Scout Picks

Gameweek 27 Scout Picks built on cheap striker triple-up

The Gameweek 27 Scout Picks is built on a mid-price forward line and a powerful double-up on Liverpool’s attack.

There are some favourable match-ups for the cheaper strikers this weekend, while West Ham’s visit to Anfield could produce a hatful of Fantasy Premier League points.

After deliberating over the Scout Squad submissions from David, Neale, Paul and Geoff, we have picked our best XI for Gameweek 27.

We line up in the 3-4-3 formation this time, coming in at £83.5m, £1.5m under our budget of £85.0m.

Goalkeeper

Five of Sheffield United’s nine clean sheets this season have come at Bramall Lane, which is why we’ve chosen Dean Henderson (£5.1m) for the Scout Picks. Over their last six away matches, upcoming opponents Brighton are in the bottom five for their goal conversion rate.

Defenders

You have to go back to Gameweek 15 for the last time Liverpool conceded at home while West Ham are the joint second-worst side for big chances over the last four matches. A clean sheet looks likely for Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.7m), who himself has not blanked in an outing he started since Gameweek 13.

Aaron Wan-Bissaka (£5.3m) makes it into the Scout Picks after three of our pundits chose him in their squad submissions. Liverpool (seven) are the only team with more clean sheets than Manchester United (four) since Gameweek 20 while the right-back has made some improvements to his attacking potential recently. Over the last four matches, none of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s players has created more chances than Wan-Bissaka.

Willy Boly (£4.7m) gets into the Scout Picks on the back of some impressive defending from Wolves of late. Over the last four matches, Nuno Espirito Santo’s men have conceded the second-fewest number of big chances, while upcoming opponents Norwich are still comfortably bottom of the Premier League for away goals this season, scoring just six times in 13 road trips.

Midfielders

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Mohamed Salah (£12.8m) looks set for a potentially big haul in Gameweek 27 as West Ham come to Anfield. Over the last four matches, the Hammers are joint-bottom of the league for shots allowed, in the bottom five for big chances conceded and nobody has a worse expected goals conceded (xGC) score. Salah himself is second in the division for shots in the box and no player has created more big chances than him.

Sadio Mané (£12.2m) benefits from that same defence this weekend so we are expecting great things from him too. In light of Ryan Fredericks’ recent shoulder injury, Liverpool’s left-winger should be up against veteran right-back Pablo Zabaleta, which could allow him space to exploit. Furthermore, West Ham looked vulnerable to set pieces against Manchester City and Mané is second only to Richarlison for headed attempts on goal among midfielders this season.

Fresh from scoring against Chelsea and Club Brugge this week, Anthony Martial (£7.9m) gets into the Scout Picks for the visit of Watford to Old Trafford. Manchester United’s centre-forward has scored three league goals in his last four home matches and will be boosted by the added creativity of new signing Bruno Fernandes. Meanwhile, Watford have conceded an average of two goals per game since Gameweek 24.

Jack Grealish (£6.7m) continues to be a reliable source of points despite Aston Villa’s recent struggles on the road. The midfielder has recorded two double-digit hauls in his last three away matches and, in his last four, only two players have created more chances than Grealish. Meanwhile, recent defensive improvements for Southampton have dried up as, since Gameweek 23, they have conceded 12 big chances, only three Premier League sides giving up more in that time.

Forwards

Raúl Jiménez (£7.8m) has four attacking returns in his last four home matches ahead of the visit of Norwich to Molineux this weekend. In his last four Premier League outings, the Wolves man is just one shot in the box behind Salah, while no player in the division has been afforded more big chances than him.

Danny Ings (£7.1m) is now just two goals behind Jamie Vardy in the hunt for the Premier League Golden Boot award and faces an out-of-sorts Aston Villa defence this weekend. Over their last four matches, Dean Smith’s men are inside the bottom five for shots conceded in the box while no side has allowed more big chances in that time.

Only two teams have conceded more big chances in their last four matches than Arsenal, which bodes well for Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£6.2m). The Everton forward is joint-top of the Premier League for big chances of his own over his last four and has three goals in the Toffees last four away matches.

Substitutes

Only West Ham and Norwich have scored more away goals than Bournemouth this season, which bodes well for Nick Pope (£4.7m), especially as Burnley have the joint-highest number of home clean sheets this season (six).

Patrick van Aanholt (£5.5m) faces a Newcastle side inside the league’s bottom two for shots on goal, big chances and shots on target in 2020 this weekend. Meanwhile, the left-back has been involved in set piece situations for Crystal Palace recently, a perennial weakness for the Magpies.

Charlie Taylor (£4.2m) is a cheaper route into that Burnley defence as it prepares to host a struggling Bournemouth side.

Stuart Armstrong (£5.2m) is another option for doubling-up on the Southampton attack as he has more shots on target than any of his colleagues over the last four, and two goals in in that time.

The Captain

The Scout Picks has a captain for the 2019/20 campaign.

This skipper is chosen using the conclusions of the latest Captain Sensible article and a four-way vote between David, Neale, Paul and Geoff.

Because the use of Fantasy Football Scout data is used so heavily in this process, the captain we choose each Gameweek is usually known only to those who have signed up to Membership for the 2019/20 season and revealed to the public only when the deadline has passed.

Here’s how we voted:

COMMUNITY CHAMPION

Representing the community against the Scout Picks in Gameweek 25 is ringwraith.

They have gone for a 3-5-2 of Dúbravka; Baldock, van Dijk, Robertson; Fraser, Alli, B Fernandes, Martial, Salah (c); D Jota, Aubameyang.

The community member who beats our picks by the biggest margin over the campaign will win a £100 Amazon Voucher and a place in our Contributors and Moderators League for the following season.

Haggis was thoroughly beaten in Gameweek 26 as the Scout Picks emerged with a 65-35 victory.

Community Champion gwitbrock beat our Scout Picks 86-63 in Gameweek 25 and as a result, their winning margin of 23 points is now the target to beat.

3,655 Comments Post a Comment
  1. C'mon the Fylde
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Any suggestions, guys?

    Ryan
    TAA Soyuncu Basham
    KDB Salah Mane Fleck Traore
    Ings Aguero(C)

    Button DCL Holgate Bednarek

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

      Don't captain Aguero

  2. Kante Touch This
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    This worth it for a hit?

    Mahrez, Vardy, Robbo > Mane, Jimenez, soy?

    1. Rt505
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      No - I would want all three you’re selling in the team this week

      1. Kante Touch This
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Really? Mahrez has poor minutes and Vardy's form is pretty bad, plus he's against city

        1. Rt505
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Mahrez should start this one. And I’d want Vardy in for the fixtures after the City game. And he scored against City last time. And Robbo has a great fixture

  3. Manani
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Lund to who? or just save FT and play Rico/Soyu?

    1. Phlajo
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Boly if you have a little itb

  4. SH@KTIMAAN
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Choose one:
    1. Play lundstram
    2. Sidibe to Doherty (bench lundstram)
    Thanks

    1. Phlajo
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I like 2

  5. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Ings or Salah C? West Ham have a really bad defence but Aston Villa are horrible on a whole different level. Maybe Mings back to improve a bit? Ings however seems to have better form than Salah and will probably get more minutes, but Salah as a mid can get more points, and when he hauls, he hauls...

    1. DAZZ
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Nothing suggest Ings will get more minutes than Salah.

    2. Stormbringer22
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Salah should pretty much be auto-cap every week for the foreseeable

  6. Tonyawesome69
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Which one to bench?
    a. Stephens
    b. Lundstram
    c. Lascelles

    1. Rt505
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      C

      1. Tonyawesome69
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        thanks

    2. Phlajo
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      B

  7. Rt505
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Will Aguero play tomorrow? Considering Aguero to Vardy, which I plan to do after this GW anyway

    1. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Zero point even asking that.

  8. NorwichCityLad
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Why everyone going Barnes over Maddison and perez?

    1. Stormbringer22
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Price I reckon mate.

    2. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      He's looked much better recently.

      1. NorwichCityLad
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Still think the other 2 will be more consistent long term

  9. PL Ball
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Have both Vardy and Firmino..

    Would you change either of them to Jimmy?

  10. CelticBhoy1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Start one player -

    A) Cantwell

    B) Maddison

    C) Soy

    D) Rico

    1. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Maddison

  11. Jeff5000
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Which one to go for? I've got two free transfers plus £0.5m.

    A. Alli + Rico -> Martial + Boly
    B. Rico -> Saiss. (Keep Alli this week and rollover 2 free transfers to next week)

  12. JollyGoodYellows
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    What would you do here guys? 2FTs and 0.4itb:
    Henderson (Button)
    TAA Williams Stephens (Lund Soy)
    Salah Mane KDB Grealish (Cantwell)
    Vardy DCL Ings

  13. milanista10
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Do we think B.Williams starts this week?
    Currently playing him ahead of Stephens.

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

      Think he is now part of their beat XI

      1. milanista10
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah agree, however FFS team news don't include him!
        Anyway I will start him myself - don’t even want the Stephens vs Grealish conflict!

  14. 03farmboy
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Is it worth transferring out Aguero for Jimenez or Calvert Lewin?

    Also is it worth using free hit for gameweek 28 or save it for another time?

  15. Gunner1290
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Bruno Fernandes or richarlison? First to 5 wins

    1. DAZZ
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Richarlison

    2. Slitherene
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Willian

    3. gomez123
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I was gunna ask the same question!!

    4. Stormbringer22
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Rich

      1. NorwichCityLad
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Richarlison

    5. Rt505
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Bruno

  16. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Is there an Android/iOS app for FF Scout?

    1. jtreble
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      FFS is WP-based. Is a browser not working for you?

      1. Botman and Robben
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Browser works fine. Was just wondering if a phone app was available.

        1. Riverside Red
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Used to be an app..but probably too much trouble to update

  17. Greenbackbøøg…
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Any news on Kelly? Just sell asap right?

    1. NorwichCityLad
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I sold for Taylor

    2. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Sold him and got Boly.

  18. Champ
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Transfer to burn....0 itb

    Lund 4.5 out for who?

    Saiss - best defence
    Fernandez - attacking returns?
    Stephens - a halfway house?

    Thanks guys

    1. Stormbringer22
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Not Stephens. Between the other two - flip a coin, I like both

      1. Champ
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks

  19. CelticBhoy1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone know where you can get odds for anytime player assists, can get anytime goalscorer but can't find assists anywhere?

  20. Bobby_Baggio
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Morning all. 2FT and a lame 0.1m ITB. Where is my priority in terms of moves please? Cath > Saiss?

    Foster
    Soy - TAA - Lund
    Salah - KDB - Martial - Traore
    Vardy - Ings - Auba

    (McGovern) Cantwell - Rico - Cathcart

  21. andres
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Kelly or Sidibe to?

    A Boly
    B stretch to Doherty

    Hedno
    Sidibe TAA VVD stephens
    Kdb Salah Traore
    Kun Jimi Ings

    Mooy, Cantwell, Kelly 3.4, 1 FT

    1. Stormbringer22
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Kelly, since he's injured. Go for Bily/Saiss

      1. Stormbringer22
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        *Boly ffs 😀

        1. andres
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          yeah, think I am going to do Kelly to Boly...

          would love to make 2-3 transfer though 😉

    2. Hart-ake
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Sid to Boly.

      1. andres
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        That would leave me with Kelly, Aguero, KDB and no keeper for the blank with only 1 FT...

        I think it has to be Kelly that goes first, though Everton's fixture look terrible

        1. Hart-ake
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          You changing keepers next week?

          1. andres
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            could be.. depending on the needs, will probably take a hit somewhere.

            it kind of depends on what I decide doing with aguero.

            1. Hart-ake
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              The thing is that it's not just Everton's fixtures but that Sidibe is a rotation risk. But yeah Kelly first I guess. Ideally both by next week though.

              1. andres
                • 12 Years
                4 years, 1 month ago

                I could take out both for a hit and play all 5 defenders 🙂

  22. Nightf0x
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Which?

    A) sidibe to boly/sais/basham/egan, gw28 dcl to jimi
    B) sidibe dcl -4 to jimi boly/sais/egan/basham

  23. Hart-ake
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Salah or Mane captain??

    1. NorwichCityLad
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Mane

  24. royals forever
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    First to Five

    Martial & DCL

    or

    Pepe & Jimenez

    Any ideas would be welcomed

    1. NorwichCityLad
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      PJ

    2. Hart-ake
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      2

    3. Stormbringer22
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Neither if I'm honest but Martial + DCL. (Can't believe I just recommended Martial to someone)

      1. NorwichCityLad
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Its Everton fixtures that put me off but they can beat anyone the form there in

        1. Stormbringer22
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          I just have a fundamental issue with Pepe and his price tag

    4. La Vida Latte
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Depends if yiu have a full team flr next week. Pepe has a blank...

  25. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    From next week would you rather have Barnes or Traore ? Have Vardy and Jimmy too.

    1. NorwichCityLad
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Traore if he starts that's the problem with him

    2. Teror
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Barnes

    3. andres
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      why not both?

      1. DA Minnion (Former great)
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Good point. Cheers.

  26. FPL Alaska
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Best Son replacement for this squad? 1 FT, 2.9 ITB

    Ryan
    TAA - VVD - O'Connel
    Salah - KDB - Grealish - Son*
    Vardy - DCL - Ings

    (Button; Rico, Soy, Dendoncker)

    A) Martial
    B) Fernandes
    C) Traore
    D) Other?

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Im leaning A...(but already own C)

    2. La Vida Latte
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Traore

  27. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    When will we know about the 31 blanks?

  28. snowman
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Lund > Stephens

    or

    Holgate > Saiss

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Holgate

      1. Stormbringer22
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        +1

    2. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      One is first choice, the other (Lundstram) is asking for 0-1 pointers

      1. Riverside Red
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Like last GW week

  29. CRAZY TRAIN
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Who to play?

    Williams
    Lundstram

    1. Stormbringer22
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Lundy and pray. That's what I'm doing anyway

      1. CRAZY TRAIN
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Yep that’s what I was thinking

    2. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Williams

  30. andres
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    when will we know about blanks in gw 31?

    1. Stormbringer22
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Someone here said before GW 29 deadline

    2. Old Gregg
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      March 6th