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FPL Rate My Team surgery with five-time top 1k finisher Tom Freeman

19 September 2025 142 comments
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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.

If there’s time, Tom will also turn his attention to other requests in the comments section.

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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’s subject matter and talk about any other wider Fantasy Premier League (FPL) topics.

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  1. RMT SURGERY WITH TOM
    avfc82
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 15 Years
    2 months, 17 days ago

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  2. Kryptonite666
    • 6 Years
    2 months, 17 days ago

    Vicario (Dubs)
    Senesi Lacroix Van de Ven (Ekdal) (Rodon)
    Salah Semenyo Caicedo Ndiaye (King)
    Haaland Gyok Pedro

    Thoughts on this WC team Tom (and all) ?

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  3. Tonyawesome69
    • 6 Years
    2 months, 17 days ago

    Most transferred in players do not always immediately reward owners...

    This season:
    GW2: Reijnders 2 points
    GW3: Semenyo 2 points
    GW4: Grealish 2 points
    GW5: likely Semenyo

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    1. Stimps
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      Semenyo TC

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    2. ViperStripes
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      Or...chasing last weeks points doesn't work shocker.

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    3. JBG
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      Hopefully this weeks most transferred in is Salah

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  4. HD7
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 17 days ago

    Start Petrovic or Dubravka this week?

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  5. Meganuts
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 months, 17 days ago

    Would love some advice

    Henderson/Petrovic

    Senesi/Munoz/Andersen/VdV/Burn

    Gakpo/Xavi/Semenyo/Eze/Elliot

    Haaland(V)/Pedro(C)/Mateta

    1FT remaining with £2.9M in the bank

    Any transfer you would recommend to turn this into a BB squad this week?

    (Isak price rise caught me out yesterday so can’t switch to him from Mateta as per original plan)

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    1. The Mentaculus
      • 4 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      Looks mostly ok as is, although Eze not in the predicted lineup here and poor fixture obviously. I'd have some doubts about Elliott too

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      1. Meganuts
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        2 months, 17 days ago

        Yes - exactly.

        What transfer is recommended to make this squad Bench Boost worthy? (Planning on Haaland TC next week FYI)

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    2. Bacon3339
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      Mateta for me but it isn’t a must do.

      Elliott is obvious but you don’t want to invest too heavily into that for a transfer later.

      I’m in a similar boat

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  6. Powers106
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 months, 17 days ago

    Would you go with a Villa defender (which one) or someone like Romero/Porro -- planning to ship Diouf and have money ITB. Thanks!

    Guehi - Cucurella - VdV - Rodon - Diouf

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    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 12 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      Senesi

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  7. tmstrand
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 1 Year
    2 months, 17 days ago

    Rate my WC

    Vicario - Dubravka
    Van de Ven - Munoz - Senesi - Timber - Tarkowski
    Reijnders - Semenyo - Xavi Simons - Caicedo - Gakpo
    Haaland - Evanilson - Joao Pedro

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    1. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      Pretty good. I might get Lacroix over Munoz

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  8. Tonyawesome69
    • 6 Years
    2 months, 17 days ago

    Met Office have issued a yellow weather warning for rain in Liverpool tomorrow — just hours before the Merseyside derby is set to kick off.

    Heavy downpours could bring flooding, power cuts and travel disruption… could the game even be at risk again?

    https://weather.metoffice.gov.uk/warnings-and-advice/uk-warnings#?date=2025-09-20&id=287519f9-2598-4045-9bbe-862a8dcfa900

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    1. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      Another reason not to BB

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      1. Tommy Template
        • 11 Years
        2 months, 17 days ago

        Its the early game so you can just wait and see what tomorrow morning brings. They cant call it off past 10am realistically

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        1. Feanor
          • 16 Years
          2 months, 17 days ago

          I'm on the US east coast so I'll be asleep

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    2. ViperStripes
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      Far too many alerts for what used to be called "heavy rain" or "downpour" Amber and Red are oly ones worth taking note of.

      Yellow = take a coat you might get wet!

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    3. ΒAZEΛOS
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      i swear the same thing happened last year with the merseyside derby

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  9. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    2 months, 17 days ago

    Not bench boosting cause next week looks better. Hope for a 1-0 Liverpool win tomorrow with an unassisted Gakpo goal.

    Dub
    Cucu, Porro, Gabriel, Reinildo
    Semenyo (c), Kudus, Gakpo
    Haaland, Pedro, Wood

    Vicario, Tarkowski, Grealish, Reijnders

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    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 9 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      Grealish over Reinildo?

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  10. DagheMunegu
    • 5 Years
    2 months, 17 days ago

    Bench one

    A Richards
    B Porro
    C Andersen
    D Rodon

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    1. tankle
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      D

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  11. RUUD!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 17 days ago

    Do we think Cunha starts against Chelsea?

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    1. tankle
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      Yes

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    2. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      Looks like it....

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  12. tankle
    • 7 Years
    2 months, 17 days ago

    Best third striker for next 2 gws only?
    A) Wood
    B) Watkins
    C) Evanilson

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  13. SomeoneKnows
    • 9 Years
    2 months, 17 days ago

    G2G or should I change something with my bench?

    Vicario
    Cucurella, Lacroix, Senesi
    Bruno, Gakpo, Semenyo, Johnson
    Haaland, J.Pedro, Wood

    (Dubrovka, Porro, Reijnders, Gudmunson)

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  14. ΒAZEΛOS
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 months, 17 days ago

    Play Calafiori or Gudmundson?

    Thanks

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    1. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      City without Rodri are toothless

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      1. The Mentaculus
        • 4 Years
        2 months, 17 days ago

        They're not without Rodri anymore...

        I'd play Gudmundsson

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    2. All Hail K
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      I'm playing Gudmundsson over Calafiori but I'm interested to see Tom's response as well.

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  15. Totalfootball
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 17 days ago

    Only for this week (Best goalkeeper ) -
    Pickford , Allison or Dubravka

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    1. The Mentaculus
      • 4 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      None of those. I'd prefer Roefs/Leno/Darlow/Henderson

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  16. adstomko
    • 9 Years
    2 months, 17 days ago

    Is it worth bench boosting with 14 guaranteed starters?
    My 15th player is Diakité who is 50/50 to start.

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    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      Depends who the others on the bench are. If they all have good fixtures, then probably worth a punt.

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      1. adstomko
        • 9 Years
        2 months, 17 days ago

        If Diakité starts, it would be Dubravka, Lacroix, Muñoz and Reijnders on the bench.
        So yep, it's getting activated.

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  17. Weeb Kakashi
    • 9 Years
    2 months, 17 days ago

    Play one .

    Dubravka or Vicario
    VdV or Gudmunsson

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    1. ΒAZEΛOS
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      between Dub and Vic as well, not sure, probably Dubravka, as i dont see a 4th CS in 5 games for Spurs.
      Im between Calafiori and Gudmundsson for my team.

      For you, i'd say Dubravka and VdV are your choices for VdV's attacking abilities rather than belief in a CS.

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  18. OptimusBlack
    • 12 Years
    2 months, 17 days ago

    Sales (Dúbravka)
    Porro VDV Munoz Cucurella (Diouf)
    Salah Wirtz Reijnders (KDH Rutter)
    Watkins Pedro Gyökeres
    Any Changes here 2 FT
    A- GTG & Roll ?
    B- Wirtz > Semenyo
    C- Watkins > Wood or Mateta
    D - Both for free

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  19. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 17 days ago

    Dango to Caicedo?

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  20. Meta12345
    • 1 Year
    2 months, 17 days ago

    1st sub:
    A) reijnders
    B) van de ven

    Vice captain
    1) haaland
    2) semenyo

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    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      A1. If you lose a defender, VDV would come in anyway. Always the attacker for me.

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      1. Meta12345
        • 1 Year
        2 months, 17 days ago

        But newcastle probably without schar and trippier

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  21. Moxon
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 17 days ago

    Start Esteve or VDV?

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    1. Assisting the assister
      • 9 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      VDV more upside

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  22. jay01
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 17 days ago

    I really like JPs value and role at Chelsea so want to keep to him.

    Will opt to do Isak soon (instead of Salah)

    No Salah enables Haaland

    I am missing out on Gykores.. is he a big miss or should I find put in front of other options

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  23. moonies013
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    2 months, 17 days ago

    Hi Tom.

    I currently have Sanchez, Gabriel, Ballard, Virgil, Richards, Senesi, semenyo, rice, haaland, Pedro, ekitike starting, with Rogers / reijnders / kudus on my bench.

    Tempted to free hit to get salah and palmer in, or do you think it’s a waste?

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  24. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 17 days ago

    1ft
    BB with Dubravka esteve Murillo * reijnders A
    (Have wood!)

    Would you
    A Murillo to Munoz and BB

    B save transfer to do Haaland move next week for no hit

    C do A and w/c next week

    Cheers

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  25. Kabayan
    • 9 Years
    2 months, 17 days ago

    Bench one from this:
    A. Wood
    B. Reijnders
    C. Kudus

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  26. zon
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 17 days ago

    Start Cucu, Murillo or Esteve?

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    1. putana
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      murillo

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  27. putana
    • 7 Years
    2 months, 17 days ago

    start sanchez or dubravka?

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    1. All Hail K
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      Tom answered that one earlier with Dubravka edging it.

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      1. All Hail K
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        2 months, 17 days ago

        If you want my humble opinion I've got the same decision and am going Dubravka.

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  28. GodIsGreat
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 months, 17 days ago

    Calafiori or Cucurella?

    Arsenal best defence in the league. ManU toothless. City will most likely score though. Will Mbeumo score? Cunha? I have my doubts.

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    1. Tommy Template
      • 11 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      Theres always a chance of a goal with Bob in the net. On that basis I'd be Arsenal defence

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  29. joeynse99
    • 10 Years
    2 months, 17 days ago

    Do I play 5 at the back or 5 in midfield?

    Currently on this team with defcon and clean sheet potential

    Dubrakva,

    Van Dijk, Van de Ven, Esteve, Andersen, Mukiele
    Mbuemo, Senenyo, Salah (C)
    Woltemade, Haaland

    Bench - Petrovic, J. Pedro, King, P. Sarr

    So my question is do I take 2 defenders out and replace with 2 midfielders?

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    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 9 Years
      2 months, 17 days ago

      Drop esteve and Mukiele and put attackers in, start with Pedro

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  30. Bobbyg1
    • 14 Years
    2 months, 17 days ago

    Johnson and Rutter to

    Semenyo and Caicedo (or someone else upto 5.6 for -4?

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