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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. Jet5605
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Best 5.2 or less defender for GW35 only? Leading my ML by 40 and rival has Daniels. Should I get him too to cancel out any hauls? The other options are less of a goal threat:

    A - Daniels
    B - Blind
    C - PvA
    D - Zabaleta

    Already have Valencia - Mawson - Gibson - McAuley - Amat

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

      B looks the best on paper, but A has the highest potential and also blocks your rival. I'd go A.

    2. FC nelo
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Daniels

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

      a

  2. Darklord_bg
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Narrowed it down to those options:

    A. Costa, King, Yoshida, (Capoue)
    B. Alli, Sane, Yoshida, (Anichebe)
    C. Ozil, King, Bertrand, (Anichebe)

    Rest of the team looks like this:

    De Gea, Pickford
    Alonso, Monreal, Stephens, Holgate, ?
    Sanchez, Hazard, Eriksen, ?, ?
    Kane, Gabbi, ?

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

      A looks good

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

        Thanks.

        I'm worried that Costa might get rested if Chelsea clinch the title early.

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

          I have personally gone for Alli ahead of Costa and King ahead of sane with much stronger defence atm

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

    Manchester City had won six straight league games. Then they faced Spurs.
    Burnley were unbeaten at home for four months. Then they faced Spurs.
    Chelsea had won 13 consecutive league games. Then they faced Spurs.
    Everton were unbeaten in almost three months, dropping just six points. Then they faced Spurs.
    Crystal Palace had won six of their last eight league games. Then they faced Spurs.

    Winning Run Killers

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

      Arsenal have won 2 league games in a row.. The trend continues.

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

        😀 haha

    2. A.T
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      1-1

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

    How are people feeling about Gabbiadini this gameweek?

    Thinking of bringing him in for a hit? Yay or Nay?

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

      I'm thinking differential captain

  5. Lateriser 12
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Jaku
    Valencia Baily Alonso
    Eriksen Alli Zaha Townsend
    Kane Kaku Negredo

    xx Evans Siggy

    Transfer suggestions? Thinking Negredo -> Jesus(c)

    5M itb. WC handy.

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

      yeah him or Gabbi .

    2. A.T
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      WC

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

        Why?

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

      DOn't think he'll do much. Siggy -> Coutinho/Firmino? or even Martial/Mikhi?

    4. Demel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Or Defoe? It sounds mad...but it could work.

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

      defo negredo to someone. jesus minutes im not sure of this week, start likely next gw tomorrow
      wait for peps presser, if comments from pep are encouraging go for it.
      if not , costa

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

    How many yellows is Costa on?

    I see 8 in PL, but he may have picked one up in the cup as well.

    1. Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Irrelevant, threshold is 15 now

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

        Thanks

  7. 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. A.T
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      1

    2. Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Kane

    3. OzilFozzil
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Has to be Kane no?

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

      Negredo Dele to Kane Sane
      Negredo Walker to Kane any def
      ?

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

    This week is all about nailing down your punts.

    1. Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Is Aguero now a punt due to uncertainty?

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

      Redmond and Jesus are my choice of poison

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

      *Wildcarders

  9. Demel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Would I be madto captain Gabbi?

    Hazard - Sanchez - Alli - Eriksen
    Aguero - Gabbi - Rashford

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

      not at all

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

        Over Kun?

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

          rotation risk, though Jesus comes in for Sane probably imo

  10. HavertzHero
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Wildcard draft for BB DGW
    Callbrero Pickford
    Alonso Monreal Yoshida Gabriel Blind
    Hazard Sane Sanchez Ali Jwp
    Kane Jesus Gabbi
    Gtg?

    1. Old Gregg
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Decent.

      How much is your team value?. Just interested. As I can't get a decent front 3.

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

        107.4m mate

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

    Bottom of the last.

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

    Rest of front 6 is:
    Özil, Hazard, Eriksen, Sané
    Kane, Costa

  12. Business Cat
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Up to 2.6K OR after last night's 0-0...fetch the oxygen mask!

    Awesomesauce 😎

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

      Great. Slowly creeping back into top 50k here. Absolutely ruin my season by getting Kun earlier in the season.

  13. Plagued by indecision
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Double planning is unsurprisingly very difficult without a wildcard. Resigned to not having all the doublers I want but how's this for a plan?

    Current squad:

    Grant / Heaton
    Valencia / Alonso / Holgate / Friend / Yoshida
    Pedro / Allen / Alli / Eriksen / Zaha
    Kane / Lukaku / Negredo

    1 FT, 2m ITB

    GW35: Allen > King, Negredo > Gabbiadini
    GW36: Lukaku > Jesus, Alli > Hazard
    GW37: Grant > Caballero, Heaton > Cech, Valencia > Bailly (BB)

    1. Golden Soccer Ducks
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      I like this. Looks good to me!

  14. Arteta
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Aguero owners - keeping or selling?

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

      Keeping for now at least.

    2. Bunk Moreland
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Activated my wildcard after last night, think I will sell him actually. He doesn't look on form, and with Jesus coming back I would rather have Costa or Kane I think. Despite boro...

    3. pundit of punts
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Not an owner but I'd sell in a heartbeat.

      Jesus is the one to get now.

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

      Thanks for replies lads!

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

    Bottomed last page
    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

    1. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      I'd ditch Valencia for a punt

    2. Golden Soccer Ducks
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Everyone looks good, other than Brunt IMO. Daniels against SUN?

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

    I'm feeling Bobby F today. Might bring him back just for the sake of having a MNF player.

    Firmino or Coutinho guys?

  17. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Even though the United clean sheet made my rank worse off, I'm now 18 points behind my mini league leader after being around 90 points behind a few weeks ago. Wish me luck!

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

      Nice! I was in a similar position, and now I'm 100+ points behind. Well, don't have to be tense about that any longer.

  18. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    GTG?

    DDG
    Bailly Davies
    Sanchez Hazard Alli Zaha Arnautovic/King
    Kane Lukaku Benteke

    Jakupovic Gibson Amat Lenihan

    WC tomorrow.

    Maybe Lukaku ➡ Gabbi for a hit?

  19. zon
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    What do we think of Costa? With those fixtures he seems very difficult to ignore, the Boro game could well be a goal fest for Chelsea at least. Do we expect him to get a rest at some point?

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

      Nah, dont think he'll get rest,maybe subbed off early...

    2. weaver93
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      GW38,If Chelsea win the title, can see a lot
      of their players rested for FA Cup, Cameos for Terry etc

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

    Thoughts on Rashford? He's not really a. Option going forward is he? Limited returns / rotation risk / backwards OOP

    1. Danstoke82
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      I've got rid. What a waste of time.

      Saying that he will know get a hatty v Swansea at H such is my luck in this cruel game.

  21. bitm2007
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Is Jesus to risky a pick under GW35 WC ?

    1. Golden Soccer Ducks
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      For me yes, I'd like to see him for another week and then see how he does

    2. Bunk Moreland
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Fwiw, I am bringing in Vardy with the view of selling for Jesus if he seems likely to start in the doubles.

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

      I'm thinking of going with Benteke for 35 and then switching to Jesus/Costa depending on if and how they play.

  22. Danstoke82
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    As DGWs go that one was absolute pants. 43 points (-8).

    Rashford (c), Zaha, Valencia and Chambers and I still made zero ground on my ML leader who just had Bailly and Rashford.

    1. Bunk Moreland
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Horrible gw for me as well. Lost 40 Points to my rival who had double MUN and double Boro defense. He used BB though, maybe I can claw some of it back in 37.

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

      Ouch.. I had 63, but rival smashed it with 88...even played Clucas on AOA...

    3. My Name Is Prince
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Benteke and any other United defender than Valencia were the ones to have... Can't get it right every time though..

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

    Pickford
    Alonso Valencia Pieters
    Sanchez Alli Eriksen Siggy
    Kane Lukaku Benteke

    (Heaton ASmith Gibson TCarroll)

    1 FT 0.0 ITB WC BB
    A. Siggy > King
    B. Sanchez > de Bruyne / Hazard
    C. Lukaku Siggy > Gabbiadini Hazard (Haz is killing me ATM...)
    D. Heaton Siggy > Degea King
    E. WC early / any other suggestions gratefully considered.

    Endured a 25pt swing in ML this wk, now 10 behind.

    1. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      A

    2. Golden Soccer Ducks
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      A or C IMO

    3. OzilFozzil
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      A

  24. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    No WC so need to set up slowly. How does this -4 look:

    Luk&siggy out for gabbi&hazard

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

      Could work, and you need Hazard next week. I prefer King this week over Haz

  25. makaveli123
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Can't wait to break 2000pts this weekend 😎

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

      Same just need 100 points 😎

  26. Meme2011
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    for rest of season....

    1. Costa (1 x dgw) or Jesus (1 x dgw)

    2. JWP (2 x dgw) or King

    1. makaveli123
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Costa King

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

      Costa and King

    3. Bunk Moreland
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      1 Costa for now
      2 King forever

  27. OzilFozzil
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Is Son likely to get any game time, or should I sell

    Planning on using my AOA chip with the following team:

    Sanchez, Alli, Son(game time?), Zaha, King (in for a hit)
    Kane(C), Lukaku, Gabbi (free transfer)

    Thoughts?

  28. FPL Maldini
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    If you had to punt on one, which would it be?

    A) Chadli

    B) Albrighton

    C) Origi

    1. Bunk Moreland
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      C

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

    On a WC, which 2 defenders would you go with?

    1) Bailly
    2) Vertonghen
    3) Daniels
    4) Monreal

    Rest of the defence: Yoshida, Alonso, Holgate

    1+2 and 3+4 are competing for the two spots respectively.

  30. NotsoSpursy
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Hi all
    I need to shave off 2.3 m. Please can someone be ruthless and suggest ?
    thanks loads in advance (I'd like to keep kaku if poss)

    Pickford - de Gea

    Monreal - Bailly- Yosh- Alonso - Stephens

    Sánchez- Hazard- Alli- Sané- King

    Anichebe- Kaku- Kane

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

      Monreal for Gabriel is one

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

      Lukaku to Gabbi

    3. Old Gregg
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      De Gea - Cabellero. Not sure how serious Bravos injury is though