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. Dr. Jepsen
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Richarlison -> Toney for free or Kane for a -4?

  2. adamward7
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    10 points behind in ML thinking either

    Looking at a -4
    A) Salah & wedghurst - mane and Toney
    B) Salah & wedghurst - Dias and vardy
    C) Salah & wedghurt - Kane and Barnes

    Current team
    Pickford
    Cancelo matip dier alonso white
    Son salah mount foden
    Nkeitiah

    Subs
    Gordon wedghurst king

    Main rival has Dias and Toney so so not sure on those moves, any suggestions?

  3. GioTira
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Vardy or Toney (or other) for a -4
    Or risk Richarlison?

    No other sub

  4. Kryptonite666
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Leading by 19, need help to win

    Me
    Ramsdale
    Robertson Matip Cancelo Laporte James
    KDB Son Saka Jota (Coutinho)
    Richarlison (Nketiah) (Mateta)

    Opponent
    Schmeichel
    Taa Matip Cancelo Laporte (Schar)
    Salah Mount Saka Coutinho (KDH)
    Kane Broja (Weghorst)

    Will you do

    A. Richarlison and Coutinho to Toney and Mount for -4, bench Laporte

    B. Richarlison KDB and Jota to Kane (c) Mount and Maddison for -8

    Second options blocks Kane (c) for an extra -4

  5. thirddimension
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    My plan is Salah > Mount and Weghorst > Kane for -4 and bench Coutinho.

    If we hear Salah starts should I just do Coutinho > Mount?

  6. SJP08
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Will Havertz start?

  7. JoBro
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Schmeichel (SOU)

    OR

    Mendy (WAT)

  8. unsullied11
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    this for Free Hit?
    Ramsdale
    cancelo sessegnon matip
    son diaz mount foden
    kane vardy nketiah

  9. OliveOyl
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    A. Bowen and Mount
    B. Bowen and Diaz
    C. Maddison and Diaz

    Which combination, please? Thanks.

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

    Help!

    A) Mane and Alonso
    B) Diaz and Vardy

  11. Marvel FC
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    I am first in my league with 54 points difference from the second one and i have TC left for the last gamesweek .
    My team :
    GK : Schmeichel - Krul
    DF : Cash - Alonso - Cancelo - Matip - Tavares
    MF : Saka - Mount - KDB - Son - Gordon
    FW : Watkins - Richarlison - Pukki

    I will TC : Son

    Any suggestions ?
    KDB for Kane
    Richarlison for Bernardo
    Watkins for Towney

    Any other , attacking , suggestions ?

    Help !!!

    Thank you

  12. The Polymath
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Salah, Fofana, KDH --> James, Havertz, Maddison

    Worth -8?

    1. Marvel FC
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Salah won't play. This is what Klopp said.
      So Maddison or Son.

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

        Have Son

  13. mranonymous
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    1) Watkins > Toney

    or

    2) Cash > Sessegnon

  14. It'd be Rudi not to...
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Pick 1 to play

    A) Holgate
    B) Weghorst
    C) Bruno G (-4)

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

    Please help decision paralysis:

    A - Robbo James Sessignon (Guehi) (Tsmikas)

    This one means other sub is Geldhart.

    OR

    B - Alonso James Matip (Sessignon) (Tsmikas)

    This one means other sub is Nketiah.

  16. skipunk
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Schmike

    Cancelo - TAA - Alonso -Laporte

    Son - Havertz - Mount - Kulu - Gordon

    Nketia

    Foster - Pukki - Watkins - Cash

    Triple captain on Son...2.2 in the bank...anything worth a -4? Feeling a bit Chelsea heavy and worried about the lack of City and Liverpool attack.

  17. CBS
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Pls help! Richarlison to Jesus or Tony?

    1. estheblessed
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Tony

  18. estheblessed
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    My league opponent will almost certainly captain son... Is it right to be captaining KDB in that case? I'm chasing by 20 points!

  19. SpaceCadet
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    White expected to start today?

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

    Start Schmeichel or Dubravka?