Scout Picks

Double-ups for Arsenal, Man City and Sheff Utd in Gameweek 30+ Scout Picks

There are seven players with two Double Gameweek 30+ fixtures in our first Scout Picks team in three months.

We’ve gone with double-ups on Arsenal, Manchester City and Sheffield United although there are a smattering of single Gameweek options too in our selection.

After deliberating over the Scout Squad submissions made by David, Neale, Andy 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 £84.2m, £0.8m inside our budget of £85.0m.

GOALKEEPER

Bernd Leno (£5.0m) was the most popular goalkeeper in the Scout Squad submissions this week and the only shot-stopper to be handed unanimous backing, with other routes into the Sheffield United defence preferred to Dean Henderson (£5.3m).

Only two clubs have kept more clean sheets than Arsenal this calendar year, while no Premier League has conceded fewer goals in 2020.

A shut-out away at Manchester City will be a tough ask but Leno could well compensate with save points: he has made more stops than all bar one Premier League goalkeeper this season.

DEFENDERS

For what it’s worth now, Matt Doherty (£6.3m) was in barnstorming mood before coronavirus stopped play in March.

The Irishman was FPL’s form player in Gameweeks 25-29, registering three attacking returns and four clean sheets over that period.

Top for shots in the box and big chances among defenders this season, Doherty next faces three teams who have kept just one clean sheet between them in 2020 – starting with West Ham United in Gameweek 30+.

Enda Stevens (£5.2m) and John Lundstram (£4.9m) form our defensive double-up on Sheffield United ahead of their appealing games against Aston Villa and Newcastle United.

No Bladesman has created more big chances than Stevens this season, while Lundstram’s well-documented goal threat has seen him rack up more shots than any other FPL defender in 2019/20.

The way that the previously £4.0m defender responded to losing his place in the Sheffield United team was particularly impressive. Lundstram came on to score the winner against Bournemouth in Gameweek 27 and upon his return to the starting line-up in Gameweek 29, Lundstram assisted, kept a clean sheet and secured maximum bonus for an 11-point haul.

Only Liverpool have conceded fewer goals than Chris Wilder’s side, who have kept ten clean sheets along the way.

Newcastle should be particularly obliging opponents as they sit joint-bottom for goals scored in the current campaign.

MIDFIELDERS

How many inactive players do top 10k FPL boss have for Blank Gameweek 28?

The first pick in midfield for all four of our Scout Squad panel, Kevin De Bruyne (£10.6m) always looked to be a shoo-in this week.

Top for chances created and assists this season, De Bruyne has five double-digit hauls to his name at the Etihad in 2019/20 and registered a 19-point haul when City last met Arsenal in December, admittedly from a more advanced role.

While we can expect plenty of minute-management over the coming Gameweek and beyond, De Bruyne’s only benching in 2019/20 came in the early-season defeat at Norwich City and he even started every match during the busy December period.

Bruno Fernandes (£8.6m) is one of our favourite single Gameweek options for this round of action after his lightning-fast start to life at Manchester United.

Since his debut, the Portuguese international has been involved in five of the Red Devils’ eight goals in that time, more than any other team-mate.

A meeting with Spurs in Double Gameweek 30+ is certainly appealing for any attacker given how leaky Jose Mourinho’s men were in the lead-up to lockdown. Between Gameweeks 24 and 29, the only team to record a higher expected goals conceded (xGC) figure than Spurs was West Ham.

Jack Grealish (£6.4m) was practically an auto-include for the Scout Picks this week, with Aston Villa’s double-header against Sheffield United and Chelsea.

No Villan has been more central to attacking output than the talismanic captain, recording seven goals and seven assists this season. His chances of attacking returns may well be boosted to the widely-reported injury to Jack O’Connell (£4.7m) too, a man who had played every league minute for Sheffield United this season.

Mason Mount (£6.2m) completes our midfield quartet ahead of an appealing single Gameweek outing.

He and the Chelsea attack have the privilege of facing the obliging Aston Villa defence over the weekend, who have given up more shots in the box and big chances than any Premier League side this season.

FORWARDS

Is it time to invest in Arsenal assets after Gameweek 28? 5

Sergio Aguero (£11.8m), while likely to share game-time with Gabriel Jesus (£9.6m), has the best goals-per-90-minutes average (0.99) among active Premier League players this season.

Indeed, it’s a City one-two between Aguero and Jesus for shots in the box, big chances, efforts on target and penalty box touches when we apply the ‘per 90’ filter to premium forwards.

We can surely expect the Argentinian forward to get at least a full game’s worth of minutes over the two Double Gameweek 30+ fixtures, even if he gets a benching in one of the games.

Meanwhile, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.1m) takes up another premium forward slot, with Arsenal also playing twice in Double Gameweek 30+.

Despite a quick turnaround between clashes with Manchester City and Brighton, we expect the forward to play signficant game-time given his consistent involvement pre-lockdown.

Aubameyang is no slouch either, scoring 17 goals in the first 29 Gameweeks, behind current Golden Boot leader Jamie Vardy (£9.7m) by just two strikes.

Raúl Jiménez (£8.1m) completes the line-up ahead of that appealing trip to West Ham.

The Mexican was inside the top five for shots inside the box between Gameweeks 23 and 29 and a consistent starter in the Wolves line-up. During that period, he found the net five times and failed to complete 90 minutes only once.

SUBSTITUTES

Dean Henderson (£5.3m) came close to getting into the first-XI but just missed out on account of Leno’s propensity for saves. The Sheffield United goalkeeper could be well-paired with Arsenal’s shot-stopper in a Bench Boost squad though.

Jamaal Lascelles (£4.3m) offers great value for Double Gameweek 30+. Not only is he extremely cheaply priced, but the Magpies also kept four clean sheets from a possible seven between Gameweeks 23 and 29. Meanwhile, Sheffield United are among the lowest scorers on the road this season, their 13 goals better only than three teams.

Anwar El Ghazi (£5.5m) looks to be a relatively nailed-on additional route into the Aston Villa midfield for Double Gameweek 30+. He is the second-highest scorer in that position among Dean Smith’s men and featured heavily on the right-side of the front-three pre-lockdown. Meanwhile, El Ghazi’s manager has previously mentioned how much the player has impressed in training this season, suggesting he could actually benefit from the absence of fans.

Mbwana Samatta (£5.8m) certainly improved Aston Villa’s attack following his January arrival. Between Gameweeks 24 and 29, Grealish was the only Villan with more shots in the box than the new centre-forward, who could prove decent value with two fixtures in Double Gameweek 30+.

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, Andy (in for 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 30+ is PoldervogelsUit.

They have gone for a 3-4-3 of Henderson; Lundstram, David Luiz, Saïss, De Bruyne, Sterling, Grealish, McGinn; Aguero, Aubamayang, Abraham.

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.

In Gameweek 29, Bilal7 beat the Scout Picks 48-40.

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.

Nominated for ‘Best in Fantasy Football – Editorial’ at the Football Content Awards 2020

Which FPL assets are on set-piece duties at their clubs? 1

VOTE FOR FANTASY FOOTBALL SCOUT BY
CLICKING HERE.

Premier League Restart

Best players by club

Arsenal | Aston Villa | Bournemouth | Brighton and Hove Albion | Burnley | Chelsea | Crystal Palace | Everton | Leicester City | Liverpool | Manchester City | Manchester United | Newcastle United | Norwich City | Sheffield United | Southampton | Tottenham Hotspur | Watford | West Ham United | Wolves

Best players by position and price

Budget GKs | Mid-Price and Premium GKs | Budget DEFs | Mid-Price and Premium DEFs | Budget MIDs | Mid-Price MIDs | Premium MIDs | Budget FWDs | Mid-Price FWDs | Premium FWDs

1,714 Comments Post a Comment
  1. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    L0L @ fake news

  2. CERVELO
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Mahrez or sterling?

    have KDB, Salah, Aub, Grelish, Jimmy

    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Sterling if money no issue

    2. Taegugk Warrior
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Wow... how much your TV..?

  3. PL Ball
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Play 1:

    A) Nketiah
    B) Duda
    C) Lascelles

    1. Mike82
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      A

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Eddie.

    3. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      B

    4. lilmessipran
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      a

  4. Van der Faart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Thoughts please? For this GW only, using BB. 0.4 ITB

    A) Ederson, Grealish, Son
    B) McCarthy, El Ghazi, Mane

    Reina ***
    Saiss TAA Egan Lundy Ward
    Saka KDB Bruno *** ***
    Aguero McBurnie Jimi

    1. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      B

    2. waltres
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      A) for me, like the look of Grealish and Spurs got a lot to play for

  5. goriuanx
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Alright let's all try to reply to others before spamming the same question lots of times

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Never!

      • Van der Faart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Agree

    2. Ceebes
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      A) Lundstram and Targett
      B) Basham and Saiss

      Thoughts appreciated.

      1. goriuanx
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        a

        1. Ceebes
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Thanks.

      2. Ady87
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        A

        1. Ceebes
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          thanks,

      3. Scholes Out For Summer
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        A short term, B long term

        1. Ceebes
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Just for this week, so A seems the verdict!

    3. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Doherty or Mount on a FH? Last decision to make here

      1. goriuanx
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        doherty

      2. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Doherty

      3. Ceebes
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Total toss up. Mount for me.

      4. Ady87
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        I’ve gone Doherty.

      5. Yank Revolution
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Mount

    4. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Doherty is higher ceiling than Jota, right or wrong?

      1. Laurel and Vardy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Wrong, Jota can do miracles on his day. See his last few games before the pause.

      2. DF
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Yeah

      3. Silecro
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        back to back hatties before break tells you enough

    5. Buck The Trent
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      A or B?

      A. Sterling Jimenez Saka
      B. Mahrez Jota Pepe

      1. goriuanx
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        A

      2. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        B but I want Sterling

      3. Ceebes
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        A

      4. Garth Marenghi
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        A

    6. Yip Jaap Stam
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      How do you get a profile picture on here? I don't see any option for it

      1. goriuanx
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        gravatar.com

        use G rated image i think

      2. MGD
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Gravatar

    7. WorldCup82
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Bench Boost for Wk 30 and then WC for Wk 31
      A. Doherty Mount Jimenez (25/27 possible total games)
      B. TAA Saka Jimenez (26/27 possible total games) and won't lose 0.3 in value
      C. Boly Saka Aubameyang (27/27 possible total games)
      D. Doherty Pepe Nkeitah (27/27 possible total games)

      which one?

      1. goriuanx
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        C

      2. Ceebes
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        A.

    8. @persecuted_by_mods
        3 years, 9 months ago

        So there was no verified leaks or anything like that? Other than the Sheffield injuries which were confirmed

        Cheers

        1. goriuanx
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Sheffield paper say Robinson and Lundy start.

          1. @persecuted_by_mods
              3 years, 9 months ago

              Cheers man, keeping Lundy the

            • SammoUK111
              • 11 Years
              3 years, 9 months ago

              What about Fleck?

              1. goriuanx
                • 13 Years
                3 years, 9 months ago

                Fit to start they say

          2. Brosstan
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            Was Fleck injury confirmed?

            1. goriuanx
              • 13 Years
              3 years, 9 months ago

              Sheffield paper say he is fit to start

              Berge benched, according to them

              1. Brosstan
                • 9 Years
                3 years, 9 months ago

                Cheers I have McGinn but considering FLeck instead

        2. CrouchDown
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Thoughts on this team? Playing BB this week and WC next

          Leno Henderson

          Baldock Targett Lundstram Cresswell Lascelles

          Grealish Sterling(C) Mcginn KDB Cantwell

          Auba Aguero Nketiah

          1. toerag
            • 13 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            looks good, i cant make my mind up what to do...:roll:

            1. CrouchDown
              • 11 Years
              3 years, 9 months ago

              Cheers mate. Any particular decisions you're pondering on?

              1. toerag
                • 13 Years
                3 years, 9 months ago

                notes below, not sure what to do

        3. CheesyZoot
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          How quickly after the deadline will BB'ers be looking to build their WC teams?

          1. Fantasy Premington
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            Depends on setup - if your team is good enough for gw31 then maybe hold out and see how gw goes. If not at all ready for gw31 then probably immediately

        4. toerag
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          helllooo theeerreee
          couple of questions
          1. should i use UT or FH
          2. If i use UT should i bench boost

          UT team:-
          pope (button)
          TAA lund stevens (lascelles kelly)
          grealish KDB bernardo silva, traore fernandes
          Auba Kun (ings)

          FH will allow me to drop back to:-
          pope button
          TAA Lund Lascelles (kelly williams)
          salah mane kdb fernandes (traore)
          DCL ings Jota

          thoughts my fine friends

          1. Van der Faart
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            Use BB

            1. toerag
              • 13 Years
              3 years, 9 months ago

              hmm

        5. RamaJama
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Which option?

          A) Targett
          B) Saiss

          1. Buck The Trent
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            A for fun

          2. lilmessipran
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            a

        6. Make United Great Again
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Why are people so sure Mahrez starts?

          1. wernerhedgehog
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            https://twitter.com/FplLeaker or something

            1. Zladan
              • 6 Years
              3 years, 9 months ago

              Debunked.

          2. goriuanx
            • 13 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            Nobody is

            It's a DGW and there's 5 subs
            He is cheap
            He was their in form wide player

          3. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            Nobody is really sure of anything which makes it fun

        7. MGD
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Saka or Cantwell?

          1. Christina.
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            both

          2. Mike82
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            Saka

        8. Fancy Feet
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          If I make transfers now to set up for the rest of the season, can I still use free hit to pick a different team just for the double? Really really appreciate the feedback.

          1. Van der Faart
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            No. Team reverts to the way it was for GW38

            1. Fancy Feet
              • 13 Years
              3 years, 9 months ago

              38?

              1. Van der Faart
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 12 Years
                3 years, 9 months ago

                29 then.

          2. HODGE
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            No freehit resets your team before any transfers you make

        9. Whiskerz
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          McGinn & Saiss
          or
          Engels & Traore

          1. Mike82
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            a

        10. Pickle juice
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          (1) Auba + Saka + Cantwell

          or

          (2) Nketiah + Pepe + Fleck

          Please help

          1. jaywills
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            1)

          2. Dr. Agabuse
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            Fleck Not fit
            Not sure starter

        11. jaywills
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Lascelles or Targett?

          1. Darth_Newdar
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            Lascelles I think - I don't see an Aston Villa clean sheet.

          2. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            The DGWer

        12. Darth_Newdar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Rate my BB team:

          Henderson, Leno
          TAA, Doherty, Lundstram, Egan, Cahill
          KDB, Grealish, Mount, Barnes, Cantwell
          Augero, Auba, Jimenez

          0.1 ITB

          I'd love to fit in Fernandes, but he unbalances the rest of the team.

          1. Ceebes
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            Nice team.

        13. Dr. Agabuse
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Salah Nketiah Bournemouth Defender

          instead

          of Doherty Jota TAA

          a step too far?

          1. Darth_Newdar
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            Yes.

        14. ToyBlader
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          A) MOUNT

          B) WILLIAN

          Which one and why? Money don't matter here. Which one will get me most points?

          1. Darth_Newdar
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            Most people on here seem to think Mount is slightly more likely to play (I have no idea really).

            1. Gentle_Turks
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 6 Years
              3 years, 9 months ago

              Because Jorginho is suspended.

              1. ToyBlader
                • 8 Years
                3 years, 9 months ago

                I see

          2. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            Mount and use the 0.8 saved

            1. ToyBlader
              • 8 Years
              3 years, 9 months ago

              Thanks guys!

        15. nadman89
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          i have lascelles egan and mings currently in and lundstrum on the bench trying to wait for team news . who do you replace him with . just feel newcastle will get a cs vs a tired sheffield on saturday . so do i swap lund with egan (using wc after this week )

        16. HuttonDressedasLahm
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Less than an hour to go an this Aguero news?!!

          1. MGD
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            ?

          2. lilmessipran
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            nice try

            1. HuttonDressedasLahm
              • 14 Years
              3 years, 9 months ago

              Not a try. I’m taking about benching rumours

              1. The Ejiptian King
                • 5 Years
                3 years, 9 months ago

                It's a late kick off anyway so won't be any official team news then.

        17. Munny Man
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Anyone think Pulisic could be worth a punt?

        18. royaljoe
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Which ST under 7.1?

          a) Ings
          b) Pukki
          c) Any others?

        19. dshv
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Hello my amigos

          BB ..

          Leno, henderson
          Stevens baldock saiss lascelles targett
          Grealish, sterling kdb cantwell bruno
          Auba kun nkiteah

          Need something good
          Kun captain?

          Opinions?