We have chosen our best Fantasy Premier League (FPL) players for Gameweek 30.
As ever, we are limited to £83.0m for our first XI. And, after a reader vote ahead of 2022/23, an overall price cap of £100.0m is in place for our 15-man squad, too.
GOALKEEPER
David de Gea (£5.0m) is our goalkeeper for Gameweek 30 and is treated to a rare appearance in the Scout Picks due to Luke Shaw’s (£5.2m) injury. There’s a new fighting spirit at Everton under Sean Dyche, but they have won just once on the road all season, managing only nine non-penalty goals in 14 away games. If they do find the net against a Casemiro-less (£4.9m) Manchester United at Old Trafford, the fact de Gea has received a save point in four of his last six outings should come in handy.
DEFENDERS
Only one team has given up fewer big chances than Newcastle United since the restart, boosting their clean sheet potential for a meeting with Brentford, who are winless in three games. Chosen by all four of our pundits, Kieran Trippier (£6.1m) could be the key to unlocking The Bees: only Kevin De Bruyne (£12.0) has bested him for chances created this season. It’s also worth noting Thomas Frank’s side have allowed more crosses from their left flank than any other side bar Bournemouth since the season resumed.
Ben Chilwell (£6.0m) looks set to benefit from a favourable match-up in Gameweek 30 as he faces Wolverhampton Wanderers. Chelsea’s left-back has created more chances than any other FPL defender in his last six matches, with a goal and assist recorded in that time. Even if Frank Lampard opts for a back four system, rather than his predecessor’s wing-back formation, Chilwell carries potential, having produced six attacking returns in 16 starts under him last time around, mostly in a 4-3-3.
Alex Moreno (£4.4m) was the most popular Aston Villa defender among the Scout Squad panel in Gameweek 30. Unai Emery’s in-form troops host Nottingham Forest this weekend, who have the joint-worst away record in the division, having scored only five goals on the road all season. A considerable amount of the Villans’ threat comes from their left flank, with the attack-minded Moreno growing into his role after his January move from Real Betis. With Lucas Digne (£4.6m) lurking, Moreno isn’t completely without risk, but he has been one of Villa’s best performers of late.
MIDFIELDERS
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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.
Boleyn Boy’s 81-54 victory in Gameweek 6 gave them the biggest win (27 points difference) of 2022/23 so far.
Our champion this week is Jars458 who has gone for the following: Martinez; Trippier, Chilwell, Estupinan; Mitoma, Saka, Harrison, Rashford; Kane, Watkins, Haaland (c)
The Scout Picks are 15-13 up on the community this season.
FOLLOW THE SCOUT’S WEEKLY TRANSFER PLANS
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.
And we’re not just looking one week ahead like we are with the Scout Picks but instead planning in advance for the weeks and months to come.
You can follow our team via the Premier Fantasy Tools Pro Planner, which you can learn more about here.
