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FPL GW18 Scout Picks 'Bus Team'

Pickford

O’Reilly
van Dijk
Keane
Saliba

Saka
Wilson
Wirtz

Thiago
Haaland
Ekitiké

Dubravka
Alderete
Miley
Le Fée

GW18 Chip Poll

Price Change Predictions

Risers

Fallers

Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Rice	ARS	7.1m	125.1%	Very Likely
Foden	MCI	8.9m	112.8%	Very Likely
Ballard	SUN	4.6m	102.5%	Very Likely
Rogers	AVL	7.2m	95.6%	Likely
Truffert	BOU	4.5m	94.7%	Unlikely
Verbruggen	BHA	4.4m	93.7%	Unlikely
James	CHE	5.6m	85.8%	Unlikely
O'Reilly	MCI	5.3m	76.8%	Unlikely
L.Miley	NEW	4.4m	76.1%	Unlikely
Dalot	MUN	4.4m	75.9%	Unlikely
Andersen	FUL	4.6m	72.2%	Unlikely
Mukiele	SUN	4.2m	71.4%	Unlikely
Chalobah	CHE	5.5m	70.4%	Unlikely
Woltemade	NEW	7.3m	68.7%	Unlikely
Petrović	BOU	4.5m	69.0%	Unlikely
Guéhi	CRY	5.3m	66.9%	Unlikely
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	66.8%	Unlikely
Tete	FUL	4.5m	64.3%	Unlikely
Watkins	AVL	8.5m	64.1%	Unlikely
Alderete	SUN	4.0m	59.6%	Unlikely
Stach	LEE	4.8m	57.5%	Unlikely
Van den Berg	BRE	4.5m	57.7%	Unlikely
Cullen	BUR	5.0m	54.6%	Unlikely
Mount	MUN	5.9m	53.0%	Unlikely
Raya	ARS	6.0m	53.2%	Unlikely
Gravenberch	LIV	5.6m	50.4%	Unlikely
Dúbravka	BUR	4.0m	51.2%	Unlikely
Lewis-Potter	BRE	4.8m	48.5%	Unlikely
Igor Jesus	NFO	5.8m	49.6%	Unlikely
Evanilson	BOU	7.0m	48.2%	Unlikely
Flemming	BUR	5.3m	45.7%	Unlikely
Trossard	ARS	6.9m	45.1%	Unlikely
Roefs	SUN	4.8m	44.1%	Unlikely
Cash	AVL	4.9m	44.7%	Unlikely
Gordon	NEW	7.3m	40.4%	Unlikely
Sánchez	CHE	4.9m	43.7%	Unlikely
Richards	CRY	4.6m	42.5%	Unlikely
Kamara	AVL	4.9m	42.3%	Unlikely
Smith Rowe	FUL	5.6m	42.1%	Unlikely
Cunha	MUN	8.0m	37.7%	Unlikely

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
B.Fernandes	MUN	9.4m	189.0%	Very Likely
Nallo	LIV	3.8m	102.9%	Very Likely
Merino	ARS	6.0m	100.0%	Very Likely
Johnstone	WOL	4.5m	102.7%	Very Likely
Anderson	NFO	5.4m	102.3%	Very Likely
Mosquera	ARS	5.4m	101.6%	Very Likely
Szoboszlai	LIV	6.7m	98.7%	Likely
Tasker	BHA	3.9m	100.6%	Very Likely
Strand Larsen	WOL	6.2m	99.7%	Likely
Balcombe	BRE	4.0m	100.6%	Very Likely
Coleman	EVE	4.3m	100.2%	Very Likely
Bentley	WOL	4.0m	100.7%	Very Likely
Vicario	TOT	4.9m	99.8%	Likely
Tzimas	BHA	5.3m	100.3%	Very Likely
Kulusevski	TOT	6.4m	100.5%	Very Likely
Nørgaard	ARS	5.2m	100.4%	Very Likely
Piroe	LEE	5.0m	99.6%	Maybe
White	ARS	5.3m	96.8%	Maybe
Neave	NEW	4.4m	99.0%	Maybe
McAtee	NFO	5.1m	97.9%	Maybe
Jair Cunha	NFO	4.3m	96.9%	Maybe
Colwill	CHE	4.8m	95.9%	Maybe
Gittens	CHE	6.1m	95.9%	Maybe
Fitzgerald	MUN	4.4m	95.7%	Unlikely
Barnes	BUR	4.3m	94.2%	Unlikely
Pedro Porro	TOT	5.3m	93.8%	Unlikely
L.Guilherme	WHU	4.9m	94.5%	Unlikely
Okafor	LEE	5.5m	94.4%	Unlikely
Foster	BUR	5.0m	92.6%	Unlikely
James	LEE	5.3m	93.7%	Unlikely
Webster	BHA	4.4m	93.1%	Unlikely
Udogie	TOT	4.4m	92.5%	Unlikely
Nwaneri	ARS	5.1m	92.0%	Unlikely
Benitez	CRY	4.0m	92.1%	Unlikely
Bevan	BOU	3.9m	91.8%	Unlikely
Fer López	WOL	5.2m	92.6%	Unlikely
Mamardashvili	LIV	4.3m	89.1%	Unlikely
Trafford	MCI	4.6m	89.5%	Unlikely
Broggio	AVL	4.5m	90.6%	Unlikely
De Ligt	MUN	5.0m	87.2%	Unlikely

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FPL Fixture Ticker

Watchlists

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Raya Martin	ARS	C
No Change	Alisson	LIV	B, Vs
No Change	Donnarumma	MCI	B, Vs, Sus
No Change	Kelleher	BRE	C, Vs
No Change	Dubravka	BUR	C, £

Last updated: 20 Dec, 2025 12:40am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	van Dijk	LIV	B, Vs
No Change	Jurriën Timber	ARS	C
No Change	O’Reilly	MCI	B, Vs
No Change	Andersen	FUL	C
No Change	Marc Guehi	CRY	A
No Change	van den Berg	BRE	C, Vs
No Change	Thiaw	NEW	B
No Change	Milenkovic	NFO	B
No Change	van Hecke	BHA	A
No Change	Mukiele	SUN	C, £

Last updated: 20 Dec, 2025 12:42am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Saka	ARS	A
No Change	Bruno Fernandes	MUN	A
No Change	Foden	MCI	A, Vs
No Change	Semenyo	BOU	C
No Change	Szoboszlai	LIV	B, Vs, Inj, Sus
No Change	Minteh	BHA	C
No Change	Bruno Guimarães	NEW	B, Sus
No Change	Schade	BRE	C, Vs
No Change	Anderson	NFO	B, £

Last updated: 20 Dec, 2025 12:49am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	B, Vs
No Change	Thiago	BRE	B, Vs, Inj
Up	Ekitiké	LIV	A, Vs
Up	Bowen	WHU	A
Down	Mateta	CRY	C
Down	Woltemade	NEW	B, Rest

Last updated: 20 Dec, 2025 12:51am

Site Features

Merry Christmas from Fantasy Football Scout!

25 December 2024 208 comments

Skonto Rigga

All of us at Fantasy Football Scout would like to wish a very happy and healthy Christmas to our readers and their families.

Although we’ll take a brief pause from ruminating on Bukayo Saka replacements to spend some time with our loved ones (they seem nice etc), a looming FPL deadline isn’t far from our thoughts.

And we’ve got more Gameweek 18 articles to come today, including Captain Sensible, Zophar’s Q&A and a piece from Pras.

There’ll be a final team news round-up later in the evening, too, should anything of note emerge from the 10.30pm GMT embargo. The predicted line-ups will be finalised tonight, as well.

Until then, we’d like to extend a huge thank you for your continued support of the site throughout 2024.

There’ll be a more prolonged retrospective in the traditional New Year’s message but, from all at Fantasy Football Scout, we wish you a very merry Christmas.

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Radulfo28773
12 months, 3 days ago
Happy Christmas everyone!

Line up and bench correct?
Even considering BB!

Fabianski
Gabriel Timber Lewis Mazraoui
Salah Palmer Bowen
JPedro Isak GJesus

Sels Mbeumo Rogers Gomez
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1. Radulfo28773
  12 months, 3 days ago
  Sorry Maz on bench not Gomez!
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2. Minerva-03
  12 months, 3 days ago
  Personally I wouldn't have both mbeumo and Rogers on the bench. Id bench mazraoui for one of them.
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Mom, Butters just gave me a…
12 months, 3 days ago
I just went through some statistics and I was shocked how poorly Salah scored on previous boxing days in comparison to Kane for example.

Also, we.might see his minutes managed..Same for some of the other players such as TAA which could have an.impact on Salahs performance.

Not sure if he is the best Captain choice tbh.
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1. Camzy
  12 months, 3 days ago
  He is definitely the best captain choice imo. By a lot.
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2. Nanoelektronicar
  12 months, 3 days ago
  Different Christmas, different Salah.
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3. Tonyawesome69
  12 months, 3 days ago
  Totally agree! Ignore how rubbish Leicester is this season and lower that Salah (C) EO...
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DavvaMC
12 months, 3 days ago
OK, narrowed I think to the below.

A. Jota
B. Martinelli

What do u think?

Thanks
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shirtless
12 months, 3 days ago
Happy Xmas all!!

Hmm Saka>Martinelli or Diaz..?
Then
Pedro or Larson> Isak..?

Initial thoughts was Martinelli and sell Pedro. Bit sick of him really done nothing since I got him in for Saints.
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Gazwaz80
12 months, 3 days ago
Feliz Navidad, had to do the Spanish Merry Christmas in to get my Diaz for Foden in 😀
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Gazwaz80
12 months, 3 days ago
Saka 😀
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Minerva-03
12 months, 3 days ago
This saka saga is actually insane! As on paper there is not really one bad decision, there is potential upside and potential in every decision, in every price bracket...

Good luck to everyone on their decision and merry festivities to all
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Rick Mortimer
12 months, 3 days ago
Happy Xmas folks! which 2 would you start from Semenyo, Mbeumo and Sarr? Any input greatly appreciated!
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1. Captain Mal
  12 months, 3 days ago
  Semenyo and Mbeumo
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Philosopher's Stones
12 months, 3 days ago
Seeing more upside in Ode than Bruno
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1. David Parkinson
  12 months, 3 days ago
  Ismaïla Sarr is the exciting pick.
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El Muñeco
12 months, 3 days ago
Merry Christmas everyone!

Which two out of the following would you play:

A) Colwill (FUL)
B) Rogers (new)
C) Hall (AVL)

Thanks
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1. Captain Mal
  12 months, 3 days ago
  AB
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2. RogueBlood
  12 months, 3 days ago
  A,C for me as I back Newcastle at home
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3. Tonyawesome69
  12 months, 3 days ago
  BC
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RogueBlood
12 months, 3 days ago
Merry Xmas all hope you have a wonderful day.

How does Saka & Larsen > B Fernandes & Jesus sound?
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1. David Parkinson
  12 months, 3 days ago
  Should be fun or a nightmare... or both.
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David Parkinson
12 months, 3 days ago
Merry Christmas Neale et al.
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/dec/24/pep-guardiola-manchester-city-erling-haaland-football
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AD105
12 months, 3 days ago
Bruno or Ode?
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snow pea in repose
12 months, 3 days ago
Merry Christmas, have fun and be safe!
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The Pep Revolution
12 months, 3 days ago
Happy Christmas all, enjoy the day.
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