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With Gameweek 6 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 transfers, differentials, bench order or anything in between, Scout’s Deputy Editor will tackle whatever’s thrown at him.

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. waltzingmatildas
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 23 days ago

    What would you do?
    Flekken
    Chilwell Estu Saliba
    Bruno Son Maddison Mbeumo Mitoma
    Haaland Alvarez
    (Turner Watkins Tark Baldock)
    1ft, 0.2itb

    A) Tark to Botman (bench Saliba?)
    B) Chilwell to Botman
    C) Chilwell, Watkins to Trippier, Edouard (-4) (who to bench?)
    D) Son, Watkins to Salah, Archer (-4)

    1. Chief Break-Everything
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 23 days ago

      B. Nice team

      1. waltzingmatildas
        • 16 Years
        3 years, 23 days ago

        Cheers. That's what I'm leaning towards. Next week could do Some and Watkins to Salah and Morris if I wanted to

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 23 days ago

      I'd do D.

      Absolutely nothing wrong with holding Saliba.

      1. waltzingmatildas
        • 16 Years
        3 years, 23 days ago

        Interesting. Certainly gets me nearer some of the WC teams I've been looking at. Not convinced Watkins is the best Villa even with the good upcoming fixtures

        1. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 23 days ago

          the thing is Watkins will return soon, you just don't want it to be the week that you sell him.

          1. waltzingmatildas
            • 16 Years
            3 years, 23 days ago

            Hmm, that's the worry. Indecision is leading me to rolling!

          2. waltzingmatildas
            • 16 Years
            3 years, 23 days ago

            Who would you bench?

            1. AC/DC AFC
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              3 years, 23 days ago

              Archer, Tark and Baldock in that scenario.

              1. waltzingmatildas
                • 16 Years
                3 years, 23 days ago

                Ha, yeah. I mean if I didn't make a move.
                Thanks anyway though

    3. james 101
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 23 days ago

      B I think

      1. james 101
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 23 days ago

        Or wait a week

      2. waltzingmatildas
        • 16 Years
        3 years, 23 days ago

        Cheers

    4. jba
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 22 days ago

      E) do nothing

    5. Yank Revolution
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 22 days ago

      D

  2. RedJive79
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 23 days ago

    Start:
    A: Chilwell
    B: Saliba

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 23 days ago

      A

    2. bros
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 23 days ago

      A

    3. james 101
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 23 days ago

      A

  3. bros
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 23 days ago

    worth doing Maddison & Son to Salah & Neto
    thanks

    1. james 101
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 23 days ago

      I don’t think so

  4. Rinseboy
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 23 days ago

    is Trippier really worth the extra over Botman?
    I can afford but wondering if the cash might come on handy later!

    1. bros
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 23 days ago

      at the moment No

    2. waltzingmatildas
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 23 days ago

      I think it will come in handy so I think Botman

    3. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 23 days ago

      I don't think so but he's got assist potential at Sheffield United.

    4. james 101
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 23 days ago

      I’d go Bot or Char

    5. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 23 days ago

      Nope. Not for me. Especially now that Salah is hot. If Salah wasn't a good pick, then I'd say investing in Trippier is fine.

      1. james 101
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 23 days ago

        Yep

      2. james 101
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 23 days ago

        Camzy. Thoughts on my post below mate?

    6. Yank Revolution
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 22 days ago

      No. And he wasn't last season either. I learned the hard way after Newcastle refused to keep a clean sheet for months on end.

  5. Powers106
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 23 days ago

    Leno (Areola)
    Estup - Cash - Gusto (udogie - Chilly)
    Madison - Son - Saka - Mbeumo (JWP)
    Haaland - Alvarez - Watkins

    1. Is bench right? JWP - Udogie - Chilly
    2. Son to Doku or another City for -4

    I’m in the 2 millions….

    Thanks!

    1. james 101
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 23 days ago

      Doc is tempting huh?

    2. waltzingmatildas
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 23 days ago

      I'm pretty cold on Watkins so I'd maybe start JWP instead of him.
      No hit

  6. james 101
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 23 days ago

    1FT. 1.1m in the bank.

    Any suggestions?

    !

Ederson



    Chilwell Gusto Estupinan



    Saka Ode Sterling Mbueno Maddison 



    Haaland Alvarez

    (Areola Wissa Romero Saliba)


    Players I’m considering losing

    Ederson
    Sterling
    Chilly
    Gusto

    1. james 101
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 23 days ago

      Thanks!!

    2. bros
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 23 days ago

      Some team, downgrade Chilly to Newcastle defender Schar, Burns or Botman

      1. james 101
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 23 days ago

        Cheers!

    3. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 23 days ago

      I'd probably sell Chilwell > Botman this week.

      I'm big on getting some United for their fixture swing so that Chilwell > Botman raises a bit more funds for Sterling > Rashford (could even do it this week or else next week is fine).

      1. james 101
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 23 days ago

        Agreed.

        I’m just considering Bot vs Schar

        I’ve not seen either play this season

        1. captain_kingpin
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 22 days ago

          Schar had the best xG of all defenders last season. Loves a goal. Botman has very little attacking threat but is cheaper and did get all three bonus last week.

          1. Make FPL Casual Again
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 22 days ago

            Sadly, Schars love of goals is unrequited though

  7. GC123
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 23 days ago

    Hi guys. Only 1 FT. Would you prioritise

    1. Pickford > Flekken
    2. Stones > Botman
    3. Both for -4

    Thanks

    1. captain_kingpin
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 22 days ago

      2.

  8. Bubbles1985
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 23 days ago

    Ok... Final draft, I think!

    RMWCT please! :

    Turner / Areola
    Udogie / Cash / Botman / Kabore / Lamptey
    Salah / Saka / Maddison / Mbuemo / Diaby
    Haaland / Alvarez / Morris

    Leaves 0.7m itb - Probably for JWP/Kudus/Bowen after the Liverpool game.
    Keeping the Luton lads for the DGW then shifting on to probably Estu and Archer.

    Thanks!

    1. james 101
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 23 days ago

      Nice

      Though I have zero interest in Luton assets myself

      1. Bubbles1985
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 23 days ago

        Me neither after the DGW, just for the game!

        Morris will then become Archer and Estupinan comes in for Kabore/Lamptey.

        Works in my head anyway and I have a few quid for leverage.

        1. james 101
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 23 days ago

          Could work out well mate

          1. Bubbles1985
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 23 days ago

            The way my season has started, I doubt it!

            But it's worth it for a laugh, if nothing else... 😀

            GL!

    2. ebb2sparky
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 23 days ago

      I’d avoid Luton. I watched them live last weekend and the only positive was they did better than the last time I saw them live. Get Archer now and either bank the 1.0 or use it now on defence

      1. Bubbles1985
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 23 days ago

        I have only seen them against us [WHU] and agree.

        I am being blinkered by the DGW, I know. I don't think I would play Estupinan this week anyway.

    3. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 23 days ago

      I wouldn't book a 5.5 to 4.5 fwd transfer.

      1. Bubbles1985
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 23 days ago

        No, to be honest the more I am looking at it the more I don't want Estupinan anyway.

  9. LangerznMash
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 23 days ago

    Does Ryan Giles not start for Luton anymore? I thought he was a crossing machine.

  10. BlueMan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 23 days ago

    Areola (Turner)
    Estupiñan Burn Gusto (Gabriel Udogie)
    Salah Son Saka Foden (Sarr)
    Harland (c) Alvarez Wissa

    1FT 0.9 itb

    GTG or…

  11. ebb2sparky
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 23 days ago

    What to do with chilwell?
    1 - sell for Botman this week
    2 - wait and maybe sell him next week along with Foden to get JWP and Trippier

  12. I Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 23 days ago

    Alvarez is flying up. Any chance he rises again tonight?

  13. Jullepuu
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 23 days ago

    Play Gusto or get Botman in for him this week?

    1. captain_kingpin
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 22 days ago

      Villa are the fourth best attacking team in Europe. I think they’ll score against Chelsea so a Newcastle defender has a better chance of a cleanie

  14. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 23 days ago

    Save FT?
    The plan was Henry -> Botman but got priced out last night after the pricerise.

    Johnstone (Turner)
    Estupinan Saliba Gusto (Udogie, Henry*)
    Salah(VC) Saka Maddison Sterling Mbeumo
    Haaland(C) Alvarez (Ferguson*)

    TIA

    1. james 101
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 23 days ago

      Yes. You are good for a week mate

    2. captain_kingpin
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 22 days ago

      Ferguson on the bench playing Bournemouth at home. There’s gonna be tears!

  15. Make United Great Again
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 23 days ago

    Thoughts on this WC Team?!

    Flekken
    Estupinan Schar Botman
    Rash Mbeumo Maddison Salah(vc) Diaby
    Alvarez Haaland(c)

    Areola, Udogie, Cash, Archer.

    1. james 101
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 23 days ago

      Nice mate

      1. Make United Great Again
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 23 days ago

        Cheers. Rashford will turn into Saka/Odegaard. Just going with fixtures on this one

    2. Baines on Toast...
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 23 days ago

      It's great, and this week's template (I WC'd last week, don't have Salah, and regret it).

      I'd be tempted to see if there's a way to do Schar > Trippier by downgrading Estupinian and Diaby, but that's just me.

      1. Make United Great Again
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 23 days ago

        Literally just did the opposite.

        I had Trippier & Lamptey (bench fodder)

        Changed to Schar & Estu for a stronger squad.

        Absolutely love Diaby! He’s going nowhere 😉

        Thanks for the reply

  16. SharkyT
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 23 days ago

    Draft question:

    Start 2:
    A) Nketiah
    B) Jesus
    C) Richarlison
    D) Ugodie

  17. CMF
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 23 days ago

    Thanks for the help a few weeks ago Tom. Anything I can do here? At a bit of a loss...

    Pickford (Turner)
    Chilwell-Estu-Schar (Gvardiol-Udogie)
    Saka-Rashford-Sterling-Eze-Maddison
    Haaland-Watkins (Morris)

    0.2 itb, want to raise that ideally so I have potential to upgrade Saka to Son or Salah (-4) for GW 8.

    1. aleksios
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 23 days ago

      Save.
      Then downgrade Sterl-Gvard.

  18. bros
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 23 days ago

    any changes needed?
    Leno Areola
    Chilly Dias Tripp (Udogie Baldock)
    Son Maddison Sterling Mbeumo Saka
    Haaland Alvarez (Semenyo)
    1.7ITB

    Thanks for any suggestions

    1. aleksios
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 23 days ago

      All good.

      1. bros
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 23 days ago

        thanks mate!

  19. Ericson398
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 23 days ago

    Leno (Areola)
    Udogie Walker Chillwell Henry, Cash
    Foden Maddisson Sterling Mbeumo Bruno
    Jackson Haaland Wissa

    2FT, Which one to go for?

    A: Chillwell > Botman, Foden > Diaby, Jackson > Alvarez (freeing up funds for Salah)

    B: Chillwell > Botman, Bruno>Salah, Jackson > Edouard

    C: Henry > Botman, Jackson > Edouard

    1. captain_kingpin
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 22 days ago

      C.

      Taking out players with good fixtures is always a gamble. Bruno and Foden have good fixtures.

  20. Tobypartlett
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 23 days ago

    Chilwell to Botman, or Watkins to Alvarez?

    Rest of the team is:
    Chilwell, Cash, Estipunan ( Kabore, Udogie)
    Saka, Maddison, Son, Mbeumbo, Foden
    Harlaand, Watkins (Jao Pedro)

    Leaning towards Botman, as already have double City attack.

    1. captain_kingpin
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 22 days ago

      Both are good moves.

      Bear in mind Watkins fixtures are lovely from gw8

  21. captain_kingpin
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 22 days ago

    Ederson
    Estu, trippier, Chillwell
    Bowen, maddy, Saka, Mbuemo, foden
    Haaland, Jackson

    Areola, Henry, Udogie, archer

    2fts and 0.9itb

    A. Jackson to Wilson and Henry to Botman
    B. Jackson to Edouard and Henry to Schar
    C. Henry to Schar and Bowen to Diaby
    D. Something else

  22. Nokando
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 22 days ago

    Bit the bullet & wildcarded - was happy with 60% of my team but felt clearing out the deadwood needed to happen. Here's my final draft. After much agony went for Diaby over my pick from wk1 Mitoma. Any thoughts?

    Flekken Areola

    Schär Estupiñan Gusto Botman Udogie

    Mbeumo Saka Salah Diaby Ward-Prowse

    J.Alvarez Haaland Awoniyi

    Currently ranked 560k

  23. ced003
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 22 days ago

    Saliba or Romero?

  24. IamOzansson
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    Greetings,

    What do you think about my team?

    Onana
    Romero-Gabriel-Chilwell-Estupinian
    Luiz Diaz-Klusevski-Saka
    J.Alvarez-Haaland-Watkins

    Thank you