| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change |
 Raya Martin
|
ARS | A |
| Up |
 Donnarumma
|
MCI | B |
| No Change |
 Pickford
|
EVE | B |
| No Change |
 Kinsky
|
TOT | B |
| No Change |
 Hornícek
|
NEW | C, Vs |
| Down |
 Martinez
|
CHE | C |
| Down |
 Verbruggen
|
BHA | B, VsX |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change |
 Konsa Ngoyo
|
ARS | B |
| No Change |
 Calafiori
|
ARS | A |
| No Change |
 Gvardiol
|
MCI | A |
| No Change |
 Thiaw
|
NEW | C, Vs |
| No Change |
 Tarkowski
|
EVE | A |
| Down |
 De Cuyper
|
BHA | A, VsX, OoP |
| No Change |
 Muharemovic
|
LEE | B |
| No Change |
 Williams
|
NFO | B |
| Down |
 Lacroix
|
CHE | C |
| Up |
 Khalaili
|
CRY | C |
| No Change |
 Ajer
|
BRE | C |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change |
 Bruno Fernandes
|
MUN | A |
| No Change |
 Palmer
|
CHE | A |
| No Change |
 Rogers
|
CHE | A |
| No Change |
 Saka
|
ARS | A |
| Up |
 Gibbs-White
|
NFO | A |
| No Change |
 Szoboszlai
|
LIV | B |
| No Change |
 Mbeumo
|
MUN | A |
| Up |
 Odegaard
|
ARS | A |
| No Change |
 Semenyo
|
MCI | B |
| No Change |
 Groß
|
BHA | A, VsX |
| No Change |
 Dewsbury-Hall
|
EVE | B |
| No Change |
 Barnes
|
NEW | B, Vs |
| Up |
 King
|
FUL | B, Vs |
| No Change |
 Sangaré
|
BRE | B |
| No Change |
 Le Fée
|
SUN | C |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change |
 Haaland
|
MCI | A |
| No Change |
 João Pedro
|
CHE | A, Inj |
| No Change |
 Wissa
|
NEW | B, Vs |
| No Change |
 Isak
|
LIV | A |
| No Change |
 Thiago
|
BRE | C |
| No Change |
 Calvert-Lewin
|
LEE | B |
| No Change |
 McBurnie
|
HUL | C |
| No Change |
 Barry
|
EVE | C |
| No Change |
 Gonzalo García
|
FUL | C, Vs |
FPLReactions
With the Fantasy Premier League (FPL) Gameweek 1 deadline fast approaching, the final team reveals are coming in.
This time, we hear from Dan Wright, who you can find here on X. Dan has five top 10k finishes, which means he ranks 30th in our Career Hall of Fame.
somebody talk me into DCL
get DCL
He's a specialist in generating a long streak of blanks.
If you want a good run of 5 games with a pen taker he's the one. It's template for a reason.
Do you think there is enough of a difference to go with the more expensive option?
Groß over Gomez. 8th attacker, only played once in the first 5 weeks.
KDH over Ndiaye/Le Fee?
The money would sit in the bank and allow me some flexibility on early moves
KDH is a significantly better option than Ndiaye. Le Fee is fine when the fixtures are there. Prefer Groß over Gomez but not that much.
Cheers.
And Ballard over Rodon?
The show must go on...
We're taking questions for this week's FPL Q&A with Zo....er....Tom F. Tom will be stepping into the breach for the time being, so fire away with any GW1 posers should you so wish!
Sangaré or Gross?
Dewsbury-Hall or Ndiaye
Great. Zoph used to answer my questions whereas Tom completely ignores me.
P.S. Zoph is a money-grabbing swine.
In life If someone offers you considerably more money to change jobs then generally you do, I certainly have over my 36 year working life. Loyalty is for dogs.
The FPL Wire would never have gotten off the ground if it wasn't for the association with Scout.
Spurs defence - has de Zerbi tightened up to make the likes of van Hecke and Senesi viable options?
Playing Gomez is viable ?
Is Tonali a good option for BB/ bench ? Seems to be more exciting pick compared to the likes of Sangare, Ampadu etc
Is 442 a viable format to start with this season?
Yes
Are the rumours true that FPL_Gout will be taking over the weekly Q&A?
I understand his knowledge of garderobe towers is unsurpassed.
Is Gabriel overlooked? His total points from last year seems easier to replicate than Bruno.
Four of the last five team reveals:
All have: Grob, Bruno, Mbuemo, Haaland, JPedro, DCL, at least one Arsenal Defensive Player
Three have: Szob, Kinsky
Has it really come down to about two different players in the starting 11 for content? This doesn't feel like useful or interesting content any more - it feels like people talking about 90% of an optimised xPts team and their ever so slight variation to the theme for their remaining low cost and therefore low risk player.
My opinion of course, it may not represent others'.
In all the time I have been here, I have yet to see one team reveal that actually becomes the team for them.
If anything it shows a concensus of people who'll be likely followed by many playing the game competitively - which gives you two choices, follow the herd to begin with, avoid any risk - or be bold and potentially gain or lose massively.
Personally I've got 4 drafts sitting open and I'm most liking the one with neither Haaland or Bruno, a full rock-solid team all ripe for a GW1 bench boost! 😀 Even then there's the likes of Saka, Palmer, Isak, Thiago causing "Do I/don't I"? questions, all have huge potential as relatively low-ownership differentials...
Ndiaye being on penalties looks good on paper, but Everton don't get penalties in the EPL
True. There are better 6m mids available.
His underlying data doesn't look good on paper...
Rather have Sangare (bre)
RMT plz lads
Any advice ?
Raya ( Dubs )
Robertson Cala Hume ( Davis / Thomas )
Mbuemo BrunoF Szobo Tzolis ( Gomez )
DCL Haaland JP
0 ITB
Looks a good team
A) Start Ballard and then sell him for Jacquet in gwk 3 when Sunderland's fixtures turn
B) Avoid the need to make a transfer and start Jacquet from gwk 1 but miss Sunderland's relatively easier fixtures
C) Start Mbeumo and then move to Semenyo when Sesko is fit again
D) Avoid the need to make a transfer and just play Semenyo from gwk 1
Pick a combo:
1) A and C
2) A and D
3) B and C
4) B and D
Im on B and D
Will Jacquet start though? They also have Araujo.
Araujo is probably number 3
AD
AD
Szobo or Gakpo?
Szobo unless Gakpo moves to Spurs
I think I may be settlied on this team, any obvious issues or recommendations for change?
Kinsky
VVD | Calafiori | Shaw
Bruno | Semenyo | Wirtz | Mbeumo | MGW
Isak | J.Pedro
----------------------------------------------------------
Dubravka | Muharemovic | Vuskovic | Walle Egeli
only 1 gunner could hurt , thats a great fixture on a friday night they could run riot, I'd get 1 mid
FPL_Gout free team reveal:
Kinsky
Maguire/Muharemovic/Calafiori
Wirtz/Bruno/Szobozlai/Tzolis
DCL/Haaland/Pedro
Verbruggen/Sangare/Diop/Thomas
Remember - FPL_Gout provides execrable content for the poorer player!
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All welcome, the pre-tourney feasting has commenced!
I have made a donation to the poor in your name. I am the poor by the way.
Nice team TKT.
I have a feeling Isak will hit the ground running this season but if I have him Bruno and Haaland the team becomes very imbalanced.
Follow my heart or follow the template?
Either that or he’ll pull his hammy.
Follow what you think is right...
Yeah it's a tough one. Think Isak will do well but finding it hard to justify him when Joao Pedro is £1.5m cheaper, looking great in preseason and not much competition.
Go Mbeumo over Bruno
Think I've settled on this for gw1 bench boost.
Verbruggen - kinsky
White - Shaw - Robertson - leif Davis- Hume
Bruno F - mbeumo - odegaard - tzolis - le fee
Haaland - joao Pedro- DCL
9qzy2l Join this mini league for pride only
Debating an early BB or waiting to see how things plan out. Putting a cheaper bench to start allows a strong 11 with Bruno and Haaland and plenty of room to pivot and give best chance of avoiding early WC. Thoughts ?
Could work out yeah and as you say you can just have bench fodder to build a stronger 11. Personally I'm bench boosting week 1 as I find it a pain in the arse planning for them later in the season, so quite glad to just get it out of the way!
That's my thinking too
But I also start to see the argument for an early WC especially with some of the fixtures. Particularly Brighton v a deplated villa side. And Ipswich home to Sunderland. Shaw at hull. Sangare debut etc
Yeah and you could argue as good as you set up your team (in your head anyways) an early WC is always a possibility so as mentioned just getting it out of the way could be way to go. Coventry playing Hulm at home in GW2 a big selling point I guess
I'm in exactly the same position. Don't get why so many people are using BB early.
Doegu or amad ....or neither. Cheers
Hard to know how United will actually set up Amad might be good to start but Mbeumo could move to the right when Sesko fit and ready to start
Cheers.
Neither
Dorgu for now
Thanks all!
Neither
Which of these template picks are most likely to flop:
Gabriel, Bruno, Mbeumo, DCL
Mbeumo but I'm still chancing him with the nice fixtures gw1 and 2
The advantage with Mbeumo though is that he's 8m and will allow you to move to several other cheaper options if they start smashing it, even if they increase in price.
Or Mbeumo decreases in price.
DCL probably.
Dcl 100%
DCL, weirdly starting to prefer Stach to him
can see wilson eating into stachs points, set pieces etc
Bruno for the price IMO if he mainly gets assists
Not sure any of them will flop exactly, but there are several 6m strikers who will outscore DCL over the season.
DCL without a shadow of a doubt
Raya - Roefs
Robertson - White - Magure - Hume - Palestra
Tzolis - Mbeumo - Fernandes - Foden - Wirtz
Pedro - Isak - Brobbery
Bench Boost Active
Thank me later in between squeezing your spots and fantasising about Sydney Sweeney and contemplating that one day you might read a book of cultural significance
That Brobbery sounds a bit shifty.
He does good opening fixture even if he does play 60 mins then will be cast aside. Or Richarlison once more is learned after the pressers. I hate to go with DCL and the boring mob
Sounds like you've been reading some Bret Easton Ellis. You might want to try Ballard, JG or Dan.
Presume the initals are players and not authors. If you mean Ballard for Sunderland i have Roefs and Hume dont want to go all three lets bring the glory years back for Robertson. Dont know who JG or Dan is. I wish i had more time away from work to learn them all.
Read JG, select Dan.
How mad is it going without Arsenal defender until Konsa beds in?
Other than Gabriel\Raya the rest of them can be on either double digits points or 1 pointers in any given game.
Am I overthinking it?
Yes you are .
Their opening fixture makes them hard to ignore.
Go without any, and you're potentially looking at a 7 or 8 figure rank after the opening game.
I just couldn't do it.
Calafiori is the best option for me.
Thanks guys.
I better log off before I do Calafiori to Vuskovic 🙂
Until when is Gomez nailed in that Brighton attack? Someone please let me know!
I don't think anyone is nailed, however the best thing to do is check the line up for Brighton's game tonight.
Hinslewood if he stays
Until Minteh and Mitoma are back which won't be until a couple of months, or unless they sign another winger. He's fit and will start.
i am seeing alot of people go szobo and wirtz but gakpo (until barcola) could be a real option if he stays. I also like tels at 6m. of course if gakpo goes to spurs this creates another issue but could both have high upside for first couple weeks. gakpo of back of good WC and showed form in pre-season. obviously this is based on early BB and wildcard GW6
just seen they are in for savinho but he would play on the right? marmoush is also interesting if he joins
I agree that Gakpo is probably a better option at Pool than Szobo or Wirtz, but by having him you are locking in a free transfer if he does move to Spurs.
surely he continues to be an option at spurs at least for the opening fixtures?
Binning off Shaw based on comments here (a cheap Man U defender looked good in the back line but the reality is there are better options at the price!)
Already have Robertson who's looking a fair punt so I'm wondering about Brighton and De Cuyper vs Kadioglu, any preference?
I don't know if I agree there are better options at that price. The opening fixtures are good and he looks fairly nailed.
Yeah, that was my initial thought too, but others have mentioned he'd basically be there for the clean sheet as rarely gets attacking returns or defcon, but then as a 4.5 option that isn't the end of the world...
That's okay. It's United with hul IPS eve. They did finish 4th last season...
3rd actually . Apologies from pedants corner…
Yeah seeing that argument being put foreard, but imho of he provides 3cs in first six (benched against City obviously), I’ll take thag and move him on. More difficult question is whether Maguire is worth the extra 0.5
You'll probably change your tune when you see there are £4m DC defenders easily outscoring him...
There we go, that’ll do:
Kinsky Verbruggen
Calafiori Maguire Gvardiol Rodon Davis
Groß Mbeumo Szobo Bruno Hughes
Haaland DCL Pedro
£0.5 which will probably enable Mbuemo>Semenyo
Trying to find some differentials!
De Cuyper or Kadioglu? Take a chance on Gomez over Gross?
De Cuyper assuming he doesn't start tonight
Cheers mate. What are your thoughts on Gomez? Seems pretty nailed right now.
Gibbs White or Semenyo? Or someone else 7.5m-8.5m
Mbuemo for first few
I have him already
Sem
Toying with a no Bruno draft. Midfield too weak?
Raya, Verbruggen
Calafiori, Muharemovic, Shaw, Kadioglu, Davis
Mbeumo, Szobo, Tzolis, Wilson, Schade
Haaland, Isak, Pedro
yes
Where would you upgrade? I could downgrade Raya and get another 1.5m.
Been doing the same myself with no Bruno. Obviously hard to get to if he starts on fire is the main concern.
Help me decide here please:
A: Odegaard or Tzolis
B: Muharemovic & Sangare or Rodon & Schade
Tzolis
Rodon
Schade
Tzolis, Muharemovic, and Sangaré is what I'm on...
Quite like the look of a double up with Ode and Tzolis but my head is telling me to go with Schade instead of Ode. Thoughts?
Depends on what kind of manager you are and your appetite for risk.
Either all in on Arsenal, or spread the risk, and go for Schade. Up to you bruv 🙂
No bruno draft, too risky without Bruno? BB1
Verbruggen
Calafiori, White, Maguire
Semenyo, Szobo, Mbeumo, GroB
Haaland, Isak, Pedro
Kinsky, Hume, Gomez, Shaw
I think Bruno will feast in 1 and 2 and then drop off, prefer to start with and sell later
Nice, I’m also considering going without Bruno.
Mbeumo should do well
Lammens Kinsky
Calafiori Muharemovic Vuskovic Palestra O'Nien
Bruno Wirtz Tzolis Mbeumo Semenyo
Isak Pedro DCL
.5itb
Would you downgrade anywhere to put more money on the pitch? Get Thiago for DCL
Wow, Foden ownership is down in the gutter...
Because he's not good? Or at least hasn't been for a long while. Maybe Fake Pep can awaken him, who knows.
Quite liking the new average % finish stat over previous seasons. Interesting way of seeing how people in your mini-leagues actually stack up over the long term.
Mine is 6% over 12 seasons, which I’ll take!
What are people on here averaging, and over how many seasons?
Ooh hadn't seen that, last season was my worst ever at 28%! Typically as I went into a big work league for money. 😐 Average 12% but have a 0.0%, 0.5% and 0.6% in there so just need to focus this year! 😀
0.0%?!
Mine's not the greatest averaging 3% over 11 seasons...
Decent!
You're way too kind sir! 🙂
