Scout Picks

Double Gameweek 24 Scout Picks built on Man City and Man United triple-ups

Players from both sides of Manchester from the spine of our Double Gameweek 24 Scout Picks XI.

In a side chosen by DavidNealeTom and Andy, we have included three players from Manchester City and Manchester United.

We line up in a 3-4-3 formation this time, which comes in at £76.4m, a staggering £7.4m inside our budget of £83.0m.

GOALKEEPER

Having overcome a midweek injury saga, Nick Pope (£5.5m) gets the number one jersey in our Double Gameweek 24 Scout Picks XI. Burnley’s fixtures are better than their form but that is no bad thing when Crystal Palace and Fulham are concerned. The Eagles are yet to score a goal in a Premier League goal Wilfried Zaha has missed this season while Fulham have found the net on just six occasions over the last 12 matches (the worst in the division).

DEFENDERS

João Cancelo (£6.0m) returns to the Scout Picks ahead of two fixtures for Manchester City. The Portuguese full-back has the highest expected assist (xA) rating and the second highest expected goal involvement (xGI) of all defenders this season, showing he brings both a goal and assist threat. With Pep Guardiola resting him in the FA Cup game midweek, we expect Cancelo to feature heavily in Double Gameweek 24.

Another Double Gameweek defender to feature in our Scout Picks is James Tarkowski (£5.3m). Burnley face Crystal Palace who have the worst expected goals (xG) of all Premier League teams in the last six Gameweeks and Fulham, who have scored four goals in their last six games. We’ve gone for Tarkowski over Ben Mee (£5.0m) owing to him having four big chances this season, suggesting he’s due a goal.

Luke Shaw (£4.9m) rounds out our defenders. The full-back is enjoying some of the best form of his career, and is way out in front for chances created by defenders in the last six Gameweeks, fashioning 16 opportunities for team-mates.

MIDFIELDERS

Is it better to focus or spread the risk when selecting players in FPL?

We’re backing Raheem Sterling (£11.6m) to continue his super form into Double Gameweek 24. The England international is continuing to fly under the FPL radar even with the potential of two games coming up. Despite delivering attacking returns in eight of his last nine starts, he still only has an ownership of 12.9%.

Arguably the most reliable FPL asset of the season, Bruno Fernandes (£11.5m) retains his place in midfield. Fernandes has shown fantastic consistency this season, maintaining the highest xGI and xA of all midfielders. The Red Devils also have a cracking fixture against West Brom, who have conceded 15 more goals than any other Premier League team.

Ilkay Gündogan (£6.0m) forms a City double-up in the Scout Picks midfield. The German international has shown a new side to his game this season, regularly getting into the box and scoring goals. Gündogan has scored two more goals than any other midfielder in the last six Gameweeks, having the most shots in the box and getting on the end of the most big chances.

The Double Gameweek looks like the perfect opportunity for Ademola Lookman (£5.0m) to deliver after a series of impressive performances. Lookman is top among Fulham players for goal attempts, efforts on target, chances created and big chances created.

FORWARDS

After nailing down a place in the starting XI, Edinson Cavani (£7.9m) leads the line for the Scout Picks. After starting two of Man United’s last three Premier League games, and being withdrawn at half-time in the other, the Uruguayan appears to have made the centre-forward spot his own. And his aerial ability looks perfectly suited to exploit a West Brom defence, which has conceded 69 headed chances this season.

After David Moyes wrapped him in cotton wool, we are backing Michail Antonio (£6.7m) to start West Ham’s Monday-night meeting with Sheffield United. The Blades have conceded at least twice in three of their last five Premier League matches while Antonio has five attacking returns since Double Gameweek 19.

Making his first Scout Picks appearance of the season is Ashley Barnes (£6.0m). Barnes is the most threatening Burnley asset, as they had into Gameweek 24 with two good fixtures. He has eight shots on target, two big chances and six shots on target over the last six matches.

Substitutes

  • Alphonse Areola (£4.5m)
  • Vladimir Coufal (£4.7m)
  • Antonio Rüdiger (£4.6m)
  • Bukayo Saka (£5.4m)

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 24:

THE COMMUNITY CHAMPION

Each week, one of the Fantasy Football Scout community takes on the Scout Picks by pitting their chosen XI against ours.

The Community Member who beats our team by the largest margin will win a £100 Amazon Voucher and a place in our Moderators and Contributors League for the following season.

Jambot takes on the Scout Picks this week with a 3-5-2 team of Pope; Tarkowski, Mee, Shaw; Sterling (c), B Fernandes, Rashford, Foden, Gündogan (vc); Werner, Richarlison.

AA33 is the current leader, defeating the Scout Picks by a 53-point margin in Gameweek 2.

1,554 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Ha.
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Watkins, Son and Dallas on my bench

    OOOOFT

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

      who you playing ahead of Son?

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

        Nobody in particular

        Grealish/Antonio/Bamford

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

      I would consider BB

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

        I would if I had it

  2. Tango74
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Not much comments on captains

    Bruno or Gundogan?

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

      im going Gundogan

    2. kennethrhcp
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Gundo

    3. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Poll here - - - - >>

      1. Tango74
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah but on Saturday morning you get lots of comments here

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

      There's a poll for this stuff. I'd always captain a player who played 2 matches.

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

    Grealish to Foden - yay or nay

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Nay

    2. kennethrhcp
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Grealish due a few DGWs aswell... will you want him back?

      FTs will be useful esp if you've used FH/WC

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

        that's the thing, not sure if I will want him back, hasn't exactly been lighting it up recently although he does have steady returns
        i dont want to lose Salah bruno or Son

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

      hay is what horses eat

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

        Rupert due in 3...2...

    4. nolard
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      No

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

    Sorry no replies

    Planning to bb in gw26 with a -4.

    Team will be
    Martinez McCarthy
    Digne cancelo dias kwp davies
    Salah bruno gundo grealish son
    Watkins bam dcl

    Do I need to find a way to get Kane in?is Son enough? Oly way is to take another hit and sacrifice salah to get kane.

    Suggestions will be helpful coz I need to transfer this gw based on whether I need kane or not.TIA

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

      your defence is expensive, can't have it all

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

        Ok thanks.

    2. House Frey Wedding Planner
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I would plan for gw26 with Son & Kane in your team. If the only way to afford this is to sacrifice Salah then so be it

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

        Thanks.

  5. stu92
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    A) start DCL v Man City
    B) start Bamford v Arsenal
    C) -4 for DCL to Richarlison for the double

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        3 years, 1 month ago

        B

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

        B

      • Zladan
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        C

      • nolard
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        B

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

        Same dilemma here. Definitely not doing A.

    2. nolard
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Is Cavani nailed on now?
      Martial parked?

      1. potatoace
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        No. Martial will still get gametime.

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

          Thanks!

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

      Does Areola score more than Mccarthy this GW?

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Possibly.

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

      Pope
      Cancelo, Stones, Coufal
      Salah, Bruno(C), Son, Gundogan, Grealish
      Antonio, Bamford

      (Martinez, Dallas, DCL, Douglas)

      With 1FT + 3.6 itb should I replace Douglas with someone and use the BB or roll?

    5. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      is starting Saka and Antonio over Kane being a bit special? feel like they could both do well but Kane is Kane

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

        Two in the space of one? Well done that.

        1. SADIO SANÉ
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          do you have a fully functioning brain?

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

            Apparently not.
            Still don't know what you mean.
            Which of the two are you considering swapping for Kane?

            1. SADIO SANÉ
              • 8 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              haha, it's a 'play 2, bench 1' situation

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

            Eats, shoots and leaves

            Eats shoots and leaves

      2. toerag
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        i know what you mean - i have him but if he scores it all goes t]ts up. so - no scoring for you lankychops

    6. Redranger
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Play two:

      A) Bamford
      B) Soucek
      C) Shaw
      D) Dallas

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

        A, B

      2. kennethrhcp
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        AC

      3. Eric Banternaaa
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        AB

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

        Tough one. Probably AC

      5. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        AC

      6. Botman and Robben
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        ab

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

      Who to bench? I have two City defenders!

      A. Son
      B. Coufal

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

        B

      2. Eric Banternaaa
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        B

        1. Eric Banternaaa
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          If Spurs score its a good chance Son will be involved so will at least have some return.

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

        B

      4. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        A

      5. toerag
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        a

    8. Eric Banternaaa
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Martínez
      Justin Dias James
      Salah Rashford Barnes Son Gündogan
      DCL Watkins

      Steer Antonio Balbuena Dallas

      2FT 1.5ITB.

      Justin > Mee or Shaw?
      Roll the extra transfer and see how DCL is?

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

        i went mee

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

        Start Antonio over DCL

    9. toerag
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      here's this week's punt of a team

      Martinez
      Dias Tarkowski Cancelo Mee
      Bruno Salah Gundo(c) soucek
      Bamford Antonio

      Forster Kane Grealish Cresswell

      Have i got subs right??

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

        I'd play Kane ahead of Soucek.

      2. kennethrhcp
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        NO! kane? must start

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

        Kane can do one. if he scores the city def points are t{ts up.

        in for a penny.......

    10. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Capt Foden, risky?

      Martinez,
      Dias, Mee, Maguire, Coufal
      Salah, Foden, Bruno, Gundo
      Bamford, Watkins

      Johnson, Son, Mitchell, DCL

      5.8.

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

        might be worth it, i had him earlier and went him over gundo, it backfired

      2. _Ninja_
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        I think hes a good shout as capt after his rest midweek.

    11. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I have Stones, Sterling and Cancelo and I don't have Gundogan which EO% will be above 100%.

      I have 2 FT.

      Stones to Tarkowski, Son to Gundogan or spend 2 FT on other players?

      Thanks,

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Otherwise, I am praying Sterling captain to save me

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

        Don't move out of fear. You'll want Son back in a week. I'd rather have Sterling (c) than Gundo, so I dunno what you're worried about.

        1. FPL Daniel
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          I will WC next week,

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

        not sure your full team but no imo

        use1 FT & bank 2nd so you can plan better when we know 26 fixtures

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

        I'm in same boat as you, 80% sure i'm going without Gundo.

        Sterling C

    12. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      What to do?! 5.8ITB 2FT. Have wildcard and BB left.

      Martinez
      Cancelo, Dias, AWB, Coufal
      Fernandes, Gundogan, Grealish, Salah
      Bamford, Antonio
      Johnstone | DCL, Bissouma, Mitchell

      A) Mitchell -> Lowton (bench Coufal or Bamford?)- 2FT for next week to get Dallas & Raphina
      B) Mitchell & Bissouma -> Lowton & Sigurdson (bench Coufal & Bamford)
      C) B plus also DCL out for a -4 and bench boost?
      D) B & Wildcard in GW25

      Any help greatly appreciated

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

      Sexy option of Foden, Coufal
      Or
      Non-sexy option of Soucek, Dias

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

        Non sexy. I've been burned by Foden once before this season. Never again

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

          I had 11 gameweeks of him. Think I had 3 starts. I kind of want to bet against the City clean sheets this week, tho.

      2. how now brown cow
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Is coufal sexy?

        Need to get in the valentine's mood, but the non-sexy for me.

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

          I guess not, but Foden is. Can't say no that haircut and a couple of eyebrow slits.

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

            😆

      3. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Before midnight, non-sexy option

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

        Bottle of wine in, I went for the sexy option.

        1. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Red or white?

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

      Advice needed. Bench one:

      A - Son (mci)
      B - Watkins (bha)
      C - Grealish (bha)
      D - Coufal (SHU)

      1. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        A or D

      2. *Reformed-Character*
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        wow that's tough!

        i think i would bench one of the villa boys..

        Coinflip

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

          Thinking maybe Watkins. BHA decent defensively recent so probably two Villa is excessive

          1. *Reformed-Character*
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            agreed

    15. Newms
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Cancelo or Diaz?

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Dias if you don't want to worry about the lineups.

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

          this

    16. *Reformed-Character*
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      1) Cavani & Rodriguez
      Or
      2) Lookman & Richarlison

      1. Pukki Party
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        1

      2. thegame983
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        1

        1. *Reformed-Character*
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          appreciate your opinions - thanks

    17. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      If you used WC this week would you go

      A) ManCity double defence
      B) ManCity double attack

      1. how now brown cow
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        A. But I'm dull.

      2. toerag
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        b

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

        Sterling Gundo Cancelo

    18. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      DCL to Ashley Barnes worth a punt or a waste of a transfer?
      Would mean benching Saka

      1. WE GO FOR IT
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        I'd play Saka

      2. Pukki Party
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Play Saka

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

        Play Saka

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

      Martinez
      Cancelo, Dias, Shaw
      Salah, Fernandes, Grealish, Gundogan, Soucek
      DCL, Antonio

      Steer; Bamford, Robertson, Dallas.

      1 FT 2.5 ITB

      A) Steer -> Pope
      B) DCL -> Richarlison
      C) Both for -4

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

        Start Bam bench DCL
        bank ft

      2. Pukki Party
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        A and play Bam

    20. VaVaVoom14
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      What would you do with this. One free transfer and 0.4 in the bank, all chips remaining.

      Areola
      Cancelo Stones Cresswell Trent
      Salah Sterling(c) Bruno Soucek Raphina
      Bamford

      (McCarthy Calvert Brewster Dier)

    21. Connor's Calling
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Madness to go for Digne as a 1 week punt over Shaw? FT pre potential WC. He wasn’t mentioned by big Carlo so I’m hoping his knock was just that?

    22. Captain Warlock
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      On wildcard have Cancelo + Dias but thinking of doing Dias to Stones just to save money for emergencies
      Good or bad idea

      1. Simon69
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        I'd want Dias if I had my WC - Worth it for the guaranteed game time.

        1. Captain Warlock
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Yeah I’m just overthinking it

          1. JohnnyRev7
            • 13 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Dias is a Pep boy.

    23. EWH2020
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Bench one:

      A) Son
      B) Salah
      C) Grealish

      1. *Reformed-Character*
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        ouch, what's rest of bench like? can you boost?

        I'd reluctantly bench C

      2. JohnnyRev7
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Bench Son.

    24. BremerHB
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Midfield punt for the next two GWs up to 11.1 (Bruno, Fernandes, Gundo, Raphinha already in. Plus triple City.)?

      Was weighing up between JRod & Rashford but neither seem that enticing. Anyone else I have missed?

      1. JohnnyRev7
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Link your whole team. We'll have more info to analyse.

    25. Simon69
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Captain Foden, Fernandes, Cancelo or Pope?

    26. StellaMan
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      One FT to use - bring sterling in or something else?

      Sanchez (Martinez)
      Lowton, cancelo, Coufal (Dallas. /Mitchell)
      Salah, Son, Bruno, Gund, Grealish
      Antonio, Ings (DCL)