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There is yet another deadline for Fantasy Premier League (FPL) upon us and the questions are, as ever, coming thick and fast in our comments section.

Most of these are requests for advice on transfer dilemmas or team advice and it’s with that in mind that we’ve asked five-time top 1k finisher and Scout’s Deputy Editor, Tom Freeman, to answer some of them over the next 90 minutes.

He’ll be on hand to reply to comments below the line of this piece and will get through as many as he can until the next article goes up at 11am GMT, with priority given to questions from Premium Members if there is a deluge.

As ever, you can chip in with your own opinions on the raft of RMT requests filtering through – and naturally, feel 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 (where there is currently a Black Friday/Cyber Monday discount on annual subscriptions), which gives points projections for this weekend and beyond – an example of which is below:

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  1. Stranger Mings
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    If foden out who is the best replacement? A) Gallagher although mixed fixtures? B) gundo but risk of rotation c) silva same as Gundo d) cornet but mixed fixtures? E) other?

    1. TopBinFc
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I assume you have Jota?

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Sorry should have said yes

    2. pjomara
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Have you someone to sub in for Foden?

      Even if Foden misses this GW, his next fixtures are:
      Watford, Wolves, Leeds, Newcastle

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Very true it’s just annoying owning never knowing if he will
        Play whilst other midfielders doing well

      2. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Subs Hwang, livra & ESr

    3. The Nuttmxn
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Maybe Hudson-Odoi, the stats from the last 4 are really good.

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        CHO great value - it’s just whether can keep place with players coming back ?

      2. FantasyClub
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        CHE spots too valuable to waste on an unknown

    4. KenyaDigIt
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Cornet would be nice to own!

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Yeh another good option - forgot to add Maddison too

  2. ZTF
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Guaita [Ward]
    James TAA Cancelo Livra Coady
    Raphinha Salah Jota Son Maddison
    Saint-Maximin Antonio Gelhardt

    Pick 3 to bench

    1. Jusx8
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Livra, Maddison, Gelhardt in my opinion.

  3. The Nuttmxn
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    RMT, currently thinking which currently flagged player needs replacing + possibly Vardy.

    McCarthy
    James, A.Arnold, Reguilon, Alonso
    Salah, Foden, Saka
    Vardy, Pukki, Antonio

    (Steer, Veltman, Mbuemo, Gray)

    0.4itb 1FT

    1. avfc82
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      See what comes out in the pressers, but Foden > Jota is the obvious move if out.

  4. Teror
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Might jump on Lukaku early. Werner was dire. It's a pretty straight decision for me: either I do Jansson to Alonso or Vardy to Kane. Can't have both. I'll be captaining Salah every GW til AFCON so don't think I can justify the price diff between Kane and Lukaku. The latter also lets me do Raf to Gundo soon. Kane and Spurs have hardly been banging like Chief Keef. It's a risk with the next two fixtures, yes. But could be offset by Alonso and Lukaku. Also, is anyone really going to captain anybody but Salah? Nah. No one with any sanity. Halves the Kane threat really.

    Thanks for attending my Tedx talk

    1. V-2 Schneiderlin
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I'd get Alonso and keep Vardy - Lei fixtures are decent

      1. Teror
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Won't play this GW probably doe. So I'll be relying on a 532 with Livra as my fifth def and Toney up top with Tonio.

    2. pjomara
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Are you going to captain Lukaku regularly?
      Lukaku is 11.5 and it's been shown that at that price you're not getting good value unless you captain regularly.

      1. Teror
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        I'm never going to captain Lukaku. I'm not going to think about anybody else as a captain as long as Salah is in my team. So yeah, I might even do Vardy to King some gameweek soon. But also okay to keep. The main temptation for me with Lukaku is this fix against Watford. He could bang while Vardy will almost certainly be rested.

        1. FantasyClub
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          No way Kaku starts after just an 8 min introduction

          1. Teror
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Thomas, is that you?

  5. braddon
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Sanchez
    TAA Cancelo James Rudiger White
    Salah Jota Son Foden
    Armstrong

    (Foster Toney Mbeumo Davis) 1.5m ITB 1FT, still have WC.

    Current plan is White to Alonso, then rolling next week for some Son-related surgery in GW16.

    Some concern about having three CHE defs (especially if cancellations occur), but outweighed by their sheer points potential and having the WC (which may allow me to either fix if necessary or hold til GW20 when others will be wary of loading up too much pre-CWC).

    Alternatives:
    - Davis to Dennis/King/Pukki
    - Sanchez to Ederson
    - Roll the transfer

    Thanks!

    1. braddon
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      (should mention I'm in Australia so won't be able to stay up for most of the press conferences...)

  6. MJF
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Isn't the fun in FPL making your own mind up rather than farming out decisions to good players?

    1. Teror
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      That's a question whether you're an idealist or a realist. I'm the latter. As a realist the fun comes from scoring points and getting as high of a rank as you can. Fück trying to pretend you're a sage.

      1. MJF
        4 years, 8 months ago

        What's the point?

        1. Teror
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          For me the point is doing better than my m8s in my minileagues and staring at a pretty rank for hours and hours and hours.

          1. Cok3y5murf
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Dude...

    2. The Nuttmxn
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Yes, it's also interesting to get other people's opinions on your side, as long as someone takes the responsibility for their transfers I don't see too much problem.

    3. Cok3y5murf
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Yes, had fun not buying Foden after his 18 points and not selling Vardy like the sheep

    4. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I captained Vardy last week for the haul and am therefore a sage (and knight).

      1. pjomara
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Me too. We're both part of the 0.1%!

      2. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        The sun shines on a dogs arse from time to time

    5. avfc82
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      No harm in getting opinions from others.

    6. TKC07
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      If I was one who don't even wanna hear others opinion or/and analysis/stats, I wouldn't be on FFS.. lol

    7. El Presidente
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      The problem is not having interesting conversations about fpl and/or ask for opinions/advice.. I think the problem in this last years - and the lockdowns exacerbated the trend - with exponential growth of the game came exponential growth of the so called content creators and dedicated social media. So, an ever growing slice of active managers are just a reflection of that, with people just copying what others do. It is what it is, it's a lot harder for sure.

  7. nielsrodgaard
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    De Gea

    TAA Cancelo James Alonso B. Johnson

    Salah Jota Bowen Gallagher Mbeumo

    Kane Jimenez Toney

    GW15: Jimenez to King
    GW16: Kane to CR7
    GW18: Toney to Antonio and Mbeumo to Gray

    This leaves me with 0.2 left and I'm trying to have 15 active (and decent) players in the squad, but should I maybe focus on having 1 cheap non-playing squad member and then upgrade Gray or King?
    Cheers 🙂

  8. Tshelby
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Hey

    Any suggestions? Don't know what to do.. Maybe just burn a FT as Christensen might play and Jimenez has Burnley?

    2ft's and 0.0 itb - Still got my WC

    Sanchez
    TAA, Cancelo, Christensen
    Salah, Son, raphina, Jota
    Jimenez, Wilson, Antonio

    Foster, White, Gilmour, Livra

    Christ and Jim out?

    1. pjomara
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Offload Antonio for a few weeks for his bad fixtures, could get him back for GW18 (possible WC) for the Norwich game. maybe get in Toney for him.

      1. Tshelby
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Seems like a good plan keeping the wc in mind

  9. Lenred
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    What would you do here please? 0.0ITB and 2 free transfers.

    Foster McCarthy
    James TAA Cancelo Johnson Emerson
    ESR Bernardo Salah Son Jota
    Antonio Wilson Davis

    Any help very much appreciated as I don’t want to burn a transfer but limited funds making life difficult! Cheers

    1. pjomara
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Antonio -> Toney

      1. Lenred
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Thanks. Won’t be able to afford to get Antonio back though when the fixtures turn shortly as I got him cheaply so I’m loathed to let him go so close to the swing.

  10. Dynamic Duos
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    G2G? on a -4

    Sanchez
    TAA Cancelo Alonso Reguilon
    Salah Son(c) Jota Gallagher
    Jesus Jimenez

    Foster Toney Livramento Sissoko

  11. Budgies
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    GTG guys?

    Mendy
    Alonso, James, Cancelo, TAA
    Salah (v), Jota, Bernardo, ESR
    Kane (c), SMaxim

    Gunn, Hojbjerg, Hwang, Livramento

  12. Nespinha
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    2FT - 0.1ITB

    Sanchez
    TAA, Cancelo, Rudiger
    Salah, Son, Raphinha, Gallagher
    Antonio, Vardy, Toney

    Subs: Gunn, White, Brownhill, Livramento

    Any ideas? I have nothing else to do besides downgrade Antonio, or get rid of a mid to bring in Alonso

  13. Baron Penguin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    I really hope Vardy, Lukaku, Ronaldo and Kane start firing. I'm so bored with looking at TAA, Cancelo, James, Rudiger/Alonso, Livra, Salah (c), Gallagher, Antonio, Jota, Toney RMTs! Would force some hits and restrategising and make things a bit more interesting! Grumbling over 🙂

    1. JBG
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I agree with Ronaldo and Kane, but not the 2 others haha. But that's from a fans perspective. I agree in general, bored with my team as well.

    2. avfc82
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Exactly, be great to have Kane and Lukaku firing again.

      1. df34
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Hi Tom,

        Alonso for Chilwell
        or
        Gundo for Mbuembo

        Have James already and Cancelo already

        Many thanks

        1. avfc82
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 16 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Prob the defender move, Chilwell needs to go given that he'll be out for a while. Mbeumo looks okay to hold given his price and fixtures.

          1. df34
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Thanks Tom, thought that too.

            Much appreciated

            David

  14. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Sanchez
    Cancelo Rudiger TAA
    Salah Jota Benrahma Raphinha
    Vardy Antonio ASM

    (Foster Livramento White Brownhill)

    A - keep Benrahma if fit (save ft)
    B - benrahma to maddison
    C - benrahma to cornet

    Thanks

    1. avfc82
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Maybe Benrahma > Bowen?

  15. jimbo90
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Sanchez
    TAA Cancelo James Williams (Livra)
    Salah Jota Gallagher (Gray Sissoko)
    Ronaldo Toney Antonio

    1FT 0.8ITB. Any changes this week or roll transfer? Looking to ship out Gray soon and not convinced by Ronaldo but may keep for this week and assess

  16. Party mode
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Guaita
    James TAA Cancelo Livramento
    Son Jota Salah
    Antonio Jimenez Benteke

    Foster Mbeumo Duffy Brownhill

    Any suggestions for this team? Should I play Mbeumo over Livra?

    1. Party mode
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      1.8m itb too

    2. avfc82
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Yeah, I'd be tempted to play Mbeumo, as I see Leicester scoring.

  17. redsky95
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Foden or Mbeumo to Jota?

    Ramsdale Foster
    TAA Cancelo James Livramento Reguilon
    Foden Salah Mbeumo Raphinha Normann
    Toney Wilson Antonio

    3.5 ITB

  18. Big Ronnie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Who to bench? Antonio, Raphinha or one of the defenders? Might not matter as wouldn't be surprised with some rests/rotation.

    Ramsdale
    Rudiger, James, TAA, Cancelo, Reguilon
    Salah, Son, Jota Raphinha
    Wilson

    Foster, Antonio, Janelt, Archer

    1. avfc82
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Yeah, I agree re rotation, prob won't matter, but I'd leave as it is.

  19. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    GTG?

    Next week can go Raph Mbeumo to Jota 4.4 -4.

    Rambo
    TAA/Cancelo/James/Alonso
    Salah(c)/Son/Raph/Gallagher
    Vardy/Toney

    Foster/Mbeumo/Duffy/4.4

  20. The Knights Template
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    James has just asked me if he can be captain this week.

    1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Perfect time for a rest

      1. Warby84
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Why would they? WB are so important to the way Chelsea play

        1. avfc82
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 16 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Azpi could come in, so there is a chance, but who knows with Tuchel.

    2. JBG
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Tell him, "don't be crazy, you know Salah's playing a very poor Everton side".

      On a side note though, Salah has only scored 2 goals vs Everton(if i'm not mistaken).

    3. MJF
      4 years, 8 months ago

      To which you replied "Back in thine box"?

  21. tbos83
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    1ft, 0.0 itb. Really low on ideas...

    Sanchez
    TAA Cancelo James
    Salah Gallagher ESR Benny
    Toney Kane Antonio

    Steele Livra Gray White

  22. MJF
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Among the many changes I'd like to see FPL make is a proper effort to widen the pool of viable picks. That might help differentiate squads more. At the moment I feel as though there are fewer than 30 players most squads are made up from.

    1. JBG
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Even 30 is stretching it imo.

    2. Jordan.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      one player maximum from any team rule

  23. Maarrrr17
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Would you play Hwang (burnley) or Toney (spurs)?

    1. JBG
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Toney. Wolves are pretty toothless in attack, even at home. Might be a 1-0.

    2. Podorsky
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Toney, on penalties.

  24. Hart-ake
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    My dilemma this week is-

    Buy Alonso for Christensen or just play Toney and save the FT?

    1. avfc82
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      How is the rest of the team looking?

      1. Hart-ake
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Ramsdale
        TAA James Cancelo
        Salah Jota Gallagher Son
        Jimenez Wilson Toney

        Bench: Christensen, Livramento, Luiz.

        1ft. 1.2 itb.

        Thanks!

        1. avfc82
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 16 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          I'd be tempted to save, then reassess next week.

          1. Hart-ake
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Yep, that's the sensible play I think, cheers Tom.

  25. Tshelby
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Wilson and Christensen to ASM and Reguilon?

    1. avfc82
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Not worth taking Wilson out now.

  26. Who are all Lukakus
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    So no news on Saka before deadline. Would you:
    A. Saka to Gundogan/Bilva
    B. Livramento to Alonso (triple Chelsea def and 5 premium def)
    C. Save FT, play one of Saka/Mbeumo/King/Livramento

  27. Ronnies
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Which is the best option?

    A) Alonso + King
    B) Reguilon + Toney

    Cheers.

    1. avfc82
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I like all of the players you mention, but would prob put A slightly ahead.

      1. Ronnies
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Cheers Tom.

  28. FredtheRed
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Trying to work the at least another of the 'BIG 3' into my defence - which would you recommend and would you do it this week?

    Guaita (Foster)
    Mitchell (vs lee) / TAA (vs eve) / Dias (vs avl) / Coady (vs BUR) (Livramento vs LEI)
    Brownhill / Salah (c) / Foden (Smith-Rowe / Mbeumo)
    Antonio / Kane / Hwang

    2.6 ITB

    Also, RMT if you're not busy! xD

  29. Ando
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Dias ➡ Alonso or Reguilon?

    1. JBG
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Alonso

    2. Hart-ake
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Alonso.

  30. McSlu
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Quick one, chaps

    Raph -> Maddison on FT?

    A:Yes
    B: No way