Scout Picks

Double Gameweek 29 Scout Picks includes Arsenal triple-up

There are three Arsenal players in the Scout Picks team selected for Double Gameweek 29.

The Gunners host West Ham at first before travelling to Manchester City in midweek.

After deliberating over the Scout Squad submissions made by David, Neale, Paul and Geoff, we picked what we believed to be the best XI for the next round of action.

This time we line up in 3-4-3 formation, the cost of our team coming to £84.8m, £0.2m inside our budget of £85.0m.

Goalkeeper

Dean Henderson (£5.2m) was the most popular goalkeeper in the Scout Squad submissions this week as Sheffield United host Norwich. Only three clubs have recorded more clean sheets at home than the Blades this season while the visiting Canaries remain comfortably the worst attack on the road. In 14 road trips, Norwich have scored just six times, five fewer than Bournemouth and Watford, who are tied as the second-worst sides on 11 goals each.

Defenders

Alexander-Arnold's consistency continues as Firmino unlucky to blank

Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.8m) was unanimously chosen as the best defender by our Scout Squad pundits this week. Blank Gameweek 28 may have produced his first blank in a match he started since Gameweek 13 but the visit of Bournemouth should help him get back on track. The Cherries have scored one away goal since Gameweek 18 and Alexander-Arnold himself has more assists at home than any other Liverpool player this season.

Matt Doherty (£6.2m) looks like he could repeat the heroics of his Blank Gameweek 28 haul at Spurs when Brighton come to Molineux on Saturday afternoon. Over the last four matches, Wolves are second only to Manchester City for fewest big chances conceded, while Doherty is in the top two for touches and shots in the box among defenders during that time.

Jack Stephens (£4.5m) gets into the Scout Picks this weekend ahead of a favourable home meeting with Newcastle. The Magpies currently sit bottom of the league for big chances in away matches this season while the Saints’ centre-back has assisted twice since Gameweek 21.

Midfielders

Mohamed Salah (£12.8m) retains his place in the Scout Picks despite Liverpool’s capitulation at Watford last time out. The Egyptian has recorded attacking returns in each of his last four at Anfield, where Bournemouth have lost their last two Premier League visits 3-0. Furthermore, over their last four road trips, the Cherries have conceded 10 times, an average of 2.5 per game.

In his Friday press conference, Pep Guardiola sounded relatively positive when he gave his injury update on Kevin De Bruyne (£10.7m). The Belgian holds onto his place in the predicted line-ups and retains a starting berth in the Scout Picks too. We expect this season’s top-scoring player to be involved in at least one of the Double Gameweek fixtures on offer (maybe more), which is about the same as what we can expect from any of his attacking team-mates anyway given Guardiola’s rotation policy.

Two matches in Double Gameweek 29 for Arsenal sees Nicolas Pépé (£9.2m) make his Scout Picks debut. West Ham have conceded the most shots in the box of any team over their last four outings, while it’s hard to fully trust a Manchester City defence without Aymeric Laporte. That bodes well for Pépé who, over the last 10 matches, is second among his colleagues for goals scored while no Arsenal player has registered more assists than him.

Bukayo Saka (£4.6m) is our midfield enabler who we are confident will play twice in Double Gameweek 29. While he has been playing at left-back recently, Aubameyang’s runs into the box from left midfield have allowed Saka into very advanced positions – which have helped him to attacking returns in each of his last three at home. 

Forwards

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.1m) is an easy inclusion in the Scout Picks this week, selected as the best forward by all of our pundits. The Arsenal man is just five points off Jamie Vardy to be the top-scoring forward this season and has found the net three times in his last two at home.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£6.4m) is the form player in the Premier League right now, having scored more goals than any other player since Carlo Ancelotti took over at Everton. Chelsea have kept just one clean sheet at home since Gameweek 13, and over the last four matches, Calvert-Lewin is in the top three for shots in the box, big chances and shots on target.

Diogo Jota (£6.3m) proved to be the most popular Wolves forward among the Scout Squad pundits this week as Brighton come to Molineux. The Portuguese international has put together two double-digit hauls in a row and, over the last four matches, has superior figures for minutes per shot in the box and minutes per big chance than Raúl Jiménez.

Substitutes

Alex McCarthy (£4.5m) is another route into the Southampton defence as they host Newcastle on Saturday.

Enda Stevens (£5.1m) is a cheaper alternative for investing in the Sheffield United defence with more chances of attacking returns than Henderson.

Romain Saïss (£4.5m) is the cheaper route into the Wolves defence with some threat from set pieces too.

Phil Foden (£5.1m) is our budget route into the Manchester City attack after Guardiola hinted that he would play some part in Double Gameweek 29.

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 Double Gameweek 29 is Bilal7.

They have gone for a 3-4-3 of McCarthy; Doherty, Mendy, Saïss; Salah, De Bruyne, Pépé (c), Mahrez; Aubameyang, Calvert-Lewin, Nketiah.

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.

ZoumasBloomers was beaten in Double Gameweek 28, the Scout Picks winning by a 47-30 score-line.

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.

5,686 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Balotellitubbies
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Need money for auba
    A) Ings > Jota
    B) Soy > Saiss

    1. michudagawd
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      A

    2. Maneonthemap
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      B

    3. Francescoli
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      A

  2. Bartowski
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Is Williams or Tangana a better bet for starts?

    1. Emp
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      tat

    2. Maneonthemap
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Neither tbh...would probably take Tanganga but wouldn’t expect too many starts

  3. Balotellitubbies
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Tang

    1. Francescoli
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Love Tang

  4. Woy_is_back
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Guaita
    Robbo TAA Boly
    Salah(c) kdb fernandes Barnes
    Ings Jimmy Vardy

    Governor Aurier Donkey Rico

    1 ft, 0.7 itb

    Help me out homies 🙂

    1. Woy_is_back
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Neeeed heeeeeelp 🙁

    2. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      All good.

    3. Francescoli
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Zero trust in Vardy. I’d do Ing and Vardy to Aubameyang and Nketiah personally.

      1. Woy_is_back
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 22 days ago

        Nketiah with a hit involved sounds just wrong

  5. SiSenor
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Pope
    Trent / Soy / Boly
    Fernandes / KDB / Sterling / Maddison
    Ings / Auba / Jiménez

    Subs - Button / Cantwell / Rico / Kelly.

    GL to all .. surely a better GW than the last!

    1. Woy_is_back
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      I like that Sterling pick

      1. SiSenor
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 22 days ago

        Me too ... still undecided to throw the C on him or Auba

  6. Emp
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Current team :
    Mcarthy (Ryan)

    Doherty TAA Baldock Perraira (taylor)
    Salah Mane Perez Barnes (Canntwell)
    Ings DCL (Deeny)
    1ft 2 ITB

    After much consideration I've decided I'm not going to move mane to KDB mostly cos I don't want to fh 31 so don't want to go backwards there and also I don't think kdb will start vs burnley.

    I've looked at it extensively another way of getting in a decent dgwer and the only viable path I can see is perraira and Ings to vinagre and Auba (-4). Would then be capping auba and hope that jonny isn't back by gw31.

    I think I would then have to resell Auba to jota and upgrade cantwell to sarr which would get me 9 for free in 31(provided Jonny isn't back). I would still need to move Vinagre as well for the bench boost at some point cos manager said Jonny on his way back but will take time. I would really like to save my fh for later on as I don't have a wc. Good plan or risk it without auba?

  7. jdp219
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Armstong > ...
    1) Saka
    2) Doucoure
    3) Rodri
    4) Save

    Dubravka
    TAA, Aurier, Soyuncu, Saiss
    Salah, KDB, Barnes
    Auba, Vardy, Ings
    (Button; Cantwell, Rico, Armstrong)

  8. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    How’s she looking?

    Guaita
    Doherty TAA Soyuncu
    KDB Bruno Perez Salah
    Auba(c) Ayew Jimmy

    McGovern Dendoncker Lundstam Rico

    1. Woy_is_back
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Alright, dat bench though

    2. Francescoli
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      G2G

  9. Greek Freak
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    I keep reading that GW34 may not be a double, which would leave GW37 as the only big double. Why? What's changed this year? Every year as long as I remember has had at least one big and one slightly smaller double.

    1. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      When were the doubles last year? 32 and 35?

      1. Greek Freak
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 22 days ago

        Something like that. I guess it's because the only available mid-week slot this year happens to be on the same week that hosts the cup semi-finals? But I'm not sure why that would be the case vs. any previous season.

    2. Emp
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      34 is the semi-finals so how can there be a dgw then?

      1. Greek Freak
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 22 days ago

        I don't know the logistics, I'm just wondering why there's talk that there will only be one DGW this year when it's been two every year before. (big ones that is, I'm not counting the 2-team DGWs)

    3. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Rearranging fixtures with less than a weeks notice?

  10. Evasivo
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Anyone tempted to captain KDB over Salah?

    1. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      No. But vice-captaining Salah. Saka (C).

      1. Emp
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 22 days ago

        please tell me you are kidding

        1. Evasivo
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 22 days ago

          Why?

      2. Evasivo
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 22 days ago

        Niiiice 🙂

  11. Steinburg FC
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    after 8 days striaght working i cant wait to relax and watch all the football tomorrow and working out if my 12 point hit works out!

    1. KDB4PREZ
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Enjoy m8 I hope it does

    2. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Lovely, I'm doing the same thing. Taking mon and tue off

  12. KDB4PREZ
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Leno Pope
    Taa Doc Alonso Cathcart C.Taylor
    Salah KDB Mahrez Sarr Mcc (Fodder Palace)
    Auba ings Jota

    Any ideas for improvement on my WC?Tia

    1. JT11fc
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Looks good

  13. wanaj84
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    play aurier or soyuncu?

    1. Letsgo!
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Both

      1. wanaj84
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 22 days ago

        ryan
        gomez taa .....?
        martial barnes kdb salah
        auba jimmy ings

        aurier or soyuncu?

        if both who to bench

    2. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Aurier

    3. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Soyuncu. Aurier 1 point cameo.

    4. yakirh
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Have the same dillema
      Going with Aurier

  14. vincentwsho
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Play Grealish or Traore this week?

    1. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Grealish.

  15. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    What to do here? 1 FT and 3.2 ITB
    * - plays in GW 31

    Pope*
    Stevens-TAA*-Bertrand
    Salah(C)*-Bergwijn*-Perez-Fernandes
    Jimenez*-Firmino*-Ings

    Button-Traore*-Lascelles-Tanganga*

    I could lose Bergwijn and have 9 in GW 31 without hits.

    What do you recommend?

    Pepe or KdB?

    1. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Anyone??

    2. KDB4PREZ
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Need to write it diff m8 it a Cluster f**k.
      I’d prob try get someDGW players in

    3. KDB4PREZ
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      KDB

  16. davies
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    FPL Rockstar gonna he needed this week

    Any plans if LIV players are benched?

    1. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      I dont think anyone will be benched. They need win for bounce back and get their form for Atletico clash

    2. Francescoli
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      If Mane or Salah get a rest, I think I’ll bring in Mahrez. That or play Barnes instead.

    3. JT11fc
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Could do -8 to get Auba if Mane benched but not sure thatl pay off

      1. Francescoli
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 22 days ago

        Don’t they say hits are worth half in a DGW. If there’s a week to do a -8 this is one of them.

  17. Monya Meow Meow
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Play 2 in def:

    1) Gomez
    2) Saiss
    3) Stephens

    1. Francescoli
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      1 and 3

      1. Monya Meow Meow
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 22 days ago

        Thanks very interesting. I was on 1 & 2

        1. Francescoli
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 22 days ago

          I feel Stephens has more attacking threat. He has come close to a goal and an assist the past couple of times I have watched him play

          1. Monya Meow Meow
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 22 days ago

            Fair point Jeanz, gonna have to think about this one seriously

  18. the dom 1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    G2G ?

    Pope
    VVD, Lascelles, Stephens
    Mane, Salah, KDB*, Bruno,
    Jota, Ings, Jimenez

    McCarthy, Fleck, Williams, Rico

    0FT, 0.7ITB

    or anything worth a hit or just ride the wave and hope for the best with KDB ?

    1. olidooley
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Gtg

    2. Francescoli
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      No need for a hit here

    3. the dom 1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Thanks for the replies, GL to ya both 😉

  19. olidooley
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Hey guys....gtg here? 0 FT 0.5itb

    Henderson
    Robertson TAA Söyüncü
    Salah(c) KDB Fernandes Sarr
    Vardy Jiménez Ings

    McGovern Stephens Kelly Dendoncker

    1. Francescoli
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      I’d play Stephens over Soy, personally

      1. olidooley
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 22 days ago

        Ndidi back is what Im hanging my hat on.

  20. SpaceCadet
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Team looking g2g for this gw? Auba TC?

    McCarthy
    Taa Doherty Stevens
    Salah kdb Bruno grealish
    Auba jiminez ings

    Button soy Taylor dendo

    1. the dom 1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      G2G, save TC for big upcoming DGW's

      1. SpaceCadet
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 22 days ago

        Cheers mate. Have all my chips intact, not sure when else to play it.

  21. Jinswick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Best combo to 32?

    A) Boly & Sarr
    B) Doherty & Doucoure

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Which team mates have the bigger gap?

      Maybe B.

      1. Jinswick
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 22 days ago

        Price gap? B) costs a bit more. I’m essentially looking at:

        A)
        29: Soy -> Boly
        30: Perez -> Sarr
        31: Ings -> Jota

        B)
        29: Save FT
        30: Perez -> Doucoure
        31: Soy & Ings -> Doherty & Jota

        Probs A right?

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 22 days ago

          Points gap between team mates if you would play them every GW.

          In the above, work out the differences in games played like 29 is Boly vs Soy I guess?

    2. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      A

  22. MagicMessi
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Captain Salah or Auba?

    1. Letsgo!
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Auba

    2. the dom 1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      do think Auba will play 90 mins both matches and score in both?

      if so Auba. 😉

    3. janowsc
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Also my dilemma, but I think Auba

    4. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Aubs

  23. Ruinenlust
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Will Dendocker stert?

    1. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      You know what to do.

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      If Traore doesn't.

    3. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Depends on the formation they play.

      One of Dendoncker or Traore will play and the other will be benched

  24. Max City
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    For long term, would you have Auba if that means you have to lose Jimenez?

    1. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Yes

    2. KINGS
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Nope. Too high price

  25. KINGS
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Besides GW31 and GW34, anymore blank GW ahead?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      no

  26. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Bruno + Vardy + Ings > Sarr + Aguero + Haller (-8) on the cards right now.

    1. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Go for it

    2. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Why on earth would you do that?

      Aguero will need to score 10+ points before you even start getting a positive out of it

      1. Fudgy
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 22 days ago

        I'll captain aguero

  27. KDB4PREZ
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    If you have 1FT and use FH do you get 2 FTs the following GW? Tia

    1. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Nope

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      no

      1. KDB4PREZ
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 22 days ago

        Cheers guys

  28. TheDragon
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Am I good to go? Looks ok for this week?

    Ryan
    TAA, Salah, Soy
    Salah, KDB, Fernandes, Saka
    Auba (c), Ings, Jimenez
    Button l Fernández, Dendoncker, Simpson.

    1. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Looks fine.

    2. olidooley
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Salah in at centre-half? I’d stick him up front

      1. TheDragon
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 22 days ago

        Haha - the defensive Salah is Robertson!

  29. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    God bless the British fisherman.
    Salt of the Earth.
    Frogs go back to eating frogs.
    Or snails, or entrails but get the feck out of British waters.

    Peace.

    1. olidooley
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Leave it out man

      1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 22 days ago

        Peace

    2. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      War is peace

      1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 22 days ago

        War is a continuity as is the propaganda that walks with it.

        1. The Knights Template
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 22 days ago

          2+2=5

          1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 22 days ago

            4 titude.

  30. Lignja
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Pope
    Taa, Robertson, Boly
    Salah, Kdb, Mount, Barnes
    Auba, Vardy, Jota

    Lascales, Dendoker, Rico

    No ft 0.7m itb

    A. Save
    B. Mount to Sarr -4

    1. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      B