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FPL Gameweek 19 Scout Picks: City triple-up against injury-hit Leicester

We have chosen our best Fantasy Premier League (FPL) players for Gameweek 19 ahead of Sunday’s 13:30 GMT deadline.

We’re already three fixtures down for the Boxing Day matches, with the postponement of Liverpool v Leeds United depriving us of the services of Mohamed Salah (£13.1m) and Trent Alexander-Arnold (£8.3m) for the first time in a while.

We have gone for a 4-5-1 formation this week and, as ever, we are limited to an £83.0m budget for our starting XI.

Our four substitutes, meanwhile, are chosen from the budget/mid-price crop of players to give some potentially cost-effective alternatives to the big hitters who invariably make the initial cut.

GOALKEEPER

Norwich City are the division’s lowest scorers with a paltry eight goals in 17 matches and even the change in head coach hasn’t really addressed that weakness, with Dean Smith’s side finding the net on just one occasion in the last five league fixtures. A Covid outbreak isn’t likely to do the Canaries’ preparations any good, either, so Aaron Ramsdale (£5.1m) wasn’t a difficult pick this week. As well as the opposition, he is also in on his own merit: he has the highest points-per-match average (5.1) of any first-choice goalkeeper this season and has prevented more ‘expected goals’ (4.2) than any other shot-stopper bar Jose Sa.

DEFENDERS

 

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  1. waltzingmatildas
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    I wasn't considering the FH as I'm OK with losing Salah, plus it's my birthday tomorrow so I didn't want the last minute hassle. But I think it might be the right option, and I won't be doing anything anyway!
    A) FH
    B) Salah to son
    C) Salah to son, Antonio to ronaldo (-4)
    D) Salah to bowen, dennis to ronaldo (-4)

    Ramsdale
    Cancelo james alonso livra
    Gundo ESR
    Antonio broja
    (Guaita Salah jota TAA raph Dennis)

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      C and
      Happy birthday.
      It's mine today.

      1. waltzingmatildas
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Ah cheers. Happy birthday mate! Great having a birthday this time of year, isn't it.....?!

        1. Bobby Digital
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          You always got a bigger bday present by combining both xmas and bday.

          1. waltzingmatildas
            • 13 Years
            2 years, 3 months ago

            Yeah, that was true when I was younger. Although could never really celebrate with friends as people normally had family stuff on. Swings and roundabouts

        2. Epic Fail
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          Happy birthday lads. Do you reckon having Christmas(y( birthdays means you end up with less presents overall?

          1. DA Minnion (Former great)
            • 11 Years
            2 years, 3 months ago

            Yeah definitely does. But hey ho.

            1. Epic Fail
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              2 years, 3 months ago

              As an adult I guess you'd be grateful either way but as a kid I can see how it might be frustrating if you thought about it.

              e.g. You might get £200 spent on you over both days but some else would probably still get £200 spent on them for Christmas and then more for their birthday another month.

          2. waltzingmatildas
            • 13 Years
            2 years, 3 months ago

            Yeah possibly. Although, for me, I don't mind so much when Christmas is over, as have my birthday, and normally football, to get excited about!

        3. DA Minnion (Former great)
          • 11 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          Nice at this time of year but leaves a big birthday shape hole for the rest of the year.Having said that I've been on the wine since morning.

          1. waltzingmatildas
            • 13 Years
            2 years, 3 months ago

            Definitely agree with that! Only had one bottle of wine in, so having to ration it!
            Have a good one!

      2. Botman and Robben
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Happy birthday! Mine was yesterday. Enjoy.

        1. DA Minnion (Former great)
          • 11 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          Happy belated birthday Little Red.

        2. waltzingmatildas
          • 13 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          Happy birthday for yesterday! Nice to know some fellow Christmas babies!

  2. mcsteely
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Do we think Raphina will play any more PL minutes before his transfer to Bayern?

    1. waltzingmatildas
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Not sure how true that was.....

    2. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Lol he will join Liverpool next summer bro

  3. timPgoodwin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Who are the most essential FH players??

    1. mcsteely
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Ramsdale, James, Cancelo, Son, Ronaldo, Arsenal mid, city mid, Kane/Bowen/KDB

      1. timPgoodwin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Will Foden play?

  4. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    No Cancelo or Bilva in the City training photos apparently
    https://twitter.com/City_Xtra/status/1474742128072876035?s=20

    1. JBG
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Apparently there was "Portuguese lads who were out with Covid" from the Twitter rumours.

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

      This with rumours Dias has Covid. No smoke without fire 😮

      1. WVA
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Dias is in those pictures I think

    3. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      FH activated

    4. WVA
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Looooollllll both my City player's

    5. WVA
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Although the rumours about Sanchez Son James etc were all wrong

      1. tokara
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        And Salah too

        1. WVA
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          Yep

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        😀

        Why are you giving me reasons to not FH? How dare you!

      2. WVA
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Cheers mate, all these COVID rumours have been wrong so far.

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

        No Cancelo and Foden means that FH time is close. Selling Salah before Lei is a bet I am not happy to do. FH allows Son, Kane, Ronaldo and some sort of bench also + having in form Martinelli etc.

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

      CancelNO captain

    7. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Those are the 2 City players I have.

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

      Ouch - definite FH for me in that case

  5. Lignja
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Ramsdale or Ddg on wc?

    1. Wild Card this!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Ddg

  6. Bennyboy1907
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Son or Ronaldo -4

    1. fish&chips
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Ronny

  7. fish&chips
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Thoughts on this FH?

    Ramsdale,
    Lamptey, regs, Tierney, cancelo
    Bowen, KDB, Sterling, martinelli, son
    Ronaldo (c)
    Guaita, Broja, Johnson, locadia,

    1. CONNERS
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Sterling to Mahrez/Bilva, Lamptey to James and upgrade bench. (Just my opinion).

      1. fish&chips
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Fair comments

        1. fish&chips
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          Thanks

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

      Great

  8. Lord of Ings
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Would you keep raphinha or King?

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

      King. I mean, assuming the transfer story is legit.

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

    Antonio pic posted with family. Definitely not in any poor health. Probably after returning a negative test by now. Sorted.

  10. Ruinenlust
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    How long is Cancelo out for ?

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      He's out?0

    2. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      ?

    3. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Till he gets over it.

    4. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Nothing confirmed. Just because he wasn't in the released training photos.

    5. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      He is not out. This is all rumour based on some training photos

  11. dabber7
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    On a FH chaps, would you go ...

    A) Kane & Saka
    or
    B) Son & Lacazette?

    Many thanks

    1. CONNERS
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Son and Laca for me.

    2. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Son and I

      1. dabber7
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Many thanks Conners & LRC

  12. abaalan
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Ramsdale
    Livra, Rudiger, Cancelo (Taa, Lowton)
    Saka, Bernardo (Salah, Jota, Raph)
    Jesus, Watkins (King)

    Assume most would FH the above?? (8 starters, 1FT, 1.9 ITB)

  13. putana
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    salah is at 13.1 right now. What do you guys think he goes down to by the time he comes back from afcon

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      12.9m

      1. FPL Theorist
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Agree, he'll be red flagged from the GW21 deadline, greatly limiting potential price drops.

    2. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Not a lot. Most zombie teams will have him.

    3. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Probably back to 12.5.

    4. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      12.8

    5. Firmino
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Ronaldo hasn't dropped in price since GW16. Price manipulation.

    6. Stamford B
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      12.8

  14. Tonyawesome69
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Sam Lee - Athletic City correspondent

    "Can’t we even have Christmas Day without stupid covid rumours?"

    https://twitter.com/SamLee/status/1474753103324794883?t=OkO31c3fEW42iAOv7sz2ZA&s=19

  15. Salarrivederci
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Gelhardt -> Maupay as a -2 punt for this GW?

    Would give me this with 0.7 ITB
    Ederson
    Cancelo - Dias - Rudiger - James
    Son - Saka - Ødegaard - Gilmour
    Ronaldo - Maupay
    ——————-
    Ward, Jota, TAA, King

  16. jonnybhoy
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Merry Christmas all.

    Any ideas what to do? 1FT + 2.2ITB.

    Ramsdale
    TAA* Cancelo James Rudiger
    Salah* Foden Jota* BSilva Gallagher
    Watkins

    Foster King* Livra Gelhardt*

    Any of these?

    A) Salah + King + Foden to Son + Ronaldo + Gray -8pts?
    B) King, Salah + BSilva to Ronaldo, Son + Martineli -8pts (Exact cash)
    C) Salah + King to Martineli + Ronaldo -4pts

  17. MysticMac17
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    On this at the moment on FH. Thoughts?

    De Gea
    Cancelo Tierney James
    Son Mahrez Bowen Martinelli
    Kane Ronaldo Lacazette

    Subs: Gunn, Burn, Johnson, Gilmour

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

      Nice

    2. waltzingmatildas
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Great first 11, would just be slightly worried about the bench

    3. The Frenchie
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Perfect Free hit 😉

    4. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Cancelo not in training

      1. dunas_dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Cancelo not in photos from what is said to be training photos from yesterday - if from yesterday looks like Foden bleached his hair to colour from last year

  18. Mcgugan
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Thought on bringing Laca in? I see people selling him and I’m not sure why!

  19. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Got 10 players including Johnson.

    Chances he starts? Cheers.

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

    I have started to change my mind. If both Cancelo and Foden are big risks, Dennis and 3 Liv assets are not playing and hocey pokey with Salah is too expensive, I believe this is FH territory situation for me now. FH allows Son, Kane and Ronaldo with optimal Ars assets (Martinelli over Lacazette).

    1. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Why are they big risks? Foden I would think has served his time on naughty step and would be surprised if did not start and Cancelo is rumours based on some training photos apparently from yesterday.

    2. waltzingmatildas
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Do you go with the city players on a FH? With a good bench?

    3. Stamford B
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Why is Cancelo a risk?

        1. Stamford B
          • 2 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          I see. Thanks

    4. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah feeling the same.

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

      I have same case as u Plus Sà but we should know is Canselo & Foden out ?

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

        Sà**
        TAA** James Cancelo
        Salah*** Jota** Bilva Foden
        Dennis** Watkins Laca
        (Cash - Allan** - Livra) 1Ft 0.5 itb

    6. Firmino
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Why do you want Kane in your FH team? KdB clearly the better pick.

  21. djman102
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    LONG time lurker and rare poster here.

    Happy Christmas to one and all! May all your Christmas wishes come true unless they mean fewer points for my players.

    1. Stamford B
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Happy Christmas to you too

  22. Amartey Partey
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Any truth to the rumour that 4 city players have covid including Dias and Rodri?

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      It's 100% definitely a rumour.

    2. Firmino
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Dias in training today.

    3. CONNERS
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      It's rumoured to be 100% true.

  23. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    With Cancelo potentially out and Ramsey and Watkins in my eleven: Is it worth to FH?

    Ramsdale
    James Rudi Tierney Cancelo
    Salah* Bernardo Gallagher Ramsey
    Ron(c) Watkins

    Bench: TAA Jota Dennis

    A) Salah > Son and keep both FH chips
    B) FH

  24. Stamford B
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    They used to delete Twitter rumours once upon a time

    1. Stamford B
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Which is a bit daft in itself but you know, just saying…

    2. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Well I imagine there’ll be less mods around on today of all days.

      1. Stamford B
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        I thought it’d be the opposite

  25. Amartey Partey
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Is Walker out this weekend?

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Hasn't trained for a while so yes likely to be out

      1. Amartey Partey
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks! Looking at bringing in Zinchenko on FH.

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

    1. Salah to Son?
    2. Play with 10
    (ronaldo captain)

    1. Gooner97
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Son if for free

  27. Dušan Citizen
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    https://www.instagram.com/stories/jpcancelo/2736365442084969182/

    Cancelo is positive for sure. He didn't spend Christmas with his wife, he sent her a card because he is in isolation. 🙁

    1. Amartey Partey
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Oh man. Can anyone translate Portuguese here?

      1. Stamford B
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Google translate. I’m not in instagram

      2. Dušan Citizen
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        She wrote "When you enter the room and find this. Without a doubt the best present ever, thank you my life"

      3. Shaw must go on
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        hey,i am Portuguese,what do you need to be translated?? i have no instagram so i can´t see what Joao has posted!

          1. Shaw must go on
            • 11 Years
            2 years, 3 months ago

            Just saying that the best present he ever got was their princess(daughter) and wishing happy Xmas... No mention to being in isolation at all...

          2. El Presidente
            • 4 Years
            2 years, 3 months ago

            OMG did he wrote his City Shirt number on a personal letter to his wife? LOL

    2. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      I thought she lives abroad.

      1. Dušan Citizen
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Not sure, but she would definitely spend Christmas with him?

    3. Gooner97
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Aren't players in the "bubble"?

      1. Dušan Citizen
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        I don't think so, many footballers posted photos with their families.

  28. TheYogaDaddy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    What to do here?

    Ramsdale
    Livramento James Cancelo Dias
    Foden
    Watkins Antonio

    (Foster) (TAA) (Salah) (Raphinha) (King) (Brownhill)

    1 ft, 0.6 itb

    a. Free Hit
    b. Raphinha to Bowen/Martinelli
    c. Salah and Raphinha to Son and City Mid/Bowen (-4)
    d. Salah, Raphinha and King to Son, City Mid/Bowen and Broja (-8)

  29. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    If cancelo is out then the most I’ll be playing with this weekend looks like 10!

    1. Tabasco
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Alright then!

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

      No one has said he might be out. It is all speculation because he does not appear in photos which are apparently from training session yesterday but we cannot even be sure of that

    3. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Humblebrag.

  30. Stamford B
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    On the bright side pretty much everyone has him.

    1. tokara
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Everyone FH