There’s a very quick turnaround between Gameweeks as we get set for Tuesday’s Fantasy Premier League (FPL) deadline.
And Scout Picks are already upon us, with the caveat that an injury or two could emerge, given the lack of press conferences and team news.
As ever, we are limited by certain restrictions:
- An £83.0m budget for our starting XI
- An overall squad limit of £100.0m
- No more than three players per team
GOALKEEPER
With a favourable home fixture, Chelsea’s Djordje Petrovic (£4.5m) is our chosen goalkeeper for Gameweek 19.
Only Sheffield United have scored fewer goals than Crystal Palace this season, with Roy Hodgson’s side finding the net just six times in their last six fixtures. They are also bottom-half material for shots and expected goals (xG).
As well as the opposition, Petrovic is also in on his own merit.
The 24-year-old has been given an opportunity after Robert Sanchez’s (£4.6m) injury, making an instant impact. He made his first Chelsea start in Gameweek 17, earning a clean sheet, before making his mark in Tuesday’s Carabao Cup win over Newcastle United, when he superbly saved Matt Ritchie’s (£4.4m) penalty to secure progression.
DEFENDERS
Premium defenders Trent Alexander-Arnold (£8.3m) and Kieran Trippier (£6.9m) both get the nod in our Scout Picks XI.
The pair are first and second for FPL points in their position and key creators for their clubs, which could be crucial with defensively suspect sides Burnley and Nottingham Forest up next. It offers the potential for points at both ends of the pitch, cementing their places in our Gameweek 19 selection.
Gabriel (£4.9m) takes the final spot in our backline, meanwhile.
From a defensive point of view, Arsenal are one of the bookies’ favourites for a clean sheet in Gameweek 19, which isn’t a huge surprise given that they can’t be beaten for shut-outs, goals conceded or expected goals conceded (xGC) across the season.
The pick is also made with one eye on West Ham United being in the bottom two for headed chances allowed and efforts from set plays conceded, with Gabriel one of Arsenal’s main aerial threats.
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.
The-Red-1’s 64-30 victory in Gameweek 16 gave the community the biggest win (34 points difference) of 2023/24 so far.
Our champion this week is Merlin Magic, whose selection is as follows:
Foderingham; Alexander-Arnold, Guehi, Trippier; Rice, Son (c), Salah, Foden, Tavernier; Watkins, Jesus.
The Scout Picks are 12-6 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, Tom Freeman, Marc Jobling 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.
