Rate My Team
11 April 2025 190 comments
avfc82 avfc82
Share:

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 team selection, transfers, chip strategy 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.

FOLLOW FRIDAY’S LIVE TEAM NEWS HERE

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’s 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.



190 Comments Login to Post a Comment
  1. RMT SURGERY WITH TOM
  2. waltzingmatildas
    • 15 Years
    8 months, 2 hours ago

    A) Savinho to Murphy (bench Saka)
    B) Gabriel to Trippier (bench Gvardiol)
    C) Evanilson to Mateta (bench Saka/Savinho)

    1. Athletic Nasherbo
      • 8 Years
      8 months, 2 hours ago

      C and bench Savinho

    2. FPL Equilibrium
      • 4 Years
      8 months, 2 hours ago

      C

    3. waltzingmatildas
      • 15 Years
      8 months, 1 hour ago

      Ah, that's my least favourite option! And means Howe over Glasner

    4. _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      8 months, 1 hour ago

      A or B

    5. Pep bites Kun
      • 9 Years
      8 months, 1 hour ago

      B covers the weakest team member if you're looking to BB this gw or next.

      The other options depend on when you intend to BB.

      1. waltzingmatildas
        • 15 Years
        8 months, 1 hour ago

        I'm on AM so BB is going to be last couple of GWs

        1. Pep bites Kun
          • 9 Years
          8 months, 53 mins ago

          A) Savinho to Murphy then, bench Saka this gw.

          It's not an easy decision who to ditch between Savinho & Evanilson.

  3. FPLClean
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    8 months, 2 hours ago

    Hi Tom,

    Thinking of bringing in Bradley this week for Gabriel but it'll mean benching Gvardiol to play him. Is it worth doing it or should I just hold off till next week?

    Many thanks!

    1. FPL Equilibrium
      • 4 Years
      8 months, 2 hours ago

      Hold off

  4. Saka White Rice
    • 11 Years
    8 months, 2 hours ago

    Why has Watkins played so little lately? Don't get the benching at PSG. I'm less inclined to do Isak to Watkins especially if I prefer Isak for the longrun

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      8 months, 1 hour ago

      Isak to Watkins lol what have I missed?

      1. Saka White Rice
        • 11 Years
        8 months, 50 mins ago

        He doubles in 33 what do you mean?

  5. FPL Equilibrium
    • 4 Years
    8 months, 2 hours ago

    Start 1

    A) Gvardiol V Palace

    B) Merino V Brentford

    C) Saka V Brentford

    1. estheblessed
      • 10 Years
      8 months, 1 hour ago

      C

  6. Disco Stu
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 months, 1 hour ago

    Is there anyone here you would play Ascensio over?

    Salah/Murphy/Palmer/Sarr

    Isak/Mateta/Marmoush

    1. waltzingmatildas
      • 15 Years
      8 months, 1 hour ago

      No

    2. estheblessed
      • 10 Years
      8 months, 1 hour ago

      Nope

    3. Vote Joke
      • 15 Years
      8 months, 1 hour ago

      Palmer

    4. WVA
      • 9 Years
      8 months, 1 hour ago

      Palmer, he’s been pathetic

    5. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 months, 1 hour ago

      Marmoush

  7. Junks
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    8 months, 1 hour ago

    2FT 0ITB
    Raya Aerola
    Gvardiol Munoz RAN Kerkez Aina
    Salah Bruno Kluivert Murphy Eze
    Omar Mateta Isak

    Trying to decide if to BB this GW or hold on for 33? Will use FH in 34 then AM after that.... thoughts?

    1. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      8 months, 1 hour ago

      You could play with Bruno and Kluivert out with these 2 FTs

      1. Junks
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        8 months, 1 hour ago

        Do you mean play BB this week with getting rid of Bruno and Kluivert?

        1. Atimis
          • 9 Years
          8 months, 1 hour ago

          Could be, or 33 with the same out

  8. estheblessed
    • 10 Years
    8 months, 1 hour ago

    G2G here? Namely bench order OK?

    Raya,
    Estupinan, Kerkez, Livramento
    Saka, Sarr, Murphy, Salah
    Isak(c), Mateta, Marmoush

    Areola, Bruno, Gvardiol, Konsa

    1. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      8 months, 1 hour ago

      Hmmm not too sure about Kerkez Saka vs Bruno Gvardiol

      1. Junks
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        8 months, 1 hour ago

        This

    2. XX SMICER XX
      • 7 Years
      8 months, 1 hour ago

      Start Gvardiol

  9. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    8 months, 1 hour ago

    Anyone else between Howe Sarr and Glasner Murphy?
    Is it just FOMO? Murphy won’t score every game, CP have two away games and are not suddenly Liverpool…?

    1. _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      8 months, 1 hour ago

      Go the 2nd one

      1. Atimis
        • 9 Years
        8 months, 1 hour ago

        I'm on Howe Sarr tight now starting last week

        1. _Ninja_
          • 15 Years
          8 months, 1 hour ago

          In that case, i'd just stick

    2. Saka White Rice
      • 11 Years
      8 months, 1 hour ago

      I'm going Glasner. I don't think they can lose at 3 bonus point games. All he needs is at least one win or two ties to make it worth it

  10. Saka White Rice
    • 11 Years
    8 months, 1 hour ago

    Why aren't people doing Gabriel to Saliba

    1. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      8 months, 1 hour ago

      Asked the same last week, I wouldn't go double Arsenal if at all

      1. Saka White Rice
        • 11 Years
        8 months, 1 hour ago

        Why not? Brentford don't score much and double in 33.

        1. Atimis
          • 9 Years
          8 months, 1 hour ago

          Arsenal will rotate and even United, Eve or WH scored against them

          1. Saka White Rice
            • 11 Years
            8 months, 1 hour ago

            Defenders barely rotate and he'll definitely play 2 of the next 3 games. Wh suck and United couldn't score vs City

    2. Boz
      • 13 Years
      8 months, 1 hour ago

      Lots of people are. Maybe one eye on the Madrid fixture

    3. Sloopy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 months, 1 hour ago

      Don’t trust Arsenal to keep a cleenie!

    4. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 months, 1 hour ago

      I would have low confidence in an Arsenal CS with Arteta playing the U18s

  11. Tinfoil Deathstar
    • 5 Years
    8 months, 1 hour ago

    Trippier or Livramento in with the FT?

    Already own Burn. Funds not an issue

    1. XX SMICER XX
      • 7 Years
      8 months, 1 hour ago

      Trip - but prefer attacking double up

      1. Tinfoil Deathstar
        • 5 Years
        8 months, 1 hour ago

        I do too but I'm free hitting in 33 and getting Murphy in would mean selling a midfielder (Kluivert/Mbeumo) who plays 34

    2. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      8 months, 1 hour ago

      I went Trippier on a WC 2GWs ago...can go either way

    3. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 months, 1 hour ago

      Livramento
      I got Trippier in but Livramento looked much better
      0.57 xA vs. 0.05

  12. XX SMICER XX
    • 7 Years
    8 months, 1 hour ago

    Team G2G?

    Raya
    Munoz Gvardiol Livramento
    Salah Savinho Murphy Sarr
    Isak (C) Mateta Marmoush

    Areola Saka Konsa Gabriel
    2FT

    1. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      8 months, 1 hour ago

      I'm debating Gvardiol vs Konsa

      1. XX SMICER XX
        • 7 Years
        8 months, 1 hour ago

        I get it.
        Personally think he is a rotation risk and Southampton will score

        1. Atimis
          • 9 Years
          8 months, 1 hour ago

          Just Gvardiol vs triple CP also not ideal

  13. FPL Smooth Operator
    • 2 Years
    8 months, 1 hour ago

    Have all chips except AM. Open to have less doublers (7-8) in 33 but more (11-12) in 36.
    Which option is best? Thanks

    A) WC32 BB33 FH36 TC38
    B) TC32 FH33 WC35 BB36
    C) WC32 BB33 FH34 TC36

    1. Boz
      • 13 Years
      8 months, 1 hour ago

      B could be huge if you can get through 34 ok

    2. Sun God Nika
      • 5 Years
      8 months, 1 hour ago

      b

  14. Pep's Money Laundry
    • 10 Years
    8 months, 1 hour ago

    Bench one?

    A. Saka (BRE)
    B. Asensio (sou)
    C. Marmoush (CRY)

    1. Tinfoil Deathstar
      • 5 Years
      8 months, 1 hour ago

      A

    2. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      8 months, 1 hour ago

      A

    3. Baron Penguin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      8 months, 1 hour ago

      A least likely to start

  15. Tinfoil Deathstar
    • 5 Years
    8 months, 1 hour ago

    Bench Gvardiol or Mbeumo?

    1. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      8 months, 1 hour ago

      Gvardiol

    2. Boz
      • 13 Years
      8 months, 1 hour ago

      Gvardiol by miles

    3. Baron Penguin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      8 months, 1 hour ago

      Gvardiol

  16. Boz
    • 13 Years
    8 months, 1 hour ago

    Start one.

    Saliba vs Gvardiol vs Neco

    Currently on Neco with Arsenal focus on the CL and Gvardiol vs my Palace attackers

    1. Sloopy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 months, 1 hour ago

      Neco

    2. Baron Penguin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      8 months, 1 hour ago

      Probably Neco if I wanted to go all in on the Palace attackers.

  17. Baron Penguin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    8 months, 1 hour ago

    Plan was always to BB this week, and my bench looks rubbish until the end of the season and I need the Fts for potential BGW37. Anyhow, question is BB with Kluivert or -4 for Asensio/Malen etc

  18. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 months, 1 hour ago

    Hi Tom,

    I currently have to start one of Konsa, Khusanov and Gabriel...plan for BB33 is to downgrade Gabriel to fund Khusanov > Gvardiol.

    Would you roll and hope that one of Konsa/Khusanov starts this gw or do Gabriel > Kiwior/Bradley just incase(if so who?) Ideally would like to make that decision in gw33

  19. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    8 months, 1 hour ago

    Happy Friday, Folks.

    Martinez
    Trippier² Munoz² Gvardiol
    Salah Palmer Sarr² Murphy²
    Isak² Mateta² Marmoush
    Raya // Savinho Kerkez Gabriel*

    2 FTs as it stands. Don't -love- starting Gvardiol for this match, but then again got burned by the same train of thought last GW.

    Kerkez/Gabriel > someone like Saliba/Bradley, or roll?

    Bradley appeals this week but I don't think I'd play him in any future GW. Saliba more-so, and I guess he probably plays vs. BRE. But only worth doing if does much better than Gvardiol this week?

    1. Boz
      • 13 Years
      8 months, 1 hour ago

      Easy roll for me. Don't mind Gvardiol this week. Palace only created 0.6 xG last week

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        8 months, 1 hour ago

        Cheers. Probably what I'm going with.

        Would be nice not to have to bench Savinho this week, but can't make a massive case for benching anyone else.

        3 FTs next week for something like:
        - Palmer > Saka
        - Gabriel > Saliba
        - Murphy > Rogers

        Bit short of cash for Rashford, if I wanted to go there instead of Rogers.

        Would be the only thing tempting me to go for someone Bradley this week, to get the good fixtures vs. WHU & not have to play Kerkez on BB, albeit for a -4. (Konsa too but bad DGW fixtures...)

        1. WVA
          • 9 Years
          8 months, 1 hour ago

          Rogers far better than Rashford

  20. gomez123
    • 12 Years
    8 months, 1 hour ago

    Start 2 with Livramento
    A) Kerkez
    B) Nico Williams
    C) Gvardiol

  21. Legohair
    • 9 Years
    8 months, 1 hour ago

    Start only one!?!?!
    A. Saka
    B. Saliba
    C. Rogers

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • 9 Years
      8 months, 1 hour ago

      C - has started every game in the PL and UCL that he has been available for

  22. Ibralicious
    • 11 Years
    8 months, 1 hour ago

    BB this or no? Still holding BB and FH.

    Raya
    Livramento - Munoz - Burn
    Salah - Saka - Sarr - Rogers
    Isak - Mateta - Marmoush

    (Verbruggen) (Savinho - Gvardiol - N. Williams) - 1 FT

    Cheers!

  23. leo_messi
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    8 months, 1 hour ago

    Hi Tom, would you bench boost this?

    Kepa (FUL) Rogers (sot) Milinkovic (EZE) VVD (WHM)

    I know Rogers minutes will be at risk but next week my bench looks much worse. Cheers

  24. The Master
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 months, 1 hour ago

    Hi Tom,

    Disappointing result for Villa on Wednesday, hopefully the second leg will see a comeback!

    I'm currently chasing a mini-league deficit of about 60 points. I still have BB, TC and FH. I'm thinking of playing my TC on Isak this week but also have Murphy who would be a decent differential shout (I think.) I also have Burn. I could put the TC on a Palace player as I have Henderson, Sarr and Mateta but I think Newcastle have the better fixtures. I want to BB next week. Should I go Iask, Murphy or wait and see what Gameweek 36 brings? Any insight you might have would be appreciated. Thanks!

  25. sneif4
    • 12 Years
    8 months, 1 hour ago

    Who would you start?

    A) Neco (EVE)
    B) Digne (sou)

    1) Saka (BRE)
    2) Savinho (CRY)

    1. jonnybhoy
      • 13 Years
      8 months, 1 hour ago

      A2

    2. NJ MetroStars
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      8 months, 1 hour ago

      same dilema here between saka and savinho

  26. jonnybhoy
    • 13 Years
    8 months, 1 hour ago

    Gordon to Murphy/Barnes - yeah or nah??

    Benching Saka atm due to rotation fears. 2FT 0.1ITB. Would you change anything? TC32 BB33.

    Raya
    Livramento N Williams Munoz
    Salah Gordon** Sarr Savinho
    Isak (TC) Mateta Marmoush

    Areola Saka Gvardiol Gabriel**

  27. Gudjohnsen
    • 8 Years
    8 months, 1 hour ago

    GTG?

    Henderson
    Gvardiol, RAN, Kerkez
    Salah, Palmer, Eze, Murphy
    Isak (C), Mateta (VC), Marmoush

    Bench: Pickford, Kluivert, Robinson, Mykolenko

    AM on Eddie Howe

  28. Bubbles1985
    • 8 Years
    8 months, 1 hour ago

    Current squad:

    Raya
    Munoz Livra N.Williams
    Salah(vc) Saka Sarr Murphy
    Isak(tc) Marmoush Mateta

    Flekken Bowen Gvardiol Agbadou

    0.3m itb and 1ft

    AM chip has been played, all others available.
    Plan to use BB33 and FH34.

    Thoughts please?

  29. CoracAld2831
    • 4 Years
    8 months, 1 hour ago

    Benching headaches questions below:

    Please bench one:

    A: Saka
    B: Rogers

    Please bench two:

    1: Kerkez
    2: Gvardiol
    3: Konsa
    4: Saliba

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • 9 Years
      8 months, 1 hour ago

      A34

      1. CoracAld2831
        • 4 Years
        8 months, 1 hour ago

        Thank you.

  30. Stimps
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    8 months, 1 hour ago

    Gabriel to Bradley?

    Would give me a BB of

    Martinez Saka Williams Bradley

    Or just save and TC Isak?

    1. CoracAld2831
      • 4 Years
      8 months, 1 hour ago

      Save and use TC.