Scout Picks

Double Gameweek 19 Scout Picks built on key FPL assets at Man City and West Ham

The Double Gameweek 19 Scout Picks feature an entire host of assets who play twice over the next few days.

Manchester City and West Ham players form the spine of the squad, with three players from each team making the first XI.

We line up in a 4-4-2 formation this time, which comes in bang on the budget of £83.0m.

Goalkeeper

Sam Johnstone (£4.5m) comes with the chance of scoring clean sheet and bonus save points. West Bromwich Albion line-up against West Ham and Wolves in the Double Gameweek, two teams in the bottom half for goals scored this season with 24 and 19. Johnstone has also made the most saves of any keeper this season with 74, six more than nearest rival Illan Meslier.

Defenders

Joao Cancelo (£5.8m) makes his second consecutive appearance in the Scout Picks, following Manchester City’s clean sheet against Brighton. The full-back has been unlucky to only record one attacking return this season, with the second-highest amount of key passes and third highest number of big chances created from defenders in the league. Pep Guardiola previously praised Cancelo’s ability to play a game every three days, so he could even be immune to Pep’s rotation.

Joining Cancelo from the rock-solid City defence is John Stones (£5.0m). With games against a shot-shy Crystal Palace and a covid-hit Villa side, City are predicted to add to their eight clean sheets. With Nathan Ake (£5.4m) and Aymeric Laporte (£6.0m) remaining on the treatment table, expect Stones to retain his place in the league’s best defence.

The Premier League’s highest-scoring defender Kurt Zouma (£5.8m) returns to the Scout Picks. With set-piece specialist Hakim Ziyech returning to the Chelsea line-up, Zouma has every chance of adding to his four goals this season.

Rounding out the defence is West Ham full-back Vladimir Coufal (£4.7m). In Gameweek 19, the Hammers face two of the three lowest scorers in the Premier League in Burnley and West Brom. Coufal’s attacking potential will also be boosted by the return of West Ham’s talismanic forward (below).

Midfielders

Heavy backing for Salah in emerging top 10k FPL managers

We’re backing the misfiring Mohamed Salah (£12.5m) to get back to his best in Gameweek 19. Despite hitting a bit of a dry spell, Salah has still had the highest number of shots in the box, above second-placed Sadio Mané, and has received the second-highest amount of big chances. All this points to the Egyptian rediscovering his form, and he has two games to do it in.

Kevin De Bruyne (£11.8m) appears to be loving life as a false nine, and we’re backing him to add goals to his impressive performances. In what has been a frustrating season for De Bruyne, the City captain recorded five shots on goal and created three chances against Brighton. Had it not been for some resolute defending and a penalty Raheem Sterling will quickly want to forget, De Bruyne would have easily recorded a second double-digit haul in a row from his new striking position.

December’s Player of the Month and Scout Pick regular Bruno Fernandes (£11.3m) makes the team again, despite blanking against Burnley. This was Fernandes’ first ever FPL blank in an away game, and with two trips on the road for Manchester United, their Portuguese playmaker is expected to get back to his best.

Tomas Soucek (£5.3m) is the Scout Picks’ second West Ham player to make the team with two appetising fixtures on the horizon. The big Czech has scored the most headed goals of all midfielders in the league and lines-up against a West Brom team who have conceded the most headed attempts.

Forwards

The evergreen Jamie Vardy (£10.1m) leads the line for the Scout Picks, and will be hoping to catch up with Salah and Son Heung-min (£9.8m) at the top of the goalscoring charts. Vardy and Leicester’s pressing and frenetic style could well lead to problems for opponents Chelsea, whose six defensive errors have led to goals, the most in the league.

Partnering Vardy is West Ham’s powerhouse striker Michail Antonio (£6.2m), returning from injury. After spending most of the season on the treatment table, Antonio has shown glimpses of what he can do this season, including his stunning overhead kick against Man City. If he can return to the player he was last season, when he had a expected goals rating than Harry Kane (£11.1m) and Anthony Martial (£8.8m), then he will be a handful for any defence in the league.

Substitutes

  • Edouard Mendy (£5.1m)
  • James Justin (£5.0m)
  • Ademola Lookman (£5.0m)
  • Ollie Watkins (£6.1m)

THE CAPTAIN

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

We choose the Scout Picks captain using a four-way vote between our Scout Squad pundits.

Because we use Fantasy Football Scout data so heavily in this process, the skipper we choose each Gameweek is known only to those with a valid Fantasy Football Scout subscription and revealed to the public only when the deadline has passed.

Here’s how we voted for Double Gameweek 19:

487 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Fuddled FC
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Would you do?

    Son & Bamford > Vardy & Soucek (-8)

    1. Big Ronnie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Not for -8

    2. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Not for me

    3. Il Capitano
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      No

  2. Big Ronnie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    1FT and £0.7m in the bank. Foolish to go without KDB?

    Martinez*
    Robbo*, Dias*, Coufal*
    Salah*, Mane*, Bruno*, Grealish*, Soucek*
    Bamford, Watkins*

    Peacock-Farrell, Dallas, Adams, Balbuana

    A) Balbuana to Stones/James (bench Bamford)
    B) Mane to KDB
    C) Save

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

      B

      1. Big Ronnie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Cheers

    2. Alberto Tomba
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      All good options.
      B or C for me. You'd have to think Liverpool will come out of the blocks against United with all this chat about United being back at the top, and Mane's the kind of guy to react. KDB overrated imo, as he's just not the striker they're trying to play him as, despite being brilliant.

      1. Big Ronnie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Kind of what i'm thinking. Still not 100% convinced City/KDB are back to their best

  3. Nespinha
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    *DGW - NO BB RIGHT?

    Johnstone*
    Dallas, Robbo*, Balbuena*
    Salah*, Bruno*, Grealish*, KDB*, Raphinha
    Bamford, Watkins*

    McCarthy, Adams, KWP, Taylor*

    A) Taylor --- Stones (-4)
    B) Taylor + Adams --- Coufal + Antoonio (-8)
    C) Taylor + Adams --- Cancelo + Brewster (-8)

  4. Lord Flashheart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    here is a nice game:

    i will be on BB, so each hit is worth -2 only , which of those hits would you take (choose *as many as you want* - first one free rest cost -2):

    A son to salah
    B kane to vardy
    C laca to anonio
    D dallas to stones

    1. Nespinha
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      C for sure. A and B pick one

      1. Lord Flashheart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        how about both A and C together with B for a total of -8 that is actually -4?

    2. Big Ronnie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      A & C

      1. Lord Flashheart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        thats my thought - but i need B to finance A&C...

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

    So Antonio is fully fit and will play both games?

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

      Not guaranteed

  6. Nibbsy
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Sell DCL for:

    a) Martial
    b) Cavani
    c) Wilson

    1. Big Hippo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Antonio or Watkins better options for me

      1. Nibbsy
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Already doing Kane to Antonio.

        Considered Watkins but risky with Covid outbreak?

  7. Ci Siamo
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Which - 4 is most worth it?

    A) Kane to Vardy

    B) Adams to Antonio

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

      B

    2. Alberto Tomba
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I'm not sure I would do either man. Antonio's not yet proven to have 'returned' to his prior form. Kane's a great fixture and could end up outscoring Vardy.

    3. Mo Mo
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Both

    4. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Both

  8. Alberto Tomba
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Should I Bench Boost these four?

    Meslier (BHA),
    Dier (shu),
    Bissouma / 4.8 Mid using FT (Anguissa or Smith Rowe),
    Bamford (BHA)

  9. Manani
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    DCL replacement?

    thinking going to a 4.5m forward, as I have soucek currently as 8th attacker

    1. elwardio
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Good plan. Better options in midfield than up top so prefer 352 rather than 343

  10. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Hey folks, trying to get to 11 dgwers for this gw, suggestions with 1ft and 1m

    Martinez
    Stones Cancelo Coufal -- Taylor Dallas
    Bruno Kdb Rashford Son -- Burke
    Wilson Lacazette Bamford

    A: Son + Lacazette >> Salah + Antonio (-4) means 10dgwers + Bamford
    B: Son + Lacazette + Burke >> Mane + Watkins + Soucek (-8) and bench Bamford
    C: Son + Lacazette + Taylor >> Salah + Watkins + Shaw/Justin (-8) and bench Bamford

  11. Hint
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    To triple KDB or not, that is the question....

    1. Mo Mo
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Salah

    2. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      His tiredness in last game made me swing towards Salah.

      1. Big Hippo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Same. Plus extra rest day for Liverpool...

  12. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Not sure what to do here. Son is the only SGW player.

    A) Son -> Rashford
    B) Mane -> KDB
    C) Son, Brewster -> Foden, Cavani -4
    D) GTG
    E) Something else

    Martinez
    Zouma Cresswell Stones Justin
    Salah Mane Bruno Son Maddison
    Watkins

    (McCarthy Bamford Ayling Brewster)

    Thanks!

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

      B

    2. NejiHyuuga01
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      In the previous post you refer to KDB tiredness. So why bring him in?

      1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        That's regarding TC. Would rather have KDB over Mane.

        1. NejiHyuuga01
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Salah is enough, I would go B. On the same boat as you between Salah and KDB Triple. My gut is telling me KDB but I am swayed to Salah

          1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            GL regardless 😉

  13. Mo Mo
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    If you have martienz would u sell him for Johnstone for -4 ?

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Definitely not no

    2. Big Hippo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      No

    3. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      No chance, got a double, will likely get save points against City and good chance of a cs against Newcastle and will have further doubles

  14. hogree
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Is Mendy a good long-term keeper option? Thinking of taking out McCarthy and can't take Martinez as have three Villa already

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Not sure on CHE def at the moment

  15. Tonyawesome69
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Which option is best?

    Balbuena and Son are definitely getting transferred out. Unsure with Kane to Vardy (-4). If I do this change, Dawson can be upgraded to Cresswell.

    A. Balbuena, Son and Kane to Cresswell, Salah and Vardy (-8)
    B. Balbuena and Son to Dawson and Salah (-4)

    Martinez
    Stones Cancelo Coufal Balbuena*
    KDB Bruno Soucek Son*
    Bamford* Kane*
    (Johnstone Raphinha* Rodrigo* Holding*)

    1. elwardio
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      B

  16. Flynny
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Hi....any thoughts on the following moves please for my bench boost please?

    Kane, raphinha and balbuena to kdb, Antonio and holding - 8

    Holding can be any dgw defender that is not West ham up to 4.8m if there is one....

    Martinez Johnstone
    Robbo dias coufal dallas holding
    Salah kdb bruno grealish soucek
    Antonio Watkins Bamford

    Thanks

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Looks like you have to downgrade Kane to afford KDB. Antonio is probably worth the gamble. I don't think there are any DGW def at 4.8 that's not from WHU.

      1. Flynny
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Cheers mate. Yes not sure I have many options overall and think I need to do the bb.

        Only 4.8m defenders I can see are lowton who I'm not keen on.

        There is luke shaw- but concerned telles will prob start the 2nd game v fulham. Shaw also on 4yc.

  17. Jimmy Boy
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    McCarthy
    Cancelo - Dias - Reguilon
    Bruno - Rashford - KDB - Neto
    Kane - Bamford - Adams*

    Forster - Alioski* - Riedewald* - Bernardo

    Want to get a West Ham player in for the double, got 0.9itb but undecided on which one. Which one of these would you do? If B or C I'd play Coufal/Soucek and bench Adams

    A) Adams > Antonio
    B) Riedewald > Soucek
    C) Alioski > Coufal

    1. Dont give a fuchs
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      B

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

    Is kane to vardy worth -4 ?

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I m not even doing it for free

      1. Mo Mo
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Why ?

        1. Ajax Hamsterdam
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          I want kane long term, would lose 0.3 to get back plus he has Sheffield United W
          which is a great fixture

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

        Spurs will loose 1-0 a d i have 3 spurs players

        1. Ajax Hamsterdam
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          In that case maybe

        2. OptimusBlack
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Do it

    2. OptimusBlack
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Yes Vardy has DGW

    3. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Could be but I wouldn't do it

  19. Totti
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Guys
    Who would you sacrifice to get KDB?

    A) bruno
    B) salah
    C) son with -4
    D) get foden and play without de bruyne

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      D

    2. elwardio
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Probably C

  20. C'mon the Fylde
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    All chips remaining.
    Would you FH this team?

    Martinez
    Dias Taylor* Coufal
    KDB Son Bruno Gundogan
    Bamford Watkins Kane

    Button Zaha Bednarek Dallas

    0.8m itb
    1ft *Taylor to be shipped

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

    Haha - the rate my team will not accept that I have Douglas in my team, he is gone from there...

  22. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    A. Alisson + Ogbonna

    Or

    B. Antonio + Martinez

  23. Il Capitano
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Need some City in here.

    1FT 0.3m ITB

    Johnstone
    Robertson Justin Lowton Coufal
    Soucek Bruno Salah Son*
    Vardy Bamford*

    McCarthy* - Raphinha* Dallas* Adams*
    * SGW

    Thinking about:

    A) Dallas > Stones
    B) Robbo + Son > Stones + KDB (-4)
    C) Robbo + Lowton/Dallas > Double City def (-4)

    1. Dont give a fuchs
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      A

      1. Il Capitano
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks, leaning toward that myself. Losing Robbo for a hit when he has a DGW just feels wrong

    2. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      C

      1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Actually long term I'd say C but maybe A is enough for the DGW

        1. Il Capitano
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          My line of thinking too, not sure on a City defender outscoring Robertson +4 in the DGW

  24. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    What would you prefer:

    A Raphina and Vardy
    B Son and Antonio

    1. Bonus magnet
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      B

      1. Pat Bonner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        thanks

    2. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      B

  25. Bonus magnet
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    DGW multiple choice quiz

    1. a) ziyech b.) barnes

    2. a. dias b. chilwell

    3. a. martial b. Wilson

  26. Mo Mo
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Adams & Kane > Antonio & Vardy for -4 ?
    Yes
    No

    1. OptimusBlack
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Yees

  27. HuthTheMagicDragon
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Wan Bissaka and Dallas

    or

    Cancelo Allioski

    Same price.

  28. KINGS
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Guys. Would do this transfer for hits?

    Kane, Son, DCL >
    Vardy, Salah, Reid

    1. HuthTheMagicDragon
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Not for me

  29. Disco Stu
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    DCL > Watkins for a -4?

  30. ABCDEFC
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    On BB. How many of these are worth a -4?

    1. Son to KDB
    2. Adams to Watkins
    3. Balbuena to Dias
    4. McCarthy to Martinez
    5. Raphinha to Foden

    1. aleksaa2
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      3 is a no brainer