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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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For those interested in the Head-to-Head Leagues, the main page can be linked to here. The fixtures for Gameweek 29 can be found below:


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Once the Gameweek starts, if you click on your opponent’s name you will be linked to their team on the FPL website.

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3,434 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Teahupo'o
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    LFC V AFCB

    Adrian, Gomez, Milner, Salah, Mané, Firmino start

    No Robertson

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

    No robbo

  3. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    FPL_Rockstar
    @FPL_Rockstar
    ·
    19s

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      FPL_Rockstar
      @FPL_Rockstar BREAKING TEAM NEWS
      LFC V AFCB

      Adrian, Gomez, Milner, Salah, Mané, Firmino start

      No Robertson

  4. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    No Robertson according to Rockstar.

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

      This...‘according’....important word

  5. LewanGOALski
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Robbo ➡ Doherty for FT then..?

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

      Yes

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

      I am doing this

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

      Yup

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

      Go go go

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

      No love for Alonso...

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

      Y probably

  6. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    The rockstar

    Adrian, Gomez, Milner, Salah, Mané, Firmino start

    No Robertson

  7. Public user
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Mane start

  8. Dele
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Wow sounds like sweet Aerosmith

  9. BigBillyBass
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Adrian, Gomez, Milner, Salah, Mané, Firmino start

    No Robertson

  10. DandyDon
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    For people who aren't even more lame than we aren't already are and don't follow people on twitter can we have the team leak please!? Thanks

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

      sweet Mane starts - save my self some point hits there. Cheers all

    2. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      No time for long posts, sorry.

  11. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Captain:

    A. Salah
    B. Mane

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

      Mane for me

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

      Yep Milner on pens

    3. KenyaDigIt
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Salah all the way!

  12. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    No Robbo! Damnnnn! Robbo & Perez to Kiko & Pepe(C)?

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

    Guys, start bellerin over aurier or soy?

  14. GOTHAM City F.C.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    The confidence in Rockstar's lineup is amazing.

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

      He's been correct so far imo

      1. GOTHAM City F.C.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 22 days ago

        Scenes otherwise.

  15. seanie3
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Adrian, Gomez, Milner, Salah, Mané, Firmino start

  16. Nightf0x
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Bench 1
    Saka perez kdb ings dcl

    1. MyBall MyRules
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Ings or perez

  17. Tsssst
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Mane had his rest albeit injury forced. He'll start

  18. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Manè starts no Robertson yesssss!!!!

  19. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Robbo to Alonso for free?

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Yeah

    2. MyBall MyRules
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Yes 2 games ago.
      Bot not now.
      I'd rather have Doherty moving forward.

  20. sam4775
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Traore or Rodri lads?

  21. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Milner on pens?

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

      yup - bad news for (c) salah imo

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

        They should rely on pens to be Bournemouth. Wouldn’t be a deciding factor for me

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

          * shouldn’t

  22. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Williams to Oconnell (-4) done

    1. MyBall MyRules
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      You should get immediate payback on that move

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

    Sheesh Pepe Sterling Pepe Sterling....nope Mame starts

  24. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Lowkey was hoping for Mané to be benched so I could do him to Sterling

    Still worth it?

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

  26. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 22 days ago

    Trent??

  27. Party time
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Feck off Klopp. Why bench Robbo. Come on Bournemouth!

    • Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Robbo to Alonso done

    • Love this game
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      BREAKING TEAM NEWS

    • sunzip14
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 22 days ago

      Take hits everyone Robbo isn't in the team.