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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

How checklists can help you make better FPL decisions 1

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

    Shaw or rjames?

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    1. Chrispy
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Shaw

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  2. Fer Fuch's Ake
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Who's going for 4.5 MCI Rico Lewis as a cheeky punt?

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    1. Lukakwho
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Not a punt. he’s starting

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      1. Fer Fuch's Ake
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        GW1 but risk of being bench fodder after

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

      Yess
      My reasoning is that he's only 0.2% owned and he's definitely going to rise in value, so I can get a couple of .1's on him when I sell him later. And he seems to be starting today, so might even get a clean.

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    3. Disco Stu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Got him in my squad for today. Easy to move him to Cash/Henry/Botman later on

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  3. ball c
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    I got 1m itb.

    A) Upgrade Pickford to Onana?
    B) upgrade Eze to Foden?
    C) Eze to Havertz?

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    1. wolvesmad
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      B

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  4. kellamergh
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Just switched my team to this.
    Should I leave it as this?

    Onana
    Chilwell Estupinan Gabriel
    Mbeumo Mitoma Rashford Saka Salah
    Haaland Pedro

    Turner Mubama Colwill Baldock

    0m itb

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  5. TSN
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Just did stones> shaw
    Now i have shaw, should i do onana > pickford to save some money?

    Currently i have 0 itb.

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    1. Traction Engine Foot
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      I don't like double utd defence so yes

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    2. Captain-Useful
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Pickford turner rotation has potential
      4.5 and 4.0

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    3. nerd_is_the_werd
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Stones --> Shaw???

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  6. Khalico
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Went bit differential with Timber, possibly playing LB or is it best to go with Gabriel/Saliba (swaying more with Gabriel)?

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    1. Captain-Useful
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Stay true with gab turner can’t win for future min. Unless gab gets injured

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      1. Captain-Useful
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Timber*

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  7. Art Vandelay
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Martinelli > KDB a "no brainer"?

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    1. The Tinkerman
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Is for me. Done.

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      1. Art Vandelay
        • 15 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Good to see you living up to your name.

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

    rico in midfield?

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

      Lol if he gets 59 minutes

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

      Yeah, probably should have just got him over Chilwell for this GW only...

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  9. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    FPL site down....arrrghhh!

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

      Pathetic as always.

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      1. Captain-Useful
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Hahahahha

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        1. Captain-Useful
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 3 Years
          2 years, 8 months ago

          This is my new background for my computer

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

    Chilwell or Shaw?

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    1. Chrispy
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Shaw this week, then Chilwell

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

    Unavailable
    Sorry, but we are unable to load the requested page at this time.

    Please try again in a few minutes.

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    1. TSN
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Keep refresh the page, i just did a transfer a min ago

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  12. Skengzema
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Anyone got Foden?

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    1. wolvesmad
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Yep

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    2. Disco Stu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      I got him in before the site started going wonky

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  13. Nightf0x
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Bottomed

    Onana turner
    Cash gabriel colwil tarko x
    Jota martineli saka rash x
    Pedro haland x

    Whoch?

    A) estu diaby jackson + 1.0 itb
    B) baldock foden watkins

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

    Got me considering Bruno to Foden

    Ederson
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    Walker
    Akanji
    Ake
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    Lewis
    Rodri
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    Silva
    Kevin de Bruyne
    Foden
    Grealish
    -
    Haaland

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    1. kysersosa
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      I’m a B.Silva guy myself!

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    2. the divine ponytail
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Is that the confirmed team? I thought it was released nearer to KO

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  15. jack88
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Richarlison nailed?

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    1. Captain-Useful
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Yeah Kane is gone

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  16. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    A. Maddison, Foden
    B. Bruno, Mitoma

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    1. cravencottage
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      B

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  17. cravencottage
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Last one:
    A) KDB and Martinelli
    B) Salah and Mitoma

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    1. Ahsieuwbb
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      A every day

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  18. JBG
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Looool site already down.

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    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Struggling... back up again

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  19. Manani
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Anderson or Chukw?

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  20. Urban Cowboy.
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Going Salah means I have only 3 top 4 players. Keeps things interesting.

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  21. You've got red on you.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Udogie or Colwill

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

      Udogie if you already have Chiwell

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  22. OverTinker
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Mbeumo to Richarlison yes or no?

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

      yes

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    2. Kaysonlad
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Been thinking this all day! I’m sticking for now

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  23. CRAZY TRAIN
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Martineli or Jota? Got Saka and Salah

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    1. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      For gw1 marti

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  24. Gaaraz
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Best £4m defender and £4.5m midfielder please? Currently on Bell & Nakamba

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    1. Boxwoods
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Good as any

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

      Baldock/Kabore and Chucky

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  25. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Too Foden or not too Foden...that is the question

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

      No.

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    2. OptimusBlack
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Foden instead of Bruno ?

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    3. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      One Foden is enough

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    4. Connor's Calling
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      *to

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    5. Pomodoro
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Your booking in a transfer for the hope of a haul, and likely taking out a player who can haul just as much.

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  26. Kane Train
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Best 4.5 defender?

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

      Botman or Colwill

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  27. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Pens down and good luck everyone ... just before the FPL site crashes 😉

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

    is colwill nailed? is desai going to take his place?

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

    No big shakes... KDB over Salah - last big desish.

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  30. OptimusBlack
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Get Foden ???

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