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Five-time top 1k finisher Tom Freeman is the latest Pro Pundit to run through his Free Hit team draft.

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In this article, we will have a look at my current Free Hit team for Gameweek 34.

Most of the squad will have a familiar ring to it, so rather than waffle on about Mohamed Salah (£13.8m) and Alexander Isak (£9.5m), I’ll instead focus the majority of my words on a few other players I like, who I haven’t seen in quite so many RMT’s.

JARROD BOWEN

West Ham United haven’t been great from an attacking perspective under Graham Potter.

But in light of the opposition, I fancy Jarrod Bowen (£7.5m) to do well this weekend.

Brighton and Hove Albion have conceded 13 goals in their last five matches and will be without influential centre-back Jan Paul van Hecke (£4.5m), who is undergoing concussion protocols.

Fabian Hurzeler opted for Carlos Baleba (£5.0m) as an emergency centre-back the last time he missed out, and while he did pretty well, it was a poor overall performance by the Seagulls, with relegated Leicester City scoring twice and grabbing a rare point.

As for Bowen, he’s ticked along since returning from injury, with four goals and two assists in 10 starts, but I think he’s capable of hauling tomorrow, given how Brighton were picked apart on the counter-attack by Brentford last week.

In fact, only Leicester have conceded more counter-attack shots over the last five Gameweeks than Brighton, which could play into the hands of Bowen at the Amex.

Above: Teams sorted by counter-attack shots conceded in Gameweeks 29-33



  1. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 8 days ago

    Fairly settled on double Wolves fwds, now the question is - stick with both Murphy and Barnes as well?
    I could get Bowen instead of one, Barnes? And then move Kepa to Pope.

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      10 months, 8 days ago

      pope ceiling is small considering he's unlikely to face many shots but maybe he gets a pen save who knows

      only thing with barnes and murphy is don't expect 90 mins from them, 60-75 max i'd say

    2. Shark Team
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 8 days ago

      I expect Wolves to score 3 and Newcastle to score 5, go with 5 attackers from these two teams

    3. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 8 days ago

      Sounds like go all in, cheers!

  2. mr_jones
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 8 days ago

    g2g with that FH-Team?

    Sels
    RAN-Sessegnon-Trippier
    Diaz-Salah-Barnes-Iwobi
    Isak-Cunha-Strand Larsen

    Sanchez-Bowen-Cucu-Milenkovic

    1. JabbaWookiee
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 8 days ago

      Defo. Same as mine in fact, except currently on Allison myself

  3. aapoman
    • 12 Years
    10 months, 8 days ago

    Hows this free hit? Really like it.

    Alisson
    Trippier RAN Semedo
    Salah Palmer Diaz Barnes
    Isak Cunha Raul

    Sanchez; Mbeumo, Cucu, Sessegnon

    1. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 8 days ago

      Pretty FH Template. Strong though

    2. Mambino
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 months, 8 days ago

      there is a strong template now isn't there - I don't like Alisson in goal but apart from that it's a good squad

    3. Bod
      • 14 Years
      10 months, 8 days ago

      I would rather go for TAA and a different keeper than Allison

    4. JabbaWookiee
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 8 days ago

      Can’t bring myself to suffer more Palmer disappointment. And not a fan of Raul. Think Strand Larsen and Evanilson are both better picks. Otherwise good. Nice Semedo differential.

      1. aapoman
        • 12 Years
        10 months, 8 days ago

        Yea I had Evanilson there as well but also vonsidering Welbeck. Other than that feels like it is prettt locked

  4. mikeblue97
    • 16 Years
    10 months, 8 days ago

    Which 3 def from 4:
    (RAN locked in)

    A) TAA
    B) Sess
    C) Cucu
    D) Trip

    1. Gommy
      • 16 Years
      10 months, 8 days ago

      BCD

    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 8 days ago

      ACD

  5. thepancakeman123
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 8 days ago

    My head hurts from all this tinkering... Here's my FH team now everyone tell me how terrible it is lol

    Sanchez
    Cucurella Ait Nouri Sessegnon
    Salah Palmer Barnes Murphy
    Isak Cunha Larsen

    Kepa Diaz Trent Kerkez

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      10 months, 8 days ago

      not bad, double chelsea defence is one thing I am not sure about

      1. swanseag55
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        10 months, 8 days ago

        I’ve got double Chelsea defence . Just think they will keep a clean sheet. However you have got me starting to doubt now

  6. Reddonkeyham 42
    • 12 Years
    10 months, 8 days ago

    Best mid 5.6 or less for this week and going forward.

  7. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    10 months, 8 days ago

    FH team

    Pope (Leno)
    TAA RAN Robinson (Cucurella Kerkez)
    Salah Palmer Iwobi Murphy (Kluivert)
    Cunha Larsen Isak (c)

    Any changes you'd make here or GTG?

    1. Mambino
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 months, 8 days ago

      I wouldn't go Iwobi I'd go with another differential there. TAA or Cucurella for first 11 is a tough one (I'm still undecided - but maybe that's partly why you went Robinson over sess). Apart from that, yes it's strong

  8. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 8 days ago

    Bowen or Mbeumo on FH?

    1. Mambino
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 months, 8 days ago

      Mbeumo

    2. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 8 days ago

      Im going Bowen on that one myself, tough call though.

    3. mr_jones
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 8 days ago

      probably would go Bowen. Forest at home pretty good defense

    4. Karan_G14
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 8 days ago

      Bowen

    5. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 8 days ago

      Bowen but tough

    6. JabbaWookiee
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 8 days ago

      Bowen. Too much recency bias this week with Mbeumo

    7. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 8 days ago

      Cheers! Diaz in for Mbeumo, then

  9. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 8 days ago

    A palmer
    B Mbuemo?

    1. Mambino
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 months, 8 days ago

      A

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      10 months, 8 days ago

      B

    3. ball c
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      10 months, 8 days ago

      A

    4. Gommy
      • 16 Years
      10 months, 8 days ago

      A

    5. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 8 days ago

      A

  10. Karan_G14
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 8 days ago

    Better option?

    A) TAA & Murphy
    B) TAA & Bowen
    C) Trippier & Bowen

    1. Shark Team
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 8 days ago

      A

  11. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    10 months, 8 days ago

    Play

    A. Mbeumo

    B. Welbeck

    Cheers and good luck

    1. Ronnies
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      10 months, 8 days ago

      Welbeck

    2. Sun God Nika
      • 5 Years
      10 months, 8 days ago

      What’s your preference

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        10 months, 8 days ago

        I'm torn

        Mbeumo is the punt I guess with the fixture.

        West Ham look so poor but I'm sure they can also turn up away at Brighton.

    3. Shark Team
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 8 days ago

      B

    4. Mambino
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 months, 8 days ago

      That's Tough. If you want some Thursday interest then A. Purely a points/differential/upside pick I'd say B. I'm playing both though

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        10 months, 8 days ago

        I did consider the May Day factor.

  12. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 8 days ago

    Got a feeling Palmer goes big today. Cucu too. lol added them into my draft

  13. abcdef3
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 8 days ago

    How's this?

    Pope
    Cucurella, Ait Nouri, Sessegnon
    Salah, Palmer, Diaz, Jota, Barnes
    Isak, Cunha

    Sanchez, Larsen, Robinson, Kerkez

    1. ball c
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      10 months, 8 days ago

      Really good but as you know jota 50/50 whether he starts

  14. Ronnies
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    10 months, 8 days ago

    On FH.

    Best option?

    A) Barnes
    B) Murphy

    1) Cucurella
    2) TAA

    Cheers

    1. Shark Team
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 8 days ago

      B1

    2. Cruyff's Eleven
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 8 days ago

      A2 if chasing

    3. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 8 days ago

      B2

  15. Kantelele
    • 3 Years
    10 months, 8 days ago

    A) Cucurella + Leno
    B) Sanchez + Robinson ?

    1. Shark Team
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 8 days ago

      A

    2. Sun God Nika
      • 5 Years
      10 months, 8 days ago

      Which one are you leaning to more ?

  16. Mole
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    10 months, 8 days ago

    Wood or Bowen?

    1. Shark Team
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 8 days ago

      Wood

  17. Wayner9
    • 3 Years
    10 months, 8 days ago

    Captain Salah or Isak?

    1. Shark Team
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 8 days ago

      Both will score, I went Isak

    2. G Banger
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 8 days ago

      I'm going Salah, Spurs are a shambles

  18. G Banger
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 8 days ago

    Non FH transfer for rest of season:
    a) Mbuemo
    b) Bowen
    c) Diaz

    1. Mambino
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 months, 8 days ago

      a - easily

    2. Shark Team
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 8 days ago

      A by miles

  19. phantasm
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 8 days ago

    Currently fielding 9/10 starters:

    Sels
    RAN Dunk Aina(?)
    Salah Mbeumo Murphy Barnes
    Isak Cunha

    GTG or who to bring in for a hit?

    1. G Banger
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 8 days ago

      Pool defender? VVD or TAA as could pay back over last games?

    2. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      10 months, 8 days ago

      Wood or Wissa

  20. Bod
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 8 days ago

    FH team G2G?

    Sa
    Seas TAA RAN Schar
    iwobi Salah Diaz Barnes
    Isak(c) Cunha

    Kepa Evanilson Mbuembo Milenkovic

    1. Bod
      • 14 Years
      10 months, 8 days ago

      Seas is Sess autocorrect…

    2. Bod
      • 14 Years
      10 months, 8 days ago

      Bench Iwobi to play Evanilson or Mbuembo?

  21. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 8 days ago

    If you are choosing at least 9 of these players in your FH starting XI then your team is going to be pretty template:

    GK: Alisson, Pope, Sanchez
    DF: Ait-Nouri, Cucurella, Trippier, TAA, Sessegnon
    MF: Salah, Diaz, Murphy, Barnes, Palmer, Iwobi
    FW: Cunha, Raul, Isak, Strand-Larsen

    If you want to go wild and differential you would be picking players like Wood, Elanga, Jota, Bowen, Welbeck, Mbeumo, Kepa, Jackson, Livramento

    1. David Parkinson
      • 3 Years
      10 months, 8 days ago

      Wrong, the combinations are the key.

    2. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 10 Years
      10 months, 8 days ago

      Even though leading Jota was the first name I put into my team. My gut feeling is he will haul

      I've got Kepa & Wood too, not sure how much of a differential they are tbh

  22. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 8 days ago

    Currently on SA in goal, with RAN, TAA and Sess...keep double Wolves DEF or spread risk and go for Sanchez or Kepa in goal?

    1. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 8 days ago

      Can’t decide myself, on Kepa now

  23. Reddonkeyham 42
    • 12 Years
    10 months, 8 days ago

    Even as someone who has held Palmer for this GW specifically, I find it mad so many people have got him in free hit.

    1. David Parkinson
      • 3 Years
      10 months, 8 days ago

      CCs.

      1. Reddonkeyham 42
        • 12 Years
        10 months, 8 days ago

        I'm not down with the lingo, what's CCs?

        1. Bod
          • 14 Years
          10 months, 8 days ago

          Carbon Copies

    2. Admiral Benson
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      10 months, 8 days ago

      Two words. Michael Keane

  24. G Banger
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 8 days ago

    Final question, cheap FWD needed to join Marmoush and Isak for a non FH transfer for rest of season:
    a) Jimimez
    b) Larson
    c) Wellbeck

    1. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      10 months, 8 days ago

      B

  25. Kantelele
    • 3 Years
    10 months, 8 days ago

    Thoughts about Mitoma as a differential on FH ?

    1. JabbaWookiee
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 8 days ago

      Great punt!

    2. David Parkinson
      • 3 Years
      10 months, 8 days ago

      West Ham aren't as poor as the narrative and Brighton whiff a bit. Better options elsewhere.

  26. tbos83
    • 5 Years
    10 months, 8 days ago

    TAA or Alisson? The latter seems more popular template pick

    1. David Parkinson
      • 3 Years
      10 months, 8 days ago

      Boring, aim high.

    2. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      10 months, 8 days ago

      Trent

  27. Kantelele
    • 3 Years
    10 months, 8 days ago

    Best 3rd NEW player ?
    A)Murphy
    B)Barnes
    C) Joelinton/Tonali/Bruno G

    1. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      10 months, 8 days ago

      B

  28. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 8 days ago

    Sa or Leno in goal? Have Sess and RAN in XI.

    1. Kantelele
      • 3 Years
      10 months, 8 days ago

      Don’t double defense

    2. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      10 months, 8 days ago

      Sa

  29. Ninja Fury
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 8 days ago

    Who to play:
    A) Iwobi
    B) Palmer

    1. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      10 months, 8 days ago

      B

  30. swanseag55
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    10 months, 8 days ago

    I have double Chelsea defence in Cucurella and Sanchez and playing a 4-4-3 system. I have Bowen 1st sub. I’ve always fancied Bowen but West Ham expected goals is not high. Also reading Tom’s free hit draft should I swap Cucurella for Bowen? Heard Cucurella stats are great though. Could see a haul

    1. Admiral Benson
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      10 months, 8 days ago

      Playing 4-4-3 is a bit naughty. Saucy Salah levels