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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. FPL_DON
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    WC G2G? 0.2 ITB - thoughts appreciated, not sure on De Gea (could be Patricio) but I want united cover.

    De Gea (fodder)
    TAA Doherty Aurier (Lascelles Holgate)
    Son KDB Fernandes Mane (Guendozi)
    Jiminez DCL Rashford

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

      Do that and remove Aurier

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

        Sadly can't afford that unless I change GK to Pope/Foster, not sure on either

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

          Ah right...I’d leave that team then, looks good. All bases covered

          Maybe KdB out with a plan on getting back value depending

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

            Have contemplated that, but can already see a mini haul against Chelsea who look poor defensively haha. Thanks bud!

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

      We have the same team.

      Went AWB over Aurier.

      And did Patricio over DDG.
      Rest is completely the same.

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

        Your additional 0.1m team value breaks my heart, haha! Annoyingly lost a lot of value on a not great BB this GW.

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

      whats your team value ?

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

    McCarthy
    TAA Doherty Soy
    Salah Mane KdB Bruno
    Jiménez Ings DCL

    Button Taylor Rico Hayden. .7itb

    A save FT
    B Salah/Mane to Son
    C Salah/Mane to Martial
    D KdB to Son or Martial..

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

      Wouldn't do any of those really but perhaps one of your pool hitters out for Son

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

        Thanks

    2. Srv210
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      B...keep mane

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

        this

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

        Thanks both

  3. Srv210
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    which option looks better

    A) Patricio , Aurier, Pulisic ,Martial
    B) Pope , Kiko , Guendouzi ,Mane

    rest of team
    martin ,_____
    TAA,Doherty , Lascelles ,Ngakia,_____
    KDB ,Son ,Bruno ,____,____
    Rash ,Jimenez ,DCL

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

      A

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

      Tough one, I'd really want to keep Mane so probably A as you have Rash and Bruno

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

    Salah or Bruno (c)?

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

      bruno

  5. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Captain pic is difficult this week

    Salah - didn’t play, no idea how fit he’ll be!

    Son - didn’t shine against Utd

    Jimenez - hasn’t got a high ceiling

    Rash - off pens,

    Bruno - pens, but ceiling isn’t great

    1. OverTinker
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Seriously man no one is even close to clear cut captain choice

      1. Eat my goal!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Enlighten me

        1. OverTinker
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          I meant no standout captain this week. Personally I may go with Bruno or Son

    2. The Overthinker
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I am going with one of rashford or son

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

      Any Everton assets?

      1. Eat my goal!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Nope

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

          I would go Bruno

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

    First to 3 votes and I'll make the transfer.

    A) Salah + Pope
    B) Mane + Dubravka

    Just for the next 2 fixtures??

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

      B

    2. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      B

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

      B

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

      b

    5. Slitherene
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Thanks, getting in Mane then.

  7. OverTinker
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Do you carry the FT when you Free hit?

    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      No

    2. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      No.

  8. simong1
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Which team do you prefer on a WC?

    A)

    Martinez*
    TAA - Doherty - Saiss
    Salah - KDB - Son - Fernandes
    Rashford* - Jimenez - DCL

    Button - Lascelles - Guendouzi* - Simpson

    B)

    Pope*
    TAA - Doherty - Saiss
    Salah - KDB - Son - Fernandes - Martial*
    Jimenez - DCL

    Button - Lascelles - Greenwood* - Simpson

    1. Srv210
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      A

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

      B

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

      A

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

    Better option on wc?

    a. vardy richarlison
    b. mane saka

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

      A

  10. smix
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Is this GTG on WC ? Chasing so wanted a couple of differentials in there. Also, no KDB in squad for next couple of games
    DDG
    TAA Doherty Ritchie
    Mane Richarlison(c) Fernandes Son Traore
    DCL Jimenez
    3.9 Holgate Nketiah CTaylor

  11. Tonyawesome69
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    GTG?

    0itb 0ft - WC and BB left
    Pope
    TAA Lascelles Saiss
    Salah Mane KDB Fernandes
    DCL Ings Jimi (c)
    (Ryan Traore Stephens Williams)

    1. Garam MOSALAH
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Won’t go double Liv

      1. Tonyawesome69
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        I'm not taking a hit to move out Salah

  12. OverTinker
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Salah or Mane??

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

      Mane for now

    2. Garam MOSALAH
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Mane

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

      mane

  13. ♤TeddyBear♤
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    If I have activated my wildcard and cancel to play free hit instead

    I take it my team just goes back to 30+?

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

      can't cancel WC

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Enjoy the new team next GW.

    3. ♤TeddyBear♤
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Lol thanks

  14. Totalfootball
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    When will the scout picks be out ?

  15. Garam MOSALAH
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    On WC, need help
    Is it to much to bring in Salah ?

    A) Maguire, Doherty, Sarr, Traore, Vardy

    B) Robinson, Saiss, Salah, Saka, Ings

    1. Srv210
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      A looks much balanced

  16. The Tinkerman
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Getting tempted by Jesus over Mane on WC. Somebody stop me! 😀

    I am 700k OR and chasing, city are by the far the best looking team on the restart, and Aguero is out....

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

      I personally would have a placeholder like rash/vardy with a view to bringing him in

    2. Srv210
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      thinking on the same lines

  17. Soto Ayam
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Which

    A) martial or
    B) richarlison

    See a lot of richarli love here, but martials stats are better.

    Thoughts please

  18. King Kohli
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Best move here?

    A. Traore > Son
    B. Traore + Basham > Son + Doherty(-4)
    C. Traore + Gomez > Son + Doherty (-4)
    D. Any other transfer

    Pope
    TAA Gomez Taylor
    Salah KDB Bruno Traore
    Dcl Jimenez Jota

    Hendo Cantwell Basham Egan

    1 Ft 6.2 itb

    1. The Tinkerman
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      What on Earth is your TV?! I’d go B or C

  19. The Mantis
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    On a WC and pretty happy with my team but still have 1.5 ITB, where could I upgrade?

    Pope / Button

    TAA / Doherty / Maguire / Ritchie / Lascelles

    KDB / Son / Bruno / Pulisic / Foden

    Jimi / Ings / Rash

    Thanks

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

      good team, Pope upgrade perhaps?

    2. Sarri-ball
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      id downgrade ritchie to a holgate type gives you 2.5 to upgrade pulisic or ings

      Or if happy we them
      Pope upgrade

  20. Slitherene
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Sterling -> Mane/Salah for a hit, makes sense?

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      no

  21. olidooley
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Thought process.....

    I have this...
    Pope 3.9
    TAA Doherty Lascelles Kiko Ngakia

    Then was thinking that surely this looks better...
    Lloris 3.9
    TAA Maguire Saïss Lascelles Kiko

    Then was thinking why have Lloris and Maguire when I can have DDG and Aurier for 0.4 cheaper....

    Then, thought....screw this rabbithole man....back to original and go open a beer

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

      Haha, beer at 7:30am, good man! Been struggling with similar variation fatigue, bring on 5pm!

  22. Evasivo
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    WC team GTG?

    Ryan Button
    TAA Robertson Saiss Ward Lascelles
    KDB Salah Grealish Mount Cantwell
    Rashford Ings Jimenez

    £1.0ITB

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

      No no no....Grealish and Mount?
      Double pool defence questionable too

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

        Ryan has awful fixtures too

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

          It's Pope now, sorry forgot

      2. Tonyawesome69
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Agree with this

      3. Evasivo
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        I thought Mount looked great last match, and all Villas movement + BPs goes through Grealish.
        Liv def some of highest scoring players, especially for £7mil

    2. Soto Ayam
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Good, but greals has crappy fixtures on the way. Sarr?

  23. Sarri-ball
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Free hit so this gw only
    Jota 3/4/3 or doherty 4/4/2 (own saiss)

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

      Doherty

    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Doh 442

  24. La Vida Latte
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    So which enablers is the best for gametime and occational points:

    A) greenwood
    B) nketiah

    1) davis (aston villa)
    2) guendozi

    Thanks

    1. Mufc202020
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      B will start next game

      1. La Vida Latte
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        How do you know?

  25. Gunners in Haaland
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    On WC:

    Dubravka
    TAA Doherty Saiss
    Son KDB Bruno Mane
    Jimenez DCL Joelinton

    Martin Foden Masina Dunk
    0.0 ITB

    Any suggestions?

  26. Hedge
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    FH team, thoughts on where to save 0.7m from the front line?

    Mane (CRY)
    Son (WHU)
    Fernandes (SHU)
    Richarlison (nor)
    Madison (BRI)
    Jimenez (BOU)
    DCL (nor)

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

      Maddison to Sarr?

      1. La Vida Latte
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        This

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

        Decent shout after the Burnley performance yesterday

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

      Maddison > Barnes?

  27. juho
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    8 points ahead in my ML.

    Rival has TC and FH, I have BB and FH remaining.

    Is Robbo + Grealish -> Saiss + Son worth a hit?
    (I have TAA.)

    Thanks.

  28. FPL_DON
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Kiko Femenia nailed?

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

      We think so yeah with Janmaat out

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

        top man, thank you

    2. barcaa7
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      better to go with Holgate or lascelles

  29. Mufc202020
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Going to have to spend points to get rid of aguero. Who would you bring in?

  30. barcaa7
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    who is the best GK for save points and CS for next fixtures

    a-Pope
    b-DDG
    c-Foster