregor asked what managers are planning to do with their Spurs assets. Gregor himself plans to keep Son but is considering selling Eriksen. Ben McNair agrees:

I see the logic in selling Eriksen. He looks tired and there are doubts about how many minutes he will play against Bournemouth on Saturday ahead of the Champions League semi-final second leg in Amsterdam.

A player at the opposite end of the form v fixtures debate to Paul Pogba is Jamie Vardy. The Leicester man is in red hot form but has an awful-looking fixture in Manchester City away. For Holly Shand, however, it’s an easy decision to keep him:

Vardy loves playing top-six opposition… Manchester City are definitely the sort of team he thrives against with the space that will be available behind the high line that their defence plays.

Manchester City provide our two stand-out captain picks this week in Raheem Sterling and Sergio Agüero. Neale quipped in this week’s captaincy video that it’s really a coin toss between them – Agüero has Fantasy returns in every single match he has started at the Etihad Stadium this season, however in the 10 home matches that both Sterling and Aguero have started this season, the Englishman has outscored his colleague on six occasions.

David’s Captain Sensible article goes into its usual detail for those struggling to separate the pair. A possible differential captain highlighted by David is Eden Hazard. To quote from David’s article:

The case for Hazard is strengthened somewhat when we look at what Watford’s defence has been up to in the last four away matches. No team has conceded more big chances than them in such fixtures, the 15 they have shipped keeping them level with the likes of Huddersfield and West Ham. In fact, the Hornets have allowed more big chances than any other Premier League side in 2019.

Compelling stuff. Reduced minutes in last night’s Europa League tie means the Belgian should be fresh for Chelsea’s home match against Watford. Jafalad is one FPL manager who is tempted by Hazard’s differential appeal.

Elsewhere on FFS, top-100 manager Grey Head brought us his regular take on The Great and The Good, which this week includes a look at how these elite managers used their chips this season. Meltens looks ahead to Gameweek 6 in Fantasy Allsvenskan, while Hutch_James predicts good things for Manchester United and Liverpool in the Wisdom of the Crowd. Manchester City and Arsenal are preferred in the DS stats, fixtures and clean sheet odds brought to us by G-Whizz.

To view all our discussions please visit our Hot Topics page, and if you’ve got some analysis, scout reports or features brewing, be sure to visit our community section to submit your article.

If you’re a member and are yet to get to grips with the custom statistics tables, you can view this movie for an explanation of how they work. Also, remember to tag them so that people can find the tables with ease.

COMMUNITY TOURNAMENTS

Two community finals take place in Gameweek 37: The Fantasy Football Scout Cup and TorresMagic’s Last Man Standing competition.

In the FFS Cup final, site moderator Rotation’s Alter Ego will take on LOKOMOTIV after both managers successfully navigated their semi-finals. Closely matched inside the top 2,000 overall, it promises to be a tightly contested affair. Neale outlined the differentials in his cup final preview – a victory for Arsenal would be good news for LOKOMOTIV, while Jota continuing his fine form would help Rotation’s Alter Ego.

Losing semi-finalists Skogen89 and Ibra-gum will contest the third-place play-off.

The safety score for Gameweek 36 in TorresMagic’s Last Man Standing was 104, this saw 18 managers eliminated. Congratulations to the four managers who made it through to the final: Alan Robertson, Peter Guss, Sekhar Anand, and Daniel Hall.

Alan Robertson was the highest-scoring manager with 118 points and also the only manager to make the final who didn’t play his Triple Captain chip in Gameweek 36. Uniquely among the finalists, Alan doesn’t own either Sterling or Agüero. Although he has two free transfers to use should he wish to get one, or both, in.

Another manager who didn’t own either City player in Gameweek 36 is world number one Adam Levy. Adam still heads both our main FFS League and our FFS Members League, and has been world number one for eight Gameweeks in a row. He increased the gap at the top to 68 points in Gameweek 36.

Like a long-distance runner breaking away from the field, Adam is now chasing world records. He needs 119 points over the last two Gameweeks to beat the current high-water mark set by FFS member Jon Reeson (aka Westfield Irons) in the 2009/10 season. Impressively, Jon recorded his mammoth points total when the only chip available was a single Wildcard.

Adam has two free transfers available and it would appear he has used one of them to transfer in Sterling for Salah.

Mark remains top of the FFS Mods & Cons and moves back into the top 1,000 at 696th position after Triple Captaining Salah for his third century of the season. Rotation’s Alter Ego still occupies second spot after Triple Captaining Mané, also for his third century. Mark has an 18-point lead going into the final two Gameweeks.

Andy Sullivan holds onto first place in RedLightning’s Top 10k Any Season mini-league despite slipping a few places to 55th overall. Grey Head has regained second place from Luke Aiello after Triple Captaining Mané for his second century of the season. Grey Head briefly moved top of the league during Gameweek 36 and now only trails Andy by 5 points.

Vimal Krishnan has regained the lead in RedLightning’s January to May League, having last led in Gameweek 32. Previous leader, JOZ V, drops to seventh. This is Vimal’s eighth FPL season, his best finish of 7,632 came in 2016/17. He’s had 13 green arrows in 15 Gameweeks, rising from 95k in Gameweek 21 to his current position of 3,796.

Ted Maw (aka Rotation’s Alter Ego) leads RedLightning’s The Last Ten Gameweeks mini-league. His excellent end of season run comprises 8 green arrows in the past 9 Gameweeks, he’s risen from 46k in Gameweek 27 to 1,280 in the overall standings.

These mini-league leaders have now played all their chips.

If you are running a community tournament and would like the latest scores included in future Community Round-Ups, please email us a summary of the current leaders and a link to your league, spreadsheet or head-to-head competition at geoff@fantasyfootballscout.co.uk.

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  1. alifzuhdi
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Keep Son or transfer to Hazard?

    My midfields are:

    Sterling - Moura - Son - Mane - Redmond

    1. Rust Cohle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Keep

    2. CelticBhoy1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Keep

    3. Tsssst
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Moura to Loftus-Cheek

  2. Hitman MHK
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Anyone waiting until GW38 for Man City TC? Or do you think they'll play conservative against Brighton?

    1. Romford Pele - Don't w…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I am waiting for GW38 yeah

      1. Hitman MHK
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Makes it more exciting I guess! All till the last day

    2. Redalert
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      All depends if the wrap it up...

      1. Redalert
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        I would TC if I had it...

    3. ritzyd
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Liv draw with newc, city win and the reserves will be out against brighton.

    4. Hitman MHK
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Gonna get it out of the way this week! Cheers all

  3. Catastrophe
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    1st sub Llorente or Kolasinac?

    1. In a Rush
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Llorente

      1. Catastrophe
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Ta

    2. Pariße
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Kolašinac easily. Llorente not sure will even start, Kola is attacking threat that plays Brighton.

  4. In a Rush
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Who to start please
    A. Martial
    B. Wilson

    1. Catastrophe
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      A.

    2. notlob legin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I'm starting A and benching B

    3. Rust Cohle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      A

    4. In a Rush
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Cheers all sort of doesn’t feel right though

  5. Catastrophe
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    0.3 ITB, 1 FT. 

    Fabianski
    Azpi, Robertson, Boly
    Sterling, Son, Jota, Salah, Mane
    Jimenez, Wilson

    (Ryan, Llorente, Kolasinac, Bednarek)

    A) Azpi -> Laporte
    B) Kolasinac -> Shaw (drop Boly/Azpi/Wilson)
    C) Son -> Pogba
    D) Something Else
    E) Save FT

    Cheers.

  6. UnitedFan
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Eriksen to Hazard for free? Ranked at 200k.

    1. McSauce
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      yes

    2. ㅤRising
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      YES

    3. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      For sure

    4. sminkypinky
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      O just did it

  7. CelticBhoy1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Chances of Monreal starting?

    1. Romford Pele - Don't w…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      95%

  8. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Welcome back, sergio. You remember your way around right?

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      😉

  9. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    2 ft’s and not a clue what to do with them,

    Foster
    TAA Laporte Robbo
    Sterling Mane Eriksen Son Deulofeu
    Aguero Jimenez

    Ryan Doherty Llorente Valery

    0itb

    1. notlob legin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Eriksen to Pogba or Martial if chasing?

      1. Liber
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        I like Martial pick.

    2. Rust Cohle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Doherty for Lindelof and save FT for next week.

  10. Vlad Tepes
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    For all of you have both Aguero and Sterling, which one will you C?

    1. Optic1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Sterling

    2. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I’m going Aguero but both great options imo

    3. ㅤRising
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Cant split them 50/50 for me, therefore Im going with the middlefielder

      1. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Middlefielder

        1. ㅤRising
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Did you just try to correct my prefrectly correct word by typing the same word lol

    4. TOPCAT1960
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Im with TC on Sterling unless anyone tells me different ?

    5. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Sterling

    6. Vlad Tepes
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Yeah so hard to pick one, I will also use my TC on one of them this GW.

  11. Tonyawesome69
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    g2g?

    ryan
    robbo, doherty, TAA
    son, mane, jota, sterling
    aguero (C), jimi, wilson

    foster, babel, duffy, valery

  12. Oggle22
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    G2G
    Ryan
    Doherty Shaw TAA Kolasinac
    Salah Mane Sterling Son
    Long Kun

    Hammer Llorente Valery Hudson-Odi

    Debating Llorente and Salah to Rashford and Hazard but which defender to drop if I do?

  13. Liber
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    So more or less everybody going to C Kun.
    I am freaking out cause I dont have him! Time to step up Mr. Glen Murray!

    1. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      He has a stairmaster

  14. michudagawd
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Is it safe to transfer Rashford in, he should start right?

    1. Hand of clod
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Pictured in training on Wednesday though no firm update today. I think he had a good chance.

  15. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Any earth shattering early team news

  16. soup natsi
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Captain Baines if you want to piss a few ML chasers, he'll start ahead of Digne tonight. Last home game with the shirt.

    1. Liber
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Is Ings upgrade from Murray?

    2. Liber
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Sorry .. wrong window..

    3. Brap.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      "Silva said he has no intentions on giving any sentimental starts to Baines or Jagielka, so Digne should continue to start.
      https://twitter.com/Adam_Jones94/status/1123890945248911360?s=19 "

      1. soup natsi
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        wrong link?

    4. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Never Captain, Never Bench...

  17. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    At least the cricket will be finished by kick off time. World Cup favourites? Lol 😀

    1. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      England. :p

  18. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Use free transfer on

    A Eriksen to BSilva
    B A plus Yoshida to Shaw -4
    C Keeo Eriksen and carry transfer

    1. good biashara
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      A is interesting, I'd do it for a free.

      Would you please answer my post below?

  19. The EJJ
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Start JWP or Gray?

  20. Runaway
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    DCL > Rashford for -4?

    I am chasing 6 points and ML leader just brought DCL in. We have only 2 different players.

    1. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Not worth the risk

  21. Blame it on Traore
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Ditch Eriksen for someone of keep? Have Son too. Thanks a lot guys.

    1. Blame it on Traore
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      *or keep

  22. Balls of Steel
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Is it worth taking a - 4 if using my TC chip (Kun) this week. My h2h ml rival is using Free Hit chip? And how's this looking for gwk37 guys, thanks all.

    Lloris
    Robo Laporte Doherty
    Mané Son Deulofeu Jota
    Aguero(TC) Vardy Jimi(V)

    Foster JWP Bednarek Duffy
    1FT 2.9 itb

    About to pull the trigger on
    A) Deulofeu to Pogba
    B) Deulofeu and Vardy to Hazard and DCL - 4
    C) something else

  23. Rohun
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    A) Duffy, Eriksen Gray -> Shaw, Haz, 4.5 striker - (-4 hit)
    B) Duffy, Eriksen -> Shaw, Jota
    C) Duffy -> Shaw - Roll the ft

  24. john25
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Repost

    Hey guys, how is Eriksen to Jota for a FT?

    Cheers

    1. good biashara
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I like but last fixture isn't great. Do it if happy to bench him next week.

  25. SHOWSTOPPERRR
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Gray and son to Auba tc and bench fodder -4..madness??

  26. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Locked, loaded and all that..

    Hugo
    Jonny Robbo Doherty
    Hazard(c) Camarasa Sterlo Mane
    Aguero Jiménez Rashford

    Gunn Hojbjerg Bednarek Dunk

    1. S.Kuqi
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Looks good and seems to be right captain

  27. good biashara
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Chickening out of a -4 for Moura-> Bilva/Pogba... but I'm not chasing so I should just keep the points right?

    So I'm now tempted to play Morrison (CRY) ahead of Moura... madness?

    Thanks for your help!

    1. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I would rather have BSilva over Moura and certainly to play over Morrison so would be tempted with hit

  28. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Boring one! Start Foster or Ryan?

    1. Liber
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I would play Ryan

  29. Liber
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Murray to Ings or Long ?
    or
    anything cheap..

    1. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Long

  30. Lukakwho
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Start Gray or Deulofeu?