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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. Espanyolie
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Gallagher Covid confirmed? Or just a rumour?

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

      Just a rumour like every week for the past 3

    2. Over Midwicket
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Lots of rumours.. And we know how those turn out

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

      Someone on insta said 70% likelyhood Gallagher has covid. Based on what??! How did they calculate that?

      1. I Must Break You
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Quoting the Naked Gun, "it's 50/50, but there's only a 10% chance of that..."

  2. Giovanni Giorgio
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Just done Bilva-->Foden. Prepare for a Bilva haul guys

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

    Hi gents. Thoughts on this WC team?

    Ramsdale Bachmann
    TAA Cancelo James Reguilon Livra
    Salah Son Jota Maddison Brownhill
    Antonio Edouard Broja

    1.8ITB

    1. 003
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Ramsdale.not olay

      1. 003
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Ramsdale not playing. Bachman might go when foster returns. Edouard i would not pick

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

          Cheers mate.

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

    Is Broja likely to start this week? Need a cheapie for fanteam, have King already

  5. FDMS All Starz
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Which option for this team? Or something else?

    A) Bernardo/Manquillo —> Moura/Reguillon
    B) Bernardo/Watkins —> Son/Borja
    C) ESR/Manquillo —> Gray/Dalot

    2FTs & 0.5itb

    Sanchez
    Taa James Alonso Cancelo*
    Foden Salah Jota Bernardo*
    Antonio Watkins*

    (Ramsdale* ESR* Manquillo* Davis*)

    1. FDMS All Starz
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Or
      D) Bernardo/Watkins/Ramsdale—> Moder/Ronaldo/Gunnarson (-4)

  6. Bobby_Baggio
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Hows this for my WC? Leave me 0 ITB

    DDG - Foster
    Reguillon - TAA - Cancelo - Livra - Lamptey
    Son - Bowen - Salah - Maddison - Jota
    Antonio - King - Broja

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

      Good

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

      Get a budget mid for more flexibility?

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

        ok and take who out? Salah can go for KDB soon

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

    Anyone think Benteke will start?

  8. Jet5605
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    WC squad G2G? Planning to do Salah > KDB next week.

    DDG - Bachman
    TAA - Cancelo - Lamptey - Dier - Coady
    Salah - Son - Jota - Maddison - Bowen
    Antonio - King - Broja

  9. Super John McGinn-
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Ramsdale** (got at 4.5)
    TAA, Cancelo, James, Alonso, Livramento
    Son, Foden, Jota
    Ronaldo, Antonio, Dennis

    Foster, Livramento, ESR, Martinelli

    1 FT 0.5 ITB

    A) Ramsdale > DDG
    B) Foster > Bachman
    C) ESR > Bowen
    D) Ramsdale + ESR > DDG + Gallagher (-4) .

  10. sminkypinky
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    No concrete news about Gallagher so a must hold then for me.

  11. King Kun Ta
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Free transfer....

    Laca ->

    A Antonio

    Martinelli ->

    B owen
    C Lucas Moura

    Ta lads!

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

      B

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

    What's the logic of moving from Ramsdale > DDG instead of non-playing keeper (Foster) to DDG?

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

      Funds

  13. Ando
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Start Butland (NOR) or De Gea (BUR)?

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

      DDG

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

    Dcl or antonio? Have King on the bench

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

    A) Get DDG for -4 to field 11 players
    B) Play 10 with no goalkeeper

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

      DDA might have two double GWs (21 WOL bre & 22 avl BHA)

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

    Final WC decision:

    a) Lamptey Moura Maddison
    b) D.Sanchez Jota Gallagher

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

      a

  17. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    -8 taken, team set, captain picked. Good luck all

  18. Taegugk Warrior
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    To bring in.
    Antonio or edouard…?

    Have bowen

  19. vincentwsho
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Captain?

    A) CR7
    B) Jota
    C) tAA
    D) Cancelo
    E) Foden

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

      A

  20. FPL Alaska
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Bench one:
    A) King
    B) James
    C) Alonso

  21. Puntillimon
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    How long is saint max out for?

  22. Van der Faart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Play Bachmann or take -8 for DDG

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

      Play Bachmann

  23. pjomara
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Who to play
    1.
    A. Dalot or B. Tsimikas

    2.
    C. DCL or D. Antonio

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

      1. Dalot
      2. Antonio

  24. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    We are approaching crash gate 2! lol

  25. Greyling
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Did Ramsdale to DDG.

    DDG
    Rudiger, James, Cancelo, Livramento
    Salah, Jota, Foden, Gundogan
    Antonio, King

    -4 move to bench Livramento?

    1. Raphinia to Moura -4
    2. Watkins to DCL -4
    3. Raphinia to Bowen -4

  26. Sinichi
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Captain son, Ron, foden or taa??

  27. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Here is my YOLO WC team. Tear it to shreds. I'm providing technical support at work right now, so I doubt I can make any changes with these upset customers to appease, but you can try to convince me!

    DDG
    TAA Cancelo Reguilon Telles Dalot
    Sterling Son Moura Jota
    DCL

    Sanchez | Gray, King, Watkis | 0.0 ITB

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

      Pens down, too late!

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

      All the best mate!

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

    Oops, did ESR to Bowen last min and benched Dennis..

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

    So any crashing this time?

  30. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    lol at all the knee jerkers chasing Moura points from last week!

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

      Tbf if he started they'd probably have gotten something