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Merry Christmas from Fantasy Football Scout

We at Fantasy Football Scout, and I personally, would like to wish all of our readers and their families a very happy and healthy Christmas.

Often in our short seasonal message of goodwill we urge you to tear your retinas away from our site and spend some quality time with your loved ones but, while we repeat that sentiment here, it’d be naive to think that many of us won’t have half an eye on Gameweek 19, even when otherwise engaged on Christmas Day.

Whether it be points hits and postponements while the kids are opening the presents, weighing up a Free Hit over the figgy pudding or sizing up a Son-for-Salah swoop while Skypeing your nan, there’ll be the Jacob Marley-like spectre of a Boxing Day deadline preying on our minds.

Our FPL coverage nevertheless takes a break for a day, as it should, and we’ll return with a vengeance and possibly a hangover with some Gameweek 19 content tomorrow, starting with a timely piece from Lateriser on the Free Hit.

As the first glass of cheap fizz starts to take its effect, I’d like to extend a huge thank you for your continued support and patronage of the site throughout not just my brief stint as editor but over 2021 as a whole and the many years before that.

It really is a privilege to work for the site and I hope we can continue to make strides and improve on what we offer in the year ahead.

From myself and all at Fantasy Football Scout, we wish you a very merry Christmas.

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

    Ramsdale
    James Alonso Cancelo Livramento
    Foden ESR Bowen
    Antonio Pukki Lacazette
    Foster Salah Jota TAA
    1ft 0.6 itb
    If all those 7 games go ahead...
    A) Save since potential 11 players!
    B) Salah to Son
    C) Salah and Laca to Ronaldo and Martinelli -4
    D) Other

  2. AnyoneButLiverpool
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Ramsdale

    Cancelo Livramento Dalot Rudiger

    Son Gallagher Foden Ralphinha*

    Lacazette Antonio*

    Sanchez Dennis Jota TAA

    Already sold Salah for Son. Would you use free hit or take a -8 to sell Raphina and Antonio for Martenlli and Ronaldo??

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

    Erm, my friend just reminded me that Cancelo had covid 6 months ago.

    What are chances that he caught it again?

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

      About as good as anyone else catching it I believe

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

        Yeah, but he should still have antibodies

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

          He’ll have no symptoms but still be positive

          This new strain is milder than a korma

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

          Yes it helps when your body fights against the virus but have nothing to do with getting the virus again.

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

          I think you only have sufficient anti bodies for around 6 months after contracting covid.

          1. Tambling5
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            2 years, 3 months ago

            Yes but T cells remain active on long term basis, so always some degree of ongoing immunity. Antibodies not be all and end all

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

      There is no relation here

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

      You can have covid more than once....

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

        I know

    4. Chill, we'll call you
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Fantasy Football Epidemiologists to the rescue again.

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

    Salah and Antonio to Sonaldo for a hit? Yes or No?

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

      That's what I'm considering as well, but Antonio may still play

  5. mdm
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    What is the source of Spurs Palace being off?

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

      Wait, what?

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

      Little chance atm

      1. internal error
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Sorry, there is no legit source.

  6. The-Red-1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Salah Gelhardt out for Fred and Ronaldo?

  7. Boomerang V
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    I was reluctant to sell Salah and loose TV but I kind of refret not having done it last night before Son’s price rise…

    I thought I could dodge the bullet this GW just by using my 1 FT: Jota to Gallagher or Bowen?

    But with Cancelo news I might need to take a hit to field 11…

    Rams
    James Alonso Cancelo? Livra
    Bilva Mount ESR
    Laca Watkins

    Steele TAA Salah Jota Dennis

    any thoughts?

    1. mdm
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Wait for now. Reading here that Spurs Palace might be off too

  8. simong1
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Chances of Antonio playing tomorrow?

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

      43%

  9. Corona is not good 4 U
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Is this wildcard team good to go?

    Ramsdale, Foster
    Alexander-Arnold, Cancelo, James, Reguilón, Veltman
    Bernado, Son, Jota, Bowen, Martinelli
    Ronaldo, Lacazette, Broja

    Thanks!

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

      All good accept for Laca. Can you swap him for Jesus?

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

    Ramsdale
    Rudiger, cancelo, James, tierney
    Bowen, Foden, Bernado,
    Laca

    Salah, Jota, taa, Dennis, locadia
    1ft, 0.8 itb

    FH or take a -4 and hope for 11 starters?

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

    Ramsdale
    james cancelo reguilon livra
    Gallagher foden esr son
    Ronaldo(c) watkins

    Jota davis trent. 1ft .. 2.5 itb

    Just did salah to son

    READY FOR ACTION??

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

    What would you do here with 1 FT?

    Ramsdale
    Rudiger James Livramento Cancelo
    Salah* Bilva Martinelli Foden
    Laca Toney

    Sanchez - TAA* Jota* Dennis*

    10 players with a game currently!

    Cheers

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

      Salah -> Son

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

        Cheers!

        You prefer that over Salah Toney -> Bowen CR7 -4?

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

          Contemplating similiar options my self. Leaning towards Ronaldo

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

            Me too mate

            Who are you selling for CR7?

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

    Cancelo Instagram story of his daughter, if taken by him then he might not be isolating, hold that free hit!

    ^^ semi joking

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

      What story?

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

        His Instagram profile story

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

          Sorry mate "profile story"?

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

              Cheers but don't do instagram

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

    Better combo this gw

    A. Son (c) and Antonio +4 points
    B. Ronaldo (c) and Martinelli

    1. 007 [RoboKlopp]
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      B

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

    Not answered last page. Salah and Antonio to Son and Ronaldo? Do it tonight?

    Risky I know, but got exact money and can’t do it after the price drops

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

      Not that risky at all, go for it

    2. 007 [RoboKlopp]
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Yes

    3. kempc23
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Dont do it. What if one or both of those games get cancelled? Also, its not 100% that one or both drop. Also…. Do the drops definitely impact your selling price? (for me Salah does, Antonio doesnt)

      Absolute worst case you can just do Salah to Son, and Antonio may still play

      1. donbagino
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Similar here, but Jesus instead of Antonio. IMO Jesus is unlikely to start, so combo Son + Ronaldo very tempting. I'l wait till tomorrow though

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

        Same here that I can eat an Antonio drop but not Salah.

        If Antonio as covid surely he will still be out?

    4. DycheDycheBaby
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      It will hurt you more if those games get called off.

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

      Don’t do anything tonight

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

      Go for it, Man Utd and Spurs games definitely on

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

        Er… terrible advice not both definitely on

    7. rokonto
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Is that a serious question?

  16. 007 [RoboKlopp]
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Who is better choise?
    A. Bowen
    B. Martinelli
    Cheers.

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

      A

  17. Corona is not good 4 U
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Who also wildcard this game week (I still have my one)?

    Thank you!

  18. jimmy.floyd
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Salah to KDB? Have Son and Ronaldo...

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

      I’d keep Salah if i already had son and Ron

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

    Why all the noise? Any credible news or is this site doing "same old same old"

    1. Alan The Llama
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Someone reads a rumour on here then thinks it's normal to keep repeating the rumour like it is fact,

      It's a micro-study in mass hysteria.

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

        Jesus has blue eyes that means Chelsea is off.

  20. turd ferguson
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    eff covid

    1. Dennis System
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Do what the antivaxxers do, pretend it ain't real, pretend to care about other humans' mental health, don't wear a mask, kill the NHS and think your life is more important than anyone else's

      1. BIG TONES
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        NHS is meant to protect us, not the other way around. Point fingers at the government for underfunding it for years.

        1. Dennis System
          • 5 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          They shouldn't protect antivaxxers

          1. BIG TONES
            • 9 Years
            2 years, 3 months ago

            It should protect anyone who pays tax towards it.

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

              Protect is the wrong word, help people in need in what it continues to do yet people still call it!

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

          Well said

  21. ‘Tis the Season
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Stevie Gerard has Covid and will miss the Chelsea and Leeds fixtures.
    What about the team, potential Chelsea game postponement? FFS

    https://twitter.com/avfcofficial/status/1474805890113064961?s=21

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

      You’d think the chances of a cancellation are pretty high… surely he’s been near all of the players over the last few days.

  22. Corona is not good 4 U
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    How are the chances that the Norwich v. Arsenal game will cancel?

    Thank you!

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

      It’s a 3pm kick off tomorrow so at least we should definitely know either way before the deadline.

    2. Christina.
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Krul out with covid for what it's worth

  23. Pedersen
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Best sub 5.9m midfielder?

    1. donbagino
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Martinelli

    2. Dennis System
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Fpl or real life ?

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

      Odegaard

  24. N00B
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    King owners: would you sell him for Broja to have 1 player more this gw?

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

      Another reason why Dennis > King a few weeks back. Easy to sell him now and not worry about it - I’d be keen to keep King if I had him.

      (But would probably sell - I’m super high on Broja and don’t think much of WH defense).

      1. N00B
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        I like Broja too. And in gw21 he has NEW at home.

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

        Devoid of logic

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

          Mikel, not you OP

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

            Oops i mean jimmy not you mikel

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

              Lol. My logic is good enough for me!
              Moving a Watford forward due to covid cancellation most definitely wasn’t part of the original choice but it’s true in how it’s worked out for me.

    2. BIG TONES
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah I would if it means you have a deeper bench moving forward as well.

  25. tissae
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Alright, final decision boys. Do we pull the trigger?

    Salah + King -> Son + Ronaldo

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

      No just wait

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

      Wait if you can deal with the price drop

  26. More Cowbell
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Merry xmas all, please can someone remind me which gameweeks Salah is likely to be out at ACON?

    1. BIG TONES
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Leaves after Chelsea game then depends how long Egypt stay in the comp I guess

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

      Believe 22 and 23. After Chelsea

    3. Chill, we'll call you
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      22 and 23 definitely, 24 if Egypt reaches Afcon semi-finals.

  27. tinear
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    A. Salah to Son
    B. Salah Antonio to Foden Ronaldo (-4)

  28. el polako
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    At what age you're too old to listen to Stormzy ?

    Asking for a friend who thinks "One take freestyle" is da bomb.

    1. Dennis System
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      14 max

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

      Any age

    3. BIG TONES
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Was decent when I saw him live. Definitely worse rappers out there.

      1. el polako
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        I grew up on 90's Hip Hop, only discovered Stormzy recently through Spotify and few of his tracks are as hot as shite...
        I'm nearly 40.

        1. BIG TONES
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          I'm in my 30s and don't mind his music. It's party music, so just have to take it for what it is! Not many mainstream artists are lyrical like 90s rappers nowadays.

          1. el polako
            • 6 Years
            2 years, 3 months ago

            That's the problem, most of my favourite rappers are dead like Big L, Big Pun or Sean Price.

            1. BIG TONES
              • 9 Years
              2 years, 3 months ago

              You've always got their music to listen to though! There's actually lots of quality rappers in the underground scene, just gotta dig around in places like SoundCloud

    4. rokonto
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      See CBKO above

    5. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Is it an age thing? I'm a rap fan but can't away with grime at all. I'm 40 though, so maybe it is an age thing.

      1. el polako
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Try "One take freestyle", " Still disappointed", "Standard" or "Wickedskengman4".

        Anyway hows your health mate ? Hope better.

        1. Do I Not Like Orange
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          Will do, and cheers for asking. Can't complain - recovery is a loooong process (not helped by catching Covid 2 months after the op), so I don't have much energy & find myself sleeping a lot. But the heart itself is working fine, no pain or signs of rejection, and docs have given me the go ahead to start exercising again, so hoping for a thoroughly uneventful 2022!

          1. el polako
            • 6 Years
            2 years, 3 months ago

            Glad to hear, wish you all the best !!

  29. BIG TONES
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Sounds obvious, but leave your transfers until 10 mins before deadline. People going to get burned Watkins style again.

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

      That’s 5.20am where I am!

      Last week deadline was (supposed to be) 3.00am - so I had to go early

      1. BIG TONES
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        It's early where I am too. Just put an alarm on, but tbf that's not for everyone!

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

        Set an alarm

    2. Nanoelektronicar
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      I transferred Watkins in, like 45 mins before deadline, only to go to pick my team page and see that he blanks.

  30. Corona is not good 4 U
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Is this wildcard team good to go?

    Ramsdale, Foster
    Alexander-Arnold, Cancelo, James, Reguilón, Veltman
    Bernado, Son, Jota, Bowen, Martinelli
    Ronaldo, Lacazette, Broja

    Thank you!

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

      Nothing good to go until tomorrow afternoon

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

        THISSSS^^^^