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

      Gomez or Doherty for me

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

        Think Doherty is a better option on WC than Darlot?

    2. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

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

      1. Teror
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 5 months 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.
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 5 months 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
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 5 months 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.
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 5 months ago

              I'd vote for Gomez

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

                Thank you I shall go with him then.

    3. stefanzzz
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

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

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

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

      2. Mornar Bar
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

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

  2. Kiyoshi
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Who should I get for Jesus?

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

    Really appreciate your answers

    1. makaveli123
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Short or long term?

      1. Kiyoshi
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

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

    2. ZeBestee
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months 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
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      I went Firmino

    4. Kiyoshi
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

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

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

    Start one:

    A) Bailey

    B) Perisic

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

      Peri peri

  5. Lord of Ings
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months 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
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months 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)
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

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

    3. amonito
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

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

    4. Teror
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

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

    5. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

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

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

      Kane

  6. mfin0
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months 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
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

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

  7. paulstevens83
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 5 months 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
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      -8

    2. Crystal Alice
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

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

    3. trick9
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Neither, start 9.

  8. dshv
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Come on WC ..

    1. Robbo
    2. VVD

  9. Marcin the Pole
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months 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
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

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

      1. Bobby Crush
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        zaha

    2. LC1
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Bowen for me

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

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

      1. Marcin the Pole
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Have 2FT

    4. ZeBestee
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months 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
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 5 months 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
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Kane or Trossard for captain?

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      😆

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

        What's funny?

    2. Lord of Ings
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      I’m going Trossard.

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

      Trossard out of the 2

    4. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Tross

  11. Bill Car
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 5 months 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
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Yes
      Yes
      No

      1. Bill Car
        • 15 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

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

        Cheers man. Appreciate the info

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

          Yes. Cheers mate.

        2. Rupert The Horse
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          that's better put

    2. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      It won't cancel the transfers

      1. Bill Car
        • 15 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks. Appreciated

  12. ZeBestee
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Your highest point scorer this week?

    I will start with a surprise feeling; Mac Allister

    1. Crystal Alice
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Scamacca

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

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

    2. Bubbles1985
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Toney

      1. ZeBestee
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 5 months 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
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 5 months 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
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months 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
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      B

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

      Saka and Mitro

  14. FPLMACKEM
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Which GK should I start?

    A Ward
    B Guaita

    * Have Guehi starting in my defence.

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

      B

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

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

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

        So you'd go double palace defence?

  15. AzzaroMax99
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    G2G?

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

    Iversen Haaland* Foden* Saliba*

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

      Yea

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

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

      1. AzzaroMax99
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Life is full of surprises 😀

  16. KingZZ
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Should i go ahead with this?

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

    1. Bubbles1985
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Yes.

    2. Tombailey777
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 5 months 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
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Mount or Zaha only for this week?

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

      Mount

  18. Tombailey777
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 5 months 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
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 months 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
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months 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
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

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

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

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

  21. N00B
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Is people anti Toney just because he has 4 yellows?

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

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

  22. dshv
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Come on guys WC, choose

    1. Robbo
    2. VVD

    1. JAYPEE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      What does the rest of your team look like?

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

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

  23. SamH123
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 months 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
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Exactly this.

      1. SamH123
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        ok thanks

    2. Cake by the pound
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months 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
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

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

  25. Koone
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 5 months 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
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months 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
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months 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
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months 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
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 5 months 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
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Why are you not buying Kane?

  28. gooner_112233445566
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months 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
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months 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
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months 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...