Coin toss

Maddison

We've been here so many times with Citeh assets. Only Gundogan 5.5 20-21 has ever been worth it

Mahrez with a playing bench to cover

Don't care about ownership, but he's 'nailed' in my team.

Happy to have him from the start just incase he fires. If not can swap to a 7.5. At least you're in the same boat with everyone

I think Jesus is a top quality PL forward, and perfect for Arsenal, and they have the best fixtures

You can scrub Pepe from that list for a start. There will be some rotation of course but Jesus will be in starting 11 for the most part, looks like he'll play alongside Nketia as much as being replaced by him. Saka is nailed on right. Martinelli and ESR will see some rotation, but Martinelli favoured.

I think you are overthinking things.

At 8m, he is excellent option. Has fit in well at arsenal and has great fixtures

He’s currently not in my team, clutching at straws that having Martinelli will help me a bit

I rate him very highly. I think he's an outstanding player and a huge coup for Arsenal.

At that price, I need him.

I don't even bother checking ownership in the early stages of the season. Starting with 2x ARS players, no Jesus.

B

B, but can’t ignore he isn’t nailed sadly

A

Dier is better than Walker imo

B

Yeah b easily

Not a fan of either but Grealish if you have Rash and 442 offers more flexibility

B

Grealish

Martial could be great if Ronaldo does leave, not really keen on either right now.

Definitely Martial. If you think that somehow Utd are going to turn themselves around to such an extent that Rashford is a good pick, then Martial is sure to benefit from that miraculous ascendancy.

Meslier

4.5 = Raya/Sanchez/Meslier
5 = Ramsdale/Mendy/Pope/Sa

Pick one and ride!

Ederson

Mendy. Chelsea are still a great team, regardless of preseason. Very strong defensively. Great fixtures up until WCWC. Mendy is a fantastic keeper.

Ramsdale

Sanchez due to first 6-8 week fixtures.

Can see many early wildcards. The best option will emerge by then.

Not losing too much sleep over keepers atm. Short term points for goalkeepers difficult to predict (unless you're Ederson) so I'm just gonna go with a 4.5 and blindly pick one.

Mendy

Mendy or Ramsdale only options this season

I’m on Ederson after doing some analyzing. He’s a premium keeper with a discounted price. Save points aside with all the changes City went through in the attacking department, they need to count on their defenders to offer some stability. Next to that, ensuring one City player spot for Ederson is completely okay as you avoid their rotation trap elsewhere.

The best alternatives I see are Ramsdale with CS + better save potential but with Arsenal’s players being so underpriced across all positions, I think he’d be a waste of a spot.

Mendy is also okay but I see many question marks here as their defence is in a reconstruction phase.

Alisson - would be a shame to waste a Liverpool spot for him.

Sa, Martinez, Pope - all of these have the potential to be a top fpl keepers too but coming from teams with less CS and bigger save potential, which is a gamble.

I’d go B

B

Puntalicios but it's fine I suppose.

5.5 is a fair chunk on the bench. Would probably play him over Botman

Too many punts for me personally.

It's punty which I like but the structure is a bit off for me. I would downgrade the bench to the usuall structure - 4.0, 4.5, 4.5 anything above that isn't worth it imo.

I think Trippier will easily outscore Botman and you can find the money for it.

Also bench is not as important this year due to the 5-sub rule (real life bench works the opposite to the FPL bench). I think this means more game time for everybody and less auto-subs in FPL.

Have u asked this before or is this someone else asking the exact same question that was answered by multiple people on the previous page

Good opening fixtures at cheap prices so why not

No.

I have all three

I have three. Gabriel Saka and Jesus.

Could be the right week to quit drinking

I’d love 4 or 5 with Saliba and Saka

I'm gunna give it a go...

If Ronaldo goes Sancho is in my team, if he stays I'm not touching any united assets all year, guy seems to be poison for his teammates especially Bruno

Obviously Robertson is a better pick over Sancho but I don’t like 532 as a formation at all. So I would leave it as is.

I think the 8m mids could be frustrating having to chop and change so I think having multiple is a sound strategy. I prefer the 11.5 and 4.5 (if the 11.5 is a captain option).

4.5 doesn't have to be fodder, there are great 4.5 defs and for 5.0 Bailey or KDH

Close to template. I don’t k ow about Ederson and Walker. If Haaland goes crazy GW1 you are blocked on Kane to Haaland GW2. Well at least it needs a hit.

Diaz with Gabriel

RM

RM

B with Trip

A

A

I like a punt but he may be one punt too many in my team

Bruno safe starter, but I doubt he will score like last season.
Neto - playing for low scoring side
Bailey - best choice out of those 3 IMO

Bailey

Bailey

Finally people seeing that Bailey is a better option than Neto

Neto

The only unknown thing in Chelsea defense will be 2nd CB. Chilwell, James and Koulibaly probable starters.

If Alisson isn't fit for next weekend I will reconsider TAA + Robbo

I still trust city with Laporte out. The others are slightly concerning with Liverpool being the least and Chelsea being the most.

James has final left my draft especially if he is going to start the season at CB. But TAA Robertson and Cancelo are what they are despite anyone else missing. They are locked.

I am not having double up defense. Prefer to spread it out.

I had the same dilemma. On Robbo + Martinelli for now

if he's only out one GW then I'm not concerned

Sounds like overthinking - even if the replacement keeper was totally useless, I can't imagine Fulham creating lots of chances. Plus you aren't just picking a squad for one week.

“Ali trained today more than the day before, he will definitely be available for Fulham, but not for the weekend,” Klopp said during Thursday’s press conference.

Personally I think he might now come good - 2nd season syndrome. He's in my team at the moment

Jesus and sterling out should benefit mahrez as RW not Grealish as LW. Either way think mahrez grealish and foden will rotate as the wide forward options

The gr8 Grealish hype lol, doesn't score enough to be viable especially in a side like that. Mahrez is clear, Grealish and Foden will fight it out for LW

True

Is it confirmed? I ll get him maybe later

Hope so

Probably if nailed.

I woukd consider a James + Fofana double up

But just want the WBs available as WBs!!!

C

Not really my type.

Yes, considering both below

Diaz

I'm on Diaz & Maddison. Although I must say I don't like all these rumoured Leicester outgoings - could be persuaded to switch to Mount

Maddison, more talismanic, but still part of a compelling attack

Rankings:
1. Mount - probably highest upside considering stability of team (offensively anyway), schedule, and history
2. Diaz - best team, great fixtures, great skills - slight, slight possibility of rotation
3. Saka - best schedule, knocked down a bit due to uncertainty how his game will change due to Jesus
4. Maddison - probably better skill-wise than most of the others here, but team isn't as good and schedule is up n down
5. Mahrez - undeniable skills - who knows who Pep plays from week to week and how many minutes
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6. Foden - see 'Mahrez'
7. Kulsevski - he overachieved last year

Hello Gaffa

I am currently on Diaz, Mahrez and Kulusevski, but in dillema between Kulu and Maddison.

Diaz will for sure stay in team. I watched him last season and he is so lovely player, great replacement for Mane.

Mahrez - on pens and set pieces and don't have a real competition on a right flank

If Maddison managed to be 5th most scoring mid last season with all setbacks Leicester had because of Europe, I guess he can be only better this season.

Now, Kulu is in my team because of no Spurs and it is 50/50 between him and Mads.

Diaz and Kulusevski

Could be the 4.5 mid we've been crying out for

Not sure if you're asking for advice, or just thinking aloud

Maybe Arsenal defender?

Rating: 9.5 out of 11 Template
Well done.