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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
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 1 month 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
      2 years, 1 month 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
      2 years, 1 month 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
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks!

    3. Shark Team
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

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

    4. Stockport Hatter
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

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

      1. Aster
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

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

    5. Scalper
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

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

      1. Aster
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

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

    6. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 1 month 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
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        Also did C on Jota last week.

        1. g40steve
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 1 month ago

          Same, considering KDB or Jota TC

  2. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 1 month 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
      2 years, 1 month ago

      25

    2. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 1 month 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
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        Same

      2. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 1 month 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
      2 years, 1 month ago

      14 pts

    4. Here is Cash, give McGinn
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      do you remember or do you see the stats somewhere?

  3. basilfawlty
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 1 month 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
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Looks like rare occasion where a -8 is needed.

      1. basilfawlty
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        Correct, now to find some defenders!

  4. CABAYE4
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

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

    I’m well set for GW26.

    Yay or Nay?

  5. Extr3meZy
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    Which pairing would u choose?

    Ake and Jota

    Or

    Gabriel and Foden

    (Dw about gw26)

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      have all 4

  6. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 1 month 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
      2 years, 1 month 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
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        Team values about 108m cash not a problem

        1. tommo-uk-
          • 13 Years
          2 years, 1 month ago

          Money bags over here!

      2. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

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

    2. Crunchie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Yes do it.

  7. Il Capitano
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 1 month 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
      2 years, 1 month 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
        2 years, 1 month 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
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 1 month 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
      2 years, 1 month ago

      No just sell Porro

  9. Pukki Party
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    Visualising the -4 for Kaminski question.

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

    1. Shark Team
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      worth doing

  10. Kabayan
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

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

    1. Shark Team
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      B

  11. WVA
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    Ake or VVD?

    1. Pukki Party
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Ake

      1. WVA
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        Or Maguire?

    2. Shark Team
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Ake

    3. Meechum
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Virgil

    4. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 1 month 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
    2 years, 1 month ago

    Pick One
    A) Regulion
    B) Maguire

    1. Shark Team
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      reguilon ofc

      1. Big W
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        Harder fixtures

    2. WVA
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      b

    3. Meechum
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Maguiraldino

    4. Scalper
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Regular maguire

  13. tommo-uk-
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 1 month 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
      2 years, 1 month ago

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

  14. Hanz0
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 1 month 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
      2 years, 1 month ago

      A 2

    2. Meechum
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      A2

    3. Hanz0
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 1 month 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
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Roll transfer and play both Tripps and Gab

  15. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    Calm down

  16. Scalper
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    THE SQUAD

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

    Disappointed if less than 115pts.

  17. Crouching Tiger
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 1 month 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
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Would lose Palmer still

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Palmer

    3. Perbert
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Same issue here. Most likely going Palmer

  18. Valar(Keith)
    • 16 Years
    2 years, 1 month 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
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

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

  19. Under my Cucurella
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 1 month 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
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Saliba

  20. NobodyF*cksWithTheJesus
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 1 month 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
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

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

  21. Jinswick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 1 month 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
      2 years, 1 month ago

      A

  22. Tommyvman
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

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

    1. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Yes bcoz jota in form

      1. Tommyvman
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 1 month 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
    2 years, 1 month 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
    2 years, 1 month ago

    Play Gabriel or Reguilon?

    1. Sgt. Schultz
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Gab

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

        G

  25. Saka White Rice
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

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

    1. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

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

  26. Kodap
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 1 month 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
      2 years, 1 month ago

      G2G

  27. afs2239
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

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

    1. Meechum
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      A

  28. MikeS
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 1 month 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
      2 years, 1 month ago

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

    2. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      I have him. Starting him

  29. dimitros
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    Palmer to Rodri? Yes or No?

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Mehh

    2. JMacca98
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      I'd say no

    3. MikeS
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Doughty or Bradley?

  30. Big W
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    Bench 1
    A) Gordon
    B) Solanke
    C) Watkins

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      B

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

      B