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

11 August 2023 1823 comments
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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

FPL notes: 10

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  1. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Last spot, what you saying?

    1. Jota (0.0ITB)
    2. Foden (0.5ITB)
    3. Maddison (0.5ITB)

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    1. dunas_dog
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      • 10 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Foden starting tonight apparently but prefer 3

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      1. gart888
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Where is that info from?

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    2. didas
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      2

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  2. SM001
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Oh dear the fantasyfootballhub site is down...

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    1. Yome
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Who cares

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  3. el polako
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Are we all captaining Haaland?
    I'm tempted by Rashford to be honest.

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    1. Hinchcliffe Thumper
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Saka (C) for me

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    2. Yome
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Too risky

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    3. marco_atk85
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Rash is my VC but yeah I understand that

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  4. tim
    • 16 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    foden

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  5. FPL Brains
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    • 14 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    TeamsandTix hasn't released any leaks yet btw.

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  6. Ohh1454
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    I think it comes down to Salah or no Salah after a lot of deliberation. Which do you prefer ?
    A. Salah Richarlison Pedro
    B. Odegaard Bruno Watkins

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    1. Doctor Zhivago
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      B

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  7. ManUtdFan977
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Martinelli or mbuemo?

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  8. Bubbles1985
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Current squad:

    Onana
    Gabriel Chilwell Stones
    Bruno(vc) Son Ode Saka Eze
    Haaland(c) Jackson

    Turner Mubama Botman Baldock

    0.0m itb and how does she look?!

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  9. Hinchcliffe Thumper
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Saka (C) 🙂

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    1. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Why

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  10. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    i've got richarlison, am I mad?

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    1. _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Same... Yes we are lol

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    2. Doctor Zhivago
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      me too

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    3. Yome
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Great differential

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    4. F4L
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      will be playing with a point to prove and has experience playing striker for Brazil, defo worth it

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    5. didas
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Me too. No brainer in the current situation surely?

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    6. gart888
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Nope. He's a no brainer to me.

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    7. marco_atk85
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      I have too. Seems a great differential to me.

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    8. Revival
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      • 13 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      yellow card magnet.

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    9. JUST ONE LOMBARDO...
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Can’t stand his moody face. I went with Maddison.

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    10. Sharkytect
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Yeah I had maddison in my team until today and just swapped him in. 0.5mil to play with now...

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  11. agueroooooney
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Only made my team today, haven't been keeping up to speed with anything preseason, any obvious mistakes here?

    Pickford
    Gabriel - Estupinan - Baldock
    Salah - Saka - Rashford - Mitoma
    Haaland - Jackson - J. Pedro

    Areola - James - Nakamba - Beyer

    0.5 itb, like the look of Mbuemo or Wissa but don't know if they're worth putting in

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    1. kraftwerker
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Onana over Pickford.

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    2. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      James over Baldock, come on

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    3. L S P
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Wissa over J Pedro

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    4. agueroooooney
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Thanking ye all

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  12. Doctor Zhivago
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    A) Salah + Trossard
    B) Jota + Saka

    which one will score more in the first 5 gameweeks?

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  13. Ha.
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    No Stones or Gvardiol

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    1. FPL Brains
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      • 14 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Source?

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      1. Ha.
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        See below

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      2. Sgt. Schultz
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        https://twitter.com/LazyFPL/status/1690042024324476940?t=HqvzYUN-aF-6ars2sqeybw&s=19

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      3. Doctor Zhivago
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Imagine Cancelo starting LB.....

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  14. Leone
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Onana
    Trippier, Gabriel, Estu
    Rashford, Bruno, Saka, Eze, Mbuemo
    Haaland (C), Watkins

    Turner, Guehi, Mubama, Pinnock

    Gtg? Unsure on my bench defenders any upgrades? 0 itb also...

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  15. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    No Stones or Gvardiol

    https://twitter.com/LazyFPL/status/1690042024324476940?t=HqvzYUN-aF-6ars2sqeybw&s=19

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    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Lol chaos....

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  16. jonnybhoy
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Anything worth changing?

    Onana 4m
    Stones Estu Gabriel
    Saka Mitoma Bruno Rashford Maddison
    Haaland Watkins

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    1. jonnybhoy
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Okay Stones out then...

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      1. KingZamalek
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Shaw for stones, downgrade Onana and upgrade bench

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  17. Drexl Spivey
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Some of those that work forces...

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    1. cheekumz
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      are the same that burn crosses?

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    2. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
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      • 4 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Are the same that xA crosses

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  18. cheekumz
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Good luck for the season chaps!

    Last dilema for the evening I think... Need to bench 1 of:

    A : Jaoa Pedro(LUT)
    B : N.Jackson(LIV)
    C : Mbeumo(TOT)
    D : Eze(SHU)

    I seem to be able to argue for any of them 🙁

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    1. Drexl Spivey
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      A

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  19. Sgt. Schultz
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    No Stones ?

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  20. Ha.
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Chilly in for Stones let's go

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  21. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    No Stones or Gvardiol

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    1. kamdaraji
      • 16 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Really?

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  22. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Not seeing TAA in many of these rate my teams. 11 assists last season, 2 goals and 10 clean sheets and that was a very poor season for him and Liverpool aswell.

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  23. rdpx
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Struggling to find a way to avoid the template ....

    Pickford.

    Dalot. Gabriel. Botman.

    Salah. Martinelli. Richarlison. Bruno.

    Haaaaland. Darwin. Pedro.

    ...
    Turner, Mings, Kaborë, Enciso

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  24. Pedram
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Foden confirmed to start, could be a cheeky differential

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  25. FPL Brains
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Anyone know of LazyFPLs history or is it a troll account?

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  26. Begbie.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    No Stones, no Gvardiol, rumoured no Dias, Lewis starting... no clean sheet.

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  27. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Any point in moving Simms to Osula or Archer?

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  28. RealMadrid4Ever
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Any Suggestions for my team?
    Onana
    Estu,Shaw ,akanji,james
    Salah,martinelli,eze
    Haaland(c),alvarez,jPedro

    Su: turner,konsa,jensen,bowen

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  29. amsemp
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    A) Kluivert & Pedro
    B) Diaby & Mubama

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    1. L S P
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      B

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  30. Letsgo!
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Stones to chilwell or rjames?
    Rjames on pen?

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    1. JoeSoap
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Chilwell

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      1. Letsgo!
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Why? Even if rjames is on pen?

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        1. JoeSoap
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 8 months ago

          Like him but injury prone

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