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Using FFS data and tools to find the best De Bruyne replacement for Gameweek 20

Just when Fantasy Premier League managers thought they could breathe and relax after Double Gameweek 19, many of us now have injury problems to solve.

Ahead of Tuesday’s deadline, Kevin De Bruyne (£11.9m) has been ruled out for “four to six weeks” with a muscular injury and needs replacing.

When these sorts of developments occur, there is a fantastic opportunity for Fantasy managers. With everyone going in a different direction from a common player all at once, the potential for green arrows goes up – if you can make the right choice. And, because Gameweeks 20 to 23 take place in a span of 14 days, the FPL landscape is going to change very quickly.

Accordingly, I have gone over some De Bruyne replacements to help you make the right choice ahead of Gameweek 20. As this uses extensive data from the Fantasy Football Scout Premium Members Area, only those with a valid subscription can access it in full.

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  1. Tinfoil Deathstar
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Adams to Kane for a -4? Yay or nay?

    Will be doing this move next week if not (assuming Kane doesn't get injured).

    1. Buck The Trent
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Y

    2. YoungPretender
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Do it next week

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

      next week

  2. grennans2
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    A or B better on a WC ?

    A) Rashford & 4.3 fodder
    B) Grealish & Saka

    1. Tinfoil Deathstar
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      B. Two good options vs one who is potentially injured.

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

        this

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

    Long term would you rather have Watkins or Antonio? Rotating with Bamford in a 3-5-2

    1. Karan14
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Antonio for now.

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

        Is Antonio purely a nostalgia pick?

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

          nostalgia in terms of scoring twice last week

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

      Watkins. Fixtures and less chance of being rotated. Antonio won't play in one of the next four most probably for example.

    3. Make Arrows Green Again
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      What Watkins can do with a football, Antonio can do with a kumquat

    4. Eh, just one more thing ...
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Long term Watkins ... all those games in hand .... besides Antonio will no doubt need another service soon.

    5. Ranger3
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Antonio

  4. Slitherene
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    G2G or is this team too differential?

    Martinez
    Cancelo Maguire Coufal
    Bruno Rashford Barnes Saka
    Jesus Ings Wilson

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

      i like it, especially the jesus pick.

    2. Tinfoil Deathstar
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Are you on WC? Defence and midfield look good, but not a fan of the Jesus pick.

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

      You on WC?

    4. Eh, just one more thing ...
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      If you are on a WC, any touching of Jesus would be frowned upon.

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

    bottomed.

    Martinez Forster
    Mitchell Coufal Stones Dias TAA
    Son Salah Grealish Foden Lookman
    Kane Bamford Watkins.

    1FT 1.0 ITB.

    With the amount captaining bruno this week, feel i absolutely need to get him in, best way to make this work?

    Been thinking
    Salah > Bruno
    TAA & Son > Maguire/Shaw & Bruno.

    Thoughts?

    1. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Taa and lookman to Bruno and def

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

        That's an impossible transfer

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

        would leave me 1.9 for a def.

  6. deshawn7
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Choose 2, Bench 2
    (A) Robbo
    (B) Dallas
    (C) Watkins
    (D) Soucek

  7. Karan14
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Martinez
    Robbo Cancelo Dias
    Salah Bruno Grealish Gündo Raphinha
    Antonio Bamford

    (Steer Cresswell Mitchell Brewster)

    Early thoughts on transfers for GW21?

    A) Raphinha ➡️ Son(c)
    B) Raphinha & Brewster ➡️ Kane(c) & 4.3 mid -4

    1. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Save ft. Bruno captain

  8. NoThomasNoPartey18
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Bench 1: Son, Kane, DCL, Raphinha, Salah

    1. mezza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Raph

    2. soup natsi
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Sell Son Kane and Salah if you feel you can bench them

    3. Eh, just one more thing ...
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Raphinha.... especially if you have any other Leeds starting?

      1. NoThomasNoPartey18
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        yeah yeah that bam bam. i can see raph scoring but yeah i guess you're right. had it on son last couple days

        1. NoThomasNoPartey18
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          dallas too. yeah thats risky. thanks mate

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

    A vardy to kane -4,
    B no hit, play TAA and Dallas instead of benching one of them

  10. grennans2
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Barnes or Pogba on a WC?

    1. soup natsi
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I'd take Pogs

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

      Barnes

  11. _Gunner
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Pick one to Bench:

    A- Coufal (cry)
    B- Justin (eve)
    C- Dallas (new)

    1. Eh, just one more thing ...
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      A

    2. soup natsi
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      B, not nailed when Pereira is fit

      1. Eh, just one more thing ...
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Justin rested in FA cup so hopefully he plays (Pereira played) ... of course it would just be my luck that this is the day Rodgers chooses to bench him.

  12. JELLYFISH
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Which is better (on WC):

    A) Bamford & Struijk (have Kane and Antonio)
    B) Brewster & Digne

    1. soup natsi
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      A but only just

  13. soup natsi
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    The way I see it I have two options:

    A. Bench KdB, play Soucek. Save FT. Sell KdB for Salah next week for free.
    B. KdB, TAA > Salah, Cancelo for a hit. Cancelo joins Dias, Stones.

    1. NoThomasNoPartey18
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      hit me baby one more time. id do B

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

    All set here? Last decision is whether I start Soucek over Adams/Justin.

    Plan to get Kane in for Vardy next week and maybe Gundo for Raphinha with a hit.

    0 FT 1.5m ITB

    McCarthy (Johnstone)
    Cancelo Justin Coufal Stones (Lowton)
    Salah Bruno (C) Son Raphinha (Soucek)
    Adams Bamford (Vardy*)

  15. WHY ALWAYS MESUT?
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Bench 2 for this week:

    Chillwell (WOL)
    TAA (@TOT)
    Alioski (@NEW)
    Digne (LEI)
    Mahrez (@WBA)
    Zaha (WHU)
    Neto (@CHE)
    Pulisic (WOL)
    Watkins (@BUR)

    Fantrax but using custom scoring. Basically, scoring has more than GA so active players can be good (example: Neto).

    1. soup natsi
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Mahrez, Alioski

      1. WHY ALWAYS MESUT?
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Thank you! Thought Mahrez myself because of rotation but that fixture was tempting haha.

  16. FPL price manipulators are …
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Bench one
    A) Cresswell
    B) Bednarek

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

      Bednarek

    2. Eh, just one more thing ...
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Tough one. A

  17. tbhogal
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Worth doing Dallas to Dias for -4?

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

      Don't think so, especially with Dallas having a nice fixture this week

  18. MoSalalalalalalalalah
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Who do I start?
    Dallas, Mee or Creswell?

    1. Eh, just one more thing ...
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Dallas. If you can’t start Dallas at home to Newcastle, when can you start him.

      1. George Sillett
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Not this gameweek then as Leeds are away to Newcastle.

  19. Rash
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone going son captain? I had it on him until bruno was benched weekend.

    1. soup natsi
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      can see the rationale but pool ain't that bad

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

      Pool concede 1 goal max since GW5. You'll need that goal to be scored by Son then.

  20. Weeb Kakashi
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone considering James as a replacement for KDB?

    Great fixtures coming up.

    1. Cojones of Destiny
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      yep after Lei game

  21. FPLMACKEM
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    McCarthy,
    Robertson, Cancelo, Coufal, Stones,
    Salah, Gundogan, Bruno, Son,
    Adams, Bamford

    Forster, Soucek, Mitchell, Brewster

    1ft 6.2itb

    Looking to replace Adams. Best replacement?

    A Kane
    B DCL
    C Martial
    D Cavani
    E Ings

    1. Tinfoil Deathstar
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Kane. I'll be doing this transfer (likely) next week, but already spent my FT on KdB -> Gundo.

  22. pingissimus
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Looking at Bruno ownership I rather suspect that at least 43.8% of teams are dead teams

    Sadly I also suspect my rise up the rankings doesn't have that much to do with improved play. There may be a reason why I seem to be a second half of the season wonder 🙂

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      In the top 100k, he is owned by about 93% of players. EO will be above 150% this week.

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

        Flabbergasted it's that low - it'll surely be higher this week.

  23. Willmissudimitrypayet
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Play 4 out of 6 of Wilson, Antonio, Watkins, Chilwell, Coufal and Robbo. Here are the bookmaker odds:

    2,60 on wilson to score
    2,75 on antonio to score
    2,75 on watkins to score

    2,17 on chilwell to keep CS
    2,85 on coufal to keep CS
    3,45 on robbo to keep CS

    So looks like I will play chilwell and Wilson at least then.
    Pretty close between Antonio, watkins and coufal considering coufal could get attacking points too.

  24. Johnny too hotty
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Gundagon - just checking on why the popularity of him as a transfer? Is irt cos he is cheap and takes pens now?

    i was just concerned he was a risk with sterlng, foden, mahrez, jesus as other options? perhaps im missing something?

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

      He has scored 5 goals in last games or something like that plus as you say, penalties and his price are bonus.

      Low risk, high reward kind of pick

    2. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Has better stats than most of those players + is getting the more minutes. Also rested in the cup which is assured owners he’s hopefully 90% to start tonight

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

      5 goals in his last 7 PL games, I believe

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

      Didn't play at the weekend, so probably starts, plus has been starting a lot recently. Penalties, 5.5 playing for the best side in the league, a lot more involved and increased amounts of shots at goal.

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

      He's one of City's most nailed on players imo. And he's on pens. And costs 5.6m. I don't think it's very complicated really.

  25. MoSalalalalalalalalah
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Which 3 do I bench?

    Cresswell Vs Palace
    Soucek Vs Palace
    Dallas Vs Newcastle
    Watkins Vs Burnley
    Mee Vs Villa

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

      Toughie. Probably Watkins and Cresswell

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

        Yeah set on Watkins I think. How about the 3rd?

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

          Soucek I guess

  26. fish&chips
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone considering cancelo captain? Need to make up 16 points in my mini league this week to win the monthly prize.

    Probably not the week to take a captaincy punt though is it with bruno looking at a huge EO?

    1. Stormbringer22
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I considered Cancelo and would have gone for it if Bruno played full 90 in the cup. He was rested though, and his EO will probably be close to 150% so I will chicken out and captain Bruno out of fear

      1. fish&chips
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah same here I guess. Definitely the best choice on paper

  27. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Having to play double West Ham def tonight pleassseeee be a cleanie

    1. FF Dirtbag
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Why did you ever get 2?! 1 is by far enough.

  28. FF Dirtbag
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Martinez
    Stones Coufal Dallas
    Salah Fernandes Grealish Soucek
    Antonio Kane Bamford

    Forster;Mitchell, KDB*, KWP*
    * both injured. 0.5mill in the bank and 0FT.

    Is it worth taking a hit? For example:
    KDB to son, or KWP to Shaw

  29. Babit1967
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Gtg on the wildcard lads? Subs as well

    Martinez
    Dias Cancelo Coufal
    Salah Bruno (C) Gundo Son
    Kane Antonio Cavani

    Sanchez Mitchell Saka Holding

    1. FF Dirtbag
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Like it. Other than holding.

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

    DRAFT dilemma - Ferran Torres or Barkley?
    City have some good games but Ferran is barely involved, and Barkley only just back from injury