Scout Notes

Injury updates on Aguero and Antonio as De Bruyne returns to FPL action

WEST HAM 1-1 MAN CITY

  • Goals: Michail Antonio (£6.3m)| Phil Foden (£6.6m)
  • Assists: Vladimir Coufal (£4.5m) | Joao Cancelo (£5.4m)
  • Bonus: Coufal x3, Antonio x3, Lukasz Fabianski (£5.0m) x3

Kevin de Bruyne (£11.5m) made his injury return from the bench in Gameweek 6, playing 25 minutes as Manchester City failed to fully break down a deep West Ham defence in a 1-1 draw.

With much of the pre-match attention on Pep Guardiola’s men, surprisingly, it was the Hammers’ assets who came out of this one with more promise for future Gameweeks.

The moment of the first half came from Michail Antonio (£6.3m), who held off Ruben Dias (£5.5m) in the Manchester City box to fire a bicycle kick past a frozen Ederson (£6.0m).

That was Antonio’s third goal in the last five matches, particularly impressive considering the tough run of games West Ham have faced. With their fixtures turning for the better in Gameweek 8, the £6.3m forward has only cemented his place on transfer watchlists around the world.

Joining him there is surely Vladimir Coufal (£4.5m), whose cross Antonio converted after good work from Tomas Soucek (£4.9m). The right-back has now assisted in each of his last two games and, given the way West Ham held Manchester City at bay, could be the sort of option to offer double-digit potential when the fixtures turn.

However, Fantasy managers will have to pay close attention to upcoming press conferences for West Ham, as well as Manchester City’s next media commitment.

At the London Stadium, Antonio was forced off after 52 minutes, while Manchester City front-man Sergio Aguero (£10.4m) only lasted until half time.

On the Argentine, who was starting his third game in eight days following a lengthy injury lay-off, Guardiola said:

“He’s injured. A hamstring I think.” – Pep Guardiola

Hammer blow

On the injury that forced goalscorer Antonio off early in second half, David Moyes was coy:

“We don’t know, we will have a check. He came off against Spurs with something similar. He didn’t miss training so we hope it’s not much. He is so important to us. He couldn’t decide if he was cramping up or not. We will get him scanned and see how he is.” – David Moyes

On the striker’s goal, the Irons boss added:

“It’s the sort of thing as a kid you always wanted to do, to score an overhead kick. It was a terrific goal. He has been great for us, he can run, we can play into him – all good teams need a good centre-forward and we have a good centre forward at the moment.”

Phil your boots

The introduction of Phil Foden (£6.6m) at half-time changed the game for Man City, providing a much sterner test of West Ham’s low-block defence.

Guardiola was all too aware of how the Hammers would set up, though it took Aguero’s injury to make a game-changing substitution.

“We started really well. We suffered in the last 10 or 15 minutes of the first half. In the second half we were better and scored early. We had the chances we needed to win the game, but unfortunately we couldn’t score. We created enough. Their defenders were defending so deep so it’s difficult to find spaces but we had the chances. I’m not a guy who can predict the future. We’ve already dropped seven points, which is a lot. But we’ve struggled a lot for many reasons. We have to take things game by game and see what happens.” – Pep Guardiola

Foden netted after just six minutes on the pitch, firing past Lukasz Fabianski (£5.0m) from a low Joao Cancelo (£5.4m) cross.

While it was frustrating for his 7.9% ownership to see the midfielder on the bench initially, especially as he was City’s top-performing asset for shots in the box and big chances pre-Gameweek 6, they can certainly take solace in his chances of a start moving forward.

Foden has now been rested from the beginning in each of Manchester City’s last two matches in all competitions and, following Gameweek 6, Raheem Sterling (£11.6m) is the only midfield or attacker with more FPL points than him (two goals one assist).

On the England midfielder, Guardiola added:

“As always he gave us something extra.”

Guarded performance

Despite controlling possession, City once again lacked a cutting edge in Gameweek 6, clearly suffering without having De Bruyne available for the full 90 minutes.

Guardiola may claim to have been happy with his team’s overall showing but it took until the 89th minute for the Manchester outfit to create a meaningful opportunity, with the exception of Foden’s strike.

Having eventually found an opening to counter-attack West Ham, De Bruyne’s through ball set Sterling through on goal.

However, a heavy touch allowed Fabianski to position himself well to block the midfielder’s effort.

The West Ham goalkeeper explained:

“I think he took a bit of a heavy touch, so I tried to make myself big. I don’t think he had a chance to go around me. I managed to keep it out. In those situations you always have to make smart decisions. I think that’s what I’ve done today. We are pleased with the point and with the performance, especially defensively. We played very strongly against a very good side. We knew what to expect from City and knew what we had to do defensively.” – Lukasz Fabianski

A ludicrous backpass attempt by substitute Andriy Yarmolenko (£5.7m) allowed Sterling in behind again on 92 minutes but a combination of too many touches and too many West Ham defenders snuffed out the England forward.

On the substitution of Kyle Walker (£6.0m), Guardiola revealed:

“He was exhausted.”

Moyes, meanwhile, also had praise for his central midfield duo.

“We’re trying to build a young, energetic team. Tomas [Soucek] and Declan [Rice] have been excellent. We have been really pleased with them. I hope it continues but I’m not getting carried away. There have been good signs.” – David Moyes


West Ham United XI (5-4-1): Fabianski; Cresswell, Ogbonna, Balbuena; Masuaku, Rice, Soucek, Coufal; Fornals, Antonio (Yarmolenko 51′), Bowen (Haller 68′).

Manchester City XI (4-3-3): Ederson; Cancelo, Garcia, Dias, Walker (Zinchenko 77′); Gundogan, Rodri, Bernardo (De Bruyne 67′); Sterling, Aguero (Foden 46′), Mahrez.

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  1. Bobby
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    How many managers own both son and kane? Trying to see if owning both offsets not captaining kane

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Loads

    2. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      I don't think it does.

      Most have both by now I think.

    3. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      The above combination is owned by 7015 managers (70.15%) in the Top10k.

  2. BenDavies
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Southampton cleanie tomorrow is NEEDED.

  3. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Son, Pereira, Trossard, Rodriguez, Kane Dcl to go but only on 7 points...

  4. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    24 -4 from 6.
    Salah (c)

    Top that

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

      3 from 3. captain busted.. 😎

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

      That’s very good (genuinely)

      I’m on 10 from 5

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

        No way

    3. wulfrunian
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      7(-4) from 5.

    4. Dele
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      13 from 5... Salah captain

    5. Joey Tribbiani
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      I think im on 18 from 5 and c

    6. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      That's a good score imo.

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

      9 from 4 with (c)

    8. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Same, 20 from 6, captain played

    9. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      19(-4) with Kane (c)
      Pretty awful GW

    10. Neves say Neves
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      14 from 6, (S)alah. Oh yeah baby

  5. The-Red-1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Anyone here doing as badly as me? 12 points from 5 players (including my captain), and having made 3 transfers, I'm on a net score of 4!

    The players I have left will probably do ok, but these are all players that everyone in my minileague have

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

    If Kane hauls i will probably be 250 points from top 10k.

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

      blank plus red card for him

  7. Mweene
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    One of my players scored a hat-trick and I'm still on a red arrow ... did take a -8 though.

    If i own Son and Kane but not capped what on earth do I want to happen?

    1. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Both go haul

  8. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Bamford to rise tonight?

    Have 2 free transfers. Wondering if i can use one of them on jiminez to bamford

    Gives me enough itb to upgrade barnea to kdb/sterling/bruno

    1. Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Or even mane for that matter

  9. TheDragon
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    I’m not sure the rare highs compensate for the regular lows anymore in FPL - tired.

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      This

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

      THIS

    3. el polako
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Wait until Kane destroyes Burney, grabbing another 16 points haul (32 for cappers).

    4. Qaiss
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Okay but you'll still play it so either carry on or just quit. It's only a game, which is free. You're just playing for a rank at the end of the season, which next season you will have forgotten about or been satisfied with. I think a lot of people here take it a bit too seriously.

      1. Dont_Win_Friends_With_Salah…
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Agreed

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

        Oh I completely agree everyone on here takes it too seriously. It’s getting to the point where time vs enjoyment is falling away for me - so you are right I should seriously considering not playing next season

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

          Yeah but you will probably play it next season. I stopped playing it 2 seasons ago in GW10 cause I took out Auba when I support Arsenal and he hauled twice in a row. It annoyed me so much I just stopped that season.

          Then last season I played it again and finished 6 points off top 10k. Maybe you could have a break or something, cause it can help. I don't get frustrated anymore if my cap or players don't do well.

          Yeah, every week people are going mad if their cap hasn't hauled by half time. It's a bit over the top by some on here sometimes.

    5. Dont_Win_Friends_With_Salah…
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      It's only a game. Take minus 12 to lower expectations

    6. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Yes, until the highs are higher. This is much more random than normally and there is nothing we can do about it.

  10. Dybala10
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Barnes & Castagne to Grealish & Chilwell worth a -4?

    I think it will 100% pay off in the long run, possibly even next week but not sure whether to phase it. Obviously dependant on injuries etc.

    1. OleGGMU
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      why sacking castagne? quite attacking and with cleaners a rarity thus far across the league, id prefer to keep him (if I had him) and look for another route to chilwell. Barnes to Grealish is a move but I'd hold until after they play. Barnes plays alot better ,imo, in tandem with Vardy on the pitch, but if you are set on sacking him regardless of his performance tomorrow then perhaps just do that move

    2. Phil's Stamps
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Those moves are a yes from me.

  11. el polako
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Quoting Bodie from The Wire : "Game is rigged man".

    1. Balls of Steel
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      "No matter how many times you get burnt, man, you just keep on doing the same".

  12. wulfrunian
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    What a performance from Sheffield United.

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

      Superb loss I agree

    2. FPL_Crisis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Will they back it up against City next week? Let’s hope

  13. Firminooooo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    17 points. Looks like my 4th GW rank of 4m this season.

  14. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Rival captained Bruno.

    I was so sure Salay was gonna outscore Bruno but it ended 3-2

    1. Jolly Good
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      I captained Bruno... survives Salah, now need a Son & Kane blank tomorrow

  15. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Random midfielders saving my season so far. Grealish against pool, Zaha last two weeks. The only one not pulling his weight is Barnes... Please do something tomorrow.

    Not really hopeful though as Arteta Arsenal are the most boring team in the league playing for 1-0 every game

  16. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Really need a Kane blank on Monday even though I brought him in. EO% sucks.

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

      *FPL 2020/21 sucks - fixed your post

    2. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      What’s his EO?

      1. FPL_Crisis
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Top10k is 140%

    3. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      I don't care about the top 10k, gladly taking a Kane haul

      1. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Current top 10k are Spurs fans. But if Spurs win the title, we can't catch them.

  17. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Sold Reese James for Robertson for -4.

    1. Balls of Steel
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Eeeek

  18. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Early thoughts here?

    Martinez
    TAA | Lamptey | Dallas
    Salah | Bruno | Son | Rodriguez | Soucek
    Kane | DCL

    Steer | Mitchell | Davis | Buur

    2FT, 0.3ITB

    I was impressed with what I saw with Trent in the second half tonight, much more attacking and was a fingernail away from a great assist, so want to keep for now.

    I’m thinking quite dullard but:
    Buur to Kilman
    Davis to Brewster

    Thoughts?

  19. Jolly Good
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Good game as a non Salah owner, although that pen which shouldn’t have been destroyed my double Liverpool CS

    Just need to get through the spurs game tomorrow (don’t own Son & Kane) to survive this GW.

    1. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Spurs game is Monday, sorry

      1. Jolly Good
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Monday then... blank please

  20. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    If you own Grealish, Sterling, and Salah, then you can count yourself unlucky so far this GW.

    If you own Zaha, Bamford, and Mane, then you can count yourself lucky so far this GW.

    Zaha vs Grealish vs Foden is not an easy choice
    Sterling vs KDB vs Salah vs Mane is not an easy choice

    It might seem easy with hindsight, but if it was that easy, the majority would be nailing it every GW.

  21. Flair
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Salah was 2 1v1s away from a 10+ pointer, it was the right decision for those who did captain him. Difficult to predict his first home blank in ages against a dreadful looking Sheffield United side.

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

      Nope

    2. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Agreed. Looks way more clinical than his usual self this season.

      1. El Lobito 10
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        So clinical he missed two one on ones

  22. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    I will be really happy if:
    Jrod, DCL
    +
    Lamptey, Maupay
    +
    Kane
    Give me 43 PTS
    Come on!

  23. Ibralicious
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/22679361

    I said it about 5 times on here. Salah wasn't the right choice at all, this fixture had a blank written all over it for him.

    Yet people on here were actually convinced he was going to haul...

    (K)ane all the way.

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

      He had a goal disallowed and hit the post. Not exactly an obvious blank.

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

      Hindsight. SHU home was a perfectly good game to captain Salah. Just like Burnley away for Kane.

    3. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Actually Salah was unlucky.

      Hit the post and a just offside goal.

      The thin margins of this game.

    4. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Salah was a good choice, IMO. Maybe not as good as Kane, but he had chances. It is often fine margins between whether a player hauls or not.

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

      You said Kane was the obvious captain choice - I disagree but your choice

      However to say it was obvious salah woukd blank is at best ridiculous so you can’t be taken seriously

      1. Flair
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Tom Freeman, Lateriser, Magnus Carlsen and Ville Ronka out here captaining Salah but this man says it's ridiculous, I know who I'll trust lmao.

    6. el polako
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Did you watch the game ?
      He was inches away from 2 goals. Very low margins and bad luck.

    7. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Good luck to you. No logic in what you’re saying whatsoever though.

      Kane has equal chance of hauling or blanking vs BUR as Salah did vs SHU but I’m sure you know better 😉

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

        😀

        Results say otherwise

        1. Don Kloppeone
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          For now.... 😀

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

      Given how the gameweek is going, you might end up feeling like Michael Owen post Villa-Pool, dont put down someone until your team/player has played.

  24. Dele
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Sterling & Brewster >> Grealish & Bamford?

    Leaves me with £3m ITB.

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

      Depends on your line up. If brewster is playing every week in your team maybe. Otherwise no.

  25. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    What to do with TAA?

    1. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Sell?

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

      I'm just lining up transfer myself. Have TAA, potence &James I wanna get rid of. Thinking either
      A- Chilwell &grealish
      B- Robo, dallas and grealish for a hit.

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

      If you sell he hauls.. you are fooked.

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

        When's the fecker gonna haul hes sitting on the half way line?

        1. Baps hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          He almost scored from there that good fk!

        2. Big boy Bowen
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          He was much more attacking second half, looked much more like the Trent of yester year

    4. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      I will use all my powers of restraint to keep him for the next GW, then joyously transfer him & Sh!trovic out for free in one fell swoop.

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

        Mitro is a stats buster in the opposite way vardy us.

  26. Firminooooo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Only a penaltymiss and red card for Kane would make me smile again.

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      I can see a penalty miss. But not a red card.

    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      get ready to not smile for a while

    3. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      At least I have both Son and Kane...

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

      I may bring him in only to destroy him like all my other picks.

  27. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    If u have kane and son

    But neither cap

    What do u want from them?

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

      Penaltymiss and red cards.

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

      To score more points than salah when he is not captain and less when he is.

    3. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Son doing better than Kane.

    4. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      3/2 pts.

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

    How many clean sheets in liverpools next 5? And are chelsea now tightening up and will play a more defence I've line up now.

    Was James any good? Worth keeping?

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      If referees keep going after Liverpool I see none.

      1. Bushwhacker
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        And Chelsea were daft to park bus against bus at United . . can't see them doing it much.

  29. FPL_Crisis
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    I enjoy coming on here for the banter (most of the time) but boy there are wayyyy too many clowns with ridiculous comments

  30. Baps hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    At least I didn't bench Bamford as my rival. And we both gave armband to Salah.

    Salah was close twice, Shu was better than expected. Yet now it is easy to say that C Kane or Son was the correct choice. But with hindsight everything is extremely easy.