Scout Picks

Double Gameweek 25 Scout Picks features Leeds triple-up

Players from Leeds and Manchester United form the spine of our Double Gameweek 25 Scout Picks.

In a side chosen by DavidNealeTom and Andy, we have included three Leeds players and two Red Devils.

We line-up in a 3-4-3 formation which comes in at £79.6m, £3.4m inside our budget of £83.0m.

GOALKEEPER

With Brighton’s defence in top form, Robert Sanchez (£4.5m) takes his place between the sticks in the Scout Picks XI. Brighton have the lowest expected goals conceded (xGC) rating in the last six games, even lower than table-topping Manchester City, with five clean sheets in that time. Sanchez has also picked up a bonus point in three of his last four games. Added to that, Brighton face Crystal Palace, who have failed to score a single Premier League goal without Wilfried Zaha (£7.1m) this season.

DEFENDERS

Stones produces season-high haul as City keep another clean sheet

John Stones (£5.2m) looks to be the safest route into the Manchester City after being rotated out of the side for the Everton game. The City defence has formed an iron curtain this season, conceding only 15 goals and 21 big chances in 24 games.

Luke Shaw (£5.0m) continues to catch the eye. Manchester United’s left-back is proving to be a creative power house for this season, playing the most key passes and setting up the most goals among all FPL defenders in the last six matches. In his last game, Shaw added maximum bonus points to his assist, even with the Man United defence conceding a goal. He faces Newcastle on Sunday who will be without star striker Callum Wilson (£6.7m), so he could add a clean sheet to complement any attacking returns.

The first of the Double Gameweek players to enter the Scout Picks is Leeds defender Stuart Dallas (£5.0m). Now playing as an out-of-position midfielder, Dallas has scored an impressive four goals and created three assists this season, and will have two matches to improve on this.

MIDFIELDERS

Despite Liverpool’s recent travails, Mohamed Salah (£12.6m) continues to bang the goals in. Salah is joint-top out of all FPL midfielders for shots on target in the last six games, and is fresh off scoring in the Champions League against RB Leipzig. With both sides leaking goals ahead of the Merseyside Derby, expect an attacking game with plenty of space in behind for Salah to exploit.

Bruno Fernandes (£11.6m) is something of a no-brainer for Double Gameweek 25. The highest point-scoring FPL player this season has scored in each of his last three games, bringing in five bonus points across that period. Fernandes has also had the most shots on goal of all FPL midfielders during the last six games. He faces a Newcastle team that has conceded six goals in their last three games.

Owned by only 6.6% of players, we’re backing Pedro Neto (£5.7m) to produce the goods against Leeds. Neto has been one of the few bright sparks in a poor season for Wolves, laying on 17 chances for team-mates in his last six games, as well as scoring against Southampton. With Leeds missing key defensive midfielder Kalvin Phillips (£4.9m), Neto should have plenty more opportunities to create and score goals.

Another differential making the Scout Picks XI is Raphinha (£5.4m), whose recent form belies his 5.2% ownership. The Brazilian midfielder has delivered attacking returns in his last five games, and has outscored Patrick Bamford (£6.9m) over the same run of games.

FORWARDS

After scoring his first goal of 2021, we are backing Timo Werner (£9.2m) to heap more misery on the beleaguered Southampton defence. No FPL forward has been on the end of as many big chances as Werner in the last four Gameweeks, so if the German has now rediscovered his goalscoring touch, then the goals could be about to flow. Southampton’s achilles’ heel is defending their right-hand side, so with Werner and Marcos Alonso (£5.7m) building up a strong partnership down the left, it could be a very long Saturday lunch-time for the Saints.

Werner wasn’t the only striker to rediscover their goalscoring touch in Double Gameweek 24, with Danny Ings‘ (£8.5m) sweet volley reminding us of how deadly he can be on his day. Even with Southampton sliding down the table, Ings has shown he still knows where the goal is, hitting around 50% of his shots on target. If Southampton can get him the service he needs in their two games, then we’re backing Ings to hit the back of the net.

The third and final Leeds player to make the Scout Picks XI is the aforementioned Bamford.  The forward has shown incredible consistency this season, having the most attempts on goal of any striker and the most shots in the box. Around 60% of FPL managers could own Bamford by Double Gameweek 25, so anyone without him in their team faces a stressful few days.

Substitutes

  • Alphonse Areola (£4.5m)
  • Lewis Dunk (£4.9m)
  • Charlie Taylor (£4.4m)
  • James Ward-Prowse (£6.0m)

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 25:

1,699 Comments Post a Comment
  1. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Still no fixtures update then?

    1. Davros
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      38 mins to go

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

        LOL

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

    Aké returning from injury soon possibly means more headaches for Dias & Stones owners

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

      Emerson starting to look the safest option

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

        Ederson*

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

      He'll join Laporte in the rotation regime ; also plays left back so Cancelo/Zinchenko/Mendy . . . . atggh

    3. dansully3
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Don't think he'll get much action now that Laporte is back. Stones and Dias will surely be kept as starting choice. Cancelo is just as much of a risk now I think.

  3. mark_3013
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Start McCarthy or Martinez?

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

      McCarthy

  4. Oggle22
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Martinez
    Stones Cancelo Tarkowski
    Salah Son Bruno Gundagon
    Antonio Bamford Cavani

    Steele Soucek Konsa Holding

    Antonio/Soucek and Struijk or could do Tarkowski to dalas instead - 8

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

    Good to go?

    Pope
    Dias Maguire Stones Mee Lowton
    Salah Fernandes Son
    Ings Bamford (C)
    Martinez Watkins Gundogan Anguissa

  6. Datchelseaguy
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Ings or Armstrong

    1. marcos11
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Ings

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

    Play Taylor or Cancelo? I’m playing Dias and Pope

  8. 03farmboy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Which keeper this weekend?

    McCarthy or meslier

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

      oof. neither. there are several single game keepers likely to outscore them

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

    A) Grealish -> Salah
    B) Lookman -> Mane
    C) Antonio -> Ings

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

      C

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

      C

  10. OverTinker
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    with doubles coming for Villa surely it's not wise to transfer out Grealish right?

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

      I don't think it is. They will 99% double in 26 and likely as well to have another double and play in 29.

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

      im keeping my triple Villa.

      1. dansully3
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Triple is madness! Grealish has fallen off the charts since gw 14 really

  11. Christina.
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    On a -4 now. Should I WC?

    1. JJO
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yes

  12. Davros
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Mourinho quote suggests Sou will only have SGW in 26

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

    Good luck this week everyone. Thoughts on this?:

    A Dallas in for a hit
    B Play Charlie Taylor

    1. dansully3
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Leeds don't do clean sheets so...

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

        But Dallas does Debbie, goals and assists

    2. Dthinger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      B

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

    Considering playing a 4-5-1 so I don't have to bench Stones. Is that stupid?

    Pope
    Stones Mee AWB Robbo
    Salah Bruno Son Gundo Raph
    Bamford

    Button Jesus Targett Brewster

  15. pingissimus
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    FPL stats has been wrong more than right this season but I imagine Raph at 143% will actually rise tonight 🙂

    Not such a differential

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

      lots of wildcards this week in preparation for DGW 26; so I wouldnt trust any of their numbers today

  16. Aaron P
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    A. Gundo & KDB
    B. KDB & Grealish
    C. Gundo & Grealish

    Which one?!

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

      Gundogan is too cheap not to own, but he might not play, but the same is true for KDB so I wouldnt want to own both. I guess ma answer is C

      1. Aaron P
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        thanks!

  17. Alonso The Great Midfielder
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Does bruno more appealing than Leeds double for captain?

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

      not for me Bamford is nearly as consistent as Bruno so I think he'll outscore him with the extra match

  18. Sz21
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    On a WC- Targett or Shaw?

    No FH in 29 which is a big plus for Targett but Shaw seems a great pick too.
    Can't have both.

    1. George Agdgdgwngo
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      SHaw

  19. George Agdgdgwngo
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Ajny improvements?

    Martinez, Fabri,
    Cancelo, Stones, Shaw, Konsa, Strujik
    Salah, Bruno, Son, Gundo, Raphina
    Bamford, Vardy, Kane

  20. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Salah Vs an Egan-less SHU next gw.
    How can I leave him out of my WC team?

  21. George Agdgdgwngo
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Any improvements?

    Martinez, Fabri,
    Cancelo, Stones, Shaw, Konsa, Strujik
    Salah, Bruno, Son, Gundo, Raphina
    Bamford, Vardy, Kane

  22. Parsnips
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    So Is anyone else benching gundo?

    1. The Wogmeister
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      No but I still don't think he will play, just taking a chance

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

    Wildcard: Rate and Be honest please!!!

    Martinez - Areola
    Shaw - White - Konsa - Stones - Rudiger
    Raphina - Salah - Gundo - Bruno - Son
    Kane - Watkins - Bamford

    Exactly 0 ITB.
    PLEASE HELP!!! thanksss

  24. damiang2233
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Salah in for Son a good move?

  25. Luton_Fan
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    im not Shaw whether to go with Dunk or go with Sure. Can someone help please.:)

  26. DickFranDyke
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Pope to McCarthy for a hit?

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

      no way

  27. Xanthorpe
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Antonio to Ings for a -4?

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

    First sub:

    A - Targett
    B - Soucek

    Have Gundogan starting so first sub will likely matter...

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

    Final decision... First sub:

    A - Targett
    B - Soucek