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FPL Gameweek 1 tips: Best players, predicted line-ups, team news + more

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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 2023/24 Fantasy Premier League (FPL) season gets underway.

We’ve collated all our Gameweek 1-specific content in this article to help you make those big calls before Friday evening.

But make sure to check out our comprehensive pre-season page for a lot, lot more information on the action and news that has taken place over the summer. There are 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.

And don’t forget your Fantasy Football Scout subscription before the new campaign. There’s still 30% off on annual subscriptions and the price you pay now will be locked in for the duration of your Membership!

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

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GAMEWEEK 1 TEAM AND INJURY NEWS

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

Plus, check out our Injuries and Bans database, Predicted Line-ups and Set Piece Takers.

WHO IS THE BEST CAPTAIN FOR GAMEWEEK 37?

RATE MY TEAM AND POINTS PREDICTIONS

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TEAM GUIDES

FPL team previews - Man Utd: Best players, predicted XI + more 6

TEAM REVEALS

FPL Rate My Team Surgery with five-time top 1k finisher Tom Freeman 33

TIPS AND OPINION

TEMPLATE: The Complete Guide to FPL Gameweek XX: Tips, captains, team news and best players 1

FPL: HOW TO PLAY

FPL General's Gameweek 1 long-list + current team

USEFUL TOOLS

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  1. Biggsy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Mitoma and Salah to KDB and Rashford.....?

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    1. Boxwoods
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      ooh. Maybe

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    2. KingZamalek
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      What's the rest of the midfield like?

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  2. Merlin the Wraith
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    HeHee! site crashed, leak cheaters still haven't learnt from last season

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    1. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Time to go with a 3 hour deadline

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    2. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      They had plenty of time to get the changes before the crash unfortunately

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  3. My own Personal Jesus
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Have £0.5m spare. Beyer to Rico Lewis for a punt (thinking of price rises if he does start)? Probably replace Chilwell as first on the bench for this week.

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    1. My own Personal Jesus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Sorry just seen this answered on previous page!

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  4. Nate(U)dog(ie)
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    I can easily see KDB getting subbed early tonight, especially if City are a couple of goals ahead. Only returned and played 30 mins last week and Super Cup Wednesday followed by Newcastle on Saturday

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  5. Yome
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Ortega starts or not?

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    1. Jordan.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      no

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    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Ederson starts

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  6. TochanMama
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Watkins or Jackson + 1mil ITB?

    Having some last minute jitters

    Current team :
    Onana
    Stones | Gabriel | Estupinan
    Saka | Martinelli | Mitoma | Rashford | Bruno
    Haaland | Watkins

    Turner | Udogie | Baldock | Osula

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    1. krawiecus
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Both get Bruno out

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      1. TochanMama
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 15 days ago

        Bruh...this is giving me more jitters now

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  7. FantasyTony
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    First to 3:

    A) Chukwuemeka + Watkins
    B) Martinelli + Archer

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    1. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      A

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    2. krawiecus
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      A

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    3. KingZamalek
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      A

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  8. Hanz0
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Worth holding off on Chilwell until GW3 or best to start with?

    Have Shaw currently

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    1. gart888
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      I'm leaning Chilwell over Shaw. Only one bad fixture, and then you'll be happy to have saved the transfer.

      He could even get an assist against a bad Liverpool defense.

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  9. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    is the Stones news actually for real?

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  10. Berkshire Hafaway-Line
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Last rites currently being read to the FPL server

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  11. Victor6359
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    A: Mitoma
    B: Douglas Luiz

    Already got 2 Brighton.

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  12. Konstaapeli
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Wilson or Watkins?

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    1. Downtown
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Watkins

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    2. Victor6359
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Watkins

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    3. Konstaapeli
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Cheers

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  13. HAMMERTIME107
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Any last minute changes?

    Onana
    Gabriel | Estu | Shaw
    Rashford (c) | Saka | Eze | Salah
    Jackson | Haaland | Pedro

    Areola | Anderson | Baldock | Bell

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    1. Downtown
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Haaland out

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    2. lewis274
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      double man u?

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  14. TSN
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Last one. Pick my captain!

    A. Salah
    B. Saka
    C. Haaland

    Cheers!

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    1. Downtown
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Saka

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    2. Maddamotha
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      C

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    3. Sun God Nika
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      I'd play safe and haaland
      Gw2 opens up for captain choice ill be going saka or salad in my team

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  15. JayKay1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Jesus, it's felt like an age, but nearly game on!

    Good luck ladies and gents, may your season be most successful :o)

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    1. Zalk
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Finally! Good luck man.

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      1. JayKay1
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 15 days ago

        You too Zalk!

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    2. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Yes it's been almost 3 months!

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      1. JayKay1
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 15 days ago

        Felt like 6 :o)

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  16. Puntillimon
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Trent and Salah here we go!

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  17. Ibralicious
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    With Gvardiol & Stones out, best combo here?

    A) Martinelli + Walker
    B) Bruno + Udogie

    Cheers!

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    1. krawiecus
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Neither

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    2. Woy_is_back
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Stones out wtf

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  18. Traction Engine Foot
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Weren't there supposed to be some changes coming to the game? Still seems exactly the same, and still running on a server from 1993.

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    1. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      I believe they moved from Windows Vista to XP

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  19. Catastrophe
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    A) Foden, Shaw, Pickford
    B) Richarlison, Chilwell, Onana

    Cheers

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    1. Victor6359
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      B

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  20. adam wigan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Can anybody put a link to where the leak is?

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    1. Evasivo
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      https://twitter.com/leaked_fpl/status/1690046278481104912?s=46&t=1TG_6hAMMO9AHWQnd-5WNQ

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      1. adam wigan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 15 days ago

        Thanks

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  21. Hanso Lo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    A) Onana + 0.5
    B) Johnstone + 1.0

    Have Shaw in defense too…

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    1. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      B. As u have Shaw

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      1. Hanso Lo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        3 years, 15 days ago

        Thanks

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    2. TSN
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      B

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      1. Hanso Lo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        3 years, 15 days ago

        Thanks

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  22. exammy
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    A. Kdb + Jackson
    B. Salah + pedro

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    1. Hanso Lo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      B

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    2. GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      B

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    3. Santi sensei
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      B for now

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  23. Woy_is_back
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Stones is kind of a boring pick, anyone has another more exciting option?

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    1. Woy_is_back
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      His out?

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      1. TSN
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 15 days ago

        He's out

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    2. Joey Jo-Jo Junior Shabadoo
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Gvardiol.

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    3. GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Cruyff

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    4. cheekumz
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Stones would def not be a boring pick anymore.

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    5. Boxwoods
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Maybe the chap everyone had been asking Stones or ____ about for last two weeks? Forget his name.

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  24. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Pickford
    Chilwell Gabriel Estupinan
    Salah Saka Rashford Foden Eze
    Haaland Pedro

    Turner Mubama Baldock Kabore

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    1. tim
      • 17 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      We have the same team, good luck to us!

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      1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 15 days ago

        Good luck!

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    2. tim
      • 17 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Oops no we dont, I have Martinelli instead of Eze

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      1. PascalCygan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 15 days ago

        That’s not affordable with the rest of that team is it?

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  25. Manani
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Beyer (bench) + 0.5mITB
    or
    Colwill (bench)

    other defenders are Chiwell Estu Gabriel

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    1. Hanso Lo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Beyer for the saving you gain.

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  26. boombaba
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    I don’t get why stones is benched lol
    Pep roulette

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  27. John Colby (C)
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Stones owners - are you moving out of your squads and bringing in next week? I don’t own Estupinan so that could be the move for me.

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    1. Wolfman180
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      I swapped to Shaw

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    2. gart888
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Way out of my squad. Dias, Stones, Gvardiol, Laporte all missing this GW. No way I want to play that game on a weekly basis.

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    3. Dunster
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      I’m annoyed - but stones to Chilwell. Annoyed as it’s dull

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      1. John Colby (C)
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        3 years, 15 days ago

        Cheers everyone. Best of luck everyone!!

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  28. Mufc202020
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    For one GW (moving to Jota GW2) would you rather
    A) Bruno
    B) KDB (if leak confirms he starts)??

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  29. ball c
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Foden starting?

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    1. boombaba
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Apprently

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    2. OptimusBlack
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Yes

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  30. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Ah I missed this, feels like groundhog day.

    FPL servers going down before the deadline, pages flying, people surprised pep does pep things

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    1. boombaba
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Works fine for me

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