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Another day, another deadline as Gameweek 12 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) is only hours away.

Getting 11 starters out will be a problem for many FPL managers with Arsenal and Manchester City blanking, not to mention Reece James (£6.0m) and James Maddison (£8.2m) inconveniently picking up red flags over the last week.

Wildcard, Free Hit, free transfers, points hits: however you’re tackling Blank Gameweek 12, five-time top 1k finisher Tom Freeman is here to help for the next hour.

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 ‘Rate My Team’ tool available in the Premium Members Area.



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  1. Teror
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Can't decide my fourth defender on WC. I want White but that means playing with 10 players this week.

    Have Guehi & Nico. Who do I add? Gomez? Tarkowski? Jonny? Castagne? Doherty?

    Gomez & Tarkowski are long-term bets. The others will eventually be sold for White.

    1. makaveli123
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Gomez or Doherty for me

      1. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        4 years, 8 days ago

        Think Doherty is a better option on WC than Darlot?

    2. GOTHAM City F.C.
      4 years, 8 days ago

      How many players would play had you not WC this week?

      1. Teror
        4 years, 8 days ago

        6-7 depending on if Nico starts. I was going to use my WC next week anyway but realised I can just take a hit to bring in Foden and Saka next week. Loads of people taking hits this week. It'll even out.

        1. GOTHAM City F.C.
          4 years, 8 days ago

          Yeah its between taking couple of hits now and playing 9 vs playing 10 and taking couple of hits next week by WC this week. In that case 10 is good enough this week

          1. Teror
            4 years, 8 days ago

            I also feel like going with Gomez or Tarkowski is fine because I'm going to be player 343 so I can just rotate them with Guehi til the world cup. White the best 4.5 option but not exactly essential.

            1. GOTHAM City F.C.
              4 years, 8 days ago

              I'd vote for Gomez

              1. Teror
                4 years, 8 days ago

                Thank you I shall go with him then.

    3. stefanzzz
      4 years, 8 days ago

      I think you go with Gobeljic. He is a best defender at that price range, defintely.

      1. Teror
        4 years, 8 days ago

        True. Can't buy a better footballer for 4.5 dinars.

      2. Mornar Bar
        4 years, 8 days ago

        Surely he doesn't score 2 again, does he?

  2. Kiyoshi
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Who should I get for Jesus?

    A) Mitrovic
    B) Daka
    C) Firmino
    D) Nunez

    Really appreciate your answers

    1. makaveli123
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Short or long term?

      1. Kiyoshi
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        4 years, 8 days ago

        Probably long term since I also have Toney which I expect to get suspension soon.

    2. ZeBestee
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Firmino more upside. Mitro most nailed and will tick on as long as he is fit. Nunez could also have more upside but I believe Firmino is above the pecking order atm. Daka is a simply no for me and Solanke is a better alternative if you want to go cheap.

    3. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      4 years, 8 days ago

      I went Firmino

    4. Kiyoshi
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Ok great, thank you. What do you think about Wilson?

  3. DagheMunegu
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Guys, anything worth a hit to field 11 ?

    Pope
    Doherty Trippier Guehi
    Salah Zaha Bowen Andreas
    Mitrovic Firmino

    Ward Paterson Cancelo Haaland Martinelli

    1. Samsonite
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Could take out Patterson for a more attacking def. I don’t like the hit for Palace boys or vvd. Don’t think robo and taa start each of the next two

  4. AC Pilkington
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Start one:

    A) Bailey

    B) Perisic

    1. Teror
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Peri peri

  5. Lord of Ings
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Literally feels like I’m the only one without Salah this week lol
    Extremely reluctant on selling Kane who’s been super consistent and far far better than Salah over the course of the season
    Who are non Salah owners captaining?

    1. AC Pilkington
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Yeah I refused to sell Kane so instead did Bowen and Maddison to Salah and KDH

      It does mean rocking the 433 with Pereira and benching Bailey / KDH though

    2. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Trippier most likely, toying with the idea of Kane as well

    3. amonito
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Don't have Salah either. Torn between Trossard and Nunes.

    4. Teror
      4 years, 8 days ago

      I'm glad I saved my WC. Allowed me to bring in Salah this week.

    5. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      4 years, 8 days ago

      I'm on Tross (c) Firmino (vc)

    6. The Big Fella
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Kane

  6. mfin0
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Was toying around with my side last night in preparation for the coming weeks and accidentally did Maddison to Foden instead of Maddison to Trossard. This was for a -4. Do I leave it and accept my fate or take another -4 to bring Trossard in? I was planning on buying Foden next week for Trossard anyway.

    1. Teror
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Yeah might as well considering you're one hit deep already.

  7. paulstevens83
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Play a Free Hit or take a -8 hit to get 11 playing?

    Usually prefer to save my Free Hit for a double gameweek.

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      4 years, 8 days ago

      -8

    2. Crystal Alice
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      4 years, 8 days ago

      compromise and do -4 for 10 players. Save the FH for DGW

    3. trick9
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Neither, start 9.

  8. dshv
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Come on WC ..

    1. Robbo
    2. VVD

  9. Marcin the Pole
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Pretty set on downgrading Kane to Solanke to get in Salah. Who in midfield would you remove for Salah? Keeping Foden would mean going with 10 this week.

    A) Foden
    B) Bowen
    C) Zaha

    1. Lord of Ings
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Not Foden for sure.
      Bowen/Zaha is a tough one
      I’d sell Bowen just about.

      1. Bobby Crush
        4 years, 8 days ago

        zaha

    2. LC1
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Bowen for me

    3. Cheeky Onion
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Not sure if the hit is worth it, Kane is in good enough form

      1. Marcin the Pole
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        4 years, 8 days ago

        Have 2FT

    4. ZeBestee
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Can you field 11 without Bowen? Who would be Bowens replacement? If yes and Bowen replacement is good then B

      1. Marcin the Pole
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        4 years, 8 days ago

        Salah would be coming in for Bowen, and would be playing with 10. Want to hold Cancelo, Martinelli, Haaland and probably Foden.

  10. DavvaMC
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Kane or Trossard for captain?

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      4 years, 8 days ago

      😆

      1. DycheDycheBaby
        4 years, 8 days ago

        What's funny?

    2. Lord of Ings
      4 years, 8 days ago

      I’m going Trossard.

    3. ZeBestee
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Trossard out of the 2

    4. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Tross

  11. Bill Car
    4 years, 8 days ago

    If I've made a couple of tranfers already, can I still play the Free Hit chip?

    If so, does it cancel the previous transfers, or will those transfers take effect in week 13?

    1. ZeBestee
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Yes
      Yes
      No

      1. Bill Car
        4 years, 8 days ago

        So the transfers already made will revert to the pre transfer players?

        Cheers man. Appreciate the info

        1. ZeBestee
          4 years, 8 days ago

          Yes. Cheers mate.

        2. Rupert The Horse
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          4 years, 8 days ago

          that's better put

    2. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      4 years, 8 days ago

      It won't cancel the transfers

      1. Bill Car
        4 years, 8 days ago

        Thanks. Appreciated

  12. ZeBestee
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Your highest point scorer this week?

    I will start with a surprise feeling; Mac Allister

    1. Crystal Alice
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Scamacca

      1. ZeBestee
        4 years, 8 days ago

        He looks like a really good player. Watched their ext highlights and he was really getting loads of shots away.

    2. Bubbles1985
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Toney

      1. ZeBestee
        4 years, 8 days ago

        Surprise one. Chelsea conceded so many chances against Villa that you would think Toney may nick a goal or 2 at home against them.

        1. Bubbles1985
          4 years, 8 days ago

          Confident, good form.

          I captained Kane last week and really wish I had the balls to go with Toney over Salah this week!

          But I haven't.

  13. Cheeky Onion
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Who do you prefer on a GW13 WC?

    A) Mount + Jesus/Firmino

    B) Saka/Maddison + Mitro/Toney/Wilson (have Martinelli)

    1. King Kun Ta
      4 years, 8 days ago

      B

      1. Cheeky Onion
        4 years, 8 days ago

        Which players out of B do you opt for? I think it's the sensible move, I just don't like no Liverpool for their run to the WC

    2. ZeBestee
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Saka and Mitro

  14. FPLMACKEM
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Which GK should I start?

    A Ward
    B Guaita

    * Have Guehi starting in my defence.

    1. ZeBestee
      4 years, 8 days ago

      B

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Guaita comfortably a better pick this week if you're going by the bookies odds.

      1. FPLMACKEM
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        4 years, 8 days ago

        So you'd go double palace defence?

  15. AzzaroMax99
    4 years, 8 days ago

    G2G?

    Sanchez
    VVD Dunk Neco Trippier
    Salah(C) Trossard Bowen Pereira
    Wilson Toney

    Iversen Haaland* Foden* Saliba*

    1. ZeBestee
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Yea

    2. ZeBestee
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Didn't know there was a player in the PL with the name Neco Trippier 😛

      1. AzzaroMax99
        4 years, 8 days ago

        Life is full of surprises 😀

  16. KingZZ
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Should i go ahead with this?

    De Bruyne + Jesus + Reed ——> Salah + Mitrovic + Mount (for -4)

    1. Bubbles1985
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Yes.

    2. Tombailey777
      4 years, 8 days ago

      I would, I’m having to drop -8 for Salah so not sure, but wouldn’t hesitate for -4, can you get away with Reed staying for Mount? As Salah & Mitro for no hit seems a great shout

  17. HD7
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Mount or Zaha only for this week?

    1. ZeBestee
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Mount

  18. Tombailey777
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Maddison, Foden, Jesus out: Tross in.

    Now:
    Salah & Surridge (likely bench appearance)

    or

    Mount & Solanke/Wilson?

    Or just one of Mount/Striker (save points hit)

  19. Miami Monkey
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Cancelo to Trent for a FT to get 11 playing? Other options are Saliba and Martinelli who I both have lots of money tied up

    1. ZeBestee
      4 years, 8 days ago

      I was thinking of the same last night. I opted for keeping Cancelo as I would want him sooner rather than later. But of course could work out really well if TAA starts all games and Pool show similar defensive solidity like against City.

  20. Zimo
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Should I captain Darwin, Kane, Trossard, or Trippier?

    1. DavvaMC
      4 years, 8 days ago

      I might go Trossard, not sure who United V Spurs will go, any thoughts?

  21. N00B
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Is people anti Toney just because he has 4 yellows?

    1. ZeBestee
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Yeah if you don't own, think Mitro is a better alternative imo. Even Solanke not bad.

  22. dshv
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Come on guys WC, choose

    1. Robbo
    2. VVD

    1. JAYPEE
      4 years, 8 days ago

      What does the rest of your team look like?

      1. dshv
        4 years, 8 days ago

        Pope
        Trippier dunk guehi *** cancelo
        Martinelli mount zaha andreas trossars
        Haaland solanke kane

  23. SamH123
    4 years, 8 days ago

    wait.. I've not played for a few seasons. I thought a free hit was one free hit but I just was thinking of activating it and it says

    "This allows you to make unlimited free transfers for a single Gameweek. At the next deadline, your squad is returned to how it was at the start of the Gameweek." ?

    so it's a wildcard for 1 week and then your team gets reset to what it was the week before?

    1. Efan Ekoku Pops
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Exactly this.

      1. SamH123
        4 years, 8 days ago

        ok thanks

    2. Cake by the pound
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Free Hit then team goes back to what it was Wild Card remains as is until you make more transfers in the following game week

  24. JAYPEE
    4 years, 8 days ago

    A) Kepa and Justin
    B) Iversen (bench) and Dunk/Castagne

  25. Koone
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Pope
    Trippier Doherty Justin or Kyle Walker-Peters
    Salah (C) Zaha Sinisterra Bowen Bailey
    Mitrovic Wilson (VC)

    Justin or KWP? Or both and bench Bailey?

  26. Boom XhakaLacaSaka
    4 years, 8 days ago

    1ft 5.4itb
    Ward
    Webster Trippier Doherty Williams
    Zaha Andreas Gordon KDB*
    Solanke Mitro

    Raya Haaland Cancelo Martinelli

    A) KDB > Salah (c)
    B) KDB + Williams > Salah (c) + Robertson/TAA (-4)

  27. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    4 years, 8 days ago

    I do understand Solanke has been unexpectedly good in this short period - but I am genuinely a bit surprised/relieved seeing that lots of people are making the Kane/MID > Solanke/Salah move.

    I get it, it does make sense, and part of the reason I got Solanke a few weeks back... but now's about the time Solanke should probably regress with the upcoming fixtures. Salah undeniably decent across next few too.

    But Kane has been ridiculously consistent this year & a major threat rank-wise. The fact people are now selling him is music to my ears as someone who also still doesn't have him.

    You're essentially trading a decently performing midfielder (probably have been outscoring Salah of late too) for Salah... and then moving the ultra reliable Kane to... Solanke. I'll be benching Solanke in a fair few of the upcoming GWs whereas I have been starting him the last couple.

    If I were in that situation I'd of course be wary of the growing Salah EO too... but would try to find any way of retaining Kane, who's probably one of the best to have. I know you can't have them all but still!

    1. The Big Fella
      4 years, 8 days ago

      My logic exactly. I will keep Kane and post-GW16 if Salah is still scoring, will then consider bringing him in. Until then, Kane has very good games for returns and has been consistent all year.

    2. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Interesting post. Keeping Kane would mean 3 premium route for me which I’m not convinced by. Would mean losing cancelo or Bowen who I think will do really well in next 4/5 gws. Basically it’s solanke taa cancelo vs Kane and 2 4.5m defenders or Kane almiron and 4.5 def

      If I had a wildcard I wouldn’t pick kane so I shouldn’t let the fact he’s done so well for me impact my decision

    3. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      4 years, 8 days ago

      Why are you not buying Kane?

  28. gooner_112233445566
    4 years, 8 days ago

    this gameweek only

    1) trent
    2) webster
    c) any other defender but trip or guehi

    a) firmino
    b) mitro
    c) bamford
    d) other striker

    got salah and perreira if makes diff

  29. OverTinker
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Already on -8 and still be with 10 players if Martial doesn't play. What should I do? Move out Martial for someone or hope he comes on? The problem is Ronaldo is starting games so I believe it's not only about this GW but Martial could be a problem going forward too. So please suggest some replacement if you think I should take another hit. ( I have Haaland and Wilson as my other two forwards)

  30. Crooks32
    4 years, 8 days ago

    Lloris
    Guehi Cresswell Anderson Trippier
    Trossard Zaha Christie Sinisterra
    Mitrovic DiegoCosta

    Forster Haaland Cancelo KDB

    Any major surgery needed with 2.3m in the bank??? Costa playing against my 2 palace defenders isn't ideal and Cresswell with Liverpool away...