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Scoutcast Episode 340 –Premium forwards on the radar?

Premium forwards are back on the menu for our Scoutcast trio as Joe, Andy and Az look ahead to Gameweek 37+ and try to pick some differentials to help Fantasy Premier League managers make a late push for mini-league glory.

While some of their tips are certainly bargains, they think this could be the week to turn to some forgotten pricier options, who have been sold by many in recent weeks.

Up top, Spurs hitman Harry Kane (£10.9m) and Arsenal talisman Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£10.9m) look primed for investment with kind fixtures for the run-in.

Meanwhile, Liverpool’s main men are under scrutiny. The underlying statistics point to a Mohamed Salah (£12.5m) haul on the horizon. But are the Premier League champions still motivated?

Recorded ahead of Thursday’s matches, all three of our Scoutcast regulars are full of hope after an average-to-bad Gameweek 36+ so far. To describe Joe’s Bench Boost this time around as laughable barely does this sorry use of a chip justice.

Our crew take a look at clean sheets for the final two matches, while Andy takes his turn to name his favourite differential for the run-in and also reveals an exciting membership offer.

The show finishes off as usual with their transfer and captaincy plans for Gameweek 37+. There are certainly plenty of differentials and forgotten premium picks to consider.

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FPL Lessons Learned From Gameweek 36+

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  1. Magic Hamster
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    DCL > Ings for Free, then bench Foden ...seem sensible? Or is Ings due a rest and not worth the risk as Foden, even coming off the bench has a perceived higher points ceiling due to playing for City?

    Team with transfer would be:

    Martinez
    Egan Doherty, TAA
    Pulisic, Fernandes (c), Martial, De Bruyne
    Rashford, Vardy, Ings

    Bench: Lloris, Taylor, Diop, Foden

    I'm trying to protect a 15 point ML lead.

    1. Flaming Flamingo
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I'd play Foden over Pulisic personally

      1. Flaming Flamingo
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Or if you like Pulisic this week, save the transfer bench DCL

  2. internal error
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    After a bad week, top 10k, seems very unlikely. Who would be the best punts to give me a small glimmer of a chance of making it? I'm about 40 points from top 10k and have a FH chip.

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Auba
      Vardy
      Foden
      Kane
      Double Burnley defence

      1. internal error
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Is that in order of preference? Thanks

        1. diesel001
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Yep.

  3. BanVasten
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Can’t believe I’m writing this but...
    Who scores more over next 2 GW’s?
    TAA or Pieters?

    Looking to do the below.
    TAA + Jota > Pieters + Ings

    Free’s up enough cash for Saka > D.Silva next week.

  4. SHOWSTOPPERRR
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    No replies guys..

    Guys Rival has sterling and mahrez and is 8 points ahead in ml both have tc left so what should I do

    Martinez
    Taa doh kiko
    Mane kdb bruno Martial puli
    Vardy greenwood

    3.9 Connolly lasc* Simpson *

    1ft 2.3itb

    A) save
    B) lasc to pieters
    C) puli to silva /mahrez
    D) vardy to auba

    Suggestions needed guys

    1. Champ
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Save imo

  5. Neo-Viper
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Captain?
    A) Jesus
    B) DSilva
    C) KDB

    1. Champ
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Too early to say I think

      1. Neo-Viper
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        tomorrow just before the deadline then?

  6. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    A Kiko clean sheet and assist off my bench to save my GW. Asking too much? 😆

    1. SHOWSTOPPERRR
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Willi happen in gw37...

  7. SHOWSTOPPERRR
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Heard that maddison chilwell Fuchs all miss the rest of the season..is it true?

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Likely. Soy banned as well. Pereira still out. But Leicester have enough to still play well:

      Schmeichel
      Morgan Evans Bennett
      Justin Ndidi Tielemans Thomas
      Perez Vardy Barnes

      An injury to Ndidi or Vardy would ruin them though.

  8. The Polymath
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Best forward to bring in to replace Vardy? (Also have Greenwood and Jimenez)

    A) Jesus (have KDB)
    B) Ings
    C) Wood
    D) Keep Vardy

    1. Champ
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I'm keeping

    2. yosim
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      D

    3. BERGKOP
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      D

  9. Fire Chief Moe
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Thoughts on Sterling starting?

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      He has been benched a lot recently - surely he starts a few in a row now?

    2. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Given up trying to guess now

    3. Lucy2019
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Unlikely

  10. Von Lipwig
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    A) Greenwood > Ings for a -4 hit
    B) Willian > Mahrez for a -4 hit
    C) Willian > Silva for a -4 hit
    D) start Greenwood (and save FT for GW38+)
    E) start Willian (and save FT for GW38+)

    1. Champ
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      D

    2. Von Lipwig
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Thank you. I like it cause that's what I'm on 🙂 Just so many options lol

    3. BERGKOP
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      D

  11. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    A) Vardy > Laca
    B) Kiko > Pieters (bench TAA)
    C) Pulisic > Armstrong
    D) Other
    E) Save (will FT GW38 though)

    Pat
    AWB TAA Doherty
    Martial Bruno KDB Dilva
    Jimmy Vardy Ings

    Bench: Pulisic Fernandez Kiko
    0.7m ITB

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      All options for free btw, have 1 FT

    2. Flaming Flamingo
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      To be blunt, I hate all of those transfers. So E

    3. wulfrunian
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Vardy->Wood and in gw38 Jimenez->Jesus?I guess you can do it with C option?I am getting Stanislas over Armstrong!

      1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Hmm not a bad idea

  12. Will J 256
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Do you guys think Foden will start against Watford?

    1. Flaming Flamingo
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Probably, but who knows

    2. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Wouldve thought he’ll be benched in fa cup and start watford yeah

  13. ZLATAN'S PONYTAIL
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Greenwood to Wood
    Jesus to Rash
    For a -4. Doesn't sound right does it?

    1. xHaTr
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Jesus is a priority target to get IN for me this week. Would never consider selling him for a hit

    2. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      No

    3. BERGKOP
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      No

  14. Champ
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Last game of the season,

    Would you prefer 50 minutes or so of Sterling at home to Norwich
    Or
    Mane with 90 at Newcastle

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Who says Sterling only gets 50 mins at home in the last game?

      1. Champ
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        I just said it there

        1. Miguel Sanchez
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          prob Sterling still

    2. ZLATAN'S PONYTAIL
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Oooooh. Tough one. Mane at Newcastle
      City still have other competitions to play.

      Effectively Liverpool's last game of the season. You'd imagine they'd want to go out on a high

  15. xHaTr
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Imagine this has been asked a lot but struggling, Vardy out for who?

    A: Ings

    B: Jesus

    1. BERGKOP
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      A

  16. balint84
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Pulisic to Son or Mahrez -4?? Do it or not?

    1. BERGKOP
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      No

  17. fakelund
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Looking to build on a great GW36...

    Already brought Tarkowski in for Azpilicueta, now tempted to double up on Burnley defence with Pieters... (Lascelles to make way). Worth a hit to get him in and bench Foden or AWB?

    Henderson
    Doherty, Tarkowski, AWB
    Dilva, Sterling, Foden, Fernandes
    Ings, Jimenez, Rashford

    (Fodder, TAA, Norwood, Lascelles)

    1. drughi
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      nah

    2. Neo-Viper
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      No.

  18. aapoman
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Kane or Auba?

  19. Ci Siamo
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Who to bench this week?

    A) Pulisic

    B) Basham

    1. aapoman
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      basham

    2. xHaTr
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Always start the attacker

  20. Aubaaaaa
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Which pair do you reckon will score more this week?
    A. Auba Saka -4
    B. Ings Egan

    1. aapoman
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      tough one. B

    2. Stormbringer22
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Given that Villa's defence has improved slightly, I would go with B

    3. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      B

  21. Stormbringer22
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Thiago to Pool pretty much wrapped up. Would be interesting to see how he performs from an FPL point of view next season and how much playing time he gets

    1. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Not really. The news from Germany is that he's agreed to move to Liverpool and Klopp wants him. But Bayern and Liverpool are apart in transfer fee.

      1. internal error
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Doesn't sound like there's a big difference. Once Brendan pays up for Lallana, we should be close to a deal IMO

        1. goriuanx
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Lallana leaving on a free I think

  22. drughi
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    What a shite fpl season it has been, might not even make top 100k for the first time since started playing in 09/10 season. What a bore the games are without the fans. Feels like friendlies

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I seriously don’t get any less enjoyment out of the games

    2. Rashleigh Runabouts
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Agree. Can't catch a break this season. It feels like the more effort I put in the less I get out. Trailing 30 odd points in ML, wont catch him but wont give up. I guess everyone has a bad season in them, just like everyone has a good season in them too. Roll on next year!

  23. Will J 256
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    I know this may be an obvious one, but who would you bench out of Foden and Vardy for gameweek 37?

    1. xHaTr
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Foden

    2. drughi
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      foden

  24. Von Lipwig
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Play:

    A) Ederson (WAT a)
    B) Henderson (EVE h)

    1. yosim
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      tricky, B maybe

    2. Aubaaaaa
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Tough choice. I would say B.

  25. yosim
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Aurier -> Pieters and Greenwood -> Wood for a hit ?? (chasing ML rival by 30) thanks

  26. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Hey fam! Save FT & GTG? 1 FT 1.1 ITB

    DDG
    TAA Stevens Saiss
    Salah(C) Sterling Bruno Pulisic
    Jesus Greenwood Nketiah

    Nyland Antonio Egan Lascelles

    1. waltzingmatildas
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Would rather Antonio over Nketiah

  27. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Bench Greenwood or Foden?

    1. Aubaaaaa
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Foden

    2. drughi
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Keep switching but now foden is first on the bench

  28. notlob legin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Trying to chase down a 30 point lead.

    Who would you bench - definitely playing my 5 midfielders:-

    Vardy, Jesus or Greenwood?

    1. yosim
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Greenwood

      1. notlob legin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        thank you

    2. Aubaaaaa
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Given the form, Greenwood.

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

      GW

      1. notlob legin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        thanks both

  29. Where dahoud at
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    1 free transfer 0itb what would you do

    Patricio
    Taa, doherty, holgate
    Salah, trossard, kdb, fernandes
    Kane, jota, greenwood

    Bench, button, grealish, baldock lascelles,

    1. JBG
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Holgate to Peters.

  30. FantasyHero
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Vardy & foden ->
    Auba & Dilva
    Or
    Ings & Pepe
    ?

    1. yosim
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      A

    2. Aubaaaaa
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      A

    3. FantasyHero
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Rest of attack:
      KDB Sterling Martial Willian Foden*
      Greenwood Jimmy Vardy*

    4. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      A