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How to handle FPL bandwagons in early Gameweeks

The latest episode of the Scoutcast is about to start on our YouTube channel.

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This week, Joe is joined by Az and David to discuss the key Fantasy Premier League talking points ahead of Gameweek 3.

The next round of action is an important one for Fantasy managers as many will be wielding their two free transfers.

Already bandwagons have begun to form, so our Scoutcasters will be discussing how best to approach these.

Naturally, Teemu Pukki (£6.7m) is a prime example after he scored a hat-trick in Gameweek 2.

However, we will also be examining Liverpool assets after a lacklustre start to the season at both ends of the pitch.

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Lessons learned from Gameweek 2

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  1. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Your dream midfield in 352 setup? What about Sterling KDB Mane Martial Lanzini/Trossard?

    1. Agger
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Busquets
      Modric, Kroos, Xavi, Iniesta

      1. Agger
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        😉

      2. HollywoodXI
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Sterling KDB Salah Son Martial

        1. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Over budget 😉

    2. zdrojo187
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Salah,Sterling,Son,Martial,Ceballos

    3. Chasing Waves
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      KDB Salah Siggy Trossard Martial

    4. Pinturicchio10
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Sterling / Salah / Son / Mane / De Bruyne

      • TheDragon
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Being realistic on what’s achievable ...

        Sterling, Salah/ Mane, KDB, Son/ Martial, Trossard/Ceballos

        1. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          This, thumbs up

      • SlipVertonghen
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I'm running:
        Sterling Mane KDB Martial Ceballos

        1. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Great

      • IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I’m looking at Sterling Salah KDB Martial Mount

        1. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Very close to mine

        2. clodhopper
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Kdb sterling salah kane cebellos

          1. Flynny
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            By next week I should be on
            Sterling salah kdb martial trossard

      • Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Sterling, KdB, Salah, Mane, Son

    5. Agger
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Knee jerk central

    6. Wild Card this!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Sterling (C)?

      1. Agger
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Kaneeee

      2. Pinturicchio10
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Yep

        • thepeen555
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Yep

        • _nod
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          For me yes,

        • Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Yes

        • Oooof
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Salah:

          At home and Arsenal’s defence isn’t the best.

        • Riders of Yohan
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Yup

        • Four Hit Wonder
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Nah Raz will get benched and you'll get Pepped

      3. Joey Barton and Friends
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Is Son straight into the Spurs line up this weekend?

        1. _nod
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          I hope so.

        2. thepeen555
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          YeAh I think so they need some creativity

        3. Wild Card this!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Most probably and will significantly dent Kane score 🙂

        4. zdrojo187
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Very good question and i think he will come from the bench...

        5. Brosstan
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          If this were a mid season suspension then everyone would be saying hes right back when the suspension is lifted. There is no reason to believe its a different case now. Non-owners pretend they dont think he will start though, probably to keep others from bringing him in.

      4. RomeluStormzy
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Which to bench?

        A) Wilson (MC

        1. _nod
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          A

        2. RomeluStormzy
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          A) Wilson (MCI)

          B) Lundstrum (LEI)

          Sorry fat fingers pressed go...

          1. _nod
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            My first instinct is A given he is 2x the price, but actually I'm leaning B

      5. TheDragon
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Thoughts please

        1FT
        Ryan (Button)
        Vvd, ROBERTSON, Digne, Soyuncu (Lundstram)
        Sterling, Salah, Kdb, PEREZ, (ROBINSON)
        KING, Jota (Greenwood)

        Really not sure what to do. Players in CAPS are potential issues (along with having no united or spurs players)

        A) Save FT
        B) Robbo -> AWB (frees up funds for other transfers next week)
        C) Robbo & Perez -> AWB & Martial -4 (likely to give me 0.4 better team value)
        D) Robbo & Perez & King -> AWB & Martial & Pukki -8 (likely to give me 0.6 better team value)

        I started off thinking A and the more I look at it the more I’m leaning towards C or D. The price rises are too hard to ignore

        1. _nod
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          A

        2. zdrojo187
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          C

        3. SlipVertonghen
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          C - UTD have a decent run of games ahead

          1. TheDragon
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Is getting Pukki worth it - I know I will want him long term. I don’t think he will outscore King in the next few but the price rises are crippling

            1. Je suis le chat
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              I dislike myself for not chancing him gw 1 Just brought in, got a Kane-like instinct for a lot less dosh.

            2. Riders of Yohan
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Think he is

              1. TheDragon
                • 5 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                -8 feels a bit dirty though

            3. SlipVertonghen
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 4 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Not for -8. Save the transfer until next week after Chelsea

        4. luk46
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          C with Zinchenko instead of AWB or do King > Pukki first... Liverpool could get 1-2 cs in the next 3, but Virgil should be a good cover anyway.

          1. TheDragon
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            I have to downgrade Robbo first to free up cash for any moves

            1. Jimbo-Jones
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              I’m looking at C.
              Robertson is getting in great areas though, and surely only a matter of time until Liverpool CS.

              1. TheDragon
                • 5 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                Ye agreed - I don’t like it for the reasons you stated.

                But I think realistically I’m going to want martial so I’ll have take cash out of defence at some point anyway

      6. Je suis le chat
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Tldr, too mean to read really! After a poor gw 2 and at 356k overall, I'm really happy to be only 70 points behind the overall leader. Feels like everyone has a chance this year and it could be the year of the striker.

      7. liiusions
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Best 6.0 mid and why?

        1. I Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Mount and Trossard look good.

      8. I Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Ryan
        Robertson, van Dijk, Digne
        Salah, Sterling, De Bruyne, Perez, Ceballos
        Pukki, Jota

        Button; Lundstram, Greendwood, Rico.

        Transfers already done. Good to go or would you play Lundstram over Ceballos?

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

          Stick with Ceballos, he bossed the midfield last game and Pool defense look shaky atm

      9. Del Monte
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I have 12.0 for my 4th MID & 2nd FWD.

        Suggestions please?

        1. I Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Ceballos and Jota. Don't fancy any of the 6m forwards.

          1. TheDragon
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Ceballos went up so they now cost more than 12

        2. Pep Roulette
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Ceballos & Pukki seems the best bet but they have difficult fixtures!

          1. TheDragon
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            They also cost more than 12

          2. Pep Roulette
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            This goes over budget! I am sorry! 😛

        3. TheDragon
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Find more cash

          But with 12:

          Cantwell/ Dendoncker 4.5
          Pukki 6.7

          Leaves you some change too

          There is nothing below 6.5 in terms of strikers and there is nothing below 5.6 in midfield (other than Cantwell & Dendoncker) so it’s almost a no brainer

      10. Catastrophe
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        A) Zinchenko (starting 2 of Lundstram/Dunk/Soyunku/Dendoncker)

        B) Mount (starting 2 of Lundstram/Dunk/Soyuncu/Kelly)

        Currently on A due to city fixtures.

        Cheers

        1. Riders of Yohan
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Do you think zinc is a rotation risk?

          1. Catastrophe
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Nope don't think so. Fancy Mendy to get injured again before he plays 🙂

      11. Pep Roulette
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        GTG?

        DDG
        VVD KWP Zinchenko Lundstram
        Sterling(vc) Salah Martial
        Kane(C) Deeney King

        Button Dendoncker Hayden Rico

        1. I Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          gtg

          1. Pep Roulette
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Thanks mate

        2. Riders of Yohan
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Any FT?

      12. Oooof
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Had a nightmare week after an okayish GW1.

        Got 36 points and now at 1.3m.

        Not sure whether I’ll need a wildcard at international break.

        1. Agger
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          No need to panic,.plenty of time for things to go right

          1. Oooof
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Cheers mate

        2. Jack Burton
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          I was gonna wait,but price rises/drops forced my hand not best pleased but needed to kick start my season if you planned to use it in the international break would using it this week hurt too much

          1. Oooof
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            I just want to see a bit more football before taking the plunge.

            I think I strayed too far away from the template in truth.

            I don’t know whether it’s the right thing to do, but I’m still believing that Liverpool will defend better and Leicester will get more goals as I’m heavily invested in both teams.

      13. thepeen555
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Team for gw3 is currently

        Pope
        Dunk, vvd, Digne.
        Sterling C, mane. Son, Kdb, Ceballos
        Pukki and Barnes.

        Button, Lund, Söyüncü and greenwood.

        1. JT11fc
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Lookin good, nice mids

          1. thepeen555
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Thanks. It’s kinda what I wanted a few weeks in. The only difference was I was going to keep Kdb and not get sterling. But I caved on the sterling front

          2. thepeen555
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            As it as thenstart of the season. Thought about a team once I see where people play how they perform. Only thing different is strikers as I was expecting like Chelsea forwarded etc

      14. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Ride’em, ride’em hard I say

      15. kysersosa
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Vardy looks like he’s going down tonight. I have already taken out Pérez - next 2 fixtures are SHU away and BOU at home. I do hold or transfer in:

        A) Rashford
        B) Barnes
        C) Hold

        1. Le _ Professeur
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          I think (C)

        2. TheDragon
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Hold - although I cold get on board with A if you want him long term

          1. kysersosa
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            I do. Fixtures look decent and he seems to be pivot as long as ole keeps with youth and the current set up.

        3. Pep Roulette
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Hold

        4. I Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Rashford is tempting if it's for free but I do think Vardy will come good.

          1. kysersosa
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            For a hit unfortunately

        5. RomeluStormzy
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          A for me.

      16. Le _ Professeur
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Hey guys, I have 2FTs .. if I use the Free Hit feature for this GW, will I still have the 2FTs for next GW ?

        1. TheDragon
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          You will not

        2. O12
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          I Wonder exactly the same thing, ive used my 2 ft. But now thinking The free hit could be perfect to use this Gw, how's your free hit team look?

          1. zizoo10
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            And why on earth would this be a good week to use it

          2. TheDragon
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            It’s a VERY long season - yes it’s fun to do well now and use up all your chips and brag about your rank, but in 20 weeks you’ll be having no fun at all

            There will almost certainly be better times to use free hit later in the season in blank gameweeks. Free hit in the blanks resulted in huge points gains last year

        3. JT11fc
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Nope

        4. _nod
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Is this a theoretical question or are you actually planing your free hit? (Sorry I don't know the answer).

          1. Le _ Professeur
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            I'm considering it as an option because I want to hold on my WC for now yet I want to do multiple change for next GW.

            1. TheDragon
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Free hit (used much later in the season) is way way way more valuable than your first half of season wildcard

            2. _nod
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Hold for a DGW there will be better options.

        5. Ajax Hamsterdam
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          I would strongly advise against using fh this gw. Best to save it for later in the season. My opinion:)

        6. Le _ Professeur
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Thanks Guys

      17. zizoo10
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Took a -4

        Pope
        Robbo • Zinch • KWP • Digne*
        Salah • Sterling • KDB • Martial
        Pukki • King

        Butt • Lund • Dend • GW

        1. JT11fc
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Solid

        2. TheDragon
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Magical

        3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          No kane, good bye rank

          1. zizoo10
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Pray 4 me

        4. Kitsune
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Exactly my midfield hope it goes well!

        5. George Sillett
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Love it .

        6. Je suis le chat
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Mint, would nearly start Lundy over ironically named King.

      18. JT11fc
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Gtg?

        Pope
        Digne Emerson Zinc Pereira
        Salah Sterling Mount Trossard KDB
        Wilson

        Ryan OC Greenwood Wickham

        1. Pep Roulette
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Who's OC?

          1. JT11fc
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            O'Connell

      19. Pep Roulette
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Play one of

        A. King
        B. Dendoncker

        1. Marty McFly
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          b

      20. Marty McFly
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        2fts. Does this makes sense?

        VvD + Wilson > Emerson + Rashford.

        1. JT11fc
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Not reeally, comes down to personal gut feeling

          1. Marty McFly
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Fixtures: ARS + MCI > nor + CRY
            Underlying Stats: Emerson > VvD, Rash > Wilson

            I'm looking for an opposing argument that will convince me otherwise.

            My alternative is to follow the bandwagon and go for Pukki and bring Martial in for Bilva/Moura (both of which have excellent fixtures)

            1. JT11fc
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              I did Trent - Emerson to fund Bsilva - KDB. If your happy with them in the long run then yes go for it. Im holding wilson for another 3gws.

              Oposing arguement could be chelsea defence not improving and martial outscoring rashford as hes more central

              1. Marty McFly
                • 11 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                I agree with that. Defensively I don't trust Chelsea, but they're playing 2x promoted teams next. Everyone has Pukki (I don't) so a nice CS would be a huge differential. Plus Emerson has attacking returns in him. All the stats point to it. Plus he's passed my eye test too. I'm sort of hoping Kante helps the defensive side out too.

                I would prefer Martial, but I don't feel ready to ditch my midfielders yet (Sterling, Salah, Bilva, Moura, Trossard). I'll probably do (Moura > Martial) or (Trossard > Trezeguet/McGinn/Grealish) next week. Rashford protects not having Martial to a certain extent and longer term I think I'd quite like both.

      21. Del Monte
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Is playing 5 at the back a bad idea?

        1. Marty McFly
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          I think it's fine until you wildcard. I've gone 5atb in gw 1 and 2.

          1. Del Monte
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Hahaha, I was planning too with my WC.

      22. Je suis le chat
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Surprised Mane so low on captain's poll (1.5%). He's in brilliant form and scored 18 goals at home last season. Mo owner, of course.

        1. IRBOX ⚽
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Kane and Sterling simply better options this week than either of the Liverpool lads

          1. Je suis le chat
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Will prob captain big nads Harry, though it's rarely worked out.

        2. Cok3y5murf
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          People just vote for who they'll captain, and most don't own him.

        3. Ógie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Most people (including myself most of the time frankly) will just vote for a player that in their team and Mane will suffer in that poll as most here own Salah over him imo.

          1. Je suis le chat
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            This ownership inertia really holds me back. Wonder will VAR reduce peno chances, feel Mane is actually the better player, and knows it.

            1. Marty McFly
              • 11 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              I really disagree that Mane is the better player.

              1. Je suis le chat
                • 10 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                Fair enough, just wish I had him instead of Mo, and a few Bob in the bank. For me, Mane has a chip on his shoulder and feeds off it, which is the hallmark of a great player.

      23. Superflymonk
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        When is the scoutcast starting?

        1. g40steve
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Think it's on now?

          1. g40steve
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            The link above shows last weeks not this?

          2. Superflymonk
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Can't seem to find it on their youtube channel. Any links?

      24. Mind över Mata
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        On WC and can’t decide whether to crowbar in KDB or stick with a strong defence. Comes down to:

        A) KDB, 4.5, 4.5
        B) Ceballos, TAA, Digne

        Any preference?

        1. Catastrophe
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          B

          1. Mind över Mata
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Cheers

        2. Pep Roulette
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Show your complete team

          1. Mind över Mata
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Not on here

        3. dunas_dog
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          B as long as Digne fit

      25. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Wheres the scoutcast?

      26. Teror
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        What's my bigger priority if I have both Martial and Sterling?

        A. Wilson > Rashford

        B. Perez > KdB

        1. zotter
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          I prefer B

          1. Pep Roulette
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Yes

      27. zotter
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        This good for a Two FTs?

        Wesley. Perez >> Pukki. McGinn?

        Also have Wilson but ok with him on bench this week ....

      28. benpurser
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Wilson + Pérez > Pukki and Martial

        For a -4

        Thoughts?

        1. zotter
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Hmm not sure for a -4. Depends who you would play instead of Wilson

      29. arndff_
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        a) Fraser > Martial
        b) Fraser, Perez > KdB, McGinn (-4)