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Gameweek 38+ Scout Picks features Man City triple-up

The Gameweek 38+ Scout Picks features a triple-up on Manchester City.

Although this is unlikely to be a massive surprise, the configuration of our trio is perhaps a little different to most Free Hit squads.

For the first time since Gameweek 30+ we were able to make this selection using our traditional methods, starting with a Scout Squad piece earlier in the week, whittled down a final XI.

For the final time this season, we line-up in 4-4-2 formation, coming in at £84.8m, £0.2m under budget.

Goalkeeper

The entire Burnley squad looks committed to making sure Nick Pope (£5.2m) gets at least a share of the Golden Glove award. That would require a clean sheet against Brighton, certainly an achievable aim, considering the Clarets have kept eight shut-outs at home this season, the second-best total in the Premier League.

Defenders

Just five points shy of breaking Andrew Robertson’s all-time FPL points record for a defender, Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.7m) could register returns at both ends of the pitch against Newcastle. Not only are the Magpies third-worst for goals scored at home this season, but they are also vulnerable to crosses into the box from their left-flank. Music to the ears of Alexander-Arnold owners.

In the last four matches, no team has conceded more headed attempts than Norwich. That bodes well for Aymeric Laporte (£6.3m) who found the net against Watford and looks set to keep another clean sheet against the toothless Canaries’ attack on Sunday afternoon.

Crystal Palace have still scored fewer goals at home than any other side this season (14) and have drawn a blank in five of their last six matches. Serge Aurier (£5.1m) looks poised to capitalise on this, throwing in some attacking potential and no Patrick van Aanholt to watch out for on the counter-attack.

With Charlie Taylor out injured, Erik Pieters (£4.3m) offers the best value route into the Burnley defence for our double-up at that end of the pitch. The left-back also provided an assist during the Gameweek 37+ win at Norwich and, thanks to recent outings in midfield, has a penchant for more crosses into the box these days.

Midfielders

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We are backing Mohamed Salah to end the season with a bang at Newcastle. He has been exceptionally unlucky not to score in any of his last three matches, and over the last four, he ranks best in the league for shots in the box, big chances and shots on target. That is rather ominous ahead of a meeting with Newcastle, who have been hit with a nasty injury crisis in defence recently.

Raheem Sterling (£12.0m) is an exciting midfield choice for Gameweek 38+. He is in exceptional form with four double-figure hauls in the last six matches and a say in the penalty conversation as he chases a 20-goal season. During that period, Norwich have conceded 14 times.

David Silva (£7.5m) completes our Manchester City triple-up ahead of his final home league game for the club. In his last four Etihad Stadium appearances, the Spaniard has racked up six attacking returns, averaging 10.5 points per match there since the restart.

Aston Villa’s defence has done a decent job of containing their opponents in recent weeks, but we think the form of Michail Antonio (£7.1m) will be enough to break it down at least once on Sunday afternoon. It turns out his underlying numbers from the Norwich game were no fluke, the West Ham midfielder inside the top three for shots in the box, big chances and shots on target over the last four matches.

Forwards

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Harry Kane (£10.9m) is our marquee striker for Gameweek 38+ as he prepares to face a porous Crystal Palace defence. In the last four matches, the Eagles have given up 13 big chances, only Brighton conceding over that period. Meanwhile, Kane has double-figure hauls in each of his last two, scoring four goals since Gameweek 36+.

Thanks to his budget price, Chris Wood (£6.2m) has been rewarded with a second-straight appearance in the Scout Picks. The Burnley man has now scored in back-to-back Gameweeks and is at home to a Brighton side who have conceded plenty of attempts from set-pieces over the last few weeks.

Substitutes

Emiliano Martínez (£4.4m) has been bringing in tidy scores in recent weeks and offering decent value. Since taking over from the injured Bernd Leno, the Arsenal goalkeeper has made 30 saves in eight appearances, averaging four points per match.

Jarrad Branthwaite (£4.0m) offers a budget price, a likely start in the Everton defence in a fixture with high clean sheet potential. Bournemouth have averaged less than a goal a game away from home this season.

Mark Noble (£4.9m) is flourishing in his new advanced number 10 role for West Ham. He has created more chances than any other Premier League player over the last three Gameweeks although has not registered a shot on goal in that time.

Olivier Giroud (£6.7m) has been enjoying a run of games in the Chelsea team and has registered 13 shots in the box over his last four matches, good enough for the top five in the division.

The Captain

Who are the best captain options for FPL Gameweek 36+?

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, 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:

The Community Champion

Each week, one of the Fantasy Football Scout community takes on the Scout Picks by pitting their chosen XI against ours.

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 Moderators and Contributors League for the following season.

Our last champion, PoldervogelsUit, lost 77-88 to the Scout Picks all the way back in Gameweek 30+.

gwitbrock‘s winning margin of 23 points in Gameweek 25 is the target to beat.

The Community Champion’s team for Gameweek 38+ will be announced in due course.

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

    Martinez
    Aurier Bardsley Pieters
    Sterling Mahrez Dilva Mane Martial
    Kane Auba

    Button Nketiah Branthwaite Williams

    0.8itb (Mane to Mo if Mane is missing)

    What do you reckon guys?

    1. Jebiga
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Very nice FH team, yea i think Salah is more explosive atm

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

        Cheers mate, yeah a tough call between them!

    2. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Nice. I decided against auba myself. Gd luck!

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

        Cool, you too!

  2. Jebiga
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Please help, what to do ?

    2 FT, 1.7 in the bank

    Pope
    AWB, TAA, Doherty
    KDB, Foden, Bruno, Mane, Son
    Vardy, Ings

    sub: 3.9, Greenwood, Lascelles, Holgate

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Sterling springs to mind

      1. Jebiga
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Yep, but what to do with 2nd transfer 🙂

        1. Jebiga
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Or maybe i can do Dilva or Pulisic as differential

    2. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Kane?

      1. Jebiga
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Nah, im not sold on Kane at all

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

      What about Doherty and Foden to Aurier and DSilva.

      I worry about Foden getting many minutes when DSilva will get 90.

      1. Jebiga
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Thats true, but i have one more spot for the city player and can dump someone else instead of Foden

    4. Francescoli
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I’d downgrade Doherty or AWB to a Southampton or Burnley defender and then upgrade a mid to Sterling

      1. Jebiga
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Yep, thats smart hinking i will probably do something like that

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

      Tough one, ideally try and get in two of Sterling/Dilva/Mahrez/Kane/Auba? I'd also start Greenwood over Foden.

      1. Jebiga
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Realy ?
        I think united will not score this gw

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

          Interesting! Cos I think Foden will be benched.

          1. Jebiga
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            yea but even benched he can score double digits for 20 mintues 🙂

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

              This is true!

  3. In and Out
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Pulisic or Martial

    1. Jebiga
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Puli

    2. Francescoli
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Martial

    3. Bad Kompany
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Martial imo

    4. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      M

  4. Francescoli
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    GTG?

    Martinez
    TAA Aurier Pieters
    Salah Sterling Dilva Mahrez Martial
    Kane Ings

    Stekelenburg; Branthwaite, Nketiah, Williams

    1. Bad Kompany
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Gtg. Nice team

    2. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Lovely

    3. Dugarry_21
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Very nice

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

      Nice team.

  5. Bad Kompany
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Really struggling to decide on who to go for for 3rd city asset. KDB or Jesus?

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

      KDB

    2. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Jesus

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

      KDB is what I'm on atm.

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

    Would you prefer 90 mins of Doherty or 30 mins of Foden ?

    1. Bad Kompany
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Foden

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

      Foden

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

      Doherty

  7. Snipez21
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Mahrez (C) for me

    GL all

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

      He will bang this week.

  8. Bruno Commando
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Which option would you prefer?

    A) Bardsley + Antonio + Auba
    B) TAA + Son + Greenwood
    C) Bardsley + Son + Ings

    Rest of team:
    Martinez
    Aurier Pieters
    Salah Martial Dilva Sterling
    Kane

    1. Stockport Hatter
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I like A

    2. Bad Kompany
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      C

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

      C

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

      B for me

  9. Stockport Hatter
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Morning all. I've been a bit out of touch with premier league football in general recently as my team (Stockport County) are National League, and - excitingly for me - rapidly building a great squad for the level post huge takeover, so when does next season start please chaps and chapesses?

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

      12/09/2020

      1. Stockport Hatter
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Cheers

  10. Dugarry_21
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Help me out please folks.

    Mane to Sterling is the sensible transfer I’m looking at but I’m very tempted to do Mane and Rashford to D Silva/Mahrez and Kane for a 4 point hit.

    I’m well inside the top 10k and don’t know whether the latter is an unnecessary risk but the potential returns for Kane...

    Cheers!

    1. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Just m to s

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

    Please select one:
    A. Pope KDB Robbo Greenwood
    B. Martinez Martial Peiters Jesus

    1. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      A
      Like Robbo and KDB

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

        Me too 🙂
        Thank you

    2. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      B

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

        Thank you ...

    3. Zambian FPL Addict
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      B

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

        If jesus starts he can outscore KDB ...
        Hmmm
        Thank you

    4. Francescoli
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      A

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

        Confusing ...
        Exactly what I'm on atm.
        But like B too 😮

    5. Dugarry_21
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      A

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

        Thank you

    6. n14mul
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      A

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

        That is what I have.
        Thank you

    7. King Kohli
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      A

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

        Thank you bro !!

    8. The Red Devil
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      A because I'm likely to have all those players! 😛
      Also Greenwood looks like the best bet for us from open play

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

        I'm on that mate.
        Hate everyone saying Pool will rotate (Taa Robbo in the team) though

    9. Zaruto
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      A for me

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

        Wow
        Thank you.
        Makes me feel confident 🙂

  12. Joshtrini
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    By

  13. Jebiga
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Your predictions of Leicester - United ?
    I think 4-0 for the Leicester.

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

      Tight game. I think 0-0

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

      🙂

    3. Ibra
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Nice bait

    4. Zambian FPL Addict
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      3-1 Leicester

    5. n14mul
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      so suprised that everyone thinks utd won't win

      1. Jebiga
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        well whole season leicester was 2nd and 3rd, so thats why

    6. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      with Morgan as CB..??
      ok

    7. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      1-3 to Man U. No chance Leicester win

  14. AJ24
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Free hit team:

    Martinez
    Trent, Pieters, Branthwaite
    Sterling (C), Salah, KDB, D Silva
    Kane (VC), Ings, Greenwood

    Stek, Lamptey, B Williams, McCarthy. 0.0mITB

    All good to go Or any improvement?

    1. n14mul
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      gtg

  15. Ibra
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Pick one:

    A) Ings
    B) Antonio
    C) Pulisic

    1. AJ24
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      A

    2. Francescoli
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      A, C and B in that order

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

      A

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

        ...but C might work as well, despite of the fixture

    4. j1ves
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      C

  16. Xanthorpe
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    A) Antonio, Jesus, Ings
    B) Martial, Jesus, Wood

    1. AJ24
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      A

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

      A

    3. n14mul
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      a

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

      A

  17. Ye
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Who should I start? Wood or Rashford?

    Pope
    TAA Tarkowski Doherty
    KDB DSilva Pulisic Bruno Martial
    Rashford Jesus

    Button Wood Holgate Simpson

    1. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Rash

    2. Francescoli
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Rashford

  18. Ruinenlust
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Will TAA stert?

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

      Doubt it mate

      1. n14mul
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        because?

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

      90p

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

    Any of these worth a hit?

    A. KDB+Fernandes —> DSilva+Salah
    B. KDB+Fernandes —> Mahrez+Son

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

    Reposting. Please help out guys.

    Which one -

    A. Aurier, Bruno, Greenwood

    B. Dunk, Bruno, Dilva (-4)

    C. Jack Stephens, Bruno, Dilva (-4)

    D. Doherty, Antonio, Dilva (-4)

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

      D )
      But mayor with Aurier

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

        I already have Doherty so that would require another hit

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

          D then

  21. P@ck Of B@st@rds
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Help
    A) Ederson
    TAA, Aurier, Tarkowski
    Or
    B) Pope
    TAA, VVD, Aurier

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

      B for me

    2. n14mul
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      b but thats alot of money in the defence

      1. P@ck Of B@st@rds
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Yeah I've got a pretty balanced team
        Pope
        TAA, VVD, Aurier
        Sterling (c), Salah (vc), Martial, De Bruyne, D.Silva
        Ings, Greenwod
        Subs: Martin, Pieters, Nketiah, Williams

  22. n14mul
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Morning,

    Think im settled with this fh team but would appreciate some thoughts please

    Martinez
    Taa bardsley pieters
    Salah son dilver mahrez sterling
    Greenwood kane

  23. Zaruto
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Final day....Final advise! Thks guys.

    KDB Foden Bruno >>> Sterling DSilva António (- 8)

    Running Tó win my PL (less 4 Points then the leader)

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

      Bruno to dilva & chill

  24. King Kohli
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Who scores more this week?

    A. Stephens (SHY

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

      B
      😀

      1. King Kohli
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Haha

    2. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      A

  25. Ruinenlust
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Martial or Antonio?

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

      Tony

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

      Martial

  26. Lukakus talking
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    How’s this FH team looking?

    Martinez
    TAA - Pieters- Long
    Sterling - Dilva - Mahrez - Salah - Antonio
    Kane - Ings

    (Martin, Greenwood, Branthwaite, Williams)

    Not sure if I should change Antonio + Ings to Martial + Wood?

    1. n14mul
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      good as it is

      1. Lukakus talking
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Cheers

  27. Mr. Clueless
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Would you do Mahrez to Silva?

    Leading mini league by 19, number two spot has dilva and salah that I am worried about. Thinking of covering one of the two.

  28. The Suspended One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    A) Ings Mane James
    B) Auba Mahrez Bardsley

  29. RamboRN
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    I have sterling kdb and mahrez. I'm looking to bring dsilva in for the last game. Which one of kdb or mahrez should make way for him? Or should I just keep as is?

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

      Depends on other players in your mini league but I would ditch mahrez

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

        I am 1st atm with 10 points separating the top 3. The other 2 have dsilva and not mahrez or kdb

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

          Then block them with Dilva

  30. jaywills
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Who scores more points?
    A) Branthwaite, KDB, Mane, Kane
    B) Aurier, Son, Salah, Jesus

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

      B. Just.