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Scoutcast to discuss luck/skill debate and budget defenders

Joe is joined by Az and David for the latest episode of the Scoutcast tonight.

You can watch it on our YouTube channel from 8pm BST to 9pm BST.

This instalment will overlap with some EFL Cup action so we will do our best to bring you live updates from those matches if they have Fantasy Premier League implications.

Some of the key topics for dicussion in episode 302 include the luck vs skill debate as well as budget and premium defenders.

Gameweek 6 was characterised by the benching of Raheem Sterling (£12.1m), a popular captain candidate.

The fact that he did not take to the pitch for Manchester City’s 8-0 win over Watford meant that many vice-captains came into play.

Some of those fell to Mohamed Salah (£12.5m), some to Sadio Mané (£11.6m), while others landed on Kevin de Bruyne (£9.9m) who scored a whopping 17 points.

Joe, David and Az will fight it out to decree whether or not those who got the Belgian’s haul doubled-up were reaping the rewards of a good decision or simply lucky.

Make sure you let us know your view!

Also, with Lucas Digne (£6.2m) disappointing his owners once again, we continue our debate from last week about the value of premium defenders moving forward.

Lessons learned from Gameweek 6:

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  1. Riders of Yohan
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Who scores more over the next 4..

    A) digne, Sterling, Abraham

    B) aurier, son, aguero (-4)

    Current team:

    Pope
    TAA Digne Ota
    Salah Sterling kdb Mount cantwell
    Haller Pukki

    Button. Lund, kelly, Greenwood

    Open to other suggestions - firmino or vardy for haller?

    1. Doctor Evil
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      A

    2. Tomerick
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      B

    3. Hulk Smash
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      A

    4. Riders of Yohan
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Fairly even so far

    5. The Senate
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      A

    6. Gandalf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      A for me, and not close

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

      A

    8. Riders of Yohan
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Thanks all!

  2. Ci Siamo
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Which one off punt is best?

    A) Kane vs Southampton

    B) Vardy vs Newcastle

    1. Hansel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      A

      1. Rhodes your boat
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        For one week before wc?

    2. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Neither are all that good if i’m Honest

      1. Ci Siamo
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Huh?

        1. Ask Yourself
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          I don’t approve of those options, i’d Look eslewhere

          1. Dr. Agabuse
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Why no Vardy?

    3. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      A

    4. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      B

      Vardy has a superb run for the next ten or so bar GW8 but even there he’s in with a chance.

    5. The Senate
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      A

  3. Miguel Sanchez
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Interesting graphic showing how bunched up the teams are at this point in the season.

    https://twitter.com/FplRogue/status/1176594930728427520

    1. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      The actual link 🙂

      https://twitter.com/FPLHAL/status/1176254803229466624

      1. Miguel Sanchez
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        good spot

    2. Artemis Titans
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      12 pts for me is the difference between 1m OR currently & 524k OR for ml rival. Shows once you're past the 317pts node your rank improves dramatically for not a lot of pts. Choose those hits wisely.

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

    anyone going without Liverpool defence on WC ?

    1. Tomerick
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Foolish to overlook Trent I believe.

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

        Really dont know how to fit him with Salah, Auba, Son and KdB. I can downgrade Salah to Mane, but even then i can afford VvD but not Trent.

        1. iL PiStOlErO
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Whats your TV? I fitted all 5 of them in with 100.0 but TAA is only premium in def

        2. have you seen cyan
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          only 4 premiums? Pfff rookie numbers

    2. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Just got taa on wc last week

    3. Homer21
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      TAA is the only one I'd consider at the moment

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

      TAA is a must IMO

      1. Artemis Titans
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Got him this week for a hit.

  5. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Any injuries tonight?

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Cheers.

  6. _Gunner
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    On a WC, which is better?

    A- Aguero + McGinn
    B- Sterling + Wesley ( or any 6.2 Forward)

    1. Bergkamps second touch
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Aguero and Sterling is like flipping a coin, both will be rotated. Not much between the other two. Depends what the rest of your team is like

      1. pingissimus
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Will Aguero be rotated? It didn’t happen at all really last season. The games he missed were down to injury. He lost minutes coming off early.

        1. have you seen cyan
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          subbed at 72 for Jesus this week

          1. No Professionals
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Being subbed off after 72 minutes when a game is dead and buried is not rotation.

            1. have you seen cyan
              • 4 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              well done sherlock, was just stating what the likely scenario is

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

      A

    3. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      A better combo, with B I’d be tempted to get a 4.5 and use funds elsewhere to upgrade or find the funds to get haller/Wilson/Pukki/Abraham/Barnes price range striker

  7. Bergkamps second touch
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Got 2 free transfers and 0.9mil in the bank:

    Pope Heaton
    Digne Matip Otamendi Lundstram Lowton
    Salah De Bruyne Cantwell Mount Ceballos
    Pukki Aguero Abraham

    A) Digne>TAA + Matip>Tomori
    B) Digne>TAA + Ceballos>Guendouzi
    C) Digne>TAA + Lowton>Tomori + Ceballos>Guendouzi (-4pts)

    1. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      A for me

      1. Bergkamps second touch
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Leaning towards that too. Just really want to shift Ceballos as he's about to drop and I'll lose money on him

    2. Homer21
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      A

    3. Bergkamps second touch
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Anyone have or keeping Ceballos?

  8. Miguel Sanchez
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Is Foyth's preferred position CB or RB?

    1. El Presidente
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I dont know what Poch thinks about it, but Foyth´s original position is at CB...

    2. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Yes.

  9. damiang2233
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Will Tomori for Chelsea play all the time?

    1. Bergkamps second touch
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Lamps singled him out for praise after the Liverpool game. Deffo for the next couple of games due to injuries, but time will tell

  10. Hulk Smash
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    I have Zinchenko and Digne, 2 free transfers and 3 City players (meaning Digne to Otamendi isn't an option, I'd have to ditch Digne as well). I'm currently considering the following moves for free. I also like Chelsea's fixtures but their defence is a minefield and has no clean sheets. Any suggestions? Full team below.

    Zinchenko > Otamendi
    Digne > Diop / Pieters (already have Pope)

    Pope
    TAA Zinchenko Digne Soyuncu Lundstram
    Salah Sterling KDB Mount Dendoncker
    Abraham Pukki Greenwood

    1. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Moves look good and Diop because you have pope

    2. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Just zinc to ota and benxh dig this week

    3. Hulk Smash
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Thanks lads

  11. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Hendo
    TAA VVD Diop Montoya
    Salah Sterl KDB
    Barnes Pukki Greenwood
    (Stek, Digne, Ceballos, Dendonk)

    May save and lineup like that this week?

    1. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Ft and itb? I’d look to downgrade vvd and upgrade ceballos to mount maybe

      1. Tsparkes10
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        1FT, 0.3 itb.

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

      barnes > wesley 😉

  12. Steve McCroskey
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    I'm sure this has been asked before but what's the general consensus on Sterling based on tonight's appearance? Keep but don't captain?

    1. Mr Peanutbutter
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      quite a few captaining... I sold

    2. Mini Mahouse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      keep

    3. FeverPitch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Boosts captain appeal imo. Goal, assist, early sub

      1. clodhopper
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        This

  13. Raging wildcard
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Is it too late to jump on the Tammy train? Want to bring him in tonight but would be with a -4. My forward line is Auba, C Wilson and Pukki. Any advice?

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Wouldn't lose any of your current forwards

    2. FeverPitch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Wouldn’t lose any of those for a -4

    3. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Wouldn’t take a -4 you have a good front line there already

    4. Hulk Smash
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Looking at his fixtures I don't see how anyone can reach the conclusion it's too late

    5. Mini Mahouse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Wouldn't sell any of your forwards to get him for -4

    6. Raging wildcard
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Thanks guys

    7. Artemis Titans
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      If it aint broke...

  14. Sol Campbell
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    How is my WC team looking? Any changes needed?

    Pope button
    TAA Otamendi Tomori Rico Lunds
    Salah KDB Son Mount Cantwell
    Firmino Pukki Abraham

    1. Mini Mahouse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Can you do Firmino to Wilson and Son to Sterling? Maybe not?

      Otherwise I really like it

      1. Sol Campbell
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        I can if I change Salah to Mané I guess depends if you think Firmino Salah and Son will outscore Wilson sterling and Mané?

        1. Rhodes your boat
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          I’d keep firmino salah son

    2. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I like it

    3. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Great team, Tomori only concern for me.

      1. Sol Campbell
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        I have .1 free I can upgrade him to the Leicester defender?

    4. Toplad
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      What about:

      Tomori > Aurier
      Son > McGinn
      Firmino > Aguero

    5. NestorC
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Replace salah with sterling and rico with soy and that's my wc team

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

    VvD or Otamendi on WC ? I dont have Liverpool defence.

    1. Mini Mahouse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Otamendi

    2. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I’d want taa... but otamendi our of those 2 just to save funds

    3. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Ota

  16. Mini Mahouse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Good 2 go? Play Rico over Digne? (Not selling Digne, still believe he is huge value)

    Pope
    Digne TAA Otamendi
    Sterling Salah (C) KDB Cantwell
    Abraham Pukki Haller

    Buttotn Rico Lundstram Guendouzi

    1. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Good team, I’d play rico however everyone else is selling or benching digne so could be a nice differential!

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

      Nice team

      The bother is Norwich away have looked very so so in the last two.The double up is a bit iffy - Selhurst Park has been a graveyard for goals for a long time now too

  17. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Spurs and Soton certainly entering their game on different happiness levels

    1. Klaren
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Wouldn't be surprised if Spurs players are in fact happy to not to be bothered with EFL cup games for the rest of the season to be honest.

      But it was a good game for Southampton definitely.

  18. The Nightwatchman
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Barnes/Haller to Abraham?

    1. Goat
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Yes

    2. Hulk Smash
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Yes - Haller out of those two

    3. Mini Mahouse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Barnes rather than Haller if you can afford

    4. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Barnes to Abraham

    5. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Barnes yes

    6. iL PiStOlErO
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Haller

  19. Klaren
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Which option is likely to score more points over the next two GWs:

    A) Pereira (NEW), Lundstram (wat)
    B) Otamendi (eve & WOL)

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      b

    2. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      B should score more

    3. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      A

    4. Klaren
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Thanks both. I kind of want a Leicester defender as an incentive to watch the game on Sunday but probably Otamendi is the better choice.

  20. BIG TONES
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    2FT

    Richarlison & Digne > Son & 4.4 def ?

    1. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Looks good, Guilbert?

      1. BIG TONES
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Possibly...

  21. EMBOLOFAN
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    looking for some spurs fans to wind up. is anyone available

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I don't think he's on tonight?

  22. Riggs
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    I can't decide..
    Ryan (Button)

    VVD Mina Matip (Lundstram Kelly)
    Salah Sterling KDB Mount (Cantwell)
    Haller Barnes Pukki

    I have 2 FT

    A) Mina OUT > Pieters and Barnes OUT > Abraham
    B) Haller OUT > Abraham and Ryan OUT > Pope
    C) Other solution?

    1. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      A for me

    2. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      A

  23. Krafty Werks
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Moving Ryan on for a 5.0 keeper this week, which one would you go for? Thanks :

    A - Fabianski (bou, CRY, eve, SHU, NEW).
    B - Leno (mun, BOU, shu, CRY, WOL).
    C - Schmeichel (NEW, liv, BUR, sou, cry).

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      schmeee

      1. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        rather have soyboy for 4.5 tho

        1. Rhodes your boat
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Thisb

        2. Krafty Werks
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Considered it but decided i want to have Aurier as my 3rd defender for next few at least.

    2. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Not tempted to get pope and use funds elsewhere?

      1. Krafty Werks
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Don't really fancy him over these others going forward tbh and the 0.4 really isn't going to do anything for me right now.

    3. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      But C out of them

    4. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      A or c

      1. Krafty Werks
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Leno not even a consideration as a way into Arsenal what with Bellerin, Tiernay and the solid Rob Holding now all back, if Arsenal do instantly tighten up he could be a great value way in?

    5. iL PiStOlErO
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      The Dane

  24. In a Rush
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    No transfers
    Would anyone change the line up?

    Pope
    Taa Otamendi Söyüncü
    Salah kdb sterling Cantwell
    Haller Abraham Pukki

    McGovern Fredericks Ceballos lundstram
    Undecided on captain
    Cheers

    1. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      No changes needed.

    2. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Looks gtg, maybe fredericks over cantwell?

      1. In a Rush
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        I think there will be goals for both in the Bournemouth v West Ham game

  25. Rhodes your boat
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Gtg? 1FT 0.2 itb

    Pope
    Taa soyuncu Diop rico
    Salah(c) sterling kdb son
    Abraham Pukki

    Button cantwell lundstram greenwood

    1. In a Rush
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Cantwell in for Rico for me

      1. Rhodes your boat
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Trying to decide that one! Thanks

    2. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Gtg

      1. Rhodes your boat
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Thanks 🙂

  26. Rider on the Storm
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    1 ft
    A ceballos out to mount
    B king to abraham

    1. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      B

    2. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      B

    3. Rage Against The Raheem
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      B

    4. Rider on the Storm
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Thanks

    5. In a Rush
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      B

    6. iL PiStOlErO
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      B

  27. Alli
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    A) Digne > Lundstram/Aurier/Söyüncü/Pieters
    B) Haller > Tammy
    C) Digne, Haller > Rico, Firmino (-4)
    D) Digne, Haller > Lundstram/Aurier/Söyüncü/Pieters, C.Wilson (-4)
    E) Save FT

    1. iL PiStOlErO
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      B

  28. Miguel Sanchez
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Options

    A) Play one of Digne (MCI), Lundstram (LIV) or Montoya (che)
    B) Any defender up to 6.3 for a -4 - perhaps Alonso, PVA or Aurier

    1. FeverPitch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I’d just play Digne

  29. abaalan
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Zinchenko + Wickham -> Rico + Tammy for -4 [exact funds]

    Yeh or neh?

    1. The Senate
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Yeh

  30. Red-United
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Question for my draft team - with Emerson our for around a month, who do you think is the best option for his replacement?

    A) Aurier
    B) Alonso