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The Complete Guide to Scout’s tips and advice for FPL Gameweek 15

Yes it’s Tuesday, and yes you are reading the Fantasy Football Scout Guide to Gameweek 15.

With less time to ponder transfers and delve into the stats, thankfully one decision is relatively straightforward – handing Jamie Vardy the captain’s armband. The Leicester City marksman is top of the captain poll with a whopping 55 per cent of the vote. 

In his members-only Captain Sensible article David offers much more than just armband recommendations. He assesses the credentials of the best attacking players and considers which ones have an opportunity to turn underlying stats into points by casting his eye over the fixtures.

For those who aren’t yet members, it was recently announced that monthly subscription options are available for £2.99 per month.

Greyhead last week dared to suggest in his the Great and the Good article that Mark and Ville should buy Vardy. At least one of them listened! Ville sold Abraham as part of a hit to acquire the in-form Foxes forward. (Yes, you read that right – Ville took another hit). However, will he regret selling the Chelsea forward with an enticing home clash against Aston Villa tomorrow?

Neale brought us the latest team news from across the Premier League, Frank Lampard had this to say today: 

Yeah (he’s coming along) okay. We’re giving him every possible chance to be fit. He’s still got some pain in the area of the injury so we’ll make a judgement call tomorrow. It’s one of those, it’s painful for him. So it’s a bit of a pain threshold thing, does it affect his movements? As I said, I wouldn’t want to commit today.

– Frank Lampard

Interestingly Neale has included Abraham in his predicted line-ups.

Amongst other players under consideration for Gameweek 15 is Wilfried Zaha, with Pro Pundit Andy starting a hot topic and a discussion between Joe, Sam, and Az on Monday’s Scoutcast. Crystal Palace are currently second in the fixture ticker and, as Sam mentioned, Zaha is looking better in recent weeks following an indifferent start to the season.

Dele Alli’s performances under Jose Mourinho have thrust him into the spotlight. A player Az picked as his differential last week, many are now considering him over teammate Son Heung-min. This includes Pro Pundit Tom Freeman who has Alli at the top of his watchlist

Spurs players caught the eye in Neale’s lessons learned from Gameweek 14, with Serge Aurier in particular prospering under the new manager. The shock result of the weekend was Chelsea’s home defeat by West Ham, but Neale had some comforting words those with Christian Pulisic in their squads:

Pulisic owners can console themselves with the fact that the American international was at the heart of some of Chelsea’s biggest chances.

– Neale Rigg

Andy is considering taking a hit to acquire Pulisic, who is also included in the Gameweek 15 Scout Picks. The team came in £2.0m under budget as cheaper options dominated.

With player value at the forefront of their minds, rotation and benches were debated ahead of the festive schedule by the Scoutcast. Sam revealed she’s benched 176 points due to high-scoring cheap defenders. This has allowed her to invest more money elsewhere in her squad and understandably given her a benching headache. 

Az also launched a hot topic on festive differentials.

Two excellent community articles were penned in the last two days: do not despair if you have a poor rank there is hope as RubberDucky can testify – he jumped from 1.3million in Gameweek 9 to 50,000 overall in Gameweek 13; and Kroos Kontrol opened debate on the FPL Bargains Team of the Decade.

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.

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Best of luck for Gameweek 15!

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872 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Evening folks.

    Pope
    TAA / Pereira / Lundstram
    Mané / KDB / Alli / Pulisic / Tielemans
    Vardy (C) / Jimenez

    Button // Aurier / Rico / Connolly

    Would you start Aurier ahead of anyone currently in the XI?

    1. jonnybhoy
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      No way gtg

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

      Nope

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

      No GTG as you are

    4. LE CHARO
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      1st on bench is the right choice imo

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

      Cheers folks. Will be back to rage in a day or so's time 😉

  2. DR0GBA
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Need quick advice with this team before deadline.. thanks!

    Pope (Button)
    TAA Lundstram Chilwell Tomori (Hanley)
    Mane KDB Mount Martial (Cantwell)
    Kane Vardy (Maupay)

    1FT, 0.3M ITB

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

      Good team save ft

    2. LE CHARO
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      save

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

    Who to bench?

    1/ alli
    2/ pulisic
    3/ jiminez
    4/ madisson
    5/ mousset

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

      4

    2. Lampard 8
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      4

    3. Sloane426
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      1

  4. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Best Villa defender (benched this GW)? Guilbert?

    Have 2 FTs and no other pressing issues

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yep, good for home games

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

      Guilbert or Targett

    3. villa_til_i_die
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Mings or Targett.

  5. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Madness to go Ryan instead of the other tasty keepers from next week?

    Selling Pope if so.

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

      Hold Pope - could get saves and bonus tonight

      1. Fpl Richie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Or Hendo? Arrgh.

  6. Super Nashwan
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Start Abraham or Maddison?

    1. Luton_Fan
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Madds

    2. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Mads obvs

  7. Nightf0x
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Ryan
    Taa soy lund
    Mount kdb mane son
    Vardy ings laca
    (Kely dendo lowton)

    G2g?

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

      GTG

  8. WillyP
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Swap
    Mane - Salah - Kane >
    Pennant - Nunez - Postiga

    Thoughts?

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

      2003?

  9. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Who to start

    A: Heaton (che)
    B: Pope (MCI)

    Have kdb, Pulisic and Mount if that makes a diff

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

      A

  10. The Overthinker
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Who would you start and why ?

    Abraham
    James

    1. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Abraham's a top captaincy option when fit, but James isn't.

      1. The Overthinker
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        But Abraham isn't fit.
        So does that make James a better choice ?

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

          If he isn't fit then your subs will do the work.

        2. Forza
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          If Abraham can't play then his fitness becomes irrelevant (unless you mess up the VC), but if he can play then I'd take reduced Abraham minutes over 90 James minutes.

    2. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Abraham. Don’t think ha mes is ready for big game like spurs.

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

    Surely everyone who kept Tammy is starting him at home to Villa?

    1. The Overthinker
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Not everyone

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      If I had him, I would - regardless of risk.

      Just me, though.

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

      Not me, he’s my first sub. Might only get a cameo in this midweek madness

      1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        This

    4. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I wouldn’t. I can smell a 1 point cameo a Mike away 😉

      1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        *mile

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

      Not me.

    6. villa_til_i_die
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Maybe, but what’s his fitness going to be like if he does play?

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

      Yeah starting, can see him starting and coming off at 60 ish after scoring.

  12. Dannyb
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Start Aurier or Lund?

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      No brainer.

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

      Lund

  13. corderz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Good to go?

    Gazzaniga
    TAA Robertson Lundstram Soyuncu
    KDB Alli Maddison
    Vardy (C) Aubameyang (vc) Jimenez

    Button Mount Tomori Dendoncker

  14. Holmes
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Man Utd vs Tottenham to be low scoring?

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

      1-2

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

      0-1

    3. teneighty
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      With those defences, I would guess at least 4 goals.

    4. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Getting last minute thought of benching Son for Djenepo! 😮

    5. villa_til_i_die
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      1-1

    6. bench boost for every gamew…
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      no, high scoring

      1-3?

  15. Queens of the South Age
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Most points prediction?

    A. Kane
    B. Salah
    C. Ings
    D. Jiminez
    E. Zaha

    Basically, help me pick a last minute captain please!!!

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

      E

    2. JurgenRocks
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Ings

    3. villa_til_i_die
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      C

  16. Rinseboy
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    madness to bench Soy?

    Pope
    TAA Robbo Lunds 
    Son Mane Maddison Pulisic 
    Vardy Tammy Jimi
    Button Soy Cantwell Rico.

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

      Who would you start him over if you started him?

      1. Rinseboy
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        exactly. Maybe Tammy

    2. Goonsquad245
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Nope, easily lowest ceiling

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

    Gtg? And bench order righ?

    Pope
    TAA Soyünücü Lundstram
    Mané KDB Pulisic Zaha
    Vardy Jiménez Lacazette

    McGovern Cantwell Rico Diop

  18. FPL ElasticO
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    G2g for this GWk??

    Pope
    Robbo/ Tomori/ Lundstram
    Zaha/ Son/ KDB/ Mane/ Pulisic
    Vardy(c)/ Jimenez

    Bench:: Button/ Aurier/ Kelly/ Connolly

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

    All primed up ready for this weeks footie & Boxing Day.
    Six months free then £3.95 a month 🙂

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      How did you get that?

  20. AzzaroMax99
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Anybody else thinking that Lampard is trying to hide his cards with this Tammy injury?
    Somehow I feel that it could repeat last season's similar stuff with Fraser. He was injured, coach said he won't play, I sold him, he started and returned double figures (2 goals if I recall correctly) xD Classic 😀

    1. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Probably and I switched for Kane last week. Sob sob

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

      Pictured in training

      1. AzzaroMax99
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Started him and benched Tomori. Now wait and see and hope for the best 🙂

  21. JurgenRocks
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Play Mousset or Martial?

    Mousset has scored points in his last five games, except one and Martial has been very inconsistent.

    1. Zero
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Mousset

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

      Martial

    3. jonnybhoy
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Mousset

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

      Mous

  22. Oggle22
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Tilemens and Lacazette to Ali and Mousset

    1. Tshelby
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Nope

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

      For free, yes

    3. villa_til_i_die
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yes from me!

      1. Oggle22
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        To late I went Martial and Pieters for Ali and Kelly

        Son and Ali doubke up

        1. villa_til_i_die
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Might pay off. Personally I still don’t trust spurs yet, but that’s just me, good luck!

  23. Zero
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Bench one please;

    Ings vs Nor
    Cantwell vs Sot

    1. corderz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Cants

      1. Zero
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks!

    2. aborg
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Cantwell

    3. Railwayman
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Cantwell

  24. corderz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Arghhhhh!

    Play Mount or Soyuncu?

    1. flipthebuzzard
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Spy

    2. flipthebuzzard
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Lol, Soy

    3. FDMS All Starz
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Mount I think

  25. flipthebuzzard
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Bench Tielmans or Cantwell?

    1. corderz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Cants

    2. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      C

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

      Cantwell by a little

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

      Thanks lads

  26. mash
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Bottomed (cheers to the responder last page!)

    Ryan
    TAA Soyuncu Lundstram
    Mane KDB Martial Maddison Mount
    Vardy Jiminez

    Button Tomori Rico Abraham*
    2FT, 0 in the bank

    Want to do Abraham, Mount and Martial for Mousset, Alli and Zaha over this gameweek and the next. Which one to do for today?

    A) Martial to Zaha
    B) Abraham to Mousset

  27. Woy_is_back
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    I´m not convinced with Guiata. Should I just keep Pope

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yes, keep

    2. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Keep or buy Henderson or Schmeichel.

      If you want to take short-term risks/have a wildcard, get Gazzaniga.

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

      Keeping

      ta

    4. FER FUSCH AKE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I got Him set and forget up to gw 26 or so.

  28. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Sold Otamendi finally this week. Have a weird feeling he might start tonight

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Doubt Pep wants to start 1-0 down.

    2. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Probably won't score anything more than 1-2pts

    3. korbendallas82
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Sellers remorse.

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

      I'm selling once I get my ft tonight, lost 0.5 on him already, most I've ever lost on a player, hate him!

  29. JJeyy
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Play Abraham or tielemans??

    1. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Vardy

  30. subhojit123
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Guys...need a bit of help here.
    Whom should I start -
    1. Mount
    2. Kelly

    Having a feel Mount may be benched as Chelsea looked a bit tired last match.also there is a chance he may play few minutes at the end.
    What do u guys recommend?

    1. aborg
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I’d still play Mount. Last chance for me.

      1. subhojit123
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Yep..last chance for me too.but just fearful of the fact that he shouldn't come in the dying minutes n steal Kelly's points if palace keep a clean sheet