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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. Ibralicious
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Best sub-5.0 player to bring in to fund the Kane transfer in GW22?

    A) Hojberg [ARS-H, LEI-A] (Almost guaranteed 2/3 points but double showing likely)
    B) Lennon [LEI-H, WAT-H] (Not nailed so might only play 1 game, more attacking)
    C) Other (if so, who?)

    Cheers!

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

      Gordon easy

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

      I would much rather skip the Kane transfer than consider this. There is nothing that makes Kane a must at this point

      Who are you selling for Kane?

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

        Had 2 FT and 2 FH in hand, so was using that to my advantage by stocking up on DGW players this GW. Antonio + Watkins + Bernardo —> Kane + Dennis + 5.0 (Preferably another DGWer) for -4 is where I was learning atm

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

          Hold Watkins and Bernardo and roll the second FT. This isn't the DGW to chase by losing good players. There are better ones coming, including a possible DGW23 for Watkins. Spurs fixtures are also unattractive after GW22, and they've lost their best attacker

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

            Maybe Bernardo to Maddison if the games aren't called off and you don't already have Madders

  2. T.Henry14
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Saving FH again?

    1 FT and 4.3 itb

    DDG*
    TAA?, Cancelo, Coufal, Cash, White
    SonX, Jota, Bowen, Gray, D.Luiz
    Ronaldo?*, Antonio, Dennis?*

    * double gameweek
    ? questionable
    X injury

    Son to XXX and GTG?

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

    getting rid of Livra my 5th defender, can't decide who's the best value for points and price over the next 8 weeks?

    A. Semedo 4.8m
    B. Tierney 5m
    C. Coufal 4.7m
    D. Lamptey 4.5m
    E. Ait Nouri 4.3m

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

      I'm looking at E, looks very good value

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

        I was hoping someone would say this

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

      E

  4. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Planning -4 on Broja to Dennis and Mahrez to Maddison ( assuming fixture v Burnley not postponed)

    Do you think would be gtg ? Bit worried about Dalot who probably plays 1 game and whether Reguilón fit.

    DDG
    TAA Reguilón Dalot
    Jota Maddison Bowen Gray
    Ronaldo (c) Antonio Dennis

    Sanchez Cancelo Dawson Son

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

      Solid moves, I'd play Cancelo instead of Dalot. As you say, think he'll only play 1 game

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

        Cheers!

  5. Letsgo!
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Will leicester games be postpone again?

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

      We will find out tomorrow if there’s any action on that front

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

    Dalot minutes in the DGW?
    Is AWB first choice?

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

      gash doesn't look good, can't see him playing both games

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

      AWB is definitely not first choice. Dalot seems to be slightly OOP at times too. I'm glad I have him for the double

  7. Silecro
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    What is the best option here?

    A) Son > Moura (cap King or Mads)
    B) Watkins > Dennis (cap Dennis)
    C) Both for - 4 (will have 6 dgw players then)

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

      both

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

    Last Man Standing GW21 (815 teams)

    Safety score = 64
    Top score = 109

    83 teams to be removed, 732 through to GW22.
    Minimum 74 out next GW.

    Entry closes Sunday

    https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2022/01/04/last-chance-to-enter-the-last-man-standing-competition-5/ for details.

    https://www.livefpl.net/LMS

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

      LMS average = 79.86 (-3.66) = 76.2

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

      Hi, I was looking at my safety scores and it looks like I was knocked out by accident - could you possible check? My score was above the SS every week, I just checked twice

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

        Ah whoops, forgot the hits. Got knocked out by a point in gw 16 :’) next year!

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

          Well done on the GW rank 🙂
          Maybe next season.

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

            Thanks, and to you for organising the tournament !

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

              Cheers. 🙂

  9. The Mighty Hippo
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    How does this look?

    DDG
    TAA | Cancelo | Alonso | Coufal
    KDB | Jota | Mount | Bowen | Foden
    Antonio
    ------------------
    Ramsdale | Watkins | Tierney | Scarlett

    GW22: Foden to Maddison
    GW23: Mount to Foden

    I hate having to bring a player back in after having recently sold him, but can't see too many options to improve the team for the DGW without taking a hit or playing a chip. Any suggestions?

  10. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Son, Watkins to Maddison, Kane for -4

    Or

    Son to Bruno

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

      I have Kane and honestly would not take a hit for him right now

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

      I’d keep Watkins and do B for a punt and u can always get rid of Bruno once Salah is back

    3. syke63
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Why not Son to Maddison?

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

    Does anyone still think the BB is on?

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

      No- too much uncertainty

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

      Depends on your team. I was set to but then half my team got flagged for injury

  12. Letsgo!
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Antonio salah coufal out for varane mount and maupay for -8?

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

      Absolutely no way

    2. Mufc202020
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      No chance

    3. Marty McFly
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Chelsea players are don’t buy, don’t sell right now

      Salah+Antonio > Kane+ someone for -4 is probably the move

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

    I think this is the longest I’ve ever stayed in the cup

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

      Just gone out on a tiebreaker

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

        This was my easiest round he captained Kane and didn’t have the West Ham boys

  14. Tmel
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    DDG
    ALONSO Cancelo Taa Coufal
    Jota Foden Bowen Gray
    KING Antonio
    (Foster Watkins Salah Livra)

    Currently have 3 DGWERS, 1FT & 2.2ITB.

    Free hit or make a couple of transfers?

    (I have both FHs intact)

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

      Make a couple of transfers just

  15. OneDennisBergkamp
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    really dont know whether to FH. is it true to think GW36 is the only DGW that will have this many fixtures?

    if on FH is it silly to pick SGWs - DCL vs Norwich & Bowen vs Leeds?

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

      There will be many more DGWs, and blanks. I'd save the FH.

    2. mr messi
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      No. I'm keeping Bowen and Jota

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

        you on FH?

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

    Foden & ESR to Maddison & Bowen for -4??

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

      No way

  17. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Maddison or Bruno?

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

      Maddison if clarity on their double (potential postponement)

  18. KieranKA
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    A: Fernandes + Watkins
    B: Fernandes + Kane (-4)
    C: Maddison + Ronaldo (-4)
    D: Maddison + Kane (-4)

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

      Like D

  19. Lubic87
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    7 red arrows in a row. Dropped from 62k to 173k. Can't seem to halt the slide.

    A) Salah to Bruno/Maddison
    B) Salah to Maddison, Antonio to Ronaldo (-4)

    Salah will be coming back in regardless so it is a short term move. B would require a Kane/Ronaldo downgrade for him.

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

      B could work

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

      I've gone the opposite to you in terms of rank. About 4 weeks ago I stopped planning and started playing each game week as it come. You just can't plan at the moment. Attack the game week and forget about future plans.

      Take the minus 4 mate.

      1. Lubic87
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah I agree, though I attempted an aggressive -8 this week which didn't come off, so am feeling a bit reluctant to keep taking hits!

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

      Kane downgrade might become obvious to you as soon as GW23

      So, B for me

      Wait for Leicester's fixture postponement news though

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

    Watkins or Antonio out for Dennis?

    1. mr messi
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Watkins

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

      Has to be Antonio. Watkins is due a double and Antonio looks really off it.

  21. moment
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Thought I was all set up for this week but then everyone got injured.

    Would you do: Son + Antonio to Kane + Moura?
    [Other DGWers Sanchez, Dier, King, Ronaldo]

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

      For free? That Tottenham double isn't an easy one.

  22. CheesyZoot
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Start Bilva or Gray in 22?

    1. Danstoke82
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      I’ve gone with Gray. Feels wrong but the fixture looks tasty

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

      Gray, City vs Chelsea will be close as usual

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

    Stop staring at your Bowen captain points on FPL.
    You will go blind.
    Source: The Catholic church.

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

      Cant help it

  24. Danstoke82
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Evening all

    Son + Antonio > Maddison + Ronaldo -4?

    Gives me 6 DGWers, Yay or nay?

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

      i would never bring in ronaldo, but if only for short term could be fine

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

      If you want to captain Ronaldo then the moves are fine

  25. HTL
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    24k to 66k in one GW. Only had Johnson from West Ham.

    Bowen destroyed me but by the sounds of it could have been far worse. Stupidly I couldn’t justify a -4 the week after wildcarding, to bring him in

    1. Gabbiadini
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      It very could've have. Unlucky not to score 4.

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

      Didn't really rate him but brought him in for a hit because allmost everyome in my mini league has him.

    3. fish&chips
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Unlucky. The damage was bad enough for me even though I had him and captained Antonio. Turned a huge green arrow to a red last night. Pretty frustrating!

  26. Gabbiadini
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Best defender 6.0 or less to bring in this week?

    My other defenders are TAA, Cancelo, Cash & Johnson.

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

      Ait-Nouri

      1. Gabbiadini
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Would you not attack a double?

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

          Not with the fixtures

          There were 3 clean sheets in DGW21, one of which was Wolves keeping out Man U. Watford unusually parked the bus, gifting Spurs a CS, while Norwich were their usual limp selves vs West Ham

          Wolves have been the best defence since GW12, and show no signs of slowing down atm

          Other than the Wolves domination, the closest teams to 1+ likely CS in DGW22 are Chelsea and Man U. Chelsea players should not be coming in unless on a FH, while Man U double-starters are hard to predict

          Nobody else comes close, imo. Not with this worst-case scenario of fixtures we got for DGW22 defences

          1. Gabbiadini
            • 6 Years
            2 years, 2 months ago

            interesting point.
            yes, there isn't an obvious dgw this gw.

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

      Mee Mee Mee

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

      Laporte if not interested in DGWer

      1. Gabbiadini
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Yeh I'd probably go a double just because I'd probably look to WC somewhat soon.

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

          Davies or Cucurella/Lamptey would be my DGW picks

          1. Gabbiadini
            • 6 Years
            2 years, 2 months ago

            Yeh, cheers.

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

    Son to Lucas?
    also got Salah, but cant think of anyone good to bring him in

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

      Yeah move is OK

    2. mr messi
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Maddison?

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

      Davies for doubler

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

        Sorry Ignore this

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

      im in the same boat. will eithe get madd or lucas for son and just keep salah

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

    Best option

    A) Dennis + Lowton

    B) Dennis + Maddison -4

    C) Ronaldo + Tielemans -4

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

      B

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

      B

  29. mr messi
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    I only have one DGWer, Kane. I need to FH don't I? Only 1 FT

    1. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps

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

      Will you be happy with your old team in GW23?

      1. mr messi
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        With a couple of transfers, yes.

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

      I'm likely to go with 3 and still not interested to FH

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

      Yes

  30. NABIL - FPL otai
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Assuming I do Son to Maddison with FT,

    A. Salah to Moura for a hit (bench Cancelo/Keane?)
    B. Don't take the hit

    Thanks.

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

      the issue with the transfer is you will be reversing it in 1-2 gameweeks