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The best of the FFScout Community ahead of Gameweek 7

Welcome to our review of the latest talking points in the Fantasy Football Scout Community ahead of Gameweek 7.

Here we bring to your attention some of the best articles submitted through our Community Trials initiative, which is part of our ongoing mission to support budding contributors and creators.

This piece will also cover the latest in the Community mini-leagues and competitions.

In this week’s Monty Python-inspired installment of The Great and The Good, Greyhead was trying to look on the bright side of life after a Gameweek that refused to wake from its rest. Apparently it was just pining for the Fjords. But with Magnus Carlsen unable to score more than 40 points, I think we can safely assume it’s now an ex-Gameweek.

In an effort to rouse our slumbering FPL teams, our Community writers turned their thoughts to a selection of players enjoying unexpected good form.

FPL Fetish’s “The Fantasy Forgotten” included five forwards costing under £6.0m. Che Adams (£5.8m) has suddenly sprung to life against tricky opponents in Chelsea and Everton after blanking against West Brom. While Patrick Bamford (£5.9m) has discovered his shooting boots after missing 34 of his 44 big chances last season. Tempted?

Or perhaps, like Maxmathews95, you feel Wilfried Zaha (£7.3m) is being unfairly dismissed despite an excellent start to the campaign. He’s already scored more goals this season than in the entirety of 2019/20. Should we be buying him?

Ted Talks FPL highlighted the out-of-position midfielder in his latest bite-size video. Six big chances and a nice trio of fixtures from Gameweek 8 makes him one for the watchlist.

But judging by chances, the best performing assets according to Ted are Harry Kane (£10.9m), Son Heung-min (£9.5m) and Mohamed Salah (£12.4m). The main candidates in this week’s captaincy debate. 

Regular poster Camzy feels the Liverpool man could be the better armband pick, arguing that the directness offered by the Egyptian and Sadio Mane (£12.0m) might be hard for the West Ham defence to withstand. 

Writing in his detailed and thoughtful review, BigManBakar agreed:

No team has recorded more big chances than Liverpool this season, while no player has had more shots in the box than Salah during this spell. Salah also has the best odds of scoring a goal and Liverpool are most likely to score 2.5+ goals according to the bookies this Gameweek.

– BigManBakar

Away from the captaincy dilemma, in a comment on Lateriser’s assessment of West HamGiggs Boson felt that Vladimir Coufal’s (£4.5m) security of starts gives him a slight edge over fellow budget-defender Arthur Masuaku (£4.5m). The fixtures improve for the Hammers from Gameweek 8.

Fantasy Football Scout Mini-Leagues

League code: 5u05vz
Eligibility: Open to all

There are currently 48,361 people participating in the open-to-all Fantasy Football Scout mini-league.

Marcus Jarman retained his lead despite slipping from 31st to 57th overall. Nonetheless he had Wilfried Zaha (£7.3m) and Son Heung-min (£9.5m) to thank for his respectable score of 57 in a poor Gameweek for many.

Fantasy Football Scout Community Members

League code: Available on Members page and the Scout Leagues widget when signed in.
Eligibility: Open to all those who have a registered Fantasy Football Scout account – paid or free.

First and second swapped places in our Fantasy Football Scout Community Members mini-league as Arya Kothari moved above Shahen Withana

The table below, courtesy of Mini-League Mate, shows the chip usage of the top 20 managers.

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To receive your own complimentary Dossier of the Community Members mini-league, please go to https://www.minileaguemate.com/membership to sign-up. The League ID is 584. The Dossier will be emailed to you at the end of each Gameweek.

Yet to play a chip, Arya has been in the top thousand since Gameweek 3 and is now 142nd overall, one point ahead of Shahen. This is Arya’s sixth season playing FPL season, with a best previous finish of 34,282nd in 2015/16.

We’re dishing out £2,500-worth of giveaways throughout the season, however only those who have registered a Fantasy Football Scout account (paid or free) will be able to claim a prize. Also, managers must be registered one month in advance of the awarding of a specific prize to be eligible.

The next prize will be the manager of the month award for October, which will be awarded after Gameweek 7.

Head-to-Head Leagues

In League 1, last week’s leaders Tim Hill and Ville Tuominen (aka Santigold) both lost, ensuring we now have five managers tied at the top on 15 points. Aleksander Våge Nilsen (aka AleksanderVN), Olavi Oja  and Cam Black make up the leading quintet of managers. Tim Hill retains first place based on his superior rank.

Out of the top four Leagues, just Peter Tind in League 2 Division 2 and David Stanton in League 3 Division 2 have won all six of their matches so far.

There are still four managers in the Head-to-Head Leagues who occupy a spot in the top 1,000 overall, but only one – Volodymyr Klyuka in Division 15 of League 6 – has a perfect record.

Shahen Withana, who’s second in our Community Members mini-league, managed a narrow victory in Gameweek 6 to move up to third in Division 14 of League 8 on 12 points.

And fellow high-flyers Keith O’Sullivan, in Division 39 of League 7, and Brian Murphy in Division 3 of League 6, have both lost once but lead their respective divisions because of their excellent ranks.

A fixtures table will be published in the Scout’s Guide to Gameweek 7 ahead of the deadline. However, if you can’t wait to find out who you are playing next, follow this link. Use your browser’s find in page function (Ctrl+F) to locate managers.

All this information and more is contained in the main Head-to-Head page

Last Man Standing

League code: 48n69x
Deadline: Open now until Gameweek 18*
*entrants must pass all previous safety scores to qualify

In TorresMagic’s Last Man Standing the safety score for Gameweek 6 was 32 points. This saw a total of 230 managers eliminated

The threshold for elimination remains at 6% for Gameweek 7.

4,257 managers have entered the competition to date and it is possible to join up until Gameweek 18 – although you must pass all previous safety scores to qualify.

Aside from bragging rights, the winner will receive a free Fantasy Football Scout Membership for the 2021/22 season.

You are able to keep tabs on the action throughout the season via Ragabolly’s website Live FPL.

Elite Community Mini-Leagues

Rich Booth takes the lead in both RedLightning’s Top 10k Any Season mini-league (league code 8kcvzq) and PDM‘s Top 1k ANY season mini-league (league code 2agvvx).

Rich is 6,847th overall in what is his 11th season. He managed three successive top 2,000 finishes between 2014/15 and 2016/17, including an outstanding 307th overall in 2016/17.

Benjamin Teo remains at the summit of Chaballer’s Top 1k HoF League (league code mr8dyh). But an underwhelming 43 points saw him drop to 43,630th overall. Stephen Brogan moves into second, seven points behind. Benjamin is 547th in our Hall of Fame (HoF) and Stephen is 926th.

Elias Kharma (aka @FPLMason) was one of 13 new entries in RedLightning’s Multiple Top 10k Finishes mini-league (league code 8t42p6) and he went straight in at No 1. But despite joining at the top of the table, he endured a disappointing Gameweek 6 with a below-average 38 points. 

Elias, who previously led RedLightning’s Top 10k Any Season mini-league, had back-to-back top 10,000 finishes in 2014/15 and 2015/16.

A 22-point captain haul from Son Heung-min helped 2017/18 FPL winner Yusuf Sheikh open up a 27-point advantage in the exclusive FPL Champions League. Simon March dropped to fourth as 2013/14 winner Tom Fenley moved up to second.

Pros and Cons

The Fantasy Football Scout Network mini-league is for the Scout Network and includes the Pro Pundits. A bang-on average score of 48 saw Christos Tsaras Sui (aka FPL Greece) drop to 22,727th overall but he nonetheless managed to hold onto first place. 

Closing the gap on Christos with an impressive 63 points was Mat Williams (aka Matzi11a), who takes over at the top of the FFS Mods & Cons mini-league. During his 12 seasons playing FPL, Mat’s achieved three top 4,000 finishes, the best of which was 1,053rd in 2017/18.

Elsewhere, Sng Jungyang remains top of Skooldaze’s FPL Vets 2006 or before mini-league having led since Gameweek 4. While Nwobu Ebube is new leader of Greyhead’s The Next Great and The Good mini-league. Ranked 12,558th overall, this is his seventh season, with a best previous finish of 201k. Last week’s leader, Md Masud Parves, played his Wildcard but only scored 35. It really was a Gameweek to forget for most!

It’s the Final Countdown

There’s just five rounds to go in Fantasy Allsvenskan, but with the Double Gameweek still in progress an update from Meltens will be given on Friday. 

Get involved

To join a featured mini-league that you are eligible for, simply enter the League code in the ‘Join private league‘ section on the FPL site. Any questions relating to community competitions please email geoff@fantasyfootballscout.co.uk or comment below this article.

Thank you very much to RedLightning for his contribution to this article.

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373 Comments Post a Comment
  1. kime67
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    So what does this mean for Barnes?

    1. No Professionals
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      That he’s useless?

  2. SHOWSTOPPERRR
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Fpl stat showing Rodriguez on -100 will he drop tonight?

    1. Mr Bird
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      He should although i find unless they’re at -101% it could go either way

    2. Seanigula
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Yes, because a mass of people in some time zones will make their transfers tonight

    3. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      I just noticed that. Why are people selling him?

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

        Because people are fickle. One blank and you're out

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

          Ok. I didn’t know whether he was injured or there was something else that I didn’t know about.

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

            Oh yeah he is still yellow flagged. Could be injured ._.

  3. Rains of Castamere
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Bloody nora, just heard about Castagne injury

    1. SHOWSTOPPERRR
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      What happened?

      1. Party time
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Injured

        • Rains of Castamere
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Hammy. Rodgers said he could be out until after the next international break

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

        Nice to hear as a Harrison owner

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

      3 articles in the space of a few hours....

      Only had 60 comments on the last one before they closed it off!

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

        Yeah, I don’t get that, but to be honest, most of the comments are repetitive anyways

      2. No Professionals
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        May as well remove ability to comment on articles and just have a chat forum, no one actually talks about the article generally.

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

          I like this idea

    3. aborg
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Humpty Lamptey i've got on my pitch,
      Humpty Lamptey knows this game is a bitch,
      All the FPL Managers and all of their friends,
      Know Lamptey will score after he slips from their hands.

      An FPL nursery rhyme !

      1. No Professionals
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        The mighty lamptey.

        12 points in 6 games. But still an amazing option.

        I have him, but I wish I didn’t.

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

        I'll switch to Masuaku/Coufal/Balbuena next week

    4. ZAWAd25
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      So the Salah injury news were just rumors?

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

        One guy on Twitter saying he saw Salah limping at Tesco is not “news”

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

          If it's not asda did it even happen

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

      So Salah, Son or Kane captain?

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

        My choice is Harry-Min Salah.

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

        I went Mane last week. Son for me this week. Out performed Kane easily on the eye test last game and extra midfielder points.

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

      Will Mitchell keep his place ? Got a transfer to burn and no idea how to use it ?

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

        Doubtful though I think he played some of the last game at right back when PVA came on.

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

      How to improve this? 2FTs and 1.9 ITB

      A) Maupay -> Antonio
      B) Pulisic -> Zaha
      C) Jrod -> Zaha
      D) Robbo + Maupay -> Kilman + Kane

      Martinez
      Robbo, PvA, Chilwell
      Salah, Son, Pulisic, Grealish, Jrod
      DCL, Maupay

      4.0, Dallas, Lamptey, Brewster

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

        D

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

        a

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

        Lamptey -> Chilwell/Cresswell

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

      What to do? Maupay out? Saiss out? Mitchell out? Hmmm...

      (2FT, 0.0 itb)

      Martinez
      Robertson/Chilwell/Saiss
      Salah/Son/James/Grealish
      Kane/DCL/Maupay

      Bench: Button, Dallas, Mitchell, Bissouma

      1. SHOOTER MCGINN
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Have exactly the same starting 11 and also 2 free transfers. I also have no idea what to do. Maupay is the weak link but unless I can get Antonio (if fit) I'm not sure who else to get. Considering James out, or also waiting on any indication of whether Saiss will start.

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

          Haha, funny 🙂
          Maupay or Saiss the weakest yes

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

      Mitrovic to Bamford have been my preferred transfer plan all week - primary because I get rid of Mitrovic and it is nice to have two free transfers next gw. Is this rationale good enough to justify that move?

      a. yes, Bamford now know how to score
      b. no, do something else

      Martínez
      TAA, Saïss, Lamptey
      Son, Salah, Fernandes, Grealish
      Ings, Mitrovic, Jiménez

      Button, Burke, Mitchell, Dunne
      2 free transfer, 0.2 million in the bank

    10. Stupendous
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Of course Ben Davies AND Reguilon both play.

      Spurs full backs are to be avoided surely?

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

        Yup avoid

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

        yes, since pre season

        1. Stupendous
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          I mean there will be some hauls here and there, but i don't think it's worth the headaches and potential cameos for their prices!

    11. ivantys
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Spurs down, Bavies howler

    12. Free Hat
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Spurs 1-0 behind. Bad mistake by Davies.

    13. Warby84
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Martinez
      Lamptey Trent Saiss Ayling (Branth)
      Son Salah(c) Sterling Rodriguez (Bissouma)
      Kane Wilson (Brewster)

      Gtg, Save transfer??

    14. Zimo
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Dele Alli starts and Spurs are losing. Coincidence? I think not

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

      With the Leics injuries Bamford going to run riot?

      1. Dirty Harry
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Hope so

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

        Prob not.
        Lei will plan to sit back and lump a counter to Vardy.
        Not going to be the game they'd revel in.

    16. Warby84
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Any ballsy Trent cappers out there??

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

        Apparently Antonio may be fit, with Fabinho injured and Matip doubtful I'd be very concerned...

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

        LFC are down to one CB - no thanks.

      3. Dirty Harry
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Asking for trouble with their shattered defence.

    17. Dirty Harry
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Easy transfer guys?

      Regulion > Chilwell for free?

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

        Yes

        1. Dirty Harry
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Thanks!

      2. Super John McGinn-
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Yes

        1. Dirty Harry
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Thanks

    18. Super John McGinn-
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      What to use a transfer on then?

      Martinez, Forster
      Robbo, Chilwell, Semedo, Dallas, 3.9
      Salah, Son, Pulisic, Grealish, 4.4
      Kane, DCL, Maupay

      2 FT, 0.0 ITB

    19. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Ok, so Martial is the penalty taker now?

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

        ?

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

        No

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

        Hard to say, think they might be back to pen rota or it was just confidence booster for young Tony and when it matters Bruno F will take them.

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

        Maybe just those non important ones where they are already leading by a lot.

        1. FPL Daniel
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          They are still fpl points you know

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

            Yeah, would feel Bruno takes the more important ones while Rash and Anthony rotate for the others.

      5. No Professionals
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Bruno is 100% on penalties when they matter.

        Last night was a sympathy job.

        1. FPL Daniel
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          I am not sure, Martial needs to find his scoring boots, I won't be surprised this trend to continue.

          Nonetheless i am considering triple up again on utd attacking players

    20. Sid07
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      1) pulisic to Zaha
      2) James to Zaha
      3) hold

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

      Werner for the next 2?

      1. MagicMessi
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        If he blanks Vs Burnley he's out for Antonio if fit

    22. Jdpz
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      What's with Podence? Sell or keep?

      1. No Professionals
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Give him away for nothing.

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

        Keep this week then reassess

      3. Dirty Harry
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Sell if you got no other issues

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

      With clear issues in LFC's CB zone can Podence to Soucek (headers) be a masterstroke of the week ?

      Really need to burn this transfer 🙂

    24. Manani
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Zaha or Greapish? Leaning towards Zaha atm

      1. MagicMessi
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Grealesh

    25. Flynny
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Views on best move here please? 1mitb

      Martinez
      Taa saiss james (Mitchell lamptey)
      Salah son pulisic foden (burke)
      Kane dcl watkins

      A....james to chilwell (james may start at weekend but will always be rotation risk)

      B....save ft

      Thanks

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

        Save

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

      Still haven’t got Kane. Time to sell Jimenez to get him in this week?

      If so, i need to replace Bruno with a midfielder at the maximum price of 9.2. Who?

      Got 2FT.

    27. Pedersen
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Bench one:
      A. Wilson
      B. Grealish
      C. James rodriguez
      D. Zaha

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

        A

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

      Which combo would you prefer till gw9:

      A: Kane + Havertz + Barnes + Coufal
      B: Kane + Havertz + Foden + R.James
      C: Jimmy + Sterling + Barnes + Kilman
      D: Jimmy + Havertz + Rashford + Ayling