Rate My Team

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

The final Fantasy Premier League (FPL) deadline of 2021/22 is almost here, with Gameweek 38 offering us Fantasy bosses one last-ditch chance to climb the overall rankings or claim mini-league glory.

As is always the case on a Friday, the questions on player purchases, captaincy picks and differentials are coming thick and fast in the comments section.

And so we’ve again asked five-time top 1k finisher and Scout’s Deputy Editor, Tom Freeman, to answer solve some of your conundrums 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. quayle99
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    A. Zaha
    B. Bowen

    1. Amarety
    2. Targett

    1. Geriatric Unathletic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      What's the question?

      1. Geriatric Unathletic
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        If you want 1 of each then ........A and neither!

        1. Geriatric Unathletic
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Rather Sessegnon over both

  2. Better luck next year
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Best option?

    A) Cash > James for free
    B) Martinelli > Mount for free
    C) Cash + Zaha > James + Mount for -4

    1. TopBinFC
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      B

    2. Geriatric Unathletic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      C for me looks good.

  3. Espresso Martinelli
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Allison
    Matip James Cancelo Laporte (Tavares)
    Son Jota Maddison Kulu (couthino)
    Eduard Nketiah (pukki)

    Couthino to mount?
    Eduard to Lukaku?
    Couthino to KDB?

    Do you think any concerns on starts, jota or Eddie?
    Got 6.6 million in bank

    1. Geriatric Unathletic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Cout - KDB or possibly even Mane (loves a final game)?
      Edouard not likely to play? so a swap to Kane would also be a good move. Or even to Toney along with the first move.

      1. Geriatric Unathletic
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Jota will need to be monitored but as played mid week with Diaz rested he must be a doubt. I have him and looking to swap to Diaz. Too many possible rotation threats (James, Mount, vardy) to carry another one.

  4. BlzE_94
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    I keep switching the captain armband!

    Guaita
    Robertson Cancelo James E.Royal
    KDB(vc) Son(c) Mount Maddison
    Kane Nketiah

    Foster Weghorst KDH White

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Get in on Mount

    2. Geriatric Unathletic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Just leave it on Son and shut out the noise. You already put it on him for a reason and if goes wrong you certainly won't be alone.

  5. Cheeky Onion
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Top 3 in ML get paid out - 19 behind 1st & 15 ahead of 3rd & 4th

    A bit worried about rotation with some of DGW37 players - what moves to make here? 1FT - 0.1m ITB

    Raya
    Cancelo - Matip - Sess
    KDB - (S)on - Maddison - Zaha
    Vardy - Richarlison - Ings

    Pickford - KDH - Holgate - Digne

    A) Digne > Royal
    B) Digne + Madders > James + Erikson (-4)
    C) Digne + Rich > Alonso/Azpi + Toney (-4)
    D) Digne + Madders + Rich > Royal + Diaz + Toney (-8)
    E) Digne + Madders + Vardy > Robbo + Diaz + Toney (-8)

    1. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      C

    2. Geriatric Unathletic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Just A for me. Your Team looks fine and no major rotation threats that I would be concerned about other than Vardy and deffo' not worth a -4 to shift he.

      1. Cheeky Onion
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        I think Vardy, Rich and Madders are the rotation worries

        Bringing in Alonso/James is more of a defensive move - however there's a chance one of them doesn't start either

  6. JELLYFISH
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Which combo?

    a) Mount & Vardy
    b) Maddison & Lukaku

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      A

    2. FPL_ UP_Down
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      B

    3. Geriatric Unathletic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      A for me.

  7. Sting in the Tail
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    My mini league rival has

    Ramsdale, Sanchez
    Canc, TAA, Rob, Alonso Schar,
    De B, Zaha, Coutinho, Saka, Son
    Weg, Nke, Broja.

    He has 1 ft and bench boost left. I have a 17 point lead and a free hit. I only care about winning this league. Would you go Kane or De Bruyne? Saka, Maddison or Mount?

    1. FPL_ UP_Down
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      FH you have the upper hand!
      Diaz Mane SON Mount Foden
      Kane

  8. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    A) James & KDB
    B) 6.7mid & Kane
    (Already have Kulu and Saka)

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      A

    2. Cheeky Onion
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      A

    3. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Thanks guys!

  9. Geriatric Unathletic
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Laporte to Robbo Or Cancello to TAA?? I don't like the idea of playing 2 x city v Villa.

    1. JELLYFISH
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Laporte to Robbo

      1. Geriatric Unathletic
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Thanks Jelly. This is what I am currently thinking :).

  10. quayle99
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Chabolah starts?

  11. TopBinFC
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    What combo scores more;

    1. Kane and Eriksen
    2. Vardy and Toney

    1. JELLYFISH
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      1, but dependent somewhat on Harry's Sunday morning number 2

      1. TopBinFC
        • 2 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Lol

    2. Geriatric Unathletic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      1. But will be close if Vardy starts. Toney or Eriksen are both great picks as Brentford will be wanting to smash Leeds (bad blood between them).

  12. Tartan Brazilians
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Chasing in my ML. Rivals have KDB and Son and Jota. Need to go a differential pick and captain
    A Vardy worried about game time
    B Kane -4 worried about illness
    C Mount
    D Mane -4
    E Other who

    1. Geriatric Unathletic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Vardy or Kane are both capable of a haul. Mount would be a shoo in if I didn't have him. Diaz, Maddison great alternative differentials.

      1. Geriatric Unathletic
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        (C) on Vardy?

  13. Danstoke82
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Do we think that Salah will feature in anyway on Sunday?

    I’m still holding off on my plan to do; Salah + Richarlison > Kane + Mount due to uncertainty of whether Mo will play

    1. Christina.
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      i bought toney mount and lukaku
      season over

      1. Danstoke82
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        As in you got rid of Salah?

    2. eireog1
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      I'd guess he either starts and plays 60 minutes or he starts on bench and only comes on if needed and if not plays 5 minutes. I'm most likely doing salah/richarlson out myself but will wait until the deadline and see if any leaked team news

  14. donbagino
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Ederson,
    Alonso, Cancelo, Taa, Matip Veltman
    Son, Salah, Mount, Saka, Fodder
    Jesus, Nketiah, Pukki

    At the moment it's 4-4-2 with Pukki on the bench. But If I decide to drop Salah, than what to do:
    a) Salah -->KDB
    b) Salah, Pukki --> KDB + Toney (-4)
    c) Salah, Pukki --> Diaz + Vardy (-4)
    d) Salah, Pukki --> 7,8 mid (Barnes/Madds, who else?) + Lukaku (-4)
    e) other?

    1. donbagino
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      f) Salah, Pukki --> 6,7 mid (Eriksen? Barnes?) + Kane

    2. KaapseKloppse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      C

  15. Starskyb
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    A) Richarlison to Toney
    B) Odegaard to Eriksen
    C) cash to matip (and bench Odegaard or Richarlison)

    Cheers

  16. FPL Emu
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    In order to catch up 30 odd points against someone who will captain Son. Who do I captain?

    A) Kane
    B) Harvey Barnes
    C) James (he has Alonso)
    D) KDB

    1. nolard
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Non Spurs for sure.

      KDB is big game, could also go Mount or Vardy

  17. Laurel and Vardy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    For -4. Coutinho to:

    A) Maddison
    B) Luis Diaz
    C) H.Barnes
    D) Foden

    Thanks.

    1. donbagino
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Order: Diaz, Barnes, Madds, Foden

  18. Bojangles
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    what is a safe lead going into gw38 ? 50 points ? Less ?

    1. Garth Marenghi
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      50 should be safe unless they have a chip. *should

  19. Bojangles
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    What would you consider to be a safe lead in a mini leaue going into GW38 ?

  20. eireog1
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    2 free 2mill in bank
    Schmeichel
    Trent Cancelo James Royal
    Salah Mount Son Saka
    Richarlson Nketiah
    bench foster laporte pukki gordon
    considering transfers of -
    1. salah/richarlson - kane/diaz
    2. salah/richarlson - mane/vardy
    3 salah/laporte - robertson/mane....(bench richarlson for laporte) 5 at the back!

    1. Garth Marenghi
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      2

    2. KaapseKloppse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      1

    3. eireog1
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      also if we get leaked team news salah is starting I'm not sure whether to keep him and what transfer plan I would have then

  21. Garth Marenghi
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    FH team:

    Raya (3.9)
    Robertson, James, Cancelo (Amartey, Tsimikas)
    Mount, KDB, Son, Luis Diaz, Kulu
    Welbeck, Vardy (Gelhardt)

    A) gtg
    B) could be better

  22. KaapseKloppse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Current team with 1FT & 3.4 ITB
    Schmeichel
    TAA, Cancelo, Rudiger
    Zaha, Jota, Havertz, Son
    Watkins, Ings, Mateta
    Bench: Foster, Barnes, Amartay, Taylor

    A - Ings + Havertz > Kane + Kulu (-4)
    B - Ings + Barnes > Kane + Bentancur (-4)
    C - Schmeichel + Barnes + Ings > Lloris + Kulu + Vardy (-8)
    D - Any other suggestions?

  23. Twigs
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Salah + Broja to Kane + Diaz for -4

    Or

    Salah to KDB?

    1. OptimusBlack
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      first

  24. edhorizon
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    GK: Schmeichel

    Defender: Cancelo / Alonso / Robertson / Connor Roberts (Bench) / Schar (Bench)

    Midfield: Son / Barnes / KDB / Kulu / Dewsbury-Hall

    Striker: Kane / Richardlison

    No ITB / 1 Free Transfer. Any suggestion?
    Thinking of dropping Richardlison for Recee James with a -4.
    Thank you

  25. edhorizon
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    GK: Schmeichel

    Defender: Cancelo / Alonso / Robertson / Connor Roberts (Bench) / Schar (Bench)

    Midfield: Son / Barnes / KDB / Kulu / Dewsbury-Hall

    Striker: Kane / Richardlison

    No ITB / 1 Free Transfer.
    Any suggestion? Thank you