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Scoutcast tackles De Bruyne conundrum as Chelsea find form

The Scoutcast is back to discuss all of the key talking points ahead of Gameweek 30.

You can watch the show on our YouTube channel between 20:00 GMT and 21:00 GMT.

Firstly, we’ll discuss what to do with Kevin De Bruyne (£10.6m), who missed Sunday’s Manchester derby and is still a doubt for Arsenal’s trip to the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday.

Then, Chelsea are the team to go under the microscope as they build some good form ahead of some favourable fixtures.

Finally, we continue to work on our advanced planning for Blank Gameweek 31 now that we have a greater idea about the fixtures and which players we may want – or not!

We will also consider the potential effect of Coronavirus on the Premier League, and, therefore, our Fantasy teams.

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  1. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Think its fair to say Aurier is not going to get me any points in GW31

    1. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      He may, but no guarantee they won't be negative.

      1. DeathoftheParty
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

        Hahahaha this

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Wouldn’t be surprised if it’s his last game for Spurs.

    3. Geoff
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      I was thinking Alli.. I'm not anymore.

  2. Surfeit of Lampteys
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Why would I captain lloris in UCL fantasy I've no idea lol.

  3. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Spurs! LOL

  4. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Ilicic 46 points bruh

  5. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Walcott on for spurs

  6. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Aurier subbed for a standing ovation.

    Leipzig’s best player tonight.

    1. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Hugo says hello

    2. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      He was better than Sess

  7. GREEN IS GOOD
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Which players are important from GW32 onwards?

    What's the perfect WC team? (roughly)

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Here comes the plane.

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

        Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah.

      2. GREEN IS GOOD
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

        True

        People will be discussing this soon enough at great length, just thought I'd get in early.

    2. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      How can I win at fpl please?

      1. GREEN IS GOOD
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

        I'm already winning, just trying to stimulate intelligent debate 🙂

        1. Epic Fail
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 18 days ago

          Intelligent debate? Wrong site fella.

      2. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

        You have good dreams that come true sometimes. See more them? Would be handy for the cash also 😉

    3. Surfeit of Lampteys
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Lol

    4. Maddi Son
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Yes.

    5. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Roughly my current team. Auba to Abraham when he is back and Sarr to Martial. If you need dgw players for FH, downgrade somebody who is injured then.

      1. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

        For BB naturally...

  8. LǝgleSs e|even
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Oh dear, didnt Jose mention that he waa going to ask the board to decide between this match or Burnley?

    1. Qaiss
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Never saw Wenger say anything near that in 22 years...

  9. Qaiss
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Hold on a second, spurs fans hating on Levy atm. Didn’t he spend 100 million in the summer on two players?

    1. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Um. No.

      1. Qaiss
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

        So they signed Ndombele, Lo Celso and Sessegnon all for around 100m.

        1. Qaiss
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 18 days ago

          Meant three players

          1. how now brown cow
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 18 days ago

            I've no criticism of levy this summer. Lo celso for 27m is good.

            Spurs never make it easy for players by getting them in late but the other 2 have been awful. If they were poch's top targets then levy delivered.

            The issue has been the lack of renewal over a number of seasons.

        2. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 18 days ago

          Afaik, Lo Celso will only become permanent in the summer.

          1. how now brown cow
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 18 days ago

            He already has signed.

            1. GREEN IS GOOD
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 18 days ago

              Spurs need to be more like Chelsea, but signing Mourinho was not the best way to do that.

  10. CloudSky
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Iličić has scored more CL away goals today than Messi has in last 4 years.

    1. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Typical Ronaldo fanboy

      1. CloudSky
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

        Who, Iličić? Dont think he is mate.

    2. Poseidon.
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Yes bro - Hala Madrid and Utd

      1. CloudSky
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

        Hala Iličić you meant.

  11. fc_skrald
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    I have to use two free transfers since I will activate the free hit chip in gw31:

    a. Aurier + Grealish -> Egan + Fernandes
    b. Martin + Aurier -> Henderson + Lundstram

    McCarthy
    TAA, Alonso, Doherty, Lascelles
    Salah, KDB, Grealish
    Ings, Jiménez, Aubameyang

    Martin, Aurier, Cantwell, Hayden
    2 FT, 2,0 million in the bank

    1. Robson-Canoe
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      A

  12. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Imo if you take out the injured players, this is the worst Mourinho squad ever.

    1. Supersonic Marv'
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      I rather suspect he might regret taking the job to be honest.

      1. Geoff
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

        Easy money.. 😉

  13. Blunder fc
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    if I have an extra free transfer going into a gw where I free hit, do i still have it when I go into the next week or is it burnt?

    1. Tony Moon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      It's burnt.

  14. X Trapnel
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    kdb sed earlier this: riverrun, past Eve and Adam's, from swerve of shore to bend
    of bay, brings us by a commodius vicus of recirculation back to
    Howth Castle and Environs.

    1. Champions League Varane
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      You are lost

    2. Batchain
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Finnagens Wake. Hmm. Sciatic muscle sheet still needs another 5 days.

  15. Tim
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Hi guys. Quick question. If I save my FT this week but use my FH GW31, will I still have 2 FTs for GW32?

    1. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      No

    2. Batchain
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      That's an annoying rule aye.

  16. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Ings,Traoré ➡️ Sarr,Jota?

    1. Konstaapeli
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      I did exactly this (for free) two days ago.

      1. Champions League Varane
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

        doing it for a hit

        still worth it?

  17. Konstaapeli
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Mourinho and Spurs, a match made in heaven. They deserve each other.

  18. X Trapnel
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    klopp sed then shall i tek a -24 hit:
    Whan that the Knyght had thus his tale ytoold,
    In al the route nas ther yong ne oold
    That he ne seyde it was a noble storie
    And worthy for to drawen to memorie,
    And namely the gentils everichon.
    Oure Hooste lough and swoor, "So moot I gon,
    This gooth aright; unbokeled is the male.
    Lat se now who shal telle another tale;
    For trewely the game is wel bigonne.

    1. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      How's canterbury?

  19. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Why is there no fixture on the FPL website for Man City v Newcastle in GW34?

    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Can't be played on the original date, may still be moved to the midweek though (or 37)

    2. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      They play each other in the cup so guaranteed postponed.

      1. Syd.
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

        Can they just not do 2 for the price of 1?

  20. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Pope
    Saïss TAA Egan
    Bruno Mané Salah(c) KdB
    Jota Ings DCL

    Bench: Gazza Fernandez Stephens Hayden
    1 FT, 3.6m ITB

    A) Save
    B) DCL > Jimenez
    C) Ings > Jimenez

    Plan is to field 8-9 BGW 31 not using FH.

    1. Gunners in Haaland
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      A

    2. PAs lag
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      C

  21. JJeyy
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Fernandes or Sarr in?

    1. Gunners in Haaland
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Bruno

  22. barracuda
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Is Jose the "happy one" getting bold?

  23. Young Lingard
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Where the crocodile hat is my team value going

  24. boogle
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Interested to hear your thoughts!

    I have 3FTs before GW31 and can get 9 players with no hits - however this includes having KDB and Robbo for this period who may be rested in the league.

    So instead I'm thinking of taking 1 hit to get 9 players out:

    30 - Robbo + KDB > Doherty + Mane
    31 - Barnes + Ings > Sarr + Wood/Deeney/Jota -4

    This would leave me with:

    Fabianski
    TAA Doherty
    Salah Mane Sarr Zaha
    Jimenez Wood

    1. barracuda
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Somehow get Mane, the rest is very dry.

      Zaha? ...

      1. boogle
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

        I'm not bringing Zaha in, I am already stuck with him so might as well keep for 31!

    2. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      looks good to me

      might do the same with my VVD/KdB

      City have zero motivation now

      1. boogle
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

        cheers, yeh thinking it might be a good double switch, even if it means one less player for 31 for free

      2. barracuda
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

        If KDB rested tomorrow or he plays in a minimal capacity, he will get 60 v Burnley to get him into game shape. I would pause your thinking and reconsider.

        1. boogle
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 18 days ago

          rested in the most important competition for them and then play in the league which they have given up on?

          1. barracuda
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 18 days ago

            They play Arsenal tomorrow??

            1. boogle
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 18 days ago

              oh yeh, ignore me, I'm in Champions League mode.

              Hmm I do think he will not play as much in the League in the league now with Champions League around the corner and injury concerns!

  25. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    56 (-12) with KDB and Auba left. How am I doing ?

    1. Champions League Varane
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      not to badly

    2. barracuda
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Not good mate.

    3. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Checvk the color of your array?

      1. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

        arrow 😉

    4. jtreble
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Small red arrow but then -12s rarely work out.

    5. El Presidente
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      -12 is crazy

  26. dshv
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Gw31 think to bring another two and have 9 players to play so;

    Kdb to alli
    Ings to Wood

    ??

    1. barracuda
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Ings to Deeney

  27. Atimis
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    What would you say about KDB Robo to Mane Alonso/United def for free ?

    1. barracuda
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Mane and Doc

      1. Atimis
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

        Have 3 wolves spready

        1. barracuda
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 18 days ago

          Who are they? Get Doc.

    2. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      If nothing more urgent, why not. Owning Mane has been profitable for me.

  28. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    If and when Spurs eventually sign Willian, this will be posted.

    https://youtu.be/-15VC4Yxzys

  29. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Since Jose Mourinho's first game in charge on November 23rd, only Aston Villa (42) have conceded more goals than Spurs (37) in all competitions among Premier League teams. Leaky.

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Lost the keys to the bus

    2. Geoff
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Is that unfair because Spurs have played more games in different comps than other teams?

  30. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    A KDB to Fernandes and captain and Stephens to Alonso for -4 even if it means going with 8 ( as below) instead of 9 player in week 31? Both good players to have 32 and beyond and get benefit of good week 30 fixtures ( no WC left and saving FH)

    B Alternatively forget Alonso and Fernandes until 32 and get Wood or Deeney and Alli or Antonio and have 10 in 31 ( downside is may move these 2 players on quickly )

    Pope
    TAA Boly
    Salah Mané Sarr
    Jiménez Jota

    Henderson Alonso Stevens Fernández Fernandes Mooy Ings