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

    If you had to choose...

    a) VVD to Doherty
    b) Stevens to Saiss

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

      A

    2. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Defo A

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

      A

    4. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      B is downgrade

  2. ShaunGoater123
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    on wc do you prefer:

    a) Pope , Tanganga, Ngakia , McCarthy

    B) Krul , Taylor, Ngakia , McCarthy +0.1

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

      A.

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

      Anything with Pope in it is the winner

  3. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Final time of asking, different crowd....
    Play one...
    A- H.Barnes
    B- Fleck
    C- Stephens(Southampton)
    Cheers all and best of luck to everyone this weekend!!

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

      A

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

      Barnes

    3. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      A

    4. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Be different and go Fleck.

      Many went bandwagon Barnes.

      1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 22 days ago

        I went Fleck the two previous home games with no luck haha, maybe 3rd time lucky, thanks everyone for your input, think this unexciting decision will go back and forth until deadline haha

  4. Energetics
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    A. Aguero & Charlie Taylor

    Or

    B. Jimi & Otamendi

    1. Luton_Fan
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      B

      1. Moose™
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 22 days ago

        Gtg then?

        1. Moose™
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 22 days ago

          Reply failed.

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

      A

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

      A

  5. Moose™
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    GW29 team. TC or no Tac?

    Ryan
    TAA Stephens Soy
    Salah Mane KdB Sarr Cantwell
    Auba[TC] Jimenez

    Sub: Lascelles Greenwood Simpson

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

      I’d just play it now. Csnt be worse than Mane

      1. Moose™
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 22 days ago

        Gtg then?

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

          Yes, if you have used your transfer(s) and dont want to take a hit for GK, then I’d say you’re gtg. Good luck!

  6. Sid07
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    1) vardy + grealish to auba + saka (-4)
    2) vardy + grealish to auba + doucoura (-4)
    3) Save

    Have all chips

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

      B

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

      1

  7. Blanka
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Otamendi or Bellerin?

    1. Warby84
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      I’m current on Bellerin haha

    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Bellerin

    3. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      B

    4. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Avoid City defence

    5. Lemongrab
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Wouldn't go Bellerin. Don't think he will play 2x games in 4 days

  8. Warby84
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Bellerin or Mendy for a punt??

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

    Anyone else captaining Jiminez?

  10. 824545201
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Captain Salah over Auba a good idea?

    I think Auba has close to no chance of getting points against City and the West Ham game might be low on goals.

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

      If I had Auba I would captain him over anyone else this week

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

      Auba for me if you have both.

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

      Laporte is injured and Auba is extremely fast.

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

    A) Lund to Mendy -4
    B) Lund to Walker -4
    C) Save (defence is TAA, Dunk, Lund, Kelly, Rico...)

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

      Save

  12. Kante Touch This
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Feel like I'm trying to force Pepe in..

    A) Alonso, Barnes, Sarr
    B) Pepe, Stephens, Rice

  13. Luton_Fan
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Is dubravka to ederson worth -4 u reckon? Tia.

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

      Nah.

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

      No

  14. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Going into this GW with no Auba is pretty stressful...

    1. reo19uk
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Same without KDB

    2. Luton_Fan
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Same 🙁

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

      Believe!

  15. yer old da
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Dendoncker > Saka for free? I want to free up a 3rd Wolves spot (already have Boly and Jimi) so I can bring in Doherty in GW31. Plus Dendoncker isn’t nailed. Yes or no?

    1. Sarri-ball
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      100%

  16. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Was KdB on the bus?

  17. Almathkourq8
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    RmT “ WildCard active “

    McCarthy (Pope)
    Aurier-TAA-Doherty (Cathcart-Taylor)
    KdB-Salah-Mahrez-Saka (Sarr)
    Auba-DCL-Jota

    9 players in BGW31

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

    Bench one:

    A) Traore
    B) Soy

    1. Almathkourq8
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      B

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

        Cheers. Hope Traore doesn’t have a 15 min cameo

  19. Londongeezaa
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    I am the only one who has no interest in doing free hit for GW31?

    Triple pool and triple Wolves will be enough for me.

    1. Almathkourq8
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      How about DGW34 !

      1. Luton_Fan
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 22 days ago

        Yep that's the gw to fh

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

        Will be saving WC and FH for after Gw31.

        Not enough points to be had in GW31 for me

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

      I've only using FH in 31 as I still have all chips bar WC

  20. Maddi Son
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Quote of the day:

    "Wish I just captained Salah now :("

  21. tim
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Pope Henderson
    Rico Taa Otamendi Cathcart Doherty
    Saka Salah Traore Sarr Saka
    Kun Auba Jota

    What to do with Traore?!? 5.8mil to use!

  22. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Will there be any other dgws than 34 and 37?

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

      Could be, yeah.

    2. DeadStarComing
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Small chance I believe. GW33, 35 and 36 could be used for teams not in Europe. Premier League do all they can to avoid this though.

    3. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Yeah there is a possibilty. Seems Aston Villa or Sheffield Utd could have games moved to 33/35/36 but it all depends on who makes the FA cup semi finals

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

    Repost
    Have a good feeling about Pepe! Should I do a(-4) and bench Ings?
    Thanks in advance!

    Pope
    TAA VVD Boly Egon
    KDB Saka Salah
    Auba Jiminez Ings
    (Button, Barnes, Lascelles, Hayden)

  24. DeadStarComing
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Predicted Liverpool line up? I'm thinking Robertson and Mane are at risk of not starting based on Klopps comments. Just my opinion but Klopp has said there will be changes!

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

      I would expect a strong team. Changes from the Chelsea game, so Salah and Trent to come back in.

  25. CarelessGenius©
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Will Gomez start?

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

      V. likely

      We all know what happened with Lovren

  26. Eirern
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Just do Lundstram - > Saiss

    Or

    Lundstram, Mané & Ings to
    Doherty, Sarr and Auba (-4) ?

    1. Almathkourq8
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Mane + Ings >> Auba + Sarr

  27. More Cowbell
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Hey guys, any early morning news on KBD, Salah or Mane this morning? Or anyone else for that matter!

  28. Eric Banternaaa
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    1FT 0.4ITB.

    McCarthy Button
    TAA Laca Doherty
    Mane Salah (VC) Martial Cantwell
    Aguero (C) Ings Jimi

    Button Dendoncer Williams Rico

    Currently have 6+ Rico for GW31. Roll the free transfer this week?

    My plan is with WC BB and FH left and im gonna deadend my team into 31 then WC 32 BB 34 FH 37.

  29. Dont give a fuchs
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Play saiss or Stephen's?

    1. Luton_Fan
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Saiss

  30. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Which scores more this week?
    A) Salah (C), Vardy and VVD
    or
    B) Salah, Auba (C) and Otamendi

    1. Dont give a fuchs
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      B

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

      B