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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 team selection, transfers, captaincy 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.

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  1. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 15 days ago

    Who to play?

    1. Dubravka v SUN (H)
    2. Pope v LIV (H)

    1. Sgt. Schultz
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      Dubravka

    2. Udogie-style
      • 2 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      Dub

  2. RMT SURGERY WITH TOM
  3. PatrickLee
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 15 days ago

    Hiya mate, hope all is well. My team…

    Kelleher
    Hartman, Lacroix, Murillo, Dorgu, (VDV)
    Palmer (V), Mbeumo, Georginio, Salah, Saka (C)
    Watkins (Beto, M Guiu).

    Have to say I’m fairly tempted to swap Georginio for Reijnders. What do you think?

    1. Thicksolidtight
      • 3 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      I have Georginio and have a similar temptation.

      I'm gonna leave it another week or two as it might become clearer which player is a better transfer out for him. I'm sure Georginio will be a good pick this year.

      As well, it might become clearer how immune or vulnerable Reijnders is to Pep roulette.

  4. dshv
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 15 days ago

    Probably will go with TC on Saka, everyone will wait for Haaland and Salah, didn't start with him to waste his 18 points against leeds

    1. el polako
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      Good luck, not sure I would have the balls to do it considering how boring and sluggish Arsenal looked going forward against United.

  5. Friday's (Remaining) Press Conference Times
    Skonto Rigga
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 15 days ago

    Remaining press conference times via Sky (in BST!):

    1pm - Pereira (WOL)
    1.30pm - Arteta (ARS), Nuno (NFO), Silva (FUL), Amorim (MUN), Moyes (EVE), Andrews (BRE)
    1.45pm - Frank (TOT)
    2pm - Glasner (CRY), Emery (AVL)

    Howe was this morning and we've just had Pep and Iraola: https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2025/08/22/fpl-gameweek-2-team-news-fridays-live-injury-updates-2

    1. Moon Dog
        3 months, 15 days ago

        Let's all get in a circle, hold hands, and pray for no training injuries.

      • _Greg
        • 15 Years
        3 months, 15 days ago

        Arteta give us the Eze news!

    2. dansmith1985
      • 3 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      Anyone else thinking Wirtz to Semenyo?

      1. ☈☾
        • 8 Years
        3 months, 15 days ago

        Yes

      2. Udogie-style
        • 2 Years
        3 months, 15 days ago

        Did it before the price rise. No hesitation lol.

    3. Udogie-style
      • 2 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      Captain Salah or Semenyo?

      Cheers

    4. ☈☾
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      Who to play?

      1. Kudus v MCI (A)
      2. Gakpo v NEW (A)

      1. Downtown
        • 15 Years
        3 months, 15 days ago

        Seriously?

    5. SKENG
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      Current FH draft, would really appreciate some feedback/ideas.

      Petrovic
      Gabriel Munoz Senesi
      Saka Mbeumo Semenyo Reijnders
      Haaland Gyokeres Watkins

      (Dubravka Esteve Acheampong King)

      Thanks!

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        3 months, 15 days ago

        It's not bad. Do you really need to fh though? Not sure it's the greatest week to do it

    6. ☈☾
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      Here’s how we will solve the Isak situation then…

      Whoever wins LIV v NEW gets to keep him

      1. BobbyDoesNotLook
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 months, 15 days ago

        In this case it would 3-0 to Pool since Newcastle would not come out and fight.

    7. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      Damn Fullkrug is already dropping. How is that even possible when there are so few owners 😀 And to whom do you even move since he is 6.0. People apparently do a lot of hits.

      1. Michelle Davin
        • 8 Years
        3 months, 15 days ago

        What will we do with him?I got him and Frimpong :/

      2. ☈☾
        • 8 Years
        3 months, 15 days ago

        Fullkrug linked with a move out

        1. BobbyDoesNotLook
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 months, 15 days ago

          Really? Well that is then even worse.

      3. _Greg
        • 15 Years
        3 months, 15 days ago

        drops depend on a percentage ownership change, where as risers typically require a certain number to be obtained. Richarlson rising yesterday could mean there's a slightly tweaked algorithm though which factors in low owned players suddenly getting lots of owners, but that's mere speculation on my part.

        1. BobbyDoesNotLook
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 months, 15 days ago

          Yep fair enough. Still surprised in general since it should be fairly difficult to move Fullkrug with one move.

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

      At 5.5m - Porro or Munoz, looking at long term keep?

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        3 months, 15 days ago

        Porro.

    9. Snoop Udogie Dogg
      • 5 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      can anyone sum up the latest news in a single sentence?

      1. Sheffield Wednesday
        • 5 Years
        3 months, 15 days ago

        If you look up Declan Rice on his FPL profile you may be surprised at his long hair.

    10. TochanMama
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      Lads, need to solve this.

      I'm getting AWB out.

      Need a solution, what seems to be the best short term solution here.

      A) Diakite (Okay fixtures)
      B) Alderete (Good for defcon plus decent fixtures)
      C) Reinildo (Attacking plus decent fixtures) (creates 0.5 room)
      D) Dorgu (Decent fixtures but United)

      1. Dannyb
        • 8 Years
        3 months, 15 days ago

        D

      2. Dancing Glen Kamara
        • 14 Years
        3 months, 15 days ago

        Dorgu

    11. Dutchy FPL
      • 2 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      Anyone watched the Palace game yesterday? How did they look without Eze?

      1. bazrah99
        • 16 Years
        3 months, 15 days ago

        Not great but they made a few changes, probably not a good gauge.

    12. evilfish
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 15 days ago

      Bench One:

      a. Porro
      b. Ait-Nouri
      c. Milenkovic
      d. Esteve

      1. Moon Dog
          3 months, 15 days ago

          a

        • Downtown
          • 15 Years
          3 months, 15 days ago

          D

        • Dancing Glen Kamara
          • 14 Years
          3 months, 15 days ago

          Porro

        • g40steve
          • 7 Years
          3 months, 15 days ago

          Not Porro Spurs are Cities bogey team

      2. Defcons are for Kinnear
        • 12 Years
        3 months, 15 days ago

        Dear Tom,

        Is Palmer (c) a terrible idea? It's more a case of West Ham's defence is worse than Chelsea's attack

        1. Snoop Udogie Dogg
          • 5 Years
          3 months, 15 days ago

          torn between him and Haaland

        2. TochanMama
          • 13 Years
          3 months, 15 days ago

          West Ham's defence is indeed worse. So I'd say go for it.

        3. Dancing Glen Kamara
          • 14 Years
          3 months, 15 days ago

          if no Håland, then P

        4. avfc82
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 15 Years
          3 months, 15 days ago

          Not at all, quite like it. West Ham have been really poor at home under Potter.

        5. Defcons are for Kinnear
          • 12 Years
          3 months, 15 days ago

          Thank you everyone. I knew it wasn't a terrible pick but I'm not seeing anyone else going for it, especially as most don't have Haaland

      3. dansmith1985
        • 3 Years
        3 months, 15 days ago

        Too late to do Wirtz to Semenyo now that he has risen in price?

        1. ☈☾
          • 8 Years
          3 months, 15 days ago

          No, go for it

      4. tpresto
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 months, 15 days ago

        Captain Salah or Gyokeres?

        Cheers

        1. Downtown
          • 15 Years
          3 months, 15 days ago

          A

        2. Dancing Glen Kamara
          • 14 Years
          3 months, 15 days ago

          G

      5. The_FF_King
        • 12 Years
        3 months, 15 days ago

        On a wildcard. I’ve got Ballard before his price rise but wondering if there are still better 4.5 or even 4.0 defenders to sit on bench?

        1. Kiwivillan
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 months, 15 days ago

          If I'd bothered to deep dive research promotion teams Ballard may have made my team but was too lazy

        2. Dannyb
          • 8 Years
          3 months, 15 days ago

          Dorgu?

        3. Dancing Glen Kamara
          • 14 Years
          3 months, 15 days ago

          Go for Gudmunsson or/and Hartman, for example

        4. Make FPL Casual Again
          • 7 Years
          3 months, 15 days ago

          Dorgu - doesnt have history of attacking returns, next 2 fixtures good then tricky

          Senesi/Bou - good fixtures, not great for cs though

          Tosin CHE - how long will he stay in team?

          C Richards CRY - is he nailed?

          Cash , Villa

      6. Dancing Glen Kamara
        • 14 Years
        3 months, 15 days ago

        hi, would like to stop those looming headache symptoms, so please give me your best advice, who to bench :
        a) Anderson
        b) KDH
        c) Füllkrug
        ... and for your knowledge, in back three there is Tosin.
        Thanx (and sorry for reposting due to new FF article)

      7. FantasyTony
        • 8 Years
        3 months, 15 days ago

        Are people moving off Fullkrug cause West Ham are rubbish or is there something else?

        1. _Greg
          • 15 Years
          3 months, 15 days ago

          I'd say that's a big factor.

        2. Kiwivillan
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 months, 15 days ago

          In and out of my starting team but glad I went 5.5m instead at the time to use the 0.5 elsewhere

      8. Atimis
        • 9 Years
        3 months, 15 days ago

        People with Watkins, Palmer, Salah, who are you (c)?

        1. Dancing Glen Kamara
          • 14 Years
          3 months, 15 days ago

          I have only W and S but this week I would go with P

          1. Camzy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            3 months, 15 days ago

            0 chance I'd captain Palmer on GW1s showing.

      9. theshazly
        • 2 Years
        3 months, 15 days ago

        Who to captain ?

        Gyokeres
        Watkins
        Salah

      10. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        3 months, 15 days ago

        Salah + Pedro > Haaland + Mbeumo -4

        Talk me out of/into it! It's really bold but the eye test supports it massively. Salah has been poor in pre-season the shield and in the first match. Haaland on the other hands looks like perma-cap material atm. Mbeumo is also the main outlet for United after watching the first match. I think he'll be shooting more between him and Cunha.

        Is it complete madness? I can get Salah back in GW4 if I have to in two moves by doing Palmer + Watkins > 4.5m + Salah and that has 0.5m leeway too in case of price rises/falls.

        1. ☈☾
          • 8 Years
          3 months, 15 days ago

          Spurs is City’s bogey team

        2. Make FPL Casual Again
          • 7 Years
          3 months, 15 days ago

          Salah got 18 points at Newcastle last year

        3. x.jim.x
          • 11 Years
          3 months, 15 days ago

          Why did you pick Salah in the first place

        4. Boxwoods
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 months, 15 days ago

          I like it for all the reasons you say + Mbeumo surely an upgrade to JP and Salah/Haaland at least a coin flip if both stay healthy.

        5. Sun Jihai
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 months, 15 days ago

          I'd rather another week to see the ideal Man Utd asset, I think I'd prefer Cunha at this point in time
          And I'm not sure there is that much in-between Salah and Haaland this week, Salah has a decent record in prior seasons in this game and expecting it could be feisty with the Isak tensions. Haaland I have but am slightly unsure if Frank could set up well, the Spurs defence he is managing is certainly better than what he had with Brentford in terms of personnel
          So it could work, but a hit with 1 GWs of data is not great imo

      11. Dannyb
        • 8 Years
        3 months, 15 days ago

        If I have Haaland Palmer and Watkins then Haaland is still the sensible choice for captain yeah?

        1. Camzy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          3 months, 15 days ago

          Yes

        2. Sgt. Schultz
          • 9 Years
          3 months, 15 days ago

          Haaland for sure

        3. Dancing Glen Kamara
          • 14 Years
          3 months, 15 days ago

          Håland!

      12. ResultatFar
        • 7 Years
        3 months, 15 days ago

        Wildcard team locked in. How's it looking? 10/10?

        Sels - (Dubravka)
        Munoz - Ballard - Senesi (Dorgu - Gudmundsson)
        Saka (C) - Semenyo - Cunha - Reijnders - (P. Sarr)
        Haaland (VC) - Watkins - Gyokeres

        0.5 itb.
        Planning to rotate the defense quite a bit with solely Munoz playing every gw. Same goes for mid/attack where whoever doesn't perform will become a Liverpool option.

        1. Dancing Glen Kamara
          • 14 Years
          3 months, 15 days ago

          looks very ok to me

      13. ‘Tis the Season
        • 7 Years
        3 months, 15 days ago

        What’s everyone’s thoughts on Muniz vs United

        1. Moon Dog
            3 months, 15 days ago

            De Ligt and Yoro looked sensational against Arsenal. They look to have levelled up this year.

            Plus Muniz didn't even start last game. Jimenez a big threat to his mins. So it's a no from me.

        2. ☈☾
          • 8 Years
          3 months, 15 days ago

          Eze will not start against Leeds

        3. Heskey Time
          • 11 Years
          3 months, 15 days ago

          Wirtz -> Gordon this week. Money itb to bring in Reijnders for KDH next

          1. Thicksolidtight
            • 3 Years
            3 months, 15 days ago

            I'd leave it a week

          2. Thicksolidtight
            • 3 Years
            3 months, 15 days ago

            Wirtz looked great in the charity shield and might bounce back and have a good game this week. Gordon, though playing up front in Isak's absence, looked like a light-weight winger struggling a bit up front. It's just one match so see how you feel after this week and maybe the next i reckon