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With the new Fantasy Premier League (FPL) season up and running, we’re welcoming back our team of Pro Pundits, Hall of Famers and guest contributors for the new campaign.

Our writers will be providing regular articles and team reveals throughout 2022/23, with only Premium Members able to access every single one.

Next up is five-time top 1k finisher and Scout’s Deputy Editor, Tom Freeman.

Five-time top 1k FPL finisher Tom Freeman on Calvert-Lewin, Wolves and his Gameweek 2 plans

Gameweek 3 is over, and all in all, it was a reasonably good one for me.

Fortunately, I picked Andreas Pereira (£4.5m) over Pedro Neto (£5.3m) and Neco Williams (£4.1m) in my starting XI, with his eight-pointer helping me reach 50 overall.

The Marc Cucurella (£5.1m) transfer wasn’t great, but I’m hopeful that can still work out given Chelsea’s fixtures against Leicester City (h), Southampton (a), West Ham United (h) and Fulham (a) in the next four.

So, in this, my latest column, I’m going to highlight a couple of match-ups I like the look of in Gameweek 4, using a combination of ‘eye test’ analysis and data from our Premium Members Area.

Given the tight turnaround between fixtures in Gameweeks 4-6, I’ll also flag up any additional players who I think could benefit in future rounds.

READ MORE: FPL Gameweeks 4-6 rotation risk: How much rest does each team get?

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FPL pre-season: Conte on Perisic and Doherty's fitness



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  1. Hy liverpool
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Yeah why?

    1. Cok3y5murf
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I'm guessing because Forest have conceded a lot of chances on the right

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        true

        article short but sweet.

        Maybe they've hit their sales targets for this quarter?

        Some nice heat maps tho.

  2. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Why hello there

  3. FPL Notebook (John)
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Not posted here for quite some time... great to be back!

    1. Stamford B
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Is it?

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Give him time, he's only just come back

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

        Can tell you haven’t been here for quite some time!

      3. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        enjoy

    2. DRIZ ✅
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      TAA assist this weekend please

    3. GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Ronaldo V Spurs.

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          3 years, 3 months ago

          I reckon he'd lose 2-1

          1. GreennRed
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            In CL

            1. Herger
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 4 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              2-1 to Ronaldo then?

            2. @persecuted_by_mods
                3 years, 3 months ago

                That's his competition he's Mr champions League, 3-1 to Ronaldo then. Spurs gotta bottle it somehow

                1. Herger
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 4 Years
                  3 years, 3 months ago

                  11 vs 1 as well, they’ll never live it down!

        • klopp it guys
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          How's this for a wildcard?

          Raya
          Saliba, James, malacia
          Kdb, Salah, Rodrigo, martinelli
          Kane, Jesus, mitrovic

          Bench, ward, diallo, neco

          1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            like it

          2. Top Dog
            • 16 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            I’m on the 3mium. Personally I’d downgrade Mitro and get Perisic/Walker, but overall really like it

        • jonoelgrande
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Diaz + Bailey > Rodrigo + Toney for a - 4?

          1. Herger
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Yes if you want to

          2. Bobby Crush
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            If you got Salah, I would do it.

        • COLLIN QUANER
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          I'm representing for them gangstas all across the world

          1. @persecuted_by_mods
              3 years, 3 months ago

              Still?

            • DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              Need to find myself some other rep!

            • Herger
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 4 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              Thanks for representing us!

            • FOO FIGHTER
              • 6 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              What team are you playing for now?

            • Ingstagram
              • 3 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              Still

              Hitting them corners in the low loss girl

              1. Ingstagram
                • 3 Years
                3 years, 3 months ago

                Lows*

            • NorCal Villan
              • 3 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              Steadily slipping bodies underground

          2. Eleven Hag
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Maddison to Diaz?

            1. @persecuted_by_mods
                3 years, 3 months ago

                Nein Hag

              • sminkypinky
                • 14 Years
                3 years, 3 months ago

                This is my quandry too. Also considering Gundo, Gross or Rodrigo.

                1. sminkypinky
                  • 14 Years
                  3 years, 3 months ago

                  Ideally I’d like to save but is it sensible to be too cautious. Last weeks punt on Maddison worked well. Could work again.

                  1. Ajax Hamsterdam
                    • 11 Years
                    3 years, 3 months ago

                    i m keeping maddison

                    1. Eleven Hag
                      • 8 Years
                      3 years, 3 months ago

                      Do we think he will start

                      1. sminkypinky
                        • 14 Years
                        3 years, 3 months ago

                        Only guy to create something in the whole squad. Would be surprised if he didnt.

                      2. THFC4LIFE
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 9 Years
                        3 years, 3 months ago

                        Rodgers said he’s got a knock

                        1. NorCal Villan
                          • 3 Years
                          3 years, 3 months ago

                          I heard it was a niggle

            2. Jordan.
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 15 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              noticed last season elliot is a nuisance to trent and salah,nobody takes up as much room on the right as he does,get him on the bench klopp

            3. @persecuted_by_mods
                3 years, 3 months ago

                Who reported Foo fighter and got him banned? Come on guys own up to it. Especially as you also got me banned in the crossfire

                We need an apology

                1. FOO FIGHTER
                  • 6 Years
                  3 years, 3 months ago

                  The cry baby needs to post the link to his team.

                  1. @persecuted_by_mods
                      3 years, 3 months ago

                      Do you know who it was? I got banned because I responded. Talk about caught in the crossfire

                      1. FOO FIGHTER
                        • 6 Years
                        3 years, 3 months ago

                        I am pretty sure it was AC/DC or whater he calls himself because he is alwsys passing wind.

                        1. AC/DC AFC
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • 10 Years
                          3 years, 3 months ago

                          I don't even know what you are talking about.

                          and if you were banned. what's this, the 4th dimension?

                  2. George Sillett
                    • 10 Years
                    3 years, 3 months ago

                    TBH Foo Fighter should take more credit for his bans , he's way too modest

                  3. Herger
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 4 Years
                    3 years, 3 months ago

                    I’m pretty sure they just have a panic/ban button now that they simply press if they see you post

                    1. @persecuted_by_mods
                        3 years, 3 months ago

                        I am currently writing them a strongly worded email, the race card will be dropped along with accusations of being targeted by the mods. They said the community manager would be in touch but that never happened

                    2. AC/DC AFC
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 10 Years
                      3 years, 3 months ago

                      what happened Redro?

                      everyone seems to be back

                      back out of space

                      1. NorCal Villan
                        • 3 Years
                        3 years, 3 months ago

                        Banned on the run

                  4. Stamford B
                    • 4 Years
                    3 years, 3 months ago

                    I’m trying to do a Twitter chat but it’s hard getting anyone to join. Please come and talk boll oz.

                      1. Stamford B
                        • 4 Years
                        3 years, 3 months ago

                        It’s free. I won’t charge anyone

                    1. Stamford B
                      • 4 Years
                      3 years, 3 months ago

                      Oh forget it

                      1. @persecuted_by_mods
                          3 years, 3 months ago

                          Great I missed it again, everytime I click it nobody is there!

                          1. AC/DC AFC
                            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                            • 10 Years
                            3 years, 3 months ago

                            this!

                            it's like a void

                            Maybe those FPL 'influencers' do have a few tricks up their sleaves afterall?

                            1. AC/DC AFC
                              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                              • 10 Years
                              3 years, 3 months ago

                              but not the flaky ones who block if you comment on their plagiarism!!

                      2. AC/DC AFC
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 10 Years
                        3 years, 3 months ago

                        you're not talking and I ain't following

                      3. Herger
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 4 Years
                        3 years, 3 months ago

                        Seems to have been ended?

                        1. @persecuted_by_mods
                            3 years, 3 months ago

                            He gives up too early. Imagine if Steve Jobs gave up early, jobs would never have been invented

                            1. Herger
                              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                              • 4 Years
                              3 years, 3 months ago

                              Thomas Crapper as well! Glad he had a bit more resilience in the face of failure

                              1. George Sillett
                                • 10 Years
                                3 years, 3 months ago

                                Indeed . The world would have become a proper dump without him.

                            2. AC/DC AFC
                              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                              • 10 Years
                              3 years, 3 months ago

                              differentiates the winners from the tryers and those that didn't preserve

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

                          What’s your Patreon?

                        3. NorCal Villan
                          • 3 Years
                          3 years, 3 months ago

                          You might want to give it more than 3 minutes next time

                      4. AC/DC AFC
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 10 Years
                        3 years, 3 months ago

                        Nice article

                        premium back line looks like the way forward

                        for the patient ones

                      5. # Young Gun SEAMUS #
                        • 13 Years
                        3 years, 3 months ago

                        Which one is better
                        1. Toney and Saliba
                        2. Luis Diaz and Saliba

                        1. Ten Season Wonder
                          • 11 Years
                          3 years, 3 months ago

                          Why not just condense the question to, Toney or Diaz?

                        2. FOO FIGHTER
                          • 6 Years
                          3 years, 3 months ago

                          I would go 1

                        3. Bluetiger1
                          • 3 Years
                          3 years, 3 months ago

                          1

                      6. kamdaraji
                        • 16 Years
                        3 years, 3 months ago

                        Surely Iversen's got to drop tonight

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

                          Is he dropping? Might just make my moves today then.

                          1. kamdaraji
                            • 16 Years
                            3 years, 3 months ago

                            I think so

                      7. Paqueta Rice
                        • 5 Years
                        3 years, 3 months ago

                        Unfortunately I have to play one of the below. Who would you play?

                        A) Andreas
                        B) Neco
                        C) Dasilva

                        1. Gandalf
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • 15 Years
                          3 years, 3 months ago

                          C

                      8. FOO FIGHTER
                        • 6 Years
                        3 years, 3 months ago

                        My view is that having KDB, Salah plus two very realible mids and a solid front 3, is the way to go.

                        1. Ajax Hamsterdam
                          • 11 Years
                          3 years, 3 months ago

                          it can change so quickly though

                        2. kamdaraji
                          • 16 Years
                          3 years, 3 months ago

                          Disagree

                          1. FOO FIGHTER
                            • 6 Years
                            3 years, 3 months ago

                            Why?

                        3. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
                          • 9 Years
                          3 years, 3 months ago

                          thank a lot for sharing

                        4. AC/DC AFC
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • 10 Years
                          3 years, 3 months ago

                          the way forward is 4-4-2 with 1 premium mid, 1 good £8m and Martinelli and Rodrigo

                          plus Premium and Jesus

                      9. kamdaraji
                        • 16 Years
                        3 years, 3 months ago

                        Probably C if I had to choose

                        1. @persecuted_by_mods
                            3 years, 3 months ago

                            Disagree

                          • Peteex
                            • 13 Years
                            3 years, 3 months ago

                            I myself like ö more

                        2. # Young Gun SEAMUS #
                          • 13 Years
                          3 years, 3 months ago

                          Toney or Diaz

                          1. Ajax Hamsterdam
                            • 11 Years
                            3 years, 3 months ago

                            toney

                          2. FOO FIGHTER
                            • 6 Years
                            3 years, 3 months ago

                            Toney

                          3. Bluetiger1
                            • 3 Years
                            3 years, 3 months ago

                            Toney

                            Fixtures & form

                          4. NorCal Villan
                            • 3 Years
                            3 years, 3 months ago

                            What about Sativa?

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

                              Yeah, sativa > indica imo

                              1. NorCal Villan
                                • 3 Years
                                3 years, 3 months ago

                                The lunatic is on the grass 😎

                          5. Gandalf
                            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                            • 15 Years
                            3 years, 3 months ago

                            Seem to be against the grain here but I'd go Diaz

                        3. Randaxus
                          • 4 Years
                          3 years, 3 months ago

                          Also when you look at Kane as an asset you have to factor in that the attacking quality of Perisic increases Kane's chance of scoring, maybe on top of more minutes this is an additional reason to pick Kane over Haaland.

                          1. Ajax Hamsterdam
                            • 11 Years
                            3 years, 3 months ago

                            yeah but who to pick for city attack? i am not dropping salah:)

                            1. Eleven Hag
                              • 8 Years
                              3 years, 3 months ago

                              Kulu

                              1. Eleven Hag
                                • 8 Years
                                3 years, 3 months ago

                                Oops gundog

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

                              You can just have 2 City defenders and leave the third spot open in case you want to get Haaland back in, If I did not have Haaland and I had to have 3 City players I would prefer to have 3 City defenders than 2 defenders and 1 attacker.

                        4. Eleven Hag
                          • 8 Years
                          3 years, 3 months ago

                          Is Jimenez fit for the weekend?

                          1. FOO FIGHTER
                            • 6 Years
                            3 years, 3 months ago

                            He is injury prone. I would avoid.

                          2. Bluetiger1
                            • 3 Years
                            3 years, 3 months ago

                            He played mid-week & scored the winner - unsure if will start at the weekend - two games in a couple days!

                        5. EL tridente
                          • 8 Years
                          3 years, 3 months ago

                          Who to captain?
                          A) Kane
                          B) Haaland
                          C) Jesus

                          1. THFC4LIFE
                            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                            • 9 Years
                            3 years, 3 months ago

                            C

                          2. Bobby Digital
                            • 8 Years
                            3 years, 3 months ago

                            B

                        6. mitre
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • 11 Years
                          3 years, 3 months ago

                          Thoughts on this WC draft? 0,3 ITB

                          Sanchez
                          TAA Cancelo Perisic
                          Salah KDB Rodrigo Martinelli
                          Jesus Toney Mitrovic

                          N.williams, n.williams, patterson, dasilva

                          1. Bluetiger1
                            • 3 Years
                            3 years, 3 months ago

                            I'm guessing it is a toss up between KDB or Haaland.

                            Two N.Williams on the bench?

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

                            Nico Williams as a keeper is a bit too risky for me even at 4.0

                            1. AC/DC AFC
                              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                              • 10 Years
                              3 years, 3 months ago

                              it's okay, he's sub.

                          3. FOO FIGHTER
                            • 6 Years
                            3 years, 3 months ago

                            Not bad, your only problem I would say is upgrading Rodrigo or Martinelli if you need to.

                            There is not much in their price range to jump on to.

                        7. Ninja Škrtel
                          • 11 Years
                          3 years, 3 months ago

                          start Trippier or Bailey?

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

                            Trippy lad

                        8. Ramires
                          • 5 Years
                          3 years, 3 months ago

                          Anyone fancying a Rashford punt against Leicester/Southampton?

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

                            He won't play Liverpool every week 😉

                            1. Ramires
                              • 5 Years
                              3 years, 3 months ago

                              True, just thinking Leicester backline is awful atm and Saints play higher line

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

                                Yeah, not a bad shout, but I'd see one more united game first before diving in.

                          2. FOO FIGHTER
                            • 6 Years
                            3 years, 3 months ago

                            First see how UTD do vs lower opposition.

                            The LFC win smells like a very bad case of Ole, the Baby-Faced Assassin

                          3. Make United Great Again
                            • 13 Years
                            3 years, 3 months ago

                            I’m all in

                        9. BobbyDoesNotLook
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • 8 Years
                          3 years, 3 months ago

                          2ft 1.0 itb

                          A) Rams > Sanchez, Neco> Perisic
                          B) Rams > Sanchez, Bailey>Rodrigo
                          C) some beautiful one ft move
                          D) burn ft

                          Rams
                          Taa Cancelo James Cucu Neco
                          Salah Diaz Martinelli Bailey Andreas
                          Haaland Jesus 4.5

                        10. Philosopher's Stones
                          • 5 Years
                          3 years, 3 months ago

                          One final call before the moves:

                          Which combo for Iversen + Cash replacement for a -4?

                          A: Sanchez + Mee
                          B: Raya + Dunk

                          1. FOO FIGHTER
                            • 6 Years
                            3 years, 3 months ago

                            Choose between the GK which is making more saves which will give you save points plus bonus.

                            Clean sheets are going to be in short supply with most teams this season.

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

                              Cheers FF

                        11. klopp it guys
                          • 8 Years
                          3 years, 3 months ago

                          Unfortunately IV had to wildcard this my draft, any thots?

                          Raya
                          Malacia, zinchenko, dier, James
                          Salah, kdb, martinelli
                          Kane, Toney, Jesus

                          Bench ward, Andreas, reed

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

                            Yeah, I've been searching for thots as well, but haven't found any so far.

                            1. NorCal Villan
                              • 3 Years
                              3 years, 3 months ago

                              Over there

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

                            At some point TAA and Cancelo will get you.

                            Fantastic front 6 - but is it worth the compromise at the back (yes If you base it on the 3 weeks that have been but it’s a no for me based on the weeks that’s are coming)

                          3. Herger
                            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                            • 4 Years
                            3 years, 3 months ago

                            That’s some comment history you got there

                          4. FeverPitch
                            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                            • 11 Years
                            3 years, 3 months ago

                            It’s good but I’d downgrade Kane and get one more strong defender

                        12. Robbie Slater
                          • 8 Years
                          3 years, 3 months ago

                          On WC:

                          Sanchez Ward
                          Trippier Saliba XXX XXX XXX
                          Salah KdB Martinelli Andreas XXX
                          Jesus Toney XXX

                          A. TAA, Cancelo, James, Harrison, 4.5m fwd
                          B. Walker, Cucurella, Neco Williams, Aaronson, Haaland

                          Thanks in advance! 🙂

                        13. Ballzit
                          • 4 Years
                          3 years, 3 months ago

                          Start Aaronson or Schar?

                          1. Miguel Sanchez
                            • 9 Years
                            3 years, 3 months ago

                            Schar