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The Complete Guide to Scout’s tips and advice for FPL Gameweek 14

Decisions, decisions, decisions. Plenty to ponder for Fantasy Football Scout managers ahead of an enticing Gameweek 14, which offers up favourable fixtures for several big teams. The main breaking news today comes from West London, where Chelsea manager Frank Lampard gave us an update on the hip injury suffered by Tammy Abraham

We’ll know by the end of the weekend. He’s got some pain. He won’t be involved tomorrow. We’ll see by Monday.

– Frank Lampard

With Gameweek 15 following swiftly on the heels of Gameweek 14, many are pondering whether to keep or sell. Pro Pundit Holly began a discussion using the Rate My Team data from the member’s area. While Bemba_Da opened up the debate for all site users. 

Rotation’s Alter Ego brought us a summary of the main points from the rest of this week’s press conferences, while Neale brought us the regular team news round-up and the usual line-up predictions. Pep Guardiola confirmed that 15.3%-owned Sergio Aguero will miss his side’s trip to the North East to take on Newcastle.

A timely article by Pro Pundit and former FPL winner Simon March looked at why opportunity trumps ability for goal-scoring FPL forwards. He pointed out that a change in the dugout at White Hart Lane could bring about an upturn in fortune for Harry Kane. 

I examined Mourinho’s first two matches in charge with a discussion following on which Spurs players are set to benefit. An insightful comment was added by five-time top 1,000 manager and Meet the Manager guest Kenneth Tang, pointing out exactly why Pochettino had to go and why Mourinho is the perfect replacement.

Three Spurs players are included in this week’s Scout Picks.

Pro Pundit Ash (FPL Hints) highlighted a couple of striker options in Jesus and Danny Ings as his differential candidates. And he discussed how he is planning on investing money from the sale of Aguero and potentially considering an upgrade in midfield.

The Scoutcast trio this week of Joe, Lee, and Az debated the impact of Aguero’s absence as not only improving the prospects for Jesus but Raheem Sterling too. Joe shared a quote from Pep Guardiola made earlier in the season:

 …for me striker will be an incredible position for [Sterling]. He can play in three positions up front.

– Pep Guardiola

While Lacazette wasn’t considered an option by the Scoutcast three on Tuesday night, the subsequent news of Emery’s sacking might mean there’s an opportunity for him now. Pro Pundit Andy canvassed opinion on the potential implications for Arsenal players.

Captaincy Debate & More Decisions

Offering not only advice on the best armband candidate but also food for thought on striker replacements, David’s members-only Captain Sensible is compulsory reading as ever. 

For those who aren’t yet members, last week it was announced that monthly subscription options are available for £2.99 per month with an introductory offer of £1.99 for the first month for those signing up by December 2.

Jamie Vardy is emerging as a reliable captain pick following back-to-back 12-point hauls. As Neale pointed out in his analysis of the underlying stats, the Leicester forward’s five big chances against Brighton mean: 

Vardy has had more of these gilt-edged opportunities in the last four Gameweeks (ten) than he had managed in the previous nine fixtures (seven).

– Neale Rigg

It seems the stats are starting to catch up with reality. 

Brighton’s generous defending is also good news for those considering Mané or Salah for the armband. Indeed, in this week’s captaincy video, Joe highlighted that Brighton have conceded 17 big chances over their last four away matches

And Liverpool sit top of the latest DS stats, fixtures and clean sheet odds brought to us by G-Whizz.

While thinking of Anfield players, Pro Pundit Tom Freeman began a discussion on Liverpool’s upcoming fixture congestion, noting that their home game against Brighton tomorrow is the first of 10 in just 30 days. The underperforming Trent Alexander-Arnold was one name mentioned in the “when does patience become stubbornness?” discussion on the Scoutcast. 

Greyhead dared to suggest in his the Great and the Good article that Mark and Ville’s refusal to buy Vardy could be on the stubborn end of the scale!

Az, in his capacity as a Pro Pundit, reflected on his decision making in his piece on the dangers of taking hits. While fellow Pro Pundit Lateriser, aimed to quantify the impact of FPL decisions. Andy then asked how do people react to both good and bad decisions?

It’s a subject that Pro Pundit and behavioural economics graduate, Simon March, has touched on in the past: the “What the heck? Effect” describes how we are more likely to take risks following a loss. 

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Community Competitions

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It is still possible to enter the Fantasy Football Scout Members Cup, you can do so here. Qualification for the first round of the open tournament took place last Gameweek: 65 points and above qualified (for those with exactly 65 points an overall rank above 233,444 was needed). The first round proper will start this Gameweek.

Lord – Blaming it on Rio reviewed MatchWeek 6 in the Pundits Playoff Community Tournament and looked ahead to Matchweek 7.  

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  1. Teror
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    A. Ryan + Baldock

    B. Henderson + Dunk

  2. vityovics
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Salah(C) would be a fantastic differential, but looking at the schedule, resting is not an impossible option...thoughts?

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

      Agree, maybe taken off at 70 minutes to keep him fresh for the Mersey derby.

      1. vityovics
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Cheers all, cutting down his armband

    2. Kip
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      He had his rest imo
      Might only get 60’ if pool have a comfortable lead by then though

  3. Mr_Barbs
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    A) Abraham > Jiminez
    B) Greenwood & Sterling > Jiminez & Pulisic (-4)
    C) Sterling & Mount > Son & Pulisic (-4)

    Pope
    Aurier, TAA, Lundstram,Soy
    Mane, Sterling, Maddison, Mount, Cantwell
    Vardy

    Button, Cancelo, Greenwood, Abraham

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

      A

    2. Babelcopter
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      b

  4. OptimusBlack
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Who To C ?
    A- Kane
    B- Auba
    C- Vardy
    D- Mané

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

      A

    2. Babelcopter
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      c

    3. Andy Mac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      CD for me

  5. tm370
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    For free.
    A) Sterling to Mane (c). Play Lundstram.
    B) Tammy to Jiminez. Bench Lundstram. Captain Vardy
    Or for a minus 4
    C) Sterling and Tammy for Son and Jesus

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

      B

      1. tm370
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Cheers!

  6. CRO KLOPP
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    GTG? 0 ft 4.4 itb
    Pope
    TAA Lundstram Tomori
    Mane KDB Son(c) Mount
    Vardy Jimenez Ings
    (4.0 Cantwell Kelly Rico)

    1. G Banger
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Looks GTG to me, no need for hits there!

      1. CRO KLOPP
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Cheers

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

    I haven’t seen many players losing ownership as fast Abraham. Ownership is down by 10% since last night.

    1. G Banger
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Seems a bit short sighted... guess it depends how much you have tied up in him

  8. G Banger
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Last call... last call!

    Pope
    TAA Soy Lund
    Mane KDB Mount Maddison
    Vardy Jimenez Abraham*

    Button, Tomori, McGinn, Rico

    1.6 ITB 1FT

    a) Abraham => Rashy
    b) Hold
    c) Other (open to suggestions)

    1. CRO KLOPP
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      B and play Tomori

    2. Mr_Barbs
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      B

    3. Babelcopter
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      b

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

    Put me out of my misery. This week if you could only have 1 in your team:

    A) Lundstram
    B) Ings

    1. Relaxing
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      B

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

      B

  10. corderz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Who would you captain out of this lot?

    Gazzaniga
    TAA Robertson Soyuncu
    Sterling Martial Maddison Mount
    Vardy Aubameyang Jimenez

    Button Lundstram Tomori Dendoncker

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

      Vardy I think

    2. circusmonkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Vardy or Martial.

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

    Fairly happy for this week
    Pope,
    Lund, Tomori, Soyuncu
    Mane, KDB, Martial, Mount, Cantwell
    Auba, Vardy (c)

    Guilbert, Rico and Tammy on the bench.

    I don't mind the Tammy injury, forces me to play Cantwell who I didn't like benching Vs Arsenal in the first place.

  12. Dr.Oftaw
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    hi Guys
    A batshuayi for Tammy

    B keep Tammy in case quick recovery and replace 5th midfielder for Pulisic
    Already have mount

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

    With Abraham out my bench is

    Rico,
    Guilbert,
    Dendocker

    Who to pick !!

    1. Dr.Oftaw
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Dendocker

  14. cheeky moses
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Last call on WC. Which fourth mid?
    A) Willian
    B) Moura
    C) Martial
    D) Zaha

    1. G Banger
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      C) for this week, maybe B) depending on how the team shape up, not a fan of Man U or Spurs fixtures tbh but A) massive rotation risk so maybe D) after this week for the punt!

      1. cheeky moses
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Cheers! D is what I’m on atm. Need a good punt 😉

    2. Babelcopter
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      b! Massive differential and nailed

  15. JamieC180
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    So just to be clear - if we have 0 ITB and sell Tammy for 7.5, we won't be getting him back unless we can make up 0.4 elsewhere?

    1. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      correct...........

    2. Zimo
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      ............correct

    3. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Yep, selling vs purchase price.

  16. corderz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Captain?

    A) Vardy
    B) Aubameyang
    C) Sterling

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

      A

  17. The Royal Robin
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Vardy or Mane (C)?

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

      V

  18. Mesh
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Keep Abraham and reassess next week, or swap to Jiminez?

    1. Nightf0x
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Keep as jimy fixture i dont like it, also expect jimy to rest in any of the upcoming games

    2. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I swapped

    3. Atimis
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Tammy will fall in price like crazy while I think he wont be involved midweek

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

      Bought at 7 or 7.2 the next drop don’t effect sell price.

  19. Nightf0x
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Captain?
    A) mane
    B) vardy
    C) laca
    D) son

    1. CRO KLOPP
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      D

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

        This

      2. Nightf0x
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Currently on D

    2. Holteenderinthesky
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Vardy

  20. Atimis
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Last decision to be made - keep Auba or get Kane?

    Tbh I've all for getting rid of Auba, just Emery sacking made me thinking again.

    1. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Hold I reckon

    2. Holteenderinthesky
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I'm giving auba the next few games whilst fixtures are good of before switching to Kane over Xmas

  21. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    I LIKE THE LOOK OF MY TEAM THIS WEEK...DO YOU??

    Pope

    Lowton Lund Aurier

    Son Mount Pulisic Sterling

    Kane Ings Vardy

    No hits

    1. Zimo
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Why r u shouting

  22. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    First time this season I don't have a single City asset. Will I be punished?

    1. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Yes you will be. Find a big sofa to hide behind 😉

    2. CRO KLOPP
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Depends on your players

    3. ChrisPire
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Same here... feeling scared

    4. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Would you like to be punished?

    5. Zimo
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      This is not the website for that kind of stuff. No "punishment" here

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

        Please punish me daddy Kevin!

  23. Muchentuchel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Tammy's injury f. up my FPL strategy

    POPE
    TAA-LUND-SÖY
    MANÉ-KDB-SON-MADDISON-MOUNT
    VARDY - AYEW

    Tammy, Dunk, Willems,

    already done my 2 FTs at the beginning of the week, so replacing Tammy is only possible with -4. Can't even decide who to captain...
    .

  24. Scotty Dog
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Is anyone else benching tammy due to the price increase? So many good alternatives this week makes me feel playing 2 up top (kane & vardy) might not be the best move?

    1. Holteenderinthesky
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      On the bench for me, Auba and Vardy up top

  25. Ajax Down Trees
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Play one:

    A - Tomori (WHM)
    B - Lundstam (wol)

    Lottery?

    1. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      B.....Never bench Lord Lund

    2. Scotty Dog
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Tomori better chance of a clean sheet
      Lundy more likely for attacking points
      I'm playing both

    3. Atimis
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Going with A, Chelsea kept some CSs at home while WH scored only 2 in last 4 away games

  26. wildnothing
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    If you had to sacrifice on from the below team to get Mount in who would it be? I'm leaning towards Jimenez.

    Pope
    TAA Robertson Lundstram
    KDB Maddison Son Pulisic
    Jimenez Vardy Ings

    Henderson Mount Söyuncu Burn

    1. Scotty Dog
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Personally I wouldn't go mount when you have pulisic

  27. steven8991
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Should I take a -4 hit to sell Tammy for:
    A. Rashford
    B. Mousset
    C. Ings
    D. Save and play Cantwell

    1. That TV angle at Highbury
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I guess you know the boring ol’ answer - hold and wait

  28. rjcv177
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Anything for a hit?
    Good C?

    Ryan
    Taa, soy, lundmessi
    Mane (c), pulisic, martial, madis
    Kane, vardy, jimenez

    Tomori, dend, rico

  29. Daghe Munegu
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    G2G?

    Pope
    Aurier TAA Tomori
    Son Sterling KDB Martial Tielemans
    Vardy Ings

    Button Ayew

  30. EL tridente
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Who to captain?
    A) Salah
    B) Vardy
    C) Auba
    D) Son

    1. Holteenderinthesky
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Vardy

    2. Warby84
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      B or A can not decide on Vardy all week, maybe I should stick