Scout Picks

Man City triple-up for Gameweek 4 Scout Picks

A Manchester City triple-up underpins the Scout Picks squad for Gameweek 4 as they prepare to host Brighton at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Selecting just three of their players proved difficult and we had to make some difficult choices sifting through David, Neale, Paul and Geoff’s Scout Squad submissions.

This week we line up in a 3-5-2 formation coming in at £82.9m, just £0.1m under our budget of £83.0m.

Goalkeeper

Tom Heaton is our selected goalkeeper for Gameweek 4

Budget goalkeeper Tom Heaton (£4.5m) is our man between the sticks for Gameweek 4 after all four of our Scout Squad pundits included him in their submissions. Aston Villa travel to a Crystal Palace side that has largely struggled in front of goal this season. They may have found the net twice on the counter-attack at Manchester United, but prior to that, they had blanked in favourable fixtures in Gameweeks 1 and 2. Last season the Eagles scored the fewest home goals of any side that survived relegation too. Given Heaton’s history for making saves, we believe he could provide excellent value this weekend.

Defenders

Liverpool’s defence has not inspired confidence this season but Alexander-Arnold is offering plenty of attacking threat

Liverpool’s defence has been hard to trust for clean sheets so far this season, but Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.0m) is still displaying plenty of attacking threat. His 11 chances created so far this season is the second-best in the entire league, of any player in any position, such is his threat both from set-pieces and from open play. Therefore, he stands an excellent chance of being involved in Liverpool’s goals at Burnley. Three of our Scout Squad pundits selected him as the best choice defender this week, David putting him in the second slot.

Lucas Digne (£6.1m) gets into the Scout Picks for the third week in four as Everton prepare to host Wolves on Sunday afternoon. Nuno Espirito Santo’s men have been particularly goal-shy in the Premier League so far this season, finding the net just twice, once from the penalty spot and once through a world-class textbook Ruben Neves strike. The Europa League commitments appear to have taken a toll on Diogo Jota especially so it looks as if we’ll be in for a low-scoring affair at Goodison Park. Meanwhile, Digne continues to take set pieces for the Toffees, finding the net with one against Lincoln midweek.

With Brighton coming to the Etihad Stadium in Gameweek 4, a Manchester City defender should prove important. That’s why Oleksandr Zinchenko (£5.5m) gets back into the Scout Picks for the first time since Gameweek 1 after David and Paul tipped him in their submissions. Pep Guardiola’s men have conceded the fewest shots and goal attempts in the box over the first three Gameweeks, arguably unfortunate to let in two set-piece goals in both of their most recent outings. Meanwhile, Zinchenko played more key passes than any of his colleagues in the Gameweek 3 win over Bournemouth.

Midfielders

Raheem Sterling was unanimously voted as the best midfield option by our Scout Squad panel

Raheem Sterling (£12.3m) is the best midfielder for Gameweek 4 for each one of our Scout Squad panel. The Manchester City attacker has five goals in his first three matches of the campaign and is also top of the league for shots inside the box and big chances. After registering a goal and two assists in two league matches against a more defence-minded Brighton outfit last season, it seems unlikely that Graham Potter’s new-look forward-thinking side will stop Sterling’s excellent run of form at the Etihad Stadium.

Mohamed Salah (£12.5m) is welcomed back to the Scout Picks XI after a week out in the cold, one in which he punished our lack of faith with a 15-point haul. The Egyptian very much looked back to his best against Arsenal, after underwhelming performances in Gameweeks 1 and 2. Burnley at Turf Moor is not an especially easy fixture, but if Liverpool are to make a breakthrough this weekend, Salah is the most likely to score based on his penalty-taking duties, and more shots on target than any other colleague so far this season.

Kevin de Bruyne (£9.7m) has been an exceptional creator in the league so far this season. He has played more key passes than any other player across the first three Gameweeks, fashioning the most big chances during that time too. We had to choose between Manchester City’s midfield maestro and centre-forward Sergio Aguero for the final member of our triple-up – it was the Belgian who triumphed. We believe that de Bruyne offers better value than his Argentinian colleague and has greater long-term appeal as a more nailed-on member of the first-team, Gabriel Jesus already making great progress coming back from his hamstring injury.

Fully recovered from his dead-leg against Norwich, Mason Mount (£6.2m) makes his debut in the Scout Picks XI. He is the latest differential option to get promoted to the top-flight of FFS advice, this week ahead of Sheffield United’s trip to Stamford Bridge. The Blades are not likely to be pushovers on Saturday afternoon but Mount looks like one of Chelsea’s key players under Frank Lampard already. He ranks top among his colleagues for goal attempts and shots on target, which is why the midfielder averages 6.7 points per game so far.

Todd Cantwell (£4.7m) is looking like a very effective enabler this season given his budget price and attacking potential. The ongoing injury to Norwich midfielder Onel Hernández should ensure the 21-year-old continues to start games on the left flank of Daniel Farke’s attacking 4-2-3-1 formation. That has allowed Cantwell to register three attacking returns in the first three matches of the season. Against a West Ham defence that has not looked solid at all this season, we are backing the budget man to continue his run of form.

Forwards

Sébastien Haller makes his Scout Picks debut for Gameweek 4

Sébastien Haller (£7.4m) gets into the Scout Picks after being tipped by all four of our Scout Squad pundits. Paul was especially fond of the West Ham man, selecting him as the best forward for Gameweek 4. Norwich’s defence has been quite obliging in the early part of the season, conceding more shots on target than any other side, and letting in the highest number of goals so far (eight). Haller looks a decent candidate to capitalise on the Canaries’ weaknesses at the back, having found the net twice against an equally leaky Watford defence in Gameweek 2.

As David mentioned in his Scout Squad submission, Teemu Pukki (£7.0m) has almost become an auto-include for the Scout Picks at this point. He has five goals in the first three matches of the season and from what we can see of the underlying statistics, this output in terms of attacking returns looks sustainable. We’ve already covered how poor West Ham’s defence has been in recent weeks in our entry for Cantwell, so against them, it seems unlikely that Pukki’s scoring run will come to an end.

Substitutes

Emerson (£5.5m) has been showing plenty of potential in the early weeks of 2019/20. The Chelsea left-back is joint-top for attempts on goal among defenders and is joint-second for efforts inside the box. Clean sheets have not been forthcoming for the Blues just yet, but a home match with Sheffield United could be the perfect opportunity for Emerson to deliver his first returns of the campaign.

Daniel James (£6.0m) has been a rare positive spark for Manchester United so far this season, finding the net on two occasions already. The injury to Anthony Martial should see his place in the side assured for Gameweek 4 and given he has had more shots inside the box than any other Red Devil in 2019/20, his goal threat is already making itself known.

Joelinton (£5.9m) gets onto the Scout Picks bench after also making into our Spot the Differential article for Gameweek 4. The Newcastle forward managed to find the net with very little service against Spurs last weekend and may enjoy more opportunities against a Watford defence that has started the season in poor form.

The Scout Picks’ Captain

As we have mentioned many times since the season began, the Scout Picks now has a captain for the 2019/20 campaign.

This skipper is chosen using the conclusions of the latest Captain Sensible article and a four-way vote between David, Neale, Paul and Geoff.

Because the use of Fantasy Football Scout data is used so heavily in this process, the captain we choose each Gameweek will be known only to those who have signed up to Membership for the 2019/20 season.

It will be revealed to the public only when the deadline for the Gameweek has passed.

The Community Champion

Representing the community against the Scout Picks in Gameweek 4 is InsaneFC.

They have opted for a 3-4-3 of Kepa; Zinchenko, Digne, Alexander-Arnold; Sterling, Lanzini, Mount, Maddison; Haller, Aguero (c), Pukki.

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.

It was a close defeat for the Scout Picks in Gameweek 3 as FPL Mike the Knight won by a 46-44 scoreline.

That means Hot Toddy’s 10-point winning margin from Gameweek 2 remains the current score to beat.

Lessons learned from Gameweek 3

4,990 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Tommo1888
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Views on Moura , surely he will have David Luiz in his back pocket ??

    1. FPL Mentor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Probably

    2. thepeen555
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      If he plays

  2. Garfield1001
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Is an 8 point hit worth a wildcard?

    1. Bagheri Arce
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I wouldn't

    2. FPL Mentor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      If its a great wildcard.

    3. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Nope 6 players or more imo

    4. Miguel Sanchez
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      No 12 points minimum for me

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        this

    5. thepeen555
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Nope

    6. Goonerbrotherz
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      If you can use it to change elsewhere yes

  3. Maddamotha
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Would you rather?

    A) Play 2 of Greenwood, Dendocker or Lundstram or
    B) Martial > Mount -4

    1. Warby84
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      B

  4. Niho992
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Martial and Jota to Mount and Haller for a hit ?

    1. thepeen555
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah

    2. Warby84
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Y

    3. alanwa
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      looks good!

    4. Goonerbrotherz
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Y

  5. AndyJMac85
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    McGinn or Noble

    Team is -

    Heaton

    Zinchenko
    Robertson
    Digne
    Emerson

    Salah
    Sterling (c)
    Cantwell
    McGinn/Noble

    Aguero
    Haller

    Subs - Greenwood, Rico, Dendoncker, Button.

    Thoughts people.....

    But Noble or McGinn

    1. Warby84
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      McGinn by a country mile

    2. thepeen555
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Always McGinn

  6. Bagheri Arce
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Bench 1

    A) Ings
    B) King
    C) Cantwell

    Ta

    1. Punter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      A

    2. Warby84
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      A

    3. Lecky Legs FC
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      B

    4. alanwa
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      B

  7. CrouchDown
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Any sign of Charlie Taylor returning?

  8. Punter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Lost in the traffic...

    A) Coleman and Laporte
    B) Digne and Zinch
    C) Digne and Walker
    D) Digne and Mendy

    I'm guessing it's a bit early for Mendy, but I'm on WC so a little worried about Zinch losing minutes soon

    Reckon the drop off from Digne to Coleman is worse than drop off from Laporte to his colleagues?

    I am thinking Coleman is a little underrated, he's a goal threat and playing well forward

    1. Warby84
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      B out of those

    2. Warby84
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Digne is the one you want!!

    3. Hansel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Digne and cheapie

  9. Hy liverpool
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Darmian 1.5m to parma... That's cheaper than his fpl price.

    1. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Wow

    2. thepeen555
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      United clear out and they signed only 3. So lame

  10. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Im Considering WCing
    So a or b

    A) TAA + Coleman
    B) VVD + Digne

    Thanks

    1. Cok3y5murf
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Find the funds for TAA and Digne. You can do it 🙂

      1. Weasel Boy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I could but Mount would have to become McGinn

        1. Cok3y5murf
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          McGinn could be better if you go by fixtures. A out of these. Coleman got forward just as much if not more than Digne last gameweek. TAA is on another level.

    2. Peter Ouch
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Β

      1. Weasel Boy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks

    3. In and Out
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      B if you really can’t have both

      1. Weasel Boy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks

    4. Goonerbrotherz
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      B

  11. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Haller (c) madness?

    1. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      If you have Sterling and or Aguero then probably yes its madness.

      1. Gudjohnsen
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Got Sterling

        1. Weasel Boy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          I'd go Sterling

          It's good just having Haller.

    2. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Ease of the liquor

      1. Eat my goal!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Off*

        1. Gudjohnsen
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Only drank one bottle of red.

    3. thepeen555
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Wow. Go for it

    4. Goonerbrotherz
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Good

  12. Disco Stu
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    With KWP out this week, start Greenwood or Rico?

    1. thepeen555
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Greenwood as doubt Rico will play

  13. AndyJMac85
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    McGinn or Noble

    Team is -

    Heaton

    Zinchenko
    Robertson
    Digne
    Emerson

    Salah
    Sterling (c)
    Cantwell
    McGinn/Noble

    Aguero
    Haller

    Subs - Greenwood, Rico, Dendoncker, Button.

    But Noble or McGinn

    1. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      McGinn 100%

      This a WC?

      1. AndyJMac85
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah wildcard played

  14. Hits from the Bong
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Who to bench?

    A. Rashford
    B. Mount
    C. Cantwell

    1. In and Out
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      C

    2. EMBOLOFAN
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      a

    3. Warby84
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      A

    4. Hits from the Bong
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Hmm thanks. I think they will all score well, never been so undecided

  15. Jimbo-Jones
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Was planning on Perez to Mount, but possibly giving him one more game. I’ve also got Martial.

    Perez or Martial to Mount? For free.
    If Greenwood starts he’d come on if I keep Martial.

    Heaton
    VVD Laporte Soyuncu Digne
    Salah Sterling KDB Perez Martial
    Pukki

    Greenwood Lundstram Wickham

    1. Warby84
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Perez must go

    2. Goonerbrotherz
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Replace both

  16. alanwa
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Current team:
    Ryan, Button
    Robbo, van Dijk, Digne, Targett, Lundstram
    Salah, de Bruyne, Martial, Lucas, Dendonker
    Kane, King, Greenwood

    A) Martial -> Mount/Lanzini (play Greenwood)
    B) Martial+Targett -> Mount/Lanzini + Emerson/Zinchenko (-4)
    C) Wildcard, something like:
    Pope(Heaton), Button
    Laporte, van Dijk, Digne, Kelly(4.5), Lundstram
    Salah, de Bruyne, Sterling, Mount, Cantwell
    Pukki(Barnes), Haller, Greenwood

    1. Goonerbrotherz
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      C

    2. Goonerbrotherz
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      TAA and Kelly (4.0)

  17. In and Out
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Auba to Aguerro for a hit or not?

    1. Warby84
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Noooo

    2. Goonerbrotherz
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      No

  18. jdogg
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Heaton button
    Maguire digne laporte kwp montoya
    Salah kdb teilemans ceballos martial
    Kane pukki greenwood

    0.1 itb 1ft.

    Kane and martial to aguero and lanzini?

    Any other ideas.x

    1. Goonerbrotherz
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Wildcard

  19. TSILIKAFENEIAKOS
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Get Mount for -4 instead of Dendonker or play Kelly?

    1. In and Out
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Play kelly

    2. Twisted Saltergater
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Mount

    3. TSILIKAFENEIAKOS
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      What if :

      I can do :

      A. McGinn to Mount for free and play Kelly and Mount

      B. Dendoncker to Mount for -4 and play McGinn and Mount

      C. Save and play McGinn and Kelly

  20. CrouchDown
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    G2G?

    Pope

    Coleman Zinchenko Soyuncu

    Salah Sterling Lanzini McGinn

    Kane Pukki Ayew

    Subs: Heaton, Lundstram Taylor Martial

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Heaton over Pope imo

      1. Goonerbrotherz
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        +1

  21. Mini Mahouse
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    My team is 8/11 same team as the scouts pick - Time to prepare for a big red arrow

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Been there done that.

  22. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    The randomest of questions; play dendocker or greenwood? It would be in place of Montoya because he could end up on minus points

    1. Mini Mahouse
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Greenwood

    2. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Heard on here Donk has a knock so don't play him anyway.

  23. Alexanderjg23
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    whats the most relaible price rise website?

  24. Albrightondknight
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    1. Son to Mount not worth a second hit as I have .3 even if he is rising tonight?

    2. First on bench Greenwood ok?
    Could bench McGinn?

    1. In and Out
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      1. Not worth it
      Bench Greenwood over McGinn

      1. Albrightondknight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Cool as it is right now. Thanks for reply.

  25. Lecky Legs FC
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Rashford owner here tempted to switch him out for Laca or Vardy for free surely Martial not playing tomorrow will hamper his performance tomorrow a little bit?

    1. bc82
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Surely rashford will play up top. And be on pens.. vardy has a tough schedule after tomorrow.. how's laccas form?

  26. RyanKent14
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Kane + kwp to Vardy + vvd/robbo?

    Worth it? And and Liverpool def?

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Kane has good fixtures, Ars is not a bad one for him.

  27. FPL_DON
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    I'm starting Greenwood, think you'd be foolish not to

    1. Mini Mahouse
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Same here

  28. WVA
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Damn Kane, in for a hit, captain blank, dropping in price, hate him.

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      You didn't buy him at 11.1m though, did you?

  29. cheney5
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Which?

    Coleman + KDB + King

    or

    Digne + DSilva + Haller

    ??

  30. bc82
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    WC used (0.1 itb)

    Ederson (button)

    Zincenko TAA Emerson (Pieter's) (Lundstrum)

    Salah Sterling Madison Mount (cantwell)

    Barnes Haller Pukki

    Good to go??

    Considering swapping out Maddison... Any suggestions for the medium term?