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The ScoutCast – Episode 223 – Comedown

Gradually weaned off our double fixture helping and returned to normality, the ScoutCast team take time out to pick through the wreckage of Gameweek 34, before we set our sights firmly on what lies ahead.

Wildcards and Bench Boost chips lodged up their end of season sleeves, Jonty, Andy and Luke join me to embrace another round of community questions.

With the rebuilding programme imminent, we take a look at those shot-term punts who can do a job in Gameweek 35, before weighing up single fixture assets who can possibly hold their own amid the forthcoming circus of Gameweek 37.

And, of course, we carry out our weekly appraisal of Alexis Sanchez, as the Chilean hints at a return form just as an irresistable Eden Hazard closes in.

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  1. anish10
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Aguero owners, what are you planning to do?

    Jesus threatning, made a great appearance when he came on yesterday looked really dangerous

    1. Pep says
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      And Aguerro must be tired in Peps's eyes. Perfect opportunity to get his star boy in the Centre of the field to score some goals and make him look good.

      1. HVT
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        You reckon Jesus starts the (both) doubles Pep?

        1. Pep says
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Well going by the way he dropped Kun last time it's very possible.

          I can't see Kun staying in the summer. He knows he's second choice to Jesus. Pep is ruthless and won't stand in ceremonies with Aguerro. If Jesus plays 30+ minutes at Boro and starts in GW36 then I think he's nailed. Maybe Kun will start over Sané some week and he'll try out the 2 together up front and assess his options for next season

          1. HVT
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Cheers mate, a decent overview.

    2. Legomane
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Reckon it'll be another cameo for Jesus v mid, maybe 30mins this time. Then start v CPL (70mins) and starts over the double 70/90 depending on match fitness.

      1. barracuda
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        This!

    3. Jet5605
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Pep is stubborn and will be looking to get Jesus back in as soon as

  2. davies
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Sunderland - Bournemouth predictions?

    Thinking of punting on Daniels...

    1. HVT
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      1-2?

  3. Awesom-o
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    DDG

    Yoshida/Stephens/Alonso

    Zaha/Eriksen/King/Sanchez/Ali

    Gabbiadini/Kane

    Pickford/Rashford/Stones/Holgate

    I'm trailing the people I want to catch in my mini-league by 45 points, I know they're captaining Harry Kane this weekend. So....

    1) Do I captain someone different as a differential, Gabbiadini maybe?
    2) Do I drop one of my midfielders to fit Rashford in?
    3) Stick with Kane and hope to chip away in the coming weeks and hope the bench boost gives me enough to overtake

  4. mojoindojo
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    1 week punt. Negredo to ?

    Got Kane and Lukaku

    1. HVT
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Tek

      1. mojoindojo
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Or maybe Gabbi?

        1. HVT
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Yea 55/45 imo

    2. Dirty Harry
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Benteke or Afobe

    3. Awesom-o
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Gabbiadini at home to Hull

    4. mojoindojo
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Thanks for the replies. Between Tel or Gabby.

  5. HVT
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Amat has 1 more day in my team, those wc post deadline tomorrow, who you so looking forward to losing?

    1. Legomane
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Valencia Gibson TCarroll...but mostly Valencia.

      1. HVT
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Valencia/Gibson here too!
        We were just unlucky with Toni V really.

  6. RIDZ
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Zabaleta in or Clichy in anyone?

    1. mojoindojo
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Rotation risk both

    2. Pep says
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Neither. Caballero and leave it at that for City defensive cover

      1. HVT
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        This

    3. jia you
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Listen to Pep, the Bravo situation has given us the perfect folly in Willy Calallero.

      1. Dirty Harry
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        How long Bravo dead for?

        1. jia you
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          not confirmed but rumour has it rest of the season.

  7. bigbudgie
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Bench one

    A) JWP
    B) Zaha
    C) King

    1. EDEN THE MAN
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Tough A

    2. Dirty Harry
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      JWP

    3. RIDZ
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Zaha

      I wanna sell him this week to JWP, is it a good move?

      1. @fpl_phenom
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        No keep for Burnley game

  8. EDEN THE MAN
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    That ManUtd CS really screwed me over

    My Ml rival had double UTD defence and I had Aguero.

    Now I'm 23 points behind

    Me:BB,WC
    Him: TC,BB
    How do you rate my chances

    1. HVT
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Never noticed you in my league before 😉

      1. EDEN THE MAN
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Lol
        I'm not sure I can cover up the ground now

        1. HVT
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          🙂

    2. bigbudgie
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      23 points is nothing, one decent captain swing. Still plenty of points to be had. Stick with it.

  9. Azathoth
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Should i do Walker & Crouch to Yoshida & Gabbi for -4?

    1. EDEN THE MAN
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      I would

    2. Phil Dagger ⭐
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      walker rotation risk so yes

    3. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      yes

  10. Jet5605
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Best 5.2 or less defender for GW35 only? Planning to WC in 36.

    Not sure about Saints as I think Hull could get something.

    A - Gibson > Blind
    B - Gibson > Palace def?
    C - Other?

    Pickford
    Valencia - Gibson - McAuley - Mawson - Amat

    1. Dirty Harry
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Daniels?

      1. Jet5605
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Good shout.

        I'm not sure about Blind as Swans are fighting for survival and Utd could be tired and are injury ravaged. Could see Siggie nicking a goal

    2. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      PVA could be gold if he starts vs burnley

      1. Jet5605
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Hmmm a bit risky. He may not start

    3. RIDZ
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Zabaleta?

      1. Jet5605
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Is he nailed?

  11. Atimis
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Negredo out for:
    1. Kane
    2. Gabbi
    3. Kun
    4. Jesus

    Probably will WC next week or this week is better to do it ?

    1. EDEN THE MAN
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Next week in Munich situation as I don't want to part with Benteke and Zaha before BUR

      1. EDEN THE MAN
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Munich=My opinion

    2. Dirty Harry
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Kane

    3. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Kane

    4. Atimis
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      You recon Kane will rly score big ?
      Negredo Dele to Kane Sane
      Or
      Negredo Walker to Kane any def ?

  12. Kun Tozser
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone want to help me out with my bench? Tempted for AOA this week

    Hennessey
    Yoshi Alonso Valencia
    Sanchez Hazard Alli JPW Zaha
    Kane Gabbi

    Pickford Jesus Fuchs Vert

    1. HVT
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      AOA, my gut is Valencia doesn't start.

    2. jia you
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Poor Vert being Fuched by Jesus

      1. HVT
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        There's a ban in here somewhere....
        🙂

        1. jia you
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          he started it with that blasphamous bench 😉

  13. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    I think ive nailed the perfect WC teams. Thoughts? (any recomendations are welcomed)

    Caballero Jak.
    Luiz Vertonghen Monreal Stevens Holgate.
    Hazard Eriksen King Coutinho Ozil
    Gabbi Kane Jesus

    1. GoonerByron
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      No Sanchez with back to back DGWs, good luck 🙂

      1. HurriKane
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        last 10 matches.

        Sanchez-4 goals 2 assists.

        Ozil-2 goals 4 assists.
        Is he really worth 2m more playing on the wings. eye test suggests ozil is playing more advanced

    2. You've got red on you.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      not sure about Jesus and Ozil

      1. HurriKane
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        jesus looks like scoring everytine he conmes from bench.

        i can see him starting atleast half of the natches and he could do some real danage with the great fixtures city have

    3. jia you
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Don't like this team at all, sry mate, Jak, Luis, Stevens, Ozil...

    4. Legomane
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      No Alli or Sanchez
      Alonso over Luiz
      Pickford over Jak
      Monreal potential waste of precious funds

    5. Joggers Nipple
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Seems a few too many compromises
      Have Ozil not Sanchez
      Erik not Alli
      Prefer Sane over Cout
      No Jak for me

      Defense is nice, prefer Alonso over Luiz though

  14. Jam0sh
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Good morning everyone. 32 points behind top 1k with wildcard and bench boost in tact. Would your strategy still be to play it mostly safe and look to get close with chips? I guess no hits and getting couple of differentials could be the way

  15. Cojiro
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Best united defender for a 1 week punt?

    1. GoonerByron
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Blind

  16. GoonerByron
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Sanchez (c)

    1. Delhidynamo
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      totally unbiased one that

  17. You've got red on you.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Repost:

    WC team. What do you think? Should I downgrade somewhere to upgrade somewhere else?

    -------------------------------Cech - Pickford-----------------------

    Alonso - Vertonghen - Bailly - Stephens - Holgate/Yoshida

    -------------Hazard - Sanchez - Alli - Sane - King-------------

    -----------------------Kane - Rashford - Gabbi--------------------

    1. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Looks good!

      Sane > Tadic.
      Rashford > Jesus.

  18. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Thoughts on this lot? Not sure what to do here with 1FT.

    ------------DDG---------
    Alonso Pieters Maguire (Stephens 3.9)
    Hazard Alli Sanchez Siggy King
    Kane Tekkers (Negredo)

    £1.8 inb.

    Looking at one of Siggy/Negredo/Pieters out for 1 week punt.

  19. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    last question of the day
    Valencia,Jaku to Blind,Caballero for a hit?

    1. Ramboros
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Too much uncertainty for me. Blind will at best rotate when Smalling and Jones are back. We don't yet know how long Bravo is out, and I think Bravo will play every he is available.

  20. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Nice bench boost! 🙂

    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/team/20179

  21. zøphar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Hi all,
    WC in 36, suggestions please for a 1 week punt ?
    Thinking sanchez to hazard, wildcard him back in for 36. Already used AOA

    0.9 ITB
    DDG / Pickford
    Valencia / Brunt / Alonso (Robertson / Chambers)
    Sanchez / Alli / Eriksen / Zaha (T Carroll)
    Benteke / Kane (c) / Lukaku

  22. t4thomas
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    First WC draft.

    Pickford | Jakupovic
    Lawton | Evans | Yoshida | Stephens | Holgate
    Sanchez | Hazard | Eriksen | Redmond | Carroll
    Kane | Costa | Jesus

    Thoughts?

    1. LegsA
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      might consider downgrading a forward and boosting a defense that is very weak

    2. grumpyman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      A bit heavy upfront given your available funds. Jesus is a risk, so downgrade him and use the funds in midfield or defence.

    3. t4thomas
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Thanks boys and girls.

  23. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    For the rest of the season

    Willy
    DDG
    Cech

    Ta 🙂

    1. sminkypinky
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Willy. More funds elsewhere...

    2. LegsA
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      After last night, Willy is da man

    3. jia you
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Depend on funds, every $ counts for me at this stage so Big Willy

    4. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Cech - extra game over Man City.

    5. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Cheers all, thinking possibly Cech for 36 then Willy for free in 37

  24. sk018
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Highest scoring midfielder for gwk 35?

    1. @fpl_phenom
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      King

  25. SpaceCadet
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Lukaku > gabbi for a hit. Yay or nay?

    1. Pep says
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      No Lukaku is at home and Chelsea haven't kept a clean sheet in ages. He'll be keen to impress and has scored against them before

  26. gorilla
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    does sunderland mathematically have a chance to survive?

    1. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Yep.

  27. sminkypinky
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    I'm really not too chuffed about Gabbiadini anymore. Should I be?

    1. gorilla
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      neither am i. get afobe instead

  28. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Do Sunderland look like scoring anytime soon? Looking to get Defoe in.

    Sess help!

    1. gorilla
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      wake up

    2. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      He's still banging in loads of attempts. He could well go on a nice little run.

  29. theBoose
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    A) King + Anichebe
    B) Fraser + Gabbiadini
    C) JWP + Afobe

    Other front 6 is:

    Özil, Hazard, Eriksen, Sané
    Kane, Costa

    1. jia you
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Similar dilemma. I really don't like Anichebe as a pick so I'm prob gonna go C. Afobe might bag a goal in 37 BB and JWP is a good 5th mid option with the double double.

  30. Coaly
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Captain Kane or Tek?

    1. gorilla
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      harry