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. Killitzer
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Is anyone playing Kane this GW??

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

      Yes

    2. GoonerSteve
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Not got him back yet but I'd play him if I did.

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

      o/

      & 2 city defenders

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

        arrrrgh

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

          arrrgh even more you had gundo on bench!!

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

            dont bring that up... it hurt! Started Soucek over him

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

              🙄

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

    Planning to WC next week.

    Dias to Cancelo FT worth it?

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

      No

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

      must be a better use of ft?

  3. Stranger Mings
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Gtg? Justin&DCL to Tarkowski& Ings? No hits. Cheers

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

      looks good to me (without knowing full team)

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

      Yes

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers both I was looking at mee but it sounds like Tarkowski more likely to score

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

          either or good!

          i could only afford Lowton

    3. Il Capitano
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yup

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

    Struijk nailed for Leeds?

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

      For now - yes

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

      Short term. Should get the double next week.

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

      Will play for now

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

      Kilman better option?

      Just need bench player that'll be playing if needed

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

    2 ft 2,6 itb.
    Dcl to who??
    Wc in 26....

    Mendy
    Stones Lowton Coufal
    Sterling gundo salah Bruno
    Antonio bamford dcl*

    Martinez raphina Dallas holding

    1. mr messi
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Cavani or Ings

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Ings as DGW25

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

      DCL to richarlison
      Rich to Ings in 25 then?

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

        Like that

  6. mr messi
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Bench Soucek or Bamford?

    Worth a hit to do Taylor to Tark/Mee if I have Pope?

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

      Bam just
      no

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

    Sad news on James Justin.

    Justin (bought in GW1) was gonna be my Wan-Bissaka (CRY) from last season.

    Wan-Bissaka being the one player I had in GW1 and kept throughout (despite red cards and injuries) until GW38. I genuiely thought justin would equal it.

    First name on my team sheet; didn't care who LEI were playing. The boy done good.

    Fantastic breakout season for Justin in reality.

    He'll recover and come back stronger. He's got a very good manager looking after him.

    So with a tinge of sadness and a tear in my eye...

    "Oi! Lowton! Come here. I wanna talk to you..."

    1. el polako
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Same, had him from beginning and to be honest don't care much about fpl just upset for him as a young footballer - really nasty injury.

  8. 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)

  9. The Red Devil
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    One week punt who?
    Vardy
    Antonio
    Richarlison
    Cavani

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

      Cavani

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

      Cavani

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

      I'd be tempted by Cavani.

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

    Pick one (For one week only):

    A. Cavani + Hames
    B. Richarlison + Hames
    C. Werner + Siggy/Lookman

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

    Which scores more this week

    A) Burnley defender (Lowton/ Mee/ Tarkowski)
    B) Everton attacker (Rodriguez/ Sigurdson)

    1. el polako
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      A quite comfortably in my opinion.

  12. Me Spurs
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Who would u bench out of bamford soucek son? So hard

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

      soucek

      1. Me Spurs
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Soucek always comes back to bite!

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

      son

  13. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    G2G?

    Martinez
    Stones Cancelo Coufal Lowton
    Salah Bruno(vc) Soucek Gundo(c)
    Bamford Cavani
    Son Watkins Mitchell

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

      I’d play Son over Bamford myself

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

    A) Play Bamford

    B) DCL -> Richarlison (-4)

    C) DCL -> Cavani (-4)

    Most likely will WC next week...

  15. Big Ronnie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    1FT and £1.6m ITB. Potentially WC next week.

    Martinez
    Dias, Stones, AWB
    Gundo(c), Salah, Son, Bruno, Grealish
    Watkins, Antonio

    Peacock-Farrell, DCL, Coufal, Dallas

    A) Peacock-Farrell to Pope
    B) DCL to Cavani (bench Watkins)
    C) Save

  16. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Sorry repost-
    Good evening everyone!!! What my best use of free transfer here??
    A- Areola and Lowton
    Or
    B- Pope and Soucek

    A- is Dawson to Lowton and play Areola
    B- is DDG to Pope and bench Areola, play Soucek

    Many thanks!!

  17. boroie
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Is this worth a -8?

    Forster -> Pope
    Soucek -> Foden
    DCL -> Richarlison

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

      need to see full team

  18. Kasper the ghost keeper
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Who would you rather have for the next 2 gw?
    A) Ings (Wol, Chel, Lee)
    B) Cavani (Wbu, New)

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

      debating this myself, will Cavani play both games? Ings has blanked recently

  19. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Have two Everton players. Both flagged, benching both. Oh, the joys of this season...

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

      I’m thinking of bringing Digne in! So don’t say that!

      1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        If he misses the first match, I don't see him making up for it at City.

      2. The Ilfordian
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Digne is class. He’s definitely playing in my team

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

    Who to bring in for next 2-3 fixtures

    A. Lowton
    B. Cancelo
    C. Dias

    Cheers!!

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

      c safe
      b could be explosive
      a 2 points 😆

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

    A. son
    B. dcl
    C. rashford -4
    D. mee/tark -4

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

    DCL to Cavani

    Or start Saka?

    1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Deffo start Saka.

  23. Pedersen
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Play Coufal or Bamford?

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

      Or Kane

    2. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Of those, I'd say Coufal.

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

    Start who?

    A) Coufal
    B) Maguire

  25. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Pull the trigger on the WC tomorrow or wait until we get absolute confirmation from the PL about DGW26?

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

      Latter for sure!!

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

      Information is powerful.

      May as well wait if you don't sleep in!!

    3. Bury94
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah suppose, just thinking about price changes over the weekend

  26. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Need to bench 1 of these

    A. Coufal
    B. Son
    C. Shaw
    D. Bamford

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

      D

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

      A

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

    Can’t believe I still don’t know this but who are the most likely DGW26 teams now post FA cup results? Also when are we expecting it to be made official?

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

      Teams blanking in GW29, next week.

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

    why is dias still flagged

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

      Pep was slightly vague.
      Imo, he's back and ready it wasn't an injury layoff.

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

    Who to play in Fan Team, TAA or Maquire?

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

      Maguire

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

        thanks

  30. Oooo Matron
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    G2G?

    Martinez
    Dias Cancelo Dawson Mee
    Grealish Fernandes Sterling (TC) Salah
    Antonio Watkins

    Subs: Son, Dallas, Brewster