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Rate My Team surgery with five-time top 1k finisher Tom Freeman

With Gameweek 25 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) on the way, five-time top 1k finisher Tom Freeman is here to help with your pre-deadline dilemmas for the next hour.

Whether it’s questions on Double Gameweek targets, team selection, chip strategy or anything in between, Scout’s Deputy Editor will tackle whatever’s thrown at him.

He’ll be on hand to first reply to requests from Premium Members in the Hot Topic below the line of this piece and will get through as many as he can until the next article goes up. If there’s time, Tom will also turn his attention to other requests in the comments section.

If you’d like to receive an email notification letting you know when future RMT Surgery’s are live, you can now do so. When editing your profile, under ‘Alerts & Notifications‘, you’ll find a section on ‘Email Notifications‘. In there is an option for ‘Rate My Team Surgery‘, check that box and you will receive an email letting you know when the surgery is about to go live.

You can, as ever, chip in with your own opinions on the RMT requests filtering through – and naturally, you’re free to ignore the article subject matter and talk about any other wider FPL topics that you’d normally be musing on.

Don’t forget that, if it’s an algorithmic answer you’re after rather than an opinion-based one, we also have a ‘Rate My Team’ tool available in the Premium Members Area.


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  1. RMT WITH TOM
  2. PompeyUpNorth!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 20 days ago

    Hi Tom, please can you offer some help with this please? Zero transfers 1.4 ITB. All chips intact, prob FH29.
    Am Thinking;
    A. Trent to Reguilon?
    B. Any other suggestions

    Dub (Areola)

    Gab Estu Trent (Bell Gusto)

    Foden Rich KDB Barkley (Palmer)

    Haaland Toney Watkins

    Cheers!

    1. PompeyUpNorth!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 20 days ago

      Oops sorry.. having phone issues…

    2. Wobbles
      • 3 Years
      3 months, 20 days ago

      Why bring Reguillon in at all if you are going to FH in 29?

      1. PompeyUpNorth!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 months, 20 days ago

        Blinded by the double n plays next week I guess plus raises lots of cash.
        Although I’m happy at this stage to play FH29, we obvs don’t know for definite which games are on, so if it works out I have enough, I’ll save it.
        Happy to look at other options though. May as well ditch Trent for someone that plays 25 n 26 I think

  3. GoonerSteve
    • 14 Years
    3 months, 20 days ago

    Dubravka (Areola)
    Trippier, Virgil, Estupinan (Branthwaite, Taylor)
    KDB, Saka, Foden, Jota, Palmer
    Watkins, Haaland (tc) (Solanke)

    G2g?

    1. Zack124
      • 1 Year
      3 months, 20 days ago

      Front 8 same as mine. I have 1FT. I have Darwin FOMO. Yes GTG you have good defence comparin to mine.

  4. sdsouza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 months, 20 days ago

    How many Double Gameweek players are optimal this week. Is DeBruyne essential?

    1. Scalper
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 20 days ago

      11. Yes

    2. Abaddon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 20 days ago

      Depends on your plan next week with the blanks. KDB nice to have for sure, but hard to fit em all in

  5. Toby Lerone
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 20 days ago

    Any idea when the Brighton presser is?

  6. Elideus
    • 6 Years
    3 months, 20 days ago

    For the next 3GW:
    A - Maguire
    B - Branthwaite
    Thanks a lot

  7. How I met your Mata
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 20 days ago

    Who to get in for Porro?

    A Saliba ( have Gabriel)
    B Bradley
    C other (6.0m)

    With saliba I will have 11 in GW26
    With Bradley will have 10 in Gw27

    1. How I met your Mata
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 20 days ago

      * 10 in GW26

  8. x.jim.x
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 20 days ago

    Is it worth -4 to not have to play Lamptey? Would be doing Porro to Reguilon probably.

    1. The Mentaculus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 2 Years
      3 months, 20 days ago

      I would take Lamptey +4 this week. Don't really mind playing him actually

      1. x.jim.x
        • 9 Years
        3 months, 20 days ago

        Didn't realise he'd actually been starting recently, so good timing I guess! Fingers crossed he makes it past 60 mins before he internally combusts!

  9. NachoMan
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 20 days ago

    Flekken (Kaminski)

    Gabriel Doughty VVD

    Jota KDB Foden Palmer (Neto)

    Darwin Adebayo Haaland (TC)

    I have 1 FT

    I was considering either;

    1) Roll
    2) Palmer to Saka
    3) Jota and Palmer to Salah and Garnacho -4

    1. NachoMan
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 20 days ago

      Ait Nouri and Pau as subs*

    2. Merteswagger
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 20 days ago

      Palmer to Saka

  10. dillydally1982
    • 14 Years
    3 months, 20 days ago

    Bench one of: Richarlison, Martinelli (also have Saka), Watkins. Currently leaning towards Watkins.

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 months, 20 days ago

      Fancy Watkins against Fulham they like to attack, ideal for Watkins

  11. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 months, 20 days ago

    Only 2 City?

    Worth losing Gordon & Trent > Foden & Bradley/ Gabriel/ Bradley -8

    Flekken
    Van Heke, Saliba, #Trent
    Saka, Jota, KDB, Gordon
    Watkins, Darwin, Haaland

    Dubravka, Palmer, Burn, Porro

    1. Wobbles
      • 3 Years
      3 months, 20 days ago

      Not for me. Trent to another pool defender and leave it at that.

  12. Fantasynerdz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 1 Year
    3 months, 20 days ago

    Should I BB?

    Raya
    VVD Doughty Walker
    Foden Saka Rich Diogo J
    Haaland Darwin Watkins

    Subs: Areola (NFO) Garnacho (LUT) Gabriel (BUR) Alex Moreno (FUL)

    1. fiveyears
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 20 days ago

      Moreno starting feels a slight unknown / risk but other than that looks a strong BB

    2. 112kane112
      • 5 Years
      3 months, 20 days ago

      Good BB imo

  13. Joedahla
    • 5 Years
    3 months, 20 days ago

    Advice on this team? 2ft 0.6 itb

    Flekken, Turner
    Porro, Gvardiol, TAA, Gabriel, Gusto
    Watkins, Haaland (TC), Darwin

    Happy to take hits especially to sort out the back line with 3 injuries!

  14. The Yam Bandit
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    3 months, 20 days ago

    1. Welbeck vs Sheffield
    Welbeck seems to be in the right place at the right time and I feel like Mitoma can be a big enabler for him.
    2. Neto vs Spurs
    I feel like Hwang being back is huge for Neto, he had something like 8 assists before Hwang left for Asian Cup.

    Start one? Thoughts??

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 months, 20 days ago

      Tricky one. Neto playing on the wing when Spurs have fullback issues is a tempting one Cunha a big loss but Hwang back...

    2. The Yam Bandit
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      3 months, 20 days ago

      Lineup right now is:
      Kaminski
      Estu, Gabriel, Doughty
      Bowen, Neto, Bruno F, Richy, Barkley
      Toney Solanke
      Bench: Raya, Welbeck, Maguire, TAA

      1. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        3 months, 20 days ago

        No CITY

        1. The Yam Bandit
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          3 months, 20 days ago

          Draft league. One guy in my league has literally the full lineup of City players and robbed the rest of us...
          Ake, Walker, Diaz, DeBruyne, Foden, Bernardo, Haaland, Alvarez.

          Clown....

  15. putana
    • 5 Years
    3 months, 20 days ago

    Really not sure kdb starts 3 games in 7 days. what do you guys think

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 20 days ago

      Probably 2.

      Might be benched at Bournemouth.

    2. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 20 days ago

      He starts 2 of the next 3

    3. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 months, 20 days ago

      He’s a machine & City can’t breakdown teams like when Kev plays.

    4. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      3 months, 20 days ago

      Take stock of the situation after 2 games and act accordingly

    5. Croaker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 20 days ago

      Even if he comes on for 30m he can still haul

  16. Joedahla
    • 5 Years
    3 months, 20 days ago

    Advice on this team? 2ft 0.6 itb

    Flekken, Turner
    Porro, Gvardiol, TAA, Gabriel, Gusto
    Foden, Saka, Richarlison, Garnacho, Palmer
    Watkins, Haaland (TC), Darwin

    Happy to take hits especially to sort out the back line with 3 injuries!

    1. The Yam Bandit
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      3 months, 20 days ago

      Maybe Gvardiol to Ake?
      Gusto to Doughty?

      Your attack looks great, so just a couple defensive changes.

    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 20 days ago

      Sounds painful

    2. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 months, 20 days ago

      Nah guys one sneeze from a month out.

      Shame he used to be a goal machine!

    3. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 20 days ago

      No

  17. Pies Have Come
    • 6 Years
    3 months, 20 days ago

    Help please! My team needs surgery. Udogie being out is killing me as I was going to hold this week as I was going to need 2 FT for BGW26.

    Is Gomez/Cash/Cash likely to start? I need to offload Udogie this week but to who? I need someone that will play in BGW26. Thanks.

    I'm thinking maybe Udogie to Moreno or Gabriel?

    Cheers

    Areola
    Gomez | Saliba | Cash
    Foden | KDB | Saka | Gordon
    Solanke | Haaland | Watkins

    Neto | Palmer | Udogie | Gusto

    1.9 ITB

  18. NoName
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 20 days ago

    Bigger priority out, Guehi or Porro?

    1. NotsoSpursy
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 20 days ago

      Porro

    2. The Yam Bandit
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      3 months, 20 days ago

      Guehi out for sure
      Palace are nothing without Eze and Olise

  19. NotsoSpursy
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 20 days ago

    Gab + Saliba good or too risky ??

  20. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 20 days ago

    Which option?

    A) Palmer to Jota for -4
    B) Richarlison to Salah for -4
    C) Palmer to Diaz for free

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 months, 20 days ago

      D just chill

    2. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 months, 20 days ago

      You think Salah plays 90, I don’t?

      1. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 months, 20 days ago

        Don’t Think he’ll play 90, but getting him anyway in the nearest future.

        No Pool with Trent out:
        Dubravka
        Gabriel, Porro, Trippier
        Richarlison, KDB (VC), Gordon, Garnacho
        Watkins, Haaland (TC), Alvarez

        Subs: Areola, Palmer, TAA, Kabore

        1 FT, 2 mill. in the bank

        1. g40steve
          • 6 Years
          3 months, 20 days ago

          No 26, no 29 would at least wait for him to feature.
          He was cr4p previously on returning from AFCON

          1. RamaJama
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            3 months, 20 days ago

            Remember that 🙂 Just get Diaz for free as only Pool?

  21. jack88
    • 2 Years
    3 months, 20 days ago

    1. Play palmer or solanke
    2. Buy kdb or salah
    3. TC haland yes or no?

    1. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 20 days ago

      P
      K
      Y

      1. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 months, 20 days ago

        This

  22. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 20 days ago

    1FT 2.7itb. Haaland TC

    Areola
    Trip Gabriel Bradley
    Saka Jota Foden Palmer Gordon
    Haaland Watkins
    Leno Solanke Porro* Branthwaite

    Porro to Ake and bench Trip who plays BOU at home?

  23. tommo-uk-
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 20 days ago

    Dilemma number 3672...

    Its basically do i take a -4 to bring KDB in this week and sacrifice Palmer (already have Foden & Haaland)

    Or

    Use my FT to replace Porro with Ake

    Scared to go without KDB but ultimately going without means i can roll next week and have 2 FT for GW27.

  24. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 20 days ago

    Palmer to Jota for a hit? Or play Bowen/Palmer?

    1. Stimps
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 months, 20 days ago

      do it

  25. The Mighty Whites
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 20 days ago

    Start 2 of Gross, Gordon & Watkins

    1. Planet Head
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 20 days ago

      Bench Grobby

    2. The Yam Bandit
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      3 months, 20 days ago

      Damn thats tough...
      Definitely Watkins. Gordon is gonna be out of position, but playing BOU at home where he has his best form. Gross is consistent, on most set pieces, and now has Mitoma to feed assists to.

      I would lean towards Gross but just slightly...but it could really go either way. Flip a coin lol

  26. Planet Head
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 20 days ago

    Bench Hwang or Cold Palmer?

  27. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 20 days ago

    How does this look? Anything worth a hit?

    Areola
    Trippier AKE Gabriel
    Saka JOTA FODEN Richarlison Bowen
    HAALAND Watkins
    Turner Solanke Udogie Taylor

  28. Salah_Fingers
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 20 days ago

    Best Porro replacement up to £5m that isn't: Maguire, Gabriel, Estup, Taylor - whom I own.

    Not keen on Vvd or Bradley neither - been pondering Pau from Villa, but open to suggestions.

    Team would be:

    Leno

    Maguire - Gabriel - X

    Kdb - Jota - Saka - Foden

    Darwin - Haaland - Watkins

    (Areola - Estup - Palmer - Taylor)

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 20 days ago

      Ake

      1. Salah_Fingers
        • 9 Years
        3 months, 20 days ago

        AKE would be 4 city

    2. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 20 days ago

      Start Areola over Leno

  29. Sz21
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 months, 20 days ago

    1. TAA + Rich out-> Maguire/Branthwaite+ KDB in (-4). This makes 26 fairly easy.
    2. Same as above + Porro-> Saliba (-8).
    3. TAA-> Ake (leaves 3.5m ITB) + either leave it or change a mid/Porro for a doubler who plays 26.
    4. Something else.

    Dubravka.
    Gabriel, **TAA, Trippier.
    Foden, Saka, Richarlison, Garnacho.
    Darwin, Watkins, Haaland.
    Areola, **Porro, Palmer, Beyer.
    1ft, 0.1m ITB..