The Saturday Surgery

FPL GW18 Scout Picks - Final Selection

Pickford

O’Reilly
van Dijk
Keane
Saliba

Saka
Wilson
Wirtz

Thiago
Haaland
Ekitiké

Dubravka
Alderete
Miley
Le Fée

Price Change Predictions

Risers

Fallers

Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Gordon	NEW	7.3m	114.1%	Very Likely
Woltemade	NEW	7.3m	105.8%	Very Likely
James	CHE	5.6m	104.1%	Very Likely
L.Miley	NEW	4.4m	102.1%	Very Likely
Mukiele	SUN	4.2m	101.6%	Very Likely
Gravenberch	LIV	5.6m	100.7%	Very Likely
O'Reilly	MCI	5.3m	100.0%	Likely
Stach	LEE	4.8m	99.6%	Likely
Lewis-Potter	BRE	4.8m	95.3%	Maybe
Verbruggen	BHA	4.4m	95.4%	Maybe
Truffert	BOU	4.5m	92.8%	Unlikely
Chalobah	CHE	5.5m	86.0%	Unlikely
Cunha	MUN	8.0m	70.7%	Unlikely
Alderete	SUN	4.0m	83.6%	Unlikely
Dalot	MUN	4.4m	81.6%	Unlikely
Guéhi	CRY	5.3m	78.4%	Unlikely
Andersen	FUL	4.6m	76.7%	Unlikely
Virgil	LIV	5.9m	73.4%	Unlikely
Mount	MUN	5.9m	69.5%	Unlikely
Tete	FUL	4.5m	68.6%	Unlikely
Roefs	SUN	4.8m	67.5%	Unlikely
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	63.2%	Unlikely
Petrović	BOU	4.5m	62.9%	Unlikely
Saliba	ARS	5.9m	61.4%	Unlikely
Van den Berg	BRE	4.5m	59.1%	Unlikely
Cullen	BUR	5.0m	55.0%	Unlikely
Trossard	ARS	6.9m	54.7%	Unlikely
Konaté	LIV	5.4m	52.8%	Unlikely
Dúbravka	BUR	4.0m	53.1%	Unlikely
Pickford	EVE	5.5m	52.6%	Unlikely
Raya	ARS	6.0m	52.2%	Unlikely
Rogers	AVL	7.3m	37.8%	Unlikely
Smith Rowe	FUL	5.6m	48.6%	Unlikely
E.Le Fée	SUN	4.9m	48.1%	Unlikely
A.Becker	LIV	5.4m	47.6%	Unlikely
Watkins	AVL	8.5m	45.8%	Unlikely
Rúben	MCI	5.7m	44.7%	Unlikely
Kamara	AVL	4.9m	44.3%	Unlikely
Semenyo	BOU	7.7m	42.3%	Unlikely
Heaven	MUN	3.8m	43.5%	Unlikely

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Thiago	BRE	7.1m	163.5%	Very Likely
Muñoz	CRY	5.9m	138.9%	Very Likely
Barnes	NEW	6.2m	137.2%	Very Likely
Mamardashvili	LIV	4.3m	115.9%	Very Likely
Pedro Porro	TOT	5.3m	113.3%	Very Likely
Vicario	TOT	4.9m	113.0%	Very Likely
Minteh	BHA	6.1m	110.2%	Very Likely
Mosquera	ARS	5.4m	108.9%	Very Likely
Piroe	LEE	5.0m	105.7%	Very Likely
Coleman	EVE	4.3m	103.5%	Very Likely
Nørgaard	ARS	5.2m	103.6%	Very Likely
De Ligt	MUN	5.0m	102.9%	Very Likely
Ajer	BRE	4.4m	103.3%	Very Likely
Ndiaye	EVE	6.3m	101.9%	Very Likely
Neave	NEW	4.4m	102.9%	Very Likely
March	BHA	5.8m	99.9%	Likely
Udogie	TOT	4.4m	100.9%	Very Likely
Colwill	CHE	4.8m	101.0%	Very Likely
Kulusevski	TOT	6.4m	100.7%	Very Likely
McAtee	NFO	5.1m	100.2%	Very Likely
James	LEE	5.3m	100.0%	Likely
Gibbs-White	NFO	7.3m	99.0%	Maybe
Jair Cunha	NFO	4.3m	97.6%	Maybe
Tasker	BHA	3.9m	96.8%	Maybe
Trafford	MCI	4.6m	95.7%	Maybe
L.Guilherme	WHU	4.9m	95.8%	Maybe
Barnes	BUR	4.3m	95.5%	Maybe
Fer López	WOL	5.2m	95.5%	Maybe
Bevan	BOU	3.9m	94.6%	Maybe
P.M.Sarr	TOT	4.6m	94.2%	Unlikely
Nwaneri	ARS	5.1m	94.9%	Unlikely
Doucouré	CRY	4.9m	94.2%	Unlikely
Nallo	LIV	3.8m	94.2%	Unlikely
Hannibal	BUR	4.8m	93.5%	Unlikely
Yoro	MUN	4.3m	92.7%	Unlikely
Hermansen	WHU	4.3m	91.7%	Unlikely
Fitzgerald	MUN	4.4m	91.7%	Unlikely
Enzo	CHE	6.5m	89.1%	Unlikely
Benitez	CRY	4.0m	89.3%	Unlikely
Bayindir	MUN	4.8m	88.3%	Unlikely

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Watchlists

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

Last updated: 26 Dec, 2025 1:46pm

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

Last updated: 26 Dec, 2025 1:50pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Saka	ARS	A
No Change	Foden	MCI	A, Vs
Up	Matheus Cunha	MUN	A
No Change	Semenyo	BOU	A
Up	Wirtz	LIV	B, Vs
Up	Grealish	EVE	B, Vs
No Change	Bruno Guimarães	NEW	B, Sus
No Change	Schade	BRE	C, Vs
Down	Minteh	BHA	C
No Change	Anderson	NFO	C, £

Last updated: 26 Dec, 2025 1:54pm

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

Last updated: 26 Dec, 2025 1:56pm

FPL GW18 Scout Picks - Final Selection

Pickford

O’Reilly
van Dijk
Keane
Saliba

Saka
Wilson
Wirtz

Thiago
Haaland
Ekitiké

Dubravka
Alderete
Miley
Le Fée

GW18 Captain Poll

Price Change Predictions

Risers

Fallers

Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Gordon	NEW	7.3m	114.1%	Very Likely
Woltemade	NEW	7.3m	105.8%	Very Likely
James	CHE	5.6m	104.1%	Very Likely
L.Miley	NEW	4.4m	102.1%	Very Likely
Mukiele	SUN	4.2m	101.6%	Very Likely
Gravenberch	LIV	5.6m	100.7%	Very Likely
O'Reilly	MCI	5.3m	100.0%	Likely
Stach	LEE	4.8m	99.6%	Likely
Lewis-Potter	BRE	4.8m	95.3%	Maybe
Verbruggen	BHA	4.4m	95.4%	Maybe
Truffert	BOU	4.5m	92.8%	Unlikely
Chalobah	CHE	5.5m	86.0%	Unlikely
Cunha	MUN	8.0m	70.7%	Unlikely
Alderete	SUN	4.0m	83.6%	Unlikely
Dalot	MUN	4.4m	81.6%	Unlikely
Guéhi	CRY	5.3m	78.4%	Unlikely
Andersen	FUL	4.6m	76.7%	Unlikely
Virgil	LIV	5.9m	73.4%	Unlikely
Mount	MUN	5.9m	69.5%	Unlikely
Tete	FUL	4.5m	68.6%	Unlikely
Roefs	SUN	4.8m	67.5%	Unlikely
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	63.2%	Unlikely
Petrović	BOU	4.5m	62.9%	Unlikely
Saliba	ARS	5.9m	61.4%	Unlikely
Van den Berg	BRE	4.5m	59.1%	Unlikely
Cullen	BUR	5.0m	55.0%	Unlikely
Trossard	ARS	6.9m	54.7%	Unlikely
Konaté	LIV	5.4m	52.8%	Unlikely
Dúbravka	BUR	4.0m	53.1%	Unlikely
Pickford	EVE	5.5m	52.6%	Unlikely
Raya	ARS	6.0m	52.2%	Unlikely
Rogers	AVL	7.3m	37.8%	Unlikely
Smith Rowe	FUL	5.6m	48.6%	Unlikely
E.Le Fée	SUN	4.9m	48.1%	Unlikely
A.Becker	LIV	5.4m	47.6%	Unlikely
Watkins	AVL	8.5m	45.8%	Unlikely
Rúben	MCI	5.7m	44.7%	Unlikely
Kamara	AVL	4.9m	44.3%	Unlikely
Semenyo	BOU	7.7m	42.3%	Unlikely
Heaven	MUN	3.8m	43.5%	Unlikely

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Thiago	BRE	7.1m	163.5%	Very Likely
Muñoz	CRY	5.9m	138.9%	Very Likely
Barnes	NEW	6.2m	137.2%	Very Likely
Mamardashvili	LIV	4.3m	115.9%	Very Likely
Pedro Porro	TOT	5.3m	113.3%	Very Likely
Vicario	TOT	4.9m	113.0%	Very Likely
Minteh	BHA	6.1m	110.2%	Very Likely
Mosquera	ARS	5.4m	108.9%	Very Likely
Piroe	LEE	5.0m	105.7%	Very Likely
Coleman	EVE	4.3m	103.5%	Very Likely
Nørgaard	ARS	5.2m	103.6%	Very Likely
De Ligt	MUN	5.0m	102.9%	Very Likely
Ajer	BRE	4.4m	103.3%	Very Likely
Ndiaye	EVE	6.3m	101.9%	Very Likely
Neave	NEW	4.4m	102.9%	Very Likely
March	BHA	5.8m	99.9%	Likely
Udogie	TOT	4.4m	100.9%	Very Likely
Colwill	CHE	4.8m	101.0%	Very Likely
Kulusevski	TOT	6.4m	100.7%	Very Likely
McAtee	NFO	5.1m	100.2%	Very Likely
James	LEE	5.3m	100.0%	Likely
Gibbs-White	NFO	7.3m	99.0%	Maybe
Jair Cunha	NFO	4.3m	97.6%	Maybe
Tasker	BHA	3.9m	96.8%	Maybe
Trafford	MCI	4.6m	95.7%	Maybe
L.Guilherme	WHU	4.9m	95.8%	Maybe
Barnes	BUR	4.3m	95.5%	Maybe
Fer López	WOL	5.2m	95.5%	Maybe
Bevan	BOU	3.9m	94.6%	Maybe
P.M.Sarr	TOT	4.6m	94.2%	Unlikely
Nwaneri	ARS	5.1m	94.9%	Unlikely
Doucouré	CRY	4.9m	94.2%	Unlikely
Nallo	LIV	3.8m	94.2%	Unlikely
Hannibal	BUR	4.8m	93.5%	Unlikely
Yoro	MUN	4.3m	92.7%	Unlikely
Hermansen	WHU	4.3m	91.7%	Unlikely
Fitzgerald	MUN	4.4m	91.7%	Unlikely
Enzo	CHE	6.5m	89.1%	Unlikely
Benitez	CRY	4.0m	89.3%	Unlikely
Bayindir	MUN	4.8m	88.3%	Unlikely

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FPL Fixture Ticker

Watchlists

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

Last updated: 26 Dec, 2025 1:46pm

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

Last updated: 26 Dec, 2025 1:50pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Saka	ARS	A
No Change	Foden	MCI	A, Vs
Up	Matheus Cunha	MUN	A
No Change	Semenyo	BOU	A
Up	Wirtz	LIV	B, Vs
Up	Grealish	EVE	B, Vs
No Change	Bruno Guimarães	NEW	B, Sus
No Change	Schade	BRE	C, Vs
Down	Minteh	BHA	C
No Change	Anderson	NFO	C, £

Last updated: 26 Dec, 2025 1:54pm

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

Last updated: 26 Dec, 2025 1:56pm

GW18 Chip Poll

Matchday Surgery

29 December 2012 535 comments

Mark

The relentless festive programme continues with a weekend of Premier League matches – the third block of fixtures in the space of eight days. Rest and rotation continue to stalk us Fantasy managers and put our chances of getting a starting XI out on the pitch at risk so there’s plenty to wrestle with as our Saturday Surgery Chatroom opens up to, once more, offer a haven for those seeking real-time advice from their peers.

The day’s Dugout Discussion follows at 12.30 ahead of Tottenham’s trip to Sunderland for the early kick-off. The pre-match preamble is stripped and warming up.

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Mithrandir, the Grey Pilgri…
13 years, 11 hours ago
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1. Twisted Saltergater
  13 years, 11 hours ago
  http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2012/12/29/the-pre-match-preamble-47/
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La Roja
13 years, 11 hours ago
All set on Walcott Captain.

It is risky but i always go with gut feeling.

Good luck to all RVP or Suarez captainers
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1. FORCA INTER
  13 years, 11 hours ago
  nice pick,if i had him i would probably C him as well
  
  always go with your gut-i am doing the same
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DDC
13 years, 11 hours ago
what % would you give RVP of starting?
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1. Pigvig
  13 years, 11 hours ago
  90
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  1. La Roja
    13 years, 11 hours ago
    90
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FORCA INTER
13 years, 11 hours ago
so glad to be at FFS again 🙂 ,i am kinnda excited over fantasy yet again and i might start watch games again

didn't see football match in last 2-3 months
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1. Namtab Nomolos
  13 years, 11 hours ago
  Guess what? Torres is scoring goals again! Hahahaha, no really 😉
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I am not a smart guy
13 years, 11 hours ago
Chance of Norwich having a CS this week?
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1. Louis
  13 years, 11 hours ago
  I reckon Silva will score, so none!
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2. Lucky_2010
  13 years, 9 hours ago
  nope probably 2-0 away win ..
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Denis Tueart on the wing
13 years, 11 hours ago
Will Walcott Start ?
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1. Louis
  13 years, 11 hours ago
  yes
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nibby
13 years, 11 hours ago
Who to bench from Cueller,G.ramirez??
thinking about to bench cueller......any thoughts???
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toxik
13 years, 10 hours ago
Dare I captain Berba or Benteke ahead of RVP???
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toxik
13 years, 10 hours ago
or other captain option Silva
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Hello. Yes, This is Dog
13 years, 10 hours ago
why is it that teams like stoke and sunderland etc can play the same team week in week out and never have to rotate, but the big name players at higher clubs are always in need of "rest"?
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1. Lucky_2010
  13 years, 9 hours ago
  maybe limited players for rotation just my guess lol
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the axolotl
12 years, 12 months ago
# hindsight - more walcott doubting;

http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2012/12/29/the-saturday-surgery-60/comment-page-2/#comment-4719809
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El Berbossa - \\\"El b…
12 years, 12 months ago
Suarez is a monster
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