Scout Picks

FPL Gameweek 4 Scout Picks features Chelsea triple-up and Bruno over Ronaldo

As they prepare to face Aston Villa on Saturday, three Chelsea players form the spine of our Gameweek 4 Scout Picks.

After Sam, Az, Neale and Tom submitted their Scout Squad selections earlier this week, we have chosen our best players ahead of tomorrow’s 11.00 BST deadline.

We line up in a 4-4-2 formation and come in at £82.9m, just under our £83.0m budget.

GOALKEEPER

David Raya (£4.6m) is our chosen goalkeeper ahead of Brentford’s home fixture against Brighton and Hove Albion in Gameweek 4.

The Bees stopper has already accumulated 17 Fantasy Premier League (FPL) points, picking up additional save points against both Arsenal and Aston Villa.

He’s also on top of the Baseline Bonus Points System (BBPS), in part due to his distribution when playing out from the back.

Thomas Frank’s side have restricted their opponents to just two big chances so far, and with Albion up next, will be confident of another shut-out in Gameweek 4.

DEFENDERS

The best FPL defenders for a Gameweek 4 Wildcard 3

Luke Shaw (£5.5m) may not have quite hit his 2020/21 heights so far this season, but still ranks amongst the top five defenders for chances created, and carries significant assist potential against Newcastle United this weekend.

His crossing ability from both dead-ball situations and open-play attacks will be key, while United’s clean sheet prospects look a whole lot stronger with the addition of Raphael Varane (£5.5m).

Lucas Digne (£5.4m) helped Everton record their first shut-out of the campaign against Brighton last time out, and is sure to benefit from new manager Rafa Benitez’s approach, which is largely based around crossing.

Up next for the Toffees is Burnley, who have conceded 15 headed attempts so far this season, more than any other side in the division. With corner-taking duties another route to points, Digne could be in for a big week.

Antonio Rudiger (£5.5m) is the first of our Chelsea picks. The German international has started and completed 90 minutes in all three Premier League matches this season, while opponents Aston Villa have managed just nine shots on target across their opening three fixtures. Add in at least a couple of missing first-teamers, and it’s no surprise that Chelsea top the bookies’ odds for a clean sheet this week.

Marcal (£4.5m) takes up the final spot in our backline. Over the opening three Gameweeks, he has attempted 19 crosses from the left-flank (the joint-fifth highest among all defenders), while Wolves have conceded just 20 shots in the box despite some tougher fixtures.

MIDFIELDERS

Captain Sensible – Gameweek 1 5

Mohamed Salah (£12.5m) is the first of our two premium midfield picks this week, having already combined two goals, two assists and 30 FPL points this season. The Egyptian’s total of 13 goal attempts ranks second amongst all players, while he has also supplied a league-leading three big chances for his team-mates.

Opponents Leeds United have tightened up at Elland Road in 2021, but Salah, who is just one goal shy of reaching a century in the Premier League, will surely fancy his chances against Marcelo Bielsa’s backline.

With Ole Gunnar Solskjaer planting seeds of doubts in our heads around how many minutes Cristiano Ronaldo (£12.5m) will be afforded against Newcastle United, we’ve opted for Bruno Fernandes (£12.0m) in this week’s Scout Picks XI. Despite back-to-back blanks, United’s playmaker hit an open-play hat-trick to earn a career-high 20 FPL point haul in his last Old Trafford appearance.

Mason Mount (£7.5m) has enjoyed a productive start to the season, bagging assists against Crystal Palace and Arsenal. Amongst all midfielders, he ranks top for expected assists (xA), with this weekend’s opponents – Aston Villa – missing first-choice goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez (£5.5m).

Adama Traore (£6.0m) has been the topic of many a Fantasy discussion over the international break, with Wolverhampton Wanderers about to embark on a kind run of fixtures. While his end product is perhaps in question, he’s top for chances created and joint-second for shots amongst all FPL midfielders from Gameweeks 1 to 3. 

FORWARDS

Lukaku on target as Chelsea assets prosper at Arsenal

Passed fit by manager Thomas Tuchel earlier this afternoon, Romelu Lukaku (£11.5m) looks like an excellent option for our forwards lines this week. The Belgian has started well at Chelsea, scoring against Arsenal in Gameweek 2, and has also reacked up 10 goal attempts and nine shots in the box across his opening couple of appearances.

West Ham United’s Michail Antonio (£7.9m) is the top-scoring player in FPL so far, and is one of just three players to have scored in each of the first three rounds. Opponents Southampton have kept just one clean sheet in their last 24 attempts in the Premier League, while West Ham have won six of their last seven meetings between them.

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.

Bruno Fernandes was handed the armband by our quartet this time, with Romelu Lukaku picking up the vice-captaincy.

COMMUNITY CHAMPION

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Each week, one of the Fantasy Football Scout community takes on the Scout Picks by pitting their chosen XI against ours.

The Community Member who beats our team by the largest margin will win a £100 Amazon Voucher and a place in our Moderators and Contributors League for the following season.

Our champion is week BobMcMayday, who has gone with a maverick 5-2-3 line-up of Pickford; Tierney, White, Shaw, Reguilon, Duffy; Salah, Jota; Aubameyang, Kane, Lukaku (c).

The Scout Picks are 3-0 up on the community this season.

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2,892 Comments Post a Comment
  1. ZeBestee
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Sanchez
    Dias VVD Coufal
    Greenwood Jota Bruno (C) Gundo Benrahma
    Kane (VC) Antonio

    G2g?

    1. Life_Ban
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Brave keeping Kane

  2. Lingard’s Shin Guards
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    If anyone missed it, Cavani didn't travel with the team today.

    Team will look like this imo:

    DDG
    AWB - Maguire - Varane - Shaw
    Matic - Pogba
    Greenwood - Fernandes - Sancho
    Cristiano

    1. Wakanda
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      is martinez out for sure ?

      1. Lingard’s Shin Guards
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Yea he's out. Has to isolate

      2. Gunneryank
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Yes, that Argentine group is quarantining in Croatia.

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

      That's probably most likely. But so many different possibilities for Ole now.

      He could play Fred-Matic pivot with Pogba on left. Could play Martial or Lingard one one flank with Sancho on the other and Greenwood up top.

      1. Gunneryank
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        If Martial starts ahead of Ronaldo then I'll eat my hat.

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

          I would be surprised too. But I think gone are the days when the United first 11 picked themselves. They have at least 2 players for every position now and I expect more rotation from Ole this season

    3. FPL Bond @ Twitter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Source??

    4. Crouching Tiger
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Fred is eligible as well. Matic - Pogba midfield is really slow and United want to control the game.

  3. TSN
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Start one:
    A. Gilmour (ars)
    B. Barnes (mci)

    Thanks

    1. ChelseaGuy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      B

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

      B

    3. TSN
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Thanks guys

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

    Really tough captaincy choice this week between Antonio, Salah and Lukaku. It's one of those weeks where I wish there was a chip that made your VC get C points also!

    1. ChelseaGuy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Antonio Salah & Ronaldo here, thinking of Shaw too

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

        I fleetingly thought of Shaw ad it would surprise me if he got double figures, but couldn't justify captaining him over the others.

    2. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Lukaku

  5. JY84
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Please save me!

    Sanchez
    TAA Shaw Dier
    Salah ESR Benrahma Fernandes
    Antonio DCL Ings

    A) Jimenez for Ings
    B) CR7 & Greenwood for Fernandes & Ings (-4)
    Is A or B a better option???

  6. villian-ty
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    How my WC team

    Sa Steele
    TAA Dier White Williams Liv
    Salah Jota Greenwood Benny Sissoko
    Ronny DCL Antonio

    1. Indio
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Like it a lot - though it might need some Chelsfication from GW7!

  7. Rochdale_Cowboy
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Players Auba will definitely outscore today -
    Big Donkey Lukaku
    RonaldOAP
    Any City player

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Nice grav

    2. Mozumbus
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      This is what I felt but controlled myself, have 1FT and Ings+ITB to do that! Hope I'll not make a last moment transfer.

  8. Indio
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Morning all,

    Are this lot GTG and 'rollable' if I delay the decision about Ron/Rom(and which mid I want for Bruno) for one more week?

    Bachmann
    TAA, Shaw, Coufal
    Salah (V), Bruno, Greenwood, Raphina
    Ings, Antonio, Toney

    (Foster) Liva, Gilmour, Tsimi
    1 FT/£0.5M itb

  9. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Can Matip + Lukaku cover TAA + DCL ?

    Asking for a friend.

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

      This week, yes. Over 3 weeks, dont think so.

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        I think I've officially over tinkered.

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

          keep it simple. Dont try to overload premiums, I think a WC team is pretty straightforward this week.

  10. FPLtfs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Current wc team, 0. Itb

    Sanchez
    TAA, Shaw, Semedo (Livra, Williams)
    Salah, Greenwood, Jota, Sarr (Allan)
    CR7 (c), Antonio, Jimenez

    CR7 -> Lukaku (c) and opt for Cristiano next gw?

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Lol

      1. FPLtfs
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Cheers

    2. Indio
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Nah, just settle on which one you want.

  11. Zola
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    A) Semedo and Bamford
    B) Digne and Jimenez

    1. ChelseaGuy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      A for now I'd say

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

      A

    3. Chazz69
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      A

  12. FPLAdmiral
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    WC team done, 0.3 ITB. Admittedly weak bench. Thoughts?

    Sa
    TAA, Shaw, Livaramento
    Salah (vc), Jota, Torres, Greenwood, Fornals
    Ronaldo (c), Antonio

    (Begovic)(Amartey, B.Williams, Scarlett)

  13. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Love it when most of these WC teams mostly look like my non WC team.

    1. Wakanda
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      whats your team lineup

    2. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Will be exactly the same in 3 weeks where everyone wildcards to get a team that the wildcarders now will be sitting on I think

    3. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      poorly disguised envy

    4. Rochdale_Cowboy
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      It will all end in tears later for them, when CR7 is benched, Jota blanks and Torres gets Pepped

    5. Pacer.
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      lol just looked at your team you joker.

  14. Lingard’s Shin Guards
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Jota over Greenwood the right move on wc?

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Both locked in here

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

      yyes

    3. Gunneryank
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Yes but i'm on both. On WC.

  15. Wakanda
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    is martinez out for sure this GW ?

    1. ChelseaGuy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Yes

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

      yes

    3. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Yes

    4. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Yes

    5. Wakanda
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      thanks all

  16. davewg59
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Need help please?
    Jota or Greenwood
    Just cant decide

    1. TSN
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Jota for me

    2. Sanchit
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Jota

  17. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Arsenal lose today and mathematically they're relegated, correct?

    1. ChelseaGuy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Yes

    2. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      technically, yes

    3. Rochdale_Cowboy
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      They'll stuff the carrots 5-0 and slowly make their way to the top....of the 2nd page on teletext

  18. Energetics
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Final question I promise.

    ‘Safe’ Salah Team
    SANCHEZ (Steele)
    Taa Shaw Semedo (Livra WILLIAMS)
    SALAH Jota Traore Raph (Sissoko)
    Cr7 DCL Antonio

    ‘Risky’ Lukaku Team
    SA (4.0)
    Taa Shaw Semedo DIGNE (Livra)
    TORRES Jota Traore (Raph Sissoko)
    Cr7 LUKAKU Antonio

    Which one?

    Can do Torres to Salah and downgrade Cr7 after week 7 anyway, so basically over 3 weeks its if Torres and Lukaku can outscore Salah and DCL

    1. Sanchit
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      DCL could easily outscore Lukaku for the next 3.
      Like A for that reason

  19. TSN
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    One last question:
    A. Bruno+ings
    B. Ronaldo+Traore

    Who would you pick? Thanks

    1. ChelseaGuy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      I'd say A because I'm not sold on Traore yet

      1. TSN
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Need to sell Bruno to get CR in. Traore's fixture looks tempting

        1. The Pesci challenge
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Get sarr in

  20. Nobodinho
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Salah or Bruno (C)?

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Mo

    2. Mozumbus
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      I'm on Bruno

    3. Chazz69
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Bruno

  21. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Is tsimikas likely to play over robbo?

    1. Sanchit
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      No

    2. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      No

    3. Chazz69
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Weird thought

  22. Sanchit
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    A. Sa + B.Williams ( bench)
    B. Bachmann + Marcal ( Marcal and Tierney rotation)

  23. afsr
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    RMWCTpls

    Hopefully this is the final draft, stuck to two premiums, have players in most price brackets so transfers are easier to make

    Sanchez
    TAA, Shaw, Tierney
    Salah, Traore, Raphinia, Mount
    CR7, Antonio, DCL

    Steele, Allan, Marcal, Omobamidele
    0.0 ITB

    1. Energetics
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      First XI same as my current daft except I have Semedo/Jota instead of Tierney/Mount

    2. afsr
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Could also get a playing Williams for Omobamidele, but that requires Tierney, Marcal -> White, Semedo

    3. EL tridente
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Would make room for Jota instead of Mount

  24. FPL Bond @ Twitter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Any chance of Ronaldo starting???

    1. The Tinkerman
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      See below, Manc Evening News seems to think it is certain he starts

    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Yes

    3. Chazz69
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Yes

    4. Disco Volante
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Why would he not start is little Ole really that clueless?

  25. The Tinkerman
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    No Cavani in the United squad [MEN]:

    Confirmed United squad members:

    David de Gea, Tom Heaton, Lee Grant, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Diogo Dalot, Raphael Varane, Harry Maguire, Victor Lindelof, Eric Bailly, Luke Shaw, Nemanja Matic, Donny van de Beek, Paul Pogba, Juan Mata, Jesse Lingard, Bruno Fernandes, Anthony Martial, Jadon Sancho, Mason Greenwood, Anthony Elanga, Cristiano Ronaldo

    1. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      What are the chances of Lindz starting on the left and scoring both goals, Greenwood getting 55 up top and Ronaldo getting a one point cameo? That would put the cat among the pigeons.

  26. Bounce
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    I genuinely think Fernandes outscores Ronaldo today. Cleansheet, bonus, goal, assist.

    1. ChelseaGuy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Think the same as well, did the transfer so that I could get Jota in

    2. Sanchit
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      How many double digits hauls does he have without penalties in the last season?
      Check and your expectations will plummet for sure.

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        If Bruno had made his 52 career premier league starts all at home to newcastle, he’d have even more FPL points than he does now (even without penalties)

    3. Mozumbus
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      And higher chances of Bruno plus 4 outscoring Renaldo

    4. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Yup That’s entirely possible

      And he doesn’t even need to outscore him per se, he just needs to get a return + bonus

      Utd are by far the shortest odds of any team to score 4 or more this weekend

    5. Arteta
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      That's why I kept him too. Just trying to follow gut feeling whenever I can. Whether it turns out right or wrong later, I'm at peace.

  27. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Who to captain?

    A) Ronaldo
    B) Salah
    C) Antonio

    1. Dr. Rog
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      If you brought in Ronaldo, he must be captained.
      Else you should've gone Lukaku

    2. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Yes

    3. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      A

    4. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Or D Greenwood

      1. ChelseaGuy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Or E Shaw?

    5. ChelseaGuy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Hulk this

    6. Chazz69
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      A

  28. Ruinenlust
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Captain Salad or Bruno?

    1. Mozumbus
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      I'm on Bruno

    2. Gunneryank
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Ranch

  29. EL tridente
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Rate my WC please!
    Sanchez, (Steele)
    TAA, Digne, White, (Ayling), (Williams)
    Salah, Jota, Greenwood, Sarr, (Allan)
    Lukaku, DCL, Antonio

  30. One Wheels Enough
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Need 0.1 to switch Ings to DCL.

    What's best:

    A) Ayling to White
    B) Coufal to Tierney
    C) Coufal to Semedo
    D) One of those to summat else...

    1. Mozumbus
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      A

    2. Fish up a tree
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      A