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

FPL GW36 Scout Picks - Final Selection

Henderson

van Hecke
Lacroix
Gabriel Magalhães
O’Reilly

Cherki
Saka
Bruno Fernandes
Rogers

Haaland
Welbeck

Kinsky
Konsa Ngoyo
Devenny
Kroupi

GW36 Captain Poll

Price Change Predictions

Risers

Fallers

Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Doku	MCI	6.4m	94.0%	Likely
O'Reilly	MCI	5.2m	91.1%	Likely
Verbruggen	BHA	4.5m	94.1%	Likely
Welbeck	BHA	6.3m	67.9%	Maybe
Gabriel	ARS	7.2m	82.5%	Unlikely
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	88.8%	Unlikely
Leno	FUL	4.9m	79.4%	Unlikely
F.Kadıoğlu	BHA	4.4m	71.3%	Unlikely
Casemiro	MUN	5.8m	62.3%	Unlikely
Richarlison	TOT	6.3m	66.0%	Unlikely
Mateta	CRY	7.6m	62.7%	Unlikely
Truffert	BOU	4.7m	70.8%	Unlikely
Aaronson	LEE	5.4m	74.9%	Unlikely
Szoboszlai	LIV	7.0m	46.1%	Unlikely
Osula	NEW	5.4m	58.1%	Unlikely
Richards	CRY	4.4m	61.2%	Unlikely
Kroupi.Jr	BOU	4.6m	51.5%	Unlikely
Gakpo	LIV	7.3m	60.2%	Unlikely
Ngumoha	LIV	4.3m	59.6%	Unlikely
Okafor	LEE	5.6m	76.5%	Unlikely
Aït-Nouri	MCI	5.7m	59.1%	Unlikely
Isak	LIV	10.3m	61.0%	Unlikely
Van Hecke	BHA	4.6m	44.3%	Unlikely
Ndiaye	EVE	6.2m	54.6%	Unlikely
Gyökeres	ARS	8.9m	38.1%	Unlikely
Saka	ARS	9.9m	40.8%	Unlikely
Bruno G.	NEW	6.8m	47.6%	Unlikely
Shaw	MUN	4.5m	51.0%	Unlikely
Alderete	SUN	4.1m	52.9%	Unlikely
Wan-Bissaka	WHU	4.1m	49.4%	Unlikely
Bijol	LEE	3.9m	47.4%	Unlikely
Frimpong	LIV	5.7m	47.8%	Unlikely
Ødegaard	ARS	7.8m	43.3%	Unlikely
Hermansen	WHU	4.2m	43.5%	Unlikely
Hinshelwood	BHA	5.1m	32.5%	Unlikely
Minteh	BHA	5.5m	39.4%	Unlikely
Mitoma	BHA	6.1m	38.5%	Unlikely
Igor Jesus	NFO	5.9m	36.0%	Unlikely
Beto	EVE	5.0m	39.6%	Unlikely
Brobbey	SUN	5.3m	42.4%	Unlikely

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Gibbs-White	NFO	7.7m	118.0%	Very Likely
Mbeumo	MUN	8.4m	113.4%	Very Likely
Palmer	CHE	10.4m	108.9%	Very Likely
Bowen	WHU	7.8m	100.5%	Very Likely
Rogers	AVL	7.5m	93.8%	Likely
Summerville	WHU	5.5m	82.7%	Likely
Enzo	CHE	6.5m	92.5%	Likely
Gordon	NEW	7.4m	84.7%	Likely
Xavi	TOT	6.4m	87.6%	Likely
Andrey Santos	CHE	4.5m	99.3%	Likely
Merino	ARS	5.4m	99.6%	Maybe
Scott	BOU	5.1m	88.0%	Maybe
Tchaouna	BUR	4.8m	96.3%	Maybe
Thiaw	NEW	5.0m	83.1%	Maybe
Piroe	LEE	4.9m	93.0%	Unlikely
Reijnders	MCI	5.0m	92.8%	Unlikely
Estève	BUR	3.9m	90.9%	Unlikely
O.Dango	BRE	5.7m	65.0%	Unlikely
Salmon	ARS	4.0m	90.9%	Unlikely
John	NFO	4.0m	89.4%	Unlikely
Cullen	BUR	4.9m	89.4%	Unlikely
Emenalo	CHE	4.5m	89.5%	Unlikely
Keane	EVE	4.5m	86.6%	Unlikely
Grealish	EVE	6.3m	89.1%	Unlikely
Slonina	CHE	3.9m	88.1%	Unlikely
Woltemade	NEW	6.7m	81.8%	Unlikely
Iwobi	FUL	6.2m	75.6%	Unlikely
Trafford	MCI	4.5m	83.1%	Unlikely
Kilman	WHU	4.1m	82.5%	Unlikely
Tolu	WOL	5.2m	81.3%	Unlikely
Longstaff	LEE	4.8m	81.3%	Unlikely
McAidoo	MCI	4.5m	78.4%	Unlikely
Van den Berg	BRE	4.5m	66.7%	Unlikely
Byfield	TOT	4.0m	76.9%	Unlikely
Lucca	NFO	5.4m	91.0%	Unlikely
Zubimendi	ARS	5.0m	69.6%	Unlikely
Cairns	LEE	3.9m	76.5%	Unlikely
Struijk	LEE	4.4m	51.8%	Unlikely
Johnstone	WOL	4.4m	74.9%	Unlikely
Mee	MUN	3.9m	75.9%	Unlikely

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Watchlists

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Raya Martin	ARS	B, Vs
No Change	Donnarumma	MCI	B
Up	Henderson	CRY	C
No Change	Pickford	EVE	C
No Change	Verbruggen	BHA	B
No Change	Darlow	LEE	B, Vs, £
Down	Roefs	SUN	B

Last updated: 1 May, 2026 4:27pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Gabriel Magalhães	ARS	B, Vs
No Change	O’Reilly	MCI	A
Up	Lacroix	CRY	A
No Change	Keane	EVE	C
Up	van Hecke	BHA	B
Up	Struijk	LEE	B, Vs, £
Up	Hill	BOU	C, £
Down	Ballard	SUN	C
Down	van Dijk	LIV	A
No Change	Thiaw	NEW	C
No Change	Cash	AVL	C

Last updated: 1 May, 2026 4:31pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Bruno Fernandes	MUN	A
Up	Cherki	MCI	A
Up	Saka	ARS	C, Vs
No Change	Wilson	FUL	B
No Change	Ismaila Sarr	CRY	C, Rest
No Change	Rogers	AVL	B
No Change	Gibbs-White	NFO	A
No Change	Dewsbury-Hall	EVE	A, £
No Change	Palmer	CHE	C
Down	Szoboszlai	LIV	C
No Change	Tavernier	BOU	C, £
No Change	Hinshelwood	BHA	B, £

Last updated: 1 May, 2026 4:39pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	B
No Change	Thiago	BRE	B
No Change	Bowen	WHU	A
No Change	Watkins	AVL	A
No Change	Welbeck	BHA	B
No Change	Calvert-Lewin	LEE	C, Vs
No Change	João Pedro	CHE	C
Up	Isak	LIV	B

Last updated: 1 May, 2026 4:43pm

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GW36 Chip Poll

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

8 May 2026 104 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 transfers, team selection, captaincy or anything in between, Scout’s Deputy Editor will tackle whatever’s thrown at him.

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avfc82
3 hours, 16 mins ago
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SIMBOBIANTHEIII
3 hours, 14 mins ago
Is Gabriel worth 2 free transfers.
Zero Arsenal defensive cover.
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Thomas Docherty
3 hours, 14 mins ago
Hi Tom bit of a “meh” week for me in FPL with just 47 points.
But let’s honest, I don’t care that much after night’s result
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checkit_j
3 hours, 8 mins ago
(A) Thiago or (B) Bowen to Welbeck?
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1. SIMBOBIANTHEIII
  3 hours ago
  Thiago
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J to the T
3 hours, 2 mins ago
Palmer and DCL to Saka and Welbeck for free?
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1. SIMBOBIANTHEIII
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  Y
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  1. J to the T
    2 hours, 57 mins ago
    Thanks. The other option is
    Semenyo and Thiago to Cherki and Gyokeres
    
    Which is the better play?
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TheBiffas
3 hours, 2 mins ago
Palmer, Tavernier, Pedro > Saka, 4.6, Gyokeres?
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1. SIMBOBIANTHEIII
  2 hours, 59 mins ago
  Why not?
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2. SIMBOBIANTHEIII
  2 hours, 59 mins ago
  Dependent on whether chasing or leading.
  If chasing then yes.
  But if leading then dont like gyok
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Doozer2008
3 hours, 2 mins ago
Hi Tom

Verbruggen
O'Reilly, Gabriel, Senesi, Van Hecke (Hill)
Cherki, Saka, Fernandes, Hinshelwood (Tavenier)
JP, Haaland (DCL)

Quite happy with this team.

Only question - sell JP and buy Gyokeres?

Thanks
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1. theshazly
  2 hours, 52 mins ago
  Same dilemma about JP to Gyo
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theshazly
2 hours, 59 mins ago
1 FT
3M ITB

Team is:

Darlow ( Dubs )
Gabriel NOR (TC) JPVH Hill ( N.Williams )
Saka Cherki BrunoF ( Tavernier / Ampadu )
Haaland JP Welbeck

Do:

A ) JP > Gyokeres
B ) roll and do N.Williams > Califiori next week

Play 1 from:

1 ) Dubs
2 ) Darlow

And from :

X ) Tavernier
Y ) Hill
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Atimis
2 hours, 55 mins ago
Who are you picking along Saka and Gabriel?

1) Saliba
2) Gyokeres

If Gyokeres, would you just move DCL to him this week or wait?
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1. The 12th Man
  2 hours, 50 mins ago
  Probably Gyok but usure myself if bringing in this week.
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2. JohnnyB10
  2 hours, 46 mins ago
  Same dilemma here. Gyok this week or wait one and play DCL…
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Nickyboy
2 hours, 53 mins ago
Am I right to worry about Munoz being benched?
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1. theshazly
  2 hours, 45 mins ago
  Yes
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The 12th Man
2 hours, 53 mins ago
1 FT remaining with 2.7m itb

Verbruggen
Van Hecke,Gabriel,O'Reilly,Truffert
Fernandes,Cherki,Saka,Gross
Haaland,J.Pedro

Darlow,Tavernier,DCL,Striujk

Which option please?
A) Roll
B) J.Pedro > Gyokeres
C) Tavernier > KDH and bench J. Pedro or Truffert
D) Tavernier > Sarr (Leaves enough in the bank next week to to Pedro > Gyok.
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GE
2 hours, 53 mins ago
Sesko fit?
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The Wizard of Ozil
2 hours, 50 mins ago
Kelleher -> Henderson worth a hit on bench boost?
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The 12th Man
2 hours, 47 mins ago
Pick one to buy and play. Mainly a funding move.

A) KDH
B)Mainoo
C) Gallagher
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1. mr_jones
  2 hours, 46 mins ago
  A
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2. Stap
  2 hours, 44 mins ago
  A
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mr_jones
2 hours, 46 mins ago
Gyokeres and Eze for Palmer and Thiago?
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1. mr_jones
  2 hours, 44 mins ago
  or Option B: Saka and Welbeck
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  1. The Wizard of Ozil
    2 hours, 39 mins ago
    B
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Gazwaz80
2 hours, 45 mins ago
Rogers for one more week is sell for Saka?
He wasn’t great last night…
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1. Nickyboy
  2 hours, 29 mins ago
  I'm keeping him this week
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Coupes
2 hours, 43 mins ago
YOLO NOR Captain if chasing with no TC?
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1. theshazly
  2 hours, 31 mins ago
  1 FT
  3M ITB
  
  Team is:
  
  Darlow ( Dubs )
  Gabriel NOR (TC) JPVH Hill ( N.Williams )
  Saka Cherki BrunoF ( Tavernier / Ampadu )
  Haaland JP Welbeck
  
  Do:
  
  A ) JP > Gyokeres
  B ) roll and do N.Williams > Califiori next week
  
  Play 1 from:
  
  1 ) Dubs
  2 ) Darlow
  
  And from:
  
  X ) Tavernier
  Y ) Hill
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HarryS
2 hours, 42 mins ago
Play 1?

A) Hill
B) Andersen
C) Wilson
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1. Nickyboy
  2 hours, 33 mins ago
  Tough one, Wilson
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Johnjo
2 hours, 32 mins ago
Cheap 3rd striker (under 5.7) to play in BB?
A) Kroupi Jr
B) Osula
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theshazly
2 hours, 31 mins ago
1 FT
3M ITB

Team is:

Darlow ( Dubs )
Gabriel NOR (TC) JPVH Hill ( N.Williams )
Saka Cherki BrunoF ( Tavernier / Ampadu )
Haaland JP Welbeck

Do:

A ) JP > Gyokeres
B ) roll and do N.Williams > Califiori next week

Play 1 from:

1 ) Dubs
2 ) Darlow

And from:

X ) Tavernier
Y ) Hill
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CherryBoys
2 hours, 29 mins ago
Please pick two to bench other than Cucurella (and Darlow):

Verbruggen (Darlow)
Gabriel, NOR, Van Hecke, Senesi (Cucurella)
Tavernier, Saka, Bruno, Cherki, Ampadu
Haaland, Welbeck, Joao Pedro

I am a Cherries fan so my judgement is impaired!
Thanks.
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1. Hibbopotamus
  2 hours, 18 mins ago
  Ampadu and Tavernier for me
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Supersonic_
2 hours, 28 mins ago
Hi chaps.

Really dont know what to do here. Keep flip flopping. Ahead by 38 pts. ML rivals has BB though.

Play Palmer
Move to Saka -4
Play Van hecke and FT next week
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1. Nickyboy
  2 hours, 27 mins ago
  I don't mind Van Hecke
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  1. JohnnyB10
    2 hours, 23 mins ago
    This, just save yourself a transfer and play Van Hecke
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2. theshazly
  2 hours, 2 mins ago
  Play Van heckd
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theshazly
2 hours, 23 mins ago
Play 1 from:

1 ) Dubs
2 ) Darlow

And Fulham scored in their all home games except for 2 games, shall I play one from :

A ) Tavernier
B ) Hill
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Hibbopotamus
2 hours, 20 mins ago
About 25 pts off top 100K with the TC active this week. Which of these paths would you do?

A. Senesi > Lacroix in GW36, Palmer > Saka in GW37, only have 2x Arsenal vs Burnley (Gabriel the other)

B. Palmer > Saka in GW36, go 0 Palace this week, Senesi > White in GW37
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1. George James
  2 hours, 19 mins ago
  B
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2. JohnnyB10
  2 hours, 8 mins ago
  B
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George James
2 hours, 19 mins ago
Play one

A) Konsa

B) Gordon

C) Harry Wilson
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1. Bobby_Baggio
  2 hours, 16 mins ago
  Tough one as not a fan of any of those this week but out of the 3
  
  C - Wilson
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2. G Banger
  2 hours, 11 mins ago
  C for me
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Bobby_Baggio
2 hours, 19 mins ago
Afternoon all. 2FT and 3m ITB. Worth doing Dub > Henderson? Anything else?

Darlow
Gabriel - NOR(TC) - Van Hecke
Saka - Cherki - Bruno - Hinslewood
Wellbeck - Haaland - Gyok

(Dubravka) - Tav - Senesi - Hill
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1. George James
  2 hours, 18 mins ago
  Yes to the move. Great team so save other FT
  
  Thoughts on post above please mate
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  1. Bobby_Baggio
    2 hours, 16 mins ago
    thanks
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G Banger
2 hours, 12 mins ago
1FT and 0.2ITB with the following on BB:

Raya
Stujk / Gabriel / O’reilly
Cherki / Fernandes / Eze / Rogers
Haaland / Thiago / DCL

Henderson / Gross / Lacroix / Van Hecke

Anything stand out other than Thiago => Welbeck?
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The Philosopher
2 hours, 11 mins ago
Will Woodman start this week?
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Catastrophe
2 hours, 11 mins ago
A) Pedro & Enzo -> Richarlison & Sarr
B) Pedro & Gordon -> Gyokeres & Sarr
C) Pedro & Gordon -> Richarlison & Saka
D) Pedro, Semenyo & Enzo -> Gyokeres, Cherki & Sarr (-4)
E) Pedro, Semenyo & Enzo -> Richarlison, Cherki & Saka (-4).
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JohnnyB10
2 hours, 10 mins ago
I guess Palmer/DCL to Saka/Gyok is a no brainer for free? Leaves me with 0.6 itb. Chasing by 40. TC NOR!
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