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Merry Christmas from Fantasy Football Scout

Christmas Day has finally arrived, providing many of us with a chance to take a much-needed break from Fantasy Premier League, as hard as that is.

While you’re doing your best to ignore FPL, everyone here at Fantasy Football Scout would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

While you’ll probably be digesting roast dinner rather than FPL content on this special day, I am sure many of you will be considering what to do with Son Heung-min after his Gameweek 18 red card.

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Thankfully, we had enough time to produce plenty of articles ahead of the Boxing Day fixtures so make sure you head over to our Gameweek 19 guide in the top menu for everything you need for tomorrow.

Until then, I would like to thank our many readers, listeners and viewers for another year of fantastic support for Fantasy Football Scout.

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That just leaves me to make another rare request for you to tear yourself away from the site for this one day of the year and spend some time with your family and friends.

Captain Sensible and the Scout Picks articles went up yesterday so there won’t be too much more to have a look at today.

We’ll be hearing from Pro Pundit Az Phillips a little bit later today but apart from that, it’s going to be a quiet one until the Boxing Day matches.

Once again, everyone here at Fantasy Football Scout, wishes you a Merry Christmas, a Happy New Year and a Christmas Tree of green arrows between now and the end of the season.

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  1. Dr. Agabuse
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Any reason not to transfer out Son yet for Mahrez?
    Could the appeal be accepted in time for tomorrow?

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

      Appeal rejected

      Sure about Mahrez?

      1. Dr. Agabuse
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Gundogan potentially out.
        DSilva out and not training.
        Last match Rodri not starting vs Leicester.
        No ChampionsLeague sways it for me

  2. manu4life99
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    on WC

    A) Grealish
    B) Ings

    1) Kiko
    2) Kelly
    3) Webster
    4) Rico (Ramsdale double up)

    1. Garfield1001
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      A2

    2. Dr. Agabuse
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      B3
      if you can bench Ings this week

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

    On WC!!!!

    Gazz 4.0*
    Kelly lund sidibe soy* rico*
    Kdb salah pogba alli cantwell*
    Vardy tammy rash

    Any thoughts lads !! Cheers

    1. Garfield1001
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Not tempted by Kane?

      1. FirMinaMiMo
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Ok thn i ll get kane by swapping rash ...thank yu mate

    2. Dr. Agabuse
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Sidibes starts assured with Coleman their captain and best player vs United?

      1. FirMinaMiMo
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        No i swapped him for holgate to get kane 🙂

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

        Just now !

  4. JJeyy
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Who scores more this week?

    A) Rashford, Salah
    B) Kane, Cantwell

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

      B

    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      A

    3. Dr. Agabuse
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      A

    4. Clintymints
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      A

    5. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      A

  5. JustPark
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    2FT, 1.1 ITB. Really keen to bin TAA(looking at Holgate for replacement).

    Max budget 8.2 if I went with Holgate.

    Hendo
    Lunds Kelly *TAA
    KDB Mane Alli Maddison *Hayden
    Rashford Vardy
    (Button Ings Soy Rico)

    Hayden to:
    1) Rich
    2) Moura
    3) other(8.2)?

    1. Dr. Agabuse
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      I would absolutely keep TAA for the next three or the rest of the season out of those three

      1. JustPark
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        I won't really. Don't see him etsrting the next three. Sure, he's a good fpl option at sub 7.0(7.2 now) for the season but for I don't think so for December.

    2. Dr. Agabuse
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Do Hayden to Cantwell.
      Youre gonna be happy with a goal from the bench for that imminent KDB rest

  6. Dirty Leeds
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Currently on WC:
    A) TAA + Grealish
    B) Digne + Zaha
    Ta!

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

      B

    2. JJeyy
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      A

    3. Garfield1001
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      A but surely quite a bit difference in prices?

      1. Dirty Leeds
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Indeed. A leaves me 0.0 ITB. Cheers

    4. Slitherene
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      B

    5. Dr. Agabuse
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      A easily.
      Just a shame that Grealish might be playing box to box again

    6. DantheManinaPan
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      I'd be quite content with 0 of those four

      1. Dirty Leeds
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Any suggestions are welcome 🙂

  7. Royal5
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Gazz / Henderson
    Trent / Soy / Lund / Tomori / Rico
    Kdb / Traore / Mane / Son / Dendo
    Vardy / Abraham / Ings

    2 Ft / 2.0 itb

    Tomori/Son > Kelly/Salah sound like a good idea? Exact founds.

    1. Dr. Agabuse
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Best ever

      1. Royal5
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Ty!

        1. Dr. Agabuse
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 10 months ago

          I genuinly believe that in this time its best to go with in form players for the bestest teams.
          I also have Mane and Salah and wouod like to add KDB

          1. Dr. Agabuse
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 10 months ago

            You got a good 343/433 rotation there

            1. Royal5
              • 13 Years
              4 years, 10 months ago

              Yeah, think I'll go for it. Also been looking at Sterling due to City's fixtures. Salah just so much more explosive.

              1. Dr. Agabuse
                • 12 Years
                4 years, 10 months ago

                Dont go Fixs over Form.
                Salah back at 100 Klopp said a couple of weeks back

    2. Fishy
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Yes

  8. The Polymath
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    In the spirit of goodwill in this festive season I would suggest all forum users go back a page or two and give a reply to any lonely post they ye may find.

    Thank ye merry gentlemen and ladies.

    1. Old Man
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Such generosity of spirit! Have a Xmas up mark.

      1. The Polymath
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Why thank you good sir!

  9. Dr. Agabuse
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    The case for Mahrez:

    Huge points per minute
    Gundogan potentially out.
    DSilva out and not training.
    Last match Rodri not starting vs Leicester.
    No ChampionsLeague
    + Everyone bar Kane will be rotated in the next 3 anyway, so 2/3 is good enough
    Good bench Cover in Cantwell

    1. St. Joseph
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Tempted

    2. Royal5
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Not a bad shout imo. Great differential.

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

      I see your thinking, but not nailed enough for me.
      If you listed up cons as well, that would help.

      1. Dr. Agabuse
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Cons.
        Never played enough minutes to warrant inclusion so far.
        Would always have been a mistake until now and now we dont know about.
        History tells us dont.
        Absolute maverick move.
        Could easily play 20mins twice and get you 2pts in those games

        1. HurriKane
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 10 months ago

          BALD FRAUD alone outweights all of the pros

          A transfer waiting to happen. Better mids available likes of Alli Moura Grealish Zaha Traore Maddison KDB Salah/Mane and even Antonio

    4. HurriKane
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      The Case Against Mahrez

      BALD FRAUD !!

    5. Dr. Agabuse
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Also because KDB wont play all games, he has one more option, cause then Bilva has to play centrally.

      They all will have to play at least two now and probably cant play more anyway.

      Its the time, if any, to do so

      1. HurriKane
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        KDB is nailed. Will only miss 1 game at most in Christmas

        Mahrez isnt nailed will get rotated frequently depending on the match and tactics. Sane nearing return too

        Dont overthink lad. This isnt rocket science

  10. Champions united
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Play any two
    Vardy
    Grealish
    Cantwell

    1. Dr. Agabuse
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      I zhink Cantwell was involved but still a bit lucky with his goal.

      Vardy and Grealish are far superior picks this week in any case.

    2. Fishy
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Vardy and grealish

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

      Vardy and Grealish, but all three are good.

    4. HurriKane
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Id definitely start all 3

      Whats rest of ur attack?

      1. Champions united
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Rash vardy tammy
        Cantwell grealis mane kdb alli

        1. HurriKane
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 10 months ago

          Hmmm you got no choice this gw

          Saying that expect cantwell to do damage to a leaky villa defence

    5. Amey
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      That's disrespectful towards Vardy tbh 😀
      I'm feeling guilty this GW for not captaining him. He's a superstar.

      Beyond that, i can see him getting a return. So, I'd bench Cantwell

  11. BT31 - WE ARE ALL TINKERMEN…
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    A) Start Gazza or Pope?
    B) Start Cantwell or Ayew?

    Thanks

    1. Dr. Agabuse
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      A1
      B2

      1. Dr. Agabuse
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        But B very close.

    2. Fishy
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Gazza and cantwell

    3. HurriKane
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Gazza Cantwell

  12. Fishy
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Good to go?
    Henderson
    Lundstram digne maguire
    Alli kdb grealish pulisic
    Vardy ings rashford
    Pope taa traore soyuncu

    1. nolard
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Looks good to me, although Man U defence is not too tempting.

  13. FirMinaMiMo
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Start ???

    Mount or JWP !

    1. nolard
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Mount looked good last game.

    2. HurriKane
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Mount

  14. nolard
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Any love for Docherty?

    I am pondering dropping Chilwell who looks out of sorts, but Leicester have ok fixtures over the next month or so.

    1. FirMinaMiMo
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Yup

    2. Slitherene
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Better options like PvA, Digne, Pereira available.

      1. nolard
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Hmm...I view Doch as a better player myself.
        Digne I am monitoring, dependent on how Carlo sets them up the next two games.
        Pereira too costly for me.
        PvA not sold on him.

        1. nolard
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 10 months ago

          I also reckon Leicester are in for a rough ride now the easier games are over.

          1. El Matador
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 10 months ago

            Easy games are over?

            1. nolard
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 10 months ago

              Ups, I did misread the table. After LFC they have decent fixtures.

    3. HurriKane
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Rather prefer Digne who is on set peices with better fixtures

    4. Dr. Agabuse
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Digne was awful to own.
      Doherty is playing as a striker,
      A central striker.
      Its absurd at times

  15. HurriKane
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Last 6 gws i have benched 75 points.

    I bet no one can beat it?

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

      Not even close, 6pts for me 😆

      1. HurriKane
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Ohhh. Beef that bench for Christmas will ya 😉

      2. Amey
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Ridiculous 😀
        Well done Holmes !

      3. Old Man
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        6 for me too.

        1. Old Man
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 10 months ago

          whoops - eyesight is going! 12

    2. The Train Driver
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      I thought 58 was a lot..

      1. HurriKane
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Cantwell Kelly and Dunk been racking up those points on the bench

        Even benched lord lundstram for his 11 point haul recently.

    3. Don Kloppeone
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      I thought I was bad on 47 in 6 weeks. Wow!

  16. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Ideal strike force from gw20 if on WC? Taking form, fixtures, price into account

    Currently on Vardy, Ings, Rashford

    But Tammy very tempting

    1. Dr. Agabuse
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Tammy ahead of Rash.
      Maupay could be gold.
      Jimenez my man

  17. Simon69
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Captain Mane, Salah, Alli or Rashinho? Ta!

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

      Alli
      Yes, I'm biased 🙂

    2. Dr. Agabuse
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Varry

  18. UKG
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    2FT

    TAA to Aurier
    Non playing 4.0 keeper to Guita?

    No other pressing moves

    1. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Guaita, bit won't you need the funds later?

    2. bodgejob
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Guiata too expensive for a backup keeper

  19. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Hi folks, need to decide captain:
    A) Salah
    B) Mane
    C) KDB
    D) Tammy
    E) Grealish

    I think I’m swaying towards the differential Grealish

    1. Dr. Agabuse
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Grealish might play box to box. No good idea at all.

      Salah

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

      All those are decent options.
      Gut feeling decision.

  20. FirMinaMiMo
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Any love for kane (c) ????

    1. HurriKane
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Good punt. Im going for his teammate Alli (C)

      1. FirMinaMiMo
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Cheers!!

    2. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Some but not me.

    3. bodgejob
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Go for it

      1. FirMinaMiMo
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        For a reason i m going
        Because spurs will punish them !!! IMO

  21. TimetoplaytheKane
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Who should I play out of the two

    A. Maddison
    B. Cantwell

    1. FirMinaMiMo
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      A

    2. HurriKane
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      B no brainier

      Villa conceded 9 goals in last 3 games without Mings. Add to that McGinn is a huge loss who always puts a shift in

      Can see high scoring match especially since Norwich has found form lately

  22. FirMinaMiMo
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Liv vs lei ... Score predictions???

    1. HurriKane
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Lei 1-2 Liv

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

      Nice one mate 🙂

    3. El Presidente
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Liverpool is gonna lose.

      1. HurriKane
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        *are

    4. BIG TONES
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      2-1 or 3-1 to Liverpool. Vardy will likely get his standard return

  23. TaiwanHC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    I’m seriously considering picking Lundstram as my captain.

    Could someone PLEASE stop me?

    1. FirMinaMiMo
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      None can stop yu when yu already took a decision !!!

    2. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      STOP

    3. HurriKane
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Watford scored against man utd and liverpool in last 2

      Wouldn't surprise me if they scored again this gw

    4. BIG TONES
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Never bench never captain kind of player for me, but could do ok.

      1. HurriKane
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Reminds me of Baines. 😉

        1. BIG TONES
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 10 months ago

          Absolutely! The same player sprung to mind!

  24. Crystal Alice
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Wildcarding after the deadline..
    1FT 2.0ITB

    One week punt - upgrade

    A Gazzaniga to Guaita/Henderson
    or
    B Kelly to who?

    1. Crystal Alice
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      B Kelly to PVA

    2. FFSbet.com
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      B Digne

  25. BIG TONES
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    I've got Gabriel Jesus. Reckon he might get benched this GW?

    1. FirMinaMiMo
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Sell sell

      1. BIG TONES
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Won't sell this GW as that would require a hit, just wondering with Aguero back in.

    2. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Aguero won't come on from the start.

      1. BIG TONES
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Am hoping for this... Surely he doesn't come straight back in with Jesus getting decent returns recently as well. Hope to have one more start from Jesus then can sell next GW

    3. HurriKane
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Only if he was nailed

      1. BIG TONES
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Nice one!

  26. mdm
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Have to bench one:

    A. Grealish (NOR)
    B. Richarlison (BUR)

    Thanks!

    1. FFSbet.com
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      A

    2. bodgejob
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      A with gun to head

    3. BIG TONES
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Gun to head I would bench Grealish, but surely you have to play both somehow

    4. HurriKane
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      B.

  27. FFSbet.com
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Have feeling Son will stay at 9.9M,most of the sales will be before this GW.

    Need him at 9.8 to buy back

  28. bodgejob
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Bit of a dilemma here, A or B worth the risk to push up the rankings?

    A) Play safe and hold FT
    B) TAA, Dendoncker -> Digne, Pogba
    C) Aurier, Dendoncker -> Kiko, Pogba
    D) Jimi -> Abraham or Rashford

    Current team:
    Hendo
    TAA Lundy Aurier Soy Kelly
    Salah KDB Alli Grealish Dendoncker
    Vardy Jimi Ings

    1. osceola31909
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      A

  29. The 12th Man
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Son >> Cantwell done.

    Moura(c) Rashford (vc)

    Over and out.

    1. HurriKane
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Im starting Cantwell finally anndd he's gonna blank

      1. The 12th Man
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Yeh me too.
        Benching Maddison

  30. Garfield1001
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    RMWCT

    Guiata 4m
    Lundstram Rico Tomori Soyuncu Kiko
    KDB Salah Grealish Alli Cantwell
    Kane Vardy Abraham

    Opinions appreciated!

    1. The 12th Man
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Can’t fault that.

    2. FPL ElasticO
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      nice team

    3. bodgejob
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Tomori’s not a sure starter with Rudiger back

      Have to captain Kane if you have him!

      1. Garfield1001
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Yeah Tomori probably has to go for somebody more secure - any ideas?

    4. HurriKane
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Id prefer Ings TAA Kelly McCarthy over Abraham Tomori Guaita Kiko

      1. Garfield1001
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Cheers. Would for sure go for Kelly if I didn’t have Guaita.

        I’ve been trying to find a way to get Trent in - you obviously think he is important?

        Ings - personally feel I’ve missed that train and fixtures aren’t great, not to say he won’t do OK.

        Don’t really like the McCarthy option to be honest. Keepers is one area I have really struggled with in wildcard