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

With Gameweek 11 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) closing in, five-time top 1k finisher Tom Freeman is here to help with your pre-deadline dilemmas for the next hour.

Whether it’s questions on transfers, team selection, captaincy or anything in between, Scout’s Deputy Editor will tackle whatever’s thrown at him.

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.

If you’d like to receive an email notification letting you know when future RMT Surgery’s are live, you can now do so. When editing your profile, under ‘Alerts & Notifications‘, you’ll find a section on ‘Email Notifications‘. In there is an option for ‘Rate My Team Surgery‘, check that box and you will receive an email letting you know when the surgery is about to go live.

You can, as ever, chip in with your own opinions on the RMT requests filtering through – and naturally, you’re 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.

Haaland Foden


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  1. RMT SURGERY WITH TOM
  2. GreennRed
    • 12 Years
    6 months, 3 days ago

    Freepost

  3. Joletouriste
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 months, 3 days ago

    Hi Tom,

    Who would you bench :

    Madison, Bowen or Diaby?

    Also would you use my FT this week to transfer out Porro for Tsimikas or Guehi? Cash would be used next week to get Saka.

    Thanks

    1. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      6 months, 3 days ago

      Diaby. Who's Tom? 😉

    2. 112kane112
      • 5 Years
      6 months, 3 days ago

      Tough one. Bowen

  4. FPL Insanity
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 2 Years
    6 months, 3 days ago

    I've got a pain ahead of the NEW vs ARS game.
    1. Gabriel or Zouma?
    2. Pick 3 form these 4...
    a. Gordon
    b. Mitoma
    c. Maddison
    d. Nketiah

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      6 months, 3 days ago

      Zouma a doubt so Gabriel, also West Ham will concede
      I’d bench Eddie as against the toughest away defence

  5. The Senate
    • 5 Years
    6 months, 3 days ago

    Are any City mids nailed?

    Foden? Doku?

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 months, 3 days ago

      Rodri

  6. Big W
    • 5 Years
    6 months, 3 days ago

    Bench 1
    A) Diaby
    B) Bowen

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 months, 3 days ago

      B

  7. waltzingmatildas
    • 13 Years
    6 months, 3 days ago

    You guys think Alvarez starts?

    1. Tasty Jerk
      • 11 Years
      6 months, 3 days ago

      Yep

    2. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      6 months, 3 days ago

      Hope so as a non Haaland person

    3. waltzingmatildas
      • 13 Years
      6 months, 3 days ago

      Fingers crossed!

  8. Miguel Sanchez
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 months, 3 days ago

    Bench one:

    A) Trippier (ARS)
    B) Gabriel (new)
    C) Guehi (bur)

    1. Big W
      • 5 Years
      6 months, 3 days ago

      Gabriel, I can see us conceding

  9. ididnt
    • 12 Years
    6 months, 3 days ago

    Start Edouard or Palmer

    1. 112kane112
      • 5 Years
      6 months, 3 days ago

      Edouard, no brainer.

  10. Thomas Jerome Newton
    • 7 Years
    6 months, 3 days ago

    My OR is 900k.
    My mate is only 20 points ahead of me, but was surprised when he said he was 350k OR.

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 months, 3 days ago

      Oh right.

    2. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      6 months, 3 days ago

      We are all boxed up

  11. Sharkytect
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 months, 3 days ago

    Very annoyed at the estupinan update after he looked promising to return.

    That leaves me deciding whether to:

    a) play gabriel. save FT.
    b) Kabore > Maguire. Play maguire over Gabriel.
    c) Estupinan > someone circa 5.2.

    I am drawn to option B. Yes, that is Harry Maguire. WOuld basically be my 5th defender but hey; relatively good defensive fixtures and means I don't have to give up on estupinan.

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      6 months, 3 days ago

      B)…… step away from the computer 😆

    2. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 months, 3 days ago

      Another Harry Maguire. What on earth is going on? Am I in some sort of Russian Doll spilt time line alternate universe?

      1. Pasqualinho
        • 14 Years
        6 months, 3 days ago

        Yep. And there's another one inside that.

  12. Punty McPuntface
    • 7 Years
    6 months, 3 days ago

    Sorry for the repost.

    Thoughts on this WC team?

    Turner Johnstone
    Tsimi Lascelles Guehi Maguire Baldock
    Diaby Saka Salah Son mcAtee
    Haaland Darwin Alverez

    0.7 ITB

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 months, 3 days ago

      Can I ask why you and others continue with Man Utd players. I’d love to try and understand the reasoning.

      1. Punty McPuntface
        • 7 Years
        6 months, 3 days ago

        Money.

        Happy to have someone else at 4.2 and below!

        1. Rupert The Horse
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          6 months, 3 days ago

          Oh wow. That is hilariously cheap, I didn’t know. But I think you’re asking for trouble with such a wafer thin defence.

    2. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      6 months, 3 days ago

      That defence could have 1 starter in a few weeks

    3. Jebiga
      • 12 Years
      6 months, 3 days ago

      really like your team !
      maguire is a steal for 4.2. hes shete but steal if hes nailed for utd

      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        6 months, 3 days ago

        Big if though. But 4.2 is very cheap indeed.

    4. TheBiffas
      • 3 Years
      6 months, 3 days ago

      Spend some of the spare cash on that defence.

  13. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 14 Years
    6 months, 3 days ago

    No Haaland….
    2 FTs
    A. Neto to any Brighton mid (bench Bowen) + Roll
    B. Zouma to Tsimikas (bench Trippier/Porro) + Roll
    C. Tripper and Neto to Tsimikas and Foden
    D. Turner to Leno + Roll

    1. Connor's Calling
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 months, 3 days ago

      A

    2. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      6 months, 3 days ago

      Probably B

    3. 112kane112
      • 5 Years
      6 months, 3 days ago

      If you have already used your WC - I'd move Neto on to any desired player of choice at a similar budget. Save those funds and FT for when you inevitably need Haaland back in GW16 onwards.

      If you have not used your WC, then C - but depending on the rest of your team, maybe someone like Diaby, Mitoma, Maddison, Saka, Gordon, Mbuemo etc instead of Foden.

      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 14 Years
        6 months, 3 days ago

        Great advice
        Neto to Adingra it is then

  14. Ninja Fury
    • 7 Years
    6 months, 3 days ago

    Leno & Udogie > Turner & Porro for a free?

    Or can do Tsimikas instead of porro!

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      6 months, 3 days ago

      Probably just udogie to tsimi don’t see a need to shift Leno at home to United

      1. Ninja Fury
        • 7 Years
        6 months, 3 days ago

        Appreciated!

  15. Extr3meZy
    • 1 Year
    6 months, 3 days ago

    Who should I play?

    Burn vs Arsenal
    OR
    Taylor vs Crystal Palace

    PLS REPLY EVEN IF ITS COMPLETELY IRRELEVANT

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      6 months, 3 days ago

      Probably burn only just now palace have Eze back in the squad

    2. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 months, 3 days ago

      Just about Burn.

      1. pablo discobar
        • 14 Years
        6 months, 3 days ago

        Foden is the most overhyped waste of space ever. 5 blanks already. Championship standard

        1. Rupert The Horse
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          6 months, 3 days ago

          Oh is this in response to my earlier post? He is very frustrating to own, but I can’t agree with what you’re saying.

          1. pablo discobar
            • 14 Years
            6 months, 3 days ago

            Na I was just posting an irrelevant reply 😀

        2. markymark
          • 14 Years
          6 months, 3 days ago

          Foden averages 6.8 points per game at home - definitely not over hyped.

  16. Ask Yourself
    • 7 Years
    6 months, 3 days ago

    Start who ? Lol

    A) Martinelli (new)
    B) Palmer (tot)

    1. 112kane112
      • 5 Years
      6 months, 3 days ago

      I'd be more tempted for neither if you have a bench player, or even a -4 to get a better player this week which also has longer term prospects, such as Mitoma for Marti.

      That being said, I guess you've considered that already and still landed on this decision.

      Out of the 2, I'd go for Palmer, more upside.

  17. JY84
    • 8 Years
    6 months, 3 days ago

    Areola
    Cash Andersen Udogie Burn
    Salah Bowen Son Saka
    Watkins Haaland
    (Turner Neto Mubama Taylor)
    1FT

    (A) Tsimikas for Udogie and play a 4-4-2
    (B) Gordon for Neto and play a 3-5-2
    Which is the better option? I was thinking A esp since Tsimikas's price is rising and if he rises again nx week, I can't afford him! Plus no particularly attractive midfielders in the $5-5.5 million range whereas Tsimikas has a high potential for clean sheets given Pool’s attractive fixtures!

    1. 112kane112
      • 5 Years
      6 months, 3 days ago

      A

  18. El_Matador
    • 12 Years
    6 months, 3 days ago

    Porro to Guehi makes sense yeah?

    Comparing next 3 fixtures

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 months, 3 days ago

      Yeah, cheeky bit of cash too.

      1. El_Matador
        • 12 Years
        6 months, 3 days ago

        Yep, will help me the following week as will be rolling 1 FT

  19. R.C
    • 6 Years
    6 months, 3 days ago

    Who to play??

    1. Palmer v TOT (A)
    2. Gordon v ARS (H)

    1. leocarter27
      • 9 Years
      6 months, 3 days ago

      Hard one but Palmer for me

  20. leocarter27
    • 9 Years
    6 months, 3 days ago

    Am I crazy for starting Maguire over Gabriel?

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 months, 3 days ago

      Another 1!
      When did this happen?
      But I’d probably play Maguire 😆

      1. leocarter27
        • 9 Years
        6 months, 3 days ago

        Had 4.2 on WC and took a risk with him lol, I know Man Utd are rubbish

        1. Rupert The Horse
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          6 months, 3 days ago

          Well if you’re ever going to own him and get points it’s the next 3.

    2. teddypicker
      • 14 Years
      6 months, 3 days ago

      No, Maguire is somewhat of a goal threat

    3. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      6 months, 3 days ago

      I'd play Maguire, but would expect both to blank (if Gabriel even starts)

    4. boombaba
      • 11 Years
      6 months, 3 days ago

      Gabs

    5. Grande Tubarão
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      6 months, 3 days ago

      No. You’re crazy for owning Maguire.

      1. leocarter27
        • 9 Years
        6 months, 3 days ago

        Lol good point

  21. Saintjack01
    • 2 Years
    6 months, 3 days ago

    Palmer or adingra?

  22. teddypicker
    • 14 Years
    6 months, 3 days ago

    Play Burn (ARS) or Van de Ven (CHE)?

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 months, 3 days ago

      VdV

    2. Caesar Salahd
      • 11 Years
      6 months, 3 days ago

      Burn

      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        6 months, 3 days ago

        Do you see Chelsea as more of a threat than Arsenal?

        1. Caesar Salahd
          • 11 Years
          6 months, 3 days ago

          I can see Burn scoring a goal against ARS 🙂

        2. teddypicker
          • 14 Years
          6 months, 3 days ago

          Spurs concede a lot of chances and Newcastle have kept 3 cs in their last 3 home games

  23. Caesar Salahd
    • 11 Years
    6 months, 3 days ago

    Trippier and Archer to Tsimikas and Alvarez for a -4?

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 months, 3 days ago

      I’d hate to lose Trippier but you’re basicallly getting an extra player with that move so it’s pretty tasty. Or go heavy on Liverpool and get Darwin if you can afford.

      1. Caesar Salahd
        • 11 Years
        6 months, 3 days ago

        Yeah thinking likewise, I can afford Nunez. Leaves me with 0.0 itb

    2. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      6 months, 3 days ago

      Yes, Archer is 2 pointer

  24. thewhitepele
    • 8 Years
    6 months, 3 days ago

    Got 1ft and 0m itb. Basically no bench cover:

    Areola (Sanchez)
    Dias Cash Gabriel (Udogie, Botman)
    Son Saka Maddi Foden Mbeumo
    Haaland Watkins (Semenyo)

    A) Botman -> Lascelles
    B) Botman -> Guehi
    C) Save
    D) something else?

    1. Ninja Fury
      • 7 Years
      6 months, 3 days ago

      Save, you can make it through this GW and then time for surgery!

  25. boombaba
    • 11 Years
    6 months, 3 days ago

    Would you Start Lamptey or Udogie ?

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      6 months, 3 days ago

      Udogie flagged?

      1. boombaba
        • 11 Years
        6 months, 3 days ago

        So who then ?

  26. Ninja Fury
    • 7 Years
    6 months, 3 days ago

    Choose your keeper to start!
    A) Leno - MUN (H)
    B) Areola - BRE (A)

    1. boombaba
      • 11 Years
      6 months, 3 days ago

      Areola has Forrest doesn’t he ?

      1. Ninja Fury
        • 7 Years
        6 months, 3 days ago

        Villa play Forrest, West Ham are at Brentford right?

      2. Rojo's Modern Life
        • 13 Years
        6 months, 3 days ago

        Dude just Google it

      3. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        6 months, 3 days ago

        No on two counts.

    2. TM44
      • 9 Years
      6 months, 3 days ago

      B

    3. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      6 months, 3 days ago

      A

  27. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    6 months, 3 days ago

    Is Udogie defo out, orange flag??

    1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 3 Years
      6 months, 3 days ago

      No, "50/50" according to Postecoglu

  28. Solly The Seagull
    • 6 Years
    6 months, 3 days ago

    Schär likely to start this weekend?

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      6 months, 3 days ago

      Look up someone mentions illness

  29. Moonbase
    • 13 Years
    6 months, 3 days ago

    Hi Tom - who should I bench - Saka, Bowen or Hwang? Leaning towards going with Saka and Bowen but if I don’t play Hwang this weekend why did I get him in….

    1. Heavy Cream
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 3 days ago

      Saka for me

      1. Moonbase
        • 13 Years
        6 months, 3 days ago

        Thanks! Also have Son and Madders. Does that change your view?

  30. Heavy Cream
    • 8 Years
    6 months, 3 days ago

    Flekken
    Gvardiol TAA Tsimikas
    Eze Mbeumo Hwang Diaby Szoboz
    Alvarez Wilson

    Onana Burn Schar Jesus

    Would anyone move the subs about?