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Scoutcast Episode 341 – Final Day Planning

What is it like to be within a whisker of winning Fantasy Premier League? Joe and Az find out when they are joined by special guest Alexander (@TooGoodFPL), who is in third place and just nine points from the summit.

This latest Scoutcast episode devotes itself to planning for Gameweek 38, as this longest of campaigns draws to a close.

Alexander reveals what its like to be so high up the rankings and the players he is considering for the end of the season as he bids for the FPL crown. With chess champion Magnus Carlsen hot on his heels in fourth place and just 30 points separating the top 10, there is plenty for him to ponder ahead of Sunday’s matches.

There’s alot on the line for all managers too, be it overall rank, mini-league glory or just the chance to own David Silva before he departs the Premier League.

While Joe and Alexander don’t have a Free Hit to play they can at least dream and run through the players, who those lucky enough to still have that chip, could bring in.

Az is one of those lucky ones. But with a wealth of choice from the ranks of Manchester City, Tottenham, Arsenal, Liverpool and more ,deploying this chip is no easy task.

Elsewhere, Joe laments on his poor post-lockdown Bench Boost strategy and there’s some Rough with the Smooth tales of woe and joy to look at.

On Monday July 27th at 8pm UK time the Scoutcast will return for one more time this campaign, to look at the highs and lows and lessons learned from this odd season. Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel to get notified of this and future live episodes.

In addition, the Scoutcast and all our other podcasts are now also available via our Soundcloud channel.

If you’re a traditional type, you can acquire the mp3 audio version via this link or the first player below. Or you can take in the full visual experience via the second player below.

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  1. No Salah
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    A. Auba + Pieters
    B. Robbo + TAA

    Which one?

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

      A

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      B

    3. InvertedWinger
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      A

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

      A

  2. OverTinker
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Pope
    TAA Doherty Bardsley

    Bruno Martial Salah Sterling Foden

    Greenwood Ings (DCL)

    3.6 in the bank 1 FT

    How can I best utilize 3.6 and 1 FT here

    1. Foden to Dilva/Mahrez/Antonio
    2. Ings to Auba/Kane (in this case have to bench Foden and Play DCL)

  3. Flynny
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Hi....looking for suggwztions on what to do with this lot please.

    3.6mitb. 1ft. Happy to take a hit. Nothing at stake

    Thanks

    Hendo (Mccarthy)
    Taa maguire stephens (boly soy)
    Kdb pulisic bruno martial (foden)
    Jesus jiminez wood

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

    Who scores more this week:
    A) Martial, Jesus
    B) KDB, Ings

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

      B

  5. Cak Juris
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Quick Question for GW 38:
    A. David Silva or Bruno Fernandes
    B. Rashford or Ings
    C. Diop or Branthwaite

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

      Dilva easier game
      Ings in form
      Diop better fixture IMO for CS & good attacking potential

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

    Final decisions which is better:

    A. Auba Greenwood Salah
    B. Mane Ings Martial

    A is 3 4 3 b is 3 5 2.

    1. claretparrot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Toughy. Probably B

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

        Mane does enjoy gw38

  7. TheDragon
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    What do you say?

    Pope
    TAA, Aurier, Pieters
    Sterling, KDB, DSilva, Salah, Fernandes
    Ings, Greenwood

    4.0 l Nketiah, Branthwaite, Williams

    1. fc_skrald
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I like it, think I will go for Ings and Greenwood myself on a free hit.

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

        I’d love Greenwood to be Kane but requires a few downgrades elsewhere

        1. fc_skrald
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Hopefully Aurier will be enough from Tottenham!

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

      I'd want Kane or Son. But getting either means losing KDB and I'm not going to advise you to do that.

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

        I can do Pope, TAA, KDB, Greenwood -> Martinez, Bardsley, Mahrez, Kane

        I think I’m set on one of those options but which one?

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

    Front 8 is:
    KDB - Mahrez - Bruno - Martial - Foden
    Vardy - Jimenez - Ings

    Vardy ➡ Kane and bench Foden is the way to go?
    Any other ideas what could be the move/s?

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

    My ML rival who is 20 points up has Sterling. I have Sterling and Kane (who he doesn't have). Who should I captain?

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

      Kane 10000%

    2. kysersosa
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Kane. If there’s no prize for second place that you have to defend. You won’t make up 20 points having the same captain most likely.

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

    Ballers FH team G2G?

    Martínez
    Robertson, Pieters, Walker-Peters
    D.silva, Martial, Mane, (S)terling, Mahrez
    Ings Kane

    Button, Williams, Connolly, 3.9

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

      Very good to go

  11. DV8R
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    How important is it to have a premium Liverpool defender (TAA/Robbo) for the final GW? Their price is expensive, thinking of dropping down to Aurier to allow funds elsewhere.

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

      Not essential but you’ve seen what TAA can do against any opposition

    2. FDMS All Starz
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      My worry is one of them might be dropped for Williams, need to monitor any leaks

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

      I'd want 1 of them for this game, Newcastle look weak defensively and they're not defenders only.

    4. claretparrot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I've dropped TAA on FH to go with a massive front 7, but it's the one spot that's making me nervous

    5. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      7.4 million

      0 6 2 1 0 13

  12. FDMS All Starz
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Which one?

    A) Martial & TAA

    B) Mane & Diop

    1. kysersosa
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      A as better chance of a spread. Diop unlikely to keep a CS against villa imo.

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

      Yeah A

  13. timmmuh
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Who to bench GW38:

    Sterling (C); Bruno; DeBruyne; Dilva; Pulisic
    Jimi; Greenwood; Rashford

    1. Thomas M.
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      jimi

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

      Jimi probably. Difficult though

    3. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Bench sterling (C)

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

    Salah or Dilva for captain?

    1. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      dilvs

  15. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Are we taking any notice that Sterling seems to be on holiday with his family?

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

      Yes

      A happy sterling is a scoring sterling

      1. Thomas M.
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        +1 😀 4-5 goals inc

    2. Thomas M.
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      They got 2 days off. He should be fine and back for the game ready to hunt that golden boot

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

    Son or Auba better pick on a FH?

    Already have Kane. My rival has none of the 3.

    1. Thomas M.
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Arsenal has nothing to play for and might save some guys for FA cup final. they are going against a Watford who will be super motivated. Son on form and against a CPL on the beach already. Hard tho since you already have Kane. But Son gives you some money to upgrade elsewhere?

  17. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Players in the golden boot race:

    Vardy
    Ings
    Sterling

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

      Aublankayang?
      Salah?

      1. Eat my goal!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Has auba ever scored a hat trick at arsenal?

        Salah with a team on the beach..... nah

    2. Klaren
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Sterling isn't really in it. Probably thanks to Pep who subbed him out against Watford when he could have easily got a 3rd one.

      1. Eat my goal!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        He could get 5 against this Norwich side

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

    Trent and Antonio or Robbo and Richarlison

    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      A

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

        Thanks

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

      A, Everton have been poor.

      1. nico05
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Agreed

    3. Thomas M.
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      A

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

        Thanks guys

  19. konrad.sygula95
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Hello guys,
    would you do for a -4 hit Bruno & Rashford to D. Silva& Auba yes or no?

    Martinez/Button
    VVD/Lascelles/Digne/Saiss/Simpson
    Salah /Kdb/Fernandes/Guendouzi/Pulisic
    Greenwood /Rashford/Jesus
    1ft 0.7 itb

    1. nico05
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      yes

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

    Best captain pick of the below?

    A) Kane
    B) Dilva
    C) Salah

    1. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      a.

    2. Hart-ake
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Salah.

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

      A due to being BAPs magnet.

  21. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Who scores more?

    A) Mahrez and Saiss

    B) Bardsley and Bruno

    1. nico05
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      A

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      B)B B

    3. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      b.

    4. Hart-ake
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Probably A.

    5. Klaren
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      B

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

    What does everyone think of Lucas Moura as an option in a 3-5-2? Is he being overlooked or not?

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

      Deservedly overlooked

    2. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Underlooked

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

        Would you advise a punt on him? Have Kane already.

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

      It's a massive risk. But ward is awful and that's his matchup. I'd still stay away.

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

      I'd try to find a way to get Son instead if you want a Spurs mid.

    5. Sasquatch Slayer
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Troll deluxe

  23. Blandiblub
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Think I'm getting there. No chips and nothing in the bank but

    A = Sterling & Ings
    B = Dilva & Kane

    The Spurs fan in me wants B so much but I think I know the best play is A. What say you?

    1. nico05
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Id go B tbh and im not a united fan

      1. nico05
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        A untied fan*

  24. potatoace
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Like Conor McGregor, with a samurai sword, on roller blades.

  25. n-doggg
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Who has more to play for, Kane or Aubameyang

    1. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      kane, playing for Europa place

    2. nico05
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Aubameyang (golden boot with a haul)

      1. n-doggg
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        This went well

    3. Thomas M.
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I would say Kane

  26. Hart-ake
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Play one this week:

    a) Maguire (Lei, A)
    b) Boly (Che, A)

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

      b but both will probably conceed.

    2. nico05
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      A

    3. The Senate
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      both will get cleanies, I'd more back Boly to get an attacking return against leaky Chelsea

      1. n-doggg
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Odds for a boly goal and clean sheet must be huge!

  27. Vazza
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Imagine this scenario -

    Chelsea losing badly against wolves at half time and Leicester and Man Utd realise this during their game, which at that stage is a draw.

    Could we have a situation where both Leicester and Man Utd continue playing but without any conviction as a draw would qualify them for Champions League?

    Am i overthinking?

    1. nico05
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Overthinking ... but it does happen l

    2. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      When was the last time wolves scored more than 1 goal in a first half?!?!

      0% chance

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

        Certainly agree with this. It's almost similar to saying City losing badly against Norwich at half time. Wolves won't even attack in the 1st half.

    3. Vazza
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Ok that’s great guys - the devil inside me is just fearing the worst!

  28. nico05
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Hi there with 2 mil to spend and 1 free transfer which is best?
    Pickford
    Boly TAA Aurier (Justin-Lascelles)
    Salah KDB Fernandes Martial (Oriol Romeu)
    Greenwood Jesus Wood
    A. Boly- Mendy or Laporte
    B. Fernandes- D.Silva or Mahrez
    C. Something else
    Thanks in advance

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

    My FH hit team comes down to:

    A) Mahrez & Ings
    B) Antonio & Jesus

    Who would you choose?

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

      A for me

    2. nico05
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      B

    3. bautasten
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Wow could really go either way. I'd hope the team leaks makes that choice for you (mahrez/jesus benched)

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

      A

  30. Taff1952
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    My last decision. Help needed please.
    Mahrez and kane or jesus and pulisic
    Can see pros and cons for both

    1. nico05
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Mahrez/Kane

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

      Mahrez and Kane