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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 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.

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  1. RMT SURGERY WITH TOM
  2. PatrickLee
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 days, 15 hours ago

    Hello!
    Hope all's well. I've had a nightmare few FPL weeks with life-stuff getting in the way - totally forgot about my team a few times and have fallen behind! Unacceptable, I know.

    I have 4 FTs and £0.9ITB. Any advice would be very welcome.

    Reya/Dub
    Gabriel, Timer, Lacroix, Andersen, Dalot
    Anderson, Bruno, Cherki, Mbeumo, Enzo
    Halaand, Tiago, Guiu.

    Cheers!

    1. mattyb09
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 days, 15 hours ago

      Can you do this?

      Guiu to Pedro
      Cherki to Rayan
      Timber to O'Reilly

    2. Joelinton Travel Tavern
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      5 days, 15 hours ago

      You're in a spot there.

      Lacroix injured, Cherki and Timber not nailed.

      Can you do those 3 out for VVD, Hill and Semenyo?

      1. Ze_Austin
        • 7 Years
        5 days, 15 hours ago

        If VvD over Mukiele is affordable, this instead

    3. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      5 days, 15 hours ago

      *hugs*

      Timber Lacroix Cherki to Mukiele Hill Semenyo would be my priority

  3. Joshbrown
    • 2 Years
    5 days, 15 hours ago

    Start Mukiele or Maguire (I have Wilson playing against Sunderland)

    1. Lilac Breasted Roller
      • 8 Years
      5 days, 15 hours ago

      about equal CS odds

    2. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      5 days, 15 hours ago

      Still Mukiele

    3. Joelinton Travel Tavern
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      5 days, 15 hours ago

      Muki for sure

  4. Lilac Breasted Roller
    • 8 Years
    5 days, 15 hours ago

    H.Wilson + Raya -> Semenyo + Kelleher y/n?

    Reluctant to downgrade on Rice, Ekitike or JPedro at this stage for the cost savings.

    1. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      5 days, 15 hours ago

      Not for me

      Would rather lose Rice and then JP after this week

      1. Lilac Breasted Roller
        • 8 Years
        5 days, 11 hours ago

        Good shout-out on jped after this week

  5. FDMS All Starz
    • 10 Years
    5 days, 15 hours ago

    Which combo? Till gw31

    A) Semenyo & Enzo
    (will sell semenyo to rogers gw31, keep Enzo)

    Or

    B) Wirtz & Wilson
    (sell Enzo to Wilson gw28, keep Wirtz)

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      5 days, 15 hours ago

      I think Semenyo outscores all the others, including the blank GW

      Would much rather target a Haaland Semenyo Gabriel bench for GW31. Everybody else is expendable, imo

    2. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      5 days, 15 hours ago

      Consider Semenyo Szobo

    3. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      5 days, 15 hours ago

      B

  6. Touching Clough
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 days, 15 hours ago

    Hi Tom
    Good luck this week.

    I’ve got a bit of a benching dilemma this week, chiefly because it’s hard to call the North London, Derby and Sunderland-Fulham.

    Right now, I’m benching H Wilson, Timber and B Anderson in that order. Does that sound right?

    Here is the rest of the team:

    Henderson (Dub)
    Gabriel - Mukiele - Guehi
    Bruno – Rice – Enzo – Rogers
    Haaland - Thiago - Watkins

    Thanks!

    1. Joelinton Travel Tavern
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      5 days, 15 hours ago

      Who is B Anderson, do you mean Elliot?

      1. Touching Clough
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 days, 14 hours ago

        Thanks for spotting that, meant Joachim Andersen

  7. Doozer2008
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 1 Year
    5 days, 15 hours ago

    Hate my team...

    Verbruggen (Dubravka)

    Gabriel / Timber / O'Reilly / (Senesi / Dorgu)

    Rogers / Bruno F / Enzo / Dango / (Wilson)

    Haaland (c) / Ekitike / Thiago

    0 transfers and £0.1 in the bank

    Do you think I've got the correct team / subs (brackets) please?

    Think my rank will fall massively with no Semenyo, Palmer or Pedro! Doom.

    1. Joelinton Travel Tavern
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      5 days, 15 hours ago

      I would play Senesi over Timber, I think T will be benched after Weds

    2. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      5 days, 15 hours ago

      It's just one GW. Random things like early red cards happen. And they weren't scary enough to be your FT priorities anyway

      G2G. That defence needs some love next GW

  8. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    5 days, 15 hours ago

    My backline Gabriel-Timber-Guéhi-Cash-Hill
    Currently on Hill

    Play 1 of
    A - Hill
    B - Guéhi
    C - Cash
    D - Sit Timber and play

    1. Joelinton Travel Tavern
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      5 days, 15 hours ago

      Im benching (or selling) Timber

    2. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      5 days, 15 hours ago

      Guéhi for me atm

    3. F4L
      • 11 Years
      5 days, 15 hours ago

      hill

    4. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      5 days, 15 hours ago

      A

  9. F4L
    • 11 Years
    5 days, 15 hours ago

    is barnes expected to be starting LW for the foreseeable for Newcastle? with gordon up top

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      5 days, 15 hours ago

      Wissa isn't expected to be out for long, so I don't know

      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        5 days, 15 hours ago

        cheers, yeah fair enough

  10. Keane There Dunne That
    • 13 Years
    5 days, 15 hours ago

    Verbuggen
    Gabriel OReilly Alderete
    Rogers Rice Enzo Fernandes
    Haaland (C) Ekitike Strand-Larsen

    Dubravka Timber Clyne Miley

    A) Save FT
    B) Timber -> Van Dijk (bench OReilly)
    C) Other

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      5 days, 15 hours ago

      Verb to Kelleher

      1. Keane There Dunne That
        • 13 Years
        5 days, 15 hours ago

        Good move. Does make Strand Larsen -> Thiago tougher to do next week though

        1. Ze_Austin
          • 7 Years
          5 days, 15 hours ago

          Didn't have that context. I wouldn't make a FT to bench O'Reilly this GW, so roll or bench Alderete

  11. Kane Train
    • 11 Years
    5 days, 15 hours ago

    Would you do any of these?

    A) Timber > VVD ( & do J.Pedro > Thiago next week )
    B) Rice > Garner & Mane > Thiago

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      5 days, 15 hours ago

      A

    2. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      5 days, 15 hours ago

      Does B mean you can bench Garner most weeks?

      1. Kane Train
        • 11 Years
        5 days, 15 hours ago

        Yeah. But then I have Pedro for Arsenal next week and Aston Villa after that plus the blank gameweek 31

  12. Tmel
    • 15 Years
    5 days, 15 hours ago

    Draft FPL question... start two:

    a) Hill (whu)
    b) Cunha (eve)
    c) Gyök (tot)
    d) Havertz (tot)

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      5 days, 15 hours ago

      AB

  13. Maddamotha
    • 9 Years
    5 days, 15 hours ago

    Do any of these moves or be patient?

    A) Timber > VVD
    B) Rice > Wirtz
    C) HODL

    1. Kane Train
      • 11 Years
      5 days, 15 hours ago

      A

  14. Deulofail
    • 10 Years
    5 days, 15 hours ago

    If Newcastle knock Man City out of the FA cup, is the CPL+mci game most likely to be played in GW31 anyway, so no blank?

    If so, this could swing some decisions

    1. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      5 days, 15 hours ago

      This kinda stuff seems to come as second nature to some, but for some reason my brain finds it so complex. Maybe this was common knowledge already months ago

  15. Ginola14
    • 14 Years
    5 days, 15 hours ago

    Whom to bench?

    Semenyo/ Roger’s/ enzo / Bruno f/ rice
    Haaland/ pedro/ thiago

    Cheers

  16. Stimps
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 days, 15 hours ago

    How's she looking, captain choice / bench order ok?

    Raya
    Nunes Gabriel Alderate
    Wirtz Bruno Rogers Rice Enzo
    Haaland (c) Thiago

    Dubravka Mane Tarkowski Thiaw

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      5 days, 14 hours ago

      Haaland? Yeah

      G2G

  17. Paul W.
    • 4 Years
    5 days, 14 hours ago

    Would you sell Vicario for Kelleher on FT?

    A) Yes
    B) No, save FT... play Vicario (ARS H) or Dubravka (CHE A)

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      5 days, 14 hours ago

      Absolutely A. You've been patient enough

      1. Paul W.
        • 4 Years
        5 days, 14 hours ago

        Thanks... yeah, holding Vicario is really frustrating

  18. Gazzpfc
    • 9 Years
    5 days, 14 hours ago

    Views

    Got Rice

    Would you sell to Roger’s Wirtz or Dango?

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      5 days, 14 hours ago

      Not vs Spurs. Might be clearer next GW

  19. G Banger
    • 7 Years
    5 days, 14 hours ago

    I'm a mess at the back:

    Verbruggen (Dubravka)
    Gabriel / Timber / O'Reilly (Gudmunsson / Lacroix*)

    a) Verbruggen => Kelleher
    b) Timber => VVD
    c) Lacroix => Hill (Bench Timber)
    d) Save

    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      5 days, 14 hours ago

      A or B,

      Doing B when get FT

    2. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      5 days, 14 hours ago

      Valid arguments for all options, imo. A, just

  20. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    5 days, 14 hours ago

    Play 1 Timber Wilson Rice Hill

    Cap Palmer, JP, Robot

    Kelleher
    Gabriel, Guehi, Muki,
    Palmer, Rogers, Fruno,
    Haaland, JP, Ekitike

    Dubs

    0.1

    1. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 days, 14 hours ago

      Maybe Rice Arsenal will still get set piece opportunities

      Team looks good

    2. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      5 days, 14 hours ago

      Rice and Palmer

    3. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      5 days, 14 hours ago

      Cheers both that’s how I currently have it, with Dubs, Wilson, Hill, Timber bench order.

  21. Van der Faart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 days, 14 hours ago

    3FT 0 ITB

    A) Timber to VVD
    B) A plus Verbruggen to Kelleher
    C) Semenyo to Palmer, Ekitike to Thiago, Timber to 5.3 def
    D) A plus Wilson to Enzo, Ekitike to Thiago
    E) something else

    Verbruggen
    Alderete Gabriel Chalobah
    BrunoF Semenyo Garner Anderson
    Ekitike Haaland JPedro

    Dubravka Truffert Wilson Timber

  22. joeynse99
    • 10 Years
    5 days, 8 hours ago

    Thoughts on my team? BB active

    Sanchez

    Mukiele, Gabriel, Hill

    Zubimendi, Palmer (c) Mbeumo, Fernandes, Enzo,

    Haaland, Thiago

    Bench boost - Dubravka, Cash, Evanilson, Andersen