Rate My Team

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

Postponements, Covid outbreaks, injuries, rotation, quick turnarounds – it’s the most wonderful time of the year, alright.

Yes, another festive Fantasy Premier League (FPL) Gameweek is almost upon us and this one is proving to be one of the trickiest of the season so far, not helped by Arsenal v Wolverhampton Wanderers and Leeds United v Aston Villa being called off.

As is always the case, the comments section of our site is filled with requests for advice on transfer dilemmas and team help. So we’ve asked five-time top 1k finisher and Scout’s Deputy Editor, Tom Freeman, to answer some of them right up until deadline.

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, 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.

DEADLINE DAY STREAM

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  1. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Good job Granville has two subs with fixtures to come in for Moura and Gallagher...

    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/311539/event/20

    1. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      😆 Brutal

    2. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Good job he has a publisist working for free too

  2. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    King playing out on the fu**ing wing again. F**k off!

    1. Mad Ferret
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      how do u know? still 35 mins till kick off?

      1. gooberman
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        line ups on numerous sites were released half an hour ago! lol

    2. Bavarian
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      he's useless wherever he plays (I am an owner 🙂

    3. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Dennis the form goalscorer. King more central if Dennis leaves for AFCON.

  3. Shultan
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Horrible season 700K rank
    Did guaita to DDG for a -4 after having him since sanchez ban & now he starts
    Just not getting any 50/50 calls right

    1. ThisTimeNxtYrRodney
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      I share your pain Shuey. I've made a lot of poor choices (with the power of hindsight). Ive 2 missing already this gw with livra injured and Gallagher apparently covid. Earlier I had 6 reds on the bounce. Just had 3 good greens and back to where I was about gw5 (325k). It's a difficult season for everybody. Just try and enjoy your successes and dont beat yourself up. Good luck and I hope your season improves.

    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Broja just dropped

      1. fusen
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Comments from Hussl saying he is young and doing well, is a good sub but can also come in and start when forced to.

        Comments that made it sound he's going to be very gentle bedding him in

        1. bench boost for every gamew…
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          Hm, fluid in knee, that is not good. I was looking forward to play him Vs toon without Saint and Wilson..

      2. TomSaints
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        *rested

        Don’t need him to beat this poor spurs team

      3. GreennRed
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Finisher. 40 mins left, on he jumps for a brace 😉

        1. HonestBlatter
          • 13 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          THIS

      4. Will Kane
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Rested is the polite term 🙂

      5. Freshy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Shane Long cant be held back

  4. Jässi
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Do you think if we make transfer now could it still go through for this GW?

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Worth a try.

    2. Critical Observer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Only if it's for -16.

    3. Bavarian
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      sure not

  5. sentz05
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Transferred in Gallagher for Gundogan at 1.29 on my wc. I have a sick feeling in my stomach.

  6. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Top 10k EO from Live FPL

    PLAYER EO
    SALAH 128.77%
    ALEXANDER-ARNOLD 100.93%
    CANCELO 97.52%
    JOTA 94.53%
    JAMES 79.17%
    ANTONIO 59.81%
    SON 58.49%
    FODEN 48.40%
    BERNARDO 43.03%
    ALONSO 42.20%
    DE GEA 41.69%
    DENNIS 41.39%
    BOWEN 39.16%
    KING 30.17%
    RONALDO 24.03%
    REGUILÓN 22.47%
    GALLAGHER 20.90%
    RÜDIGER 18.83%
    RAMSDALE 16.85%
    DIAS 15.26%
    LIVRAMENTO 13.85%
    SÁNCHEZ 13.40%
    MOUNT 13.32%

    1. TomSaints
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Finally Salah (c) is a ‘differential’ again

      1. TomSaints
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        I also own 9 of the top 12. Which partly explains why it’s so hard to make up ground this year

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Big differential!

    3. fusen
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Is Raga ever around during this sort of time?

      I'd love to know the details of his scraping off the FPL site. He seems to get huge sample sizes very quick.

      When I did it a couple seasons ago it took a long time to get the full 5-6million users data

      1. Cruyff's Eleven
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        They've given him the API, must have.

    4. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      I've 10 of the top 12. Only missing Son and Alonso.

    5. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      A Salah blank would be lovely

    6. HTL
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      If Kane hauls today... 🙂

    7. Firmino
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      My starting lineup is the 11 first names 😀

    8. Jebiga
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      No Jesus 🙂

  7. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    One of the Great and the Good got hacked?

    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/143475/event/20

    Only noticed due to LMS 🙁

    1. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Christ on a bicycle.

    2. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      His history rank not in great god category though

    3. TomSaints
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Ouch that’s brutal.

      Surely there should be a cap on hits / damage. Say -40 points (11 transfers) in a week

      1. TomSaints
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        What I also don’t understand is almost al those transfers were made in 1 minute. How is that possible?

        1. GreennRed
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          On 26th at 18:15. Can transfer all 15 in one go, time is just when transfers are confirmed.

        2. Big boy Bowen
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          Computer program

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

      A simple 2 factor authentication would stop this wouldn't it? And yet nope

      1. GreennRed
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Or don't leave your phone unlocked.

    5. fusen
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Christmas present from a drunk friend?

    6. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Why is this guy in the great and the good?

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Think he won a league last season.

      2. RedLightning
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        He won the feeder league last season (The Next Great and The Good, which has now been renamed The Next Ville Ronka).

        1. Bubz
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          Ah okay. How do I get into this league?

          1. RedLightning
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 13 Years
            2 years, 3 months ago

            Ask Greyhead. I don't know the league code.

          2. Greyhead
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            2 years, 3 months ago

            Hi Bubz, set up the league at start of the season but closed for entrants now. Will be starting it all again next season if you fancy a go 🙂

    7. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Still ahead of me

    8. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Is that what its called when someone forgets to play their wildcard?

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        152 changes? Nah

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

        WC wasn't available, neither was FH.

    9. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      -604 with 11 + captain still to play, any good?

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          2 years, 3 months ago

          Humble brag

      2. HTL
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        I do wonder if there's any inherent danger in publicly being in some of those leagues ('Top 3k', 'Top 10k any season') and making yourself more of a target? Though I suppose they'd need to know your email address.

        1. Big boy Bowen
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          How on earth could they get password

          1. HTL
            • 5 Years
            2 years, 3 months ago

            Have a look at haveibeenpwned.com and consider how many people are still reusing passwords in 2021.

            1. Big boy Bowen
              • 7 Years
              2 years, 3 months ago

              Just had a look, would those data breaches include passwords as well?

      3. Greyhead
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Yes, unfortunately Les Caldwell was hacked. Absolutely gutted for him, he will of course remain part of The Great and The Good as planned.

    10. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Salah only 128% juicyyyyy

    11. bench boost for every gamew…
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      I regret Ronaldo so Kane in, cap and Bowen for Esr as i was 95% sure Broja not starting. And kept Guaita. 11 starters if all goes well, but Broja might Come in so hope for some minutes there. Have to deal with Livra soon. Or just upgrade White.

    12. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Has anyone tried making changes?

      I’ve just swapped my subs around and saved and it worked….

      1. Cruyff's Eleven
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        For next week?

        1. Big boy Bowen
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          Now for this week…

          1. Big boy Bowen
            • 7 Years
            2 years, 3 months ago

            *No

      2. TomSaints
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Yep this happened to me 3 gws ago. The changes don’t stay

        1. Big boy Bowen
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          Just checked on the updated version and it did indeed save my swapped subs

          1. TomSaints
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            2 years, 3 months ago

            Weird. Give it an hour or so. My ‘changes’ all reset when I looked mid game

            1. Big boy Bowen
              • 7 Years
              2 years, 3 months ago

              Ah ok will do

    13. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      What is the news on Livramento?

      1. Rotation's Alter Ego
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Fluid in knee

      2. HonestBlatter
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Hopefully they can suck it out before Castle at Sunday

    14. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Can no longer make changes now

    15. Kodap
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Gonna have to hide behind the sofa later with no Salah & KDB captain 🙁

      1. Jebiga
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        why ? leicester will win 1-0

        1. Old Man
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          You'll be the only one predicting that scoreline.

    16. HonestBlatter
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Fresh Broja vs. Castle that's defo haul next GW at Sunday

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Shane Long could be undropable after today's hatty.

        1. TomSaints
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          I think Shane long scoring the hatrick would be the most unusual thing to have happened in 2021

    17. Alan Watts
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Go on Dennis, Dennis....

      Need a hat trick to help pay off the -12 I took to bring Salah back in ...

      1. Alan Watts
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Oh yeah !

        That's a start...

      2. Alan Watts
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Next, a Son goal would be nice...

        And something from Broja off the bench to cover any absentees

    18. Original Sin
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Is Dennis going to Afcon after GW21? Took him out just because of that

    19. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      all the goals were used up on boxing day

    20. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      ah my Davies and Reg cs. Both need to score now

    21. HashAttack
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Spurs vs 10 men for the 3rd match in a row