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Five-time top 1k finisher Tom Freeman is here to help with your pre-deadline dilemmas for the next two hours.

Whether it’s questions on your latest team draft, specific players, captaincy or anything in between, Scout’s Deputy Editor will tackle whatever’s thrown at him.

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  1. Mozumbus
    • 4 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    A. Bowen + Kudus
    B. Pedro + Rogers

    Got Watkins and Palmer

    1. Super John McGinn-
      • 13 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      B

    2. united12345
      • 4 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      I have gone for B and also have Watkins and palmer

    3. Mozumbus
      • 4 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      Sels Dub
      Cucurella Neco Diouf DeCuyper Esteve
      Salah Palmer Writz Kudus Anderson
      Watkins Bowen Guiu

    4. FPL Elephant
      • 8 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      B

  2. John Colby (C)
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    Can I have your thoughts on this non-salah midfield please? -

    Palmer Saka Wirtz Kudus Reijnders

    Is there a better non-salah midfield 5?

    1. The Pretender
      • 10 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      Palmer, Saka, Bruno, Wirtz, 5.5.

      1. Puntillimon
        • 10 Years
        11 months, 6 days ago

        Reijnders and its complete

        1. just a man
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          11 months, 6 days ago

          That’s mine

          1. just a man
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            11 months, 6 days ago

            Actually no I’ve got Rogers not Saka oops

    2. bobson5
      • 15 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      Yes, Fernandes for Kudus would be better. Don't see the appeal of Kudus personally I'd rather have Sarr

    3. FPL Elephant
      • 8 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      I’ve gone with:

      Palmer Bruno Wirtz Gakpo Reijnders

      1. John Colby (C)
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        11 months, 6 days ago

        Many thanks for your thoughts everyone and best of luck for the season.

  3. zensum
    • 13 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    I’ve got Salah
    I hope to get another Liv attacker, would u recommend:
    A) Gakpo
    B) Wirtz

    Any reasons why? Appreciate your advise ☺️

    1. Puntillimon
      • 10 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      Wirtz. Everything will go through him this season

    2. Mozumbus
      • 4 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      B

    3. Super John McGinn-
      • 13 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      B

    4. zensum
      • 13 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      Thk you all for the kind response ☺️

  4. Athletic Nasherbo
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    I will be playing 3 defenders. Defence is currently

    Kelleher Valdimarsson
    Cucurella Porro Hartman

    Which option?

    A) Milenkovic, Rodon
    B) Neco, Diouf

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      Diouf

    2. The Mentaculus
      • 5 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      A

  5. DannyDrinkVodka
    • 6 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    Any glaring errors? I’m gambling on Reece.

    Verbruggen
    James Porro VDV
    Salah(c) Palmer Fernandes Wirtz Anderson
    JoaoP Mateta

    Dubravka Guiu Konsa Reinildo

    1. The Pretender
      • 10 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      The James gamble is the only error - but back your gut

  6. davewg59
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    Is it possible Ait-Nouri gets rotated at City?

    1. The Pretender
      • 10 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      Extremely likely

      1. davewg59
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        11 months, 6 days ago

        Who with tho?

        1. FPL Elephant
          • 8 Years
          11 months, 6 days ago

          Gvardiol

    2. NotsoSpursy
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      Very likely yes

    3. nico05
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      The reason I daren't select him

  7. khanasim
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 2 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    Rate this one

    Kelleher
    Van Der Wan - Porro -Neco W
    Gakpo - Kudus - Reijinders - Muhammad Salah (c) - Palmer
    Watkins - J.Pedro

    Verburggen - Murillo - Piroe - Rodon

    Bench Boosting GW1

    1. NotsoSpursy
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      Very nice

    2. Puntillimon
      • 10 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      Down grade piroe and upgrade kudus to Gakpo is what I did

    3. FPL Elephant
      • 8 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      Double Spurs defence is bold!

  8. Sam (Team Sam)
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 17 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    Anyone else tbink Tosin is worth a short term punt after the comments this morning?

    1. The Pretender
      • 10 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      If you want to plan a transfer, yes its worth a shot.

    2. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      Been in my team for a week or so. I think it’s worth a punt. He even gets the captain armband at times. Plus he is good at long passes.

    3. The Mentaculus
      • 5 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      Yeah the comments are very encouraging and I don't see Hato (or another new CB) being given a start for a while

  9. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    A. Richards Thiago
    B. Fullkrug Dorgu

    Which one?

    1. The Pretender
      • 10 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      A for mine

  10. NotsoSpursy
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    A) Salah + J Pedro (.5itb)
    B) Haaland + Wirtz

    This is giving me a headache

    1. Mozumbus
      • 4 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      B

    2. Super John McGinn-
      • 13 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      A

    3. NotsoSpursy
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      This doesn’t help my headache but thanks

    4. FPL Elephant
      • 8 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      A

  11. Skout
    • 6 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    Lads thoughts please? Stick or switch?
    Kudus, Ndiaye, Bowen could be >> Bruno, Anderson, StrandLarsen/Fullkrug

    Verb
    Milenkovic Porro Diouf
    Salah Palmer Wirtz Ndiaye Kudus
    Watkins Bowen

    Dubravka Guiu Reinildo Esteve

  12. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    Worth risking Dorgu as rotating one with De Cuyper? Or go boring Konsa/VDV?

  13. Mozumbus
    • 4 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    Which are the nailed 4.0 defenders not Esteve

    1. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      Leeds ones

    2. nico05
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      Rodon-why not esteve?

      1. Mozumbus
        • 4 Years
        11 months, 6 days ago

        Thanks
        Have him already

  14. You've got red on you.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    Could I get by with this defence if it means the rest of my team is

    1. You've got red on you.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      Diouf, Reinildo, Williams, Dorgu and Esteve

    2. You've got red on you.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      Okay, I've lost the ability to post coherently. Need to take a break.

  15. Super John McGinn-
    • 13 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    Any better 4.5 defender rotation options and any changes you’d make?

    Sanchez, Dubravka
    Porro, N.Williams, Andersen, Dorgu, Esteve
    Salah, Palmer, Bruno, Rogers
    Watkins, J.Pedro, Guiu

    1. martynteresa
      11 months, 6 days ago

      If your playing a back 3
      AV / TOT/ BRI / WH / WO
      gives you 100% rotation against weak teams to and incl GW7
      It also keeps going to GW12 (maybe sub out the AV def after GW7 to get perfect to GW12)
      It also means a lot of the games are against the bottom 3
      34 of 36 games v bottom half teams, 10 of the 36 against promoted
      Sub AV to CP for game week 8 and I think it becomes 36/36

      1. martynteresa
        11 months, 6 days ago

        sorry the sub to make it 36/36 would be AV to a 2nd WH for gameweek 8 onwards for a prefect 36/36

      2. Super John McGinn-
        • 13 Years
        11 months, 6 days ago

        Thanks mate!

  16. Valar(Keith)
    • 16 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    A) Reijnders + 0.5
    B) Rutter

    For context the 0.5 could be used to upgrade Fullkrug to Larsen next week if he looks horrid

    1. nico05
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      Rutter long term set & forget

    2. ball c
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      I’ve got Rutter over Rejnders

    3. Valar(Keith)
      • 16 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      Thanks all. I'm rotating Dorgu and Fullkrug so I can bench Fullkrug gw 2 and 3 anyway. Will go rutter and downgrade to reijnders if he looks the part

  17. PartyTime
    • 5 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    Rank these forwards in order of highest GW 1 pts ONLY
    1. Watkins
    2. Bowen
    3. Pedro
    4. Wood
    5. Mateta

    Thanks!

    1. The Pretender
      • 10 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      Bowen top

    2. MIGHTY JOE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      1, 2, 4, 3, 5

    3. Mozumbus
      • 4 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      1 2 and the rest

  18. Ha.
    • 10 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    1. Kudus and Fullkrug
    2. King and Bowen
    3. Reijnders and Evanilson

    1. PartyTime
      • 5 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      1

    2. Benster
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      2

  19. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    Anderson or Reindeer?

    Tielemans a valid differential?

    1. PartyTime
      • 5 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      Picked Reijnders. Anderson is an interesting pick too but YC imminent in gw 1

  20. Benster
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    Pretty much comes down to this decision:

    Strictly for the first 2 gameweeks:

    A. Salah + Joao Pedro
    B. Haaland + Gakpo

    Have Palmer, Wilson, Wirtz, Watkins, Gyokeres

    1. A Team Of James McCleans
      • 10 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      b imo

    2. The Pretender
      • 10 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      Why 2 weeks?

      1. Benster
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        11 months, 6 days ago

        So I can flip to the other option for free if needed

    3. Mozumbus
      • 4 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      B

    4. PartyTime
      • 5 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      B

    5. Benster
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      Thanks, that's a fairly comprehensive reply

  21. ball c
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    If price no issue
    A) Neco
    B) Milenkovic

    Would you use the 0.5m to upgrade KDH to Rejnders?

    1. MIGHTY JOE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      B

    2. PartyTime
      • 5 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      Yes

    3. Benster
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      A

  22. Sz21
    • 14 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    Going to start with just one from these 6 mill defs. Who would you choose?
    1. Ait- Nouri
    2. Gabriel
    3. Virgil

    1. HighestPeake
      • 2 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      VVD

    2. NotsoSpursy
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      2

    3. Mozumbus
      • 4 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      Cucurella?

    4. PartyTime
      • 5 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      1

  23. HighestPeake
    • 2 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    Any news on Solanke?
    Thoughts on Richardlson as a differential?

    1. chocolove
      • 15 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      In the squad. Richa is sh*te

  24. davewg59
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    Wirtz or Palmer captain plse?

    1. Snoop Udogie Dogg
      • 5 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      Palm

  25. Kane Train
    • 11 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    Thoughts on this team??

    Sanchez
    VdV, Milenkovic, Wan-Bissaka
    Salah, Palmer, Rogers, Kudus
    Bowen, Pedro, Watkins

    Bench: Dubruvka, Konsa, KDH, Esteve

    1. The Pretender
      • 10 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      I don't like AWB, rest is nice

  26. chocolove
    • 15 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    Chance of server crash?

  27. NotsoSpursy
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    The Salah v Haaland debate has been done to death over the summer no doubt. Can anyone please give me the cliff notes ? 🙂 I.e just a name

    1. The Pretender
      • 10 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      Start Salah, go to Haaland if need be the 0.5 helps.

  28. Koflok
    • 13 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    Kudus Reindeer
    or
    Rogers Anderson

    1. The Pretender
      • 10 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      isnt the top option 0.5 cheaper?

    2. PartyTime
      • 5 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      1

  29. Saka White Rice
    • 11 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    Which combo do you prefer?

    A) Porro, Andersen, Wirtz
    B) NWilliams, Gakpo, Rogers

    1. Athletic Nasherbo
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      B comfortably, assuming Rogers is fit.

    2. RedJive79
      • 6 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      A for me

  30. OverTinker
    • 7 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    Murillo or Porro?

    1. Athletic Nasherbo
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      Probably Murillo, but Porro has higher ceiling imo.

    2. The Pretender
      • 10 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      Murillo if you have other wingbacks, Porro if youre full off DC