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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 your latest drafts, specific players, differentials 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.



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  1. RMT SURGERY WITH TOM
  2. mgrnt
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 3 months ago

    Hi Tom,
    Gordon or Jota? (I've gone Rogers as 8th attacker).

    1. Obamawang
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

      Tough; I've got both. Gordon, for minutes.

    2. PompeyUpNorth!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

      Look up at first question

  3. SimonOwen
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 3 months ago

    There an article with good rotating team fixtures on it?

  4. kysersosa
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 3 months ago

    Thoughts/RMT

    Henderson
    Gvardiol TAA Munoz
    Saka Jota(vc) ESR, Nkunku
    Haaland Isak(c) Solanke

    Fabs, Harwood-B, Robinson, Winks

    1. boombaba
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

      Nice but double palace defence may be risk
      And no Salah but can’t have them all

  5. DrunkPhilosophy
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 3 months ago

    Genuine question
    Is Adam Armstrong going under the radar as an alternative to Pedro with all the uncertainties?

    If so which would you prefer

    A) Bruno + Armstrong
    B) Garnacho/Nkunku + Solanke

    I know the first one has two penalty takers but Solanke FOMO is real.

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

      Nkunku and Solanke all day long, but I do think you’re right that he’s going under the radar. Just not enough places for all these differentials unfortunately!

      1. DrunkPhilosophy
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 3 months ago

        Fair enough, I’m just having doubts about Nkunku Xmins with Chelsea signing someone every 24 hours.

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

          Haha, it’s a fair point. Kulu could be a nice option for the first few games - has decent fixtures, and allows you to see how Nkunku starts before swapping over at the same price point. Sorry, just throwing ideas out there!

  6. USA Rice
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 1 Year
    1 year, 3 months ago

    Nkunku vs Garnacho?

    1. Kinder Mbueno
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

      Both a wait and see for me, had Nkunku in my early drafts but too unsure how Chelsea will line up or play. So if pushed right now I'd probably pick Garnacho

      1. The Overthinker
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 3 months ago

        +1

  7. TanN
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 3 months ago

    Captain:

    A) Haaland
    B) Isak
    C) Jota

    1. Obamawang
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

      Isak

    2. FHRITP
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

      If youre paying 15 mil for a player and hes not your captain youve already lost.

  8. ZakAFC_
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 3 months ago

    GTG?

    Henderson
    TAA, Gvardiol, Hall
    Saka, Jota, Eze, ESR
    Haaland, Isak, Solanke

    Matthews, Robinson, Barco, Winks

  9. AD105
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 3 months ago

    G2G?

    Henderson
    Porro Hall Quansah
    Salah Jota Gordon ESR
    Haaland Isak Solanke

    4.0 GK Robinson Johnson Winksy

  10. Kevin Twine
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 3 months ago

    Hi Tom, I’ve got a spare 0.5m here what you reckon? Winks to Rogers?

    Henderson
    Gabriel, TAA, Porro
    Saka, Jota, Eze, Nkunku
    Haaland, Isak, Pedro

    (Matthews, Winks, Barco, Harwood)

    1. Silva Bilva Tilva Pilva
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

      I always prefer to start with 0,5 itb…
      Gives you a lot more flexibility on you first transfer.

      1. Kevin Twine
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        1 year, 3 months ago

        Yeah I know what you mean. Especially if miss a 0.1 rise at the start

    2. Barphilona
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

      Personally if you were to use the .5 I’d upgrade Pedro to Muniz, especially with you not having ESR?

      1. Kevin Twine
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        1 year, 3 months ago

        Yeah nice one ta

  11. Fuddled FC
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 3 months ago

    Which keeper?

    a) Pope
    b) Pickford

    1. Chocaholic
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

      B

  12. FHRITP
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 3 months ago

    Alisson / valid

    White / trippier / TAA / barco / faes

    Jota / palmer / son / bowen / andreas

    Muniz / isak(c) / solanke

    I want to downgrade alisson and maybe white to gvardiol but dont really see where i can use the funds.

    Ive gone no haaland/salah as i think Isak as captain will be enough of a value advantage over haaland/salah

    If isak scores 250, haaland needs to be getting 325+ even considering captaincy doubles the effective points gap

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

      Does look good, but you are relying on Isak not getting injured. Plus his points will be spread out remember, so you’ll have to constantly be looking for the best captaincy pick each week.

      Personally Palmer to Saka (as Saka is on pens as well anyway), and Bowen to Nkunku. That gives you 1.5m more as well, so you can upgrade Trippier to Gvardiol and still have White and Alisson if you wanted. You also get coverage of Arsenal, Spurs and Chelsea then.

      1. FHRITP
        • 2 Years
        1 year, 3 months ago

        I feel like Saka had an exceptional season and will return to more like 200 points. In which case Odegaard has better value.

        Likewise though Palmer may have just had an exceptional season. Don't see him exceeding last season with the garbage hes surrounded by

        Isak to Watkins if injured

    2. Conners
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

      White is possibly the best defender in the game and has practically no competition for his place.

      Keep him and downgrade Alisson, then get Quansah for Faes/Barco.

      1. FHRITP
        • 2 Years
        1 year, 3 months ago

        I agree though gvardiol could have a blinder but risky. But yeah will stick with White will be a safe pick. Trippier vs Gvardiol probably the one for me to consider

  13. Letsgo!
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 3 months ago

    Gtg?
    Henderson
    Porro hall quansah
    Saka jota bowen brunoF
    Haaland isak wood

    Subs virginia esr robinson harwood

  14. Hoof It and Hope
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 3 months ago

    4.5 midfielders and 4.0 defenders are confusing enablers.
    Do you go for game time or for possible points?

    And why so little interest here in Lavia at Chelsea, or Faes and Vestergaard at Leicester?

    1. NobodyF*cksWithTheJesus
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

      Is Lavia nailed? Think that's all you need for a 4.5 mid. And Leicester are prob just a bit crap?

  15. Home Run Baker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    1 year, 3 months ago

    Tom
    The big question … Haaland, Salah, both or neither?

    1. DrunkPhilosophy
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

      That is the big question, majority I feel is leaning towards No Salah but for my sanity I went for both.

    2. GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

      Hindsight will provide the foresight for us gob$HI+€$.

      Going neither for GW1.

      1. Home Run Baker
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        1 year, 3 months ago

        Bold!

  16. Silva Bilva Tilva Pilva
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 3 months ago

    Which do you prefer? My final decision comes down to this:

    A) Son + Muniz
    B) Bruno + Solanke

    1. DrunkPhilosophy
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

      B all day

    2. Obamawang
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

      B. Easy.

    3. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

      B

  17. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 3 months ago

    I should have taken the day off work so I could change my team 100 times

    1. OptimusBlack
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

      Yes

    2. cutch
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

      Nah, you can do it while at work 😉

  18. OptimusBlack
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 3 months ago

    Pick 3 from those lot to start for ur season
    A- TAA
    B- MUÑOZ
    C- Gvardiol
    D- Porro

    1. DrunkPhilosophy
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

      A C D

    2. Obamawang
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

      A, C, D

    3. tricpic
      • 16 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

      Acd

    4. OptimusBlack
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

      Thxx Guys Cheers

  19. jack88
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 3 months ago

    Is zinchenko nailed

    1. DrunkPhilosophy
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

      Nah

    2. Thanos
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

      For a few GWs to start until Calif gets up to speed

  20. Scoob113
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 3 months ago

    Hi Tom,

    What’s the biggest weakness and how would you resolve it?

    Raya (turner)
    Gvardial Gabriel Munoz (Barca, Harwood Bellis)
    Salah, Gordon, Rogers, Smith-Rowe (Winks)
    Havertz, Solanke, Haaland 0.0 ITB

    Tempted Raya to Henderson then Solanke to Isak, but that’s just FOMO

    Thanks

  21. Wingate
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 3 months ago

    Mr Freeman! Thanks for your time.

    So difficult to maximise value whilst also keeping those big hitters to Captain. Can’t quite decide whether both Haaland and Salah are required or just 1 and perma cap (Haaland). Here is the current team;

    Pickford,
    Saliba, Gvardiol, Mykolenko, Andersen,
    Salah, Gordon, Nkunku, Amad,
    Haaland, Isak,

    (Areola, - Muniz, Barco, Winks)

    - Worth taking the Amad risk at 5.0?
    - keep two big guns or just go Haaland and Jota, then spread the cash?

    Thanks

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

      Rolling transfer question?

      Presuming you can bank 5 transfers, make 3 and the next GW you have 4 FT?

  22. tricpic
    • 16 Years
    1 year, 3 months ago

    A) Nkunku and Trent
    Or
    B) Gvardiol and Jota

    1. Obamawang
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

      B

  23. jonoelgrande
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 3 months ago

    a) Gvardiol + Gabriel + Quansah

    or

    b) TAA + Munoz + Hall

  24. Obamawang
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 3 months ago

    (a) Porro + 0.5 ITB
    (b) Gabriel

    (I have Raya in nets, if that makes a difference)

  25. Barphilona
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 3 months ago

    Think this is it now… thoughts?

    Henderson/4.0
    Saliba, Quansah, Hall (Robinson, Barco)
    Salah, Jota, Nkunku, ESR (Roger’s)
    Haaland, Isak, Solanke.

  26. Pedram
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 3 months ago

    Think this will be my final team. thoughts?

    Raya
    Trent - Porro - Munoz (Barco - Bellis)
    Saka - Jota - Gordon - Nkunku - Smith Rowe
    Haaland - Isak

  27. cutch
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 3 months ago

    A) Gabriel + Mykolenko/Andersen + Rogers
    B) Zinchenko + Dalot + Murphy

  28. ShaunGoater123
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 3 months ago

    Think I'm set, appreciate any thoughts on team below:

    Raya
    Gvardiol / Munoz / Quansah
    Salah / Jota / Rogers / ESR
    Haaland / Solanke / Isak

    Bentley / Robinson / Sangare / Harwood-Bellis

    0.5 ITB for GW 3 Jota & Solanke > Nkunku & Watkins

  29. jack88
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 3 months ago

    Best 4.5 m defenders?

    1. The Overthinker
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

      Many out there , but I like Newcastle/ palace def

  30. The Overthinker
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 3 months ago

    How does she look?

    Pope
    Mitchell/Munoz TAA pinnock
    Son Salah jota Bailey fernandes
    Wood isak

    4.0 Muniz Robinson 4.0

    1. The Overthinker
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

      Oopsy bottomed