Scout Picks

Gameweek 22 Scout Picks built on Man United and Man City assets

Assets from Manchester City and Manchester United form the spine of our Gameweek 22 Scout Picks team.

We have chosen three City players as they visit Burnley and two Fantasy Premier League assets from Man United.

This XI of our favourite players for Gameweek 22 has been chosen by Scout Squad pundits DavidTomAndy and Neale.

We line up in a 3-5-2 formation this week and come in bang on our budget of £83.0m.

GOALKEEPER

West Brom’s Sam Johnstone (£4.5m) is our pick in goal ahead of a favourable fixture in Gameweek 22. The Baggies’ shot-stopper has made the most saves in the division with 85 so combines clean sheet and bonus point potential. His side face off against Sheffield United, who have scored the fewest goals in the Premier League this season.

DEFENDERS

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After a rest at the weekend, Joao Cancelo (£6.0m) looks nailed-on to start for Man City against Burnley. The Portuguese defender has been one of City’s key creative assets this season, fashioning 30 chances and five big chances. The Citizens also have a fantastic record against Burnley, holding an aggregate score of 23-1 over their last six meetings.

We head across Manchester and into Stretford for our next pick of Harry Maguire (£5.5m). The Red Devils’ captain has had the most attempts in the box of any defender with 23, suggesting he has been lucky not to add to his two-goal tally this season. Man United play an injury-hit Southampton side who have only scored two goals in their last four games, leaving potential at both ends of the pitch.

Rob Holding (£4.5m) takes up the final spot in our defence after some impressive performances in the heart of Arsenal’s backline. The Gunners defence has posted five clean sheets in their last six games, with Holding being awarded six bonus points over that time.

MIDFIELDERS

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Back in form, Mohamed Salah (£12.6m) regains his place in our midfield. The Egyptian King looks to have rediscovered his goalscoring touch, netting four goals in his last three games. With team-mate Sadio Mané (£11.9m) an injury doubt, Wednesday’s game could again see Salah deployed in a more central role closer to the goal.

Raheem Sterling (£11.6m) also takes up a spot in midfield due to his record against bottom-half teams. The England winger is well-known as a flat-track bully and has scored five goals and set-up five assists this season against bottom-half teams.

We’re backing Bruno Fernandes (£11.4m) to return to his FPL best after his recent mini-drought. Despite blanking in four of his last five games, Fernandes has still had the most shots, the most shots on target and has the highest expected goal involvement (xGI) of any midfielder over the last six Gameweeks, suggesting his good form should return soon.

Leicester’s Harvey Barnes (£6.9m) has flown largely under the radar this season despite showing some excellent form. The Foxes midfielder has posted attacking returns in six of his last seven games and is still owned by only 7.9% of players, making him a great differential pick.

Ilkay Gündogan (£5.8m) completes our City picks ahead of a trip to Burnley. The budget midfielder has scored the most goals of all FPL midfielders in the last six Gameweeks and only Sadio Mané has had more shots in the box, showing the German midfielder offers goalscoring potential at a rock-bottom price.

FORWARDS

Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£7.6m) leads the line for the Scout Picks as Everton visit Leeds. The frontman, who has suffered from a lack of service in recent weeks, should find opportunities against the leaky Leeds defence. Only West Brom have conceded more goals and more shots in the box than the Yorkshire outfit this season, which should give Calvert-Lewin a great chance to end his goal drought.

Patrick Bamford (£6.6m) punished doubters with a 15-point haul in his last game against Leicester and we’re backing him for more returns against the Toffees. Bamford has continually made a mockery of his low FPL price this season. He has had the most attempts of any FPL forward in the box and only Harry Kane (£11.1m) can better his goal tally. Jamie Vardy (£10.0m) is the only forward with a better expected goals (xG) rating than Bamford.

SUBSTITUTES

  • Aaron Ramsdale (£4.6m)
  • James Justin (£5.1m)
  • Luke Shaw (£4.8m)
  • Michail Antonio (£6.6m)

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 Gameweek 22:

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

    Bench Antonio, Rashford or DCL?

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        3 years, 1 month ago

        DCL or rash

      • RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Tough, Rash I guess

      • King of Kings.
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Antonio

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

      1FT 0.3 itb Idea is to sell Son for Rashford (not a problem for me to not own Son against WBA and Rash have a nice next 4

      Fabianski
      Cancelo Stones Robbo
      Salah Son Gundo Bruno
      Bamford Antonio DCL

      Mccarthy Raphina Justin Coufal

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

      Best 4.5m Defender at the moment?

      Rudiger/Holding?

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

        Holding for this gameweek

      2. Mr. O'Connell
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Holding slowly becoming my favourite player of the season. I'd just play whoever has the best clean sheet odds tbh.

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

        Webster

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

        Holding

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

        A cheeky Rudiger?

    4. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      G2G guys? Decided to roll FT.

      Johnstone
      Robbo, Cancelo, Dias
      Salah(C), Bruno(v), Gündo, Raphina
      DCL, Bamford, Antonio
      (McCarthy, Soucek, Dallas, Coufal)

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

        Looks great - mine's on the page before if you fancy a bit of action

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

        Identical starting XI to me other than Cancelo and Johnstone. Gtg I hope!

        1. RAFA THE GAFFA
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          GL matey!

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

        Lovely stuff

        1. RAFA THE GAFFA
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Cheers pal

    5. XABI 15
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Foden to:
      1. Grealish
      2. Mahrez
      3. Zaha
      4. keep

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        1 or keep this week

      2. King Kun Ta
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        short (Mahrez) or longterm (Grealish)?

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

      Bench two:

      A) Saka
      B) Soucek
      C) Pereira

      P.S. I already have Antonio

      1. XABI 15
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        B+C

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

          Why so? Saka is a doubt for Wolves. He will probably not start.

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

        A, try your best to start the other 2

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

          Thanks...

          Difficult, I also have Antonio, DCL, Wilson, Son, Sterling, Bruno...

    7. buttsy9
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Son > Salah seems obvious?
      Sterling for Captain after Pep screwed me over last week!!!
      GTG otherwise? Not sure anything else is worth -4 hit.

      Leno
      Cancelo - Stones - Dallas
      Salah (?) - Bruno - Sterling (c) - Soucek
      Wilson - DCL - Antonio

      Meslier, Dier, Coufal, Smith-Rowe

    8. Heisenberg W. W.
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Anyone benching Son?

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

        Yes but know its a risk. Spurs were just so poor at Brighton

        1. Heisenberg W. W.
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          I could potentially do Son to Sterling.

          Still in two minds

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

        Thinkin about sell

        1. Heisenberg W. W.
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Son to Sterling?

    9. Slim25
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Martinez
      Stones, Coufal, James
      Bruno, Salah, Sterling (C), Grealish, Soucek
      Antonio, **Kane**
      (Button, Mitchell, Ayling, Brewster)

      2 free transfers in the bank, what option would be best?
      A; Kane & Brewster - Bamford & Wilson/Ings/DCL
      B; Kane, Brewster & Ayling - Bamford, Watkins & TAA (-4)
      C; Kane, Brewster & Ayling - Bamford, DCL & Slab head ( -4)

      Cheers guys!

      1. In Bale We Trust
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Kane and Ayling to DCL and Cancelo for free seems nice

        1. Slim25
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Double up Cancelo with Stones?
          Looking to shift on Brewster so I think I might take a -4 hit, currently top of a few leagues so have room to do the extra transfer for Bamford.

    10. King Kun Ta
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Oooops...a hit got me this bunch!

      Martinez
      Cancelo Justin Holding
      Sterling Gundo Salah Bruno Soucek
      DCL Bamford

      Martin Chilwell Adams Ayling & 3.9 ITB

      Bench(order) right?

      Give the armband to Salah or Sterling?

      Ta!

    11. Tcheco
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Captain Sterling or Bruno?

      1. King Kun Ta
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Sterling

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

        Bruno

        1. Camino Aleatorio
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Bruno is Pogba's Water Hauler now...wait until Pogba gets benched or hurt

          Bruno is 1/2 capacity with Pogba on the field.

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

      Son to Rashford for free?

    13. Muggle007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Who to bench out of Wilson, DCL and Zaha?

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

        Wilson

    14. tabby98
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Mccarthy, Johnstone
      Stones, Cancelo, Coufal, Justin, Digne
      Salah, Bruno, Son, Soucek, Raphinha
      Bamford, DCL, Adams

      1FT £2.5M itb

      Who should i transfer out here guys?

      Adams ---> Antonio?

      Would you swap out Raphinha/Bamford for a hit?

      1. King Kun Ta
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        A to A....doing that next week.

    15. R.C
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      So KDB is back?

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

        At the poker table

      2. Kudo Warrior
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        No.

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

        No.

    16. Tinmen
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Lads help me out with this one please

      Dunne to
      A) Rudiger and spare cash
      B) Trent
      C) Cancelo
      D) save ft

      Martinez
      Bellerin Stones Cresswell
      Salah Bruno Grealish Son Gund
      DCL Laca
      Brewster Mitchell Dunne.

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

      Starting to think I should bench Son instead of Gundogan. Is that mad?

      1. King Kun Ta
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Not mad at all

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

          Even if he scores, not likely to be a high scoring game is it?

      2. Boss Hogg
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Who are your other options?

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

          I like all three of my forwards this week: Bam, Antonio, DCL. Bruno/Grealish/Salah unbenchable

          1. Boss Hogg
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Tricky.
            DCL, Bamford, and Grealish (probably) not on pens. All 8 are good picks though.

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

        Not mad. Very logical, but also not the most comfortable benching

    18. Boss Hogg
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Bench one of these:

      a. Soucek
      b. Wilson
      c. Son

      1. King Kun Ta
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        A

    19. raoulduke71
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Really can't decide who to bench?! pick 3!

      a) Rudiger
      b) Saka
      c) Holding
      d) Werner
      e) Antonio
      f) Rash

      Martinez
      Trent Dias Stones
      Salah Rash Bruno Gundogan
      Werner DCL Antonio

      Rudiger/Holding/Saka

      Thanks!

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

      Benched Soucek and Wilson the last two weeks respectively.
      Likely to bench Ings, so he'll score.

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

        If you own Ings you have to play him mate. He can score against all teams

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

          I know.

          Who do I bench then...

          Wilson, Bamford, Gundo, Son & Grealish the other options.

          1. XABI 15
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Son

    21. Mike2795647
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Repost as bottom of page

      Which one to bench from these

      Son, Grealish, Gundogan, Wilson, Lacazette or Antonio

      Also, would you swap Laca and Grealish for Salah and bench fodder to have 352 for a minus 4

    22. Boss Hogg
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      PLAY one of these:

      a. Maguire
      b. Dallas
      c. Coufal

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

        b

      2. In Bale We Trust
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        A

    23. E25
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      G2G? Benching headache this week.

      Mccarthy
      Cancelo stones Robertson Dallas
      Bruno Salah(c) grealish Gundo
      Bamford Antonio

      Forster / Soucek Konsa Brewster
      1ft 6.2itb

    24. Diro
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      2.6 ITB, 1 FT

      1) Son and DCL
      2) Salah and Antonio (-4)

    25. royals forever
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Play which 1 for this GW

      Martinez
      Johnstone

    26. Boss Hogg
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Goalkeeper dilemma. Play either...

      a. Darlow
      b. Martinez

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

        b

    27. goOnrobbo
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Play Soucek, Dallas or Coufal?

      1. In Bale We Trust
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Sou

    28. @persecuted_by_mods
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Definitely want robbo in, who would you take out?

        A) Justin
        B) Dallas
        C) Coufal

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

          Coufal

      • Rinseboy
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        anyone captaining Sterling over Salah still?

        Whats your reasoning?

        1. Orion
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          I am... Chasing and Sterling was rested last game

      • linkafu
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        No one look at Rashford? 4 nice fixtures to come