Scout Squad
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With new Fantasy Premier League (FPL) rules and new arrivals to consider, the Scout Squad are back ahead of Gameweek 1.

This week and every week, our in-house team of Sam, Marc, Tom and Neale will discuss who they think the best FPL players are for the upcoming Gameweek in isolation.

Only five players have been given universal backing for the opening weekend…

MORE ABOUT THE SCOUT SQUAD

Scout Squad Gameweek 1

The focus is only on the upcoming Gameweek with the Scout Squad, so there’s no medium-term planning involved.

The players who get the most votes are much more likely to make the Scout Picks, although the final XI can’t exceed £83.0m – so occasionally, cheaper alternatives have to be found.

Each of our writers must meet the following requirements for this feature:

  • At least one sub-£5.0m goalkeeper
  • At least one sub-£5.0m defender
  • At least one sub-£6.0m midfielder
  • At least one sub-£7.0m forward
  • No more than three players from the same club

SCOUT SQUAD: BEST FPL PLAYERS FOR GAMEWEEK 1

 

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  1. Jordan.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 months, 24 days ago

    how do you vote in the captains poll on desktop,just cant locate it,help please TIA

    1. Evasivo
      • 15 Years
      3 months, 24 days ago

      Home page and bottom left. I cannot find it on mobile site though!

      1. Jordan.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        3 months, 24 days ago

        nope,not there

    2. No Kane No Gain
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 23 days ago

      Glad I’m not the only one. Can’t find the captain poll

  2. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    3 months, 24 days ago

    who are these idiot pundits on CBS, just arguing like children.

  3. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 24 days ago

    People arguing about the picks and I still can’t decide on Salah va Haaland lol

  4. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 months, 24 days ago

    I hate Vitinha's run-up so much. Glad he missed.

  5. Luggy10
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 months, 24 days ago

    Sels 5m.
    Bowen 8m.
    Barry (Eve) 6m
    19m to spend on spreading this money better.
    How would you use it?

    1. AAAFootball
        3 months, 24 days ago

        Sels JSL Jpedro

        Or guiu and upgrade elsewhere

    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 6 Years
      3 months, 24 days ago

      Horrible miss from Vitinha

    3. RedKev81
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 months, 24 days ago

      Hi guys

      Johnson/Verbruggun or Kudus/Sels for GW1?

      Surprised Johnson didn’t play tonight…anyone with any info why or think he’s lost his position? How was Kudus tonight…looking nailed?
      Cheers

    4. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 24 days ago

      Ah, Vdv had such a good game too. Bad pen though

    5. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 24 days ago

      Awful penalty

    6. Tonyawesome69
      • 6 Years
      3 months, 24 days ago

      Terrible pen from Tel

    7. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      3 months, 24 days ago

      Surely these players have learnt by now that these stupid stumbled "run-ups" are a bad idea

    8. Tonyawesome69
      • 6 Years
      3 months, 24 days ago

      Good pen from Porro. Interesting to see he was the 5th taker

      1. PartyTime
        • 4 Years
        3 months, 24 days ago

        “Cohones” is how it is pronounced in Spanish

    9. ‘Tis the Season
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 24 days ago

      lol..spursy

    10. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      3 months, 24 days ago

      Spursy

    11. FPL Brains
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 24 days ago

      Lol. Mad.

    12. Manani
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 24 days ago

      Sarr seems like the best pick for 6m and under?

      looks dangerous with good DC (from eye test)

    13. JBG
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 24 days ago

      Hard to Tel if that guy is an actual attacker.

      1. AAAFootball
          3 months, 24 days ago

          Haha

      2. Glasner Ball
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 24 days ago

        lol Spurs

      3. have you seen cyan
        • 6 Years
        3 months, 24 days ago

        Tel adds nothing to this team. Whichever clown at Spurs watched him last season and decided we should sign him permanently needs kicking out the door. Its either corruption, or incompetence.

        1. JBG
          • 7 Years
          3 months, 24 days ago

          He really was pretty bad everytime I saw him play, so glad he went to Spurs and not MU XD.

      4. PartyTime
        • 4 Years
        3 months, 24 days ago

        😆 Hahahahaha. Madness in Paris. These French thugs are going to run the streets of Paris. Heck!

      5. Qaiss
        • 9 Years
        3 months, 24 days ago

        That was PSG’s first game of pre-season. If that match was during the season, they would have won quite comfortably I think

      6. Fat Frank
        • 8 Years
        3 months, 24 days ago

        Now the footy has finished…

        _____
        Porro | _____ | Diouf
        Salah | Palmer | Bruno | Rogers | Sarr
        Watkins | Joao Pedro

        Dubravka | Gundmundsson | Esteve | Guiu

        4.5 keeper & Neco
        Or
        Sels & 4.5 defender?

        Thanks

        1. Fat Frank
          • 8 Years
          3 months, 24 days ago

          It is Palace Sarr by the way

        2. FPL Blow-In
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 months, 24 days ago

          I prefer the 4.5 defenders to 4.5 keepers. Sels and 4.5 def

          1. Fat Frank
            • 8 Years
            3 months, 24 days ago

            Thanks, my thinking is:

            Sels & De Cuyper
            Or
            Verbruggen & Neco

        3. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
          • 9 Years
          3 months, 24 days ago

          4.5 GK, 4.5 def + upgrade one of your 4.0 to another 4.5

        4. Camzy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          3 months, 24 days ago

          Sels + 4.5 defender.

          Nice team overall but a touch light in defense for my liking. Would sacrifice either Rogers or Sarr to someone cheaper like Reijnders or Anderson.

          1. Fat Frank
            • 8 Years
            3 months, 24 days ago

            Thanks Camzy, yes that’s where I was originally at but I’ve since moved to wanting a 6.5 mid as well as Rogers.

        5. Under my Cucurella
          • 10 Years
          3 months, 24 days ago

          Sels and 4.5

          1. Fat Frank
            • 8 Years
            3 months, 24 days ago

            Thank you

      7. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        3 months, 24 days ago

        Not Spursy at all imo. They dominated for much of the game and defended like tiger, before succumbing to arguably the best club side in the world. They can hold their heads high.

        1. Qaiss
          • 9 Years
          3 months, 24 days ago

          It was Spursy

        2. FPL Blow-In
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 months, 24 days ago

          It was a good performance but still the same old outcome that they can’t seem to see it through

          1. Strike me a Gakpose
            • 12 Years
            3 months, 24 days ago

            They literally won the europa league

      8. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 24 days ago

        Gakpo or Rogers plus .5

        I have Watkins but no Pool

        1. Fat Frank
          • 8 Years
          3 months, 24 days ago

          I prefer Rogers

          1. Fat Frank
            • 8 Years
            3 months, 24 days ago

            I think he should actually be 7.5 himself

            1. 420king
              • 11 Years
              3 months, 24 days ago

              why?

              1. Fat Frank
                • 8 Years
                3 months, 24 days ago

                His nailedness and returns last season. I think he’s underpriced

                1. 420king
                  • 11 Years
                  3 months, 24 days ago

                  Would be if he improved his xG+A this season, but right now it's a fair price.

                  1. Fat Frank
                    • 8 Years
                    3 months, 24 days ago

                    I think he will, also think Sarr at Palace is more of a 7.0 player

        2. theluckiest
          • 16 Years
          3 months, 24 days ago

          Gakpo

        3. 420king
          • 11 Years
          3 months, 24 days ago

          G

        4. FPL Blow-In
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 months, 24 days ago

          Sels
          Williams, Romero, De Cuyper
          Palmer, Bruno, Gakpo, Reijnders
          Haaland, Watkins, Mateta

          Dubravka, Dorgu, Devenny, Diakite

      9. theluckiest
        • 16 Years
        3 months, 24 days ago

        Think I've settled on this now.. Thoughts?

        Sels - Dubravka
        Cucurella, porro, de cuyper - diouf, Esteve
        Palmer, wirtz, Fernandes, kudus - Reijnders
        Ekitike, João Pedro, Watkins

        1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
          • 9 Years
          3 months, 24 days ago

          Very nice. Find 0.5 for Kudus -> Rogers (if fit) imo

      10. Dynamic Duos
        • 12 Years
        3 months, 24 days ago

        It's Burnley at home

      11. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 9 Years
        3 months, 24 days ago

        Thoughts on this BB GW1 followed by WC GW2?

        Sels Verbruggen
        Cucurella Frimpong RAN Porro Milenkovic
        Palmer Wirtz Gakpo Reijnders KDH
        Watkins Bowen Pedro

        1. 420king
          • 11 Years
          3 months, 24 days ago

          nah

        2. OverTinker
          • 7 Years
          3 months, 24 days ago

          why do you need to WC in Gw2?

          1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
            • 9 Years
            3 months, 24 days ago

            To get rid of the spread money and benching headaches! Could possibly FH GW2 instead

      12. OverTinker
        • 7 Years
        3 months, 24 days ago

        Kelleher
        Diouf Murillo N. Williams
        Writz Palmer Bruno Gakpo Anderson
        Watkins Haaland(C)

        Dub - Moreno Guiu Esteve

        Suggestions please

        1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
          • 9 Years
          3 months, 24 days ago

          Like this a lot, would go Reijnders over Anderson though

        2. woodca007
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 2 Years
          3 months, 24 days ago

          Love it. not really convinced on any of that GK/defence for this season, but who knows how DefCon might turn out. Defenders seem a bit strangely priced and a bit of a lottery this season.

          I have 5 of the same forwards/midfielders. But Sarr and Reijnders instead of Anderson and Gakpo.

      13. Drop Dead Tsimikas
        • 14 Years
        3 months, 24 days ago

        So, has today's match impacted VdV's potential start on Saturday? So confused.

      14. The 12th Man
        • 12 Years
        3 months, 24 days ago

        How does this Haaland BB 1 team look?

        Sels
        Porro,Tarkowski,Milenkovic
        Palmer,Wirtz,Reijnders,Adringa
        Joao Pedro,Haaland(c),Watkins

        Verbruggen,KDH,Diouf,Gudmunsson.

        1. _figu
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 months, 24 days ago

          I would want to maximize ceiling so dont like Adingra vs Diouf.

          You can go Rutter (6.0) or Andersson (5.5), if you plan to WC early I would downgrade tarkowski or consider Frimpong/RAN

          1. The 12th Man
            • 12 Years
            3 months, 24 days ago

            Thanks. Something to think about.