Scout Picks

FPL Gameweek 1 Scout Picks: Five in defence, Kane over Haaland

The votes are in and most of the press conferences have been watched: now we can choose our best Fantasy Premier League (FPL) players for Gameweek 1 ahead of Friday’s deadline.

The final selection is partly based on the Scout Squad consensus picks but budgetary constraints and injury updates from the pre-match pressers are all factored in, too.

We line up in a 5-3-2 formation this week and, as ever, are limited to £83.0m for our first XI.

CHANGES FOR 2022/23

While the maximum starting XI budget remains the same, there has been a slight change to how we nominate substitutes.

Our Scout Picks bench was previously made of players not just serving as bench fodder or to make the budget up to £100m but rather to give some alternative, viable options who don’t cost as much as some of the names in our line-up.

However, the people have (just about) spoken – and we will indeed be price-capping our substitutes, too.

Given that we’ve opted for a 5-3-2 this week, that decreases our starting budget to £82.5m, as £17.5m is now the minimum that one goalkeeper, two midfielders and one forward can buy.

GOALKEEPER

Fantasy community eyes Burnley clean sheet in first Double Gameweek match

Nick Pope (£5.0m), nominated by three of our Scout Squad panel, gets the nod between the posts this week. While last season’s form could end up being this season’s chip paper, there’s not a great deal else we can go on until we’ve seen a ball kicked in 2022/23 – and Newcastle did finish the last campaign with four clean sheets in their last seven home fixtures. Improvements in the Magpies’ underlying defensive numbers under Eddie Howe are worthy of note, too, and the Tynesiders have further bolstered their backline with the acquisition of not just Pope but also Sven Botman (£4.5m).

DEFENDERS

 

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  1. Knallie
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    A) Sanchez/Ward rotation + Bailey
    B) Ward/Iversen + Martinelli?

    have Jesus and Saka

    1. jason_ni
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      A

  2. Pedram
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    Kane or Haaland

    1. TheBiffas
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      Nobodies asked that before

      1. Pedram
        • 10 Years
        1 year, 7 months ago

        It's a pretty decisive decision, could end your season if one of them flops

    2. AC Yew
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      If you have Son go for Haaland?

  3. TheBiffas
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    Almiron / KDH or Saliba?

    1. DRIZ ✅
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      AB for me

      1. TheBiffas
        • 3 Years
        1 year, 7 months ago

        Thanks!

    2. tyiocoyg34
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      saliba

    3. pundit of punts
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      Almiron

  4. TAT
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    Dias or Trippier to complete this back five? Trippier obviously leaves more money to spend elsewhere, while Dias gives me a Dias/Cancelo/Haaland triple up.

    TAA - Cancelo - Robertson - James - X

    1. Jebiga
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      Perisic ?

      1. TAT
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 7 months ago

        As long as he's a doubt, I'd rather look at other options.

    2. TheBiffas
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      Walker

      1. TAT
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 7 months ago

        Walker is definitely an option, but probably not a long term option though.

        1. Paul Psychic Octopus
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          1 year, 7 months ago

          He doesn't need to be long term. Into GW3 can look at Cucurella, Perisic...

          1. TAT
            • 6 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            Yes, that's true. Can we be sure he starts both GW 1 and GW 2 though? Thinking of GW 2 in particular.

          2. WVA
            • 7 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            Trippier is better till GW3

            1. TAT
              • 6 Years
              1 year, 7 months ago

              It's the opening two fixtures that makes Trippier an option, IMO. After that I might want to get rid.

  5. Jebiga
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    perisic or walker or doherty ?

    1. DRIZ ✅
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      C

    2. Gizzachance
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      On peresic , looking at Walker instead double city
      Try an get peresic for gw3
      Tripp has city/pool in first 5
      Cash/digne don’t not have goid run of fixtures, first couple maybe

  6. Brunsvigeren
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    Advice here, 0.5 itb,

    Thinking of Cancelo to Walker, leaves me 2 mil itb for later, or use as upgrade Martenelli to Saka, or Greenwood to Mitrovich?

    Ramsdale
    TAA, Robbo, James, Tripper (Cancelo)
    Salah, Bailey, Martinelli
    Kane, Jesus

    Ward, Neto, Greenwood, Andreas

  7. Nate(U)dog(ie)
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    Play Raya or Ward? Brentford lost both games v Leicester last season and Vardy tends to start the season well, but Leicester haven't had a great window and the likes of Fofana and Maddison may have their minds elsewhere

    1. DRIZ ✅
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      A

    2. The Mentaculus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      Ward

    3. Thomas Magnum
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      Ward

    4. Third Eye Vision
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      Maddy signing a new long-term deal, isn’t he?

  8. Lukakwho
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    Cant decide on Mount or Mahrez. Either making your team?

    1. BeWater
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      Mount is in my team.

    2. tyiocoyg34
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      you can go Sancho have 0.5 itb and upgrade after GW 1

      1. Paul Psychic Octopus
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        1 year, 7 months ago

        This is what I am doing (Mount, but GW3)

    3. Thomas Magnum
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      I would go Mount. Seems to be less frustrating to own. Neither in my team though

  9. Thomas Magnum
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    Boring one but
    A) Leicester keeper double up & Aaronson
    B) 4.5 Keeper & KDH

    1. banskt
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      The money saved from Leicester keeper can come in handy. Nit much difference between Leicester and other 4.5 keepers. In fact, I am willing to argue that Leicester will keep more clean sheets than any 4.5 keeper.

      Its either 5.0m keeper or Leicester keepers.

      1. jason_ni
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 7 months ago

        Not as simple tho, when Leicester have nasty fixtures, other 4.5s have favourable ones!

  10. FDMS All Starz
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    Which one?

    A) Mendy and Walker
    Or
    B) Ramsdale and Trippier

    1. Thomas Magnum
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      B. But both likely score pretty similar

  11. Urban Cowboy.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    Think I'm settled with this.
    Fodder (Fodder twin)
    TAA Cancelo Trippier Dalot (Neco)
    Salah Son Aaronson Bailey (Andreas)
    Haaland Jesus (Archer)

  12. squ1rrel
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    GTG?

    Ward
    TAA - Cancelo - Trippier - Ait Nouri
    Salah - Martinelli - Bailey
    Kane - Haaland - Jesus

    Iverson - Neco - Andreas - Dasilva

    1. Dee Lixon
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      My team except I have KDB instead of Haaland. Not sure that should be reasuring to you though...

  13. thepancakeman123
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    Bottomed
    A) Sanchez + Dias
    B) Ederson + Walker/Trippier

  14. Bartowski
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    Stop fiddling with it!

    1. Wensink
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      It feels so good though.

    2. TheBiffas
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      Haven't had sex in months

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          1 year, 7 months ago

          don't worry FPL will F US

        • THE SHEEP HUNTERS
          • 6 Years
          1 year, 7 months ago

          Sheep are looking wonderful.

    3. Wensink
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      Getting cold feet on having Lingard in my XI. Can someone please talk me off the ledge?

      1. tyiocoyg34
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 7 months ago

        *Kicking Lingard out the team*

      2. Black Knights
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 7 months ago

        He's rubbish.

      3. Robson-Canoe
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 7 months ago

        At that price, Martinelli or even Rodrigo are better punts.

      4. dzrihan
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 7 months ago

        His time will come. I dont think the time is now.

        1. Wensink
          • 6 Years
          1 year, 7 months ago

          Thanks. I may wait for the Arsenal team news and switch out Lingz for Mart.

    4. Tronity
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      Final decision to make and I’m G2G!

      A) Iverson (plus Ward) and James
      B) Mendy and Walker

      1. Avinash_Y
        • 2 Years
        1 year, 7 months ago

        A

      2. OptimusBlack
        • 10 Years
        1 year, 7 months ago

        A

    5. Avinash_Y
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      Best 5.0 Defender?
      Is Odegaard worth the risk over Martinelli?

      1. Bobby_Baggio
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 7 months ago

        Trippier - Cash - Gabriel in that order for me.
        I like martinelli

        1. OptimusBlack
          • 10 Years
          1 year, 7 months ago

          This

      2. Mozumbus
        • 2 Years
        1 year, 7 months ago

        Cash

      3. tyiocoyg34
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 7 months ago

        Trippier is a good option.
        Hard to say ... Martinelli more goal threat but more rotation risk

        1. tyiocoyg34
          • 6 Years
          1 year, 7 months ago

          Odegaard a possible good differential

      4. Hairy Potter
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 7 months ago

        Don't see Odegaard as a risk. Martinelli could be more a risk with ESR coming back.

        1. Paul Psychic Octopus
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          1 year, 7 months ago

          with 5 subs rule can see these minutes being shared

      5. BobB
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        1 year, 7 months ago

        Odegaard may get a few more mins, Martinelli better points potential.

    6. Bobby_Baggio
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      Midfielder required to fill the gap - 7.5m or below please? Fancied BSilva due to coverage, consistency and he plays but alot of people said they're not keen.

      Ward
      Walker - Trippier - TAA
      Salah - Martinelli - Diaz - ______ -
      Kane - Jesus - Wilson

      (Iversen) - Saliba - Andreas - Neco

      1. Paul Psychic Octopus
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        1 year, 7 months ago

        Podence/Neto (both good in pre-season and Wolves have good early fixtures)

        Sancho (ditto)

        Rashford (may play centre forward for 1-2 games)

        Zaha (difficult start, but could be excellent value over the season)

        Rodri (unexciting, but can 'fire and forget'. Scored 7 goals last season which a lot of people don't realise, and FPL points close to Mahrez and Foden. Also frees up another 1.5m to upgrade Saliba)

        1. Bobby_Baggio
          • 12 Years
          1 year, 7 months ago

          nice one

      2. dzrihan
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 7 months ago

        Cancelo instead of walker , and Bailey/Neto fill the gap.

        That's what I would do

        1. Bobby_Baggio
          • 12 Years
          1 year, 7 months ago

          cheers

    7. PaulParker
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      Let’s goooooooo

      Ward
      TAA - Cancelo - James - Neco
      Sterling - Saka - Neto
      Haaland - Kane - Jesus

      Iversen- vestergaard - Andreas - Murphy

      1. jaguar shark
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        1 year, 7 months ago

        WOW

      2. Paul Psychic Octopus
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        1 year, 7 months ago

        One Liverpool player? Good luck.

    8. R.C
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      Pick 1:

      1. Scholes
      2. Giggs
      3. Lampard
      4. Rooneu
      5. Gerrard

      1. Bobby_Baggio
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 7 months ago

        Scholes

      2. Thomas Magnum
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 7 months ago

        None, wait and see on them all

      3. TheBiffas
        • 3 Years
        1 year, 7 months ago

        5

      4. banskt
        • 10 Years
        1 year, 7 months ago

        Always Lampard.

        Well, not always. Gerrard sometimes.

    9. kysersosa
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      G2G?

      Ramsdale
      TAA, Robo, Perisic, Cancelo, Cash
      Martinelli, Salah, Bailey
      Haaland, Jesus

      Ward, Mbeumo, Muphy, Andreas

      O.5 ITB

      TIA

    10. Paul Psychic Octopus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      Anyone tempted by Cucurella? He's said he's ready to play against Everton.

      Surprising purchase by Chelsea, thought they had enough cover there and other more pressing priorities i.e. striker.

      Shame, as ages ago I had him in my initial draft, expecting him to go to Man City and expecting the deal to have been completed well before now.

      1. sumatera
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        1 year, 7 months ago

        Wait and see for me. Too early

      2. SADIO SANÉ
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 7 months ago

        unless we hear something else before, it seems Chilwell isn't quite ready to start and Alonso is off to Barcelona... think it's fairly likely but I might be deluding myself

      3. Freshy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        1 year, 7 months ago

        Moves James out of a back 3
        Super Important move
        TSilva is old too

        1. sumatera
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          1 year, 7 months ago

          Yeah hope so
          Then James is basically oop

        2. Paul Psychic Octopus
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          1 year, 7 months ago

          Yes, playing a wing back as CB in a three is a bit of a thing that Tuchel seems to like. Seems a bit of a waste of an attacking wing back and am surprised Chelsea signed him.

    11. jaguar shark
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      Argh…. I’ve got two things stuck in my mind.

      1. KDB could easily be a better pick than Haaland.

      2. Perisic fomo

    12. Barnabus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      I thought I was done... but now i'm considering a Salah-less team.

      a) Salah, Kulu & Bailey +1m itb
      b) Son, Luis Diaz & Grealish

      1. jaguar shark
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        1 year, 7 months ago

        Haha. Don’t do it!

        1. Barnabus
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          1 year, 7 months ago

          I know it's probably madness but I do think Diaz will match Salah's output and at 5mil cheaper it frees up so much money

          1. tyiocoyg34
            • 6 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            you should have them both!

      2. tyiocoyg34
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 7 months ago

        Don't do drugs

    13. sumatera
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      Maddison vs Mount dilemma
      Had Maddi until rumors of transfer unsettled
      Chelsea fan and Mount preseason form...currently on Mount

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 7 months ago

        🙂

      2. lugs
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 7 months ago

        very same dilemma, love Madi as a player but this distraction is unneeded, Mount is a similar type of player in a better team with better fixtures though

        1. sumatera
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          1 year, 7 months ago

          Agree...atm lol

    14. TeddiPonza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      1. Bailey and 0,5m in bank
      or
      2. Neto and 0m in bank

    15. LABILLETHEGOAT
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      son or kdb? Have kane in

      1. Hutchiniho
        • 5 Years
        1 year, 7 months ago

        Do you have Haaland?
        KDB for me

      2. sumatera
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        1 year, 7 months ago

        If you also have Salah then neither
        3 premium is too many

    16. Hutchiniho
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      Who do you think finishes with more points by mid season break at MC?

      KDB or Haarland?

      1. sumatera
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        1 year, 7 months ago

        KDB

    17. ONLYPEPKNOWS
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      A:
      Cancelo + Trippier

      B:
      Dias + Robbo

      Already have TAA

      1. sumatera
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        1 year, 7 months ago

        Robbo and Cancelo

        1. ONLYPEPKNOWS
          • 9 Years
          1 year, 7 months ago

          Not enough cash for that

          1. sumatera
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            B then

    18. Sterling Malory
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      GTG? 0.5m itb
      Ramsdale
      TAA Cancelo James Trippier
      Salah Martinelli Kulusevski Bailey
      Haaland Jesus
      Ward Neto Neco Greenwood

      Worth spending the 0.5 somewhere?

      1. sumatera
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        1 year, 7 months ago

        Just worried gw2 Kulu gets rotated with richarlison

      2. hammersp2000
        • 10 Years
        1 year, 7 months ago

        GTG - same team as me apart from i have mount instead of kulu & i havent got 0.5ITB which is strange