Gameweek Guide

The Complete Guide to Scout’s tips and advice for Gameweek 37

Gameweek 37 sees the long-awaited return of fans to football stadiums and gives us plenty to ponder with appealing captaincy options and intriguing differentials.

To help you decide what’s best for your team, the Gameweek Guide covers the main talking points and the best nuggets of expert opinion.

We have an earlier cut-off time than normal with a Tuesday deadline of 16:30 BST today, before the final deadline of the season on Sunday at 14:30 BST.

The 12th Man

FPL relaunches with/without unlimited transfers for all managers

Up to 10,000 home supporters will be present at all matches for the final two Gameweeks – and no away fans are allowed. Will this galvanize the home team? 

Everton lost to Sheffield United at Goodison Park on Sunday evening but, with the crowd cheering them on, Joe feels it could boost their chances against Wolves tomorrow evening:

When they play the Z-Cars music, the roar at Goodison is absolutely huge, it takes your breath away, and that must have an impact on them, in a favourable way.

Joe, Scoutcast

And there are reasons to be hopeful: Nuno Espírito Santo’s side conceded five big chances in Gameweek 35, two more than any other side, while Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£7.6m) ranks among the top four players for such gilt-edged opportunities over the last six matches. 

Az is among the managers thinking of holding the Everton frontman for one more match before a final-day switch when the Toffees travel to Manchester City. 

Greenwood No 1 Jota Replacement

The bigger question facing Az ahead of Gameweek 37 is – what to do with Diogo Jota (£6.9m)?

The Portuguese had been red flagged for the remainder of the season with a foot injury, although comments from Jurgen Klopp today suggest that might not be the case:

Nonetheless, Mason Greenwood (£7.3m) would be the number one target for Az. The 19-year-old has returned in five of his last seven games, producing three double-digit hauls.

He’s even considered the second-best option for the armband by our Captain Sensible writer Jan, chosen ahead of team-mate Bruno Fernandes (£11.4m).

Az explained his decision: 

As my captain for last week’s chaotic Triple Gameweek he really delivered for me and now goes up against a Fulham side who are conceding a big chance every 27.7 minutes, the worst in the league.

– Az

And Scoutcast regular Seb had further words of encouragement:

Over the season, Fulham have conceded 87 chances from the centre … 84 from their right flank, but 118 from their left flank. If we think Greenwood starts, we think he probably starts there, and we know the type of goal he’s going to score, it’s not too dissimilar to the Mo Salah, come inside, try to put it across the goalkeeper, so maybe there’s a little edge for Greenwood there.

– Seb, Scoutcast

Seb wasn’t alone in highlighting the deficiencies in the Fulham rearguard, with David pointing out their decline over the last three matches – Scott’s Parker’s men conceded seven goals in that trio of games.

Fulham’s defensive statistics between Gameweeks 23 and 32 (left) compared with Gameweeks 33 to 35 (right)

Compared to their previous 12 matches, David observed that Fulham’s shots in the box conceded per game rose from 6.5 to 8.5, while their big chances conceded per game went from 1.7 to 3.0, and shots on target conceded per game increased from 3.0 to 5.0.

Greenwood may be Jan’s top pick from his beloved Manchester United, but our double-points maestro acknowledged that Fernandes, in the number ten role, has less competition for his spot and is the safer option of the two.

The Race for the Golden Boot 

Taking top billing in the captaincy is Golden Boot-chasing Mohamed Salah (£12.8m). The Egyptian is tied with Jan’s third choice for the armband, Harry Kane (£11.8m), on 22 goals. 

In addition to personal motivation, Liverpool have team motivation on their side – Alisson’s magnificent last-minute header keeps Champions League qualification in their own hands.

Salah, who has produced attacking returns in each of his last six starts, offers all-round attacking potential:

Not only did [Salah] record four goal attempts at the Hawthorns, but he also created four chances for his teammates as well as.

– Jan

Meanwhile, Kane – who will be performing in front of home fans – was unlucky to score only once against Wolves, hitting the post twice. As Neale noted, Tottenham Hotspur have become far more attack-minded under interim head coach Ryan Mason:

Spurs had 24 shots and 13 attempts on target in this match – both figures surpassed any amount they had in a single Premier League fixture under [Jose Mourinho].

– Neale

Their upcoming opponents Aston Villa endured a torrid time in the lunchtime kick-off at Selhurst Park, especially in the second half, conceding a Gameweek-high 15 shots from inside the box. 

Seb offered further insights on the Scoutcast, highlighting a potential opportunity for Kane’s team-mate Son Heung-min (£9.7m):

So looking at Villa for where they’ve conceded their chances: it’s 24 from central locations, 20 from the left, and 27 from the right, so that would be Spurs’s left, so maybe a Son Heung-min shout there.

– Seb

But, looking at recent form, Neale picked out Dele Alli (£7.4m) over the South Korean:

Since [Dele Alli’s] return to the starting XI in Gameweek 34, he actually trumps Son for shots (eight v five) and efforts in the box (five v three).

– Neale

A decision backed up by Tom in his differentials piece.

Alli is enjoying a decent run of form under Mason, and for those in search of a real midfield differential, could be worth a look.

Joe’s FPL Nightmare

The one player Joe doesn’t own that he fears the most is Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.7m). Understandably so:

Alexander-Arnold has been particularly good at converting his underlying statistics into points of late, scoring once and providing five assists in his last seven Premier League appearances. Over his last six, no player in the division has created more chances than him either (22).

– Jan

Joe’s co-host on the Scoutcast, Seb, tried his best to help him get a good night’s sleep but ultimately the glaring weakness down Burnley’s left flank isn’t going to dispel those bad dreams:

Trent Alexander-Arnold, firstly you need a clean sheet from Trent, to be a safe captain – Liverpool are ninth in the league for xGC over the last six with 8.07 expected goals conceded, so not great from that perspective. And Trent’s xGI is actually 2.49, which is pretty good for a defender, but the thing that caught my eye, if you really wanted to punt it, is that Burnley have conceded 82 crosses from their left hand side, which is the most in the league by a mile, and that’s where you’d expect Trent to be putting them in, so maybe there’s an assist there for him.

– Seb

Intriguing Differentials

Seb joined Az and Tom in praising Joe Willock (£4.8m), who, to quote Az, has “a rather incredible five goals in his last five games played, despite only starting two of them”.

With matches against Sheffield United and Fulham to come, he is a genuine contender for our starting XIs. Over the last two matches, he has more penalty area touches (eight) than any of his team-mates. And his budget price tag, as Tom pointed out, would allow more flexibility with transfers. 

While Willock remains an option for Tom’s side, potentially for Diogo Jota, his more likely switch is that of Kelechi Iheanacho (£6.2m) to Michail Antonio (£6.6m). 

Despite a blank against Brighton & Hove Albion, Tom was encouraged by his performance and underlying statistics. He noted that:

No forward with substantial game-time to their name has a better rate of expected goal involvement (xGI) per 90 minutes this season [than Michail Antonio].

– Tom

Community Competitions and Head-to-Head Fixtures

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RedLightning brought us his regular update on the community competitions.

In the Head-to-Head leagues, the relegation battles are hotting up as we enter the final two rounds of matches. Seven managers will be hoping to escape the drop in League 1 with six teams already relegated and four spots still to be determined.

At the top, there’s a three-way tussle to be crowned 2020/21 champion, with Meet the Manager guest Aleksander Våge Nilsen (aka AleksanderVN) in pole position.

The Head-to-Head fixtures for Gameweek 37 can be found below. 

The scores and tables update every night on the Head-to-Head Leagues main page so you can keep track of the action as the Gameweek unfolds. 

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  1. OLD Rafiki
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Adams or lingz?

  2. DycheDycheBaby
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    GTG?
    Martinez
    TAA--Digne--Dallas
    Salah--JWP--Saka--Lingard--Son
    DCL--Kane
    Areola, Nacho, Targett, Maguire

    1. OLD Rafiki
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      You benched nacho

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

        Yes. who would you bench instead?

  3. Arteta
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Captain Kane or Salah - who do you got?

    1. Big Hands Barry
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      The wrong one no doubt

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        😆 yeah!

    2. Gizzachance
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Same dilemma, on salah still

    3. Hangman Page
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Salah for me, haven't really wavered.

  4. Cak Juris
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Saka or Nath Phillips?

    1. HonestBlatter
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Saks

  5. Klopp's Kids
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Hey!

    1) Son>Fernandes? Yay or nay?
    2) Start Wood or Benteke?

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

      1)I would say no, mostly because Son is more likely ti play the next two
      2) Benteke

      1. Klopp's Kids
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        ty!

    2. Pep bites Kun
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      1. Nay
      2. Ben

  6. frenchfries
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Who so start:
    A) Holding
    B) Dawson

    1. Gizzachance
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      A

    2. Klopp's Kids
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      B

  7. Scholes Out For Summer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Is Bamford benched??

    1. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      What??

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

      Doubt it

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

    Cap, Salah Kane
    Keep flipping! Tot home in front of fans v villa who lost 3 goals to palace
    Salah away to Burnley who conceded 4 v Leeds

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

    Bench one
    1. Coufal
    2. AWB
    3. Cancelo

    1. REDMOND IN SANDALS
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      1

  10. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Man Utd ITK still no early lineup.

    1. The Train Driver
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      However MEN reporting DDG will play.

  11. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Anyone planning to keep Bruno against Wolves?

  12. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Firmino being massively overlooked. He's always been a streaky player.

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

    With the Greenwood benched leak.

    Jota to Greenwood
    or
    Iheanacho to Antonio

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

      any reason to believe this at all?

    2. Pukkipartyy
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      What news?...

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

        literally this comment is all i saw.
        i "searched" twitter and some random said some lineup with no greenwood. can't wait for 10 mins when it doesn't matter.

    3. Black Knights
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      If you believe the leak, why would you bring him in?

      1. Volley127
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        This. Antonio then surely...

  14. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Too much fake news nowadays. Twitter a cesspit for it

    1. Hangman Page
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      They should make the deadline either 24 hours or one minute before the opening fixture of the weekend.

  15. jdp219
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Who would you bench?

    1) Iheanacho @ che
    2) Lingard @ wba
    3) Coufal @ wba

    Leaning toward 1, but WHU not exactly in the greatest form.

  16. Paqueta Rice
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Salah fighting for top 4 and golden boot and Bruno playing with 10,000 home supporters...

    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      6000

    2. Nanoelektronicar
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Salah, I love the man, he shows passion and desire recently, shoots often, tries to assist too.

      1. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Not scored at turf moore

    3. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      It's a coin toss really.

      I'm going with Salah because that game will be 100% Liverpool's focus and Pops might be out. United might have one eye on Europa final and

  17. REDMOND IN SANDALS
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    bench one
    A. Dallas
    B. Raphinha
    C. Lingard

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

      A.

  18. abunab
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Play one?
    Saka vs Crystal Palace
    Zaha vs Arsenal
    Digne vs Wolves

    1. REDMOND IN SANDALS
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Digne

    2. FPL_ UP_Down
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      I had same situation
      Benching Zaha
      Playing Digne
      Hope we I’m right!

  19. CoracAld2831
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Team now:

    Johnstone
    TAA-Digne-Dallas
    Ward-Prowse-Lingard-Salah(c)-Greenwood
    DCL-Watkins-Kane(vc)

    Areola-Pereira-Mings-Dunk

    GTG?

    Thinking of saving FT and using my BB for GW38.

  20. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    State of these pages 😀

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      I overheard someone whisper that Greenwood's left boot wasn't seen in the dressing room. 😆

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

        Pogba hid it for bantz

  21. OLD Rafiki
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    So many questions...

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Especially unanswerable ones.

  22. Connor's Calling
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Bring in Raphina or Harrison?

    1. Connor's Calling
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Is Raphina back to full fitness and will Harrison play deeper with no Koch or Klich?

  23. Mesh
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    I have a 10 point lead in ML.
    Rival has Raphinha but no Lingard.

    A. Jota to Raphinha (bench Lingard)
    B. Save FT and play Lingard

    1. FCRS1991
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      I would get rid of Jota if he is injured, that way you have a playing sub if needed

  24. FCRS1991
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Martinez Patricio
    Dallas Phillips Shaw Holding Coufal
    Salah Son Lingard Zaha Foden
    Kane DCL Bamford

    2.2ITB 1FT

    Would you?
    Foden/Zaha > Greenwood
    Son > Bruno?

    Will Foden, Greenwood start?
    Is Bruno worth getting rid of SOn?

  25. mcsteely
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Bench one:
    A: Rudiger
    B: Bamford
    C: Digne

  26. MightyGar
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Good luck everyone, may your 50/50 calls be right, your rivals falter and your arrows
    be green!

  27. Jdpz
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Schmeichel
    TAA Shaw Digne
    Greenwood(c) Mahrez(vc) Bale Lingard Zaha
    Kane Bamford

    [Forster Iheanacho Reguilon Fofana]

    g2g?? any changes on the bench..?

  28. Nemanja Vidic
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    1FT 0.2 ITB
    -6 behind rival in mini league

    ME
    Mendy
    TAA Regulion Rudiger Holding
    Salah Son Greenwood Raph
    Kane DCL
    Forster Watkins Ward Jota

    RIVAL: 1FT
    Mendy
    Philips Holding Dallas
    Fernandes Salah Son Greenwood Jota
    Bamford Kane
    Forster Coady Vydra Amartey

    a) Waktins -> Antonio ( pick 1 up for bench )
    b) Save free transfer

  29. tabby98
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Mendy, Forster
    TAA, Dias, Shaw, Rudiger, Coady
    Bruno, Salah, Lingard, Saka, Jota*
    Kane, Iheanacho, Vydra

    2FT
    What to do here guys??

    A) Jota + Iheanacho ---> Raph + Antonio
    B) Jota + Iheanacho + Dias/Coady ---> Raph + Antonio +Digne/Coufal (-4)
    C) Jota + nacho + Dias + Vydra --> Raph + Antonio + Coufal + Bamford (-8)
    D) Jota + Nacho + Dias --> Greenwood + Antonio + Coufal (-4)

    1. John Nerdelbaum
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Bit optimistic there Tabby

  30. ball c
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    DCL to Antonio for -4 or leave?

    Bamford and Kane other forwards