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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, 6 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, 6 months ago

        I assume you have Jota?

        1. Stranger Mings
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Sorry should have said yes

      • pjomara
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 6 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, 6 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, 6 months ago

          Subs Hwang, livra & ESr

      • The Nuttmxn
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

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

        1. Stranger Mings
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

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

        2. FantasyClub
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          CHE spots too valuable to waste on an unknown

      • KenyaDigIt
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Cornet would be nice to own!

        1. Stranger Mings
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Yeh another good option - forgot to add Maddison too

    2. ZTF
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 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, 6 months ago

        Livra, Maddison, Gelhardt in my opinion.

    3. The Nuttmxn
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 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, 6 months ago

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

    4. Teror
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 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, 6 months ago

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

        1. Teror
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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, 6 months ago

            No way Kaku starts after just an 8 min introduction

            1. Teror
              • 11 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Thomas, is that you?

    5. braddon
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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, 6 months ago

              What's the point?

              1. Teror
                • 11 Years
                4 years, 6 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, 6 months ago

                  Dude...

          2. The Nuttmxn
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 6 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, 6 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, 6 months ago

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

            1. pjomara
              • 15 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

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

            2. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 6 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, 6 months ago

            No harm in getting opinions from others.

          6. TKC07
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 6 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, 6 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.

        2. nielsrodgaard
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 6 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 🙂

        3. Tshelby
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 6 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, 6 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, 6 months ago

              Seems like a good plan keeping the wc in mind

        4. Lenred
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 6 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, 6 months ago

            Antonio -> Toney

            1. Lenred
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 6 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.

        5. Dynamic Duos
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          G2G? on a -4

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

          Foster Toney Livramento Sissoko

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

          GTG guys?

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

          Gunn, Hojbjerg, Hwang, Livramento

        7. Nespinha
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 6 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

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

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

            1. df34
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              4 years, 6 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, 6 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, 6 months ago

                  Thanks Tom, thought that too.

                  Much appreciated

                  David

        9. how now brown cow
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 6 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, 6 months ago

            Maybe Benrahma > Bowen?

        10. jimbo90
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 6 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

        11. Party mode
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 6 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, 6 months ago

            1.8m itb too

          2. avfc82
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 16 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

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

        12. redsky95
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 6 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

        13. Big Ronnie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 6 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, 6 months ago

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

        14. Atimis
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 6 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

        15. The Knights Template
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

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

          1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Perfect time for a rest

            1. Warby84
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 6 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, 6 months ago

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

          2. JBG
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 6 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, 6 months ago

              To which you replied "Back in thine box"?

          4. tbos83
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 6 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

          5. MJF
              4 years, 6 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, 6 months ago

                Even 30 is stretching it imo.

              2. Jordan.
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 16 Years
                4 years, 6 months ago

                one player maximum from any team rule

            • Maarrrr17
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

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

              1. JBG
                • 8 Years
                4 years, 6 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, 6 months ago

                Toney, on penalties.

            • Hart-ake
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 6 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, 6 months ago

                How is the rest of the team looking?

                1. Hart-ake
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 9 Years
                  4 years, 6 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, 6 months ago

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

                    1. Hart-ake
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 9 Years
                      4 years, 6 months ago

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

            • Tshelby
              • 11 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Wilson and Christensen to ASM and Reguilon?

              1. avfc82
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • Has Moderation Rights
                • 16 Years
                4 years, 6 months ago

                Not worth taking Wilson out now.

            • Who are all Lukakus
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 6 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

            • Ronnies
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 6 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, 6 months ago

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

                1. Ronnies
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 10 Years
                  4 years, 6 months ago

                  Cheers Tom.

            • FredtheRed
              • 11 Years
              4 years, 6 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

            • Ando
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Dias ➡ Alonso or Reguilon?

              1. JBG
                • 8 Years
                4 years, 6 months ago

                Alonso

              2. Hart-ake
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 9 Years
                4 years, 6 months ago

                Alonso.

            • McSlu
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Quick one, chaps

              Raph -> Maddison on FT?

              A:Yes
              B: No way