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Gameweek 1 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) comes to a head this evening, with Elland Road hosting its first Premier League match since May 2023.

Everton are Leeds United’s visitors tonight, with the game getting underway at 20:00 BST.

Jayden Bogle is fit to start for the hosts, having missed the last fortnight or so through injury.

He’s the only change from the final pre-season XI that Daniel Farke sent out, with Isaac Schmidt making way.

That means that Lucas Perri is between the sticks, with £4.0m FPL goalkeeper Karl Darlow only on the bench.

Summer recruits Sean Longstaff, Lukas Nmecha and Sebastiaan Bornauw are also among the substitutes, with fellow new boy Dominic Calvert-Lewin – who only signed on Friday – not in the squad.

Speaking of recent signings, Jack Grealish is on the bench for the Toffees.

So too is new striker Thierno Barry but Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall makes the starting XI following his early-August move from Chelsea.

Beto leads the line for David Moyes’ side, who are missing key defenders Jarrad Branthwaite and Vitalii Mykolenko through injury.

Two more full-backs, Nathan Patterson and Adam Aznou, are absent, too.

LINE-UPS

Leeds United XI: Perri, Bogle, Rodon, Struijk, Gudmundsson, Ampadu, Tanaka, Stach, James, Gnonto, Piroe.

Subs: Darlow, Byram, Longstaff, Aaronson, Harrison, Ramazani, Nmecha, Bornauw and Gruev.

Everton XI: Pickford, O’Brien, Keane, Tarkowski, Garner, Dewsbury-Hall, Gana, Iroegbunam, Alcaraz, Beto, Ndiaye.

Subs: Travers, Tyrer, McNeil, Barry, Chermiti, Grealish, Coleman, Armstrong, Onyango.


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  1. Kiwivillan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    8 months, 1 day ago

    Livefpl has Stach assist but not given in FPL???

    1. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 months, 1 day ago

      Oh it is nevermind

  2. Agger
    • 10 Years
    8 months, 1 day ago

    Rodon almost with BPS, him and Reinildo for 8m coming in clutch for me woo

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      8 months, 1 day ago

      Gudmund is the points magnet

    2. MJF
        8 months, 1 day ago

        Edge of my seat seeing if my 4.0 def can get a clean, FPL's back!

        1. g40steve
          • 8 Years
          8 months, 1 day ago

          🙂

      • Lanley Staurel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        8 months, 1 day ago

        Just snuck in I think

    3. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      8 months, 1 day ago

      Ndiaye has been gash

      1. Freshy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        8 months, 1 day ago

        big on DC
        just a little short

        1. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          8 months, 1 day ago

          Not really. Needed 12, got 9

      2. The Reptile
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        8 months, 1 day ago

        Total rubbish

    4. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      8 months, 1 day ago

      Wish I played Gudmundsson lol

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        8 months, 1 day ago

        Same

      2. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        8 months, 1 day ago

        But we will feast with the inevitable price increases

    5. Pep Roulette
      • 8 Years
      8 months, 1 day ago

      Who do you think is the best GK option in FPL across all the teams?

      1. Kiwivillan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        8 months, 1 day ago

        Don't WC

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          8 months, 1 day ago

          Maybe got no fires so looking to use FT on keeper

      2. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        8 months, 1 day ago

        Sels

      3. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        8 months, 1 day ago

        Going Sanchez/Dubravka on my wildcard

      4. MJF
          8 months, 1 day ago

          Raya probably but not willing to pay.

          It might be the Sunderland keeper who knows.

        • Freshy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          8 months, 1 day ago

          Raya takes an ARS spot

        • denial
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          8 months, 1 day ago

          Raya

      5. F4L
        • 11 Years
        8 months, 1 day ago

        will take some time to get used to how few bps strikers get for pens now lol. same for thiago yesterday

      6. bso
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        8 months, 1 day ago

        Start Larsen or Anderson?

      7. The-Red-1
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        8 months, 1 day ago

        2, 2, 4, 6, 2, 2, 3, 6, 10, 2, 1.

        Rank 9m.

        Autopick would have done better I think

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          8 months, 1 day ago

          Irrelevant until about GW20 really

          1. The Bandit
            • 15 Years
            8 months, 1 day ago

            Because early points don’t count to your final total 🙄

        2. g40steve
          • 8 Years
          8 months, 1 day ago

          Ouch

      8. Miguel Sanchez
        • 9 Years
        8 months, 1 day ago

        And with that I think I will leave KDH on my bench til whenever I wildcard… good 8th player but wouldn’t want to have to play him every week

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          8 months, 1 day ago

          I’d rather have King in all fairness and save the 0.5

      9. Lanley Staurel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        8 months, 1 day ago

        I’ve peaked. Top 200k. Never had a better first gameweek since 2013z

        1. Agger
          • 10 Years
          8 months, 1 day ago

          Great start

        2. DaniCT
          • 12 Years
          8 months, 1 day ago

          How do you know that stat?

          1. Lanley Staurel
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            8 months, 1 day ago

            🙂 Because I am awful at this game other than when I got top 10k in 2013 🙂

            1. One Man
              • 9 Years
              8 months, 1 day ago

              I’ve only ever got top 100k, but this year I’m top 40k gw1.

              1. Lanley Staurel
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 15 Years
                8 months, 1 day ago

                Its such a great feeling isnt it. Misery and mayhem from now on tho!

                1. One Man
                  • 9 Years
                  8 months, 1 day ago

                  The seasons I done best was the seasons I used to come on here rather than YouTube for advice. I brought in Haaland and Reijnders for Palmer and Gyorkers last minute from advice I received on here.

        3. All Hail K
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          8 months, 1 day ago

          Well done.

      10. Drop Dead Tsimikas
        • 14 Years
        8 months, 1 day ago

        The jammiest of jammy nine-pointers coming in for Tosin, Gudmundsson, you absolute beast.

        1. wowo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          8 months, 1 day ago

          l had the same, but we missed out tosin, 15 pointer header, Cs, dc, and 3 bod too.

      11. Weeb Kakashi
        • 10 Years
        8 months, 1 day ago

        Played Gudmunsson over Andersen. Feel like a genius

        1. Lanley Staurel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          8 months, 1 day ago

          🙂

        2. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          8 months, 1 day ago

          Haha played Rodon over Anderson too

      12. Kiwivillan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        8 months, 1 day ago

        Not bad return from Perri Stach Piroe

        1. Freshy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          8 months, 1 day ago

          GudMun

        2. All Hail K
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          8 months, 1 day ago

          Stach was the first name on my team.

      13. Freshy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        8 months, 1 day ago

        When Ndiaye is third for defensive contributions you know your team had a poor match
        Played the whole first half covering the top of the EVE box

        1. chocolove
          • 15 Years
          8 months, 1 day ago

          Hold on sherlock
          He always hv big defcon
          Its on the team gameplay
          Last season itself he had 268 defcon

      14. Drop Dead Tsimikas
        • 14 Years
        8 months, 1 day ago

        65 in the main game, 100 in Challenge. I’ll take it.

      15. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        8 months, 1 day ago

        Alas Lord Rodon!!!

        1. FHRITP
          • 2 Years
          8 months, 1 day ago

          Flawless victory.

          1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            8 months, 1 day ago

            ‘Here here’

      16. Drizzle
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 2 Years
        8 months, 1 day ago

        Benched Muñoz and played Rodon. Still objectively the wrong decision but fpl owes me a lucky break damn it.

      17. Planet Head
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        8 months, 1 day ago

        Was gonna get rid of Guddy this week, damn

      18. FourLokoLeipzig
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        8 months, 1 day ago

        Not the best start. 44 pts is pretty underwhelming, but cancelling a 28 pt bench boost due to Dubravka supposedly not starting is what really grates. Not sure I’ve ever got 28 pts on BB even in a DGW!

        1. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          8 months, 1 day ago

          42 here so you did better than me.

          1. FourLokoLeipzig
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            8 months, 1 day ago

            Only way is up though, eh (hopefully)

      19. dunas_dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        8 months, 1 day ago

        Would you double up Sels with Murillo v Palace or play Dubravka v Sunderland and avid double Forest defence v Palace?

        1. Mambino
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          8 months, 1 day ago

          I think I'm going to play Dubravka

        2. FPL Blow-In
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          8 months, 1 day ago

          I have Mateta, Sels and Williams. So I’m playing Mateta and. Dubravka and benching my NFO boys. Will probably regret it

        3. Punned It
          • 1 Year
          8 months, 1 day ago

          Chancing Dubravka, playing Milenkovic. And Lacroix. Spreading it out!

      20. CoracAld2831
        • 5 Years
        8 months, 1 day ago

        Will probably still keep Ndiaye.

      21. Freshy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        8 months, 1 day ago

        My BB - 12 points
        2-0-1-9(GudMun)
        I'll take it
        1.8Mill Rank Improvement

      22. PartyTime
        • 4 Years
        8 months, 1 day ago

        Checking to see if Ndiaye hauled. So glad Leeds kept him at bay.

      23. MarcusAurelius
        • 10 Years
        8 months, 1 day ago

        Mbeumo or Cunha for GW2?
        Pretty much impossible to split them atm

        1. Mambino
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          8 months, 1 day ago

          I'd wait until GW3 and probably Cunha, but agree that it's hard to split them

        2. #1 Salah Hater
          • 1 Year
          8 months, 1 day ago

          Mboom. Cunha dropped deeper once Sesko came on.

        3. Freshy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          8 months, 1 day ago

          Think Cunha will outscore Mb

        4. Drizzle
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 2 Years
          8 months, 1 day ago

          Close but Mbeumo for me. On corners and is a bit more efficient in his end product. Cunha is much more fun to watch though and will score well.

        5. Mother Farke
          • 2 Years
          8 months, 1 day ago

          I'm giving them another audition v Fulham. No rush.

        6. FourLokoLeipzig
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          8 months, 1 day ago

          Very close call, I’d go Boomo though

      24. Agger
        • 10 Years
        8 months, 1 day ago

        68k, triple Sunderland, Wood and Haaland (C) delivering!

        1. The Big Fella
          • 9 Years
          8 months, 1 day ago

          Massive congrats

        2. FPL Blow-In
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          8 months, 1 day ago

          F in hell. Treble Sunderland !

          1. Agger
            • 10 Years
            8 months, 1 day ago

            Top of the fixture ticker! And spent big this summer

            1. FPL Blow-In
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              8 months, 1 day ago

              Nicely done

        3. Mother Farke
          • 2 Years
          8 months, 1 day ago

          Congrats. Guess I should be happy with 36k, I thought it was poor around here.

          1. Kiwivillan
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            8 months, 1 day ago

            Played BB Ranked 452k without bench added 76pts. 89pts after bench added is 36k

            1. Mother Farke
              • 2 Years
              8 months, 1 day ago

              I guess you're WCing after using BB, then?

        4. Lanley Staurel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          8 months, 1 day ago

          Wow!

      25. The Big Fella
        • 9 Years
        8 months, 1 day ago

        How do they decide league position? Everybody has had one match now and Everton are in 14th and United 15th despite both losing 1-0. For Bournemouth and Brentford at 16th and 17th respectively it is clearer as they can go off goals scored despite the goal difference being the same.

        1. FPL Blow-In
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          8 months, 1 day ago

          Alphabetical?

          1. Sheffield Wednesday
            • 5 Years
            8 months, 1 day ago

            That's why West Ham and Wolves are bottom of the league.

            1. The Big Fella
              • 9 Years
              8 months, 1 day ago

              😆 Burnley the exception to the rule always

        2. Freshy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          8 months, 1 day ago

          In the Premier League, if two or more teams are tied on points, the following tiebreaker rules are applied in order: goal difference, goals scored, head-to-head record, head-to-head away goals, and finally, a play-off match at a neutral venue if necessary

          1. Freshy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            8 months, 1 day ago

            I thought fouls would be in there

          2. The Big Fella
            • 9 Years
            8 months, 1 day ago

            But none of this applies as they were 1-0 finishes and it was just 1 match

      26. #1 Salah Hater
        • 1 Year
        8 months, 1 day ago

        Best GW2 captaincy option? Had it on Saka but think Leeds will park 10 at the back so edging towards Evanilson or Watkins now.

        A. Saka
        B. Evanilson
        C. Watkins

        1. Freshy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          8 months, 1 day ago

          You hate Haaland too?
          Still be Saka

          1. #1 Salah Hater
            • 1 Year
            8 months, 1 day ago

            Haaland (c) GW1 was basic common sense. Against a strong, confident Spurs side with 5 at the back, not so much.

        2. Mambino
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          8 months, 1 day ago

          No, I think it has to Saka from those tbh

        3. Drizzle
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 2 Years
          8 months, 1 day ago

          Definitely Saka!

        4. FourLokoLeipzig
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          8 months, 1 day ago

          Saka

        5. Warby84
          • 10 Years
          8 months, 1 day ago

          Salah

      27. Kiwivillan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        8 months, 1 day ago

        Crack up. Stach CS + assist + DC 0 bonus

      28. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        8 months, 1 day ago

        I need to log off FPL till Friday evening. Save me knee jerking into a Week 2 wildcard.

        1. Mambino
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          8 months, 1 day ago

          make sure you log on before deadline at 18.30 Friday evening (I'm sure you know but just in case)