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29 August 2025 309 comments
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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 Cole Palmer (£10.5m) replacements, benching headaches, 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.

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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 Fantasy Premier League (FPL) topics.

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. KeanosMagic
    • 3 Years
    3 months, 8 days ago

    Currently I'm planning to:

    1) Captaining Wood over Pedro
    2) Playing VVD over Porro

    Would you go the other way on either?

    1. Manani
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 8 days ago

      Would do opposite for 2

  2. Sarri-ball
    • 16 Years
    3 months, 8 days ago

    Elanga a option as a palmer replacement. Or newcastle still a wait and c

    1. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 8 days ago

      Probably wait on Elanga. There's lots of other good options

      1. Sarri-ball
        • 16 Years
        3 months, 8 days ago

        I went sarr (palace)

  3. DARE TO BISCAN
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 8 days ago

    GTG?

    Sanchez
    Porro, Milenkovic, Richards
    Salah, Kudus, Wirtz, Rogers
    Watkins, Wood(c), Pedro (VC)

    (Dub, Reijnders, Esteve, Diouf)

    Could swap cap over.

    Possibly switch Wirtz for Reijnders (unlikely - think it could be a high scoring game)

    1. Sarri-ball
      • 16 Years
      3 months, 8 days ago

      I think GTG. love the Wood (c) pick

  4. OffsidePenalty
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 months, 8 days ago

    Best option?

    Palmer and Watkins to
    A) Anderson and Haaland(c)
    B) Johnson/Kudus and Wood(c)..(then enought to bring in Ekitike next gw)

    C) Palmer and Marc Guiu to Johnson/Kudus and Wood(front three of watkins, wood and JP)

    1. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 8 days ago

      I did C

  5. BazingtoN
      3 months, 8 days ago

      Best option?

      A) Reijnders vs Brighton
      B) Ndiaye vs Wolves

      1. DARE TO BISCAN
        • 7 Years
        3 months, 8 days ago

        B

    • Forcella Boys
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 months, 8 days ago

      Got 2 FT, £0.5m ITB

      Looking at transfers;

      A. Palmer > Kudus
      B. Guiu > Wood
      C. Both

      Kelleher Dubravka
      VDV, Konsa, Murillo, Diouf, Esteve
      Salah, Wirtz, Cunha, Anderson, Palmer
      Pedro, Watkins, Guiu.

    • freemangwan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 months, 8 days ago

      What are people’s thoughts on Barnes/Brennan Johnson? I’m transferring out Palmer/Fulkrug for Mateta + Mid. Plan to FH in GW 6 so trying to hit GW 3-5 hard and Spurs and Newcastle have a good run here.

      1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 9 Years
        3 months, 8 days ago

        I have transferred in Johnson. Have another FT. Between Sarr and Barnes for me.

        1. freemangwan
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          3 months, 8 days ago

          I ended up going for Barnes. Newcastle have the best fixtures according to the fixture ticker from 3-5, and Gordon suspension means he’s nailed. Newcastle look good and he’s always good for a goal.

    • g40steve
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 8 days ago

      Play a Leeds or Burnley defender considering the Burnley after midweek shambles?

      1. White Pony
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 months, 8 days ago

        Leeds.

        1. White Pony
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          3 months, 8 days ago

          Just cause of home advantage and Toon have some injuries.

      2. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 9 Years
        3 months, 8 days ago

        Leeds

    • DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 8 days ago

      Who do i bench?

      A) Diouf
      B) Esteve
      C) Rodon