Scout Notes

Rashford hauls again while Alli’s resurgence continues

Manchester United 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur

  • Goals: Marcus Rashford (£8.7m) x2 | Dele Alli (£8.5m)
  • Assists: None | Serge Aurier (£4.9m)
  • Bonus: Rashford x3, Alli x2, Aurier x1

A 13-point haul against Spurs on Wednesday night propelled Marcus Rashford (£8.7m) into third on the list of top-scoring FPL forwards this season.

It is now four scores of nine points or more in the past seven Gameweeks for the Manchester United striker and, over the Red Devils’ last three league games, Rashford has registered three goals and two assists en route to two double-figure returns.

On the striker, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer told Amazon Prime:

He’s played all the games more or less this season. The boy is getting fitter and fitter, more experienced and what a performance. Two goals, creates them himself, could and should’ve had two more. Free-kick is going in all the way and just at the end it curls outside. So a fantastic performance by the boy.

After this weekend’s Manchester derby, United have a run of six relatively favourable fixtures before a trip to face Liverpool in Gameweek 23. Rashford is likely to be a serious contender for Fantasy squads over the festive period then, while the same can be said for Dele Alli (£8.5m).

Despite an underwhelming performance from Jose Mourinho’s Tottenham Hotspur side in Gameweek 15, the confident-looking midfielder still looks ripe for investment.

Alli made it four attacking returns in three league starts under the Portuguese boss as Spurs fell to a 2-1 defeat at Old Trafford.

Mourinho said of the resurgent midfielder:

I just try to play Dele in a position where the principles of play suit him. He’s playing well and he’s scoring goals. I can’t ask for more other than to keep him going.

After a first half where Rashford scored once and had several more chances, Alli stole the spotlight with some sublime skill before the interval.

Following a scramble in the Man United area, Serge Aurier (£4.8m) saw his shot from near the byline saved by David de Gea (£5.5m).

The ball spun up into the air before Alli appeared to conjure it back down, his first touch looping over a static United defence before he volleyed past the Red Devils’ Spanish stopper.

Rashford had opened the scoring after six minutes as his drive beat Paulo Gazzaniga (£4.5m) too easily at the keeper’s near post.

But the Argentinean then made a string of saves from Man Utd’s prime FPL asset, who saw a 35-yard shot tipped onto the bar before Gazzaniga denied the England striker again moments later. Rashford had already sent a wicked free-kick just wide in the 18th minute.

Hugo Lloris’ stand-in Gazzaniga was bested by Rashford again straight after the interval as the forward converted from the penalty spot after being fouled by Moussa Sisssoko (£4.9m).

Both managers agreed on the point that the Red Devils dominated before Alli’s goal, with Mourinho recognising that the game could have been beyond his team before the first half ended:

I think for 30 minutes they were not just better than us, they were much better than us. They were better than us in aggression and intensity, winning 50-50 duels. We were lucky.

Then at the end of the first half we were us, and United were worried. In the second half we made some adjustments and we thought we were going to win it. The second goal is hard to process We have to blame ourselves and I think United must be happy with the points.

While Mourinho was less than pleased with Spurs’ first-half showing, Solskjaer was effusive in praising his troops.

I thought that (the first half) was probably the best we’ve played for a long time. I thought we dominated the game, could’ve finished the game there and then. Some great saves from their goalkeeper but when they get the goal just before half time, you think about getting in here, settling all the heads and just go again.

We’re best when we’re on the front foot, attacking quickly and when we’re aggressive. The boys followed the plan and executed their skills all night.

Despite the absence of Anthony Martial (£7.7m) – who Solskjaer has ruled out “for a little while” – Rashford stayed in his usual wide-left position as Mason Greenwood (£4.3m) earned a rare start up front.

Rashford gave Aurier a torrid time all evening long and could have completed his hat-trick but got his feet slightly mixed up in the Spurs box just before the full-time whistle.

At the other end, his England counterpart Harry Kane (£10.9m) failed to have a shot inside the box as he put in another uninspiring Fantasy performance. Son Heung-min (£9.8m) also cut a peripheral figure but did get on the end of a good opportunity early in the second half.

As for the Lilywhites’ backline, they have now conceded two goals in each of Mourinho’s four games in charge of the club. The Humble One has had a definite impact in north London but the Spurs defence remains as vulnerable as before.

Manchester United XI (4-2-3-1): De Gea; Young, Maguire, Lindelof, Wan-Bissaka; Fred, McTominay; Rashford, Lingard, James; Greenwood.

Tottenham Hotspur XI (4-2-3-1): Gazzaniga; Vertonghen, Sanchez, Alderweireld, Aurier; Winks, Sissoko; Son, Dele Alli, Lucas Moura; Kane.

MEMBERS ANALYSIS

Gameweek 15 – FPL Match Reports

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

    Pope Henderson
    Soy TTA Tomori Lund Rico
    Salah KDB Martial Cantwell Zaha
    Firmino Vardy Mousset

    Will wc before wc18 and was planning to do Martial > Son tonight

    Is it better to do Martial > Alli and have money left to do for example Tomori > PvA next gw before wc?

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

      If I was planning on bringing one in this week I think it would be Alli, especially with the price rise tonight

    2. Can’t beat em so&hell…
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Tonight Alli played further forward if that helps....

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

    A. Tomori > Aurier
    B. Pope > Henderson (got Lund)
    C. Pope > Schmeichel (got soyuncu)
    D. Pope > Guaita

    Thanks!

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

      D long term seems good

    2. Can’t beat em so&hell…
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      D

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

    Does Robertson + Pulisic > Pereira + Alli seem a bit kneejerk?

    Would give:

    Henderson
    TAA Soy Pereira Lund
    Mane KDB Son Alli
    Vardy Abraham

    Button Cantwell Connoly Rico 0.0 itb

    1. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Abraham, Soy to Mousset, Mount and you have my starting xi :). I'd give it a week or 2 tbh

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

        Connoly to Mousset was my other thought, got one eye on GW18 and I got Robbo at 6.9 so not too worried about losing him!

  4. Can’t beat em so&hell…
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Kane and Martial to Jesus and Alli?

    1. Athletic Nasherbo
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Not sure I like Jesus. Only get 1/2 games from him before he becomes a rotation nightmare again.

      1. Can’t beat em so&hell…
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I know....

        Got 10.2.

        Not vardy

      2. markus808
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        But Jesus likes you, namaste!

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

      Not convinced on Jesus either tbh, could be wrong though.

    3. FPL Notebook (John)
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Could be good, but I’d look at Rashford too

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

    Alli > Son. Thoughts?

    1. iL PiStOlErO
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Not

  6. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Alli cap next week is real

  7. Wılly
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    A. Kane, Martial > Rashford, Alli
    (Keep Tielemans + 1.4 ITB)

    B. Tielemans, Martial > Grealish, Alli
    (Keep Kane + 0.1 ITB)

    Rest of the team.
    Robertson TAA Lundstram
    Mane Pulisic **** ****
    Vardy Abraham ****

  8. nibirislam17
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Mane going to be benched saturday

    1. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Definitely not. Best player by a wide margin this year. He'll start and play 65/70 if they are >1 goal ahead

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

    So is Mount still not in with the cool kids or are they buying him back again?

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

      See below! Tempted to hold now. Decent stats for tonight, although didn’t see the game

    2. FPL Notebook (John)
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      He played well, but is he a candidate for the bench at the weekend now that he’s had his game?

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

        The consensus is that he was 'dropped' for those two tough away games for tactical reasons...

    3. St. Joseph
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Sold him for pulisic. Then he scored 🙁

  10. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Going to do sterling to Alli tonight, will still have 1ft and 3.5m in the bank...worth doing mount to son? Or stick with mount and save? Everton is as good a fixture as it gets!

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

    Gven their form, fixtures and certainty of starts, Alli and Rashford are great differentials for Christmas period right ?

    Top 10k ownership

    Alli / 10.73 %
    Rashford / 11.52 %

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

      I am planning to do Jiminez & Son to Rashford &, Alli this week!

    2. jia you
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I have to say Kane + Tielemans to Rashford + Alli is tempting me!

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        do it

      2. HurriKane
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Im doing similar move with Auba Tielemens out for Rashford Alli 😉

    3. FPL Notebook (John)
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I think so yeah. Moving Jimenez to Rashford is looking good if I can find the money

  12. Alnair
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Any advice here? I want Alli but selling Salah/Mane with Borunemouth and Norwich coming up isn't ideal...

    Pope McGovern
    Robertson Soyuncu Lundstram Rico Janmaat*
    Salah Mane KdB Pulisic Tielemans
    Jimenez Ings Wickham

    2FTs, 1.8m itb

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

      *Bournemouth and Watford coming up*

    2. C'mon the Fylde
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Loosen your grip on Salah.
      He's, massively, underperforming.

      I'd do Salah for Alli in a flash

  13. Klip Klopp
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Sterling to Alli this week and then Jimi to Rashford next week?

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

      I’d give Jimenez the next 3

    2. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Good moves

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

    Son or Alli?

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      You know the answer

    2. FPL Notebook (John)
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Alli

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

      Alli

    4. St. Joseph
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Alli

  15. Scout15
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    1. What'd you do?
    A) Salah -> Mane
    B) Salah -> Alli
    C) Sterling -> Alli

    2. Would you play BB with this bench or wait for DGW as usual?
    Gazza (Bur)
    Kelly (@Wat)
    Lund(@Nor)
    Cantwell(Shu)

  16. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Really not sure what to do with Connolly. Mousset and Vardy other strikers. If I downgrade Mount or TAA then I upgrade him I guess.

  17. rjcv177
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Any problem that can be solved with a hit?

    Ryan
    Taa, lund, soy
    Mane, alli, madison, zaha
    Kane, vardy, jimenez

    Tomori, dendo, rico

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

      Give Kane one more week. If he blanks time to move him on.

  18. Thomas M.
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Alli in for?
    A. KDB
    B. Maddison - exact money before rise tonight
    D. Hold

    current
    Henderson
    Robbo/TAA/Soy/Lord/Rico
    Madders / Mane / KDB / Zaha / Donk
    VAJ

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

      Maddison. KDB is a lock for the season barring injuries, for me

    2. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I wouldn’t want to lose Maddison ahead of villa. Tough to lose kdb as well so I’d hold

    3. Thomas M.
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      thanks guys 🙂

  19. FPL Notebook (John)
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Very happy with Alli’s points, but slightly disappointed I moved Mount for him instead of Tielemans.

    Tielemans out soon has to be a priority right?

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

      Tielemans to Grealish is a good shout for gw18 onwards

      1. FPL Notebook (John)
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Oh yeah, Grealish! Forgot about him. Just as Leicester’s fixtures turn too. I’ll monitor. Cheers

  20. Francescoli
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    1FT and 0.6itb. Need to sort this bench.

    Janmaat:
    A) Aurier
    B) Kelly
    C) Targett

    Henderson
    TAA Soyuncu Lundstram
    Mane KDB Son Pulisic
    Vardy Jimenez Rashford

    Button; Rico Janmaat Elneny

    1. FPL Notebook (John)
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I really like Aurier for the attacking potential.

      Not seen much from Targett on TV, but it sounds like he’s a threat too when the fixtures are right

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

        Yeah Targett will be good from gw18.

        Kelly’s fixtures are great but possibly Ward coming in around Xmas.

        Aurier’s fIxtures aren’t the best but he has additional attacking threat.

        = tough decision. I may just save this week and reassess next week.

        1. FPL Notebook (John)
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          I’m keeping an eye on these guys too as I feel I may need to replace Tomori at some point

  21. C'mon the Fylde
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Loosen your grip on Salah.
    He's, massively, underperforming.

    I'd do Salah for Alli in a flash.

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

      Me not swapping him for Mane earlier is my biggest regret this season so far

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        l was in the salah camp since that pairing existed, wc forced my hand a bit. Mane was cheaper n matching/exceeding. I converted

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

          By the time I got him in, they were the same price :'(

    2. FPL Notebook (John)
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      This was the first week I’ve had points from my premium player for a while. Been going round and round from Salah to Aguero to Sterling to Mane!

  22. Can’t beat em so&hell…
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Which one....?

    A) Kane + Martial - Vardy + Alli
    B) Ings + Martial - Ayew + Alli
    C) Kane + Martial - Jesus + Alli

    Gazza/ McG
    TAA/ Tomori/ Lund/ Soy/ Rico
    Mane/ Maddy/ Zaha/ KDB/ Martial
    Kane/ Jimmy/ Ings

    1. C'mon the Fylde
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      A

    2. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Easily A

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

      A
      You can't survive without Vardy

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

    Is it worth it?

    Son & Jiminez to Alli & Rashford for -4? Need to jump up some ranks!

    1. Can’t beat em so&hell…
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Not for me

    2. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Not sure I’d do it for free

    3. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      just alli?

  24. jia you
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    ...dropped about half a million places in OR to 748k in these two GWs that my team was expected to do well...lol@expectation in FPL!

    1. FPL Notebook (John)
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Everyone still really bunched together. Lots of rank swings until the new year I’d imagine

    2. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I thought I had an ok week and still not in the top 1mill

    3. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      very volatile ... people halving their OR in a couple of weeks too so 2 good weeks and you will be back up there

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

    Who to start?
    A. Soy
    B. Tomori

    Who to captain?
    1. Vardy
    2. Mane
    3. Son

    1. FPL Notebook (John)
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      A

      1/2 probably Mane

    2. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      A2

    3. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      A1. Villa conceded so many shots and we know Vardy doesn’t need many chances

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

    Zaha ➡️ Ali - done!

    How’s she looking?

    Pope
    TAA - Aurier - Tomori - Soy - Lund
    Mane - KdB - Son - Ali - Cantwell
    Vardy - Abraham - Jiminez

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

      Nice team

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

        Cheers Pat! 🙂

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

    KDB to Alli ? Yes or No

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

      I am moving towards yes.

    2. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      naw, not for me. kdb is to good to lose, u need both

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

        I would like both but - 8 to get there unfortunately

        1. have you seen cyan
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          i'd wait then 😀

  28. tucaoneo
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Are we really selling any Chelsea boys ahead of Everton? I mean Everton could be coachless, or, still coached by Silva 😐

  29. FFSbet.com
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Safe to get Tammy back or wait for injury news ?

    1. FPL Notebook (John)
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I’d just wait. But probably plays

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

      Definitely wait

    3. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      wait but he looked ok coming off

  30. Winners900
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Can someone explain me why people are selling Pope? Just going after the crowd?

    In my opinion he is still a great value and actually one of the goalkeepers thats expected to give most points in terms of value.

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

      Fixtures are rubbish

    2. FPL Notebook (John)
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I think if you were going to sell Pope it had to be this week. He’s now played City, and has better fixtures ahead.

      1. Winners900
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        this makes more sense

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

      Better and cheaper options available with better fixtures I guess