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Five-time top 1k finisher Tom Freeman is here to help with your pre-deadline dilemmas for the next two hours.

Whether it’s questions on your latest team draft, specific players, 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.

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  1. Mozumbus
    • 4 Years
    3 months, 22 days ago

    A. Bowen + Kudus
    B. Pedro + Rogers

    Got Watkins and Palmer

    1. Super John McGinn-
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 22 days ago

      B

    2. united12345
      • 3 Years
      3 months, 22 days ago

      I have gone for B and also have Watkins and palmer

    3. Mozumbus
      • 4 Years
      3 months, 22 days ago

      Sels Dub
      Cucurella Neco Diouf DeCuyper Esteve
      Salah Palmer Writz Kudus Anderson
      Watkins Bowen Guiu

    4. FPL Elephant
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 22 days ago

      B

  2. John Colby (C)
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 months, 22 days ago

    Can I have your thoughts on this non-salah midfield please? -

    Palmer Saka Wirtz Kudus Reijnders

    Is there a better non-salah midfield 5?

    1. The Pretender
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 months, 22 days ago

      Palmer, Saka, Bruno, Wirtz, 5.5.

      1. Puntillimon
        • 10 Years
        3 months, 22 days ago

        Reijnders and its complete

        1. just a man
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 months, 22 days ago

          That’s mine

          1. just a man
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            3 months, 22 days ago

            Actually no I’ve got Rogers not Saka oops

    2. bobson5
      • 15 Years
      3 months, 22 days ago

      Yes, Fernandes for Kudus would be better. Don't see the appeal of Kudus personally I'd rather have Sarr

    3. FPL Elephant
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 22 days ago

      I’ve gone with:

      Palmer Bruno Wirtz Gakpo Reijnders

      1. John Colby (C)
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 months, 22 days ago

        Many thanks for your thoughts everyone and best of luck for the season.

  3. zensum
    • 12 Years
    3 months, 22 days ago

    I’ve got Salah
    I hope to get another Liv attacker, would u recommend:
    A) Gakpo
    B) Wirtz

    Any reasons why? Appreciate your advise ☺️

    1. Puntillimon
      • 10 Years
      3 months, 22 days ago

      Wirtz. Everything will go through him this season

    2. Mozumbus
      • 4 Years
      3 months, 22 days ago

      B

    3. Super John McGinn-
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 22 days ago

      B

    4. zensum
      • 12 Years
      3 months, 22 days ago

      Thk you all for the kind response ☺️

  4. Athletic Nasherbo
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 22 days ago

    I will be playing 3 defenders. Defence is currently

    Kelleher Valdimarsson
    Cucurella Porro Hartman

    Which option?

    A) Milenkovic, Rodon
    B) Neco, Diouf

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 22 days ago

      Diouf

    2. The Mentaculus
      • 4 Years
      3 months, 22 days ago

      A

  5. DannyDrinkVodka
    • 6 Years
    3 months, 22 days ago

    Any glaring errors? I’m gambling on Reece.

    Verbruggen
    James Porro VDV
    Salah(c) Palmer Fernandes Wirtz Anderson
    JoaoP Mateta

    Dubravka Guiu Konsa Reinildo

    1. The Pretender
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 months, 22 days ago

      The James gamble is the only error - but back your gut

  6. davewg59
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 22 days ago

    Is it possible Ait-Nouri gets rotated at City?

    1. The Pretender
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 months, 22 days ago

      Extremely likely

      1. davewg59
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 months, 22 days ago

        Who with tho?

        1. FPL Elephant
          • 8 Years
          3 months, 22 days ago

          Gvardiol

    2. NotsoSpursy
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 22 days ago

      Very likely yes

    3. nico05
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 22 days ago

      The reason I daren't select him

  7. khanasim
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 1 Year
    3 months, 22 days ago

    Rate this one

    Kelleher
    Van Der Wan - Porro -Neco W
    Gakpo - Kudus - Reijinders - Muhammad Salah (c) - Palmer
    Watkins - J.Pedro

    Verburggen - Murillo - Piroe - Rodon

    Bench Boosting GW1

    1. NotsoSpursy
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 22 days ago

      Very nice

    2. Puntillimon
      • 10 Years
      3 months, 22 days ago

      Down grade piroe and upgrade kudus to Gakpo is what I did

    3. FPL Elephant
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 22 days ago

      Double Spurs defence is bold!

  8. Sam (Team Sam)
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    3 months, 22 days ago

    Anyone else tbink Tosin is worth a short term punt after the comments this morning?

    1. The Pretender
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 months, 22 days ago

      If you want to plan a transfer, yes its worth a shot.

    2. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      3 months, 22 days ago

      Been in my team for a week or so. I think it’s worth a punt. He even gets the captain armband at times. Plus he is good at long passes.

    3. The Mentaculus
      • 4 Years
      3 months, 22 days ago

      Yeah the comments are very encouraging and I don't see Hato (or another new CB) being given a start for a while

  9. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 22 days ago

    A. Richards Thiago
    B. Fullkrug Dorgu

    Which one?

    1. The Pretender
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 months, 22 days ago

      A for mine

  10. NotsoSpursy
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 22 days ago

    A) Salah + J Pedro (.5itb)
    B) Haaland + Wirtz

    This is giving me a headache

    1. Mozumbus
      • 4 Years
      3 months, 22 days ago

      B

    2. Super John McGinn-
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 22 days ago

      A

    3. NotsoSpursy
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 22 days ago

      This doesn’t help my headache but thanks

    4. FPL Elephant
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 22 days ago

      A

  11. Skout
    • 6 Years
    3 months, 22 days ago

    Lads thoughts please? Stick or switch?
    Kudus, Ndiaye, Bowen could be >> Bruno, Anderson, StrandLarsen/Fullkrug

    Verb
    Milenkovic Porro Diouf
    Salah Palmer Wirtz Ndiaye Kudus
    Watkins Bowen

    Dubravka Guiu Reinildo Esteve

  12. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 22 days ago

    Worth risking Dorgu as rotating one with De Cuyper? Or go boring Konsa/VDV?

  13. Mozumbus
    • 4 Years
    3 months, 22 days ago

    Which are the nailed 4.0 defenders not Esteve

    1. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 22 days ago

      Leeds ones

    2. nico05
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 22 days ago

      Rodon-why not esteve?

      1. Mozumbus
        • 4 Years
        3 months, 22 days ago

        Thanks
        Have him already

  14. You've got red on you.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 22 days ago

    Could I get by with this defence if it means the rest of my team is

    1. You've got red on you.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 22 days ago

      Diouf, Reinildo, Williams, Dorgu and Esteve

    2. You've got red on you.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 22 days ago

      Okay, I've lost the ability to post coherently. Need to take a break.

  15. Super John McGinn-
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 22 days ago

    Any better 4.5 defender rotation options and any changes you’d make?

    Sanchez, Dubravka
    Porro, N.Williams, Andersen, Dorgu, Esteve
    Salah, Palmer, Bruno, Rogers
    Watkins, J.Pedro, Guiu

    1. martynteresa
        3 months, 22 days ago

        If your playing a back 3
        AV / TOT/ BRI / WH / WO
        gives you 100% rotation against weak teams to and incl GW7
        It also keeps going to GW12 (maybe sub out the AV def after GW7 to get perfect to GW12)
        It also means a lot of the games are against the bottom 3
        34 of 36 games v bottom half teams, 10 of the 36 against promoted
        Sub AV to CP for game week 8 and I think it becomes 36/36

        1. martynteresa
            3 months, 22 days ago

            sorry the sub to make it 36/36 would be AV to a 2nd WH for gameweek 8 onwards for a prefect 36/36

          • Super John McGinn-
            • 13 Years
            3 months, 21 days ago

            Thanks mate!

      • Valar(Keith)
        • 16 Years
        3 months, 22 days ago

        A) Reijnders + 0.5
        B) Rutter

        For context the 0.5 could be used to upgrade Fullkrug to Larsen next week if he looks horrid

        1. nico05
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          3 months, 22 days ago

          Rutter long term set & forget

        2. ball c
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 months, 22 days ago

          I’ve got Rutter over Rejnders

        3. Valar(Keith)
          • 16 Years
          3 months, 22 days ago

          Thanks all. I'm rotating Dorgu and Fullkrug so I can bench Fullkrug gw 2 and 3 anyway. Will go rutter and downgrade to reijnders if he looks the part

      • PartyTime
        • 4 Years
        3 months, 22 days ago

        Rank these forwards in order of highest GW 1 pts ONLY
        1. Watkins
        2. Bowen
        3. Pedro
        4. Wood
        5. Mateta

        Thanks!

        1. The Pretender
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          3 months, 22 days ago

          Bowen top

        2. MIGHTY JOE
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          3 months, 22 days ago

          1, 2, 4, 3, 5

        3. Mozumbus
          • 4 Years
          3 months, 22 days ago

          1 2 and the rest

      • Ha.
        • 10 Years
        3 months, 22 days ago

        1. Kudus and Fullkrug
        2. King and Bowen
        3. Reijnders and Evanilson

        1. PartyTime
          • 4 Years
          3 months, 22 days ago

          1

        2. Benster
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 months, 22 days ago

          2

      • MIGHTY JOE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 months, 22 days ago

        Anderson or Reindeer?

        Tielemans a valid differential?

        1. PartyTime
          • 4 Years
          3 months, 22 days ago

          Picked Reijnders. Anderson is an interesting pick too but YC imminent in gw 1

      • Benster
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 22 days ago

        Pretty much comes down to this decision:

        Strictly for the first 2 gameweeks:

        A. Salah + Joao Pedro
        B. Haaland + Gakpo

        Have Palmer, Wilson, Wirtz, Watkins, Gyokeres

        1. A Team Of James McCleans
          • 9 Years
          3 months, 22 days ago

          b imo

        2. The Pretender
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          3 months, 22 days ago

          Why 2 weeks?

          1. Benster
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            3 months, 22 days ago

            So I can flip to the other option for free if needed

        3. Mozumbus
          • 4 Years
          3 months, 22 days ago

          B

        4. PartyTime
          • 4 Years
          3 months, 22 days ago

          B

        5. Benster
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 months, 21 days ago

          Thanks, that's a fairly comprehensive reply

      • ball c
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 months, 22 days ago

        If price no issue
        A) Neco
        B) Milenkovic

        Would you use the 0.5m to upgrade KDH to Rejnders?

        1. MIGHTY JOE
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          3 months, 22 days ago

          B

        2. PartyTime
          • 4 Years
          3 months, 22 days ago

          Yes

        3. Benster
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 months, 22 days ago

          A

      • Sz21
        • 14 Years
        3 months, 22 days ago

        Going to start with just one from these 6 mill defs. Who would you choose?
        1. Ait- Nouri
        2. Gabriel
        3. Virgil

        1. HighestPeake
          • 2 Years
          3 months, 22 days ago

          VVD

        2. NotsoSpursy
          • 8 Years
          3 months, 22 days ago

          2

        3. Mozumbus
          • 4 Years
          3 months, 22 days ago

          Cucurella?

        4. PartyTime
          • 4 Years
          3 months, 22 days ago

          1

      • HighestPeake
        • 2 Years
        3 months, 22 days ago

        Any news on Solanke?
        Thoughts on Richardlson as a differential?

        1. chocolove
          • 15 Years
          3 months, 22 days ago

          In the squad. Richa is sh*te

      • davewg59
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 months, 22 days ago

        Wirtz or Palmer captain plse?

        1. Snoop Udogie Dogg
          • 5 Years
          3 months, 21 days ago

          Palm

      • Kane Train
        • 10 Years
        3 months, 22 days ago

        Thoughts on this team??

        Sanchez
        VdV, Milenkovic, Wan-Bissaka
        Salah, Palmer, Rogers, Kudus
        Bowen, Pedro, Watkins

        Bench: Dubruvka, Konsa, KDH, Esteve

        1. The Pretender
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          3 months, 22 days ago

          I don't like AWB, rest is nice

      • chocolove
        • 15 Years
        3 months, 22 days ago

        Chance of server crash?

      • NotsoSpursy
        • 8 Years
        3 months, 22 days ago

        The Salah v Haaland debate has been done to death over the summer no doubt. Can anyone please give me the cliff notes ? 🙂 I.e just a name

        1. The Pretender
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          3 months, 22 days ago

          Start Salah, go to Haaland if need be the 0.5 helps.

      • Koflok
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 22 days ago

        Kudus Reindeer
        or
        Rogers Anderson

        1. The Pretender
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          3 months, 22 days ago

          isnt the top option 0.5 cheaper?

        2. PartyTime
          • 4 Years
          3 months, 22 days ago

          1

      • Saka White Rice
        • 11 Years
        3 months, 22 days ago

        Which combo do you prefer?

        A) Porro, Andersen, Wirtz
        B) NWilliams, Gakpo, Rogers

        1. Athletic Nasherbo
          • 8 Years
          3 months, 22 days ago

          B comfortably, assuming Rogers is fit.

        2. RedJive79
          • 6 Years
          3 months, 22 days ago

          A for me

      • OverTinker
        • 7 Years
        3 months, 22 days ago

        Murillo or Porro?

        1. Athletic Nasherbo
          • 8 Years
          3 months, 22 days ago

          Probably Murillo, but Porro has higher ceiling imo.

        2. The Pretender
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          3 months, 22 days ago

          Murillo if you have other wingbacks, Porro if youre full off DC