Fantasy expert FPL General's Gameweek 1 team reveal

With Fantasy Premier League (FPL) live for 2024/25, we’re getting team reveals from our panel of Hall of Famers and guest writers. Here, three-time top 500 finisher FPL General talks through his squad – and any remaining dilemmas – ahead of Gameweek 1.

With just over 24 hours to go until the first deadline of the season, this is where I’m at with the latest draft…

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GOOD LUCK!

Best of luck for Gameweek 1, folks. Don’t stress over the final draft. It’s what you do after Gameweek 1 that really matters. Pick a flexible squad and don’t take too many risks. Go for as many proven FPL assets as possible and let the fixtures dictate your decisions. ‘Good players from good teams’ is a simple but often overlooked approach. If you don’t get luck with your initial squad, there’s always the Wildcard to get out of jail free.

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FPL Blow-In

1 month, 21 days ago

Can you get the first 2 gameweeks from Rico Lewis do you think?

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Feed tha Sheep
1 month, 21 days ago
Impossible to know but if I was to guess I would say no
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FallingDuck

A) Salah, Gordon and Eze
or
B) Saka, Bruno and Jota?

If A), then no Arsenal attackers.

Feed tha Sheep
1 month, 21 days ago
B
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Jimbo74
1 month, 21 days ago
Saka, Gordon, Jota
3m cheaper than the most expensive combo out of these.
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1. FallingDuck
  1 month, 21 days ago
  would you prefer Gordon over Bruno then ?
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  1. Jimbo74
    1 month, 21 days ago
    Even if they were the same price.
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Jimbo74

What about this lot?

Henderson rotating with Flekken
Gabriel Gvardiol Porro Quansah Barco
Jota Gordon Eze Nkunku Rogers
Haaland Isak Hazertz

Good luck

Feed tha Sheep

Which one to start with?

A. ESR
B. Murphy

bobby_bookah
1 month, 21 days ago
just murphy for 1st gw, got both
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Jimbo74
1 month, 21 days ago
As in the first game, B. After that, A.
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grizsled

who do i start for gw1 out of barco, konsa, burn, mykolenko, andersen?

Wonderful Wizard Hazard
1 month, 21 days ago
Burn
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1. grizsled
  1 month, 21 days ago
  there's 3 also i don't have myk i forgot i removed him for gvardiol
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bobby_bookah
1 month, 21 days ago
konsa burn myk just
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1. grizsled
  1 month, 21 days ago
  ok thanks i acc have gvardiol instead of mykolenko forgot about that but two burn's means imma keep him for this week and swap him out for myk next weeks bc of better fixture list
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jack88

Gordon porro robinson
Or
ESR munoz Trent

bobby_bookah
1 month, 21 days ago
eat
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1. bobby_bookah
  1 month, 21 days ago
  b
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Wonderful Wizard Hazard
1 month, 21 days ago
A
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Stuartb3599

A) Quansah (Liverpool) or B) Anderson (Palace) Any thoughts?

Wonderful Wizard Hazard
1 month, 21 days ago
A
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Jimbo74
1 month, 21 days ago
A. 4.5 for a likely LFC starting defender. Palace prob won't be as strong defensively as last year and Liverpool have better fixtures.
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bobby_bookah

a, Gvardiol
b, Saliba

No other City or Arse defenders

Jimbo74
1 month, 21 days ago
I prefer Gabriel for his greater goal threat.
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1. bobby_bookah
  1 month, 21 days ago
  thx gd pt
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Chrisaa87
1 month, 21 days ago
Ive gone b
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Piksau
1 month, 21 days ago
Arsenal over City
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Saka+ trent
Or
Salah + quansah

Chrisaa87
1 month, 21 days ago
Salah and q
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Piksau
1 month, 21 days ago
Saka + Trent
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Vjm6891

What is the thoughts on this year starting with more of a "squad" as you can save transfers up to 5 now?

I usually at the start I just have 1 cheap subs who is likely to play and max (or near max) out the starting line up.

Piksau
1 month, 21 days ago
I always go for a squad, and I am targeting a teams with the best fixtures in the first 6-7 GWs to enable myself some flexibility with saving transfers and WCing.
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Piksau

Haaland + Salah Draft:
RAYA TURNER
KONSA BARCO ANDERSEN VIRGIL BURN
ESR EZE SALAH ROGERS GORDON
HAALAND ISAK WOOD

No Haaland Draft
RAYA TURNER
KONSA BARCO ANDERSEN VIRGIL BURN
ESR EZE SALAH FODEN GORDON
WATKINS ISAK SOLANKE

No Salah Draft:
RAYA TURNER
KONSA BARCO ANDERSEN TAA BURN
ESR EZE JOTA GARNACHO GORDON
HAALAND ISAK SOLANKE

This season is very confusing...and I am seeing the benefits of all 3 options, but currently leaning towards No Haaland.
Which looks the best?

Bluetiger1
1 month, 21 days ago
Haaland + Salah Draft:
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1. Piksau
  1 month, 20 days ago
  Thanks!
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Button Phobic

Which combination
A - MGW + A Young
B - J Gomes + Quansah
C - ESM + Livramento/Mykolenko
D - CHO + Mykolenko
E - other combination of above def and mid

PScholes18

Bottomed.

G2G? 0 ITB.

Raya - 4.0
Gvardiol - Porro - Robinson - Myko - Harwood
Salah - Nkunku - CHO - Rogers - Eze
Haaland - Isak - Muniz

MT180

A) Trent/Joao Pedro
B) Quansah/Havertz

BBC_TF

Any comment on stuff to fix? I like the Bruno bet without Hojlund and stretched a bit to get to him.

Henderson Matthews
TAA Saliba Robinson Hall Barco
Saka Bruno Jota ESR Rogers
Haaland Isak Joao Pedro

niksch91

Why am I seeing flekken in so many teams? Brentford defence was not great and they have terrible fixtures.

GreennRed
1 month, 21 days ago
Not many 4.5m nailed on keepers.
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1 month, 20 days ago

Henderson or Flekken in goal?
ESR or Semenyo in midfield?