Scout Picks

FPL Gameweek 38 Scout Picks: Spurs triple-up but no Salah or De Bruyne

We have chosen our best Fantasy Premier League (FPL) players for Gameweek 38 ahead of Sunday’s deadline.

The final selection is partly based on the Scout Squad consensus picks but midweek minutes, budget and updates from the pre-match press conferences are all factored in, too.

We line up in a 4-4-2 formation this week and, as ever, are limited to £83.5m for our first XI.

Our four substitutes, meanwhile, are always cherry-picked from the cheaper crop of players, not to serve as bench fodder or to make the budget up to £100m but rather to give some alternative, viable options who don’t cost as much as some of the names in our line-up.

GOALKEEPER

It was a fight between Kasper Schmeichel (£5.0m) and David Raya (£4.3m) for Scout Picks duties this week but with Leeds United probably needing to score at least once in Gameweek 38, we’ve shied away from the budget Brentford man. We’ve instead sided with Schmeichel, who will be facing a sorry Southampton side who have scored just eight goals in their last 11 matches – no team has found the net on fewer occasions in that time. Schmeichel is also averaging 6.3 points per match in his last six home fixtures. In case you’re worried about end-of-season benchings, Brendan Rodgers has already confirmed that Schmeichel starts on Sunday.

DEFENDERS

Rests and rotation, Reece James in midfield and Maddison's form: FPL notes

Rotation is very much a concern with our first defensive pick. Chelsea sewed up third place on Thursday with a draw against Leicester, with the suggestion being that Thomas Tuchel may turn to many of his fringe players for the dead rubber against Watford. Reece James (£6.4m) subsequently carries an asterisk next to his name but in the absence of any concrete team news from west London, we prefer to focus on the upside. And what an upside: Watford have scored only 10 goals in Roy Hodgson’s 17 matches in charge, while they have also allowed more chances and crosses from their left flank than any other team in that time.

 

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  1. Scrumper
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Richarlison to...
    A) Vardy
    B) Toney + Kulu->Diaz (-4)

    1. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Just Richarlison to Toney. Kulusevski a hold v Norwich

    2. lugs
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      A) easily

    3. M2.0
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      No contest: A.

    4. TBL
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      a

    5. sinbad
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      A. Vardy

    6. DeadStarComing
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Guessing rest of team is good? I feel like Richarlison at Arsenal is decent.

      1. AutoFill 2021
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Injury scare

        1. DeadStarComing
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Oh no really? You have a source? I've not seen anything.

    7. Walter White (WW)
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      A. Why is this even a question

  2. The Mastermind
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Bottomed

    Currently 26 points ahead in my league - have 1 FT

    A - Salah + Mateta > Son + Toney (-4)
    B - Salah + Kulu > Son + Maddison (-4)
    C - Salah + Weghorst > Diaz + Vardy (-4)

    Current team is -
    Schmeichel - (Foster)
    Alonso - Cancelo - Robertson - (Holgate) - (Cash)
    Raphinha - Son - Salah - Mount - Saka
    Kane - Weghorst - (Mateta)

    Any help greatly appreciated!

    1. sinbad
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Don’t get it, you already have Son? C looks good if so

      1. The Mastermind
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        I messed up haha. Posted my real team below

  3. Lord Flashheart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    choose a tranfer, or even two for -4

    A digne to sessegnon (or play white)
    B martineli to mount
    C martineli to maddison
    D watkins to toney (or play richarlison)

    1. TBL
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      a and/or b

  4. sandman58
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Best defender for 4.9 or less?
    Already have triple Spurs & Liverpool

    1. M2.0
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Ben White

    2. lugs
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Chalobah or an Arsenal full back

      1. sandman58
        • 5 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Which fullback at Arsenal is best you reckon?

        1. lugs
          • 6 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Cedric is more likely to start you'd think, but there is a monster haul waiting for Tavares someday, so him maybe

    3. dabber7
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Maybe White?

    4. sandman58
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      What's Ur views on Tarkovski of Burnley guys?

      1. dabber7
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 3 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Think there's a very good chance that Newcastle will score.

        1. sandman58
          • 5 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Ok...cheers

    5. sandman58
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Or a Brentford defender?

      1. dabber7
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 3 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        That's a good shout actually.

  5. dabber7
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Hey chaps

    Would you do KDB to Mane for free?
    Already have Kane/Son(c)/TAA/Robertson/Cancelo/Ederson.

    Many thanks

    1. fantasist
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      No. I'd transfer kdb in if I didn't have him already

    2. Buck The Trent
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      If have nothing to play for, i’d go for it

  6. Cheeto__Bandito
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Which scores more?

    A) Sessegnon and Richarlison

    B) Alonso and Nketiah (-4)

    1. TBL
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Sessegnon and Tooney?

  7. The Mastermind
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Fixed my previous post…

    Currently 26 points ahead in my league - have 1 FT

    A - Salah + Mateta > Son + Toney (-4)
    B - Salah + Kulu > Son + Maddison (-4)
    C - Salah + Weghorst > Diaz + Vardy (-4)

    Current team is -
    Schmeichel - (Foster)
    Alonso - Cancelo - Robertson - (Holgate) - (Cash)
    Raphinha - Kulusevski - Salah - Mount - Saka
    Kane - Weghorst - (Mateta)

    Any help greatly appreciated!

    1. sinbad
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      A then C

      1. The Mastermind
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Going to go with A. Good luck!

    2. M2.0
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Would depend on your rivals teams (and likely transfers) but without anymore information i’d go B as it covers the players that are likely to hurt you the most.

    3. dabber7
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      If you'd be forced to start Mateta (rather than bench him) then I'd go A, if not, then I'd just do Salah to Son and start Kulu.

  8. damiang2233
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Im chasing top spot in my league behind by 28 points. 1FT in the bag. Who do I need to have?

    1. Stranger Mings
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Kane & son

    2. The Mastermind
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      I’d say spurs assets are the best for this week, could be a haul against Norwich.

      Vardy/Maddison would be nice too

      1. damiang2233
        • 14 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        He has both Son and Kane and I have neither. Thinking of son for salah. Also was thinking i may need a differential to them?

        1. The Mastermind
          • 6 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Do you have many other differentials? I’d say Son is priority and (C) in case he hauls - your rival will probably captain him. I have Kane, and I’m way more confident about Son.

          Maybe try and get Son + Maddison?

          1. damiang2233
            • 14 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            Have Maddison already and he doesnt.

        2. HuttonDressedasLahm
          • 14 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          If you’re chasing then matching his Son(c) won’t get you anywhere
          Go different and pray Spurs get a boring 0–1

          1. damiang2233
            • 14 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            Yes i do agree but if i match him and son hauls then its done to other players to make the difference

    3. circusmonkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      You need a miracle

  9. Gunners in Haaland
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Gtg?

    Pickford
    Cancelo James TAA
    Sterling Son Zaha Barnes Bowen
    Richarlison Jesus

    Sanchez Worsthorse Cash Schar

    1. Gon Freecss
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Richarlison > Toney?

  10. Gon Freecss
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Gtg?

    Schmeichel
    Matip, Cancelo, Alonso, Sessegnon, TAA
    Saka, Kulu, Son (c), KDB
    Nketiah

    Richarlison, Ings, Gordon

  11. Stranger Mings
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Guys which Chelsea defenders do you think will play?

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Azpi only
      Anyone else is a risk

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 3 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Yeh different websites have different predicted line ups

  12. PukkiBlinder
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    A- Worth a -4 to change Jesus to Vardy?
    B- Or a -8 to get Kane?
    C- Just sit on my hands cos I’m top of mini-league

    1. M2.0
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      How far ahead are you?

      1. PukkiBlinder
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        18 and he has Kane

        1. HuttonDressedasLahm
          • 14 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Get Kane and youll only be 10 ahead
          Very risky imo

          1. PukkiBlinder
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            Other option is to get Kane, and swap Salah to Jota/Diaz instead of Son?

            1. HuttonDressedasLahm
              • 14 Years
              1 year, 10 months ago

              Does he have Son too?

              1. PukkiBlinder
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 10 Years
                1 year, 10 months ago

                No, unless he brings him in. Thoughts?

          2. M2.0
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 3 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            This, I’d go C

    2. sinbad
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      C

  13. Clintymints
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Hi guys, have it down to a few choices

    A. Salah+Watkins > Diaz and Vardy -4
    B. Watkins > Toney (no hit)
    C. Salah Watkins Laporte > Maddison Kane + 4.2 defender (-8)

    Gona captain Son in either choice, kinda favouring A. Slightly risky with options of gain

    1. Gon Freecss
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      A

    2. dabber7
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Has to be A

    3. Clintymints
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      yea seems to be most logical move just thought throw it around

      cheers chaps

  14. damiang2233
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Best differential play for gameweek 38? Also high scoring so trying to get someone different?

    1. M2.0
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Barnes

      1. Walter White (WW)
        • 2 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Ashley or Harvey? 🙂

        1. M2.0
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 3 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Harvey! Rested last week so has a high chance of starting against a very leaky defence. Good haul potential as well (16 pts vs Watford recently).

          1. Walter White (WW)
            • 2 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            Yes. Glad I have him but not sure if I should start him yet. Already have Jamie V & Maddison.

            Any line up leak should help tho

    2. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Martinelli, Pulisic, Ziyech, Lukaku, Lacazette, Leicester attack

    3. Walter White (WW)
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Kulusevski

      1. Walter White (WW)
        • 2 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        & Sessegnon

  15. Tic Tacs
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Hoping Joelinton goes crazy tomorrow 🙂 got him in as my punt, probably won’t captain him though ha

  16. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Who to start?

    A) Pukki
    B) Martinelli

    Which combo?

    A) Salah + Sessegnon
    B) Mane + Pukki/Martinelli

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Mane(c) + Martinelli

    2. dabber7
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      B & B

  17. liboo
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Who score more
    A. Vardy
    B. Madisson

    ???

    1. M2.0
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      A

  18. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Richarlison—>Jesus (-8)?

    1. sinbad
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      You’d be praying Jesus to get a hat trick at -8

      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 14 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Toney?

    2. dabber7
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Not for a -8, Jesus isn't even guaranteed to start.

  19. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Odds on Chris Wood to score and relegate Burnley?

  20. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Thoughts on salah + martinelli + richarlison to son + toney + diaz (exact cash) (-8)?

    1. M2.0
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Anyone else on your bench that you can play instead to avoid a -8?

      1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Ideally wanted salah + richy to vardy + son(-4) but not enough cash. Next best option is toney but problem is I can do richy to toney and then have to think is salah to son worth -4. I have Davies(norwich) on bench could play him over martinelli and not do martinelli to diaz(-4).

    2. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Keep Martinelli
      -4 only
      Ignore Diaz

      1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Do u think salah to son is worth -4 on its own

        1. HuttonDressedasLahm
          • 14 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Yes

  21. Can’t beat em so&hell…
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    A) Mane and Kulu (have Kane)
    B) Diaz and Vardy (play 2 up)
    C) Son and Maddy

    Thanks for any replies!! Can’t decide!!

    1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      C surely

      1. Can’t beat em so&hell…
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Thanks. Is it that obvious?

        1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
          • 6 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Yes

  22. putana
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    which is better

    A) alonso

    B)richarlison + 4

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      I don’t think Rich plays so Alonso

    2. Walter White (WW)
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      B

    3. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      B

  23. Gon Freecss
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Saka/Kulu > Mads for a hit? Or just hold Saka and Kulu?

    1. M2.0
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Hold

      1. Gon Freecss
        • 2 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Thanks

    2. dabber7
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Hold them both.

    3. Walter White (WW)
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Saka to Maddison if you must but definitely keep Kulusevski

  24. DavidSilva
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    And here we go....

    BB activated

    Rams Ederson
    TAA Robbo James Cancelo Schar
    Salah Saka Kulu Ramsey Havertz
    Eddie Riccy Weggy

    A - Schar Salah Weggy > Sess Son Toney
    B - " " > Alonso Bowen Kane
    C - Other opinions?

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Hope it works
      BB in 38 is at risk of no bench though always

      1. DavidSilva
        • 14 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Yep I don't don't think it will be beneficial but hey ho, we shall see

    2. Walter White (WW)
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      A

    3. M2.0
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Are A and B for a -4 or -8? If -8 i’d be tempted to keep Schar tbh. He should be able to start as it was only a mild concussion and has a high chance of keeping a cleanie.

      1. DavidSilva
        • 14 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        -8

  25. Love this game
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    This is it….. What would you do?

    Sa
    TAA, Robbo, Alonso, Amartey
    KDB, Son, Mount, Kulu
    Kane, Richarlison

    A. Rich to Toney
    B. Sa to Edison
    C. A&B for a -4
    D. Anything else?

  26. Norco
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    What point lead would you consider "safe"?

    1. Walter White (WW)
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      80

    2. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      I'd say anything around 40pts should be. 30+ shouid be but captaincy swings as well as generally crazy results on the final day can mean it can end up being achievable

    3. Wolverine
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      As long as you have the majority of the template players, a lot would have to go wrong to lose a 45-50 point gap

      1. DavidSilva
        • 14 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        40+

    4. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      I’m 400 ahead in my work league
      Roughly that 😆

  27. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Nobody likes, Richarlison's record v Arsenal?

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Doubt he’ll play anyway

  28. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Well that’s it guys. Good luck tomorrow
    Final team of the season….

    Schmeichel
    Alonso TSilva Laporte
    Saka KDB Barnes Mount(c) Zaha
    Kane(vc) Toney

    Pickford Ings Justin Holgate

  29. wolves_simmo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Which one scores more points tomorrow?

    A) Cancelo (AVL)
    B) Saka (EVE)

    1. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Have both. Probs A

    2. Heisenberg W. W.
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      B

  30. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Please enlighten me why everyone's selling Salah? Confirmed benching or injury?

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Expensive doubt

    2. Cantonesque
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Yeah a hat trick from Salah to win the league when half of FPL has sold him off is the sort of script that feels like it might have already been written. I might get him in myself.