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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.

  1. EL tridente
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Free hit is on.
    Salah, Son, Reguilon, TAA, Gallagher and King with no game..

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Son no game?

      1. EL tridente
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Spurs - Palace apparently off

  2. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Been out all day what’s the latest news from agent covid?

    1. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I got one for you...

    2. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Spurs/Palace supposedly off according to Twatter. Not always the more reliable as the past few weeks of rumored postponements have shown.

  3. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    When will we have confirmation the Spurs game is off?

    1. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      10mins before deadline probably.

  4. MGD
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Why so much hate on early transfers?

    If you do early transfers and more games are postponed, just hit FH and no damage done - right?

    (I have not, btw)

    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      No damage done except you lose a FH while other people don’t have to FH

    2. Cok3y5murf
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Lol how is wasting a FH "no damage done"?

    3. yousunkmybattleship
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Then you waste a FH lol

  5. Kun Tozser
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Gerrard with covid must be expecting a few players to test positive too

  6. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Merry Christmas early Son transferers x

  7. tuturututu
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Spurs no game?

  8. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Pretty lost what to do about this GW, currently have 8 playing.
    Wanna get Ronaldo which means either Salah out and next week is great vs Lei or Laca out which seems stupid considering that he has fixture this GW.
    So maybe use one FH? Thoughts?

  9. HonestBlatter
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    if no further postponements FH or play with 9 starters (Antonio included)?

    1. RogDog_jimmy
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Not enough games to FH for imo. Just let it roll at this point.

  10. balint84
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Rashford for anyone? Or rather Mount?

    1. RogDog_jimmy
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Tried Rashford for a couple of weeks - was very disappointing. Would not recommend.

  11. WVA
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    FML Reguilon and Son have no missed 4 games for me!

    1. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Who are you transferring in this week?

  12. Cok3y5murf
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Why have I owned Reguilon for 6 weeks... just a cancelled fixture every week

    1. Rassi
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      No skill.

    2. WVA
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Haha this, I've held Son the whole time too

    3. ‘Tis the Season
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Delete your team

    4. AC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I’ve had him since Norwich 0 points and 1 point last week which I was delighted with by the way.

  13. G-Whizz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Crystal Palace v Tottenham off due to Covid-19.

    https://twitter.com/thespursweb/status/1474842148679954438?t=uNfhjsPvrGYvY17zmSq-Ww&s=19.

    1. Pompel
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Scenes!

    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Their source is the same one that broke the news

      https://twitter.com/markgwyatt/status/1474841813060050945?t=Ueb8SCqqnna8PBXEYTAxCA&s=19

      1. Tonyawesome69
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Also a bit premature with this information when the PL have not officially confirmed the postponement

      2. G-Whizz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Nice!

    3. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Lucky to get 5 out at this rate.

      1. G-Whizz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        😆

        There's always that FH chip I suppose?

    4. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Excellent. Don’t have to worry about those in FH captaining Son now

    5. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Bit premature? This may embarrass you, nothing official.

      1. G-Whizz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Maybe, but it'll take something more substantial than a piece of fake news for me to blush 😆

        1. rainy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          That’s the spirit, G 😉

          1. G-Whizz
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Merry Christmas to you too Rainy!

      2. Gnu
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Hahaha.

    6. ‘Tis the Season
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Stand down. Not confirmed

    7. Avery
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Citing a source just after the clicks

    8. NotReadyForPrimeTime
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Does Football London decide what games are on?

      1. Fabreghastly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I think mostly their articles are click bait written by algorythm

    9. RedLightning
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      "Daily Mail
      Spurs v Palace set to be called OFF due to outbreak in Eagles camp

      Tottenham's Boxing Day clash with Crystal Palace is set to be postponed following a Covid outbreak in the Eagles camp, according to reports.

      Three Premier League games on Sunday have already been called off as a result of outbreaks within teams, with Burnley's clash with Everton postponed on Christmas Eve.

      According to football.london, two members of Palace's backroom staff have tested positive for Covid, which follows a number of positive tests recorded by members of the playing staff days before.

      Speaking on Friday, Eagles boss Vieira admitted that he was 'worried' about the current situation and how the virus would affect his players during the hectic festive schedule.

      The Frenchman said: 'We hope we're going to be okay [to face Spurs] but when you're looking at the number of cases around we start to be worried.

      'We had a couple of cases in our football club in the last couple of days.

      'We try our best to prevent the situation but it is worrying because the evolution for the next couple of days we don't know how it will go."

      (Daily Mail, 25 December, 2 hours ago).

      That sounds as if the match is still on.

      1. NotReadyForPrimeTime
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks so much for the post. Sounds to me it's on as well. But I'm guessing Premier League staff just don't work on holidays or care about my long saved first wild card, which has been set up assuming Spurs is a go. Living in Chicago in the U.S., I suppose I need to set my holiday alarm for 04:00, or drink a lot of coffee and go to an exceptionally long midnight mass.

    10. Cruyff's Eleven
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Moderate please.

      Fake news, unsubstantiated rumours and there will be a poor sap who doesn't read on...

      Why is this hulked anyway mods?

      1. ChuckN
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Yep, should be taken down until confirmed. Very misleading for those quickly browsing the site.

      2. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        A mod posted it 😆

        1. Gnu
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Still not the sharpest.

    11. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Completely irresponsible and misleading . Embarrassing from a mod.

  14. JONALDINHO
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone like Maddison as an option? Very poor next 2 but at least he plays. Leicester likely to have 2 good doubles though in 21+22. He’s in good form and nailed too

    1. fpshark
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Love this

  15. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    It’s time to come clean

    Did salah > son last night

    1. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      RIP

      1. Steve The Spud
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Still got 10 starters and happy to have someone with multiple doubles up coming

        Every cloud!

        1. Scots Gooner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          In all seriousness though, commiserations. I've been burned by early transfers on more than a few occasions, it sucks. But as you say, with 10 players, you've already got Son ahead of everyone, who will jump on him as soon as his doubles arrive.

    2. Cok3y5murf
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Watkins casuals last week... now this

    3. El Presidente
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I guess you're not alone...

    4. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Pesky price rise push you into it? Seems a strange one to risk spud

  16. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Free hit not even worth it at this rate.

    1. DAZZ
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Disagree, even more needed now for most.

      1. Utopsis
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        This

      2. Tango74
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I disagree as with FH you don’t know who is starting for the matches on.

        Also they could cancel chelsea game as Gerard has covid

      3. Scots Gooner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Should have elaborated. I meant at this rate/if this continues.

        If Villa/Chelsea and Norwich/Arsenal are off too (both heavily rumored to be in danger) who you going to choose from?

        Most have double/triple City already. Want triple West Ham /Man United too?

        1. ChuckN
          • 16 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Definitely would want triple Utd and West Ham in this scenario.

          Huge gains to be made especially if you nail a differential captaincy.

      4. JUNITED
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Actually, I'm less tempted to do it now

    2. kempc23
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Still think it could be, something like-

      Ramsdale
      James Rudiger Tierney
      KDB Mahrez Bilva Martinelli Bowen
      Ronaldo Lacazette

      1. dshv
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I did a transfer if i put a free hit what about the player that i beought?

        1. Scots Gooner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          That player will be a part of your free hit team, you won't have them when it reverts next week.

    3. yousunkmybattleship
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Yep not many good choices left to FH to

  17. WVA
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    My team gets decimated down to about 6 player's every week

  18. AC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Seriously if people don’t learn on early transfers after the last few weeks they never will. No sympathy for early Son transfers in.

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Sympathy not needed. If people gamble and lose, it's their team and their decision. They are not so stupid that they would come here to cry about it, I hope. I personally stopped making early transfers after selling Reguillon for Dalot.

  19. Pacer.
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    You have to wonder why trans have made absolutely no effort to follow any protocol restricting unnecessary contact between those involved in the game. They've all been merrily hugging each other, shaking hands, doing all the 100% unnecessary inter team COVID spreading polite pleasantries after every single game. It's mind boggling how irresponsible it's all been given how much money is in the line. Something they usually care about

    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Trans?

      1. Pacer.
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        teams ofc

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

      More likely it’s spreading amongst families at Xmas, you want to stop players having gatherings?

      1. Ginkapo FPL
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        You sound like Boris, not willong to take minir precautions at christmas so will be major restrictions after

        1. Steve The Spud
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Lol, if you call table service major restrictions

          1. Ginkapo FPL
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Sounds like its going to be no indoor gatherings at home or in hospitality.

      2. Pacer.
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I dunno, klopp was rubbing Conte on the head a couple of weeks back and bragging about their vaccination rates

        what's that all about. super dumb level stuff

      3. Scholes Out For Summer
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Lots of families have done, don’t see why players can’t

        1. Steve The Spud
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          mine hasn’t and that isn’t the rules but ok

      4. Pacer.
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        If that's the case it's 100% a good reason to enact very simple, cost free, effective protocols to reduce transmission

        1. Utopsis
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          You should be Prime Minister

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

          Yeah, stay at home, don’t see your family so you can come to work - that’ll go down really well

          1. Pacer.
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Nobody is suggesting that, at all. But there is no excuse whatsoever for shaking hands with and hugging half the people in opposition teams squads when you should be trying to get easy wins to reduce the pathways to transmission. It's just mind bogglingly basic stupid stuff

    3. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      They come in close contact during the game so either they cancel football or they play it as normal

      1. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I agree with this.

      2. Pacer.
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        and if they play it as normal they reduce pathways to transmission where possible. This is simple stuff, like telling nurses please don't have any unnecessary contact with patients. It all helps

  20. Drumandbaines123
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    There is still no official confirmation the game is off people...

    1. Pacer.
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      There is

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Not yet, just random sources. They're probably right but nothing official from anyone reputable

          1. JONALDINHO
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            They are reputable

            1. @persecuted_by_mods
                4 years, 1 month ago

                Fair enough, probably right. But I mean official spurs twitter sky BBC level

        • Drumandbaines123
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Where is the official confirmation then?

      2. dunas_dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        James at Planet FPL who is Spurs fan has heard game is off after checking his sources so looks like story may well be true

      3. balint84
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        A) Ronaldo -4
        B) Bruno F

      4. WVA
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Extra annoying to owning Son and Reguilon as I was looking forward to watching it on BT! What game will BT get now, they had Pool v Leeds originally.

        1. Tinkermania
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          That's the last of my worries. Just want as many playing in my team as possible. Telly or no telly.

          1. WVA
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            I actually enjoying watching real football too

            1. Tinkermania
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              Me too.

      5. dunas_dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        So as I am on WC who would you bring in as place holder for Son

        A KDB
        B Mahrez
        C Bruno

        1. Atimis
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          B highest ceiling imo but can be make or break at the same time

        2. balint84
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          A

      6. Amartey Partey
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Is there any update on who those city players are with covid?

        1. Thanos
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Not sure but read on FFS that its the Portuguese contingent incl. Bilva and Cancelo 😐

          1. Amartey Partey
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            The two players I have. Definitely going to FH if this is the case. If there are any games left!

      7. el polako
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        But but Kane loves Xmas....

        1. @persecuted_by_mods
            4 years, 1 month ago

            That's why he's spending it at home

        2. GENERATION X
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Gonna have about 5 million spare on FH

          1. RogDog_jimmy
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            I’d be getting

            KDB
            Foden
            Bruno
            Ronaldo

            That’ll eat up the budget quick.

        3. EgyptianKing
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          IF spurs game is off, thoughts on this FH?

          DDG
          Alonso Mahuire Tierney Dias
          Saka Martineli KDB Sterling Bowen
          CR7

          X, Antonio, Broja (just in case some of the 11 don't play)

          Cheers

          1. ‘Tis the Season
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Where there’s smoke..

        4. fricky_
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Will the FH even be worth it now?

          1. EgyptianKing
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Assuming City Arsenal United will perform, it seems so IMO