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We have chosen our best Fantasy Premier League (FPL) players for Gameweek 11 ahead of Friday’s 18:30 BST deadline.

These selections are, of course, dependent on any team news filtering out later in the day, as the earlier-than-usual deadline has brought forward the publication of the Scout Picks.

We line up in a 3-4-3 formation this week and, as ever, are limited to £83.0m for our first XI and, new to 2022/23 after a reader vote, an overall price cap of £100.0m for our 15-man squad, too.


READ MORE: FPL Gameweek 11 live team news: Mitrovic + James injury updates to come


GOALKEEPER

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Kepa Arrizabalaga (£4.4m) is the only Chelsea player to play every minute under Graham Potter so far, seemingly cementing his status as The Blues number one. Across those five starts in all competitions, the Spaniard has kept three clean sheets and conceded only two goals. With Edouard Mendy (£4.9m) back to full fitness, we still have to be cautious given Potter’s reputation for rotating his squad, but still, a start at Villa Park in Gameweek 11 does feel likely. Aston Villa, meanwhile, have scored just five goals in their last seven league matches and rank fourth-worst for minutes per xG in 2022/23.

DEFENDERS

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Having been benched in successive matches this past week, we’re banking on Ivan Perisic (£5.5m) returning to the Spurs starting XI for the visit of Everton on Saturday. The Croatian’s 0.35 xGI per 90 figure is the best among all defenders with significant game-time this season, highlighting his points potential when on the pitch. It’s worth noting that Ryan Sessegnon (£4.5m) has performed very well of late, but Perisic can of course play in multiple positions, including right wing-back. Spurs, meanwhile, have conceded just 10 league goals so far, allowing just one big chance per match on average.

Aaron Cresswell (£4.8m) is included in our Scout Picks XI again, given that West Ham face goal-shy Southampton this week. The full-back failed to deliver at home to Fulham in Gameweek 10, but showed plenty of attacking potential in the final third and was unfortunate not to have walked away with an assist, having attempted six crosses and created three chances. Now, he faces a Saint side that have scored just eight goals all season and rank in the bottom three for xG.

With Wolves among the favourites to keep a clean sheet in Gameweek 11, we’ve included Max Kilman (£4.5m) in our Scout Picks XI. As toothless as the Midlands outfit have been so far, they have been fine defensively, keeping two clean sheets in four at home. In fact, the only side to have scored more than one against them at Molineux has been champions Man City. Kilman, meanwhile, has already collected four bonus points in 2022/23, whilst posting team-leading totals in a range of defensive metrics like aerial duels won, clearances and blocks.

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COMMUNITY CHAMPION

Each week, a member of the Fantasy Football Scout community takes on the Scout Picks.

The community member who beats our team by the largest margin will win a £100 Amazon Voucher and a place in our Moderators and Contributors League for the following season.

Our champion this week is Rupert the Horse, whose selection will arrive later today.

The Community are 5-4 up on the Scout Picks this season, with Boleyn Boy‘s 81-54 victory in Gameweek 6 giving them the biggest winning margin (27 points) of 2022/23 so far.

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We’re running a Scout community team in FPL this season, with regulars like TopMarx, Geoff, Tom Freeman and more contributing to the weekly decisions.

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  1. tibollom
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    1 FT, 1.9 ITB.. WC intact.. should I roll FT? Plan is to phase out KDB + Jesus next GW (hoping James/Mitro recover before then)..

    Sanchez
    Cancelo Guehi Trippier
    KDB Martinelli Zaha Andreas
    Jesus Haaland(c) Mitro*

    Ward Aaronsson Neco James*

  2. Ha.
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Salah > Bowen? (FT)

    1. tibollom
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Bowen to salah you mean?

      1. Ha.
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Salah > Bowen is what I meant

        1. tibollom
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          sorry the > sign threw me off.. Salah is better than Bowen, yes. I wouldnt sell Salah for Bowen.. depends on your medium term plan, team, chips ect.. hard to tell in isolation

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      In isolation I won't but further plan with the excess money may make sense ...

      1. Ha.
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Kane funds

        1. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Would you not prefer Salah over Kane from GW12-15?

          1. Ha.
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Nope

            1. Magic Zico
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              You have made your decision

    3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Will you not want salah back next week?

    4. I Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      No. If you still have Salah he's a hold imo.

  3. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Raya
    Cancelo Cucurella Trippier
    Salah Maddison Barnes Martinelli Zaha
    Halaand Mitrovic*

    Ward Solanke Guehi Neco 1FT 0.9ITB, what's your vote?

    A. Save FT
    B. Barnes > Trossard
    C. Mitrovic > Scamacca/Wilson

    1. tibollom
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      probably save

    2. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      C Wilson

  4. Norco
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    0.0 ITB

    2FT, need to use one of them.

    Coufal > Jonny for free?

    1. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Yep

  5. Cheeky Onion
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Who to have first bench if James is out?

    A) Neco (wol)

    B) Mings (CHE)

  6. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    james to
    A dier pretty nailed on, utd, new , pool before w/cup
    B palace def good fixture till w/cup
    C cucu 2 good fixtures, then utd ars new to come
    cheers

    1. Magical
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Check your attackers and select who don’t play against them.. !!!

      1. Gizzachance
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        cheers, have madds v palace!

  7. Caravagio
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Do I need to take a hit here, thinking about this week and next?

    James, Cancelo, Tripp, N.Williams, Coufal.

    Sounding like unless we hear something more positive James isnt gna play the next 2 gameweeks...
    So I have 2 likely starters for GW11 and 1 for GW12 :/

  8. abcdef3
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Gtg for this week?

    Kepa
    Cancelo, Trippier, Dunk
    Sterling, Maddison, Zaha, Andreas
    Haaland (C), Kane (VC), Mitrovic*

    Iversen, James*, Bailey, Botman

  9. kamdaraji
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Will many people be taking hits this week? I assume quite a few will be in GW12

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Save FT this week, 2 FT next week ... may still take hits

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

      No. I will either wildcard in GW12 or GW13.

      If James is injured, I'll wildcard in 12, if not, in 13.

      If James is injured, I won't have enough transfers to take out Jesus and Cancelo before the blank. I'm super far from needing to take hits though, as I'm planning ahead carefully. I already took out Mitrovic before GW10 because I was paranoid that he wouldn't be ready for GW12.

  10. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Okay looks like Reece may be a sell rather than a hold and wait...

    https://twitter.com/AbsoluteChelsea/status/1580886508927561728

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      https://twitter.com/AbsoluteChelsea/status/1580887479938613248

      FFS ahead of World Cup and our best player

    2. enrico.palazzo
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Yikes

      1. PScholes18
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        How reliable is he?

  11. Lord Flashheart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    chances of coufal starting?

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Starts if Kehrer misses out (he's a doubt)

    2. enrico.palazzo
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Yikes

  12. andre_c
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Start 2 from:

    a) Zouma* (sou)
    b) James* (avl)
    c) Mitrovic* (BOU)
    d) Andreas (BOU)
    e) Justin (CRY)

  13. ad-west
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Struggling this GW to decide on the best move. 2FT.

    Pope/Ward
    James*/Cancelo*/Trippier/Zouma*/Nico*
    Martinelli*/Odegaard*/Bowen/Foden*/Andreas
    Haaland/Kane/Toney

    All of the players marked * above potentially missing games over the next 2 game weeks.

    Feels like the sensible thing to do is to sort out the defence so I can field 11 players.
    Option A: Cancelo/Nico > Guehi/Dier
    Option B: Cancelo/Nico > Dunk/Dier

    before Zouma illness I was ready to go:

    Option C: Cancelo/ odegaard > Dier/Zaha

    However if I don't get two defenders this week I will be going to GW11 with 10 men!

    Help! All suggestions welcome.

    1. ad-west
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      With the news about James Maybe I keep Cancelo and do James/Nico instead? Would mean that Odegaard > Zaha for GW12 would need to be Odegaard>Trossard due to funds...

  14. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    dier a popular pick, some mixed fixtures,but has 3 cs, and 2 goals
    chel mixed fixtures after villa and brentford only 1 cs
    palace seems to have best fixtures but only 1 cs
    wolves decent fixtures, had 3 cs

    decisions as i have james patterson and neco !

    1. ad-west
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Who would be the wolves Defender pick?

      1. Gizzachance
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Maybe Johnny, cheap, chance of returns?

  15. BusbySwede
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    G2g and roll the 1 FT, or would you make any changes with the bench and starting eleven, or make any transfer?

    Pope
    Cancelo, James, Trippier
    KdB, Martinelli, Zaha, Maddison, Trossard
    Haaland, Mitro

    Ward, Solanke, Justin, Emerson

    Dont think James will play so thinking of transfer him out, but for who in that case?
    Dunk/Webster/Kilman/Jonny/Guehi/Andersen/Other

    1. BusbySwede
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Just reading the news of James, and that kinda decides im gonna transfer him out, and then the question is for who but seems like many is in the same situation

  16. tryf88
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    What are ppl doing with Mitro& James?
    I want to do Hojbjerg -- Trossard move but thinking priority would be maybe replacing James?
    Mitro looks he could be back this gw
    Thanks

    1. DycheDycheBaby
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I have to hold them at the moment otherwise it means taking hits before gw12 and gw13 wildcard.

    2. DycheDycheBaby
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      And yeah the Mitro news sounds a bit more promising

    3. maglia rosa
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Such a quick turnaround between this gw and next. I have other fires to put out so he stays for me but I’m not hopeful of him starting in 12 at all 🙁

    4. PompeyUpNorth!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Ditching James, playing Mitro with Andreas as sub for me atm

  17. DycheDycheBaby
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone being forced into early wildcard now or for GW12? Or taking hits?

    1. maglia rosa
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      If I had the wc I’d probably play it but it’s not ideal with the blank next week. Maybe rely on nailing the armband next week and play with out a full team so you can go all out with a wc in 13 🙂

    2. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I'm resisting. Will take 1 hit either this week or next.

      1. DycheDycheBaby
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah I think same. Using wildcard on a blank midweek gameweek is not ideal 😀

  18. Fred the Red
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone considering KDB to Son? I got rid of Kane last week for Auba to fit in Maddison

    1. tokara
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Ouch

    2. DycheDycheBaby
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      It seems a luxury transfer but even I wouldn't do it this week if I could

  19. More Cowbell
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Thinking ahead to GW12, which of the following would you transfer out?

    Foden
    Haaland
    Martinelli
    Cancelo

    1. The Golden Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Who can you buy back with the lowest loss?

    2. They are eating the dogs
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      None

    3. They are eating the dogs
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      If you have only 1 player to bench don't worry. I will play with 11 but two of them will be Neco and Andreas.

      1. balint84
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        what is wrong with Andreas? Has more points than Odegaard or Mount... Neco has more points than James or Robertson :DDD

  20. They are eating the dogs
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    James+Pope->Robertson+Kepa?

  21. Barphilona
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Best short term replacement for James over the next 3/4gws?

    Probs been asked a lot, sorry…

    1. PompeyUpNorth!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I’m thinking Cresswell but no one else has mentioned him.
      Dunk seems popular or Dier, but no one really stands out from what I’ve seen

      1. Barphilona
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah I’ll be honest I quite fancy him to return decent v Southampton as well. But it’s Liverpool straight after so not ideal.

        1. PompeyUpNorth!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Agreed Ref Pool but they do concede n their games are decent. If not, it’s Jonny for me. Not as attacking but decent games n they’ve had 3 cleanies so far

  22. They are eating the dogs
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    I would wait with selling James if you can bench him this GW and if you bought him in for 6.0m, you do not lose money if he drops back to 6.0m. If you bought him at 6.1m you should sell him if you don't want to lose 0.1m.

  23. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Has there been any update on Zouma today?

  24. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    hauland

    still not

    poundland

  25. StingRay
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Is there an extra Wildcard this season, ie an extra one after the league recommences following the World CUP ?

  26. GBD1961
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Guys .. can I use my wildcard after the first wildcard deadline

  27. balint84
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    A) Start Koulibaly
    B) get Tiago
    C) bench Koulibaly, start Guehi