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14 October 2022 316 comments
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An early deadline for Gameweek 11 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) is almost upon us, so we’ve again enlisted the services of five-time top 1k finisher Tom Freeman to answer some of your questions over the next hour.

From injuries to Aleksandar Mitrovic (£6.7m) and Reece James (£6.1m) to the upcoming blanks for Arsenal and Manchester City, there are plenty of posers for FPL bosses to consider ahead of the weekend.

Wildcard drafts, free transfers, points hits: whatever your strategy is and whatever’s on your mind, ask away.

Tom will 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.

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 â€˜Rate My Team’ tool available in the Premium Members Area.

READ MORE: FPL Gameweek 11 team news: Live updates from Friday’s pressers

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  1. theodosios
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    GTG? Roll transfer?

    Ward
    Cancelo Trippier Castagne
    Son Maddison Martinelli Christie
    Mitrovic Haaland Toney

    Guaita Zaha Mings James

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    1. The Mentaculus
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Sort of. Certainly good to roll. I would swap Ward-Guaita & Christie-Zaha

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      1. theodosios
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Just saw news about James...Literally have no idea of his replacement. Any suggestion bro?

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        1. The Mentaculus
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Can't really see anyone who's going to set FPL alight so go cheap & rotate. Estupinan would be my pick with a focus on maximising GW12 score

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  2. Pukki Party
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Appreciate opinions here. 2ft 0.0itb Would you spend Trent money to upgrade Andreas or get in Darwin? Good two weeks midfielder punt for around 8m? Could hold a spot for Foden

    Sanchez
    James* Trippier Gabriel
    KdB Martinelli Zaha Bowen Andreas
    Haaland Toney

    Ward Trent* Alvarez Neco

    A) Trent, Alvarez to Kilman, Darwin
    B) Trent, Andreas to Cucurella, Rashford
    C) Trent, Andreas, Alvarez to Cucurella, Foden, 4.3 -4

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    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      With this James news it might even be worth selling James over Trent (if he's back for say Forest).

      If Mitro is back (find out soon) I'd be going Trent > someone & Alvarez > Mitro.

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      1. Pukki Party
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks, sensible advice. Maybe worth mentioning i'm kind of chasing early on at 4m, so thinking about differentiating with Darwin or ManCity attack triple up.

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        1. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Yeah I could see that in your picks. What you're suggesting isn't necessarily bad, just some fires with flags and GW12

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          1. Pukki Party
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 5 months ago

            Thanks

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  3. Cheeky Onion
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    What to do for BGW12? Will WC GW13

    A) KdB + Jesus > Mount + Kane

    B) KdB + Jesus > Son + Firmino

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    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Ask on Tuesday afternoon.

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  4. Twisted Melon
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    What to do with James and TAA?

    Arsenal and man city best replacements but miss next game. Dier & Cucurella best options?

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    1. BeWater
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      I have both myself. Was going to do Trent to White but with James out I can't carry him in 12. Think Dunk has to come in.

      Dier and Cucurella are both decent options. Nothing to get excited about in the 4.5 range.

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  5. Qaiss
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Sell James for Doherty and bench Trippier?

    Or keep James for another week and play Trippier?

    I have Dier and Pope already

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    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      I don't like Doherty at all tbh.

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      1. Qaiss
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        It's a risk but if he plays well, which I'd be gambling on, he could possibly keep his place?

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        1. Camzy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          It's a big gamble. It depends on your defense I guess. If you have 3 or 4 strong picks already then maybe it's worth it but for me and most other people we're struggling a bit for reliable defenders so I'd rather go Guehi or Dunk/Webster instead.

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          1. Camzy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            3 years, 5 months ago

            Also I think Doherty might not even start THIS week.

            They could go Perisic RWB and Sessegnon on the left.

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    2. theodosios
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Sell. No point in keeping premium defender who won't play any time soon

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      1. Qaiss
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Yeah if I don't sell today, I'll sell next week for Guehi or someone else

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    3. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      not if you already have dier

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  6. klopptimusprime
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Start Webster or Trippier (Also have Pope)

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  7. SomeoneKnows
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Who would you rather have for this GW?

    A) Jesus + Son + Cancelo
    B) Kane + KDB + Guehi

    * Going A blocks having Salah for GW12

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  8. CaptnCrumble
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Do I play Ward (CRY) or Pope (mun) this week?
    I am playing Trippier already.

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    1. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      im playing pope over ward, also have trippier

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    2. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Never play Ward.

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      1. AARON-1
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        apart from his 8 pointer recently

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        1. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Never play Ward apart from when he gets 8 points

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  9. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    thoughts appreciated
    A dier
    B doherty
    thanks

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    1. BeWater
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Probably A.

      If you go B it feels like a lot is riding on the Everton game. Doc might get the next 2 but Emerson will be back in after that.

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      1. Gizzachance
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        cheers, dier nailed on, this will be a patterson replacement ,will leave james on bench in case hes fit for midweek

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        1. BeWater
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Dier is nailed. Can take a free kick and get on the end of a corner.

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          1. Gizzachance
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 5 months ago

            my thoughts to, cheers

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  10. Oggle22
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Raya
    Cancelo James Trippier
    Martinelli Bilva Maddison Andreas
    Kane Halland Mitrovic

    Ward Coufal Taa Bailey

    A) Bailey and Taa to Guehia and zaha
    B) Bailey, Bilva and Taa to the above and trossachs-4
    C) Summat else

    Cheers

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  11. Strchld
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Kdb and Mitrovic to Bowen and Kane for free?

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    1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Looks good

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    2. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      looks a decent move especially if mitro out

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  12. Please Help I Don't Kn…
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Hey guys, let me know what you think of my team.

    Ward
    Perisic - Saliba - Thiago Silva - Reece James
    Sterling-Maddison-Martinelli
    Kane-Haaland-Toney

    Sanchez-Andreas-Schar-Bailey

    On a -4 atm. Let me know if there's anything I should change.

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  13. rozzo
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Would you keep DaSilva for gw12 even though he will probably come on for a 1 pointer and priiotise selling City/Arsenal players even though the next week i will be selling DaSilva anyway and going to a 4 man midfield?

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    1. The Big Fella
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      1 point is better than no points

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  14. Werner Bremen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Which Chelsea defender is the best James replacement?

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    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Cucurela for me, Thiago second. Thiago is more likely for attacking returns

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    2. Junks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Kouilbaly for me

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  15. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Do we think #Perisic starts? I have one luxury transfer to make so I might punt on him...

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    1. BeWater
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      I think he starts.

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  16. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Worth selling James for Dunk for a hit, or play Neco?

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    1. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      may as well play neco for his 1-2 pter!. dunk will need cs to get you the 4 pts back

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      1. Sun God Nika
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Not for hit

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  17. Saïss Doesn't Mat…
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Bench 2 out of these:
    1. Trippier (mun)
    2. Wilson (mun)
    3. Kilman (NFO)
    4. Andreas (BOU)

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  18. Powers106
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Start:
    A. Mitro
    B. Neco

    I guess A. Since bigger upside if he plays? The rest of my team is trash/flags

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    1. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      A and hope he plays

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  19. Coupes
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    This just in. Reece James may miss the World Cup due to requiring surgery

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    1. Caravagio
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      If this is true.... Is azpi nailed?

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  20. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Kwarteng out for a -65 billion hit?

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    1. Caravagio
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Played his free hit far too early.

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      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Should have chosen a more secure password for his Fantasy Economy. Account hacked...

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    2. Berkshire Hafaway-Line
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      He was always a rotation risk

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    3. Joey Jo-Jo Junior Shabadoo
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Labour will play bench boost soon

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      1. Caravagio
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        upvote ^^

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  21. BbM03
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Having an absolute nightmare!
    What to do with this lot...

    Pope / Iversen
    James* / Tripper/ Cancelo / Williams* / Patterson*
    Zaha / Salah / Trossard/ Martinelli / Andreas
    Haaland / Mitrovic* / Isak*

    Already used my 1FT by taking out Diaz to Trossard.
    Now thinking Patterson to Kilman for a -4.
    And possibly Isak for another striker for -8.
    Would have addressed these issues earlier but had other injuries which have really messed up my plans.
    Never had a season like this even during peak covid.
    Wildcard used already, Free hit intact!
    Any suggestions appreciated.

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  22. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    James to Kilman?

    Or hold the transfer and play Mings or Coady as 3rd def?

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  23. Game of Throw_ins
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Trippier (manu) or Andersen (lei)? Whom to start?

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  24. Flynny
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    What to do here please?

    A....start dunk / zouma

    B....greenwood to scamacca - 4 - and bench the above defender

    Thanks

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  25. Sterling Archer
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Despite planning for gw12, i would currently need a hit to field 9!

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    1. The Big Fella
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      I wiII have 10 and one of those is Neco who wiII get 0 points whether he pIays or is on the bench

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      1. Silecro
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Same. Mitro and James derailed my plans completely

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        1. The Big Fella
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Yeah Mitro for me too. RepIaced him with WiIson but it wasn't a move I had counted on and thought I wouId have one more FT for GW12

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  26. Bacon3339
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Pope (Ward)

    James, Cancelo, Trippier, Coufal, N Williams

    KDB, Maddison, Zaha, Pereira, Martinelli

    Haaland, Toney, Mitrovic

    0.6 itb and 1 transfer

    The James injury has really hurt me as I was planning to roll to cover the City blank. Obviously James is the transfer this week but for who? downgrade and spend a bit in midfield - gamble towards the WC? Mitro and James out (press conference dependent) and bring in a striker and a defender? Really unsure this week!

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  27. JohnnyCroat
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Was it last Hallowe'en that James scored an absolute haul? Anyway, shame he seems crocked.

    James ---> Dalot seems my move before the price changes tonight.

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  28. John Colby (C)
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Reece James:
    Is Chilwell an option now or is Cucherella the way to go? I’m wary that if the latter is playing left CB of a back 3 that he may not be as effective a threat going forward as we’d like. Then again will Chelsea move to a back 4?

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    1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Was about to ask this, would love to punt on Chilwell but can't be sure of when he plays

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      1. John Colby (C)
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        He seems an obvious choice doesn’t he but is he assured of regular football. Matt Doherty too really tempts me a lot!! Geeez decisions, stats and more confusion.

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  29. frenchfries
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Raya
    Andersen Cancelo Trippier
    Zaha Martinelli KDB Andreas
    Kane Haaland Mitrovic

    Ward Dalot Williams Gordon*

    2ft 0.5itb

    A) KDB+Williams -> Son+Dunk
    B) KDB+Gordon -> Son+Bruno Gui.
    C) Gordon -> Bruno Gui.
    D) Williams -> Webster (0.1 off Dunk)

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  30. Letsgo!
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    James to dier?

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