Scout Squad

The Scout Squad’s best FPL players for Double Gameweek 22

The best Fantasy Premier League (FPL) goalkeepers, defenders, midfielders and forwards for Double Gameweek 22 are discussed as the Scout Squad returns after its winter break.

For those new to this feature, it’s a weekly piece that always takes the form of a ‘Free Hit’-type selection for the upcoming Gameweek.

Fantasy Football Scout contributors Az, Sam, Neale and Tom each propose an 18-man long-list of Fantasy players, explaining their notable inclusions and omissions in the article below.

The Scout Squad also serves as a precursor to the Scout Picks, as the players listed will then be narrowed down to a squad of 15 (with the starting XI not exceeding a total cost of £83.0m) for final our weekly selection ahead of Friday’s deadline.

Each writer must meet the following requirements:

  • At least one goalkeeper costing £5.0m or less
  • At least one sub-£5.0m defender
  • At least one midfielder listed at £6.5m or below
  • At least one forward priced at £7.0m or lower
  • No more than three players from the same club

SCOUT SQUAD’S PICKS OF THE BEST FPL PLAYERS FOR DOUBLE GAMEWEEK 22

 

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  1. Schliegs
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Best defender for the next 6-8 weeks under 5m that isn't Emerson and why? GO

    1. Feed tha Sheep
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      If Villa get a double next week Cash or Digne could be nice options. Or purely for clean sheets Wolves defenders seem great options

    2. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Rayan Ait-Nouri

      Reason: Wolves defence since GW12. Nailed when fit, with attacking threat

      1. Schliegs
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        great shout. Is he fit and nailed though?

        1. Ze_Austin
          • 5 Years
          2 years, 2 months ago

          Without a doubt, yes

          1. Schliegs
            • 7 Years
            2 years, 2 months ago

            This is great news and may have solved my headache. Why hasn't he been playing?

            1. Ze_Austin
              • 5 Years
              2 years, 2 months ago

              He was injured

    3. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Coady nice and safe, boring but reliable pick too

  2. Feed tha Sheep
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Best move this week?

    A. Antonio/DCL > Dennis
    B. BSilva > Maddison
    C. Both -4

    1. Schliegs
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Neither, Bilva will play with Mahrez away at afcon

      1. Feed tha Sheep
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        He has been playing regularly anyway just not scoring much FPL points?

        1. Schliegs
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 2 months ago

          Jota, Foden, Bowen and Coutinho would be ahead of Maddison for me

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

    First Green Arrow in 9 weeks. I bet I'm not the only one.

    1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Not the first but after being down in the 3 mils, I've snuck (just) back into the 1s. Long way to go yet.

    2. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Second in a row after 7 reds in a row for me, nice work!

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

    Free hit:

    1. Dennis or Bowen
    2. Alonso or Cancelo?

    1. Schliegs
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Wow that's tough
      I'll be playing all 4

    2. Schliegs
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Honestly such a tough call though, i guess Dennis and Alonso just because of their doubles

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

        Cheers guys. Would love to play them all. Leaning towards Dennis/Alonso.

  5. Schliegs
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Is Lamptey fit?

    1. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      minutes being managed

    2. WHUFCSmith23
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Is he ever?

  6. JoJoRed
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    How safe is it to buy Leicester? Much chance either of their games lost due to Covid/injury?

    1. BrockLanders
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      I think it's too risky for me.

    2. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Don't go there yet, I wouldn't be too confident the first game will go ahead, not even sure about the second

      1. JoJoRed
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks all

  7. Hits from the Bong
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Is the Leicester double still at risk?

    1. BrockLanders
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      I'd say so.

    2. Eh, just one more thing ...
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Yes … hold as long a possible before moving on anyone in their games.

  8. DIMITRIS
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    How does this FH draft look:

    DDG
    VVD - Alonso - Varane
    Mount - Maddison - Lookman - Bowen
    Ronaldo - Kane - Lukaku

    1. Hits from the Bong
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Not bad. I’d lose VVD Varane Mount Lukaku Lookman

      1. DIMITRIS
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Meh, why Mount and Lookman ? The others I get.

        1. Hits from the Bong
          • 5 Years
          2 years, 2 months ago

          Just preference, they’re not bad picks

          1. DIMITRIS
            • 5 Years
            2 years, 2 months ago

            Cheers

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

      I'd rather have Dennis than Kane or Lukaku. Not keen on double Utd defence either, I'd still want Jota and either Robbo or TAA.

      1. DIMITRIS
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        If I do that then I might just go -8 ang get at 6-7 DGW players .

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

      Too heavy up top. Lose VVD and Varane

      1. DIMITRIS
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        I dunno who else to get if I want at least 9 double gameweek players and I cant afford TAA.

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

          Lukaku to Dennis, VVD to TAA, Varane to cucurella/Davies

          1. DIMITRIS
            • 5 Years
            2 years, 2 months ago

            That I can do. Cheers and thanks for suggestion.

  9. Drexl Spivey
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Any other Watkins owners hanging fire?

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

      Yup

    2. BrockLanders
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Definitely. Doubles in the post

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

      Yup keeping him

    4. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      I'm holding (in FanTeam) and eyeing either him or Ings in GW23 if they double for Antonio.

    5. EL tridente
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      May do Watkins to Kane this week and then back again for GW 23 if Villa is gonna have 2 games

    6. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Strong hoddle

    7. Assisting the assister
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Yep differential and Coutinho will help

  10. basilfawlty
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Thoughts on Ramsdale > DDG\Lloris for a hit? Ramsdale needs to go soon for his blanks, figured this week might be the best time to ditch

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

      Not sure for a hit

  11. BrockLanders
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Bench one:

    Pukki
    Watkins
    Gallagher

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

      Gallagher

    2. sulldaddy
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Pukki

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

    Assuming all games goes ahead in DGW22, who is the best captaincy pick between Maddison and King?

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Not King

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

        That'll be the 2 DGW options I'll have

    2. BrockLanders
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Maddy

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

      Maddison

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

    De gea
    TAA, Cancelo, Duffy
    Gray, Raphinha, Jota (c), Bowen
    Edouard, Antonio, king

    Ramsdale, Livramento, Salah, James

    1ft 3.9 itb

    A James > Dias
    B James + Edouard > Dias + Dennis -4
    C Salah + Edouard > Maddison + Ronaldo -4 (captain ronaldo, bench raphinha)

    These are some of the options im currently weighing up, any help appreciated.

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

      I'd wait a week to get Dias so C

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

        Cheers, its what i am leaning towards.

  14. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    For -8
    Son + Watkins + Antonio ->
    Mount/Moura + Ronaldo + Dennis

    Would give me 6DGW ;

    Pickford
    Trent Emerson Coufal
    Jota Maddison(C) Bowen {Mount/Moura}
    Ronaldo Kane Dennis

    (Guaita Gray Laporte Targett)

    Yay or nay? Think it should pay off, right?

  15. thegaffer82
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Is 8 flags a record for active teams? Anyone worse off?

    I’m still not using FH!

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

      I'm on 7 and I'm not using FH either!

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

      Had 8 actually. FH activated

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

        7 flags and 2 DGW players and not using FH - am I mad?!

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

          Maybe

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

            😀

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

      I have 8

  16. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    The VAR luck against Kane this season has been disgusting, literally denied a hat trick.

    And of course I went Antonio (C) and Johnson over Coufal

    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Define luck please

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Life in general

    2. Qaiss
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      I never wanna see Spurs win a game but I captained Kane against Southampton as well and that offside was total bull****. So similar to the Bowen one today ffs. Around 100k atm and playing catch up this season is very very tricky and frustrating.

  17. Saka Rice
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Hate that I'm in this position but is it worth fitting Kane in if my front 3 are CR, Dennis and King?

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

      Why sell Ronaldo?

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

      Dont think so

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

      probably not, all 3 of them can outscore him

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

      No unless on FH then it might be worth considering

    5. Eh, just one more thing ...
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      No

  18. Danno - Emre Canada
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    2 of 3 please for this GW?
    a) Lukaku
    b) Ronaldo
    c) Kane

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

      BC

    2. George James
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      B / C

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

      B and C, if you must, none are worth the money

      1. Danno - Emre Canada
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks all

  19. George James
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    This is a question I never thought I would ask…

    Play one?

    A) Cancelo

    B) Lowton

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

      Surely chance it on the doubler

    2. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Lowton

    3. NorCal Villan
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Cancelo

  20. Heiro
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Still worth waiting before making transfers?

    Looking at Watkins/Son to KDB/Dennis

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

      Absolutely wait

  21. Claudio555
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Is Cresswell injured again. Flagged 25% right now.

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

      Just played 90 mins. He is fine

    2. Schliegs
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      i watched the game he's all good.

  22. Trovsmash
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Welcome to my mess - the rookiest of errors and got son in before he got injured, any moves are for hits.

    Rank after subs 25k

    Lloris
    Trent, Dias, Cancelo
    Bsilva, Jota, Bowen, Gray
    Dennis, DCL, Antonio

    Son, James, Livra, Foster

    A. Son to Madders (c) -4
    B. Son & James to Madders & Robbo -8
    (Jota -> Salah when hes back).
    C. Son, Antonio or DCL & James to Madders, Kane (c) & Robbo - 12
    D. Something else, please help!

  23. Igz08
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Finally into the top 10k with a gw rank of 1,419! Pretty stoked, figure that’s my best ever gw result. Glad that super last minute Bowen tc paid off, although at times it felt it wouldn’t 🙂 good luck to everyone on here for the upcoming dgw

  24. kbaby901
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Lookman, Bowen, Moura

    Pick 2 for my fh team.

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

      Lookman & Bowen, but I'd rather have Maddison as Leicester mid

      1. kbaby901
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Have Maddy

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

      I would chance it on 2 doublers if LEI are fine

    3. Coldplay
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Moura Bowen

  25. MrJobby
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone taking a punt on coutinho for 7?

    1. Eh, just one more thing ...
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Most will monitor, but he does have potential …

    2. WHUFCSmith23
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      I wonder if he will be like James Rodriquez. Shine early but then fade out once he gets tired after 4 games. Could be good for the double game weeks then get rid

    3. Drexl Spivey
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Should cause a few rebounds.

  26. DannyDrinkVodka
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Hard to look past Ronaldo(c) despite everything

    1. Eh, just one more thing ...
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Looking past him and miles out to sea …

      1. DannyDrinkVodka
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Who are you going to captain?

  27. Coldplay
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Thoughts on this FH team?

    DDG
    TAA Rudiger Lamptey
    Jota Maddison Mount Trossard Lucas
    Kane CR7

    fodder Dennis fodder fodder

    only have 3 DGW players with a ft in my team currently

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

      Like it, but surely Dennis has to start!

    2. kbaby901
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      King over trosserd for me

  28. George James
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Antonio or DCL >> Dennis?

    A transfer for a few this week I feel and I feel I’m defo going to do it but which one goes. (I own Gray and Bowen if that makes a difference)

    1. Feed tha Sheep
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      I’m debating the same and thinking Antonio

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

    When could DGW23 be announced?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      After GW22 starts.

  30. Bleh
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    When do autosubs go in?

    1. Ibralicious
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Whenever game's done updating in a little while from now, today

      1. Bleh
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Cheers!