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The complete guide to FPL Gameweek 1: Tips, best players, team reveals

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This is it: after two months of team drafts, RMTs, derailed bandwagons, pre-season red herrings, transfer sagas, injury scares and endless Twitter threads, the 2022/23 Fantasy Premier League (FPL) season gets underway.

If you’re after some last-minute assistance, you’re in the right place.

FPL points predictions for Gameweek 3 and beyond 3

Captaincy content, transfer dilemmas, team reveals – you name it, you’ll find it on this page.

And if that’s not enough, don’t forget to check out our comprehensive pre-season page for more information on the action and news that has taken place over the summer, plus dozens upon dozens of other articles such as Scout Notes on the pre-season friendlies, Scout Reports on the new signings and plenty more besides.

WHO ARE THE BEST FPL PLAYERS TO OWN FOR GAMEWEEK 1?

Scout Picks Gameweek 1 early selection: Liverpool and Spurs double-ups, no Haaland

FPL GAMEWEEK 1 SCOUT PICKS: Five in defence, Kane over Haaland

Auto Draft 32

SCOUT SQUAD: The panel’s best players for FPL Gameweek 1

Digne’s FPL potential evident in Aston Villa debut 5

FPL GAMEWEEK 1 DIFFERENTIALS: Digne, Maddison and Bamford

WHO ARE THE BEST FPL PLAYERS FOR THE FIRST 6-8 GAMEWEEKS?

The best premium FPL midfielders for 2022/23

THE BEST PLAYERS FOR 2022/23: By price and position

TEAM GUIDES: BEST PLAYERS, PREDICTED LINE-UPS AND MORE

FPL team guides: Arsenal - Best players, predicted line-up and more

TEAM GUIDES: Every Premier League club previewed

GAMEWEEK 1 TEAM AND INJURY NEWS

FPL Gameweek 1 team news: Live updates from Pep, Klopp, Tuchel and more

FPL GAMEWEEK 1 TEAM NEWS – FRIDAY: Live updates from Pep, Klopp, Tuchel and more

FPL team guides: Manchester City - Best players, predicted line-up + more 2

FPL GAMEWEEK 1 TEAM NEWS – THURSDAY: Live updates from Arteta, Conte and more

For more information, check out our Predicted Line-ups page and Injuries and Bans feed.

WHO IS THE BEST CAPTAIN FOR GAMEWEEK 1?

Who is the best FPL captain for Gameweek 1?

CAPTAIN SENSIBLE: Who is the best FPL captain for Gameweek 1?

FIXTURE ANALYSIS: BEST RUNS, TEAMS TO AVOID

2022/23 Premier League fixture release: Eight FPL talking points 1

2022/23 FIXTURES: Eight FPL talking points

GAMEWEEK 1 TEAM REVEALS

FPL pre-season: Martial and Solanke net again

LATERISER: 4-3-3 with Darwin, Kane and Martial

Lukaku injury latest as Rodgers addresses Leicester’s poor form 2

SIMON MARCH: Why I’ve picked Vardy over Haaland and Kane

FPL new signings: Will Zinchenko be 'out of position' at Arsenal? 2

ZOPHAR: 5-3-2 with five premium defenders

What impact can Ivan Perisic have as an FPL asset at Tottenham Hotspur? 1

SONALDO: 5-3-2 with triple Arsenal and Perisic

FPL team reveals: The best five Hall of Fame managers' Gameweek 1 drafts 5

FPL TEAM REVEALS: Hall of Fame managers’ Gameweek 1 drafts

Mark Sutherns’ FPL Gameweek 38 preview and transfer plans 1

MARK SUTHERNS: No Salah?

Returning Sarr among the FPL differentials for Double Gameweek 26

TOM FREEMAN: 4-4-2 with Diaz as the ‘third’ Liverpool player

FPL GAMEWEEK 1 ADVICE

FPL pre-season: Haaland, Jesus and Neto score

FPL GAMEWEEK 1 TIPS: Haaland v Kane, Perisic, £4.0m goalkeepers

FPL Gameweek 1 tips: From spreading the budget to 'no Salah'

FPL GAMEWEEK 1 TIPS: From team budget to ‘no Salah’

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CHIP STRATEGY: When are the best FPL Gameweeks to play the first Wildcard?

FPL GAMEWEEK 1 GUIDES AND TIPS: FROM BEGINNER TO ADVANCED

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  1. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 10 days ago

    Bailey or Trippier?

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    1. Wakanda
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 10 days ago

      You have any Villa cover ?

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      1. ☈☾
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 10 days ago

        No

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  2. jonnybhoy
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 10 days ago

    Diaz or Robertson?

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    1. Meechoo115
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 10 days ago

      Robertson

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    2. ZimZalabim
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 10 days ago

      Robbo

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  3. SilentLemonMan
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 10 days ago

    ARRRRRGGGGHHHHHH

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    1. ZimZalabim
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 10 days ago

      same bro same

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  4. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 10 days ago

    Getting closer to crunch time. Haven't changed my team once today miraculously. Good luck all 🙂

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    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 10 days ago

      I change mine then changed it back just to take screenshots to try decide 😆

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      1. ZimZalabim
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 10 days ago

        same here Rafa

        Still debating threemium vs solid balanced team

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    2. ZimZalabim
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 10 days ago

      good luck Hazz

      Any interest in sharing that settled team to inspire us ?

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      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 10 days ago

        Sure. Nothing adventurous.

        Ward
        TAA Robertson Cancelo James
        Salah Mount Martinelli Bailey
        Haaland Jesus
        Iversen // Andreas Archer Neco

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        1. ZimZalabim
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 10 days ago

          thats essentially my safe balanced flexible team just have a Cash and 1m itb instead of James just because that will allow me to make any move I want without massive surgery.

          But, then I have one where I drop Robbo and the 8m mid and get Kane and 4.5 def probably Jonny and go threemium

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    3. Joey Jo-Jo Junior Shabadoo
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 10 days ago

      That's some resolve you got there, must be a good team :)...

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      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 10 days ago

        Safe and flexible. Not good 😆

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        1. Joey Jo-Jo Junior Shabadoo
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 10 days ago

          I thought mine couldn't get any safer, but then I took Jonny out :/
          GL for season.

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    4. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 10 days ago

      Same buddy. Did it last night, just got in from work and I am not even looking at the blimmin thing!

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  5. Ange Ball
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 10 days ago

    Yep season back no one replying to my post

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    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 10 days ago

      I'll reply. What's the question?

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    2. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 10 days ago

      One post made. High expectation you have

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    3. Joey Jo-Jo Junior Shabadoo
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 10 days ago

      What is your q mate?

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      1. Joey Jo-Jo Junior Shabadoo
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 10 days ago

        Pages are flying so it happens

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    4. Wakanda
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 10 days ago

      I am interested to know their response as well.. dilemma over Kane kdb or son haaland

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    5. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 10 days ago

      Go for it mate

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  6. Mr Arsenal
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 10 days ago

    Jesus Kane Haaland frontline

    Could be 5-6 goals in GW1

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    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 10 days ago

      Or 0

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    2. Joey Jo-Jo Junior Shabadoo
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 10 days ago

      Perhaps. Or perhaps a 0.7 decrease in team value for gw 2...

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    3. Saka White Rice
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 10 days ago

      Yeah your team ain't very balanced let me guess you have chappy Ward in goal, one of either Cancelo or Robertson, and no 8m midfielder?

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  7. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 10 days ago

    Ward/(Iverson) and Perisic
    Or
    Ramsdale and Jonny/Castagne

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  8. ZimZalabim
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 10 days ago

    Final selection

    A. Robbo and Kulu + 1m itb (very flexible team)

    or

    B. Kane and Jonny (Threemium)

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    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 10 days ago

      A

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      1. ZimZalabim
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 10 days ago

        cheers Rafa

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  9. Avery
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 10 days ago

    Whose got the best chance of starting
    A. Saliba
    B. White

    Thanks

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    1. Mr Arsenal
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 10 days ago

      Both will start.

      Tomi may be back in GW2 though

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      1. Avery
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 10 days ago

        cheers

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      2. Syphras
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 10 days ago

        Who will start between White and Saliba after that?

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    2. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 10 days ago

      Both, but both the same chance of being dropped soon imo

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  10. Ady87
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 10 days ago

    Bottomed

    Sancho GW 1 given United have scored 14 in the last 3 GW1’s leaving 0.5 ITB to bring in Mount or City £8m etc?

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    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 10 days ago

      Sancho out no?

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      1. Ady87
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 10 days ago

        Maddison then? Or wasting a transfer? But could haul home to Brentford.

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      2. krawiecus
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 10 days ago

        source?

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    2. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 10 days ago

      Go Mount

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      1. Ady87
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 10 days ago

        Yeah on Mount currently and Everton aren’t great but still can see tons hauling this week that I don’t own.

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  11. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 10 days ago

    Final decision… thanks & GL all! Will try help out on posts fwiw 🙂

    A. Ramsdale+Trippier
    B. Iversen+James

    XX

    TAA Cancelo Robbo XX

    Salah Martinelli Mount Bailey
    
Haaland Jesus
    (Ward, Neco, Andreas, 4.5)

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    1. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 10 days ago

      Guess you got to go to the one with James

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      1. Freshy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 10 days ago

        prolly the beat value in the game

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        1. Freshy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          4 years, 10 days ago

          beat=best

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      2. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 10 days ago

        May I ask why? Just think he’s a must have? Double Lei GKs not outweigh that?

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        1. Zladan
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 10 days ago

          Double Lei GK is unprecedented GK value.

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    2. Zladan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 10 days ago

      I have B.

      But tempted by Walker Rashford over Neco Mount…

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    3. ZimZalabim
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 10 days ago

      B for me as well

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      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 10 days ago

        Cheers mate

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  12. lilmessipran
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 10 days ago

    Which option looks better -

    A Leic Gks 8m + Martinelli
    B Sanchez & Ward (8.5) + Neto

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    1. Belli2007
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 10 days ago

      A

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  13. SADIO SANÉ
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 10 days ago

    ah shite, suddenly got 0.5 I don't know what to do with, bit late in the day for this 😆

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    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 10 days ago

      When in doubt do nothing 😆

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      1. SADIO SANÉ
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 10 days ago

        excellent advice I'm probably not going to take haha

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    2. Avery
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 10 days ago

      Bank it buddy!

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      1. SADIO SANÉ
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 10 days ago

        I advised someone on here yesterday not to do that 😆 😆

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    3. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 10 days ago

      By an AOA chip

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      1. SADIO SANÉ
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 10 days ago

        what a mental chip that was

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    4. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 10 days ago

      Went with the double Lei GKs?

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      1. SADIO SANÉ
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 10 days ago

        pretty much back to my original setup but with an Alvarez punt instead of Martial

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        1. SADIO SANÉ
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 10 days ago

          and no I don't want Toney (yet) 😆

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    5. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 10 days ago

      Worth saving.

      Me too.

      Trippier in for Perisic?

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      1. SADIO SANÉ
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 10 days ago

        nah, Alvarez in - I'm liking the idea of having the option to get Bowen tbf

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    6. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 10 days ago

      Keep it. Probably come in very useful
      I have 1 mil itb

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      1. SADIO SANÉ
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 10 days ago

        probably should, but I usually make transfers quick early season so not bothered about increases, although Bowen is a big option for GW2

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    7. sulldaddy
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 10 days ago

      Hold onto the cash

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  14. OptimusBlack
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 10 days ago

    Who to get ?
    A- Almirón
    B- Bailey

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    1. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 10 days ago

      B

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  15. Rbyrne95
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 10 days ago

    My dilemma:
    A) TAA, Robertson, James, Walker.
    Allows Foden as pick in Mid

    B) TAA, Cancelo, James, Tripper/perisic
    Allows Diaz mid

    With option A I could have Perisic instead of Walker but I want 2x City players currently.

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  16. focaccia
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 10 days ago

    A) Son + Watkins

    B) Kulu + Haaland

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    1. Belli2007
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 10 days ago

      B

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  17. FDMS All Starz
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 10 days ago

    Which combo?

    A) Ederson - James - Rashford
    Or
    B) Mendy - Zinchenko - Mount

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  18. Zola
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 10 days ago

    Going 5 ATB for the first time. Final tough decision for remaining 11.0:

    A) Neto and Bailey - benching Neto GW1 and banking 0.5

    B) Rashford and Dasilva

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  19. Scheister
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 10 days ago

    Bailey or Neto??

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    1. Saka White Rice
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 10 days ago

      Whatever your heart says

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  20. SoShy
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 10 days ago

    Anyone else going Son (c)

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  21. Saka White Rice
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 10 days ago

    Bookies saying Leicester or Arsenal more likely to keep clean sheet?

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    1. Mr Arsenal
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 10 days ago

      I actually think Arsenal will smash Palace tonight.

      I'm biassed though

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      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 10 days ago

        Leicester better clean sheet odds

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    2. DRIZ ✅
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 10 days ago

      We would all be rich then

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    3. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 10 days ago

      https://www.fantasyfootballreports.com/premier-league-clean-sheet-odds/

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  22. PogChamp
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 10 days ago

    Last second doubts.
    A) Martinelli and Sterling
    B) Saka and Mount

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    1. Wakanda
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 10 days ago

      Sterling is a gamble imo
      222222

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    2. Saka White Rice
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 10 days ago

      I can't believe that's your doubt lol...Sterling is definitely not worth the extra money lets put it that way

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    3. DRIZ ✅
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 10 days ago

      a

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  23. Nightf0x
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 10 days ago

    Which team mates of this 3

    https://ibb.co/GQ5pKNr
    https://ibb.co/PMr86nW
    https://ibb.co/MphhvvK

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    1. OptimusBlack
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 10 days ago

      2

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  24. Mr Arsenal
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 10 days ago

    Are we sleeping on Newcastle?

    Good assets there and decent start

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    1. sulldaddy
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 10 days ago

      Im rolling Pope and Tripp....so not sleeeping

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  25. DRIZ ✅
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 10 days ago

    Team all sorted. I am in good shape for the start of gw1

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  26. Dušan Citizen
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 10 days ago

    I have very pious team with both Pope and Jesus in it.

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    1. Santi sensei
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 10 days ago

      And Mohamed

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      1. Dušan Citizen
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 10 days ago

        Very true 😀

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  27. HD7
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 10 days ago

    Due to Perisic switch back to

    Digne or Trippier?

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  28. jonnybhoy
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 10 days ago

    Which one?

    A) Diaz, Ederson + James
    B) Mount, Ransdale + Robertson

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  29. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 10 days ago

    Start with Doherty or too risky?

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  30. nico05
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 10 days ago

    Is Grealish a good pick? Anyone better

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    1. DRIZ ✅
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 10 days ago

      good pick

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    2. Fergymac
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 10 days ago

      I've gone for it - good differential imo

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