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The 2023/24 Fantasy Premier League (FPL) season is almost upon us, with champions Manchester City visiting newcomers Burnley in tonight’s big kick-off.

As a result, the questions on team drafts, specific players and differentials are coming thick and fast in the comments section, so we’ve asked five-time top 1k finisher and Scout’s Deputy Editor, Tom Freeman, to answer some of your conundrums over the next 60 minutes.

He’ll 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.

If you’d like to receive an email notification letting you know when future RMT Surgery’s are live, you can now do so. When editing your profile, under ‘Alerts & Notifications‘, you’ll find a section on ‘Email Notifications‘. In there is an option for ‘Rate My Team Surgery‘, check that box and you will receive an email letting you know when the surgery is about to go live.

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. hafakilo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    A. Chilwell foden
    B. Tarkowski odegard

    1. Bobby_Baggio
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      a

  2. TanN
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Pickford
    Stones / Estu / Gabriel
    Salah / Saka / Bruno / Martinelli / Eze
    Haaland / Pedro

    Turner / Baldock / Kabore / Mubama

    Thoughts on this?

    Could get to Rashford by downgrading Gabriel to a 4.5 (but no 4.5 seems better than gabriel....)

    1. hafakilo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Great team, I wouldn't downgrade to 4.5 to get rashford

  3. Bobby_Baggio
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    First RMT post for me. A lot of template but hey ho:

    Pickford
    Gabriel - Etsu - Stones
    Salah - Eze - Rashford - Saka
    Alvarez - Haaland - Pedro

    (Turner) - Botman - Beyer - Chukwuemeka

    1. Bobby_Baggio
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      0.5m ITB

    2. hafakilo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      As good as it can be

      1. Bobby_Baggio
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        i know

  4. Valar(Keith)
    • 16 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Johnstone (Turner)
    Gabriel Saliba Estupinan (Baldock Kabore)
    Salah Rashford Saka Mbuemo Eze
    Haaland Pedro (Wissa)

    Got a full playing bench and just spent a million for it so I'm pretty chuffed since I hate a wasted spot in the 15. Estupinan to Botman in GW 5 and my cheap as chips but steady defense will be complete. Wissa will come on for Eze next week and will play in place of Pedro gw 4 onwards. Also, one of those 4 sub 6.5ers will flop anyway and 1 or 2 will become bargains. Will get rid of the under performer in a few weeks.

    Other option was Kabore to Chilwell and Wissa to a 4.5er but I'd much rather have a bit of flexibility in attack and a full playing bench. I can't remember the last season I could spend 31.5 million and get a defense I'm happy with :0

    1. Valar(Keith)
      • 16 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Hoping atleast 1 of the 4.0s ie Baldock Kabore or Beyer look good too so I'm casting a wide net to try and capture the one that does(Beyer has poor fixtures for a bit so he can wait since odds are in luton and shus favor for now)

  5. HAMMERTIME107
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    A - Onana , Estu , Jackson
    B - Pickford, Cash , Watkins

    1. hafakilo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      A

    2. onceuponatyne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      How much cash do I get with B?

    3. Help Me!
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      A

    4. Patrick Cobbold
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      A

  6. GE
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Son on penalties now? A good option now? Or Richarlison better?

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Maddison could claim pens

    2. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Yes and I have him

  7. Ohh1454
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Which one ?
    A. Chilwell (4-5-1)
    B. Pedro (3-5-2)

    1. hafakilo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      B

  8. Help Me!
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Hi guys, first comment of the season! Good luck all!
    Already having a bench dilemma, bench one start others:
    a) Richarlison
    b) Mitoma
    c) João Pedro
    d) Watkins

    1. hafakilo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      A

  9. The FPL Units
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Anderson or Nakamba for mid bench fodder?

    1. hafakilo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Nakamba

  10. Jebiga
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Is Mbeumo nailed ?

    1. Dancing Glen Kamara
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      yep

  11. jack88
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Onana
    Estu saliba stones
    Saka bruno mitoma rashford jota
    Haaland watkins

    Turner botman baldock mubama

    Thoughts?

  12. Rodney
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    I'm already bored of my team but am going to go with this. I absolutely hate not having one of TAA or Salah but there are options throughout the side:

    Onana (Turner)

    Gabriel - Estu - Chilwell (Udogie - Kabore)

    Rashford - B.Fernandes - Saka - Martinelli - Mbeumo

    Haaland - Pedro (Jackson)

    Should see me through the first 4/5 GW's without having to tinker too much. Template and boring.

  13. Lost in fantasy
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Anyone else going for Saka as C instead of Halaand?

  14. Wirtzle Gummidge
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Too risky?

    Onana
    Chilwell // Saliba // Glvardiol
    Salah // Rashford // Saka // Garnacho // Trossard
    Jackson // Haaland

    Turner // Beyer // Osuala // Baldock

    I'm liking Garnacho for the first few weeks until the new striker is ready, then will likely ship to Maatsen if he looks secured of game time.

    1. Hallsy000005
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Garnacho won’t start

  15. ididnt
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Stones or Chilwell? I’d likely go Chilwell in gw3 anyway.

  16. ididnt
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Martinelli or Bruno? Have Rashford and Saka like everyone else.

  17. Ohh1454
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Is Glavardiol likely to start the first couple of games ?

  18. ㅤRising
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Who are you thinking is the best

    4.0 def
    4.5 mid
    4.5 fwd

  19. Jarnathan
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Nobody seems to be going Trossard?

    1. fusen
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Scared of the minutes risk.

      I'm going Martinelli and Saka but I would quite like to swap Martinelli for Trossard as ignoring the minutes issue, he's clearly score some decent points. But better safe than sorry 😐

  20. ebb2sparky
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Start with Onana or a 4.5 keeper and leave 0.5 ITB to help with next transfer? If 4.5 would you go Flekken based on fixtures? My gut says Brentford over performed last year and will struggle this year so thinking Pickford or maybe Steele

  21. Pringle
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Good to go?

    Pickford Turner
    Gabriel Estu Chilwell Botman Baldock
    Saka Eze Salah Rashford Richarlison
    Pedro Haaland Mubama

  22. Sir Michael Taker
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Although I think Eze will do well this weekend because Sheffield United are in turmoil, long-term I think he's bottom of the 6.5m options. Palace failed to score in 16 of their PL games last season (only Bournemouth were worse), failed to score in 3 of the 10 games Hodgson was in charge for before anyone asks which is better but with a very favourable run of games, and although I think Zaha going is a plus in some ways as an FPL option for Eze, they are undoubtedly a weaker side for his loss and its hard to see them improving much on that failed to score stat with what they have in attack.

  23. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
    • 16 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    I see Caicedo is not going to Chelsea but Liverpool. Suddenly makes Liverpool defence seem a lot better with him in midfield. Meanwhile Chelsea are still weak in midfield.

    1. Andy_Social
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Liverpool without Caicedo - defence inc Trent is an avoid.
      Chelsea with Caicedo makes the defence far more viable. AND ... Enzo.

      1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
        • 16 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Agreed I even looked at a TAA draft... when I heard. It was said that Chelsea might go for Liverpool's previous choice Lavia instead.

    2. Arteta
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      You might want to refresh your websites, mate. It's been mad 12 hours for both fanbases.

      1. Sun God Nika
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        lool

      2. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
        • 16 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Haha I see that now 'second thoughts'

  24. mussellrain
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Richarlison playing instead of Kane (use cash elsewhere) or Son?

  25. BigTings
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Captaining Haaland, with Saka(VC) purely based on his consistency from last season and the belief he will only bang in more goals this season.

    Final Draft team is as follows:

    Pickford
    Mings, Estupinan, Alex Arnold
    Saka, Trossard, Martinelli, Rashford, Mitoma
    Joao Pedro, Haaland
    Subs: Martinez, Alvarez, Bell, Andersen

  26. Sun God Nika
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Gvardiol looking likely to start burnley, any punters (this will include me)

    1. Joey Jo-Jo Junior Shabadoo
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      I have him already and I've benched him. GWs 3-6 he will shine, he is elite.

      1. Sun God Nika
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Dont think he will start tonight ?

        theory only based on this but it is pep still
        https://www.mancity.com/news/mens/pep-guardiola-burnley-squad-news-63827258

        1. Joey Jo-Jo Junior Shabadoo
          • 5 Years
          2 years, 8 months ago

          Not sure tbh, but even if I got confirmation he was starting I don't think I would play him gw1.

    2. klopptimusprime
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Any intel or gut feel

    3. Sir Michael Taker
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      I don't get the clammer for City defenders. They all had injury spells at times last season but none of them started more than 24 games (Akanji). None of them got above 100 points. Gvardiol is only going to compound matters. Stones for a 5.5m FPL option has a terrible history bar an okay season in 2020/21 but even that wasn't enough to warrant him being 5.5m imo. True his minutes are limited but that tells you two things, one is he's a rotation risk and two is he's injury prone.

  27. EWH2020
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Not sure about the Birghton triple up.

    a) Eze and Pedro
    b) Mitoma and Watkins

  28. idonnacha
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Johnstone
    Shaw Stones Gabriel Estu
    Salah Eze Rashford Saka(v)
    Wissa Haaland(c)
    Subs: Turner Chukwu Bassey Archer
    0.5 ITB

  29. Crushing_It
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Halland captain
    Rashford vice