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The Complete Guide to Scout’s tips and advice for FPL Double Gameweek 29

Welcome to the Fantasy Football Scout Guide to Gameweek 29. As most of you will no doubt be aware…

It’s a Double Gameweek!

Both Arsenal and Manchester City have two fixtures in Gameweek 29 – double the chance of scoring points!

Their Gameweek 28 encounter – postponed due to the EFL Cup final – has been rearranged for Wednesday. Before facing off at the Etihad Stadium, Arsenal entertain West Ham this weekend while the champions travel to local rivals Manchester United.

Also, following the midweek FA Cup results, we now have a better idea of how the Blank and Double Gameweeks are shaping up. For starters, there will be just four matches played in Gameweek 31.

Read on to find out how this might affect your team. And if you still need time to ready your troops and appoint your captain, you have until 11:30 GMT.

Armband Dilemma

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang would appear to be the standout pick from the two teams playing twice. 

The most expensive Gabonese player of all time is in good form with three goals in his last two matches. He tops our Rate My Team tool and has garnered 48% of the vote in our captaincy poll.

Talked up by Neale in our video outlining the Best Captaincy Picks, his goal conversion rate since Mikel Arteta took charge is 33.3% – the best in the division. 

However David’s Captain Sensible article highlights some enticing alternatives. A weakness in West Ham’s defence could benefit Nicolas Pépé:

There is a heavy concentration of assists given up on the left side of the Hammers’ back-line, the right side of their opponents’ attack, where Pépé, with his impressive creative statistics, will likely be operating on Saturday afternoon.

– David

And as Pro Pundit Holly (aka FFCommunity_) notes in her look at February’s underlying statistics, Pépé has three assists from three fixtures, having created three big chances for his teammates.

Indeed Arsenal’s record signing also gets the Lateriser12 seal of approval:

I see Pépé as a bit of a flat-track bully with set-pieces in his locker, making him a potentially explosive pick with a nice upside.

– Lateriser12

Finally let’s not overlook perennial captain favourite Mohamed Salah, who made a late substitute appearance in Liverpool’s midweek FA Cup defeat:

The Egyptian has been the most reliable Liverpool asset at home in recent weeks, and Bournemouth’s defence arguably looks worse than West Ham’s.

– David

Scout Picks and Team News

Despite only playing once this Gameweek, there’s a place in the Scout Picks for FPL’s most expensive asset. 

He’s joined in the select XI by the leading points scorer in FPL, Kevin De Bruyne.

The Belgian – who delivered a season-high 19 points against the Gunners back in Gameweek 17 – missed his side’s FA Cup tie against Sheffield Wednesday with a shoulder complaint. However Pep Guardiola sounded cautiously optimistic yesterday afternoon:

He’s getting better. Today we didn’t train, tomorrow will prove, I spoke this morning with the physio and he said that he feels better. Not perfect, but better. We’ll see.

– Pep Guardiola on Kevin De Bruyne

Although, as David observed, Guardiola is perhaps unlikely to risk the former Chelsea player with two starts in quick succession.

Elsewhere, as Rotation’s Alter Ego disclosed in his team news round-up, Alisson has been ruled out of the weekend’s action with a hip injury. Owners of the popular double-Liverpool defence discussed how this affects their teams.

Although the Reds are still top of G-Whizz’s clean sheet odds for Gameweek 29.

For more injury updates, including details on the crisis facing Chelsea, have a read of Neale’s press conferences recap. Further in-depth information is given in the predicted line-ups.

Full Portion of Chips?

With the short notice for Gameweek 29 and the reduced number of fixtures in Gameweek 31, many have been considering their chip strategies. 

Whether you’ve all your chips remaining or even if you’ve had a little nibble already, there is, as NOMONEY pointed out, a chip strategy for everybody!

Depending on your situation, you may favour ‘The Jarvish Strategy’ or even the ‘FPL Virgin Strategy’. Neale set the scene and explored various scenarios in his thoughtful piece on chip deployment. While our Scoutcast trio of Joe, Az, and Pranil (aka Lateriser12) aired their views in our regular video broadcast.

Rather than examining goals, shots, or big chances to highlight players for your team, community writer RichP_LFC turns to Fantasy Points For and Against. Breaking down defence and attack by position, his Double Gameweek special provides food for thought, especially for managers using Free Hit or Wildcard.

He takes the same approach to put together his Gameweek 31 Dream Team.

Jules Breach successfully played her Wildcard in Gameweek 28, as Greyhead reported in The Great and The Good, and has averted her downward slide. Five of the 12 elite managers are now in the top 100k as we enter the ‘business end’ of the season.

If you don’t have your Wildcard available, or would rather save it for later, Pro Pundit Sam (aka Sam FPLFamily) was on hand with sage advice in case you are contemplating a hit:

Just think about whether it’s worth the risk for the player that you want to bring in, whether they’re likely to return more than the player you’re gonna take out AND the minus points hits that you’ve got to take to do it.

– Pro Pundit Sam

For those pondering a transfer, Pro Pundit Tom Freeman (aka avfc82) has been on a good run with his differential picks. This week he singled out Ismaïla Sarr, Miguel Almirón, and Phil Foden. Sarr played a part in all three of Watford’s goals against Liverpool and benefits from a guaranteed fixture in Gameweek 31.

TheFantasyFreÆK backs up the selection of the Senegalese in his Gameweek review:

No midfielder in the league has recorded as many shots inside the box and big chances as Watford’s Ismaïla Sarr in the games he has started under Nigel Pearson. He has the pedigree to be FPL gold whenever he starts. At that price, I think he is easily the best midfielder to own.

– TheFantasyFreÆK

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3,434 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Felix Navidad
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    What is the name of the guy on twitter who seems to drop correct early line-ups?

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      FPL rockstar

      1. Felix Navidad
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 22 days ago

        Thank you!

    2. popcoin
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      At 11:15

      1. Goooo Rickie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 22 days ago

        Is there anyone else that potentially leak the Liverpool lineup aside from Rockstar?

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

          Not someone reliable atleast

  2. beric
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Antonio, bowen or snodgrass?

    1. Felix Navidad
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Snodgrass

    2. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Bowen

    3. popcoin
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Antonio

    4. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Antonio West Ham fan x

    5. The Fed
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Antonio. Proven Premier League player and plays OOP as a striker. Tends to go on streaks.

  3. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Who to bring in on WC:

    1) Aguero
    2) Jesus

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

      Aguero

    2. jason_ni
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Kun

    3. Our Man Charlie
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      I've pulled the Wildcard trigger and Kun is in

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

        Whats the rest of your team look like? Top heavy with Auba also?

    4. linkafu
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Aguero TC 4 goals

  4. HavertzHero
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Auba TC Locked in still got all my chips and wildcard struggling to see another time to play it

    1. Simon69
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      More DGWs will be announced with potentially better fixtures. Imma wait.

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

        Wait till when though if I've got fh wildcard and BB to play mate?

    2. SDC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Exactly my thoughts too. 34 and 37 will be BB and FH. So that leaves TC as an option on a single GmWk. 2 games for Aubameyang is better for TC I guess in this scenario.

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

        Yes I believe so aswell mate

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

          Plus there's no guarantee a juicy double will come up anyway

          1. SDC
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 22 days ago

            Exactly

      2. Hana
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 22 days ago

        I have all my chips as well. Was going to use the TC on De Bruyne but didn’t he isn’t secure I don’t think I’ll use it. Unless I put it on Mahrez or Pepe

  5. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Pope save points vs McCarthy CS?

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

      Pope

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

      Pope CS and saves

  6. popcoin
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Start:

    A) Gomez

    B) Soy

    Good luck and thanks all

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

    Do we think De Bruyne will start v United?

    1. Joey Barton and Friends
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Yes but it’s a gamble

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

        Yip. Transfer Ning with first team, looking ok, no guarantee. Will stick with Salah captain.

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

          Saka!

  8. corderz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Was going to do Aurier > Doherty but seems a bit daft taking a player out who has a game in 31

    Would Stephens > Saiss be a better option?

    1. Goooo Rickie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Aurier most likely won't play this gw.

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

        Why do you think that?

        1. Goooo Rickie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 22 days ago

          Played 120 mins vs Norwich Wenesday and Mourinho has said he will rotate heavily for Burnley. Leipzig the priority In Tuesday night.

          Not guaranteed but a good chance Tanganga plays Burnley. Can't see Spurs keeping a clean sheet anyway, so go for it I say.

    2. Hana
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      I like the Siasse punt

  9. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Cant think of a harder decision making week since playing FPL...but its fun

  10. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Anyone going with Özil?

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

      No

    2. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      I’m not but he’s not the worst idea if pepe is out of range

  11. _Gunner
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Do we think Lundstram will start?

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

      99% no

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      No

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

      Oh dear

    4. jason_ni
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      20% chance

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

    Ok. I am chasing. So I am going to pull the WC trigger. I think it could work and will be different to my rivals. Plan. FH 31. And take advantage of the extra game that Sheff Utd & Villa have - especially Sheff Utd defence.

    Leno - Henderson
    TAA - Otamendi - Alonso - Egan - Basham
    KDB - Salah - Mahrez - Saka - Douglous Luiz
    Auba - DCL - Jota

    Any thoughts?

    1. Joey Barton and Friends
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Surely you want Doherty on a WC? Like Leno, less convinced about Ota

    2. AC Yew
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      I would do OTA-> if on WC

      1. AC Yew
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 22 days ago

        Doherty!

  13. lordkippe
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Think Dann will get a 15 pointer. But the safe choice is to play Egan or Soy. Only 1 can play. Who to pick ?

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

      Egan.

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

      Dann

  14. Je suis le chat
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    VVD to Adrian, feels good!

  15. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Everyone selling Perez 1 week after getting him in May have an unwelcome surprise come Monday.

  16. aborg
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    I already owned KDB and now used my FT to bring in Auba.
    Most in my ML already own Auba or will bring him in. I need a differential as 100 points behind.

    Is there anyone from City or Arsenal I should bring in for a hit, except for Pépé ?

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

      Maybe Mahrez 😉

  17. Uncle Gamst
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Jimenez or Jota?

    Thanks

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

      Jota

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

      Jimi

    3. Hana
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Both

    4. Big Al Stankovic
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Depends on what the extra cash can give you.
      Jimi if it doesn’t matter.

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

      I have both

  18. snowman
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    What is latest on KDB starting?

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

      75%

      Huge domestic rivalry though, I think he starts

  19. Uncle Gamst
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Short of money so can't afford Auba without dropping KdB, Salah or Mane and I'm not using FH/WC this GW.

    Need to get rid of fodder over next few GW do these 3 look okay for -4?

    a) Vardy > Jimenez
    b) Dendoncker > Saka
    c) Holgate > Saiss

    Thanks

  20. semiconductor
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Vardy+Barnes to Auba+Saka doesn't look right, does it?

    1. All For One
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      yeh

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

        Should i make the moves?

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Only worth it if Vardy is benched, which is still a possibility.

      Fixture-wise. No - it's a terrible time to gamble on that switch, but you don't win the lottery if you don't take part.

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

        So would you do it or not?

    3. Rasping Drive
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      4 games instead of 2. I’d do it.

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

        But one is against man city

      2. Rasping Drive
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 22 days ago

        City only 2 cleansheets in the last 13 and their best centre-back is injured. Wouldn’t be surprised to see Arse grab at least a goal

    4. Ghost86
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      I can’t decide on this exact move too for a -4

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

        What are you leaning towards?

        1. Ghost86
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 22 days ago

          Leaning towards pulling the trigger. Sick of Vardy

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

            Same here. I want to do it. Only reason is ghat its against avl

          2. Hana
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 22 days ago

            I’d pull the trigger. I ditched Vardy as well

    5. Drexl Spivey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      It's up to you, but Vardy's been back in training since Thursday and Villa is arguably a better fixture than Wham as this weekend stands. If you think Rodgers is likely to bench a fit player with 17 goals under his belt this season, with every reason to kick on against a terrible opposition, then do the move.

  21. All For One
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Start Dunk or Lundstram?

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

      If lundy was a sure starter that would have been easy

      1. All For One
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 22 days ago

        cool thanks

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

      Dunk

  22. Catastrophe
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Start Harvey Barnes (VIL) or Traore (BRI)?

    Cheers

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

      Starting Barnes myself mainly due to injury

    2. Big Al Stankovic
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Barnes

  23. Ibra
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Best Watford defender?

    A) Cathcart
    B) Masina
    C) Kiko Femenia

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

      Masina

    2. Big Al Stankovic
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Cathcart. Guaranteed to play.

  24. Knowsnothingaboutnothing
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    I can afford to get either Aguero or Auba for this GW, will Aguero play both games ? who would you choose /

    1. Big Al Stankovic
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Auba. Certain of 180 minutes. Aguero is Aguero though.

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

    How am I looking? FH in 31

    McCarthy
    Alonso Pereira TAA
    Kdb (C) Salah (VC) Fernandes richarlison
    Jota firmino DCL
    Bench: James, Fleck, Rico

    1. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Only missing Auba but apart from that GTG

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

        Can't have em all...

        1. Forever In Our Shadow
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 22 days ago

          Yup

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

      Love the Richarlison pick, he loves a goal against Chelsea

  26. Forever In Our Shadow
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Am I GTG? Bench order right?

    Pope
    TAA Boly O’Connell
    Salah Mane KDB (vC) Fernandes Saka
    Auba (c) Jimmi
    (Button Nketiah Stephens Williams
    (0FT 0.1ITB)

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

      Gtg

  27. OptimusBlack
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Start Perez or Traoré ?

    1. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Tra

    2. Big Al Stankovic
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Perez.

  28. Maddamotha
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Salah or Auba cap?

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

      Auba

    2. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Auba

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

      Auba

    4. linkafu
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Auba has two chances to get points

  29. popcoin
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Start Gomez or Soy?

    1. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Gomez

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

      Gomez

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

      Gomez (if you don't have another Liv Def).

      Soy if you do.

  30. Big Al Stankovic
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Ramsdale
    Taa,Robbo,Stephens,Soy,Taylor
    Salah,KdB,Maddo,Traore,Hayden
    Auba(C),Ings,Jimi
    2ft 0,2 itb

    Which transfers to do?

    A) Soy to Boly/Cathcart
    B) KdB and Soy to Pepe and doherty
    C) KdB, maddo and Robbo to mane, sarr and doherty (-4)

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

      B