FPL Scout: Gameweek 21 hints, tips and advice | OneFootball

Brentford have teamed up with Fantasy Football Scout to help bring you hints, tips and advice during the 2025/26 Fantasy Premier League (FPL) season.

Scout will be using their expertise to provide info, advice and Gameweek tips which may prove useful in ensuring you sit on top of your mini-leagues.

Best of the Bees

Sold by over 2.1 million Fantasy managers since Gameweek 17 took place, Igor Thiago (£6.9m) headlined Gameweek 20’s fantastic win at Everton.

Soon after clearing a James Tarkowski (£5.6m) header off the line, Thiago stretched to meet Vitaly Janelt’s (£4.9m) cross for the opener.

In fact, both Janelt and Nathan Collins (£4.9m) delivered their own double-digit FPL delight, combining for goal number two when the German’s corner was headed in at the near-post.

Barely a minute later, it was 3-0 with Thiago pouncing on the bounce to calmly slot home his second of the match. The forward was put through once more, this time by Collins’ 88th-minute pass to ensure Thiago’s first Premier League hat-trick.

Meanwhile, at the back, Caoimhín Kelleher (£4.5m) pulled off some great saves from Tarkowski, Dwight McNeil (£5.5m) and Thierno Barry (£5.7m), earning him a save point.

Three wins in four matches place Brentford seventh in the league table.

The Spotlight

It couldn’t be anyone else, really. The Brazilian began Sunday goalless in six games, where three ended without a shot.

But at the new Hill Dickinson Stadium, there were six efforts - all inside the penalty area - with five being on target.

Thiago has now delivered at least two goals and 13 points on four occasions.

Only Erling Haaland (£15.1m) beats him for goals, box shots, attempts on target and big chances since the season began, although Thiago has a better conversion rate, scoring from 31.8 per cent of efforts rather than 25.3 per cent.

Therefore, his recent ownership dip is now expected to head the other way, seeing as he netted in the reverse fixtures against upcoming opponents like Sunderland, Nottingham Forest and Newcastle United.

Best of the Rest

This was the third Gameweek in four where a Brentford player boasted the highest tally. Well, joint-top in this case.

Two others joined Thiago on a 17-point haul. Declan Rice (£7.2m) was the most-sold player ahead of GW20, having missed the midweek win over Aston Villa, but scored twice and scooped defensive contribution (DefCon) rewards versus Bournemouth.

Defender Malick Thiaw (£5.1m) combined a rare Newcastle clean sheet with a goal and DefCon joy.

In the early kick-off, John McGinn’s (£5.4m) brace and 15 points overcame Forest.

In Demand

Approaching Tuesday’s Gameweek 21 deadline, Rice isn’t quite the most-bought player. That honour belongs to Arsenal team-mate Gabriel Magalhães (£6.6m), a centre-back who has scored in successive outings.

Perhaps it’s unusual to see such popularity before facing Liverpool, but the champions still look out of sorts, and the Gunners are capable of clean sheets against anyone.

Thiago is currently the third-most purchased, while Ollie Watkins (£8.7m) has seen a huge change of fortunes. Having claimed just one attacking return in his first 13 appearances, the former Bee is sitting on four goals from three.

Bringing him in for the similarly priced injury doubt, Hugo Ekitike (£9.1m) makes sense.

Captaincy

As for armband distribution, Haaland disappointed millions once again in Gameweek 20. That’s three blanks in a row, though he’s scored six goals in six past encounters with Brighton and Hove Albion. They meet on Wednesday.

Recommending someone from Arsenal v Liverpool feels uncomfortable, and it’s tough to pick out other candidates.

Maybe Thiago and Matheus Cunha (£8.2m) can do well against Sunderland and Burnley.

Or what about Bruno Guimarães (£7.1m)? His 10 home matches have accumulated 73 points, six goals, three assists and five double-digit hauls.