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With Gameweek 26 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) almost upon us, five-time top 1k finisher Tom Freeman is here to help with your pre-deadline dilemmas for the next hour.

Whether it’s questions on Wildcards, Chip Strategy, Brighton players or anything in between, Scout’s Deputy Editor will tackle whatever’s thrown at him.

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. tibollom
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    hows it looking guys? Not sure about my bench order or C, i need to catch up 70 odd points ...

    Kepa
    White Mings veltman
    rash saka(c) ode maddison
    kane haaland toney

    raya mitoma trippier pinnock

    1. Bruno Commando
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      White to Zinc perhaps?

      1. tibollom
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        yea thats my WC team , you think the bench order is right?

        1. Bruno Commando
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Yup looks right to me.

  2. agueroooooney
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Darwin to Toney for free?

    A) Do it
    B) Roll FT

    1. Bruno Commando
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      A

    2. The Senate
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      A

    3. Disco Stu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Do eet!!!!!

  3. Bruno Commando
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Bench 1:
    A) Mitoma
    B) Mac Allister
    C) Rashy
    D) Toney
    E) Kane

    Confirmed starting attackers: Marty, Saka, Haaland

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      It’s between the first two realistically. B for me

      1. Bruno Commando
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks Rafa! I'm currently benching him too.

    2. Giovanni Giorgio
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Would probably bench Mac.

      1. Bruno Commando
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks G!

    3. I Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      One of the Brighton mids. I'm currently benching Mitoma because Mac Allister is more of a differential and I'm chasing.

      1. Bruno Commando
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        That's a good consideration as well. I'm chasing too...

        1. El Presidente
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Aren't we all...

    4. The Senate
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Probably one of the BRI guys

  4. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Not sure I can bring myself to downgrade Odergaard to Martinelli after weeks and weeks of missing out on Odergaard point and max bonus. Am I missing something?

    1. Bruno Commando
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Martinelli's current form is not too shabby. Nailed-ness might not be as good as Odegaard but he's much cheaper!

    2. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Odegaard still the better pick imo

  5. boombaba
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Bench Mahrez or Mitoma ?

  6. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Thoughts on double Brentford defence?

    1. El Presidente
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I'm doing it. Between Raya & Henry or Mee & Pinnock.

  7. Giovanni Giorgio
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Kepa (Raya)
    Pinnock - Gabriel - Estupinan (Trippier, Schar)
    Saka - Mitoma - Odegaard - Rashford (March)
    Kane - Haaland - Toney

    WC. GTG?

    1. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Yes that's the team I'm planning to WC to next GW.

    2. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Yes. Be tempted to play Tripps though

    3. v3n0m
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Schar not pictured in training.

  8. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Can't believe that supporting an f1 team that has produced one of the worst cars in history last season is going to give me a winning car this season. Is this what it feels like to support United.

    Viva Alonso!!!!!!

    1. Giovanni Giorgio
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Anything but Red Bull

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

        Unfortunately I think they'll dominate again

    2. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Bit of a stretch

      1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Race Sim last weekend was faster than ferrarri.

        They brought upgrades since then. Those upgrades have worked. Only driver within 2 hundredths of verstappen on long runs today was Alonso. They are the second best team as we stand. Closer to red bull than they are to ferrari

        1. I Member
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Would you triple up on Aston Martin in F1 fantasy?

          1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Oh yes

            1. I Member
              • 10 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              Was put off by Stroll's injury but the car does look brilliant.

              1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
                • 9 Years
                3 years, 3 months ago

                If strolls injury removes him from action for a lengthy period, vettel may come back. Can you imagine vettel and Alonso chasing down verstappen in a competitive car?

    3. El Presidente
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Supporting an F1 team? What???

      1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        You don't watch f1? What do you do in the summer?

      2. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Never wanted to have Ferrari?!?

        "The word Tifosi refers to the supporters of Scuderia Ferrari in Formula One. They show up in Ferrari livery and provide Formula One with some of its most stunning images, as a sea of red fills the grandstands at Monza GP. One of the most common Tifosi sights is the display of an enormous Ferrari flag."

  9. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    A. Start March
    B. Nketiah to Toney, bench March

  10. The Polymath
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    A) Salah or Mitoma
    B) Perraud or Tarkowski

    Who to play?

  11. Bishopool
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    a) stay with Felix (home Leeds)
    b) Felix -> Toney (home Fulham etc…)

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

    Start Mitoma or Toney?

    1. I Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Toney

    2. Brehmeren
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Toney

  13. I Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Odegaard or Martinelli for the next 3 GWs? Will be selling for Fernandes in GW29 so not a long term pick.

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Same conundrum above. Feel like it is a 50:50 but I think the points difference will be huge one way of the other.

      Perhaps Arsenal fans can help?

  14. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Think I’m set on Mitoma just from the eye test. Who else to go alongside? March or Mac Allister?

    March just seems so boring / crap even though he bosses the stats 🙂

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

      Has Macallister been returning?
      Go for the one you think is best, Macallister by sounds of it

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Can’t wait to own Mitoma and Mac and watch March score an 18 pointer 🙂

        1. g40steve
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          This is the way

  15. The Final Boss
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Guys ,need opinion.

    Kepa ward
    Patterson mings tarko White trip
    Saka ode rash mahrez salah
    Haaland gnonto darwin

    Wc territory right if you are set on bb29 and not using fh on 28?

  16. Shark Team
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Start Mitoma or Toney?
    Toney feels better but I expect 1 goal from Brentford and 1.5 goals from Brighton so idk

  17. AzzaroMax99
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Opinions on these moves:

    Bueno*+Akanji+Mahrez+Greenwood
    to
    Estupignan+RoyalEmerson+March +Toney

    Y or N?

  18. The Senate
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Crazy to go -8 for
    Trent, Gakpo, Nketiah to
    Toney, Estupiñan and one of Mitoma/McAllister/Odegaard/Martinelli?

  19. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    United vs Pool should be a fun watch. I will have 4 playing.

  20. F_Ivanovic
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Holding off on WC this week. My team looks fine and looking at review there's really not that much in it between any route you decide to go - WC26 is good, so is 27 and 28. (to BB in 29) Also for me specifically FH28/BB29 and WC in 33/34 is also an option. So I'll wait until 28 most likely and decide then.

  21. Wolfman180
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Would you WC this team or look to muddle through with free transfers and possibly a couple of hits? I have all but TC chip left

    Kepa
    White, Castagne, Tarkowski
    Salah, Rashford, Saka, Odegaard, Mitoma
    Haaland, Kane

    Ederson, Trippier, Bueno, Greenwood

    1. F_Ivanovic
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I mean your choice is WC now, 27 or 28 really.

  22. Gazzpfc
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    I’ve taken a huge hit

    In

    Toney
    Maddison
    Mee
    Estup
    Martinelli

    Out

    Salah
    Ream
    Nketiah
    Odegaard
    Tarkowski

    For the last hit Dawson to either Zinchenko or Gabriel who to get?

    20 pt hit

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

      Why not wildcard??

      20 points is too extreme, the most ive ever done is 12 point hit with 2 ft

      1. Gazzpfc
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        No wildcard left

        Gabriel or Zinchenko?

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

          I would say Gabriel, its who I've gone for. Higher upside i think

      2. F_Ivanovic
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Why waste a WC when you can just take a 20 point hit and be on the same team as WCers? (/s)

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

          Because then you are 20 points behind...and this guy doesnt have a wildcard left

  23. TanN
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Start Maddison or Mitoma?

    Captain Saka or Haaland?

    1. Disco Stu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I'm going with Saka(C). Bournemouth just too good of a matchup

  24. Bishopool
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    anyone considering WC gw28 and BB gw29?

    1. Eleven Hag
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      If you have Kane and Toney for gw27, then yes imo

    2. Disco Stu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I'm wildcarding in 27 and will have 10 at least 10 doublers for 29 which will be good enough to BB

      1. Bishopool
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        hmm..

    3. alsybach
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      My brain won’t let me look that far forward, it doesn’t do that sort of thing very well without writing things down and that would be taking this sh*t way too serious……

      1. Bishopool
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        true. it just seems that most are doing now WC, but im thinking to avoid it with this at the moment 🙂

        Ward
        Gabriel Mings Tarko (Tripp, N.Will)
        Salah Martinelli Rash Ode (Andreas)
        Felix Haaland Kane

        1FT

        It should be right time to WC, but in a way feels like rolling. Biggest concern is not owning Saka, but then again I kept Martinelli and did it right.

  25. Bishopool
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    a) Rash
    b) Saka -4pts

  26. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    FH, BB, WC still intact. Not really sure what my strategy is, but for the time being I'm holding on to the chips AND rolling the transfer this week. G2G?

    Kepa
    Gabriel - Mings - Estupiñan
    Saka (c) - Salah - Mitoma - Rashford
    Kane - Felix - Haaland

    Ward, Tarkowski, Andreas, Trippier

  27. GC123
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Hi guys. After advice

    DDG
    White Badiashile Akanji
    Rash Odegaard Mahrez Bruno F
    Kane (C) Haaland Nketiah

    Ward Trippier Tark Andrea’s

    Do I need to Wildcard? On paper team this week looks okay but Nketieh is flagged and only Pep knows if he’ll start Akanji / Mahrez. Same probably applies to Potter / Badiashile. I’d hoped not to play the WC yet but I see many are and I had an awful last GW with only 61 points thanks to Pep roulette and not owning Saka. Any advice greatly appreciated

    TIA

    1. RashFraud
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      WC worthy

      1. GC123
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        You think it looks that bad? Saka essential? Brighton and Brentford assets? Would you keep Bruno?

        1. RashFraud
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Yeah looks like there are a few fires that need to be put out. I’d go 3 Brighton and 3 Brentford. Lose Bruno and bring back in 29. Keep saka

          1. GC123
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Thank you. Don’t have Saka but would bring him in as part of the WC

  28. Bishopool
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Are there any possible double gw-s coming after gw29?

    1. Paddy Gooner
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      34 and 37

      1. Bishopool
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        tnx

    2. Disco Stu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      But none as big as the one in 29

      1. Bishopool
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        jea. just thinking when TC 🙂

        1. El Presidente
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          34, Haaland with a juicy double

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

    Start 2

    1) Tark
    2) Robbo
    3) Pinnock
    4) Castagne

  30. Zimo
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Alright think I'm set on my Wildcard finally.

    Kepa
    Zinchenko Estupinan Mee
    Saka Rashford Bruno MacAlly
    Haaland Toney Watkins

    Raya March Trippier Schar
    5.8m itb