FPL Gameweek 1 Scout Picks: Jota over Salah, Solanke in

Fantasy Premier League (FPL) 2024/25 begins today – so it’s time to finalise our Gameweek 1 Scout Picks.

There’s plenty to consider, with Liverpool, Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur up against newly-promoted opposition.

Indeed, those fixtures play a significant part in how we assess the Fantasy landscape ahead of Gameweek 1.

As usual, our Scout Picks selection draws on the Scout Squad submissions made by Neale, Tom, Sam and Marc.

There are certain restrictions for our picks, however:

An £83.0m budget for our starting XI
An overall squad limit of £100.0m
No more than three players per team

GOALKEEPER

To kick us off, we have Nick Pope (£5.0m) in goal.

Nominated by two of our Scout Squad panel, the Newcastle shot-stopper gets his season underway at home to newly-promoted Southampton.

With the Magpies racking up eight home clean sheets in 2023/24, more than any other side except Everton, Pope has both the FPL pedigree and fixture to warrant investment.

DEFENDERS

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Lallana_

1 month, 20 days ago

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Big Mac 24

First draft and I'm happy to run with it! Couple of ?? over mins with Hall & Quansah.

Henderson
Hall Zinchenko Saliba
Hudson-Odoi Salah Murphy Jota
Pedro Haaland Isak

Turner Nkunku Quansah Munoz

Big Mac 24
1 month, 20 days ago
Any feedback on if you think these changes make sense to the team above:

Salah Quansah to Saka TAA
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Dlarder26

Thougts please

A Rogers, Nkunku, Wood
B Smith-rowe, Sangare, Solanke

team

Henderson, Valdimarson

Gabriel, TAA, Quansah, Robinson, Barca

Saka, Jota, Eze, xx, xx

Haaland, Isak, xx

Rogers and sangare to be mostly benched.

Thanks

ididnt

Is Quansah too risky a pick? Change him to a more nailed 4.5 defender or live a little?

Bobby Digital
1 month, 20 days ago
Live a little
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Best 4.5m keeper to set and forget?

Manani
1 month, 20 days ago
henderson
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beerhockeyrock
1 month, 20 days ago
Henderson
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cheekymonkeytoo

Focused on finalising keepers - have Pickford (5.0) and Sanchez (4.5) mostly as early games seem good
Have nothing in the bank. Happy with that for now - albet 0.5 would be handy

a) Pickford > Pope (same price)
b) Pickford > 4.5 Henderson or Flekken
c) Sanchez > another 4.5 (or 4.0)
d) Leave as is for now.

Crystal Alice
1 month, 20 days ago
Henderson Flekken rotation for 9m?
Pickford Virginia is also 9m
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Mizzzza

OK, finally locked. Thoughts?

HENDERSON/Fabianski

TRENT/PORRO/GVARDIOL/Harwood-Bellis/Johnson

SAKA/ESR/NKUNKU/JOTA/Winks

SOLANKE/HAALAND/ISAK(c)

Maddamotha
1 month, 20 days ago
Good. But ESR will probably not start.
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1. Mizzzza
  1 month, 20 days ago
  Thanks, what makes you think he won’t start?
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2. The Big Fella
  1 month, 20 days ago
  Why not?
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3. BobB
  1 month, 20 days ago
  ESR hasn't left Arsenal to sit on Fulham's bench.
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4. WVA
  1 month, 20 days ago
  Here we go lol
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5. Largo1066
  1 month, 20 days ago
  Why do you think ESR will not start?
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HaalandHaaland

Think I'm locked in and ready to go:

Henderson
Robinson Munoz Porro
Saka Gordon Jota Eze
Haaland Isak Wood

Sub: Fabianski, Gvardiol, Rogers, Harwood-Bellis

IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
1 month, 20 days ago
Start Gvardiol over Robinson surely
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1. HaalandHaaland
  1 month, 20 days ago
  Yea I actually made the change shortly after posting
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Brehmeren

Start Quansah or ESR gw1?

The Big Fella
1 month, 20 days ago
I would go with ESR but somebody above is saying he may not start
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You've got red on you.
1 month, 20 days ago
If you're not going to start Quansah against Ipswich then do you really need him?
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1. Brehmeren
  1 month, 20 days ago
  When ever ESR is facing a better defense than Man Utd?
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BusbySwede

Someone with some thoughts and input would be appreciated

0.5 itb
Henderson
Andersen, Mykolenko, Aina
Saka, Gordon, Nkunku, Jota
Haaland, Isak, Solanke

4.0, ESR, Konsa, Robinson

Too light in def?
Is there better 4.5 def?
I dont know if im completely sold on Nkunku or of i should go maybe Eze?

Goonerette

RMT!

Raya (Fabianski)
Gabriel Porro Quansah (Konsa Burn)
Garnacho Saka Jota Murphy (Nkunku)
Haaland Isak Wood

Cheers!

AZ-B

What do we think on this one peeps:
A. Salah & Solanke
B. Palmer & Isak?

You've got red on you.
1 month, 20 days ago
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You've got red on you.

How am I looking? Time to stop tweaking? Could go for Qhansah but worried I'll block a Liverpool spot.

Henderson
TAA - Saliba - Gvardiol
Salah - Saka - Gordon - Garnacho - Eze
Solanke - Isak

Subs: Valdimarsson - Robinson - Johnson - Fraser

Myg21

Turner
Andersen,hall,Gvardiol
Jota,Saka,minteh,Gordon
Isak,haaland,watkins
Bench
Sanchez, robinson, rogers, holgate
Suggestions? Rankings ?

Head mashed

Onana (Hendo)
Gabriel, Gvardiol, Barco (Konsa, Robinson)
Eze, Jota, B Fernades, Ode (Sangare)
Wood, Isak (c), Haaland

Think it should do me for a couple of weeks to allow others to come back 100%, Ode is my only concern

Wanted 1 or 2 Chelsea in there but not sure on their starting 11 and pre season was all over the place

Any thoughts?

Frank Henderson

RMT please

Raya
Burn Quanash Mykolenko
Saka Gordon Hudson-Odoi Diogo J. (V)
Haaland Isak (C) Solanke

Henderson - Nkunku - Robinson - Barco

Last minute doubt: Myko (BHA) or Robinson (mun) for GW1

Wheato182

Thought i was all set but having last min jitters should I do Quansah > Zinchenko?

Current backline

Henderson
Porro - TAA - Quansah* (Barco/Konsa)

Paulished

A. Salah Rogers
B. Jota Son

Rest of team is:
Raya (4.0)
Porro Barca Konsa (4.0)
Saka. * Eze *
Haaland Wood Isak(c)

adebayorfan

2 ITB.. should I do a or b?!

Henderson (Flekken)
TAA Robinson Hall (Barco, Harwood)
Son Gordon Jota Salah ESR
Watkins Isak (Fraser)

a) Barco to Gvardiol
b) ESR to Eze/Bowen?