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Scoutcast Episode 379 – Returning home fans present opportunities for FPL managers

Joe and Seb look at the key issues facing Fantasy Premier League managers ahead of Gameweek 37.

The remaining two Gameweeks are special as home fans return to grounds across the Premier League. But can their reappearance help their teams achieve run-in glory or prove a hindrance?

Armed with the Premium Members Area comparison tools, Joe and Seb look to find out how a crowd alters teams play to see if FPL managers can get an advantage at the tail-end of the campaign.

Could it be that players are keener to shoot from distance with the roar of the crowd to encourage them? Joe and Seb’s research looks at where home strikers shoot from and why Everton, in particularly, are in desparate need of the Goodison faithful.

A common theme over the latter part of the season has been the emergence of strong mid-priced midfielders. Jesse Lingard (£6.6m) and Diogo Jota (£6.9m) had been leading this charge but with form and injury denting their appeal respectively, the Scoutcast crew look at the new guard of value alternatives in the centre of the park. Leeds and Newcastle assets look particularly appealing.

Due to the tight turnaround of fixtures, there is no time for a captaincy video this week. Luckily, the Scoutcast can step in to assess the best candidates for Gameweek 37. The race for the Golden Boot, home advantage and defensive trends among relegated clubs look to be key to their decisions.

Elsewhere, there’s a bumper Rough with the Smooth edition this week thanks to Gameweek 36’s incredible turn of events, particularly among those who brought in the week’s unlikely goalscoring heroes.

Joe and Seb’s own contrasting fortunes in the last set of matches are looked at and the final brace of fixtures are examined in detail.

Seb takes his turn to pick a differential, and captaincy and transfer plans ahead of tonight’s deadline are revealed.

This episode was aired live via YouTube on Monday 18 May. Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel to get notified of future live episodes.

In addition, the Scoutcast and all our other podcasts are now also available via our Soundcloud channel.

If you’re a traditional type, you can acquire the mp3 audio version via this link or the first player below. Or you can take in the full visual experience via the second player below.

The next Scoutcast is scheduled for 5:30pm on Thursday 20 May, when Joe, Seb and Karam will help FPL managers prepare for the final set of fixtures of 2020/21.

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  1. George Agdgdgwngo
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Which one to start?

    A. Bamford
    B. JWP
    C. Dallas

    1. drughi
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      A

    2. Gunners in Haaland
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      C

    3. stu92
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      C

    4. CrazyNeighbourhoodFC
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      C

    5. dwain100
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      C

      1. George Agdgdgwngo
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Cheers guys

  2. The Head-Ake
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    1)Rudiger
    2)Phillips
    3)Dallas
    4)Godfrey

    Pick 3 our of 4

    1. 2999 - Lady of Legend
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      234.

  3. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Any suggestions would be great 1FT .1 ITB. Thanks.

    Martinez
    Azpi Trent Ayling
    Salah Siggy Mahrez Raphinha Mané
    Kane Bamford.

    Areola Rudiger Kelechi Burn.

  4. Nando7
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Any thoughts on cavani ?

    1. SpaceCadet
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Good looking bloke, pretty handy with a bow and arrow

      1. Better off with a pin and a…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        You make him sound like an elf.

  5. wulfrunian
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Foden or Harrison?

    1. ILOVEBAPS
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Depends on what your goal is. Foden hi risk but potential hi reward. Harrison nailed minutes and ticking over ok but don’t expect a haul every gw.

      1. wulfrunian
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Cheers

  6. ILOVEBAPS
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Play Lingard or Bamford?

    1. Chandler Bing
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Lingard

  7. FCSB
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Who’s everyone captaining ?

    1. ILOVEBAPS
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Kane

    2. Gunners in Haaland
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Salah or Kane

    3. Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Salah with no second thoughts

    4. drughi
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      salah

    5. CrazyNeighbourhoodFC
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Salah and it is the reason why I bring him in with a hit

  8. Jokesy87
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Bottomed!

    Leno
    TAA Godfrey Coufal
    Harrison Greenwood Son Fernandes (c)
    Kane Antonio Watkins

    Sanchez, Lingard, Rudiger, Struijk

    A) G2G
    B) Advice on changes - chasing, so open to ANY suggestions!

    1. ILOVEBAPS
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      A

  9. MGD
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Will we have any more information such as pressers today? Or G2G with my transfers below?

    Schmeicel
    Cancelo - AWB - Phillips - Dallas
    Fernandes - Salah - Bale
    DCL - Bamford - Antonio

    Forster- ESR - Konsa - Jota*

    1 FT | 2,3 ITB

    Thinking of doing this:

    GW37 - Jota -> Raphina
    GW38 - Bale/Fernandes -> Mane

  10. choco27
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Which one is better option?
    A. Areola (have Greenwood)
    B. Martinez (have Kane & Son)
    Thanx before

  11. Burger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Which do you prefer, Salah & Mane or Son & Bale?

    1. drughi
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      salah and mane

    2. ILOVEBAPS
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      1st one

    3. dwain100
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Salah and Son/Bale?

      1. Burger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Currently have Salah, Mane, Bale. Thinking of Bale to Son GW38 in anticipation of Bale's resting.

  12. Karan14
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Guaita
    TAA Digne Shaw
    Salah Greenwood Lingard Raphinha
    Kane DCL Antonio

    (Martinez Rudiger Coufal Jota*)
    0 FT & 1.6m

    G2G for GW37?

    Start Guaita (ARS) or Martinez (tot)?

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Yep

      1. Holmes
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Guaita imo

    2. BeWater
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Guaita.

  13. Letsgo!
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    shaw starting vs fulham?

    1. Champione
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      expect him to start GW37 and rest in GW38 before EL final

    2. drughi
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Best eleven against fulham then rotation against wolves

    3. CrazyNeighbourhoodFC
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      I believe so

    4. BeWater
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      I think yes. Then benched for 38.

  14. Najj
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Which one buddy?

    1) Castagne > Dallas (play him ahead phillips)

    2) save FT (Play TAA, Phillips & Shaw)

    1. Champione
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      2. Higher upside in chasing attacking players the last two weeks

      1. Najj
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        GW38 i need to use 2 transfer to replace Bruno & Greenwood.Still choose option 2?

    2. ILOVEBAPS
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      1

  15. merin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Who will get the most points the last two matches?
    A) Ramsdale
    B) Dubravka

    1. Champione
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      B

    2. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Ramsdale

    3. BeWater
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      B

  16. MoSalalalalalalalalah
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Best captain for chasing here?

    Forster
    TAA | Dallas | Digne
    Salah | Lingard | Foden | Zaha
    Antonio | Kane | Cavani

    GK: Martinez | Zaha | Rudiger | Veltman

    1. No Kane No Gain
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Foden

    2. Burger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Cavani

    3. linkafu
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Anto

    4. BeWater
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Antonio.

  17. CrazyNeighbourhoodFC
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Which player should warm the bench?

    A) Mount(LEI)
    B) Watkins(tot)

    1. ILOVEBAPS
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      B

    2. Boly Would
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      I'd play Mount

    3. linkafu
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      A

    4. CrazyNeighbourhoodFC
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Thanks for all your advice

  18. Chandler Bing
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Play Watkins or Dallas?

    1. Neo-Viper
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Dallas

    2. BeWater
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Dallas.

  19. Better Call Raul
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Concensus is that Foden will start?

    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Worked well last week 😉

    2. Chandler Bing
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Probably but nobody knows with City

    3. Eze Really?
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Only Pep knows. Stay away from a headache IMO

  20. Ando My Son
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Who to start:
    A) ESR
    B) JWP

    1. Chandler Bing
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      A

    2. Neo-Viper
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      JWP

  21. Neo-Viper
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    1) JWP to who for a hit ? Have both Kane and Dallas.

    A) Raph
    B) Harrison
    C) Bale

    2) Play which two ?

    A) Nacho
    B) Coufal
    C) Lingard

    1. Chandler Bing
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Just play JWP. A and C

      1. Neo-Viper
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        He is on my bench. 2nd.
        Midfield consists of :
        Salah Willock Greenwood Lingard .

    2. linkafu
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      A
      BC

      1. Neo-Viper
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Cheers!

  22. Jimjam
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    (A) Lingard --> Raphinha

    (B) Bamford --> Antonio

    1. Neo-Viper
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      A

  23. Letsgo!
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    mendy
    taa shaw cresswell
    salah greenwood mahrez mount saka
    kane ings

    steer digne saiss vydra

    gtg?

    1. Chandler Bing
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Would probably play Digne ahead of Cresswell. Looks good otherwise

  24. Eightball
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    A) Jota to Raphinha/Greenwood
    B) play lindelof

    1. Eightball
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      The transfer would be for a -4

      1. Chandler Bing
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        I'd just play Lindelof

    2. linkafu
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      A Raph

    3. Eze Really?
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Raphinha gets 2 games

    4. Eze Really?
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      If I not had Raph I would go Harrison.

    5. Boly Would
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Raphinha

  25. MGD
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    A) Play Schmeichel and do Jota -> Raphina (Bench ESR)
    B) Play ESR and do Schmeichel -> Dubravka/Henderson

    I guess it comes down to: Raphina + Schmeichel vs ESR + Henderson/Dubravka

  26. Eleven Hag
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Who will score more over last two GWs from each set

    A) Vardy
    B) Antonio (-4)

    1) Nacho
    2) Firmino (-4)
    3) Any other fwd (-4, no Kane)

  27. ClassAct
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Play 3 out of the following:
    DCL
    Bamford
    Raphinha
    Lingard

    1. Eleven Hag
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Bench Bam

  28. stu92
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Who to bench?

    A) Digne
    B) Lingard

    1. Eleven Hag
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      B

  29. Burger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Is Greenwood expected to play in 37 and 38?

    1. FPLShaqiri
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      No one knows. The FFS predicted line up has him missing out tonight if that helps you.

      1. Burger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        It does, thank you. Looks like I'll give him a miss and go for someone more nailed like Harrison.

  30. FPLShaqiri
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    My rival is 36 points ahead of me. My 'best XI' would be playing Stuart Dallas, with Rob Holding on the bench, however my rival will definitely play Dallas this week. So should I play Holding this week and bench Dallas, even though it's a worse choice, just to be as different as possible to him, and give my self more chances to close the gap?