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With Gameweek 25 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) on the way, 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 Double Gameweek targets, team selection, chip strategy 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. Aster
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    My reasons for TC-ing Jota.

    1. 90 pts behind my ML leader. Do not care about OR.

    2. For every goal Jota scores, Haaland needs to get a brace to match it.

    3. City playing at home, but Brentford and Chelsea are not push-overs.

    4. Haaland family situation

    5. Do not like to follow the crowd.

    Feel a bit like that guy from "prove me wrong" meme. Guess we have to wait until tomorrow.

    1. tommo-uk-
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      In these situations you have to take a risk, it will either pay off and reduce the gap or fail and its basically game over.

      Having said that i feel chip usage and how teams are built over the next few weeks will make a huge difference.

      Its not over yet!

    2. Yozzer
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Number 5 gives you my respect. Haaland is such a boring option. Feels like a waste of chip. May as well not have it.GL

      1. Aster
        • 4 Years
        1 year, 9 months ago

        Thanks!

    3. Shark Team
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Jota might get a huge score only if we see Darwin benched vs Luton

    4. Stockport Hatter
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Are you at all concerned about his minutes with Salah back and available?

      1. Aster
        • 4 Years
        1 year, 9 months ago

        No, I think Diaz will be more affected, and if anything, Salah back makes Darwin and Jota better picks.

    5. Scalper
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      If Jota doesn’t score you’re f****d

      1. Aster
        • 4 Years
        1 year, 9 months ago

        Kind of, but this is a game. Would certainly love to finish the top of my ML, but still a game.

    6. jacob1989
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      I did c last week. Which didn't pay off.
      Well if u don't care about OR then a good option but i always prioritie OR over any mini league

      1. Aster
        • 4 Years
        1 year, 9 months ago

        Also did C on Jota last week.

        1. g40steve
          • 7 Years
          1 year, 9 months ago

          Same, considering KDB or Jota TC

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

    16/17 - 31 points - DGW37 (Kane)
    17/18 - 03 points - DGW37 (Sterling)
    18/19 - 03 points - SGW31 (Salah)
    19/20 - 16 points - DGW24 (Salah)
    20/21 - 08 points - DGW26 (Kane)
    21/22 - 28 points - DGW26 (Salah)
    22/23 - 20 points - DGW22 (Rashford)

    23/24 - ## points - DGW25 (Haaland)

    What will it be 😮

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      25

    2. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Sanchez was my best DGW & TC chip 75

      I’m still considering Jota or KDB, saw in Europe he’s the playmaker

      1. My heart goes Salalalalah
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 9 months ago

        Same

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

        Was that 16/17? Remember Kane & Sanchez both went bonkers that week. Was a wonderful gameweek...

        Scores above are without the 3x multiplier of course. (E.g. Kane was 93).

    3. Shark Team
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      14 pts

    4. Here is Cash, give McGinn
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      do you remember or do you see the stats somewhere?

  3. basilfawlty
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    Thoughts here please?

    Thinking of TAA, Porro, Anderson > Maguire, Saliba, KDB (-8) Really need defenders who play 26 given my bench - every defender I buy gets injured!

    Dubravka
    TAA Porro Gabriel
    Saka Foden Jota Palmer
    Haaland Watkins Darwin

    Areola Konsa Lascelles Anderson 1 FT 2.8 ITB

    1. CABAYE4
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Looks like rare occasion where a -8 is needed.

      1. basilfawlty
        • 4 Years
        1 year, 9 months ago

        Correct, now to find some defenders!

  4. CABAYE4
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    Solanke to Alvarez for 2 GWs & reverse transfer in GW27?

    I’m well set for GW26.

    Yay or Nay?

  5. Extr3meZy
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    Which pairing would u choose?

    Ake and Jota

    Or

    Gabriel and Foden

    (Dw about gw26)

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      have all 4

  6. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    Gordon out for Foden funded by Trent to Bradley/Gaby/another.

    Don’t like hits but two games for Foden & 26 helps -8

    1. tommo-uk-
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Gordon is likely to play up front and Newcastle have some nice fixtures.

      You likely to keep foden after GW27 when there will be a scramble to bring Son back into our teams?

      1. g40steve
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 9 months ago

        Team values about 108m cash not a problem

        1. tommo-uk-
          • 13 Years
          1 year, 9 months ago

          Money bags over here!

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

        Gordon could do well, but also think he's better on the wing than central.

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

      Yes do it.

  7. Il Capitano
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    2FT 0.7m ITB

    Dubravka (Areola)
    TAA* Porro* Saliba (Konsa* Lascelles)
    Saka Foden Jota Richarlison Palmer
    Haaland Watkins (Solanke)

    Bit of a crisis, down to one defender, need DGW players and players for 26:

    TAA + Porro/Konsa + Rich > Gabriel + Reguillon/Maguire + KDB (-4) make sense?

    1. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      I think it looks solid. Konsa out and Maguire in for me - but have been very tempted by Reg due to the lure of the double..

      1. Il Capitano
        • 5 Years
        1 year, 9 months ago

        Yes, potential for Toney to latch on to one of his deliveries in the double. Could get the defender I don't pick this week in for Lascelles in 26 to bring me up to a full XI, so maybe I take the doubler first?

  8. penguin_patch
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    For -4, would you swap Porro & Richarlison for:

    A) VVD & Garnacho
    B) Jota & Bradley
    C) Luis Diaz & Doughty/Bradley/Konate

    I’ve already got three City players otherwise I’d 100% go Ake

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      No just sell Porro

  9. Pukki Party
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    Visualising the -4 for Kaminski question.

    A) Dubravka BOU che
    B) Kaminski -4 MUN liv cry bou

    1. Shark Team
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      worth doing

  10. Kabayan
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    A. Ake + Gordon + 4
    Or
    B. Reguilon + KDB

    1. Shark Team
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      B

  11. WVA
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    Ake or VVD?

    1. Pukki Party
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Ake

      1. WVA
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 9 months ago

        Or Maguire?

    2. Shark Team
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Ake

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

      Virgil

    4. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      I would look at it longer term. I am going Maguire simply because he will sit there for a number of weeks. I'll be wanting to spend transfers shifting the midfield and forwards around. I don't want to have to book in an expensive (ish, in the case of Ake) move to create cash to improve the forward line.

  12. Big W
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    Pick One
    A) Regulion
    B) Maguire

    1. Shark Team
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      reguilon ofc

      1. Big W
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 9 months ago

        Harder fixtures

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

      b

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

      Maguiraldino

    4. Scalper
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Regular maguire

  13. tommo-uk-
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    IF we hear Bradley starts tomorrow before the deadline im seriously tempted.

    Out of both games i would expect him to start the home game, Anfield support etc therefore if he starts vs Brentford i think theres a high chance he starts both.

    1. Shark Team
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      i think Liverpool dont keep a cs and Bradley becomes a problem for blanks 26 and 29

  14. Hanz0
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    Who to transfer in?

    A.) VVD
    B.) Bradley

    Who to start?

    1.) Trippier (Bou H)
    2.) Gabriel (Bur A)

    Leaning A1 currently

    1. Shark Team
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      A 2

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

      A2

    3. Hanz0
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Really? Trippier 3 assists and a goal in the last 3 games.

      Appreciate lower chance of CS but feels backwards hoping for another Gabriel header.

    4. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Roll transfer and play both Tripps and Gab

  15. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    Calm down

  16. Scalper
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    THE SQUAD

    THE DUBRAVKA
    BRADLEY - AKE - SALIBA
    JOTA - KDB - SAKA - GORDON
    TONEY - DARWIN- haaland(c)

    Disappointed if less than 115pts.

  17. Crouching Tiger
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    Would you rather transfer out Palmer or Gordon? Can't field 11 in the next if I don't transfer Palmer out, but I lose a lot of value too.

    1. Under my Cucurella
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Would lose Palmer still

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Palmer

    3. Perbert
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Same issue here. Most likely going Palmer

  18. Valar(Keith)
    • 16 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    Dubravka (Areola)
    Gabriel Trippier PORRO (Estu Branthwaite)
    Saka Kdb Garnacho Foden (Palmer)
    Haaland(TC) Toney Darwin

    1 FT.. 0.9 in the bank

    Already have 11 players for GW 26 .

    Porro to
    A) VVD
    B) Doughty (would free up cash for salah GW 27).. Would probably want Doughty for DGW 28 anyway too

    1. Tshelby
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      How confident are you about Garnacho? I'm considering getting him

  19. Under my Cucurella
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    Need a Porro replacement that plays next gameweek. Any suggestions, budget is 5.9

    Areola
    Gabriel Branthwaite Cash
    Jota KDB Saka Richarlison
    Haaland Alvarez Watkins

    Turner Palmer Gusto *Porro

    1. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Saliba

  20. NobodyF*cksWithTheJesus
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    G2G? Is Palmer on bench correct choice?

    Used the fts, 0.1 itb.

    Areola
    Trip Gab Branthwaite
    KDB Foden Rich Jota
    Haaland Watkins Solanke

    Turner Palmer Porro Taylor

    1. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      I'd Play Palmer over Solanke. But it's a close call

  21. Jinswick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    Best move here?

    A) Save FT
    B) Porro -> DOUGHTY (bench Burn)

    Areola
    Gabriel, Estupinan, Burn
    KDB, FODEN, Saka, Gordon
    HAALAND, DARWIN, Watkins

    Turner, Palmer, Taylor, Porro
    Bank 0.1m, 1FT

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      A

  22. Tommyvman
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    Is Jota to Salah crazy? Could be funded by Trent to Maguire. Klopp sounded fairly positive about Mo

    1. jacob1989
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Yes bcoz jota in form

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

        Yeah for sure. But worried about him not playing if salah returns? And salah can always go big. Maybe I’m just trying to convince myself ha ha

  23. Scalper
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    Looking at Salah’s history with injuries, he never gets eased in. Always starts or nothing.

    Source: transfer market

  24. jimmy.floyd
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    Play Gabriel or Reguilon?

    1. Sgt. Schultz
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Gab

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        1 year, 9 months ago

        G

  25. Saka White Rice
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    Any Luton fans know why Kabore doesn't play anymore?

    1. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      The manager knows you have him in your team so he won't play him till you sell

  26. Kodap
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    Fairly set on TC this week, debating between Jota and Haaland.. already made my transfer this week so anything would be for a -4! Right starting 11?

    Areola
    Doughty - Gabriel - Estup
    KDB - Saka - Jota - Foden
    Haaland - Adebayo - Watkins

    Dubravka - Botman - Palmer - Porro

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      G2G

  27. afs2239
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    A) Groß , Jota , KDB
    B) Salah , Foden , 4.6 mid

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

      A

  28. MikeS
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    Any one else sh1tt1n@ themselves for not having adebayo in their team? Think he will explode!

    1. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      If he does explode I hope its before he gets any minutes so a sub comes in

    2. jacob1989
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      I have him. Starting him

  29. dimitros
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    Palmer to Rodri? Yes or No?

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Mehh

    2. JMacca98
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      I'd say no

    3. MikeS
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      Doughty or Bradley?

  30. Big W
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 9 months ago

    Bench 1
    A) Gordon
    B) Solanke
    C) Watkins

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      B

    2. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 9 months ago

      B