Rate My Team
10 February 2026 201 comments
avfc82 avfc82
Share:

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 transfers, captaincy, 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.

FOLLOW TUESDAY’S LIVE TEAM NEWS HERE

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.

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.


price change predictions
201 Comments Login to Post a Comment
  1. RMT SURGERY WITH TOM
  2. Lionel Fellaini
    • 10 Years
    4 months, 1 day ago

    Play DCL or Thiago?

    Maybe even a punt on DCL to Strand Larsen for free?

    1. JBG
      • 8 Years
      4 months, 1 day ago

      Thiago at home, sure against Arse, but will probably get a pen, somehow, always does.

      But tbf, Leeds can easily score against Chelski, defence not that good imo.

    2. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      4 months, 1 day ago

      I would like to get SL this week, but don't want Palace players for my chip strat. If you're happy to manage BGW31 with SL in your team, I'd take the DCL>SL punt, personally

      1. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        4 months, 1 day ago

        Assuming you are not super keen on selling DCL for Evanilson next week. If you don't get SL, I'd play DCL

    3. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      4 months, 1 day ago

      DCL

      Ideally both

  3. tim
    • 16 Years
    4 months, 1 day ago

    Timber Rice or Raya Captain?

    1. JBG
      • 8 Years
      4 months, 1 day ago

      Uncle Ben

      1. ΒAZEΛOS
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 months, 1 day ago

        Basmati for a punt?

    2. sirmorbach
      • 9 Years
      4 months, 1 day ago

      Rice out of those for me.

    3. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      4 months, 1 day ago

      Rice. The best PPG and has generally got his biggest hauls in away games. Plus, a little less likely to be benched. Definitely not Raya

    4. ΒAZEΛOS
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 1 day ago

      Timber

    5. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      4 months, 1 day ago

      Rice rice baby

  4. Deulofail
    • 10 Years
    4 months, 1 day ago

    Play one

    A) Welbeck (avl)
    B) Virgil (sun)

    1. Obi 1 Kenobi 0
        4 months, 1 day ago

        Virgil

    2. fedeli11
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 months, 1 day ago

      Semenyo or Rogers?

      1. Obi 1 Kenobi 0
          4 months, 1 day ago

          Semenyo for me

        • ViperStripes
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          4 months, 1 day ago

          Semenyo

      2. Powers106
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 months, 1 day ago

        Start Guehi or Chalobah? I’ve got gk Sanchez

        1. Obi 1 Kenobi 0
            4 months, 1 day ago

            I’d go Guehi if you’ve Chelsea cover with Sanchez

          • Miguel Sanchez
            • 9 Years
            4 months, 1 day ago

            G

        2. Obi 1 Kenobi 0
            4 months, 1 day ago

            So I’m planning to TC Gab this week, build FTs to deal with 31 and save BB & FH to navigate the potential doubles /blanks further afield (already used WC). Does this seem a reasonably sound strategy with the below?

            Raya
            Gab (TC)/Munoz/Guehi
            Rice/Semenyo/Wirtz/Enzo/Bruno F
            Haaland/JP

            Dub/Thiago/Reinildo/VDV

            1. DARE TO BISCAN
              • 7 Years
              4 months, 1 day ago

              Planning same. Similar team as well

            2. sirmorbach
              • 9 Years
              4 months, 1 day ago

              Fantastic team

            3. Baps Hunter
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              4 months, 1 day ago

              Same plan with the following team

              Kelleher / Dub
              Gabi, Timber, Muñoz, VvD, Andersen
              Bruno, Mbeumo, Rice, Rogers, Enzo
              Haaland, J P, Guiu
              0 ft, 1.4 mitb

              I decided to get Muñoz for the upside this week and I plan to sell Che assets, Thiago in almost certainly. Rice looks now like he could be sold. However, not having Semenyo is an issue I don't love.

              1. Baps Hunter
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                4 months, 1 day ago

                Actually not, since I have my WC left, but I am not 100% certain that WC32 is the way. BB33 is locked anyway though.

          • DARE TO BISCAN
            • 7 Years
            4 months, 1 day ago

            TC Gab

            Yeah
            Nah

            1. ViperStripes
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 16 Years
              4 months, 1 day ago

              If only someone had asked that question before this week.
              If only there was a detailed article analysing that question and several pundits weighing in with their opinion too.

              1. DARE TO BISCAN
                • 7 Years
                4 months, 1 day ago

                Thanks for spending your highly valuable time on..... that. Try not to sperg out too hard, though.

              2. Ha.
                • 10 Years
                4 months, 1 day ago

                Nah

            2. Obi 1 Kenobi 0
                4 months, 1 day ago

                Do it, F the consequences 🙂

              • Punned It
                • 1 Year
                4 months, 1 day ago

                Keep feeling a progressively stronger Yeah. Which probably means I shouldn't, but eh.

                1. DARE TO BISCAN
                  • 7 Years
                  4 months, 1 day ago

                  Same

              • Mother Farke
                • 2 Years
                4 months, 1 day ago

                All it takes is random Brentford and Wolves goals to ruin it...

              • sirmorbach
                • 9 Years
                4 months, 1 day ago

                I'm not. I think it does make sense, but I'll save it for a forward eventually

              • Ha.
                • 10 Years
                4 months, 1 day ago

                Nah

              • Miguel Sanchez
                • 9 Years
                4 months, 1 day ago

                I’ve gone off it now

                1. DARE TO BISCAN
                  • 7 Years
                  4 months, 1 day ago

                  Does feel like, if it doesn't go well. I'd be more pissed off, than if a DGW Haaland TC didn't work out.

                  There was a good stat, showing Gab hauled once, on any 2 week spell. Which is what is tempting me.

                  Easier decision is to defer, rather than commit.

                  1. Pompel
                    • 12 Years
                    4 months, 1 day ago

                    You only need to take a look at his FPL profile to see that stat for yourself

                    1. DARE TO BISCAN
                      • 7 Years
                      4 months, 1 day ago

                      Yeah. I looked when it was mentioned.

            3. sirmorbach
              • 9 Years
              4 months, 1 day ago

              Guiu to Mané and bench one of Wilson or Thiago, yay or nay?

              1. DARE TO BISCAN
                • 7 Years
                4 months, 1 day ago

                Prolly just play Wilson

              2. Tonyawesome69
                • 7 Years
                4 months, 1 day ago

                It's a luxury tranfer - depends on the rest of your team, future transfers, number of FTs and how you plan to navigate BGW31

            4. Lukakus talking
              • 6 Years
              4 months, 1 day ago

              Best way to get Timber in this week (2FT, 0.4ITB)

              Petrović Dúbravka
              Gabriel, Chalobah, O'Reilly, Alderete, Clyne
              Rice, Rogers, Enzo, Bruno, Mainoo
              Haaland, Thiago, Ekitiké

              Could do
              (a) Chalobah + O'Rielly to Timber + Mosquera; or
              (b) O'Rielly + Thiago to Timber and Mane.
              (c) anything else?

              Leaning towards (a) so that I have Thiago for his upcoming fixtures

              Thanks in advance

              1. Obi 1 Kenobi 0
                  4 months, 1 day ago

                  A seems sensible

              2. Fannebru
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 5 Years
                4 months, 1 day ago

                Hi, Tom! FPL is no game for us without impulse control. But occasionally we have a lot of fun, though. I’ve forced Palmer in for a minus 4, because I’m thinking he can be a good differential. In a scale from 1 to 10: how stupid was that?
                All the best, Sverre from Oslo

                1. Yozzer
                  • 8 Years
                  4 months, 1 day ago

                  Doesn't matter it's done now and the only way you will rate it is after the event. Do you think Palmer gets 4 points back and more ? If so then you made the right choice for you

              3. Bob B
                • 12 Years
                4 months, 1 day ago

                Anybody looking into bench boost this week, lots of good fixtures combined with the double

                1. Greeeno
                  • 11 Years
                  4 months, 1 day ago

                  I am bench boosting.

                  Roefs....dub

                  Gabriel Timber James Munoz Richards

                  Rice Enzo Rogers Wirtz BrunoF

                  Haaland JP Mane.

                  Goalies and Reece James the main worries...What do u guys think

              4. Kane Train
                • 11 Years
                4 months, 1 day ago

                Who scores more this week?

                A) Wolves defender
                B) Tarkowski v Bournemouth

                1. Yozzer
                  • 8 Years
                  4 months, 1 day ago

                  Wolves probably. Almost certainly getting Defcon Vs Arsenal

              5. Yozzer
                • 8 Years
                4 months, 1 day ago

                Who would you prefer going forward from next gw ?

                Ekitiké or Thiago.

                1. Tonyawesome69
                  • 7 Years
                  4 months, 1 day ago

                  Thiago - cheaper, nailed 90 mins, pens and no Europe

              6. Joyce1998
                • 10 Years
                4 months, 1 day ago

                A- TC Gabriel
                Or
                B- Save

                1. Yozzer
                  • 8 Years
                  4 months, 1 day ago

                  I'm aiming to just play it. Saving it for gw36 on a what if seems pointless. Your entire season could be over by then

                2. Ha.
                  • 10 Years
                  4 months, 1 day ago

                  B

                3. Miguel Sanchez
                  • 9 Years
                  4 months, 1 day ago

                  B - I’m hoping Haaland gets a DGW in 33

              7. Letsgo!
                • 9 Years
                4 months, 1 day ago

                Guehi might be rested?

                1. Tonyawesome69
                  • 7 Years
                  4 months, 1 day ago

                  Highly doubt it - get his rest against Salford

              8. FantasyFooty01
                • 8 Years
                4 months, 1 day ago

                Verbruggen
Richards Timber O’Reilly Gabriel
Rogers Palmer Bruno Mbeumo
Haaland Kroupi
Dubravka Dorgu Potts Barnes
0.9 ITB 1 FT

Need to get 3 Arsenal players in for the double gameweek. What’s the best options? Or what changes do you think I should make? Best options I can think of below, which do you think is best?


                A) NOR>Calafori

                B) Rogers>Rice
                C) Rogers and Bart> Sarr and Raya
                D) Kroupi, Timber and Rogers> Havertz, Calafori and Sarr
                E) Potts>Zubimendi
                F) Dorgu and NOR> Hill and saliba

              9. Deulofail
                • 10 Years
                4 months, 1 day ago

                Good to go?

                Pickford
                Gabriel(tc) Chalobah Tarwowski
                Fernandes Mbeumo Wirtz Rogers Rice(v)
                Ekitike Bowen

                Dubravka | Virgil, Welbeck, Collins

                2FT. 1.8 ITB

                Already decided not to get another Arsenal player (you're welcome to try and convince me otherwise, but good luck with that!). Planning to wait for the next round of FA Cup matches to make transfers, with Thiago, Dango and Evanilson at the top of my thoughts for GW27. Current chip plan is to FH33 and save WC for GW35.

                1. Old Bull
                  • 12 Years
                  4 months, 1 day ago

                  Personally I’d play VVD ahead of Tark, Blournemouth are on the rise but otherwise looks good to me.

                2. _Freddo
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 16 Years
                  4 months, 1 day ago

                  When are you BB?

                  1. Deulofail
                    • 10 Years
                    4 months, 1 day ago

                    Probably GW36-38

                3. AC/DC AFC
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 10 Years
                  4 months, 1 day ago

                  I'd lean towards starting Liverpool defenders over attackers tbh

                  Can see a nil nil or 1-0 either way.

                  Saying that, it's perhaps less likely without Granit back in the Sunderland side.

              10. EgyptianKing
                • 7 Years
                4 months, 1 day ago

                TC Gabriel or Bench Boost?

                Lammens
                Timber Chalobah Gabriel
                Enzo Rice Rogers Bruno Mbeumo
                Haaland JP
                Dubravka Senesi Richards Mane

                Thanks!!

                1. Miguel Sanchez
                  • 9 Years
                  4 months, 1 day ago

                  BB

                2. Scotty Dog
                  • 7 Years
                  4 months, 1 day ago

                  BB

              11. Scotty Dog
                • 7 Years
                4 months, 1 day ago

                Bench 1
                A)Chalobah
                B)Ndiaye
                C)Guehi

              12. fayons
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                4 months, 1 day ago

                Verbruggen
                Gabriel (TC) Timber Virgil
                Bruno Rogers Cherki Rice
                Ekitike Haaland Kroupi

                Dubravka Hall Mukiele Stach

                1FT 0.0 ITB

                Good to go? Was thinking maybe Virgil to Munoz or Cherki to Sarr or just roll

                1. Deulofail
                  • 10 Years
                  4 months, 1 day ago

                  I think your proposed moves are both good, but whether to do them depends on your thoughts about navigating future blanks and doubles. You could, for instance, decide to FH in GW31, which makes both of those moves very appealing.

              13. evilfish
                • 10 Years
                4 months, 1 day ago

                Play:
                a) Thiago or b) Wilson

                Buy and play:
                1) Senesi or 2) Hill

                1. Old Bull
                  • 12 Years
                  4 months, 1 day ago

                  Hill, bargain.

              14. JBG
                • 8 Years
                4 months, 1 day ago

                500k itw. Rice or Gabriel TC?

                1. evilfish
                  • 10 Years
                  4 months, 1 day ago

                  Gabs

              15. Letsgo!
                • 9 Years
                4 months, 1 day ago

                Rice will get more points than gyok?

              16. Kane Train
                • 11 Years
                4 months, 1 day ago

                Which teams DEFINITELY play BGW31?

                1. Miguel Sanchez
                  • 9 Years
                  4 months, 1 day ago

                  It’s shows on the FPL site. Everyone bar City, Palace, Arsenal and Brentford

                  1. Deulofail
                    • 10 Years
                    4 months, 1 day ago

                    Wolves, not Brentford 🙂

                    1. Miguel Sanchez
                      • 9 Years
                      4 months, 1 day ago

                      My bad

              17. Stranger Mings
                • 5 Years
                4 months, 1 day ago

                If dgw33 why TC over BB?
                Still undecided whether tc gabriel

                1. Tonyawesome69
                  • 7 Years
                  4 months, 1 day ago

                  More double GW options to TC which will likely include Haaland/City

                  1. Stranger Mings
                    • 5 Years
                    4 months, 1 day ago

                    Ok cheers so ru saving TC?

                    1. Tonyawesome69
                      • 7 Years
                      4 months, 1 day ago

                      Unlikely no

                2. _Freddo
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 16 Years
                  4 months, 1 day ago

                  Anyone BB this week and saving the TC and FH for later doubles?

                  How many doubles are there going to be this year?

                  My bench is ok this week but will there be enough doubles for chips?

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

                    There's likely to be 2 or 3 rounds of dgw

                    Just because the latter ones aren't known is pushing people towards TC now

                    BB33 is the big dgw

                    Many will wc32 into that

                    What's not recognised is the latter doubles will by definition involve the form teams and players going deep into European cups and further in the FA Cup to the semi finals.

                    1. _Freddo
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 16 Years
                      4 months, 1 day ago

                      So TC better for this week?

                      Not as engaged this year so any advice would be good.

                3. Baps Hunter
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 8 Years
                  4 months, 1 day ago

                  Dgw 33 with BB and 15 dgw is much stronger than TC. TC is actually one extra player only, BB 4 extra players.

                  1. Stranger Mings
                    • 5 Years
                    4 months, 1 day ago

                    Cheers i am back on gabriel tc

              18. Out now
                • 4 Years
                4 months, 1 day ago

                2 ft.
                Garner & DCL -> Sarr & Mane?

              19. Weasel51
                • 10 Years
                4 months, 1 day ago

                Sanchez
                Gabriel(c) Timber Alderete
                Rice Rogers BrunoF Mbuemo Semenyo
                Mane Haaland

                Dubravka Thiago Rodon Dorgu

                Dorgu > Guehi and play him instead of Alderete?

              20. Bobby_Baggio
                • 15 Years
                4 months, 1 day ago

                Afternoon all. 3FT & 1.4m ITB. Which one please?

                Verbruggen
                Gabriel - O'Reilly - Richards
                Ndiaye - Wilson - Bruno.F - Rice - Mbuemo
                Haaland - Ekitike

                (Roefs) - Thiago - Andersen - Alderete

                A) Roefs > Raya
                B) O'Reilly > Saliba.
                C) Anything else?

              21. Pringle
                • 12 Years
                4 months, 1 day ago

                Do you think Calafiori is safe this gameweek? For both games I mean