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FPL Gameweek 2 essentials: Tips, team news, best players and more

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From Scout Picks to team news, everything you need for Gameweek 2 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) is available on this page.

There is plenty for managers to consider ahead of today’s deadline.

Strong Premier League debuts for Erling Haaland (£11.6m) and Darwin Nunez (£9.1m) has seen demand for those two forwards rise, with Harry Kane (£11.4m) plummeting in popularity.

Then there are questions over what to do with Ivan Perisic (£5.5m), who started life at Tottenham Hotspur on the bench in Saturday’s win over Southampton.

And then there’s the captaincy debate: does Haaland or Mohamed Salah (£13.0m) get the armband this week?

All of our content for the upcoming Gameweek is on this page to help with your transfer dilemmas and captaincy conundrums ahead of the FPL deadline on Saturday 13 August at 11:00 BST.

FPL points predictions for Gameweek 3 and beyond 3

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West Ham v Man City team news: Haaland and Foden start, Mahrez benched

GAMEWEEK 2 TEAM AND INJURY NEWS

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

WHO IS THE BEST CAPTAIN FOR GAMEWEEK 2?

Who is the best FPL captain for Gameweek 2? 1

RATE MY TEAM AND POINTS PREDICTIONS

FPL points projections: How many points will your players score? 1

EXPERT OPINION AND STATS ANALYSIS

FPL Gameweek 1: Saturday's goals, assists, bonus and stats 6

GAMEWEEK 2 TEAM REVEALS

FPL team reveal:

BEST FPL MANAGERS’ TEAMS ANALYSED

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MORE TOP GAMEWEEK 2 VIDEO CONTENT

Burning Questions: Lessons learned from FPL Gameweek 1

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NEW SIGNINGS ASSESSED

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NOTES FROM GAMEWEEK 1

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  1. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 13 days ago

    Anyone got all their players playing at home this gw?

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    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 13 days ago

      All bar big Danny Ward

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      1. TheBiffas
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 13 days ago

        Ward and Kane here

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    2. Bobby Digital
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 13 days ago

      o/

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      1. TheBiffas
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 13 days ago

        Crazy stuff

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    3. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 13 days ago

      2 away players Ward and Kulu

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  2. C_G
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 13 days ago

    KDB (c) anyone?

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    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 13 days ago

      Great shout

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    2. Athletic Nasherbo
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 13 days ago

      I am. I do have Haaland + Salah though.

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    3. Arteta
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 13 days ago

      Maybe.

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  3. Ram It
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 13 days ago

    Mount to Foden on a free. Yay or Nay

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    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 13 days ago

      Who would you back up long term? Not worth 1 GW punt transfer.

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    2. GC123
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 13 days ago

      Tempting but I’d hold and save your FT. Foden, whilst easy on the eye, rarely hauls and is more of a steady accumulator. Chelsea have some nice fixtures coming up. Going in to GW3 with 2 FT’s could be handy

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    3. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 13 days ago

      Just do it. Mount was always a rubbish pick

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  4. Nath1210
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 13 days ago

    Rico Henry for Dalot? Thoughts please given Brentford's good run of fixtures?

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    1. Christina.
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 13 days ago

      henry

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    2. FPL_Champ
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 13 days ago

      If that's a transfer and not a wildcard pick just bank the transfer.

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  5. FPL Brains
    • Has Moderation Rights
    4 years, 13 days ago

    Locked in. Let's go!

    Ederson
    TAA - James - Cancelo
    Diaz - Kulu - Saka - Martinelli
    Haaland (C) - Darwin - Mitrovic

    Ward - Andreas - Saliba - Williams

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    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 13 days ago

      Strong team bar Salah

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      1. FPL Brains
        • Has Moderation Rights
        4 years, 13 days ago

        Just gonna perma-cap Haaland and roll with it

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    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 13 days ago

      Absolutely cracking team that

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    3. Arteta
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 13 days ago

      I love it.

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  6. Athletic Nasherbo
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 13 days ago

    All set?

    Alisson
    Trippier Saliba Ait-Nouri
    Salah KdB(C) Neto Bailey
    Haaland Darwin Jesus

    Ward Andreas Neco Patterson

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    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 13 days ago

      Oh man that team is delicious

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    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 13 days ago

      Yep, defense is economical 😛

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      1. Athletic Nasherbo
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 13 days ago

        Liverpool and Arsenal clean sheets and I’m eating good 😉

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    3. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 13 days ago

      GTG!

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    4. Arteta
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 13 days ago

      Good to go.

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  7. tinear
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 13 days ago

    Who else still own Kane with no Haaland?

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    1. sunzip14
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 13 days ago

      me and capping Kane

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

      Me.

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  8. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 13 days ago

    Think I’m set!!
    Sanchez
    Robertson Cancelo Walker
    Salah Saka Martinelli Aaronson
    Haaland Darwin Mitro
    Subs- Ward Saliba Andreas Neco

    Last decision is Robertson and Sanchez and Ward or TAA with both Leicester keepers

    Thoughts??!!

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  9. C_G
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 13 days ago

    i decided to not sell Kane, and pass on Haaland, Im in trouble right?

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    1. C_G
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 13 days ago

      do have KDB though

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    2. sunzip14
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 13 days ago

      doing the same

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

      might not be, if Haaland blanks today I'd rather be in your position with the 2nd best captain next week - I've just got Haaland in, but nothing to say he can't blank in a 3-0 win

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    4. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 13 days ago

      Hate to say yeah but it's football ...

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    5. Arteta
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 13 days ago

      We shall see but GW2 could surprise us with Kane 13 & Haaland 2 and then I would be really annoyed for taking that hit right before the deadline. It will still be the right decision if they both score and get 9 points. Only if GW1 repeats, we really blew it.

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  10. HAMMERTIME107
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 13 days ago

    Roll free transfer ??

    Ward
    TAA | Trippier | James
    Salah | Neto | Martinelli | Bailey
    Kane | Jesus | Haaland

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    1. Super AL9
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 13 days ago

      I’d maybe change Bailey to a Brighton player, I think they will beat us today.

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    2. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 13 days ago

      Yep

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  11. Bubz
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 13 days ago

    Mahrez --> Foden for a -4..?

    Yay or Nay?

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    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 13 days ago

      Crazy

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      1. Bubz
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 13 days ago

        What's crazy about it?

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        1. TheBiffas
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 13 days ago

          Very sideways transfer, I wouldn't even do it on a ft

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          1. Bubz
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 13 days ago

            Mahrez doesn't start and Foden does... what's sideways about that?

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

      I don't know what Peps beef is with Mahrez, but I'd probably stick for just one more game

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      1. Bubz
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 13 days ago

        I just don't see him starting

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    3. mislav
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 13 days ago

      No

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    4. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 13 days ago

      Not worth it for a -4 IMO
      RMT has them both scoring the same this week

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      1. Bubz
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 13 days ago

        If both were going to start I certainly wouldn't do it, but I don't see why Mahrez will suddenly start this week

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  12. mvtaylor
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 13 days ago

    Going to save my transfer as I'd need to take a hit to get Haaland in and while it looks like a great fixture I just don't want to take the -4 for a potential 2 this early in the season...

    For clarity I don't think he's going to score 2 points... but I'd need him to score more than a single goal again and that's where the odds decrease more drastically.

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    1. mvtaylor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 13 days ago

      What's obviously going to happen is I do the Haaland transfer at 5pm this evening having my pants pulled down but such is FPL

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    2. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 13 days ago

      Make the transfer.

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  13. Hattrick Harry
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 13 days ago

    Maybe it is no Haaland the way to go.
    1) I have TCd him
    2) He has not done it in cold night at Stoke

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  14. Stranger Mings
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 13 days ago

    Any inside info if Bailey starts please?

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  15. AppleDunk
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 13 days ago

    Draft pick. Which one to get?

    A. Gundo
    B. Rushford
    C. Bowen

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  16. Kante Touch This
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 13 days ago

    Any data on how Salah performs in late night kickoffs/Monday games?

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  17. Nightf0x
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 13 days ago

    bench 1: rash mbeumo mount baile

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    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 13 days ago

      Rashford

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  18. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 13 days ago

    Crazy world when Salah is seen as a differential captain pick at home Vs palace

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    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 13 days ago

      Not crazy when there is Haaland ...

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    2. Zalk
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 13 days ago

      Agree

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  19. FOO FIGHTER
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 13 days ago

    Why does it feel like Saka is the better one to own instead of Martinelli?

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    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 13 days ago

      He probably would be if Martinelli was £8m

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

      depends on pens, but he almost definitely is 'better', just costs more as a result

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

        Martinelli + Maddison, say, will probably dominate most other Saka + 6.0 combinations too

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    3. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 13 days ago

      Because he is more nailed and potentially on pens? Fairly obvious 😆

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      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 13 days ago

        🙂

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      2. Christina.
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 13 days ago

        Is he better than Jesus?
        Hmmmm....I might have a late WC change....

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  20. afsr
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 13 days ago

    Any news on Perisic?

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    1. Cruyff's Eleven
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 13 days ago

      Not wearing a bib

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    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 13 days ago

      Someone said he'd been spotted in Croatia at the beginning of the week.

      Think it was genuine.

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  21. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 13 days ago

    My differentials this week would of been Tarks, Wilson and Cresswell.

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  22. GC123
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 13 days ago

    Start Aaronson away at Southampton or Andreas away at Wolves?

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

      no matter the actual outcome, that's the easiest decision ever

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      1. GC123
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 13 days ago

        Ha. Care to enlighten me? Obviously wasn’t an easy one for me or I wouldn’t be asking. Both looked lively last weekend. Wolves I guess are a bit better defensively than the Saints

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

          sorry ha, Southampton are turd (but I guess so could Wolves be) - that wouldn't even be a question for me, I'd be confidently playing Aaronson and wouldn't have even given it a second thought (cue Andreas haul)

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          1. GC123
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 13 days ago

            Lol. Agreed, Saints the only team to defend worse than United last week! Aaronson looked hot but the thing with Andreas is he’s on corners and free kicks. Pereira first sub. Toyed with benching Trippier but he too has set piece potential at Brighton

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  23. C_G
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 13 days ago

    start Bailey or Andreas?

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    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 13 days ago

      Bailey

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  24. Hits Central
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 13 days ago

    Play Rashford or Tripps? Edging towards Tripps

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    1. Digital-Real
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 13 days ago

      Trippier

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  25. Super AL9
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 13 days ago

    Think I’d be stupid to move Son > KDB and then move Rashford > Gros or Trossard?

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  26. LFC
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 13 days ago

    Who to start?

    A) Toney
    B) Bailey

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    1. Super AL9
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 13 days ago

      Toney with United defence

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    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 13 days ago

      A

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  27. mislav
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 13 days ago

    Andreas or Dalot?

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  28. Cheshire Duck
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 13 days ago

    Start 2, Bench 2 :
    James, Neto, Bailey, Andreas

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  29. Sepp Blattered
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 13 days ago

    Bench 1 out of James, Digne or Bailey?

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  30. kanuforpresident
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 13 days ago

    Bench 1 of

    Bailey
    Cash
    Tripper
    Rashford

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