Scout Picks
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Following the Scout Squad submissions of Marc, Sam, Tom and Neale, we have finalised our Scout Picks for Gameweek 9 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL).

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

GAMEWEEK 9 SCOUT PICKS

GOALKEEPER

3m team news:

Newcastle United’s clean sheet prospects look as good as any this week. Nick Pope (£5.2m) has already produced five clean sheets in 2025/26, the joint-most of any goalkeeper. He’s also banked save points in each of his last three home matches. Fulham, meanwhile, are in the bottom five for shots in the box and Opta-defined ‘big chances’. That lack of attacking threat, combined with the fact that Newcastle are one of the top two defences in the division, makes this a decent opportunity for Pope to secure his sixth shut-out of the season.

DEFENDERS

FPL Gameweek 7: Saturday’s goals, assists, bonus + ‘DefCon’ points

 

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  1. Esraj
    • 10 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    Penalty Forrest

    1. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      MGW first goal of the season

  2. waltzingmatildas
    • 15 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    Salah to Gakpo worth it?!

    1. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      Yes

    2. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      Gakpo seems the most likely of the Pool Boys

    3. waltzingmatildas
      • 15 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      Cheers guys. Just don't fancy Bruno. Could go Sarr but probably a week to early

  3. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    Sacrifice Kudus or Rejinders to get Bruno Fernandes?

    1. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      Rej

      1. Benedict_Alexander_Arnold
        • 1 Year
        3 months, 14 days ago

        Agree

    2. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      Nature of the sacrifice? Wicker Man?

      1. The Night Trunker.
        • 2 Years
        3 months, 14 days ago

        Burn the witches, even if it was just my grandma picking mushrooms for tea.

    3. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      Rejinald is crap, Kudus is not.

  4. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    Best defender for 4.6 or less?

    1. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      Mukiele by a lot

    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      probably keane now

      1. Freshy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        3 months, 14 days ago

        Is Brathwaite ever coming back?

        1. F4L
          • 11 Years
          3 months, 14 days ago

          doesn't sound like he will be anytime soon

    3. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      Richards

  5. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    E Andeson is such a great midfield hunter

  6. Stranger Mings
    • 5 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    Wc10 so thinking a punt on
    A) vdv to Acheampong (play salah & rejinders)
    B) salah & rejinders to saka & mbeumbo-4
    C) rejinders to ndiaye/rice
    Cheers

  7. DV8R
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    Bench one

    A) Reijnders
    B) Sarr
    C) Anthony

    1. Pariße
      • 10 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      Reijnders

  8. Assisting the assister
    • 10 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    Raya Dub
    Gab Porro Munoz VDV Esteve
    Bruno Ndiaye Sem Kudus Reindeer
    Haaland Wolte JP

    This need WC? Cheers! 1FT 0.5 itb

    1. Vman
      • 12 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      No not a chance...Prob swap Reijnders>Ceicedo

    2. Assisting the assister
      • 10 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      Cheers!

    3. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      No, good team save FT this week

  9. FPLMACKEM
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    Raya
    Gabriel, Sensei, Tarkowski
    Reijnders, Bruno, Ndiaye, Semenyo,
    Gyokeres, Pedro, Haaland (c)

    Dubravka, Stach, Rodon, Andersen

    4ft 0.7 itb

    Start Stach for Reminders?

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      Rodon

  10. OldSchool
    • 16 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    Who to play?

    Gudmundson
    Munoz
    King
    Mateta (have 2 ars defs)

    1. Vman
      • 12 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      Gudmundsson for me..

  11. FPLMACKEM
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    Let me try again lol

    Raya
    Gabriel, Sensei, Tarkowski
    Reijnders, Bruno, Ndiaye, Semenyo,
    Gyokeres, Pedro, Haaland (c)

    Dubravka, Stach, Rodon, Andersen

    4ft 0.7 itb

    Start Stach for Reijnders? Rodon for Tarkowski? Or both?

    1. Stockport Hatter
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      Both

  12. Vman
    • 12 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    Evening Folks!
    I'm struggling a little with this team snd could do with a little advice/guidance. Team is-
    Sanchez
    Senesi Timber Gudmundsson
    Salah Semenyo Tonali Reijnders
    Haaland Richarlison Gyökeres

    Dubravka/King/Richards/Van de Ven
    1FT 0.1 itb
    Looking at Salah>Saka/Fernando
    Richarlison>Pedro -4

    1. Stockport Hatter
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      Salah to Saka

  13. F4L
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    do you think Munoz is even more attacking this season than last?

  14. royals forever
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    On BB would you keep Rejinders as one of your XV

    Any ideas would be appreciated

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      On BB yes keep him

    2. Stockport Hatter
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      I’ve got him and want rid so no from me.

  15. Bigbars
    • 15 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    Any one jumping on the Kroupi Jr or Guiui bandwagon, need to shift piroe, and thinking these two may be a decent fodder punt?

  16. Slitherene
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    Foden --> Mbeumo

    For free?

    1. Assisting the assister
      • 10 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      Yes

    2. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      Y

    3. Slitherene
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      Thanks

  17. Nightf0x
    • 10 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    Raya
    Vdv burn gabriel (konsa dorgu)
    Kudus semenyo gakpo rejinders (ndiaye)
    Haland pedro gyokeres

    Which ?

    A) WC
    B) gyokeres to woltemade
    C) gyokeres rejinders -4 to woltemade enzo
    D) konsa to james, bench gyokeres/rejinders

    1. XX SMICER XX
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      D

    2. Assisting the assister
      • 10 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      D and bench Reindeer

    3. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      Play Ndiaye over Reijnders or Reijnders > Enzo

      1. Nightf0x
        • 10 Years
        3 months, 14 days ago

        -0.1

  18. The Night Trunker.
    • 2 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    C'mon Palace it's only a Mickey Mouse team from Cyprus.

  19. Slitherene
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    Except the obvious, who is a good shout for Cap?

    1. XX SMICER XX
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      Semenyo, Enzo

  20. XX SMICER XX
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    Evening. Start 1:

    A. Tosin (Sun H)
    B. Diouf (Lee A)
    C. Richards (Ars A)

    Thanks

    1. Stockport Hatter
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      A

  21. The Night Trunker.
    • 2 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    Three big chances missed by Mateta, reverting to the mean.

  22. Stockport Hatter
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    Reijnders to Gakpo for -4 Y or N?

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      Not for a hit

      1. Stockport Hatter
        • 9 Years
        3 months, 14 days ago

        Thanks

  23. Bod
    • 14 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    Ok to play Mukiele this week or replace Andersen?

  24. CoracAld2831
    • 5 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    Are you selling Andersen or keeping him this week?

    A: Selling
    B: Keeping

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      Got other playable defender and price does not seem to fall then keeping

    2. Bod
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      Currently B, but a bit uncertain

      I have Saka and Gyokeres and want to pivot to double Arsenal defence in the long term. However my preferred route is gyokeres to Mateta, and though Arsenal are the best defence in the league, CP have also been the best attack so far… so it’s poor timing for both moves

  25. Joyce1998
    • 10 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    Start
    A- Chance it with Foster (will be Mateta gw10)
    Or
    B- play Gudmundsson

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      B

  26. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    Think this BB will do any good?

    Dub, Reijnders, Guehi, Reinildo

    Got Kroupi in my xi.

    Think I should play it this week because:
    - Kroupi might not start for long
    - BB seems a bit unpredictable, even though my players don't have the best fixtures, maybe it will do well

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      Not a fan of that BB tbh

  27. Stranger Mings
    • 5 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    Wc10 so is Salah & rejinders to saka & mbeumbo -4 yay or nay? Thanks

    1. gomez123
      • 12 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      Im thinking exactly the same...also thinking of Bruno instead of Mbeumo......thoughts?

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        3 months, 14 days ago

        Burnt by bruno b4 so prefer mbeumbo as on corners & more attacking

      2. SINGH
        • 7 Years
        3 months, 14 days ago

        dont think mbeumo is going to score a lot, bruno still their main outlet

        1. Stranger Mings
          • 5 Years
          3 months, 14 days ago

          Mbeumbo seems on form

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      Taking a hit before WC when Saka has a not so easy fixture does not sound right to me

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        3 months, 14 days ago

        Ok cheers - maybe rejinders to ndiaye more sensible

    3. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      Nay

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        3 months, 14 days ago

        Cheers

  28. gomez123
    • 12 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    A) Bruno or B) Mbeumo

    1. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      B

  29. SINGH
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    hellos, dubravka or pope this weekend?

    1. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      Pope

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 14 days ago

      Pope

  30. Weasel51
    • 10 Years
    3 months, 14 days ago

    I have 4FT’s and can do this without a hit…

    GW9 - Foden+Gyok >> Enzo+Ekitike

    GW10 - Romero+Reijnders+Pedro >> Munoz+Sarr+Mateta

    Would I be better off doing Romero to VVD this week, go 433 going forward with VVD instead of Enzo and play BB this week with Stach, Rodon and Dubravka having decent fixtures?

    Thanks in advance for any feedback