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Scoutcast Episode 334 – FPL Gameweek 31+ Wildcard Options

Whether you have an abundance of Fantasy Premier League chips or none remaining, this latest episode of the Scoutcast has got you covered.

Joe is joined by Lateriser and Andy to look ahead to Gameweek 31+ and beyond, with a close eye on chip strategy.

Lateriser is among the many FPL managers to take advantage of unlimited transfers in Gameweek 30+ and use their Bench Boost chip. With his Wildcard now in play, he reveals the players in his thinking and how best to navigate the weeks ahead.

Meanwhile, Joe only has a Bench Boost to fall back on. Our trio looks at the best Gameweeks to consider using not only this chip, but other remaining chips too.

Andy has used all his chips but after tinkering during lockdown with his team, he feels he is in good shape to match his chip-happy rivals.

Among the issues they discuss are what to do with Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.0m), who blanked in his last two run-outs but has two good fixtures ahead and enticing underlying stats too.

Sticking with the Gunners, there are replacement goalkeepers to mull over, after Bernd Leno (£5.0m) suffered a nasty knock against Brighton at the weekend.

The best Liverpool assets, whether Manchester City can be swerved temporarily and the unlikely appeal of Newcastle United are also in the mix.

In this packed 75-minute show, the Scoutcasters also find time to look at the best clean sheet prospects. Lateriser takes his turn to pick a differential and there are Gameweek 31+ squads to reveal.

Who will they captain and which players can help propel them up the rankings?

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  1. Meg
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Is Leno confirmed out then?

    1. nico05
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Yes i suspect so he got a bad knee injury could be out for a long time

      1. Meg
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        thank you

  2. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    What is best play here. I am 15 points ahead of 2nd and 38 ahead of 3rd in my ML. They have WC and FH but I have only BB. They will WC for 31+

    A Play this team and carry transfer- then react to their changes with perhaps 3 or 4 changes for hit in 32+

    B Be aggressive and take -4 or -8 for BB this week to stretch lead ( Leno to Foster, Cantwell to Martial and Lundstram to Aurier )

    C1Jota to Rashford or C2 Lundstram to Van Dijk only on free

    D Any other suggestions welcome

    Pope
    TAA Maguire Doherty
    Salah KDB Bruno Barnes
    Jiménez DCL Jota

    Leno Fernandéz Cantwell Lundstram

    1. ZimZalabim
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      I think A is ur best option

      let them play the wc and then u can see what to do. ur team looks solid for this gw.

  3. tim_oriordan
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Bottomed

    What do people think of this team for next week? Are there any blatant changes needed?

    Pope
    Arnold, Van Dijk, Soyuncu, Saiss
    Salah, De Bruyne, Fernandes
    Rashford, Jimenez, Ings

    Martin, Lascelles, Saka, Guendouzi

    Any feedback is greatly appreciated.

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Maybe start Lascelles over Soya. Rest look template.

    2. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      No change required- looks good to go and carry transfer

  4. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    No replies last page, just need a little help here guys if you could please?

    Can't decide if i should use my last chip and FH this week?

    Krul
    Doherty - TAA - Stevens - Lundstram
    Mane - Mahrez - KDB - Fernandes
    Jiminez - Rashford
    _______________________________
    Henderson: Taylor: Nkeitah: Cantwell

    Or.....just go ahead with my planned moves of Mahrez + Stevens > Son + Aurier for a hit?

    Not bothered in the least about rank, abysmal season, just trying to finish as good as i possibly can.

    Thanks guys.

    1. Kuzser
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      FH

  5. Salalalalah
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Pick one on WC
    a) Richa and Martinez
    b) Sarr and Patricio

    Have DCL and Doherty

    1. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      B

  6. gullibaldurs
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Choose 2 of Son - Rashford - Salah on a WC?

    Can't for the life of me pick between them.

    1. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Salah Son just... but does depend on rest of team to put in context

      1. gullibaldurs
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Yeah, I'm with you. So hard though!

        What I am on currently:
        Dubravka - Button
        TAA - Doherty - Aurier - Kiko - Lascelles
        Salah - KDB - Bruno - Son - Sarr
        DCL - Jimenez - Greenwood

        Just swapped:
        Pope > Dubravka
        Keinan Davis > Son
        Rashford > Greenwood

        1. dunas_dog
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          Son Salah looks best in that set up - good team.

          1. gullibaldurs
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 10 months ago

            Thanks man, good luck for the run in!

  7. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Wowie my gameweek rank is 513!!!!!

    1. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Amazing! Points?

      1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        142 BB mate!!

  8. GW31+ Fixture and clean sheet odds
    G-Whizz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    GW31+ fixtures and clean sheet odds

    GW31+ fixture odds can be found here:
    http://prntscr.com/t4mpbl
    (Provided by Betbrain)

    GW30+ clean sheets
    LIV: 39% ✅
    MCY: 39% ✅ & 51% ✅
    CHE 38% ❌
    WOL: 35% ✅
    SHU: 34% ✅ & 38% ❌
    BOU: 32% ❌
    LEI: 32% ❌
    CRY: 29% ✅
    MUN: 29% ❌
    NEW: 29% ✅
    SOT: 29% ✅
    AVL: 26% ✅ & 14% ❌
    TOT: 26% ❌
    WHU: 25% ❌
    WAT: 23% ❌
    BHA: 23% ❌
    NOR: 21% ❌
    EVE: 16% ✅
    ARS: 10% ❌ & 34% ❌
    BUR: 7% ❌

    GW31+ clean sheet odds
    LIV: 55%
    MUN: 52%
    WOL: 46%
    LEI: 41%
    TOT: 37%
    EVE: 34%
    NEW: 33%
    WAT: 33%
    MCY: 32%
    BUR: 29%
    AST: 27%
    ARS: 26%
    SOT: 25%
    NOR: 20%
    BOU: 19%
    BRI: 19%
    CHE: 17%
    WHU: 17%
    SHU: 16%
    CPL: 11%
    (Provided by Betbrain)

    Clean sheet totals:
    Liverpool: 13
    Manchester City: 12
    Burnley: 11
    Sheffield United: 11
    Crystal Palace: 10
    Leicester City: 10
    Newcastle United: 10
    Watford: 9
    Wolverhampton Wanderers: 9
    Manchester United: 8
    Arsenal: 7
    Everton: 7
    Southampton: 7
    Brighton and Hove Albion: 6
    Chelsea: 6
    West Ham United: 6
    Aston Villa: 5
    Norwich City: 5
    Bournemouth: 4
    Tottenham Hotspur: 4

    Quick turnaround nearly caught me out, don't get caught out too and have a great GW31+ 🙂

    G

    1. nico05
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Thank you for that

      1. G-Whizz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        You're welcome 🙂

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Wat over Bur... Interesting

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Cheers

        1. G-Whizz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          No worries 🙂

      2. G-Whizz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        With that small a percentage difference between the two I'm not sure you can read into it like that...

    3. wulfrunian
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      cheers

      1. G-Whizz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        My pleasure 🙂

  9. yanky
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    double wolves def or double liverpool def??

    1. nico05
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Wolves, Liverpool play City next week

    2. Deeney-is-a-god
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Considering double wolves myself due to funds. Also might be some rotation in the pool defence. So maybe double wolves. In which case saiss and doherty would be the best bets

      1. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Have gone Doherty and Saiss myself on W/C.

        1. yanky
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          yeah im looking at patricio doherty vs taa vvd/alisson

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

      Wolves

    4. jia you
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      going with both atm with Saiss first sub

    5. vincentwsho
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Used the 3rd Wolves slot on Jota, so currently on TAA and VVD

  10. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Which one would you do folks?

    A. Save transfer and play 352
    McCarthy (Pope)
    TAA AWB Doherty (Cathcart Egan)
    Salah [C] KDB Bruno Martial Sarr
    Jimenez DCL (Wood)

    B. Transfer in Lascelles and play 442
    Pope (McCarthy)
    TAA AWB Doherty Lascelles (Egan)
    Salah [C] KDB Bruno Martial (Sarr)
    Jimenez DCL (Wood)

    1. nico05
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Id save it

  11. The Suspended One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Interesting that there is no article about players out of contract after June 30..

    1. ZimZalabim
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      This.

      Urgently need an article or HT on this and the impact it will have at burnley in particular

      1. La Vida Latte
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        If hendricks and bardsley is out it will weaken their right flank. See how foden exploited that yesterday.

  12. nico05
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    How is this looking on WC
    DDG
    TAA-Aurier-Boly-Lascelles
    Salah-KDB-Fernandes-Martial
    Jiminiez-Vardy
    (Holgate-Hayden-Long)

    0.3 to spend. Any better upgrade for Long or is anything else majorly wrong. Thank you in advance

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

      Downgrade aurier upgrade long to DCL possibly

      1. nico05
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Id still be quite short of affording DCL

    2. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Richarlison instead of Martial

      1. nico05
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Good shout that if i can find the funds. Thanks

  13. Tmel
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Hindered a little by my poor team value but thoughts on this WC? (0.0 ITB):

    Martinez Button
    TAA Doherty Saiss Lascelles Holgate
    Salah KDB Bruno Son Davis
    Rashford Jimi Greenwood

    Would ideally like DCL for Greenwood or at least Saka for Davis but can't do it without downgrading a big gun...

    Good as is or does one of the big guns need to go?

    1. nico05
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Good balanced team imo, Martinez not the best but cheap way into a good team now Leno is injured

      1. Pep Roulette
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Good team? LoL.

    2. Kloppcorn
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Tough one could do rashford to martial and but DCL in, although rashford looks like he has the next pen him and martial interchange quite a lot and martial extra point for clean sheets and goals

  14. gooner_112233445566
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Wildcard team, thoughts?

    Martinez, martin
    Trent, Doherty, lascelles, Holgate, Robinson
    Mane, son, kdb, bruno, guendouzi
    DCL, rashford, Jimenez

    Mane or salah?

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      mane

    2. nico05
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Salah for me

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

      I’d go mane as salah more chance of him playing 90 min

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

        Mane more chance for 90 min sorry, salah will most likely get subbed until he’s fully fit

        1. Big_Andy_GAWA
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          Just did Salah to Mané (c). Fingers crossed...!!!

    4. Kloppcorn
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      I’d go Rashford as captain Shef United very depleted squad with injuries and ineligible players

  15. Boozernator
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Pope (Martin)
    TAA Doherty Saiss Lasc Aurier
    Mane Bruno KDB Saka Gundezi
    Rash DCL Jiminez

    Wildcard squad. FH still remaining. Any suggestions?

    0.3 itb

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

      I’d probably downgrade aurier and upgrade saka assuming you play 3-4-3

      1. Boozernator
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        upgrade saka to who though?

      2. Boozernator
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Ideally i would like son in my team but i dont know how to get him in

  16. MikeLowrey
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Thoughts for WC?

    A) Martinez & DCL
    B) Alisson & Nketiah

    Cheers

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

      I’d go A because Everton should batter norwich

  17. boroie
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    On a laptop wildcard. Any changes needed here...

    DDG
    Gomez Taylor Saiss
    Salah(C) Son(VC) Fernandes KDB
    Rashford Jimenez DCL

    Button; Lascelles Saka Holgate

  18. Raging wildcard
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Which of these two?

    A) Saiss, Mane, DCL
    B) Doherty, Sarr, Auba

    1. nico05
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      B

    2. Kloppcorn
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      A

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

      A

  19. Mondeo
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Can't figure out if DCL is worth bringing in for free.

    Yes Norwich is a tasty fixture but the ones after don't exactly scream goals...

    Better than Jota or Ings at that price?

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

      Looked threatening against Liverpool could’ve had a goal on another day

  20. jia you
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Welcome back Trent, Doherty, Jimenez, Ings & bloody Mahrez to my team!
    What a sickening FH that was with Sane(C), Auba, Laca & Bellerin...pukeville!!

    1. Mondeo
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      yikes thats tough mate!

      1. jia you
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        brought in on myself with the risky Sane move but still got crucified with the other more calculated punts also!

    2. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Sane(C) lol are you in 2018?

      1. jia you
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        ha, felt like a good idea at the time...was a bit of a shot in the dark that hurt very badly in the end!

        1. Niho992
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          That wasnt good idea tbf, idk why you think it is tbf. Everyone knows that he was injured for 6-7 months, and he wants to leave the club.

          1. jia you
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 10 months ago

            was just a hopeful punt as knew they'd be heavy rotation...didn't expect Mahrez or all of my SGW players that I dropped to hurt me so badly

    3. Firminooooo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Who was your VC if Sane didn’t get any minutes in the end?

      1. jia you
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        the ginger maestro plus would've have Targett coming off the bench!

  21. Francescoli
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    On wildcard:
    A) AWB and Foster
    B) Aurier and Patricio

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

      Do you have any other wolves defensive cover?

    2. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      B

  22. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Is Liverpool press before deadline?

  23. vincentwsho
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Who to captain this week? So many options...

    A) Son (WHU)
    B) KDB (che)
    C) Fernandes (SHU)
    D) Vardy (BHA)
    E) Jimenez (BOU)

    Currently on Son

    1. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      D

    2. jia you
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      E or C for me

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

        Jia would you go Fernandez or rashford?

        1. jia you
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          Bruno just about as he looked very sharp and pens in his locker.

    3. nico05
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Vardy

    4. vincentwsho
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Yea and SHU's defence is incomplete, but BOU doesn't look good either

    5. MrZ
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      C definitely

    6. cravencottage
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      C, Then E

  24. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Had probably my best ever week. 137 pts and went from 9k to 2k

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

      That’s boss

    2. jia you
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Well done...double my score and I was on FH lol

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

      Did you get every call right

  25. nico05
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Is justin nailed for leicester all season now?

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

      Looks like he is

      1. nico05
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Cheers which looks best?
        A.Justin-Nketiah
        B.Holgate-Long

        1. MrZ
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          A

          1. nico05
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 10 months ago

            I've been leaning that way

  26. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Listen up smucks ... I'm going to build the greatest Wildcard team in living history.

    And that's because I'm the greatest raw FPL talent since the Jarvis Cocker of the FPL world AKA Mr. sutherns comfort AKA Mane infused Moroccan hummus.

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

      Go on who you getting

    2. Livinginapool - Top 100 Any…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Ha! For the first time in my FF life, I kinda want to know the greatest Wildcard team in living history. I vaguely remember a 150-odd pointer in my best ever season, and obviously not too shabby after. And for balance, there have been far more shockers.

      Who remembers their best ever wildcard?

      1. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        This would make for a great hot topic.

    3. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Did you get any benefit out of the slow wildcard?

      1. Fitzy.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        😆

  27. chaser123
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Would really appreciate some advice on this wildcard draft!

    Pope
    TAA | Doherty | Saiss | Lascelles
    Mane | Fernandes | Son | KDB
    Rashford | Jiménez

    (3.9 | Kiko | Hayden | Nketiah)

    1. chaser123
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Do I need to downgrade somewhere to strengthen by 11th player?

      Eg I could do:

      Son + Nketiah > Bergwijn + DCL

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

        Nah I’d leave it mate team looks good

  28. wantsharptv
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    A or B?

    A. Martinez Son DCL
    B. Pope Richie Vardy

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

      A

  29. Kloppcorn
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Which team do ppl think will score the most goals this gameweek

    1. wantsharptv
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Wolves

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

        Are Bournemouth that bad defensively? Trying to choose my captian

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

          Captain

  30. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Aguero wont drop tonight right?