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

There is yet another deadline for Fantasy Premier League (FPL) upon us and the questions are, as ever, coming thick and fast in our comments section.

Most of these are requests for advice on transfer dilemmas or team advice and it’s with that in mind that we’ve asked five-time top 1k finisher and Scout’s Deputy Editor, Tom Freeman, to answer some of them over the next 90 minutes.

He’ll be on hand to reply to comments below the line of this piece and will get through as many as he can until the next article goes up at 11am GMT, with priority given to questions from Premium Members if there is a deluge.

As ever, you can chip in with your own opinions on the raft of RMT requests filtering through – and naturally, feel free to ignore the article subject matter and talk about any other wider FPL topics that you’d normally be musing on.

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 (where there is currently a Black Friday/Cyber Monday discount on annual subscriptions), which gives points projections for this weekend and beyond – an example of which is below:

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  1. Swanmoretime
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Foden, stick or twist? If twist, best replacement? Thanks

    1. Root
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Salah

    2. cb68
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      stick

    3. smix
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Twist to Jota

    4. Respect My Authoritah
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      I've sold for Jota. Gallagher/Gundo look good too

    5. avfc82
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      See what Pep says in his presser, but Jota is the obvious replacement, if you don't own him already that is?

      1. Swanmoretime
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks. Don’t have Jota at the moment. Salah, Son, Foden, ESR and Brownhill (on the bench)

    6. JBG
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      I sold for Jota, sick of him.. Which means he(Foden) will start and score 2 goals.

      1. Eze Really?
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        This^

  2. One More Hit
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Would you rather have arms for legs or legs for arms?

    1. Root
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Arms for legs

    2. 272MK
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Arms for legs

      It actually might be convenient

      1. 272MK
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Would u rather have hairs for fingers of fingers for hair

        1. Brehmeren
          • 13 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Fingers for hair. Same point as your's above.

    3. Philosopher's Stones
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Would you rather have an eye for an eye or an eye for an eye?

    4. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Arms and a Spacehopper.

  3. smix
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Ramsdale
    TAA James Cancelo
    Salah(c) Raphina Son Gallagher
    Jimenez Antonio Toney
    Foster Marcal Livramento Mbeumo

    The better move with 2 FT?
    A. Marcal & Antonio to Alonso & Benteke
    B. Mbeumo & Antonio to Jota & King ?

    1. Respect My Authoritah
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      B for me

    2. marcos11
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      B

  4. Respect My Authoritah
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Morning all - are there press conferences planned for today?

    1. avfc82
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah, I believe we're just waiting on the list to come through.

  5. Tom (FPL Connect)
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Roll a transfer and allow Livramento to come in for Foden if needs be? Or, sell Livra for Alonso (move to back 5) and bench Foden?

    1. smix
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Roll the transfer

    2. Respect My Authoritah
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      I'd get Alonso in. December is not a time to be owning Foden, especially one with a knock.

    3. avfc82
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Hey Tom!

      Maybe see what Pep says later on re Foden, then make a call. If he's out again, I'd be tempted to sell.

  6. The Suspended One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Sanchez Foster
    TAA Reece Cancelo Livra Omo
    Jota Raph ESR Gilmour
    Kane Antonio Toney
    1.5 itb 2 ft

    Planning Raph to Conner in 2 weeks

    A) Toney to Wilson (2 week punt then Denis)
    B) Livra to Alonso (4-4-2)
    C) Omo to Reggie (bench Toney keep Livra as 5th def in 3-4-3)

    1. Respect My Authoritah
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      B. Spurs is a good fixture for Toney imo

    2. avfc82
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Presume Salah is your fifth mid? 🙂

      1. The Suspended One
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Figured it didn’t require a correction lol

        1. avfc82
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          🙂

          Maybe Omo > Reguilon, then bench Livramento, plus one of Toney or Smith Rowe.

          1. The Suspended One
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            2 years, 4 months ago

            Cheers, not quite ready to give up Livra yet myself.. hate missing the Alonso points

  7. 272MK
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Dias > Alonso

    Or transfer 1 of my bench fodder to a playable player? Considering the packed fixture

    1. JBG
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      How does your bench look?

  8. Brehmeren
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Arms for legs

    1. Brehmeren
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Reply to above philosophical deep question.

  9. liverbear
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Saka to bowen?

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Yes

    2. Respect My Authoritah
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Probably not the right time for a West Ham player. Gallagher?

    3. avfc82
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah, lovely move.

      Chelsea at the weekend isn't ideal, but the fixtures to follow are excellent, so may as well make the move now as you are selling Saka.

  10. AmanC1990
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Hey Tom
    Here's my current squad
    Ramsdale
    Trent James reguilon livra tierney
    Raphinia mubuemo salah moura jota
    Hwang toney vardy

    I was thinking of taking a (4) to do tierney to alonso but debating whether to swap vardy out now considering brendans comments? I used 2 fts go get jota and moura in for son and townsend

    1. avfc82
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Not sure either is worth a hit, Vardy has a good couple of fixtures to follow even if he is rested.

  11. Miguel Sanchez
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Who thinks Vardy starts this GW?

    1. Warby84
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      I think he may well start to keep momentum, maybe subbed early..

  12. KeilanKenny
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Sa
    Trent Cancelo James Rudiger Semedo
    Salah Jota Raph
    Kane Jimenez

    Gunn Gilmour King Sissoko

    Plan to do Semedo > Alonso & Jimenez > ??? next week. Wood the only one that looks tempting, planning to get Bowen and Antonio in when the fix turn.

  13. cb68
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    start Rodri or Reguilon?

    team mainly aims to secure first place in a private league (26 pts from 2nd currently), not necessarily climb higher

    1. marcos11
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Reguilon

  14. bslater123
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Raphinha to gundo this week or next?

    1. avfc82
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Next, IMO.

      Palace can't defend set-pieces.

      1. Tonyawesome69
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        It'll be interesting to know how many goals Leeds have scored from an indirect set-piece this season

  15. zes
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Start Gallagher over Hwang aye?

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Yes

    2. cb68
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      yes

    3. avfc82
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah, I would.

  16. jhollyoake
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Jimenez replacement after this gw? Thinking King/Toney/Benteke

    1. Eze Really?
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Let me know when you decide. I have no clue atm

    2. avfc82
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      King looks good from 16 onwards.

  17. Sterling Archer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Saka to ESR,

    pretty sideways if Saka is ok but it frees up the money to get Jota for Raphinha next GW.

  18. Tuesday's Press Conference Times
    Skonto Rigga
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Morning folks, better late than never - nine pressers today, meaning that we'll not hear from Arteta, Conte or Carrick/Rangnick ahead of the deadline:

    Klopp - 12.30pm
    Ranieri - 12.45pm
    Lage - 1pm
    Gerrard - 1pm
    Tuchel - 1.30pm
    Moyes - 1.30pm
    Pep - 1.30pm
    Benitez - 1.30pm
    Frank - 4pm

    1. Respect My Authoritah
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Cheers!

    2. Philosopher's Stones
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Cheers Skonto

    3. OverTinker
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      cheers

    4. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Thanks, Neale!

      Really needed Rangnick's conference for a Ronaldo punt. That's gonna wait for GW16, then

      Now I'll wait for Pep to say nothing concrete about Foden, as usual

    5. Free Hat
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      All i want to hear is Foden starts of Foden is out tbh...

      1. Free Hat
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Or*

      2. Ze_Austin
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        From Pep? Wrong number, I'm afraid

        1. Free Hat
          • 5 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          I will also settle for Fodens mom to bring us the news

      3. Philosopher's Stones
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        But what we'll hear is "he's a great player, very good, but can't say now whether he plays this week"

        1. Free Hat
          • 5 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Probably!

    6. Eze Really?
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Thank you bud.
      Important info.

    7. Areyouthereyet
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Thanks Neale!

  19. TimmyFPL
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Hi Tom

    Guaita
    Trent James Alonso Cancelo Manquillo
    Salah Jota Raphinha Gallagher Mbuemo
    Kane Antonio Davis

    Is there any logical move? I feel like I have no clear transfer to make over the coming two GWs. I have 1 FT and 0.4m in the bank. I was thinking of upgrading Manquillo to a playing bench fodder option to strengthen the bench. Which would be the best sub 4.4m option?

    1. avfc82
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah, bench does look a little thin with Manquillo and Davis. I'd prob focus on that, as we may see James, Cancelo etc handed a rest soon.

  20. dshv
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Ramsdale Foster
    James Taa Cancelo
    Salah Raphinha Foden Gallagher
    Antonio Kane Hwang

    Foster - Reguilon - Livra - ESR

    0.1itb 1ft. Just brought reguillon to cover foden miss.. thinking about foden to jota but already missed twice price rise…

  21. OverTinker
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Can we know about Foden availability before the deadline or not?

    1. Jordan.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      yep ,up to pep to tell us the truth.

      1. Philosopher's Stones
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Which he won't

      2. JBG
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Foden has been training good, unlucky to miss the match at the weekend. We will see if he can be available for us against Villa, very important player. All you will hear from Pep

    2. ebb2sparky
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Pep has a press conference before the deadline but I wouldn't bank on him giving us a straight answer!

  22. marcos11
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Sanchez
    Cancelo Alonso Reguilon
    Salah Son Jota Raph
    Antonio Jimenez Toney
    Steele Christensen White Brownhill

    Start Christensen?

  23. Aaa
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Havertz to Jota? Or get rid of Gray/Duffy first?

  24. SimonF
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    What would you do with Foden if Pep doesn't clearly indicate that he's fit, or says he isn't? 0.2m in the bank, already got Jota. Considering Gündogan, Bernardo Silva, Bowen. My current bench is Mbeumo Brownhill Livra

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Bilva

  25. Bababoo
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Morning Tom,

    Still debating whether to bring in Alonso or Reguilon for Chilwell (for a -4): it creates a benching headache, but I'm anticipating rotation this week anyway. Current squad:

    McCarthy

    TAA | James | Cancelo

    Jota | Raphinha | Bernardo | Salah (c)

    Wilson | Antonio | Jimenez

    (Bench: Ramsdale, Mbeumo, Livra, Chilwell)

    Thanks!

    1. avfc82
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Both lovely options.

      I fancy Reguilon to outscore Alonso over the next two, but longer-term, prob the Chelsea man.

      1. Bababoo
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Cheers Tom!

  26. Philosopher's Stones
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Pick one of these two this week:

    A: Raph
    B: Jota

    1. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      B

      1. Philosopher's Stones
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks LRL

    2. Pops15
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Easy Jota

      1. Philosopher's Stones
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks Pops

  27. Buck The Trent
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Start ?

    A ESR (mun)
    B Toney (tot)

    1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      A all day

    2. avfc82
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Toney, IMO.

    3. Pops15
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Toney, has pens in his locker

  28. FPL_JAAFAR
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    RMT
    Ramsdale
    Taa Cancelo James Reguilon
    Salah Jota Gallagher foden
    Kane Hwang

    1ft 1.2m itb Toney livramento brownhill

    Thanks

  29. Big Ronnie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Benching headache. Antonio, Raphinha or one of the defenders? Might not matter as wouldn't be surprised with some rest/rotation.

    Ramsdale
    Rudiger, James, TAA, Cancelo, Reguilon
    Salah, Son, Jota Raphinha
    Wilson

    Foster, Antonio, Janelt, Archer

    1. Eze Really?
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Rotation will assist you

  30. Bennison
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Sanchez
    TAA // Alonso // James // Cancelo
    Son // Salah // Jota // Foden
    Antonio // Hwang

    Foster / Livramento / Mbeumo / Davis

    0.3 ITB - 1FT

    Thinking of just banking the transfer but, the lack of firepower up front really has me concerned, should I downgrade Foden and maybe upgrade Hwang to Watkins? Planning this after the city game