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

The deadline for Double Gameweek 28 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) is less than 24 hours away 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 Wildcard drafts and so 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 60 minutes.

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.

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.

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  1. RMT Surgery with Tom
  2. Gianluca Busio's Hair …
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    not much talk of Mendy?
    DeGea and Dawson to Mendy and Rudiger -4?

    1. CheesyZoot
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Rudiger for sure.... prefer the James punt if doubling Chelsea def.

      Dub & Sa are great GK options for the double and Ramsdale long term

      1. Gianluca Busio's Hair …
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        yeah I hear you. Hard to trust Sa right now and I dont have a 2nd defender I want to sell for James. Cheers.

  3. Kitman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    Foster or Ramsdale this week in the nets?

  4. CheesyZoot
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    Think I’m settled on this WC:

    Dubravka,
    (J)ames, Rudiger, Saiss, TAA
    Salah, Havertz, Raphinha, Willock
    Broja, Jimi

    (Ramsdale, Saka, Hwang, White)

    4.6 ITB… Havertz becomes Son in 29

    Can anyone talk me out of James captain? I’m languishing around 250K OR and bored at this point

    1. Gianluca Busio's Hair …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      could be a good punt. I'm on Rudiger at the moment

    2. FredrikH
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Im going to do the opposite. Best team with a double. Playing two of the weakest teams in the league. Promising message from the manager on his fitness. There is really noone more appealing to me this GW.

      1. CheesyZoot
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        I mean when you put it like that…

        1. FredrikH
          • 11 Years
          2 years, 1 month ago

          Can go either way. Salah Rudiger Raphinha Saiss all good options too. Havertz could also haul. Just dont see them smashing opponents but 1/2-0 seems likely. So I wouldn't mind 1-2cs if he plays both. In that case should be a big Green arrow. Wishful thinking maybe but James is also an exiting captain to watch imo.

          1. CheesyZoot
            • 4 Years
            2 years, 1 month ago

            Cheers Fred, gl this week

            1. FredrikH
              • 11 Years
              2 years, 1 month ago

              Same to you, be bold.

    3. NotsoSpursy
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      This is a good team. Why not Coutinho?

  5. Legohair
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    G2G?
    Ramsdale
    TAA-Cancelo-Kilman
    Salah-Mane-Saka-Ramsey
    Lacazette-Jimenez(c)-Dennis

    Sanchez,Bowen,Reguilon,Thomas
    Already done -4,still thinking should i do Reguilon to Coady?(-8)

    1. No Kane No Gain
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Regulion to Chelsea defender?!

      1. Legohair
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        Would be nice move,only thing is chelsea dont have game on gw30...

        1. No Kane No Gain
          • 5 Years
          2 years, 1 month ago

          Could be 2 or 3 clean sheets by gameweek 30

          1. Legohair
            • 7 Years
            2 years, 1 month ago

            Good point

  6. The Suspended One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    Already on -4

    Take a hit for Thiago Silva & bench Bowen?

    RMT says yes. No other Chelsea. Can’t get to Rudi or Reese.

    Y/N?

    1. CheesyZoot
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Yeh i'd go for the coverage

  7. S.Kuqi
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    On free hit.

    Che Adams or Broja?

    1. Gianluca Busio's Hair …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      flip a coin

    2. CheesyZoot
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Due to it being such a close call, just bank the extra cash and go Broja

      1. S.Kuqi
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        No need for cash this gw when free hitting

        1. CheesyZoot
          • 4 Years
          2 years, 1 month ago

          Would it allow an upgrade elsewhere? If not, the in form player is Adams, the better player in terms of technical ability is Broja, we saw we he can produce midweek

          It's a gut call. Currently I am personally on Broja

          1. S.Kuqi
            • 11 Years
            2 years, 1 month ago

            Thanks Timo

    3. You've got red on you.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      I'd go Adams or Jimenez if you fancy non S'hampton.

      1. S.Kuqi
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        Jimenez - Watkins - Broja/ Adams my free hit frontline

  8. Mullionaires
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    Maddison, keep or sell on Wildcard? If sell, for who?

    1. CheesyZoot
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Apparently he has a knock?

      1. Mullionaires
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        I saw that earlier. Don’t know ether to keep or bring in a new toy?

  9. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    I see Jimenez is the new Weghorst on here.

    1. Hansel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      So torn, not great options

      1. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        I'm pretty done with DGW's tbh. Very few start both games anyway.

  10. Hansel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    Some WC advise please

    Dubravka
    TAA Rudiger Saiss XX
    Salah Raphinha Willock XX
    Kane Broja

    Bench: Ramsdale, Saka, B1, B2

    A) James and Ramsey + bench of Robbo, Hwang
    B) James and Ramsey + bench of Dier, Lacazette
    C) James and Jimenez + bench of White, Kulusevski
    D) Jimenez and Ramsey + bench of Robbo and White

    Basically the strategy is to spread out the DGWs so that I have doublers on the bench and can BB next week. I feel it’s very slippery setting up a team that is too strong for 28 at the expense of 29

    Mainly Kulu vs Robbo vs Lacazette to come in for the DGW next gw. Robbo has no game 30 but plan there would be to shift Robbo/Willock -> cheap def + Madders (maddison being signed gw30 in all options fwiw but somewhat more tricky in C)

    White, Hwang and Dier all with games in gw30. Dier/White with an extra game for 29 but not expecting too much tbh. C needs Coady for Saiss, not the biggest issue though.

    1. NotsoSpursy
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      I think forget about Raph and look at Coutinho ?

  11. Bobby_Baggio
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    Stuck on whether to FH or not? Original plan was to take -4 to sort below out this GW and use FH 30 + 33 and then WC35 and BB36. Thoughts? Plan is Mee + Bowen > Rudi + Willock

    Foster
    Livra - Cancelo - TAA
    Foden - Bowen - Son - Saka - Salah
    Weghorst - Broja

    (DDG) - Antonio - Lamptey - Mee

    1. S.Kuqi
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      I'd free hit

      1. Bobby_Baggio
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        you think FH in 30 and 33 would be more useful then now?

        1. S.Kuqi
          • 11 Years
          2 years, 1 month ago

          No. Now its time to attack.

  12. Best Chelsea defender - Rudiger or James?
    RedLightning
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    Which is the best Chelsea defender to bring in this week?

    Rudiger has only missed one match all season (against Brentford in GW8) and has played 90 minutes in all the others, so he would be the safe choice, but he only averages 4.5 points per match.

    Reece James averages 5.7 points per match, so he has a big upside if he can say fit.
    In GW2 he played the full 90 minutes against Arsenal in GW2, returning 18 points for a goal, an assist, a clean sheet and 3 bonus, but this was the only time in the first 7 Gameweeks that he played more than 47 minutes and scored more than one point.
    From GW9 to GW19 however he only missed one match, playing 90 minutes in each of the other ten and scoring 68 points.
    He was then injured in GW20 and missed the next five PL matches, but Thomas Tuchel says that he was training yesterday, that there have been no problems or reactions so far after his two two matches since then, and he is expected to start.

    Rudiger may be the safer choice for this week only, but which will score more in the longer term?

    1. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Short term - Rudi
      Long term- Reese

    2. Viprin
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      I'd take my chances on James

    3. You've got red on you.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      James

    4. Steinburg FC
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      James all day long

    5. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      This week only I think you bank the two fixtures with Rudiger if you can only have one.

      Longer term, James. Over their run of fixtures he has the most upside.

    6. Karan14
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Saturday & Thursday games in DGW28 makes me think James could start both and benched for GW29 in preparation for UCL.

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

        I wonder how likely that is?
        It could be a problem if I play my Bench Boost in GW29.

        1. Karan14
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 1 month ago

          I think there’s a decent chance specially if Tuchel wants James for the UCL games.

    7. lugs
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      i'd get Rudiger & Thiago if i was on FH, which i'm considering doing

    8. Sharkytect
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      What about silva for those of us who are 0.6mil too short?

    9. King Carlos
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Alonso. Nailed.

      1. Kloppen Schloppen
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        Lol

  13. Joedahla
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    I have 0.0 itb and 1 ft.
    Sa, (Foster)
    TAA, VVD, Cancelo, Lamptey, (Dalot)
    Foden, Saka, Salah, Martinelli, (Bowen)
    Lacazette, King, (antonio)

    Would you wildcard this? I am very torn as I am fairly happy with my Arsenal and Liverpool coverage + Sa for the upcoming gameweeks, but I Don’t have too many doublers in 28. I have a FH left that can be used in 30. very torn between WC now or 31

    1. No Kane No Gain
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      No wildcard but maybe a -4 to sort those forwards out

  14. tomong
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    Selling Mee. Should I bring Rudiger, James or Saiss?

    Also, will it be worth doing Foden or Bowen or both to Havertz, Fraser, or Podence?

    Would you do Weghorst to Jimenez for hit?

    Currently 5 playing in gw30 and still undecided to use my last free hit then. Wildcard still available.

  15. saurabh.06
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    On wild card, would you go for
    A. Harvetz
    B. Raphina

    1. NotsoSpursy
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      A

  16. You've got red on you.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    1) Mount, Ziyech or Havertz?

    2) Kane or Adams?

    1. No Kane No Gain
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Havertz and Kane. Adams over kane if it is for this gameweek only and no future hits to correct this next week

  17. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    Would Alonso and James be too much of a risk for a FH?
    Rudiger + James/Alonso better?

    1. Steinburg FC
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      its a FH have some fun 😉

      1. Weasel Boy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        Lol yeah

    2. No Kane No Gain
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      No risk. I’ve gone for both on my FH with havertz.

      1. Weasel Boy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        Nice

    3. jason_ni
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      If I fh, I'm going to go all 3, rudi alonso james!

      Big risk if they concede, but could be huge if the keep those cs!

      1. Weasel Boy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah good point

      2. No Kane No Gain
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        Even without a CS, Alonso and James am still haul

  18. griffzinho
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    Tom.. my OR is 37.. Most top will captain Salah. Do I risk Raphina? Just have a feelin' ..All my no Salah captains have been fails pretty much though.

    1. Steinburg FC
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      well done, when your having a good year go with your gut!

    2. jason_ni
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Congrats on the rank! If you want to win, going against salah has massive risk, but could get you up those ranks.

      Not sure raphina is the one tho, new manager, and how will that affect him? Too much of an unknown for me.

  19. tabby98
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    WC this team?

    Ramsdale, Sanchez
    TAA, Cancelo, VVD, Tierney, Keane
    Salah, Coutinho, Bowen, Raphinha, Saka
    King, Edouard, Antonio

  20. Boomerang V
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    Tarkowski. Weghorst -> Rudiger, Jimenez

    Looks good?

  21. YNWA74
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    Hi Tom,

    Difficult captaincy choices this round.
    Have Son, Sá and Saiss with the latter two having double matches.
    But also have Salah and Ramsey… What would be your pick?

    Have Pukka on the bench, he doubles with Brentford and Chelsea matches.
    Would you replace him for Mahrez or maybe just keep him as a reserve if him or Laporte doesn’t play?

    Thanks

  22. Malinwa
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    Is Jota 100% recovered? Is he nailed this gw?

  23. No Kane No Gain
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    Hi fantasy scout tweets. I had to Google Sarr to see if he was fit. Roy made a decent amount of comments about him a few hours ago. He is not fit. Please share a tweet for the other very very other owners so they know lol

  24. jason_ni
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    Have 7 as it stands for 30. So with ft in 29 and 30 could make it 9.

    Was all set on fh in 30, but starting to think might be more benefit with fh this gw, and getting double/triple wolves/Chelsea def, only have 1 of each as it stands.
    Rudi alonso James all in could be massive, but of course could back fire spectacularly!

    Feels like more potential upside than fh in 30, where I prob only be missing vardy and son as 2 id really want in.

    A) fh 28
    B) fh 30

    Still have 2 fh left, was planning on using the other in 33.

    1. Steinburg FC
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      without seeing your team impossible to say, but 9 or 10 with a -4 is ok for 30

      1. jason_ni
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        Have double arse, wolves def, villa def (and luiz) kane, bowen. Ramsdale in nets.
        With 2 ft, to get in 2 more

  25. Mufc202020
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    Who gets more points this week?

    A) Alonso
    B) Havertz

    1. CheesyZoot
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      B

    2. Brehmeren
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Havertz

    3. Steinburg FC
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Lukaku..... A!

  26. Atimis
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    Hit the WC ?

    Ramsdale/Foster
    TAA/Cancelo/VVD/Laporte/Duffy
    Salah/Saka/Bowen/Martineli/Ramsey
    CR7/Edouard/Dennis

    1. CheesyZoot
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Yes for me, what other chips do you have left?

  27. Gayleforcewins
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    Got a bench of
    - DDG, Cancelo, Bowen, Foden

    Worth a -8 to bench boost?
    DDG> Dubravka,
    Bowen > Mount (c)
    Foden > Ramsey

    New bench boost
    - Foster (dbl), Cancelo, Son, Ramsey (dbl)

    29 would have 7x double which could be 8 for a -4 dropping Son and Jim to Kane and Sake

    Still got 2x FH (one for 30) and Wildcard (32)

  28. Men in green tights
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    I'd it crazy thinking of playing Vardy over Trent this week saying they have got sgws
    Cheers for any thoughts

  29. Malinwa
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    Bench 1:
    a) Laca
    b) Jota

    1. CheesyZoot
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      A

    2. School of Poch
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      B

      1. Malinwa
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        How fit is Jota ? 100% recovered and will he start this gw?

        1. School of Poch
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 1 month ago

          I don't know tbh but feel he is less likely than Laca with competition from Diaz as well now - Laca feels more nailed and with good form/fixtures it's a tough decision still and could go either way

          1. Malinwa
            • 7 Years
            2 years, 1 month ago

            Thanks!

  30. School of Poch
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    If you don't have Coutinho would you captain Ramsey? Or one of the other options?

    A: Ramsey
    B: Rudiger
    C: Salah
    D: Raph
    E: Other?

    Sa
    Rudi Liv TAA
    Ramsey Raph Salah Saka
    Broja Jimi Kane

    Foster Cancelo White Kulu

    1. marcos11
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      B

    2. jason_ni
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      You have dbl gw fever. You don't need to see gp, but log off before you make any drastic decisions.

      Never capt Ramsey ahead of mo!

      1. School of Poch
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        Haha maybe so! I currently have the armband on Rudiger though and that seems to be a popular choice this week - was thinking Ramsey could be a potential differential to catch up on some ML leaders