Scout Picks

FPL Gameweek 20 Scout Picks: Liverpool players return to the fray

We have chosen our best Fantasy Premier League (FPL) players for Gameweek 20 ahead of today’s 13:30 GMT deadline.

There are seven selections from Tuesday’s round of matches as we try to avoid too many unnecessary risks, given the potential for more late-in-the-week postponements – it wouldn’t be a surprise to see Everton v Newcastle United fall, for example, given the myriad injury and illness issues at both clubs.

We have gone for a 4-5-1 formation this time 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

Crystal Palace aren’t exactly in stellar defensive form but they’ll have every chance to boost their meagre clean sheet count on Tuesday, when the division’s lowest scorers pay a visit to Selhurst Park. With none of the Eagles’ defenders offering too much in the way of attacking threat, Jack Butland (£4.4m) gets the nod as a budget-freeing pick between the sticks. Patrick Vieira’s side, as every stats nerd will keep reminding you, boast the fifth-lowest expected goals conceded (xGC) tally this season, with those underlying numbers so far not translating into shut-outs.

DEFENDERS

 

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  1. Offs!de
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Lacazatte & Foden to
    King & Salah (c) with a -4?
    Yes or No?

  2. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    A) Foden and Edouard -4, Dennis, Livra subs
    or
    B) Moura FT, Livra only sub?

    Leaning towards B as it's sexier and I have a feeling we will need more than one sub. Even if just one needed, I wouldn't want it to be Livra.

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Lucas is a good differential imo. Superb form.

    2. V-2 Schneiderlin
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      surely Dennis a good option this week as a starter?

    3. V-2 Schneiderlin
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      ..so B!

    4. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Thanks both 🙂

    5. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      B

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

    Just woke up off night shifts. Not had time to research so quick question before is sort team. Are all games ‘as it stands at this time’ likely to go ahead please? Thanks

    1. DRIZ ✅
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Yes

    2. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      New v Eve looks iffy

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

        Yes, this appears the most likely cancelation at this stage. But who knows?

        1. PompeyUpNorth!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          Thank you folks..I’ll target the earlier games then which is sound advice anyhow. Cheers!

  4. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Mount or Bilva to Jota?

    1. DRIZ ✅
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Hold

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Mount. Tougher fixtures coming up too.

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

      Mount

  5. h3nh3n
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    i have sa, saka, raphinia, watkins and hwang blanking. 2.7ITB

    Do i:
    a) Sa -> DDG & Hwang -> Antonio or Raph/saka -> Bowen (-4)
    b) Hwang -> Antonio or Raph/saka -> Bowen
    c) suggestions

    1. DRIZ ✅
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      A

  6. Flynny
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Good to go? Anything for a hit or 2?

    Thanks

    Ddg (Ramsdale)
    Taa James alonso cancelo (livra)
    Jota (c) Foden bilva bowen (esr)
    Ronaldo king (laca)

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

      are you gonna BB gw22? reckon you transferred ddg in for a fodder? GTG

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

        Yes...keeping open bb22 possibly with ddg

  7. iL PiStOlErO
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Double ars defence has served me well but time to depart. Have 2.3itb and doing White out. Who should I target for White replacement? White to Dier? Seems maybe boring but safest bet atm...

    DDG(3.9)
    TAA Rudi Cancelo Tierney ____

    Cheers.

    1. DRIZ ✅
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      James

    2. mo 10 years on FFS? Join my…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      It has been a good run hasn't it! I got bavies

  8. COLLIN QUANER
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Excited for Salah (c) haul today

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

      Blank coming

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

      Jinxed it

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

    One of my FPL team shows Boja as red. Haven't heard anything about him though and on epl FPL site he is notflag. Has anybody heard anything about him playing or not?

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

      Meant Broja

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

      Think he’s fine. Team news on this site suggests he could be rested. I’m hoping he won’t be though!

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

    No GK:

    A) Ramsdale to DDG
    B) Steele to Sanchez

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

      A

    2. DRIZ ✅
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      B

    3. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      B is better long term

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

        Is Sanchez likely to have a dgw 21 or 22?

        1. Pukki Party
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          22

  11. BrooksWasHere
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    I might have lost it but I’m considering James > Tsimikas and then ESR to Maddison for a -4. Will give me double Liverpool defence and then Maddison to hedge against them conceding. Also have no Salah. Yay or nay?

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

      No way

      1. BrooksWasHere
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Fair. Reasons?

  12. DF
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    What are the doubles in 22?
    I'm interested in liverpool and Southampton - are they likely to jave dgw?

  13. Malinwa
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Sorry, bottomed
    Can someone have a look please?

    Guaita (Foster*)
    James Cancelo Livra TAA (White*)
    Bilva Bowen Son Mount (ESR*)
    Dennis Antonio (Laca*)

    Guaita + ESR > Lloris + Jota?
    GTG?

    1FT - 3.7ITB

    1. tractorjess
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Looks good

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

        Thanks!

    2. Mogger11
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      It’s a risk because of Jota’s minutes but I’d still go for it because you could do with a bench player anyway with the potential rotation. Jota long term is great too.

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

        Cheers!

  14. marcos11
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    GTG?

    DDG
    TAA Cancelo Alonso Dalot
    Son(c) Jota Mount Bowen
    Ronaldo King
    Gunnarson Gilmour White* Watkins*

    Anything worth a hit? Already did Ramsdale > DDG. 0.2itb

    1. tractorjess
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Nope, stick

  15. Sakib.jafar
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    D Sanchez nailed?

  16. tractorjess
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Help please...

    1ft, 0.9itb

    Guaita* Foster*
    Cancelo Alonso White* Livra Guehi
    Salah Gundo Mount McGinn* Saka*
    Vardy Antonio Toney

    Not sure what to do... Guaita almost surely not playing so no keeper; can currently field 10 outfield if they play.

    Maybe McGinn to Moura, and sort keeper next gwk?

  17. Sterling Archer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Doing pretty bad so using my free hit to try n gain some ground.

    Best strikers this gw one week punts...

    Antonio
    Dennis
    Edouard
    Lukaku

    Any others?
    Firmino could be due a start?

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

      I'm thinking Firmino. Could be a cameo this week but likely to start vs Chelsea, then surely nailed during afcon

    2. Fish up a tree
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Dennis & Lukaku

  18. Atimis
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Thoughts:

    Rambo Raph Laca to DDG Son Broja -8

    ?

    1. Hurricane Gilbert
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      I would keep Raph personally, good fix coming and likely double in 22. Ram to DDG makes sense imo

  19. Muscout
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Laca, Wilson, ESR to Antonio, Broja, Maddi -4?

  20. Hurricane Gilbert
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Best Lacazette replacement? 4,6 itb

    A) Kane
    B) Antonio
    C) Ronaldo
    D) King

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

      Kane

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

      B

  21. Kodap
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Agggghh who do I captain here? Most of my league will captain Salah so it won't matter too much, just need to pick the right one..

    1. KDB
    2. Son
    3. Jota

    1. Traction Engine Foot
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Son

    2. fricky_
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Son.

    3. Babit1967
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      I’d captain KDB if I had him but I don’t so going for Son over Jota if that helps

    4. Kodap
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      hmmm such a difficult decision

    5. Heisenberg W. W.
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Taa

  22. tibollom
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    got 2 ft 0.6 itb, would you do rams + bsilva/foden to ddg + lucas?

    Rams Bach
    taa james cancelo livra johnson
    salah jota bsilva foden esr
    antonio dennis watkins

    1. tractorjess
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Yes

  23. MikeS
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone soiled there boxers over the thought of not having Salah this week?

  24. fricky_
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    GTG?
    Lloris
    Cancelo - Reguilon - Taa - James
    Foden - Jota - Salah - Bowen
    Dennis - Jesus
    Steele - Dalot - Benteke - Saka

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

    No Salah

    So cap

    A) TAA
    B) Son
    C) Kane

    Tia

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

      B or a.. think I'm doing b but keep changing

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

      A

    3. Babit1967
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      B

  26. Muscout
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    A) Broja
    B) King

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

      B

    2. marcos11
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      B

  27. Meechoo115
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Anything worth a hit? 0.5 itb

    Maybe Watkins to DCL

    1. Meechoo115
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Ddg
      Livra. Alonso. James. Trent. Cancelo
      Jota. Foden. Bernardo
      Ronaldo. Antonio

      Foster. Martinelli. Odegaard. Watkins

  28. POGON 1948
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    How bad is the Wolves covid situation?

    Might be the swaying factor in DDG vs Lloris

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Could be bad as i assume it spreads fast in their pack

  29. Lord Flashheart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    better pick:

    A edouard
    B broja

  30. JoeSoap
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Foster/Ramsdale - any transfer worth a -4? 0.9 in bank