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With Gameweek 7 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) fast approaching, 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 what to do with Bukayo Saka, Ben Chilwell replacements, 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. Jdpz
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Will TAA play?

  2. FOO FIGHTER
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    @G-Whizz

    So, any good news? I saw that Sky reporter standing Infront of the stadium in the video I posted on page one saying Saka and the other doubts were due training?

    Or is he trolling in the video?

    1. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Not seen that tbh, I'm ignoring any Saka noise until I see what the embargoed comments are from Arteta's press conference...

      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        The reporter was pretty adamant even Martinelli was going to train but the least likeliest to be in the squad.

  3. Miguel Sanchez
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Playing Trippier as well so double up with Burn or go Estupinan?

    A) Estupinan (avl)
    B) Burn (BUR)

    1. Old Wulfrunian
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      b

  4. Disco Stu
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Play

    A. Wilson

    or

    B. Watkins

    1. circusmonkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      W

  5. The Mighty Whites
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Best 2nd striker on WC?

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

      Either Alvarez or Watkins.

    2. Touré De Force
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Darwin

    3. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Darwin...

    4. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Hojlund

  6. jai1212
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    With uncertainty over Saka, I'm so confused now. Would help to get some thoughts:

    Onana (Turner)
    Botman Estupinan Beyer
    Rashford Son Saka Eze Foden
    Haaland Alvarez

    Pedro Porro / Chilwell / Osula

    1FT and 0.7 itb?

    What should be the move here?

    1. Prison Mike
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Saka/Eze to Bowen/Diaby maybe

    2. ball c
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      If you have wc up your sleeve.. take a punt on someone like bowen for Saka.

  7. Prison Mike
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Best move? 0.1 off Saka to Son…

    A) Saka & Mbeumo -> Son & Diaby (-4)

    B) Saka -> Bowen

    1. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      A)

      1. Prison Mike
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Cheers! Would you do them both for a -4 this GW or do mbeumo to son for free next GW?

        1. G-Whizz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 2 months ago

          Depends if I have bench cover or not tbh...

          1. Prison Mike
            • 10 Years
            2 years, 2 months ago

            Archer and Cash on the bench. Also have Botman starting whos flagged but hopefully will play

  8. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    GTG?

    Just ride it out & let bench cover?

    Onana
    Trippier, Botman, Kabore
    Saka, Foden, Sterling, Bruno,
    Hauland, Alvarez, Morris

    Turner, Mbeumo, Estupinan, Udogie

    2.3 bank

    1. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Yes G2G 🙂

      1. g40steve
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Cheers, good work with the CS odds 😉

        1. G-Whizz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 2 months ago

          Thanks, glad you like 😀

  9. Starskyb
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    So Saka to Son or Salah? Or someone else?

    Probably going to wildcard in next week or 2. Or keep saka and attack next week

  10. boc610
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Chelsea: Where hamstrings go to die

    1. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Injury FC 😆

  11. Jdpz
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Is Gordon good option?
    a) Diaby
    b) Gordon

    1. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      B

    2. Harold99
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Diaby v Gordon seems coin flippy with similar fixture difficulty, longer term it would probably be Diaby as Gordon is only getting min security through Barnes's injury but short term when Gordon has gotten minutes his underlying numbers has been really good

  12. Peter Haddock
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Good evening everyone, with 1.0m itb and 1FT, is the sensible move simply Gusto/Baldock to Kabore/Taylor then bench Estu for at least some form of bench cover considering multiple flags?

    Turner

    Saliba* / Estu / Botman*

    Saka* / Foden / Mbeumo / Maddison* / Salah

    Alvarez / Haaland

    Johnstone / Gusto* / Baldock* / Muniz

    I would really like Bowen for Mbeumo too and am generally hit-averse, but feels maybe worth it since the defensive transfer would make the -4 neutral?

    Any thoughts welcomed!

  13. Tonyawesome69
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Saka -104 in fplstatistics.

    You will lose 0.1m profit if you bought Saka at 8.5m and his price drops from 8.7m to 8.6m

    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Big deal

  14. The Pep Revolution
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Which do you prefer?

    A. Salah, Archer and Diaby
    B. Saka, Darwin and Bowen

    Rest of my team is
    Turner Areola
    Trippier Cash Burn Udogie Kabore
    X Son Maddison X Neto
    Haaland Alvarez X

    1. mttrznck
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      This could really go either way, but I prefer A.

  15. Nightf0x
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Which way ?

    A) chilwel saka -4 to udogie son
    Gw8 alavrez to darwin
    B) chilwel saka -4 to udogie mitoma/march
    Gw8 alavrez rash -4 to darwin/watkins son

    1. Nightf0x
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      C) chilwel saka -4 to son kabore
      Gw8 alvarez to watkins

      Will WC gw9

  16. Fantasynerdz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Does Alverez start against Wolves?

    With him playing a lot of minutes lately.

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      I think so, yes

    2. Cojones of Destiny
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      he went out early so think good chance he does

    3. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Yes imo...

  17. cuppatea78
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Thinking of doing the following for a -4. What do you think?:

    Saka, Rashford & Alverez > Salah, JWP & Morris.

    Or could leave the Rashford to Salah move until next week so I don't take a hint.

    1. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Just do it without taking the hit...

  18. Cojones of Destiny
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Will Andersen of Lutron play both games ?

    1. circusmonkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Sounds like a sci fi planet. Why you bothered, they are pony?

      1. Zalk
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Evertron comes to visit and they'll surely score.

        1. circusmonkey
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          2 years, 2 months ago

          I'm doing a draft league as well, I have 4x Everton vs Lutron, you can make unlimited changes each week, just have a core of my better drafts and rotate the others for who is playing SHU and Lutron.

  19. ball c
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Which is best move:

    A) Archer to Morris
    B) Saka to Bowen (Mbuemo or Bowen will become Son next gw).
    C) Wildcard

    Areola
    Estu - Botman - Kabore
    Salah - Maddison - Saka - Foden - Mbuemo
    Alvarez - Haaland

    Turner - Gusto - Udogie - Archer

    Did Chilwell to Botman earlier in week.

  20. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Would you start Saka over Mitoma?

    1. circusmonkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      No

  21. notlob legin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Would you do Mbeumo to JWP for a hit?

    My thoughts are Brentford looked shocking last week and JWP plays Sheff Utd, plus Mbeumo looks like dropping in price soon.

    1. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      I'm probably doing this for free.
      Forest won't be easy but Mbuemo could always knick a penalty.

      Not sure about hit.

    2. circusmonkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      No

  22. boombaba
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Who would you bench
    Saka Son Alvarez

  23. circusmonkey
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Play Isak or March?

  24. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Saka to Bowen
    Or
    Save ft and Kabore comes in if no show

    Onana
    Trippier, White, Walker
    Rashford, Saka, Odegaard, Mitoma
    Haaland, Hojlund, Alvarez

    Turner, Kabore, Estu, Sarr 1ft .2itb

    Thanks folks

  25. New article...
  26. Spaghetti
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Is it worth a -8 to bring in burn and son so I’ve got them for next week? Saka, Wissa and baldock would be out with archer in for the budget

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      No.

  27. FantasyFooty01
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Pickford

    Udogie Chilwell Saliba

    Sterling Mbuemo Rashford Foden Saka

    Haaland Watkins

    Subs: Turner Joao Pedro Estupian Botman

    0.1 ITB
    2 FT

    What changes should I make?

  28. prof.magdipasha
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    I want to play with 4 in the middle . please choose 4 from these 5 and I will put the fifth on the bench
    Ward prowse - Mitoma - Rashford - Gordon - Son

  29. NJ MetroStars
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    allaboutfpl reporting saka traveled