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With the first international break of the 2025/26 season finally behind us, it’s time to finalise our Scout Picks.

We considered the Scout Squad submissions made by Neale (Editor), Tom (Deputy Editor), Sam (General Manager) and Marc (Staff Writer) before coming up with our final team.

As ever, there are certain restrictions for our picks:

  • An £83.0m budget for our starting XI
  • An overall squad limit of £100.0m
  • No more than three players per team

GAMEWEEK 4 SCOUT PICKS

GOALKEEPER

3m team news:

Due to the lack of convincing £4.5m goalkeepers on offer in Gameweek 4, we’ve opted for Nick Pope (£5.0m) as Newcastle United prepare to host Wolverhampton Wanderers. Pope has already picked up 18 points this season, aided by two clean sheets in three matches. During this period, Newcastle have conceded only 1.58 expected goals (xG), which is the lowest tally in the league. As for Wolves, Vitor Pereira’s men are the only top-flight team yet to pick up a point this season. They will also be without Jorgen Strand Larsen (£6.4m) for the trip to St James’ Park.

DEFENDERS

Best defender replacements for injured Konsa in FPL 7

 

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  1. Steavn8k
    • 2 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    Having the funds would you sell Konsa for Munoz? Villa has looked dreadful yes, but I can't help but think they'll turn it around the next few games, where their fixtures also look great.
    Have also considered Watkins to Mateta, but will probably hold for the same reason. What's your thinking of Villa v. Palace the next 5 or so gameweeks?

    1. Pumpkinhead
      • 11 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      Difficult call. Villa's fixtures for the next handfull of games are great. I would be tempted to do Konsa to Munoz anyways.

    2. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      Munoz

  2. -GK22-
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    FH team! gTg or need more Liverpool?

    Pope
    Munoz, lacroix, Senesi
    Salah, Semenyo, Paqueta, King
    Haaland, gyokeres, Mateta

    Dub, gudmundsson, Stach, esteve

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      Yeah if on free hit I’d get the 3, be mad not to.

      1. cigan
        • 7 Years
        2 months, 23 days ago

        100% would go Gakpo + one of Ekitike or Virgil

    2. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      Yes

  3. SharkyT
    • 12 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    2FT 3.2m ITB

    A) Dorgu > VvD
    B) Dorgu > Gab
    C) Dorgu > Munoz/Gueyi/Lacr
    D) Start Williams Vs Ars (A)
    E) Start Dorgu Vs City (A)

    Sanchez
    Williams VdV Porro
    Bruno Mo Semen Reijn Morgan
    Pedro Watkins
    (Dub Dorgu Esteve Guiu)

    Other option is Guiu > Mateta but leaves me a potential benching headache

    1. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      A

    2. MBK 42
      • 11 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      C with Munoz, live a little

    3. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      A

  4. Pumpkinhead
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    Start two:

    A) Xavi Simmons
    B) King
    C) KDH
    D) Senesi

    Vicario
    VVD, Munoz, Livermento
    Salah, Semenyo,
    Ekitike, Mateta, Gyok

    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 9 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      AC

      1. Bluetiger1
        • 3 Years
        2 months, 23 days ago

        This

    2. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      A shouldn’t be on that list.

      King or Senesi

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 months, 23 days ago

        For the other one spot

      2. Pumpkinhead
        • 11 Years
        2 months, 23 days ago

        Why? Is he guaranteed to start? My thought is the fixture coming up are good and don't mind benching him if it looks like he'll come off the bench.

        When you have options like King, Senesi, and even KDH as options it's not as easy as to say that someone who could or could not start and would likely come off the bench is a better option.

  5. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    Oh lord, check back in to FPL to a load of flags and mediocrity! Sarr, Aina, Ait Nouri, Wood, Dorgu, De Cuyper.

    Might be forced into a wildcard, and I know I know, I’ve missed 2 weeks of value building but what can I do?

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      All directly after a week where I went -4 to get Elanga, Sarr and Wood as well 🙁

    2. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      I don’t think there was any double risers! You’ve not kissed much bar the odd .1 price rise for players you may have wanted

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 months, 23 days ago

        *missed

      2. Pedersen
        • 7 Years
        2 months, 23 days ago

        You must really like the money to kiss it...

      3. Fifa las vegas
        • 13 Years
        2 months, 23 days ago

        Fair enough, don’t feel too guilty using it now so! Now for an actual team. Wouldn’t mind a Haaland and Salah team but don’t want to get rid of JP or Mateta now either.

        Probably want Gakpo for these couple of weeks too, maybe switch towards Isak after a while then, even lose Salah maybe. Decisions, decisions…

        1. FPL Blow-In
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          2 months, 23 days ago

          Yeah I have Salah, Gakpo, Mateta and third striker undecided. I have 2 banked ft already. Gw 6 I’m hoping with 4gt to switch out those 4 to bring in Isak and Haaland

  6. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    A/ petrovic/VDV/Rice
    B/ Raya/senesi/Reijnders

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      B

      1. Bluetiger1
        • 3 Years
        2 months, 23 days ago

        This

    2. TBL
      • 3 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      b

      1. denial
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        2 months, 23 days ago

        Thanks

  7. TBL
    • 3 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    Start one this week:
    A) Palmer BRE(A)
    B) Wood ARS(A)
    C) Diouf TOT(H)

    1. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      B

  8. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
    • 9 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    No Pool, Haaland TC, GTG?
    Yes, I know they play Burnley GW6

    Petrovic
    Cucurella Porro Muñoz
    Reijnders Kudus Semenyo Enzo
    Haaland(TC) Pedro Richarlison

    Dubravka Rogers RAN* Gudmundsson
    0FT, 3.9ItB

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • 9 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      I’m with you on Haaland TC this GW! Best of luck fella.

      1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 9 Years
        2 months, 23 days ago

        Really exciting! I hope you get a monster score

    2. MBK 42
      • 11 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      Haaland could do well but are Mcr derbies usually that high-scoring? Captaining him probably enough of a differential given most will cap Salah

      1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 9 Years
        2 months, 23 days ago

        It's a gut feeling. If it works, it works

    3. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      GTG

  9. Jafooli
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    Requesting assistance for one transfer:

    1. B Johnson > Who? (Up to 8.2m) - have Salah, Bruno, Rejinders & Xhaka

    Or

    2. Milenkovic > Who - have VVD, VdV, De Cruper & Esteve

    Any suggestions welcome, thanks

    1. TBL
      • 3 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      1 semenyo

    2. Jafooli
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      Or Milenkovic could be De Cruper instead. NFO have two good fixtures from next week……

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 months, 23 days ago

        Do 1 to Semenyo and keep Milenkovic for gw 5 & 6

        1. Jafooli
          • 13 Years
          2 months, 23 days ago

          Yeah, will keep. How about De Cruper > La Croix?

          1. FPL Blow-In
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            2 months, 23 days ago

            Yea do that

      2. bialk
        • 16 Years
        2 months, 23 days ago

        Milenkovic is nailed, Johnson is not. Longterm Johnson must go.

    3. bialk
      • 16 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      2 - to Gabriel.
      I also have Johnson and may give him last chance.

      1. Jafooli
        • 13 Years
        2 months, 23 days ago

        Reckon Johnson starts? This new fella might take his place?

    4. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      1. Gapco (Liv) 7.7m or Grealish (Eve) 6.7 m

      2. Palace defender

  10. yousunkmybattleship
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    What GW do we think Isak gets starts from?

    1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 14 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      Hopefully not this one since I brought in Ekitike two weeks ago when the transfer still didn't look super likely...

    2. MBK 42
      • 11 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      7 I think and that’s Chelsea away, then they host United - neither are games you’d want to risk your star asset if not fully match fit.

      1. MBK 42
        • 11 Years
        2 months, 23 days ago

        Though I suppose they will have euro games to give him sub minutes in.

    3. cigan
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      Might be after october internationals for consistent starts

    4. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      No Preseason

      Possible fully up to speed after the October International break,
      guessing he will be making off the bench appearances

  11. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 14 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    Hold or twist?

    Sels
    Tosin - Milenkovic - VdV
    Salah - Bruno - Kudus - Grealish
    Ekitike - JP - Watkins

    Dubravka, Reijnders, Gudmundsson, Esteve

  12. Jafooli
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    Or Milenkovic could be De Cruper instead. NFO have two good fixtures from next week…

    1. Jafooli
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      RF…ignore

  13. it lies in the proles
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    Palmer and Marc to Graelish and Ekitiké?

    Palmer to Semenyo and keep Marc? Others?

  14. Coldplay
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    If there is one defender you could bring this week, who'd it be regardless of price?

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • 9 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      Munoz

    2. SalahFingers
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      La Croix

    3. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      Munoz

  15. Tonyawesome69
    • 6 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    Palmer trained with the first team today,

    Today's presser:
    “Cole took part of the session yesterday for the first time, not the entire session. Today in the afternoon we have one more session, we’re going to try with him, if he’s okay, otherwise he will be out tomorrow again.

    (Sort by newest)
    https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/photos/cobham-training-ground?page=2

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      Not the entire session

      Doubt v much he starts at Brentford on Saturday night

      1. Emiliano Sala
        • 9 Years
        2 months, 23 days ago

        Entire session was for yesterday
        It seems he trained fully today

        1. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          2 months, 23 days ago

          Cheers

      2. Tonyawesome69
        • 6 Years
        2 months, 23 days ago

        How do you know it wasn't the full session today haha

        1. Emiliano Sala
          • 9 Years
          2 months, 23 days ago

          Your order of writing caused that

    2. Silecro
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      Pedro in the photos as well. Good to see

    3. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      I don't think he play this weekend
      more chance against Bayern midweek

  16. YodaSolar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    How's everyone feeling about Rejinders? On a WC, not sure whether to get him in. Started well but then those 2 blanks...

    1. SalahFingers
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      He's decent for the money.

      If you want less exciting and more reliable, then look at Caicedo.

      5.5 mill so cheaper than Reijnders now. Average of 14 DC per game this season so far (2 out of 3 games got the 2 pts). 455 DC in 38 games last season which is 12 average. I think that may be the highest DC of anyone last year (or at least I couldn't find anyone higher).

      5, 8 and 4 this season so far and will likely get that 2 DC almost every game. That's 4 minimum.

      Lower ceiling that a goalscorer though, but highly reliable.

      1. Dank Squid
        • 7 Years
        2 months, 23 days ago

        Caicedo looks like a steady pick but also locks a Chelsea spot (Pedro, Palmer, Sanchez, Cucurella). GW 9 and beyond, great fixtures. Conundrum

        1. SalahFingers
          • 7 Years
          2 months, 23 days ago

          Agreed. That's his biggest downside.

    2. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      Am also on WC & keeping/playing him for at least MUN & BUR. Should be pretty advanced with Cherki & Marmoush out.

  17. Sam (Team Sam)
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    Who would you bench from this front 8?

    Salah, Bruno, Semenyo, Grealish, Reijnders

    Gyokeres, Watkins, Pedro

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      Possibly Pedro

      Or one of the front 3

      I'd start the midfielders

    2. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 14 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      I'm tempted to bench Bruno, but I just know that's just going to come back to bite. Similar situation myself.

    3. Miguel Sanchez
      • 9 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      Reijinders

    4. SalahFingers
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      Watkins for me. Away to Everton who are decent-ish defensively and obviously villa also on poor form.

    5. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      Watkins

  18. The 12th Man
    • 12 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    Final question for WC team.
    Petrovic + Tosin
    or
    Sanchez + Gudmundsson?

    Rest of defence.

    _________, Dubravka
    Lacroix,Senesi,Anderson,Cash, ____________

    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 9 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      First one

    2. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      Sanchez + Gudmundsson

  19. theshazly
    • 2 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    Need your help please

    Play 2 of :

    A ) DeCuyper
    B ) Diouf
    C ) Guddmnssn

    And 1 of :

    A ) Reijnders
    B ) KDH

    1. The 12th Man
      • 12 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      B,C and A

  20. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    Bruno or Mbuemo?

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • 9 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      Bruno

    2. ball c
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      Bruno has many avenues to points but Mbuemo has been playing very advance. Its probably 60/40 in favour of Bruno

    3. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 14 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      Bruno, though, honestly, not by much.

    4. Dank Squid
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      Bruno scored big vs promoted teams last season, expecting 10+ vs Sunderland in GW 7. Mbeumo might be the better pick in the upcoming games

    5. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      B

  21. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    Who's best for the next 3 Game weeks?

    1. Enzo
    2. Estêvão
    3. Brooks
    4. Grealish
    5. Paq.

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      Grealish

    2. Dank Squid
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      Ndiaye out, Grealish isolated. Having seen the Maresca quotes, Enzo would be my pick

    3. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      4.

  22. SalahFingers
    • 7 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    1 FT, 7.5m ITB

    Sánchez
    Cucurella Tarkowski Senesi
    Semenyo Reijnders Gakpo Johnson
    Ekitike (c) João Pedro Wood
    [Dúbravka] [Cunha] [Van de Ven] [Rodon]

    I should probably do Wood -> Haaland right?

    Or should I sell Cunha? or both

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 6 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      Ideally sell your weakest link i.e. injured player but I would be tempted to buy Haaland (C)

      1. SalahFingers
        • 7 Years
        2 months, 23 days ago

        I would probably have benched Cunha anyway being away to Man City, but I think Haaland has more upside.

        I think I'll get haaland and figure out what to do with cunha next week, thanks.

  23. OffsidePenalty
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    Start one:
    A) N.Williams
    B) Esteve
    C) Diouf

    1. theshazly
      • 2 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      C

    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 6 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      Diouf

    3. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      C

  24. Emiliano Sala
    • 9 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    Just brought palmer in on wc

    1. yousunkmybattleship
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      Um OK

    2. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      Good for you

    3. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      Not sure if he plays tomorrow a full 90

    4. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      Not for me

  25. MBK 42
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    It’s probably academic but would you play Sels or Dubravka?

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      Sels

    2. SalahFingers
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      ouch, I'd probably play Dubravka because home, but I wouldn't expect much from either of them.

      1. MBK 42
        • 11 Years
        2 months, 23 days ago

        Wondering who has the better penalty save record

    3. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      S

  26. ball c
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    WC team:
    BB - gw 5
    Fh -GW 6 (likely)

    Hows it looking?

    Raya - Dubravka
    Virgil - Cucurella - Munoz - Andersen - Senesi
    Semenyo - Salah - Elliot - Paqueta - Stach
    Pedro - Mateta - Gyokeres

    Which option is best:

    A) Cucurella & Paqueta
    B) Gudmundson & Bruno Fernandes
    (If i don't go Bruno I can go Wirtz for next 2 favourable gw's for liverpool and move to Bruno in gw 6).

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      Probably A

      I'd avoid Wirtz but he may well do something at Burnley on Sunday

    2. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      A

  27. Super Squirrel
    • 16 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    Bench one (draft league):

    A Reijnders
    B Dewsbury-Hall
    C Doku

    1. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      C

  28. GOStones
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 2 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    Who’s the better Captain choice.
    Haaland or Salah?
    FFS go for Salah, FPL go for Haaland?

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      Haaland

      1. Bluetiger1
        • 3 Years
        2 months, 23 days ago

        this

      2. GOStones
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 2 Years
        2 months, 23 days ago

        Thanks

    2. SalahFingers
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      Haaland for me.

      Salah is good, but I don't think he's gonna score as well as he did last season.. not with Ekitike and Isak around.

      1. GOStones
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 2 Years
        2 months, 23 days ago

    3. MBK 42
      • 11 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      Haaland more in form but Salah has the better fixture on paper. I’m on Salah at the moment but could change

      1. GOStones
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 2 Years
        2 months, 23 days ago

        Thanks

  29. OptimusBlack
    • 12 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    Watkins > Mateta ??
    Yaaay
    Nope
    For free
    Already Have João Pedro Gyökeres

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 6 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      No

    2. SalahFingers
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      Not for me.

    3. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      Yes

    4. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      Yes

    5. Dank Squid
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      Wildcarding, still questioning the same move. Transfer, even a free one? No, wouldn't do it (service/Europe/etc)

  30. FCSB
    • 9 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    1. Lactic
    2. Guehi

    Best option?

    1. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      1