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Scoutcast Episode 364 – Differential hunting as the FPL template falters

Joe and Seb are joined by FPL Surgery’s Josh to look at the key issues facing Fantasy Premier League managers ahead of Gameweek 22.

With Harry Kane (£11.1m), Jamie Vardy (£10.0m) and Kevin De Bruyne (£11.8) out through injury Fantasy Premier League managers have plenty of cash in the bank.

But with template assets such as Son Heung-min (£9.7m) failing to find the net and Manchester City players continuing to succumb to rotation, should FPL managers be considering less well owned picks?

During the show Joe and Seb’s guest Josh takes his turn to pick a differential and widens the discussion out to include a range of low-owned gems.

Doubling up on assets and targeting unfashionable players with points potential is among the advice offered by Joe, while Seb wonders whether FPL managers need to change their attitude to home and away difficulty, to gain an edge.

Quickly spotting and avoiding well owned assets that are failing to deliver is another strong tactic. Our trio ponder the merits of swerving Spurs attacker Son, who badly needs his strike partner and key creator Kane to support him.

Manchester City are surprisingly offering value in players, such as John Stones (£5.2m). But which of their stars will play each week? The crew assess their minutes over the last ten matches to find out who Pep Guardiola is most likely to put in his side’s starting XI each week.

Partrick Bamford (£6.6m) takes centre stage as Joe, Seb and Josh analyse their eventful Gameweek 21. They also focus on an incredible set of unfortunate circumstances to hit one wildcarding member of the FPL community, in their look back at the previous week.

Fixtures over the next month are frisked and Gameweek 22’s transfer and captaincy plans finish off the show.

Plus, in this latest episode we find out the full story behind Seb’s youthful picture that accompanied the announcement of his additional role as a FFScout Pro-Pundit.

Joe and Seb will be back this Thursday night, when the Scoutcast is next live streamed on Youtube. This time they will be joined by Karam, who this week has unearthing some exciting news about a possible double Gameweek on the horizon for his side Manchester City.

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  1. Reggie Nainggolan
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Chilwell out for who?

    A) Cancelo
    B) Dias
    C) Other

    1. Qaiss
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      A

    2. Party time
        3 years, 1 month ago

        A

      • Fulchester's New Centr…
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Keep and get Alonso too?

        1. Reggie Nainggolan
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Was hoping to see another gw with Alonso (want to see if he's going to be a regular)

      • Sho-kun
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        B

      • dunas_dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        A

      • I Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        A

      • linkafu
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        A

      • pingissimus
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Hold

        I certainly wouldn't get either Dias or Cancelo this week. Chelsea are on a great run of cs and it's anyone's guess who starts for City or Chelsea this week

      • Super Nashwan
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Alonso

    3. Will J 256
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Looking to get one in for Tierney this week, who would you get?

      1. Justin
      2. Holding

      1. Boly Would
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        1

      2. Fulchester's New Centr…
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Justin

      3. Reggie Nainggolan
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Justin

      4. linkafu
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        1

      5. Super Nashwan
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Holding

    4. DanLFC1
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Chilwell problem - best replacement non-city?

      1. Fulchester's New Centr…
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Utd?

      2. Reggie Nainggolan
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Creswell

      3. linkafu
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Targett

    5. Letsgo!
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Anybody benching cresswell?

      1. Bubz
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Yes

      2. Maarrrr17
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        reluctantly.

        1. Tonyawesome69
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          +1

      3. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        No way 🙂

    6. doppelganger
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Would u play Justin or Dallas?

      1. wulfrunian
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Justin

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

        Dallas

    7. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I have 2 free transfers. If Mane out an opportunity to bring any player/s in for this week before moving that player or Raphinha to Son for WBA. Who would you choose?

      A Sterling and captain (would mean using second free transfer on Gundo to Pereira but I would not be surprised if Gundo's minutes managed)
      B Barnes
      C Zaha
      D Grealish as long term pick- can still get Son for Raphinha next week
      E Any other suggestions?


      Martinez
      Cancelo Dias Robertson
      Salah Mane* Bruno Gundogan
      Antonio Watkins Bamford

      McCarthy Raphinha Dallas Coufal

      1. rubberdignerapids
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        D

    8. linkafu
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Best Robbo replacement?

      1. Party time
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Check previous post

          1. linkafu
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Thanks, but don't you feel him bench before the city game? I saw anfield watch posted an interview of tsimiskas tis morning.. Maybe related to a possible Robbo bench nah?

            1. Party time
                3 years, 1 month ago

                No imo

          2. Jordan.
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            id keep, its hard watching pool without him ,due a haul...

          3. badgerboy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Pool are at home to Brighton!? Robbo is the best replacement for Robbo.

            1. linkafu
              • 4 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              Might get a rest nah?

          4. Geoff
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Not a sell for me

        • TeddiPonza
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          I will probably wildcard in gw 25 so I need a 3 weeks defender punt.

          Is Digne over TAA worth it, with that in mind that there is a rumour that Everton will get double gameweek in 24?

          Digne 22:lee 23:mu 24:FUL(MCI)
          TAA 22:BRI 23:MCI 24:lei

          Thanks

          1. rubberdignerapids
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Digne

        • Bennyboy1907
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          First to 3 votes gets benched
          A) Son
          B) DCL
          C) Gundogan

          1. Tonyawesome69
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Son

          2. linkafu
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Gundo

          3. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Gundo

          4. Maarrrr17
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            son

          5. Reggie Nainggolan
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Don't know, struggling with this as well along with Bamford.

            A or C

          6. Sho-kun
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            C

          7. Hart-ake
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Gundogan I guess. Really tough.

          8. ZAMUNDA
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Gundo

        • Tonyawesome69
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Start Raphinha or Soucek? Already starting Bamford and Antonio

          1. Hart-ake
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Raph.

        • Wayne Enterprises
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Son > Salah

          And who to bench?

          Martinez Johnstone

          Digne Dias Stones Coufal Bednarek

          Gundo Pogba Fernandes Barnes Son/Salah

          DCL Bamford Antonio

          Thanks ☺️

          1. Tonyawesome69
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Johnstone Coufal Bednarek and prob Pogba

        • The 12th Man
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Josh King 5.5m

          1. Fulchester's New Centr…
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Maybe if he was still a mid

        • Gabbiadini
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Field one of.

          Mitchell v Newcastle
          Dallas v Everton
          Coufal v Villa

          Cheers.

          1. Tonyawesome69
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Dallas

          2. Reggie Nainggolan
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Dallas

          3. dshv
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Dallas

          4. Gabbiadini
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Cheers all, no thought Mitchell may play?

        • BIG TONES
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Been a bit out of the loop. Is Salah a rotation risk or no?

          It's between him and Bruno for cap

          1. Fulchester's New Centr…
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Not capping Mo is overthinking.

            1. Von Lipwig
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              despite brighton's defensive numbers of late?

              1. Fulchester's New Centr…
                • 6 Years
                3 years, 1 month ago

                The numbers have been good all season, but not keeping the clean sheets until now. Sanchez in goal helps.
                BUT it is still Brighton

        • Nespinha
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Best GK alternatives to Martinez, Mendy or Areola?

          A) Leno
          B) Pope
          C) Sánchez
          D) other

          1. Fulchester's New Centr…
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Pope the original and still the best

            1. Nespinha
              • 8 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              Only issue is the 5.4 price tag

              1. Fulchester's New Centr…
                • 6 Years
                3 years, 1 month ago

                True. but outscoring all the defenders, Sterling, KDB, Leicester mids etc. at that price.
                Obviously could say same for Martinez though.

                1. Nespinha
                  • 8 Years
                  3 years, 1 month ago

                  Leader has Martinez, looking for a differential.

                  How does this look? Johnstone + KWP -- Pope + Lewis

                  Pope / McCarthy
                  Stones, Cancelo, Robbo, Dallas, Lewis

        • linkafu
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Bruno to Sterling for free?

          1. Sho-kun
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            noo

          2. wulfrunian
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            yes for me and captain.

        • Maarrrr17
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Play Soucek or Digne?

          1. Tonyawesome69
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            I'm playing Digne

          2. Sho-kun
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Digne!!

          3. linkafu
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Digne

        • JenkoJunko
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          *Repost X2* Stick or twist with this bunch:
          Squad: 1FT 0.6ITB
          Mcarthy
          TAA Cancelo Cresswell
          Salah Sterling Bruno Soucek
          DCL Antonio Wilson

          Forter / Bissouma / KWP / Neco

          Biggest worry for me is weak bench which caught me out last GW. Do I hold and roll this week or KWP to holding? Target? etc...? Also not happy with Mcarthy, is a -4 to Leno or Martinez worth it? Thanks and GL : )

          1. Fulchester's New Centr…
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            KWP to Stones or Shaw?
            Martinez of those two, would pay of any hit over the next week or two easily.

            1. JenkoJunko
              • 5 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              Thanks.. Think ill take the hit for Martinez as Southampton are looking very depleted.

        • LIARS POKER
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Play Meslier (EVE) or Johnstone (shu)

          Currently on Johnstone but WBA are awful

          1. Sho-kun
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            I'd go for Johnstone - SHU defense is worst

          2. Hart-ake
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Johnstone. WBA are awful, but Leeds concede surely.

          3. dshv
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            I will tru with johnstone

          4. El Presidente
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            They will both concede

        • Rhodes your boat
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Save ft and bench correct? 1FT 0.3itb

          Martinez
          Stones holding rudiger
          Salah(c) sterling Bruno son soucek
          Kane bamford

          Forster Mitchell coufal davis

          1. rubberdignerapids
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Mitchell ahead of Rudiger with Rudiger first sub imo

        • Nightcrawler
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Vardy to??

          A) Watkins

          B) Antonio

          C) Firmino

          D) DCL

          E) Wilson

          WHO do i get?

          YOU DECIDE!

          .

          1. linkafu
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            B

          2. Bavarian
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            B

          3. Make Arrows Green Again
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            B and when he gets injured move him on to D who should be in form by then. Sorted!

          4. rubberdignerapids
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            B from this lot- expecting him to score 1. Villa’s defence stats aren’t that great lately, they have been extremely lucky

        • TeddiPonza
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Bench one:

          DCL
          Son
          Watkins
          Wilson
          Gundo

          Thanks

          1. linkafu
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Gundo

          2. Harper (No more Penandes)
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Gundog

          3. rubberdignerapids
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Son 100 percent- did you even watch Spurs play? Son owner here

          4. wulfrunian
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            If Kane is out then i think Son.

        • tim
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Johnstone to Martinez for free this week or next week?

          Cheers!

          1. rubberdignerapids
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            To Mendy next week

        • Harper (No more Penandes)
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Just noticed that Brighton have conceded the most penalties in the prem so far with 8.

          1. rubberdignerapids
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Variance- they’re probably levelling out now and won’t concede a pen

        • Hart-ake
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Which one to play:

          a) Mitchell (New, a)
          b) Coufal (Avl, a)
          c) Dier (Che, h)

          1. rubberdignerapids
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Start Mitchell with coufal as first sub

            1. linkafu
              • 4 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              This

              1. Hart-ake
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 6 Years
                3 years, 1 month ago

                cheers, yeah that's what I'm currently on.

          2. wulfrunian
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            b

        • linkafu
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Captain:

          A Salah
          B Bruno
          C Cancelo

          1. Atters
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            A

          2. rubberdignerapids
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            (C)ancelo

        • Sho-kun
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          McCarthy
          Cancelo/Justin/Shaw
          Salah/Bruno/Gundo/Bowen
          Bamford/Laca/DCL

          Ryan/Saka/Coufal/Mitchell

          A) Ryan --> Martinez
          B) Bowen --> Grealish
          C) Save

          1. rubberdignerapids
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            B

        • Atters
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Start Targett or Raphinha?

          1. Gunners in Haaland
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Targett

          2. rubberdignerapids
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Raphina with target first sub

        • Gunners in Haaland
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Start Gundo or Cresswell?

          1. rubberdignerapids
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Gundo creswell first sub

            1. Gunners in Haaland
              • 4 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              Cheers Digne

          2. Nay08
            • 3 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            I'd start Gundo.
            plays in the better team against a weaker opponent than Creswell

            1. Gunners in Haaland
              • 4 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              Cheers Nay

              1. Nay08
                • 3 Years
                3 years, 1 month ago

                it can backfire tho. as an owner of Creswell myself, it is hard to bench him. he's on set pieces with WHU having the best number of goals from set-pieces I think.
                but with the reason I stated above, I think it's more logical and safer to play Gundo.

        • Nay08
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Need to bench one. Bamford, Watkins, or DCL?
          does Bamford's yellow flag make it an easy choice to bench him? or is it just a false alarm?

          for Captaincy, is it too crazy to Captain Matheus Pereira? I'm tempted lol
          I have Salah, Bruno, Grealish, and Gundogan for the "safe" pick tho.

          1. rubberdignerapids
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Bench DCL with Bambam first sub

            Cap Salah for safety- Matheus pereira may be slightly too wild given that WBA don’t score too many goals

            1. rubberdignerapids
              • 4 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              Dcl first sub I mean

              1. Nay08
                • 3 Years
                3 years, 1 month ago

                aight thanks mate