Site Features

Merry Christmas from Fantasy Football Scout

25 December 2025 406 comments
Skonto Rigga Skonto Rigga
Share:

All of us here at Fantasy Football Scout would like to wish a very merry Christmas to our readers and their loved ones.

We’re taking a brief pause from the editorial content (and the self-flagellation after bringing in Bruno Fernandes early) to spend time with our loved ones, but we’re not forgetting the looming FPL deadline.

We’ve got more Gameweek 18 articles to come over the the next 24 hours, including the Scout Picks, Captain Sensible and a piece from Lateriser.

We hope to bring you a final team news round-up, too, should anything of note emerge late.

Editorial content will resume tonight, while the predicted line-ups will be finalised, as well.

Until then, we’d like to extend a huge thank you for your continued support of the site throughout 2025.

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 happy holidays.

406 Comments Login to Post a Comment
  1. Touchnana
    • 2 Years
    13 hours, 44 mins ago

    Having a real headache this week with this team -
    1. Thiaw or Senesi to start?
    2. Bring in Gordon to start over Wilson (on a FT?)

    Raya
    Keane Thiaw O'Reilly
    Saka Wilson Rogers Foden
    Haaland Ekitike Thiago

    Dubravka KDH Senesi Rodon 2FTs

    Ta!

    Open Controls
    1. People in Preston
      • 15 Years
      13 hours, 23 mins ago

      I'd probably just play Senesi and save the FT.

      Newcastle are dreadfull away from SJP, barring the EVE blip.

      You've also got Rodon waiting on your bench. SUN/lee sounds like a 0-0 to me.

      Save.

      Open Controls
    2. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      12 hours, 47 mins ago

      As above

      Open Controls
  2. Dotherightthing
    • 9 Years
    13 hours, 20 mins ago

    A - Bowen and Gordon
    B - Thiago and Cunha

    Thank you

    Open Controls
    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      13 hours, 5 mins ago

      A more differential with Cunha & Wolves next

      Open Controls
    2. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      12 hours, 47 mins ago

      A

      Open Controls
    3. Big Mike
      • 3 Years
      12 hours, 7 mins ago

      B all day long.

      Open Controls
    4. KunDogan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      12 hours, 6 mins ago

      B

      Open Controls
    5. SanderM94
      • 3 Years
      11 hours, 49 mins ago

      B

      Open Controls
  3. FantasyFooty01
    • 8 Years
    13 hours, 14 mins ago

    Dubravka
    Richards Timber O’Reilly
    Foden Saka Semenyo Minteh
    Haaland Thiago Ekitike
    Verbruggen Roden Potts Keane
    0.1 ITB 2 FT

    Trying to find a way of getting Wirtz in for Minteh. Any suggestions? finding it difficult

    Open Controls
    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      13 hours, 6 mins ago

      Thiago > DCl?

      Open Controls
    2. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      12 hours, 46 mins ago

      Don’t get Wirtz?

      Open Controls
    3. Cold Palms
      • 1 Year
      11 hours, 26 mins ago

      Good choice I think he will have some points involvement in the next two fixtures

      Open Controls
  4. Blens
    • 9 Years
    13 hours, 14 mins ago

    Cash and Thiaw to Potter and Keane

    Yay or Nay?

    Also have Hincapie and not sure what to do with him, so any advice?

    Thanks and Merry Christmas all

    Open Controls
    1. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      12 hours, 46 mins ago

      Do it

      Open Controls
  5. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    13 hours, 9 mins ago

    Merry Christmas Neale & all at FFS 🙂

    Open Controls
  6. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    13 hours, 7 mins ago

    Play DCL or Wilson?

    Open Controls
    1. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      12 hours, 46 mins ago

      Dcl 4 me

      Open Controls
  7. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    13 hours, 2 mins ago

    Merry Christmas to folks who celebrate and happy holidays to all!

    Best time to make transfers is after some festive "cheers"!

    Open Controls
    1. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      11 hours, 9 mins ago

      Happy holidays for the forum MVP!

      Open Controls
  8. Drizzle
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 2 Years
    13 hours, 1 min ago

    With flags all over the place I need to replace hincapie I think with my last ft. Best options for 5.5m or less:

    A) O'Reilly - still a solid longterm pick?
    B) Tarkowski - 4 yellows, expensive
    C) Keane - good for 4-5 GWs but booking in a transfer
    D) Ballard - differential, good for defcon and xgi, but mixed fixtures
    E) keep Hincapie, roll 1ft, and hope one of him or Richards starts

    Open Controls
    1. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      12 hours, 45 mins ago

      C

      Open Controls
    2. KunDogan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      12 hours, 5 mins ago

      A

      Open Controls
    3. z13
        12 hours, 2 mins ago

        A or C, both good fixtures.

        Open Controls
      • Drizzle
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 2 Years
        11 hours, 58 mins ago

        Thanks all, have a great day

        Open Controls
      • Ignasi M
        • 8 Years
        11 hours, 13 mins ago

        Hincapie likely to miss Brighton (Calafiori CB) and Gabriel should start after the Brighton game.

        Open Controls
    4. AD105
      • 9 Years
      12 hours, 55 mins ago

      Bruno/Thiago > Gordon/Ekitike for free?

      Gordon eats up all my budget so I can’t stretch to a Cunha etc.

      Open Controls
      1. Snooze ya lose
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        12 hours, 45 mins ago

        Eze

        Open Controls
    5. mookie
      • 12 Years
      12 hours, 45 mins ago

      How many will own Bruno come deadline? Curently ~2,75m
      1) over 2m
      2) under 2m

      2m+ imo. 1,65m owned Mbeumo last week.

      Open Controls
      1. Snooze ya lose
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        12 hours, 39 mins ago

        Who cares

        Open Controls
        1. mookie
          • 12 Years
          12 hours, 36 mins ago

          People with 8 digit rank might.

          Open Controls
          1. mookie
            • 12 Years
            12 hours, 25 mins ago

            Actually, he has about 1,3m owners in the top 3m. He was sold by less than 1,1m of all his owners.

            Open Controls
            1. mookie
              • 12 Years
              12 hours, 21 mins ago

              *he had

              Open Controls
      2. g40steve
        • 7 Years
        11 hours, 33 mins ago

        Don’t forget the millions of dead teams by now

        Open Controls
    6. Critical Observer
      • 9 Years
      12 hours, 16 mins ago

      Triple captain, bench boost & wildcard still to be used and 2 GWs left before the cut-off. Which one would you leave unused?

      Open Controls
      1. z13
          12 hours, 8 mins ago

          Definitely use WC, either WC in 18 into 19 BB, or TC in 18 (Ekitike/Haaland) and WC in 19

          Open Controls
        • Amartey Partey
          • 6 Years
          12 hours, 7 mins ago

          Best option is probably to wildcard this week and have a team you can bench boost next week

          Open Controls
        • korbendallas82
          • 12 Years
          12 hours, 4 mins ago

          Depends on who sits on bench, and if they have ok fixture. For bench boost to outscore captain.

          Open Controls
        • g40steve
          • 7 Years
          11 hours, 30 mins ago

          TC Ekitike this week or Cunha next week, WC the week you don’t play TC

          Open Controls
      2. Yordan Letchkov
        • 9 Years
        11 hours, 59 mins ago

        Had 5FT and 3 remaining after doing Bruno/Evanilson to Gordon/Ekitiké.

        BB GW18 and FH GW19. 0.5itb.

        Raya
        VVD O’Reilly Andersen
        Saka Foden Gordon Rogers
        Haaland Ekitike Thiago

        Dubravka Rodon Richards* King

        Richards/King to Keane/Stach will give me the following BB:

        Dubravka (EVE) Keane (bur) Rodon and Stach (sun)

        Or should I go for LeFée in MF and one of the likes of VdV, Dalot, DeCuyper, Van de Berge, Alderete for defense?

        Open Controls
      3. Boxwoods
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        11 hours, 59 mins ago

        Richards foot injury throwing spanner into BB for this week. Worth a hit to bring in Guehi, Lacroix, or Tarkowski?

        Open Controls
      4. Gazzpfc
        • 9 Years
        11 hours, 36 mins ago

        Guehi or Chalobah the better pick this week for a CS???

        Open Controls
        1. g40steve
          • 7 Years
          11 hours, 29 mins ago

          Currently playing Chalobah, Guehi on bench

          Open Controls
        2. Radulfo28773
          • 4 Years
          10 hours, 41 mins ago

          I am playing Guehi

          Open Controls
      5. Atimis
        • 9 Years
        11 hours, 30 mins ago

        Would you sell Hartman for a hit for other 3.8-4.0 def? On BB.

        Open Controls
        1. Snoop Udogie Dogg
          • 5 Years
          11 hours, 14 mins ago

          probably not

          Open Controls
        2. Kingy109
          • 4 Years
          10 hours, 29 mins ago

          Maybe Alderete. But not if you've already used your 5 FTs

          Open Controls
      6. The Pep Revolution
        • 14 Years
        11 hours, 25 mins ago

        Happy Christmas everyone.

        I'm changing Thiago and Fernandez to Ekitike and a 7.7m midfielder. Can you please advise on who this should be?

        Rest of my team is
        Dubravka Kelleher
        Timber O Reilly Guehi Senesi Rodon
        Foden Rogers Rice Minteh Fernandez
        Woltemade Thiago Haaland

        Open Controls
        1. jamichael
          • 12 Years
          11 hours, 7 mins ago

          Semenyo

          Open Controls
      7. Snoop Udogie Dogg
        • 5 Years
        11 hours, 15 mins ago

        Merry Jesus everyone

        Open Controls
        1. Atimis
          • 9 Years
          11 hours, 2 mins ago

          Aye!

          Open Controls
      8. Ignasi M
        • 8 Years
        11 hours, 14 mins ago

        Nadolig Llawen / Merry Christmnas to Skonta Rigga and the FF scout team. You all do a phenomenal job. Thank you xxx

        Open Controls
      9. hazza44
        • 13 Years
        11 hours, 14 mins ago

        Hi all,
        Which mid to replace Bruno, up to £10.6, current mids are:
        Foden Cunha Rice Minteh

        Open Controls
        1. Snoop Udogie Dogg
          • 5 Years
          11 hours, 13 mins ago

          Rogers the dodger

          Open Controls
          1. Snoop Udogie Dogg
            • 5 Years
            11 hours, 12 mins ago

            or Semenyo

            Open Controls
      10. bso
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        11 hours, 10 mins ago

        Merry, merry everyone!
        Is this my best lineup and bench order?
        Dubravka
        Guehi O’Reilly Timber
        Foden Rogers Saka Bruno G
        Bowen Haaland Ekitike

        Verbruggen Anderson (FUL)Rodon Anderson (NFO)

        Open Controls
      11. jamichael
        • 12 Years
        11 hours, 10 mins ago

        Happy Xmas!

        Please provide your expert advice on the below free hit team. Playing catch up, hence putting in a mostly differential team. Thanks

        Allison
        Calalifori Fofana Konate
        Palmer Rogers Grealish Foden
        Gyokeres Halland Ekitike
        Dubavaka Potts Alderate Bijol

        Open Controls
        1. Four Letter Wirtz
          • 9 Years
          9 hours, 50 mins ago

          Looks like a fun FH team... I can definitely see the vision. My only doubt is double LIV defense... you know they're going to find a way to concede. I'd rather have double LIV attack, or maybe Frimpong for some OOP shenanigans.

          Open Controls
      12. tuturututu
        • 4 Years
        10 hours, 58 mins ago

        Who is better for GW18 only

        A) Kluivert
        B) Chiesa

        Open Controls
        1. Miguel Sanchez
          • 9 Years
          10 hours, 46 mins ago

          A - I don’t think Chiesa is physically capable of starting a PL game

          Open Controls
      13. EmreCan Hustle
        • 13 Years
        10 hours, 44 mins ago

        Merry Christmas everyone!

        De Cuyper to;

        A) VvD (24% owned) - Rank protection.
        B) Tarkowski (8% owned) - Differential.

        Wolves more likely CS.
        But Burnley are also a terrible defense.

        Cheers.

        Open Controls
        1. Miguel Sanchez
          • 9 Years
          10 hours, 42 mins ago

          B

          Open Controls
        2. JohnnyB10
            10 hours, 31 mins ago

            B

            Open Controls
        3. Miguel Sanchez
          • 9 Years
          10 hours, 41 mins ago

          Anyone think Palace keep a clean sheet vs Spurs or are they spent?

          Open Controls
          1. EmreCan Hustle
            • 13 Years
            10 hours, 40 mins ago

            I expect Spurs to score.

            Open Controls
            1. Miguel Sanchez
              • 9 Years
              10 hours, 22 mins ago

              Spurs are a lot better away from home

              Open Controls
          2. I have no Wirtz
              10 hours, 28 mins ago

              CS possible, Christmas reset, they had 5 days to recover. And it’s Spurs, lads.

              Also specifically regarding Guehi, he can score as he showed the other day against Arsenal, and they lost on penalties 7-8. Not a spent force yet.

              Open Controls
          3. I have no Wirtz
              10 hours, 37 mins ago

              Need to start 3 from these 5, how would you order?

              A) Rogers
              B) Thiago
              C) Guehi
              D) Chalobah
              E) Senesi

              Currently on ABCDE (D first bench)

              Open Controls
              1. Miguel Sanchez
                • 9 Years
                10 hours, 24 mins ago

                ABDEC

                Open Controls
              2. g40steve
                • 7 Years
                10 hours, 16 mins ago

                ABD

                Open Controls
            • JohnnyB10
                10 hours, 32 mins ago

                Leaning towards Tarkowski ( got the exact funds 0.0 itb ). Will FH next week and bench boost this week. I have Esteve but he is a doubt. I prefer more Tark over Keane. 🙂

                Open Controls
              • Toplad
                • 8 Years
                10 hours, 20 mins ago

                Merry Christmas!! In GW18 who would you play:

                A) Bowen
                B) Thiago

                Open Controls
                1. JohnnyB10
                    10 hours, 15 mins ago

                    Tough one I’d play Bowen

                    Open Controls
                  • Miguel Sanchez
                    • 9 Years
                    10 hours, 8 mins ago

                    Both

                    Open Controls
                2. FPL Sanky
                  • 2 Years
                  10 hours, 6 mins ago

                  Richards to Keane for a hit and play BB?

                  OR

                  Delay the BB to next week

                  My current bench is Dubravka (EVE H) Le Fee (LEE H) Alderete (LEE H) and Richards**

                  Open Controls
                  1. g40steve
                    • 7 Years
                    10 hours, 5 mins ago

                    Why BB on -4 to start with?

                    Open Controls
                    1. FPL Sanky
                      • 2 Years
                      10 hours, 4 mins ago

                      My other 3 bench players have amazing fixtures this week plus Keane feels like a long term hold

                      Open Controls
                  2. Radulfo28773
                    • 4 Years
                    10 hours, 3 mins ago

                    Go for it!

                    Open Controls
                    1. FPL Sanky
                      • 2 Years
                      10 hours, 2 mins ago

                      Cheers thank you

                      Open Controls
                  3. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
                    • 9 Years
                    9 hours, 42 mins ago

                    Yes

                    Open Controls
                3. SomeoneKnows
                  • 9 Years
                  10 hours, 6 mins ago

                  Start one

                  A) Lacroix (TOT)
                  B) Minteh (ars)
                  C) Gudmundsson (sun)

                  Open Controls
                  1. Radulfo28773
                    • 4 Years
                    10 hours, 3 mins ago

                    Lacroix

                    Open Controls
                4. Radulfo28773
                  • 4 Years
                  10 hours, 4 mins ago

                  Bench two please:
                  Alderete
                  Guehi
                  Van de Ven
                  Chalobah
                  Hincapie

                  Open Controls
                  1. Four Letter Wirtz
                    • 9 Years
                    9 hours, 57 mins ago

                    I'd definitely play Chalobah and Hincapie. Then it's a toss-up between the other three... I'd be tempted to play Alderete and then watch Palace vs Spurs without a care.

                    Open Controls
                    1. Radulfo28773
                      • 4 Years
                      7 hours, 53 mins ago

                      Thanks mate

                      Open Controls

                You need to be logged in to post a comment.