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FPL Rate My Team Surgery with five-time top 1k finisher Tom Freeman

With Double Gameweek 29 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) nearing, 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 captaincy, selling Arsenal assets, the Bench Boost chip 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. Pep's Money Laundry
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Pick one

    A. Fernandes
    B. Maddison

    1. gengo
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      a

    2. ebb2sparky
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      A but only because Maddison is made of glass.

    3. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      A

  2. Legohair
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    My BB team

    Kepa
    Gabriel-Trippier-Estupinan-Chilwell
    Saka-Rashford-Mitoma-March
    Toney-Watkins

    Raya,Kane,Saka,Botman

    A. Martinelli to Bruno
    B. Martinelli to Maddison
    C. Gabriel to Shaw
    D. C+ A/B for a hit

    1. gengo
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      c

      1. Legohair
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Bruno or Maddy

        1. RamaJama
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          1 year, 2 months ago

          Bruno

  3. gengo
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Kepa/Ward
    White Chill Shaw Trip Est
    Ode Saka Rash Mito Buen
    Watkins Haa Kane

    Full chips and 1 FT. What would you do?

    1. sirmorbach
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Ward to Raya or Steele, bench boost.

  4. ebb2sparky
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Is Odegaard to a Brighton mid for a hit worth the risk given it enables Toney to Haaland with my 1FT next week?

    This would be a second hit if that makes any difference?

    1. gengo
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      yes

    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Yes

    3. Wobbles
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      +1

  5. sirmorbach
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    I'm kinda set on keeping Haaland. If this is nuts, please talk me out of it. If sound, ok. Thanks.

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      I'm keeping him too

      1. sirmorbach
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Thanks!

    2. Limbo
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Nothing nuts about keeping hatrick man. Could easily blow up - Liverpool at home is the sort of fixture you'd think woudl play him if he's half way fit.

      1. sirmorbach
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Cheers, sir!

    3. Yankee Toffee
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Keeping

      1. sirmorbach
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Cheers!

  6. Bobby_Baggio
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Thoughts on Salah (TC)? Massive gamble but if it works could be differentiatal? Rest of team.

    Kepa
    Henry - Estupian - Trippier
    Macallister - Saka - Salah - Rashford
    Toney - Darwin - Haaland

    (Ward) - Ake - Andreas - Saliba

    1. mrelpea
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Fwiw, I’m going to bring him in for odegaard and captain him. I think that’ll be differential enough.

      If I had TC left, I’d save it for GW34 and use it for Haaland

      1. Bobby_Baggio
        • 13 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        I have BB left too so would use for 34

    2. Wobbles
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Feel like thats a bit of a gamble. I'll be 100% TC Haaland in GW34. Considering the majority have already used their TC, it wiil make him a huge differential in DGW34. Until he gets injured in GW33 of course.

      1. Bobby_Baggio
        • 13 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Lol would be typical. I have BB so planning to use it in 34

        1. Wobbles
          • 3 Years
          1 year, 2 months ago

          Yeah, looking at your team again BB in 34 is probably better. Salah has a great record against "big" teams so TC could really payoff. No risk, no reward, as they say.

  7. Gazpilicueta
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Hey everyone, wonder what your thoughts on on Bench boost and triple captain.

    I have both, and would like to do one this week and one in DGW34, is there a consensus on the best way round to do it? I'm currently thinking Triple captain Haaland in 34. but BB doesn't seem ideal this week. What say see, wise ones?

    1. Sharkytect
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      I think BB will be even harder in gw34. So bb now.

      As always- it depends 9n your team, though

      1. Gazpilicueta
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        my team is

        Steele
        Chilwell, Estupinan, Trippier, Shaw
        Rashford, Mitoma, Martinelli
        Haaland, Felix, Isak
        Ramsdale, KDB, White, Andreas

  8. Sharkytect
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Hmm. Don't like that however quote on isak. I was planning to bring him in. Has anyone seen any photos of him training today?

  9. Yankee Toffee
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    BB team?

    Kepa, Forster
    White, Chillwell, Botman, Trippier, Cash
    Rash, MacCallister, Almiron, Saka, Maddison
    Haaland, Kane, Watkins

    1.7 itb 1 FT

    Almiron &Cash to Mitoma & Shaw -4?

    Thanks!

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Seems like an easy win win

    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Yes

    3. House Frey Wedding Planner
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Yes that's a good move as Almiron and Cash are both injury concerns

  10. confused01
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Transfer out Davies for AVL or WHU defender (under 5m)?

    1. Yankee Toffee
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      If no other pressing issues then yes

      1. confused01
        • 14 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Want to BB and Davies injured so trying to get a dgw player... not sure if whu or villa better

  11. OptimusBlack
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Which is better ??
    A- Zinchenko > Shaw
    B- Henry > Shaw
    C- Zinchenko > Estupiña
    D- Henry> Estupiñá

    1. Bobby_Baggio
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Why take Henry out when he has double? Zin > Estu but Shaw is still v.good option

      1. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Probably got Raya keeper?

    2. Winston.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      A

    3. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      A

    4. OptimusBlack
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Cheers guys

  12. Boxwoods
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Bring in which keeper for Sanchez on BB (other keeper is Raya; money no object)?

    A. Steele
    B. De Gea
    C. Kepa
    D. Other suggestion?

    Feel like Steele is the one. Any legitimate risk (barring injury) he's dropped for Sanchez?

    1. Winston.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      B

    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      DDG gets you a GK for DGW 34 too. Hard to tell if Steele is still starting in 3-4 GWs

  13. wijohnson85
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    De Gea or Alison for the rest of the season with Kepa?

    1. Yankee Toffee
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Neither, too much $$ in goal

  14. R.C
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Who will play for Spurs?

    Lloris or Forster??

    1. Wobbles
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Hopefully Lloris, a couple of my ML rivals brought Forster in last week.

  15. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Why is Castagne in the scout picks? He has horrible form in a horrible defence.

    1. Rinseboy
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      recon be will drop out when finalised

  16. mcginnntonic
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    hold nacho or sell?

    1. Rinseboy
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      hold

  17. Rinseboy
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    who scores more this week?

    Ings or
    Kane +4?

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Probably Kane

    2. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Kane

    3. Winston.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Kane

    4. Sgt. Schultz
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Kane

  18. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Save FT, spend it (?), or take some hits to try to field a bench boost?

    Kepa (Ward*)
    Shaw Estupiñán Trippier (White Neco)
    Salah Rashford(c) MacAllister Saka (Andreas)
    Haaland* Darwin Toney

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      1.1m ITB so agonizingly 0.1 short of Andreas to Mitoma

    2. Boxwoods
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Haaland to Watkins?

      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Could do but don’t really want to lose the big Norwegian…fair bit of value tied up

    3. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      BB with a couple of hits, think most are.

      1. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Should be a poll on how many hits we take this week 🙂

        1. g40steve
          • 6 Years
          1 year, 2 months ago

          This, on 1 & probably going 2 see below 😀

          1. RamaJama
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            1 year, 2 months ago

            On 1

      2. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Tempted, see below… but could also WC33 BB34

        1. g40steve
          • 6 Years
          1 year, 2 months ago

          Not considered BB34 as 32 is bigger

      3. Yankee Toffee
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        This

    4. Wobbles
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      March could easily match Mitoma on current form.

  19. Winston.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Would you;
    A. Take -8 this GW to benchboost, plus save WC, or
    B. Use WC this GW and benchboost?

    So is it worth to save the WC for GW34? Your opinion?

  20. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Best DGW defender 4.9 to spend?

    Got Kepa, Trips and Gabriel as my back 4. Need one more.

    1. Wobbles
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Estupinan

      1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
        • 3 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Think I'll go with this as the safest option.

        Cheers

  21. TheDragon
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Fernandes captain… what say you?

    1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Na

  22. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Team above.

    I can do Ward Neco Andreas to Iversen Mings March (-8) and BB… worth it or no?

    1. Yankee Toffee
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Just March and BB?

  23. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Any United fans on? Is Dalot likely to play both??

    1. Sgt. Schultz
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Don't think he is nailed

    2. Coldplay
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      No Awb is ahead of him because of recent performances

    3. Hairy Potter
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      He was subbed at half time in the league cup final as got a YC and struggled defensively against ASM. I'd guess that AWB starts against Newcastle away.

  24. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Sitting on - 4 still got three Arsenal, worth a hit for Ode > Mac, Bruno or Gakpo?

  25. Hansel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Ödegaard -> Madders worth a -4?

    1. Wobbles
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Yep

  26. Saka Rice
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    What's the general consensus with captaining Rashford or a Brighton mid?

  27. OneDennisBergkamp
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    last decision (c)

    A. Mitoma
    B. Rashford
    C. Salah

    1. Men in green tights
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Keep flipping between a and b myself not 100% sure which one are you drawn too

      1. OneDennisBergkamp
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        been on A the whole time, but its getting close to deadline and the jitters are creeping over

        1. Men in green tights
          • 5 Years
          1 year, 2 months ago

          I do seem to be staying A a bit more but in my team have also got maddies as well so starting to think about him. But reckon I've started to overthink this and will stick with A and hide behind a sofa for the week and then hopefully fingers crossed made the right decision.
          Good luck

  28. The Red Devil
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Which is the better Brighton third asset? Mac A Or estu?
    Mac A would mean triple up in midfield

    1. Wobbles
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Estu

    2. Coldplay
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Estupinan but biased because I have him

    3. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Think the best 3 are Purvis, Mac & Mitoma not necessarily in any order.

  29. ShaunGoater123
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Afternoon all,

    I'm set on doing Henry > Shaw giving me the below squad, but do you think its worth Zinchenko > Chilwell for a -4?

    Kepa
    Trippier , Shaw , Estupinan,
    Rashford, Maddison, Bowen, Mitoma
    Kane, Toney, Havertz

    Raya, Zinchenko, Saka, Castagne

    1. Coldplay
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Not for me

  30. tim
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Maddison or March/Mac?

    1. tim
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      I have Mitoma