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15 August 2025 737 comments
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The final pre-season week before Fantasy Premier League’s (FPL) Gameweek 1 deadline has been jam-packed with advice from Fantasy experts of all hues, as everyone (including Fantasy Football Scout, of course) tries to share their wisdom.

Frankly, reading it all can be a bit overwhelming, taking up a lot of time that FPL managers no longer have.

To help you out, Scout have collected 42 of the top Team Reveals together in one place, coming from former winners, pro pundits and our own staff.

Notes have been deliberately kept simple, allowing you to smoothly scan, but some have external links that add more information. Whilst we can’t guarantee it’s the answer to life, the universe and everything, it should give you a leg up into Gameweek 1.

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1. Zophar (14/08/2025)
– Credentials: Eight top 10K finishes, FPL Wire co-host & FFS Contributor
– Formation: 3-5-2
– Captain: Salah
– Key Points: Salah, Wirtz, attacking defenders, prepping for a Gameweek 6 Free Hit
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2. FPL General (14/08)
– Credentials: Three top 500 finishes, Leading podcast host & FFS Contributor
– Formation: 3-5-2
– Captain: Palmer
– Key Points: No Salah but there’s Wirtz, Gakpo, Fernandes and Saka, plus double Nottingham Forest defence
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  1. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 months, 23 days ago

    Huge changes to my team. Now on BB1 since I think I found a good balance that I'm happy with.

    Would rather get BB out the way then steer towards a WC7 strategy and leaner team.

    1. Boxwoods
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 months, 23 days ago

      What's the team?

    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 months, 23 days ago

      Salah back in after all?

    3. Emiliano Sala
      • 9 Years
      7 months, 23 days ago

      Breaking news

    4. ameisin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 months, 23 days ago

      BB1 for me too:

      Sels
      Porro | Milenko | De Cuyper
      Wirtz | Saka | Palmer | Georginio
      Gyok | Watkins | Ekitike

      Verb | Diouf | Rodon | Stach

  2. Boxwoods
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 months, 23 days ago

    A. Bowen + Bruno + Rogers
    B. Pedro + Wirtz + Cunha

    1. Maresca–Ball
      • 1 Year
      7 months, 23 days ago

      A

    2. Benedict_Alexander_Arnold
      • 1 Year
      7 months, 23 days ago

      Tough call, lean towards A. Boring but likely more reliable

  3. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    7 months, 23 days ago

    This is the latest article

    Pages are still flying on the older one too 😀

  4. Maresca–Ball
    • 1 Year
    7 months, 23 days ago

    Sanchez. Dubravka.
    Ait Nouri. Aina. N Williams. Rodon. Hartman.
    Salah. Palmer. Fernandes. Rogers. Ndiaye.
    Joao Pedro. Wood. Guiu.

    What do you think guys?

  5. Benedict_Alexander_Arnold
    • 1 Year
    7 months, 23 days ago

    Familia, ¿Cuál quieres? Gracias!

    A. Pedro
    B. Mateta
    C. Wood
    D. Other F 7.5 or below

    1. Maresca–Ball
      • 1 Year
      7 months, 23 days ago

      A

      1. Benedict_Alexander_Arnold
        • 1 Year
        7 months, 23 days ago

        Gracias

    2. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 14 Years
      7 months, 23 days ago

      This week, either C or A. More long-term, probably same, actually, but make moves to move up to Bowen or Ekitike, since there's no way Wood has another monster season and Delap _will_ eat into JP's minutes.

      1. Benedict_Alexander_Arnold
        • 1 Year
        7 months, 23 days ago

        Thanks! I am definitely looking beyond just this GW. I had Bowen until a few minutes ago, can’t stop tinkering. I am not sold on Wood but was willing to entertain well-made cases for his inclusion

    3. Boxwoods
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 months, 23 days ago

      Vote for Pedro

      1. Benedict_Alexander_Arnold
        • 1 Year
        7 months, 23 days ago

        Merci!

        Come get some ham, Boxwoods

        1. Boxwoods
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          7 months, 23 days ago

          😆

  6. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 14 Years
    7 months, 23 days ago

    I know I've said it before, but with errands to run and a cat to take to the vet to get her bum shaved, this truly is it. G'luck, lads and lasses!

    Sels
    Milenkovic | Tosin | VdV
    (S)alah | Saka | Palmer | Kudus | Reindeer
    Watkins | JP

    Dub, Guiu, Gudmundsson, Esteve

    0.5 itb for later

    1. Lecky Legs FC
      • 10 Years
      7 months, 23 days ago

      Didn’t know Reindeers played football professionally

  7. Whats the Mata?
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 months, 23 days ago

    Gakpo or Rogers?

    Have Wirtz, Watkins and Ekitike

    1. Benedict_Alexander_Arnold
      • 1 Year
      7 months, 23 days ago

      Gakpo

    2. King Kun Ta
      • 10 Years
      7 months, 23 days ago

      Gakpo

  8. Taffy Tractorboy
      7 months, 23 days ago

      BB GTG
      Sels
      Aina, Wan Bissaka, Virgil,
      Pahlinha, Wirtz, Cacaida, Bruno F (vc)
      Etekite, Haaland (c), Gyokeres
      Bench: Verbruggen, Le Tee, Munoz, Bonsai

      Roast away

      1. Andrew
        • 14 Years
        7 months, 23 days ago

        Don't like Paulinha pick, too defensive.

        1. Taffy Tractorboy
            7 months, 23 days ago

            Thanks Andrew, I'm basically playing 5-2-3 with Pahlinho and Cacaida bolstering the defence.

        2. g40steve
          • 8 Years
          7 months, 23 days ago

          Very differential team, like it.

        3. aapoman
          • 12 Years
          7 months, 23 days ago

          Attack is busted. Hope it pays of

      2. They are eating the dogs
        • 3 Years
        7 months, 23 days ago

        Is Ederson nailed?

        1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
          • 14 Years
          7 months, 23 days ago

          Not in the slightest.

        2. Maresca–Ball
          • 1 Year
          7 months, 23 days ago

          Nope he's on his way out. Donnarumma & Trafford are gonna be new Man City goalkeepers.

      3. Andrew
        • 14 Years
        7 months, 23 days ago

        Kudus or Rogers, already have Watkins

        1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
          • 14 Years
          7 months, 23 days ago

          I went Kudus + Watkins. Burnley and Kudus's preseason form too hard to ignore.

        2. aapoman
          • 12 Years
          7 months, 23 days ago

          I've gone Rogers + Watkins. Villa are a proven good team and Rogers is nailed as long as he is fit.

      4. Ruinenlust
        • 8 Years
        7 months, 23 days ago

        A) Cucurella, Saka, Joao Pedro

        Or

        B) Diouf, Rutter, Haaland?

        1. Maresca–Ball
          • 1 Year
          7 months, 23 days ago

          A all day long.

        2. aapoman
          • 12 Years
          7 months, 23 days ago

          A

        3. Andrew
          • 14 Years
          7 months, 23 days ago

          A.

      5. Taffy Tractorboy
          7 months, 23 days ago

          * Bonsai = Konsa

        • Slurpy
          • 10 Years
          7 months, 23 days ago

          Eze or Gakpo

          1. aapoman
            • 12 Years
            7 months, 23 days ago

            Gakpo. Eze linked to Spurs

        • Kodap
          • 8 Years
          7 months, 23 days ago

          Palace Sarr, or Kudus?

          1. aapoman
            • 12 Years
            7 months, 23 days ago

            Sarr

          2. g40steve
            • 8 Years
            7 months, 23 days ago

            Sarr

        • aapoman
          • 12 Years
          7 months, 23 days ago

          Think I'm there. How we looking?

          Sanchez
          Porro Munoz Williams
          Salah Palmer Bruno Rogers Reijinders
          Watkins JSL

          Dub; Andersen, Esteve, Guiu

          1. g40steve
            • 8 Years
            7 months, 23 days ago

            Nice, I wanted Munoz but went Porro as Cucu was first player selected for me

          2. WVA
            • 9 Years
            7 months, 23 days ago

            Any Arsenal plans for GW2?

            1. aapoman
              • 12 Years
              7 months, 23 days ago

              Praying. Can't have them all. I could have Saka instead of Bruno in the gw1 team but if Saka has lost pens I think he is a no-go

        • Atimis
          • 9 Years
          7 months, 23 days ago

          Konsa, VDV or Dorgu to rotate with De Cuyper?

          1. More Tragic
            • 10 Years
            7 months, 23 days ago

            Dorgs

        • sthelenslad92
          • 10 Years
          7 months, 23 days ago

          Is Anderson's spot in the XI under threat with Forest looking to bring in both Douglas Luiz and Musah?

          1. aapoman
            • 12 Years
            7 months, 23 days ago

            Dont know. But if he doesnt play 90min his defcon will take a big hit

        • King Kun Ta
          • 10 Years
          7 months, 23 days ago

          Kudus or Ndiaye? Latter has pens and both have good fixtures… Ta!

          1. OptimusBlack
            • 12 Years
            7 months, 23 days ago

            N

          2. Drop Dead Tsimikas
            • 14 Years
            7 months, 23 days ago

            Don't trust either but went Kudus.

          3. aapoman
            • 12 Years
            7 months, 23 days ago

            Already got Sarr?

            1. King Kun Ta
              • 10 Years
              7 months, 23 days ago

              Nope, not an option I think compared to Kudus. Mo is playing more forward.

              1. aapoman
                • 12 Years
                7 months, 23 days ago

                Hmm ok. Sarr's stats last year were insane though

        • OptimusBlack
          • 12 Years
          7 months, 23 days ago

          Better Combo ?
          A- Sanchez Rutter
          B- Verbruggen Kudus

          1. beetlejuice
            • 8 Years
            7 months, 23 days ago

            A

            1. OptimusBlack
              • 12 Years
              7 months, 23 days ago

              Ty mate

        • g40steve
          • 8 Years
          7 months, 23 days ago

          Locked in, good luck everyone, it’s only a game 😉

          Sels,
          Cucu, Porro, Diouf
          Palmer, Salah, Bruno, Reijnders, I Sarr
          Pedro, Watkins

          Dubs, Gudmund, Hartman, Guiu

          1. ameisin
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            7 months, 23 days ago

            Fútbol is life!

        • beetlejuice
          • 8 Years
          7 months, 23 days ago

          Do you expect Marmoush to start?

          1. King Kun Ta
            • 10 Years
            7 months, 23 days ago

            Gotta call Pep!

        • KieranKA
          • 4 Years
          7 months, 23 days ago

          A: Kudus, Rogers, Mateta
          B: Sarr, Anderson, Watkins

          And are we all sleeping on Matheus Nunes?

        • Khalico
          • 10 Years
          7 months, 23 days ago

          Kelleher set to start?

        • GoonerSteve
          • 16 Years
          7 months, 23 days ago

          How's this looking, gents?

          Kelleher (Dubravka)
          Porro, AWB, Konsa (Rodon, Pembele)
          Kudus, Salah (c), Saka, Palmer (vc), Rejinders.
          Gyokeres, Pedro (Guiu)
          1m itb.

          1. g40steve
            • 8 Years
            7 months, 23 days ago

            Strong

        • winchester
          • 5 Years
          7 months, 23 days ago

          Which one you prefer?

          A) bruno + 5,0 defender
          B) wirtz + 5,5 defender

          Rest of team:
          sels
          diouf vdv ??
          salah(c) palmer reijnders ??
          watkins pedro bowen

          (dubravka decuyper ramsey esteve)

        • GreennRed
          • 14 Years
          7 months, 23 days ago

          I have Diouf. He was good in the Czech league. Why is expectation high that he'll be a decent attacking threat in the Premier League for a Graham Potter side that'll be busy enough keeping out goals?

        • CheesyZoot
          • 6 Years
          7 months, 23 days ago

          Is KDH still an option? Looks like people going off him…

          1. _Freddo
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            7 months, 23 days ago

            Yes, why wouldn’t he be?

            Everton don’t sign 30 million pound subs.

            1. CheesyZoot
              • 6 Years
              7 months, 23 days ago

              My thoughts as well just wanted confirmation

        • Dannyb
          • 9 Years
          7 months, 23 days ago

          Gtg?
          Sanchez
          Frimpong Porro Cucu
          Wirtz Palmer Gakpo Reijnders kdh
          Haaland Watkins
          Dubravka Dorgu AWB Guiu

        • Sid07
          • 11 Years
          7 months, 23 days ago

          Any further changes needed?

          Sanchez Dubravka
          Murillo VDV Frimpong (de cuyper Esteve)
          Salah Palmer Wirtz Reijders Sarr
          Watkins Pedro (Guiu)

        • The_FF_King
          • 13 Years
          7 months, 23 days ago

          Mateta or Wood?