Scout Notes

2020/21 campaign concludes with Aguero brace in FPL farewell for Man City

Sergio Aguero stole the show on the last day of the season as he scored a brace in his final Premier League match for Manchester City.

After a a recent injury and poor form had blighted his start to 2021, the Argentina international was named on the bench but came on for Riyad Mahrez in the 66th minute to get his goals.

Kevin De Bruyne also starred as he registered a goal and an assist in the first half while Ederson added a penalty save to his clean sheet.

The Gameweek’s favourite captain Mohamed Salah had to settle for an assist as Sadio Mané scored twice at Anfield, securing Champions League football for Liverpool.

Harry Kane secured the Golden Boot and set a new personal best for FPL attacking returns in as single season (37), scoring and assisting one of Gareth Bale’s two strikes in Spurs’ 4-2 win over Leicester City.

Bale’s total of 11 goals in 2020/21 was only beaten by four other FPL midfielders, despite the Welshman not making it to 1,000 minutes of pitch-time.

Son Heung-min also claimed an assist for Kasper Schmeichel’s own-goal.

Jamie Vardy had begun the season with two goals from the spot and ended it in the same manner, scoring twice from 12 yards having won both spot-kicks.

Cesar Azpilicueta will miss the first three matches of 2021/22 after being sent off for violent conduct in Chelsea’s 2-1 defeat at Aston Villa.

Jack Grealish started again for the Villans but it was two of his fellow midfielders who did the damage, with Anwar El Ghazi scoring his fourth goal in seven matches when converting a first-half penalty.

Bertrand Traore was involved in both of Villa’s goals, first converting a Matt Targett corner to break the deadlock before winning the hosts’ spot-kicks.

Ben Chilwell scored a consolation for Chelsea, who lost goalkeeper Edouard Mendy to injury at half-time.

Gameweek 38’s most-bought player Patrick Bamford had something of a mixed afternoon, named on the bench to allow Pablo Hernández a farewell outing at Elland Road.

However, he emerged at half-time and dispatched a penalty won by Jack Harrison. Those invested in Stuart Dallas lost their clean sheet late on though as Hal Robson-Kanu punished a rare Kalvin Phillips error.

Joe Willock’s remarkable end  to 2020/21 ended in triumphant fashion as he scored for the seventh successive game.

Willock was transferred in by more Fantasy managers than all bar two players in the run-up to Gameweek 38 and his solo goal against Fulham provided instant reward for his new owners.

The Magpies’ win over the Cottagers was rounded off when the unlikely figure of Fabian Schar scored from the spot after Matt Ritchie had been fouled.

Newcastle scored 18 goals in their last nine games, ending the campaign as one of the division’s form attacks.

Vladimir Coufal banked his ninth assist of the season in West Ham United’s 3-0 win over Southampton.

Teammate Aaron Cresswell was the only defender to beat that tally among FPL defenders in 2020/21.

Jesse Lingard and Michail Antonio couldn’t get in on the act as the unheralded Pablo Fornals walked away from east London with the highest score of Gameweek 38, having scored twice and assisted Declan Rice’s late strike en route to a 19-point haul.

Nicolas Pepe made it five goals in three appearances with a brace in Arsenal’s 2-0 win over Brighton and Hove Albion, registering his second successive double-digit haul in the process.

Pepe ended the season second in FPL’s form table, which ranks players by their average score over the last 30 days.

The Gunners kept their fourth clean sheet in eight matches, with their defence the best in the division over that time.

Finally, Sheffield United secured another post-relegation win at Burnely’s expense while a heavily-rotated Manchester United side beat Wolves in Nuno Espirito Santo’s Molineux farewell.

Gameweek 38 Results

  • Arsenal 2-0 Brighton and Hove Albion
  • Aston Villa 2-1 Chelsea
  • Fulham 0-2 Newcastle United
  • Leeds United 3-1 West Bromwich Albion
  • Leicester City 2-4 Tottenham Hotspur
  • Liverpool 2-0 Crystal Palace
  • Manchester City 5-0 Everton
  • Sheffield United 1-0 Burnley
  • West Ham United 3-0 Southampton
  • Wolves 1-2 Manchester United

Written by David Munday and Neale Rigg

453 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Won my biggest money league, lads. 650 quid. Won it on fewest transfers!!!!!

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Nice mate

      1. In a Rush
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Good effort well done! I lost a league on most transfers a few seasons back.

    2. BurlingtonDriftersFC
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Money won is so much sweeter than money earned. Congrats.

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

      Awesome!

    4. Crunchie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Nice!

    5. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      snap!

      my prize was about half that but same outcome via same means

      1. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Nice, mate - well done!! Thought me losing Dallas clean sheet was gonna cost me, but he lost his Leeds midfielder clean sheet point. Unreal outcome!!! 😀

    6. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Nice.

    7. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Lovely.

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

      Nice one! It was a tough season

    9. Halftime Lemon
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Jesus. I thought mine was tight. How do you know tho before the app updates?

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

    65pts final week. Win my leagues to 100k in the game decent season.

    I chose Robbo to replace Mitchell final week to place Rudiger

    Should have instead gone Son - Mane for extra 4pts.

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

    & a very enjoyable GW I must say. Even if Livescores wasn't sending alerts for the first half.

    Managed 5th in my FFS HU league, after a narrow 53-51 win (I had 9 players in the end?) with my 3 Red Devils being fully rested and a lone sub available. Next year, always next year.

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

    This has been a sobering season. I took too many risks and didn't adapt quickly enough. Good lessons though and see y'all next season 🙂 (I'm playing FanTeam Euros but not the official game)

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Did your fan team gamble pay off?

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

        No. Sadly. Even though I captained Pepe!

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

          I needed Liverpool - Mane and Salah to blank for me to get a swing big enough.

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

          Good call - sorry to hear it

    2. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Did you go with KDB as your mega punt?

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

        Pulisic in the end. But I captained Pepe at least haha

    3. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Yeah, well said

  5. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Won my personal ML with 30 friends and also won the money league I'm in. £180 quid 😀

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Rounds on you!!

      1. Fudgy
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Yep definitely

    2. Nerdlinger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Congrats. Always a nice feeling! First season in a while I've forgone money leagues and of course have a decent season!

      1. Fudgy
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Yup. I've never done a money league before and it has made it even more fun

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

      Congrats Fudgy! You delivered under pressure!

      1. Fudgy
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Thanks pal. I thought I was dead and buried the other week

        1. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Every week 60 mins in more like!

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

      Decent . I won my mini league but this is the first season there was no money on . Typical . Was closer than I wanted , game week 34 when the united Liverpool game was suspended I lost 30 points to my rival but I’ve won by about 20 points

      1. Fudgy
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Liverpool United also cost me but I pulled it back

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

          I still had my triple captain in the bag and used it when Bruno had the triple game week and then got a boost when I captained salah game week 36 at West Brom and he went with DCL at home to sheff United . Need to make sure money is on it next season

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

      Well Done Fudgy

      1. Fudgy
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Thanks

    6. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      So all good.

      1. Fudgy
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Yep

    7. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Well played Fudgy! Cash in the hand is a great result

      My cash ML was mad competitive this year. I came 3rd and 42pts off 1st despite a 9.9k finish!

      1. Fudgy
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Wow lol that's some league

        1. Don Kloppeone
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Yeh I know. 50 people. First place got c. 2k

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

      lol - nice one mate - enjoy! 🙂

      1. Fudgy
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Cheers

  6. Herman Toothrot
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    I was second in my ML since game week 18.

    Mane and Bale put an end to that today.

    1. Halftime Lemon
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Bold. Congrats

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

    What's the popular and most aesthetic way to screenshot one's comprehensive ranks this season to keep a record? Asking for a friend...

  8. Party time
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Been a pleasure guys, enjoy the break & see y’all next season

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

        You too man. Me and you 1st and 2nd in the Hunting Party next season eh?

        1. Party time
            2 years, 10 months ago

            Thanks. Hopefully buddy & in OR too

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

          Nice one

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

        I finished in the top million! Doesn't sound like much given previous season scores, but I'll take it. Weird old season but made plenty of bad decisions along the way, not to mention the amount of points accumulated on the bench! Been good chatting with you all. Thanks to the FFS crew for some great content. Have a great summer.

      3. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Bonus finalized

      4. Crunchie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Thanks for the season gents for advice and banter everyone

        1 point off top 1k

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

          🙁 🙂

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

          Excellent rank! - 'Good as'

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

        So when do the leagues update usually on the final day. Need to take a screenshot and send it somebody lol

      6. Rolls-Royce
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Ended up at15K, Happy, Won around $400. Could've been so much more as I was 22K in GW20. Oh well, onto next season.

        Cheers everyone for helping out! Have a great off-season.

        1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Final points?

      7. Qubit
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        After losing interested in FPL last season and starting it 3-4 weeks late this year I decided to take it seriously and with some luck as well have managed to hopefully finish in the top 500. Gotta be happy with that. 😀

        To anyone happy with their finish - well done. To those that had a tough season (and I know there were a few), enjoy the break and come back rested and ready for the 21/22 season.

        1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Top 500 and started 4 weeks late?????,

          Wtbh

        2. Mighty Banana
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          You're missind 3-4 weeks worth of points, and finished top 500? Hmm..

        3. Bartowski
          • 13 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Okay, so why does your linked team appear to suggest you started gameweek 1?

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

            See below - meant 19/20 season late. Sorry!

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

              No worries, it was very instructive in the importance of one comma.

        4. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Oh now I get it. You need a comma after late

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

            Grammar can be important at times!

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

              Indeed yes! 😀

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

            Apologies to those who read my post as starting late this season - clearly I meant 19/20 season but my poor punctuation caught me out!

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

            The importance of grammar and that one comma 😉

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

        A. Kane > Aguero (c)
        B. Bruno > Mane (c)

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

          B

        2. Botman and Robben
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          B. GW 39 fixtures are very tough, almost impossible.

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

        Final OR 244k, my best of the season. Was 953k in GW30 so pleased to have a strong finish.

        Selling Martinez and bringing in (and captaining) Salah for his run of blanks after the 7-0 Palace game cost me. A strong finish wouldn't have been possible without Bale. 5 goals and assist in 268 minutes of football.

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

        ML won, 1k prize.

        Finished inside the top 2k in the world. Chuffed

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

          Congrats!

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

            Cheers man. Means a lot as I always keep tabs on your team

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

              Hope you didn't this season. I'm hoping this is my Lateriser dud season out the way 😛

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

                Yeah you had a tough one. Learnt to play my own game!

        2. Herman Toothrot
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Monies!

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

          Hefty prize, well done!

      11. Nightf0x
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Whats the tie breaker in h2h leagues
        Me and 2nd place finished equal in pts and equal in total pts

        1. Dynamic Duos
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Transfers

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

        Instead of my doing Fernandes to Mane my mini league rival who was 7 points ahead decided to bring in Trent to minimise my differentials which cost him and I ended up level on points with less transfers

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

          lovely!

      13. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Did Martinez break the record in the end? Saw he got 6 saves today

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

          Nope. Missed by 1 point.

          1. Big boy Bowen
            • 7 Years
            2 years, 10 months ago

            Wounding!

      14. Jonny HOW SON?
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Congrats to everyone who finished high in the overall standings and who won their mini leagues!
        And if you didn't have a very good season just remember, there is always a next one.

        Enjoy the time off guys!

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

        37k finish not bad but still feeling a bit dissapointed as I had a good first half off The season and was top 5k gw 20. Should have done better

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

          Good finish in a difficult season all the same. What do you reckon was the difference between your first and second half of the season? Obviously a good start?

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

            Tbh i dont know what happened, fairly template team all the way and barely no hits so Hard to explain and understand

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

              Conservative hits is a good enough reason. I find it's difficult to balance ml with OR, but in fairness I'm not that concerned with OR. I play for ml fun. Maybe I'm playing the game back to front 😉

      16. matiakez
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Been my best season but getting Schmeichel on wild card a month or two back was one of my worst decisions!

        1. Pep's Money Laundry
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          I know how you feel I had Pereira for all those 1 pointers or non appearances. I finally had another and took a hit to get Trent about 6 weeks ago

      17. Party time
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Gonna miss Agüero 🙁

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

            So years ago (before FPL) Henry was an essential for fantasy football teams, then Ronaldo, then Aguero. Who next?

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

            Heart on sleeve, me too. Delighted he got a brace. I've enjoyed/profited from him in PL/FPL. I'm sure he'll turn up in a different league with many more hatties 🙂

        • Flynny
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Snuck in at 99k I think.

          Was at 4m after gw6 so haply with the turnaround

          7th consecutive top 100k finish

          Thanks for everyone's help

          1. The White Pele
            • 6 Years
            2 years, 10 months ago

            well done!

          2. BremerHB
            • 7 Years
            2 years, 10 months ago

            Well done! Similar story for me.
            Around 3m at GW10-11 and just snuck in at 92k today. Will absolutely take that!

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

            Nice one Flynny. Hell of a comeback!

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

              Thanks folks

        • MrJobby
          • 2 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          TURNING POINT
          anyone who won a league or lost out what game week(s) were the turning point ?

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

            17 points GW36 was pretty much the whole season down the drain.

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

              That’s brutal , so close to the end as well .

            2. Scots Gooner
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              2 years, 10 months ago

              That Man U game being postponed really shafted me.

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

            The FH week of gw 29

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

            My GW35 bench boost of 159 points. Started that week 50 points behind the leader and finished it 20 points ahead. Won the league today by just 11.

          4. jason_ni
            • 8 Years
            2 years, 10 months ago

            41k in the end, can't complain too much, highest I've been all season.

            Gw17 was ranked outside 1mill after rough start, slow slog back from there.

          5. My heart goes Salalalalah
            • 7 Years
            2 years, 10 months ago

            Won today. Went 12 ahaead gw37

          6. MrJobby
            • 2 Years
            2 years, 10 months ago

            I nearly lost it GW 34 with the suspended Liverpool game but GW 35 Bruno triple captain and Gw 36 salah as captain gained the points back and won mini league by 20 points

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

            I was in top 10k and far ahead of everyone in my ML and then I missed 2 deadlines in a row (3 in total) - couldn't recover after that. Still managed to get 32k from 60k in final GW thanks to Mane(C), willock and Coufal differentials

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

              Good shout on coufal and willock , I chose benharama over willock today , bad mistake but thankfully didn’t effect me in the end

          8. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
            • 6 Years
            2 years, 10 months ago

            Won my ML by 1 point.

            Was 150k gw 29

            He was 50k gw 29

            He pushed on into top 10k.

            I pushed on to 30k.

            He had a shocker last 2 weeks.

            Pinched it at the last with ederson penalty save, bale off the bench and captain mane

            1. Utopsis
              • 4 Years
              2 years, 10 months ago

              Wow

        • Herman Toothrot
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Soooo...

          Euro Fantasy talk to me.

          1. My heart goes Salalalalah
            • 7 Years
            2 years, 10 months ago

            Auto-pick. There's a ffs league too

        • Mweene
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Went into GW37 in 105th so a bit gutted to finish 280th after trying so hard to break the top 100.

          Lesson learned - don't put your trust in Everton players.

          Still the best season I've had though. Lowton goal on bench boost probably the highlight. Gundogan captain haul v Spurs too.

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

            Great Rank!!

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

            Also Benjamin Mendy and TAA (c) punts this week a big failure.

        • Utopsis
          • 4 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Top 45k finish, £120 from main mini league. Pretty pleased with that! 🙂

          Thanks all for the good advice and debates - till next year!

        • The White Pele
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          won a ML after being behind by 30 pts thanks to Mane(C).

          1. Pep's Money Laundry
            • 8 Years
            2 years, 10 months ago

            You must be buzzing, well done

          2. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
            • 6 Years
            2 years, 10 months ago

            Me too

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

            Nice one - great grab!

          4. The White Pele
            • 6 Years
            2 years, 10 months ago

            cheers all.