The Scout is tipping four players for big success in Gameweek 11 (GW11) of 2025/26 Fantasy Premier League ahead of Saturday's 11:00 GMT deadline, to help managers gain an edge over their mini-league rivals.
Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) £6.3m
Mohammed Kudus (£6.6m) and Tijjani Reijnders (£5.5m) are the two most-sold players of GW11, so there are plenty of Fantasy managers shopping around for a low-to-mid-price midfielder this week.
Reijnders' Man City team-mate Cherki is certainly a contender on the replacements list.
The French international supplied two assists in Gameweek 10 (GW10), on what was his first Premier League start since August after an injury-affected autumn.
While we haven't seen much of Cherki since his summer move, his eye for a pass has stood out. He has created a big chance every 40 minutes so far this season, a rate that no other Fantasy midfielder can better.
A home fixture against Liverpool might be a better entry point than some might think: the Reds are ranked 20th for big chances conceded in away fixtures in 2025/26.
There is always a chance of rotation when it comes to Man City players, so Cherki is not a pick who will give you a cast-iron guarantee of starts every week.
But with none of the French playmaker's matches from Gameweek 13 to Gameweek 24 scoring any higher than three in the Fixture Difficulty Ratings (FDR), it might be a risk worth taking.
Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) £7.3m
Gibbs-White is enjoying life under Sean Dyche, starting all three Premier League and UEFA Europa League matches overseen by his new manager and scoring twice.
One of those goals was a penalty, suggesting Gibbs-White is first in line for spot-kicks while Chris Wood (£7.2m) remains on the sidelines.
Gibbs-White has actually carried a threat before and after the recent managerial change at the City Ground.
He's ranked among the top eight midfielders for total shots and also shots in the box in 2025/26, with 22 and 14 respectively.
Forest's next two home fixtures are against sides that haven't kept a clean sheet between them on the road. Wolverhampton Wanderers, who haven't recorded a shut-out at any venue this season, then follow in Gameweek 14.
Igor Thiago (Brentford) £6.2m
Fantasy managers seeking out a replacement for GW11 injury doubt Viktor Gyokeres (£9.0m) could do worse than consider the budget-friendly Thiago.
The money freed up could perhaps be reinvested in pricier Liverpool players such as Mohamed Salah (£14.2m) and Virgil van Dijk (£6.0m) in Gameweek 12, when the Reds' fixtures become more favourable.
Only Erling Haaland (£14.8m) has scored on more occasions than Brentford's six-goal striker this season.
Thiago is also among the top three forwards for big chances and shots on target, with 11 and 12 of those respectively.
Up next for the Bees is the visit of Newcastle United, who are winless on the road this season.
Meetings with Burnley, Leeds United and Wolves, all favourably rated in the FDR, follow in the subsequent six Gameweeks.
Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) £5.1m
In GW10, Chalobah prolonged his record of starting every league match he’s been available for this season.
A midweek rest in the UEFA Champions League tie against Qarabag suggests that the sequence is going to be extended further.
Chelsea have strong prospects of clean sheets in the next two Gameweeks, with both fixtures scoring two in the FDR.
Chalobah offers additional extras, too. The centre-half has banked defensive contribution points on four occasions this season; no other Chelsea defender has done so more than once.
And no other member of the Blues' backline can better his tallies of nine shots and two goals, so there's even the possibility of a return at the opposite end of the field.