Scout Picks

Double Gameweek 26 Scout Picks built on Man City and Everton assets

Players from Manchester City and Everton form the spine of our Double Gameweek 26 Scout Picks XI.

In a side chosen by David, Neale, Tom and Andy, we have included two players from both clubs ahead of a bumper round of fixtures.

We line up a in a 3-4-3 formation again, which comes in bang on our budget of £83.0m.

GOALKEEPER

Gameweek 21 Scout Picks features another Man City triple-up

Fulham’s Alphonse Areola (£4.5m) regains his place in goal for the Scout Picks XI. Fulham face-off against two of the worst attacks in the league on recent form, with Crystal Palace and Tottenham Hotspur at the bottom of the expected goals (xG) table for the last six games. Fulham’s defence has also improved in recent weeks, with the Cottagers only conceding five goals in their last six games.

DEFENDERS

Ruben Dias (£6.1m) is the Manchester City defender most immune to Pep Guardiola’s rotation, so he makes the Scout Picks. The Portuguese international has been at the heart of City’s defensive improvements, with them only conceding 15 goals in 25 games. Their recent numbers are just as impressive, with only two big chances conceded in their last six games.

Full-back Lucas Digne (£6.1m) makes his return to the Scout Picks ahead of a juicy Double Gameweek for Everton. Only Aaron Cresswell (£5.8m) has created more goals than Digne this season, and has had nine more starts. The Toffees also face off against West Brom, who have conceded the most goals this season, and Southampton, with no recognised first team right-back available.

Budget player Ahmed El Mohamady (£4.3m) takes up the final spot in defence. Due to an injury to Matty Cash (£5.0m), Aston Villa manager Dean Smith confirmed El Mohamady will be getting a run of games at right-back. At a rock-bottom price and with his place assured in the team, El Mohamady should bring in a decent haul from games against Southampton and Leeds.

MIDFIELDERS

Mohamed Salah (£12.6m) continues to produce some of the best attacking numbers in the league, despite Liverpool’s slide down the table. The Egyptian has had the most big chances of all midfielders in the last six games, scoring four goals in that time. With two fixtures in Double Gameweek 26 including one against bottom of the league Sheffield United, Salah looks set to add more attacking returns to his impressive tally.

A staple in the team of nearly every Fantasy manager, Bruno Fernandes (£11.6m) retains his place in the Scout Picks. Fantasy Premier League’s highest scoring player has the most assists of any midfielder in the league, and Salah is the only midfielder to score more goals. Manchester United’s second game sees them travel to Palace, who have the worst expected goals conceded (xGC) rating of all Premier League teams in the last six matches.

The in-form Harvey Barnes (£6.9m) takes up the third slot in our midfield. Barnes has taken his game to another level this season, scoring an impressive nine goals from midfield. Salah and Sadio Mané (£11.8m) are the only midfielders to have had more shots in the box than Barnes this season, so we’re backing the Leicester star to continue the form which has seen him deliver double-digit hauls in his last two games.

Ilkay Gundogan (£6.1m) takes up the final slot in our midfield. The German still offers incredible value in midfield, getting on the end of six big chances in his last six games, as well as having the highest xG and expected goal involvement (xGI) of all midfielders over that time period.

FORWARDS

Harry Kane (£11.1m) returns to lead the line for the Scout Picks in what could be a make or break Gameweek for Spurs’ season. Even after missing several games through injury, Kane is still joint-top goalscorer for forwards and has also had the most attempts on goal. Since returning from injury, the England international has also had the most shots in the box in the last three games.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin‘s (£7.7m) return to fitness sees him take up a spot in the Scout Picks. Calvert-Lewin has two plum fixtures against the league’s worst defence in West Brom, and against a Southampton side who have conceded 19 goals in six games. The England international had scored in consecutive games before his injury and will be a strong captaincy option for some.

With an ownership of just 0.5%, West Brom striker Mbaye Diagne (£6.0m) is a cracking differential option for Double Gameweek 26. Strong early displays have seen Diagne get on the end of five big chances in five games, and he has the highest xG rating of all forwards from the last four Gameweeks. If Diagne can start converting his impressive numbers into more goals against Brighton and a leaky Everton defence, then he will prove to be a powerful differential.

Substitutes

  • Sam Johnstone (£4.5m)
  • Luke Shaw (£5.1m)
  • Ola Aina (£4.5m)
  • Pedro Neto (£5.7m)

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 26:

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

    The first highlight of a big DGW week is too see how your ML rivals have approached it, hopefully most will have botched it up.

    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      My ML rival will have 19 playing vs 27 of mine. But he will definitely use his TC. Lets see how it goes.

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

    Assuming I do Sterling ---> Son.
    Is it worth doing Bamford --> DCL for a -4?, or suggest another 8.9m FWD.
    Would love to get Kane in, but would have to take another -4.

    1. Michu stole my mojo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Not sure why you’d be doing Sterling to Son, however if you do, Bamford > DCL is a great option

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

    Whom to start with A)Ben mee or B)Dallas & C) Ings or D) Bamford???

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

      Bamford

    2. Michu stole my mojo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Bamford

  4. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Just saw the captain poll. I have all of the top 5. Go with what the crowd is saying here and captain Kane?

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

      Nope. Mark knows, And he says....... Kane 😀

      1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        So difficult this GW!

    2. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      All of top 6 actually! Scary.

  5. Weeb Kakashi
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Triple Everton Triple Spurs too risky on a FH??

    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I think double for each should be good. Double Spurs attack and one each from defense and attack of Everton.

    2. casual69
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      all depends on alternatives and make up of the team i guess

      1. Weeb Kakashi
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Ederson
        Digne Dias/Pereira Reguilon
        Salah Son Barnes Mount
        Kane Rich DCL

        Thoughts??

        1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          No City attack? Rotation fears?

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

    Martinez,
    Cancelo, AWB, Stones
    Gundo, Salah, Bruno, *Grealish*
    DCL, Kane (c), Bamford
    (Button, Raphinha, Mitchell, Coufal)

    Thought of 3 options, what would be the best one? Cheers!
    A: Grealish - Barnes (free transfer)
    B: Grealish & Coufal - Barnes & Soy/Sanchez (-4)
    C: Grealish, Coufal & Button - Barnes, Keane & Johnstone (-8, potentially use bench boost)

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

      A

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

        Play Bamford or Raph?

  7. richarlison2348
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone got any more information on Watkins injury, or is Dean Smith doing mind games as revenge?

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

      Might just be a rumour. Nothing concrete.

    2. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Seems very unlikely IMO

  8. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    GtG ? WC draft. What to change ? 0.6 iTB

    Martinez
    Holgate-Dias-Reguilon
    Barnes-Son-Gundo-Bruno
    Kane(C)-Diagne-DCL

    Fabri-Dunk-Raph-Dallas

  9. Pandastar5
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    worth to take a hit for sterling --> son due to fixtures and possible sterling rest?

    1. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      no

  10. Shafinology
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Rudiger or Konsa or AMN. Whom to pick for my WC team guys?

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

      Konsa

    2. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Rudiger, good fixtures after the DGW and cheap too

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

      Konsa as he plays week 29 and may have another double week 28

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

    Fed up with this guys.Need help.

    A) Antonio son Martin to kaneC barnes areola -4 and bb
    B) Antonio Salah Martin to kaneC barnes areola -4 and bb

    No fh. Suggestions needed for one last time guys.

    1. wijohnson85
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      A safer option. Depends how much you want to back Spurs

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

      A also

  12. wijohnson85
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    A) Ings and Adams - > Kane and Watkins
    B) Ings and Adams - > Kane and DCL
    C) A and Son -> Salah -8pt

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

      B

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

    Buy one:

    A) Watkins
    B) Diagne
    C) Maja

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

      BGW29 is a factor.

      1. Niho992
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        With all Watkins rumours B or C. I'm on B curently

  14. Weeb Kakashi
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Better option on FH

    A Son
    B KDB

    Leaning towards A due to security of starts!!

    1. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      A

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

        B

  15. You've got red on you.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Banish from my team:

    a) R. James
    b) Mee

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

      James

  16. Dele
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Can any Fulham fan tell me if Tete has been dropped?

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

      Rotations mainly, but defo not a nailed starter.

  17. Pep's Money Laundry
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Bottomed

    I'm using BB this week (FH29) and willing to take a hit or two as I have 3 SGW players in Dunk(wba), Bamford(AVL) & Raphinha.

    A. Dunk to Reguilon (BUR, ful) (-4) or
    B. Dunk to Pereira (ARS, bur)(-4)

    Appreciate any input

  18. Well you know, Triffic
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone got a link to the Watkins rumour?

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

        Tweet has been deleted

  19. Irish Villan 1985
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Lads, need some urgent help please!!

    Contemplating the following....Have 2 FTs!

    Barnes for Grealish, but do I need anything else?

    Team would be....11 DGWers

    Martinez

    Cancelo, Stones, Shaw, Alonso

    Salah, Barnes, Son, Bruno, Gündogan

    DCL

    Bench: Johnstone, Bamford, Antonio, Justin

    Any advice?? Thanks!!!

  20. The Frenchie
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Already -8 for that team, would you add -4 to get Watkins instead of Bamford?

    Martinez
    Stones - Dias - Targett
    Salah - Bruno - Son - Gundogan - Barnes
    Kane (C) - Bamford

    Meslier - Dallas - Coufal - Brewster

    I did:
    In: Martinez, Targett, Barnes
    Out: Fabianski, Cresswell, Maddison

    1. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Not for a hit

  21. AgentFern
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    What you guys think of this plan. WC activated for this GW...

    Martinez (johnstone)
    Cancelo, Dias, Shaw, (Konsa, Coufal)
    Salah, Barnes, Bruno, Gundo (Soucek)
    DCL, Kane, Watkins

    Will play BB GW27
    Johnstone (NEW)
    Konsa (Wolves)
    Soucek (Leeds)
    Coufal (Leeds)

    And then build a team for BGW29 should be able to get 9/10 players

    1. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Wouldnt pick Watkins on WC

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

        Coz of the rumours? Decent double this week and plays in 29. What would you suggest. I want 12dgwers

  22. BlzE_94
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    WC team GTG?

    Martinez (Sanchez)
    Dias Cancelo Digne (Dallas, Targett)
    Bruno Son Barnes Gundo (Raphina)
    Kane DCL Watkins

  23. FPL ZB
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Start bam bam or Raph?

    1. The Frenchie
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Bamford

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

    Martinez - Pope
    Dias - Stones - Shaw - Coufal - Mitchell
    Salah - Bruno - Son - Grealish - Gundo
    DCL - Watkins - Bamford

    2FT Gonna BB

    Plan is
    Coufal + Mitchell + Grealish ---> Konsa + Aina / Rudiger / Godfrey + Barnes

    Anything worth a hit? Maybe Pope out or Watkins out due to the injury rumours?

  25. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    I hope Watkins starts and hauls

  26. Tombory
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    When should I wildcard? I don't have FH

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

      Now or week 30 depending on your team

  27. abaalan
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Week after WC...already considering a hit. BB this gw and no FH for 29. Worht it for -4?:
    A) Burn -> Targett
    B) Stujk -> Konsa
    C) Stuijk -> El Mohammady
    D) No hit

  28. Van der Faart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    For -8, Tarko, Bamford, A.Barnes to Digne, DCL and Kane, set me up like this for the DGW. G2G or do I need to get Gundo in for Foden? Also thinking of Son to Maddison instead of the defensive move.

    Martinez (Meslier)
    Dias Cancelo Digne (Cresswell Holding)
    Son Bruno Foden Barnes (Raphinha)
    Kane DCL Watkins

  29. The Frenchie
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Kane or Burno as a captain?

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

    Every season, some of us set up our team for gameweeks like this and then forget to activate their TC or BB chip....easy thing to forget

    So...if planning to use then ACTIVATE NOW!!

    Remember, you can always cancel those chips if you change your mind

    GL all

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

      Which are you using

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

        TC and BB 30 possibly

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

          Nice, similar plan

          Who are you gonna TC this week?

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

      Cheers, just hit wc in case I want to use it, I've already made a few transfers but I thought you couldn't cancel itm

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

        You can't cancel WC