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

    What to do this week?

    McCarthy
    Taa Stephens Lund
    Salah kdb traore trossard
    Aguero firmino dcl

    Foster, dunk Rico redmond

    0itb, 1 ft

    A. Redmond > £6.2m or less
    B. Aguero redmond > jiminez, Fernandes
    c. Aguero redmond > Ings Fernandes

  2. FPL Mentor
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    We good to go?

    Pope
    TAA O'Connell Lascelles Robbo
    Salah(C) KDB Martial
    Aubameyang Ings Jimènez

    Button / Lundstram / Mooy / Cantwell

    Any changes to the bench?

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

      Looks good to me.

  3. the dom 1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    repost sorry, need some help

    What would you do with this team peeps?

    Pope, McCarthy
    VVD, Lascelles, Rico, Williams, Stephens
    Salah, KDB, Grealish, Traore, Fleck
    Vardy, Ings, Kun

    1ft, 2.0ITB

    a. Kun > Jimenez
    b. Kun & Grealish > Jimenez & Mane/Martial

    any advice would be great thanks.

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

      Save and do B next week.

      1. the dom 1
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers mate

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

    Captain Mane or Salah?

    1. FPL Mentor
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Salah

  5. Moose™
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Pls help. Choose 1:

    A. Aguero >>> Jimenez
    B. Aguero >>> Ings
    C. Aguero + Greenwood >>> Jimenez + Ings (-4)
    D. Deeney + Grealish >>> Ings + Traore (-4). Next week to decide on Aguero.

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

      Save

      1. Moose™
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Save 1 FT? Going thru this week without Jim and Ings will be terrifying. Both having favourable fixtures

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

          Aguero averages more ppg than either of them although I can understand you wanting Ings so it may not be a bad transfer for free.

    2. FPL Mentor
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      c

    3. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Why get rid of Aguero this week?

  6. Snevitz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    I think I'm going to have to burn a transfer.
    Any suggestions on what I should use it on?
    0.1m in the bank and obviously 2 free transfers.

    McCarthy, Button
    TAA, Robertson, Van Dijk, Stephens, Williams
    KDB, Martial, Maddison, Grealish, Traore
    Aguero, Vardy, Ings

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      No Salah or Mane? 😯

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

        No, made a decision before the double gameweek to go for triple defence and Aguero instead, it has definitely kept the game interesting.

        1. Royal5
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Just noticed. Not a bad shput actually. Cpuld backfire if Salah hauls though as most will captain him this week.

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

            Of course Salah will sometimes, I just need my players to average out scoring enough points over the weeks to balance out.

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

      Maddison to cheapy

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

        Just before Leicester play Norwich, Watford, Villa, Brighton?

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

          Others will bag points. He won't

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

            Other Leister midfielders or just others in general?

        2. Royal5
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          1 return in the last 10 games.

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

            He has been a bit unlucky though and Vardy hasn't been performing lately, I can see Leicester doing well after this week.
            Out of curiosity who do you think I would be better off owning?

            1. FPL Mentor
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              Agreed

            2. Royal5
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              Hmm npt really sure. Just double Leicester seems a bit much with their poor form. Bergwijn could be a nice punt.

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

                They still average 2 goals a game.
                Spurs is definitely a wait and see for me although Moura could be tempting if he plays up top.

    3. Dr. Agabuse
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      The decision must have felt okay last week 🙂

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

        It's a good tactic if Aguero can keep up with Salah's points as no other defenders can match Liverpool's. Unfortunately Aguero has been letting me down. It's Ings turn for captain duties this week.

    4. Dr. Agabuse
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Williams out for Taylor possible?
      Otherwise Jimenez for Vardy

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

        For this coming week I'd like Jimenez but I can't bring myself to lose Vardy when he has such a good 4 week fixture run coming.
        I am starting to consider Maddison to Moura though.

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

    Best midfield bench fodder for 4.3..... McCarthy or Hayden?

    1. michudagawd
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Macca.

  8. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    What to do with this poor team? Coming into GW 28 especially

    Henderson
    TAA Gomez Cahill
    (S)alah KDB B.Fernandes Adama
    Kun Jiminez Ings

    Bench:McCarthy,Fleck,B.Williams,Lascelles.

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

    Auba+Mahrez+Kelly to Jimenez+Mane+Boly for -4 worth a shout? Rest of the team is,

    Henderson-Button
    Aurier-Soy-TAA-Lundstarm-Kelly
    Salah-Mahrez-KDB-Fleck-Cantwell
    Auba-Vardy-Ings

    2 FT & 1.5m ITB.

    1. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      No

  10. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Team for the GW
    1FT (loads ITB)

    Henderson (Button)
    TAA Lascelles Lund
    Salah (c) Traore KDB Grealish
    Vardy Jimi Ings
    Bench - Dendonk holgate Cathcart

    A stick
    B Traore to Mane
    C Cathcart to Taylor
    D Lund to Robertson?

  11. Postman Ty
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Considered a Wildcard earlier this week but had decided to hold it.
    Looking at it now and I'll only have 7 players for the blank so if I don't pull the trigger this week it should probably be next. Regardless, I've got a lot of keeper of defender transfers to make and could use one or two midfield changes.
    I'm thinking I should just use it now, save a transfer over the blank, and have two free trades after to grab who I want.

    Thoughts?

  12. Firmino
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    A) Keep Mahrez
    B) Mahrez -> Traore

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

      Keep. Should start this week

  13. ooooo
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Martial or Fernandes?

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Mathers

    2. FPL Mentor
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Tony

      1. Champions League Varane
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Me

  14. Deeney-is-a-god
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Thoughts on soy, greenwood->jimmy, b williams (-4)

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

      I’d want Soy for the upcoming fixtures but if you have Greenwood you have a problem to solve somehow

  15. michudagawd
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Good to go with this BB?

    Henderson (Pope)
    TAA Stevens Robbo (Boly, Stephens)
    Traoré Salah (c) KDB Grealish Martial
    Ings Jimenez (Ayew)

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

      Why BB this week?

      1. michudagawd
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I wildcarded last week with the intention to BB soon after it. I think it's better to BB within a few gameweeks after playing a wildcard.

    2. FPL Mentor
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I wouldn't BB

      1. michudagawd
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I wildcarded last GW.

  16. leroybrown84
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Been tinkering with this Wildcard team all week, gtg?

    Henderson
    TAA Van Dijk Boly
    Mane(c) De Bruyne Martial Richarlison Traore
    Ings Jiminez

    McCarthy Calvert-Lewin Peirera Lascelles

    0.2m itb

    Thanks!

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

      Looks strong, you clearly go for form over fixtures with 2 Everton in there.

    2. leroybrown84
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      yeah I had auba over calvert lewin before but can ignore Dominic's form atm - could easily see him scoring against Arsenal, Man Utd and Chelsea in the next 3....

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

        I'm falling for the colours on the fixture list again, you're right, they are not terrible fixtures.

      2. michudagawd
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        You going to BB in a few gameweeks?

  17. Eastman
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Start Soy or Lundstram?

    1. leroybrown84
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      neither

    2. Saka Punch
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Has to be Kind and hope he starts

      1. Saka Punch
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Lund*!

  18. Saka Punch
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    A) Aguero to Jimi for free

    B) Save the transfer and take him out for Jimi/Vardy next week?

    Cheers!

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

      B

  19. jia you
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    last minute madness before the Son goes down:
    Son + Mahrez + Aguero to Mane(C) + Bruno + Vardy (-8)
    ...wish me luck 🙂

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Ouch

      1. jia you
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        need a Mane haul to justify it but it's with GW28 in mind and still have the ginger magician 🙂

    2. Dr. Agabuse
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Yes! Son to Bruno for free sounds good 🙂

  20. DycheDycheBaby
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Foster
    Lascelles--Robbo--TAA--Chilwell
    Grealish--Salah(c)--KDB
    DCL--Ings--Auba(v)
    Bench: McGovern, Hayden, Kelly, Son

    1FT. Save for blank GW28, or do Son-->Traore and play him instead of Chilwell?

    1. FPL Theorist
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Get Traore

      1. DycheDycheBaby
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers

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

    Not particularly happy with my team this week but nothing worth a hit right?

    Ryan
    TAA. Robbo. Egan
    Salah (c) KDB. Martial. Maddison. Traore
    Vardy. Ings
    Button. Soyuncu. Greenwood. Kelly

    1. FPL Theorist
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Right

  22. Teahupo'o
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Mane worth a hit?

    Pope
    TAA Stephens Williams
    Salah KDB Mahrez Traore
    Auba Jimenez Ings

    (Button, Cantwell Rico Tanganga)
    0FT 4.3ITB

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

      Depends on who goes

      1. Teahupo'o
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Either KDB or Mahrez. Mot much value tied up in KDB and I think Mahrez starts this gw.

  23. Lav
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Any Mane cappers who also own Salah?

    1. Garth Marenghi
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Not a bad shout

  24. Stupendous
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Gtg?

    Ryan
    Gomez TAA Lundy
    Salah(c) Pepe Mahrez KDB Traore
    Aubameyang Ings

    McGovern Ayew Soyuncu Holgate

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

      Yes

      1. Stupendous
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks

    2. Stupendous
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Any ideas?

      Will probably play 10 in the blank or move Mahrez on. But might wanna keep for any double.

  25. SuperDan
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Start Stephens, Lascelles, or Williams?

    1. the dom 1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      im starting Lascelles & Williams

      dont think SOU will keep a CS

  26. Gearoid
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    GTG?

    McCarthy
    Egan VVD TAA Lascelles
    KDB Martial Salah(c)
    Ings Vardy Jiminez

    Button Hayden Rico Doucoure

    1. Dr. Agabuse
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Doucoure first on bench easy or start over Lascelles

    2. Stupendous
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Look good

  27. Garth Marenghi
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    To captain?

    A) Ings
    B) Salah

    1. Dr. Agabuse
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      The one that doesnt play for Southhampton

      1. the dom 1
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        This*

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

    Pope, McCarthy
    TAA, Van Dijk, Boly, Lascelles, Williams
    Barnes, Salah, KdB, Martial, Alli*
    DCL, Ings, Jimenez

    I'm thinking Alli out, but unsure who to...

    a) Lucas Moura (which gives opportunity for potential upgrades)
    b) Maddison
    c) Richarlison?
    d) Alli to Traore & use 2.9m to upgrade (?)
    e) Something else..

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

      Same question and everyone here says keep for Chelsea. Thinking about getting Traore for him

  29. Saka Punch
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone else thinking about TAA (C)?

    1. Ronny Sandstone
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I'm between him and Salah myself, can't call it

    2. Dr. Agabuse
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Yes he is my VC

    3. Soto Ayam
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      It's always an option, right? Guaranteed CS. However, I'll stick with Salah . Think the pace of LFC will destroy west ham pain

    4. FPL Theorist
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I'd probably do it if I were feeling punty.

  30. Ronny Sandstone
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Who's the best defender (excluding Liverpool) with a plum fixture this week and for the next few weeks to boot?

    I'm currently forced to play 1 of Holegate/Kelly/Soy this week and 2 of them next week otherwise, think a -4 might be worth it if?

    1. Dr. Agabuse
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      That would be Matthew Matterson Mattlin Moherty

      1. Ronny Sandstone
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I actually googled that and it come up with a photo of Matthew Broderick!

        Your refering to Doherty right?! It's too late and my brain isn't working correctly ha

    2. Kay317
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Wolves defence looking good with Boly back.

      1. Ronny Sandstone
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah was leaning towards a Wolves defender, so glad you said them, Bolly looks a good shout

        Cheers