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The complete guide to FPL Gameweek 1: Tips, best players, team reveals


This is it: after two months of team drafts, RMTs, derailed bandwagons, pre-season red herrings, transfer sagas, injury scares and endless Twitter threads, the 2022/23 Fantasy Premier League (FPL) season gets underway.

If you’re after some last-minute assistance, you’re in the right place.

FPL points predictions for Gameweek 3 and beyond 3

Captaincy content, transfer dilemmas, team reveals – you name it, you’ll find it on this page.

And if that’s not enough, don’t forget to check out our comprehensive pre-season page for more information on the action and news that has taken place over the summer, plus dozens upon dozens of other articles such as Scout Notes on the pre-season friendlies, Scout Reports on the new signings and plenty more besides.

WHO ARE THE BEST FPL PLAYERS TO OWN FOR GAMEWEEK 1?



WHO ARE THE BEST FPL PLAYERS FOR THE FIRST 6-8 GAMEWEEKS?

TEAM GUIDES: BEST PLAYERS, PREDICTED LINE-UPS AND MORE

GAMEWEEK 1 TEAM AND INJURY NEWS



For more information, check out our Predicted Line-ups page and Injuries and Bans feed.

WHO IS THE BEST CAPTAIN FOR GAMEWEEK 1?



FIXTURE ANALYSIS: BEST RUNS, TEAMS TO AVOID

GAMEWEEK 1 TEAM REVEALS







FPL GAMEWEEK 1 ADVICE



FPL GAMEWEEK 1 GUIDES AND TIPS: FROM BEGINNER TO ADVANCED

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  1. Dreams
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    Has the deadline passed or what

    1. Podge
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      Aye

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      Nah

      Loads of time...

      Till gw2.

      1. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 7 months ago

        Spat my beer out reading that

  2. Maddi Son
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    Sponsored by Ward & Iversen.

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

    426 points with 11 plus captain to play any good?

  4. maltasi
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    So be truthful lol. How many times did you tinker with your squad/starting eleven today?

    And did anybody make a 6.29pm (uk time) change?

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

      200 times and yes

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

      Too many times. Took out Cancelo in the last minute.

    3. Podge
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      I've tinkered so much that no matter who scores I had them and took them out at some stage 🙁

    4. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      Once and No.

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

      0. Barely touched my team this year

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

      switched Bailey to Neto to play
      Bailey bench

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

      Strangely 0. (Okay, I swapped Ward/Iverson and bench spaces around, but hardly counts.)

    8. Herman Toothrot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      Just flitting between Zincenko and Gabriel

      Settled on Zinc

    9. Chris_l25
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      Honestly, only made 2 changes which was Sanchez down to Ward and Ait Nouri up to Digne. Here's hoping it comes off

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

      not that much, just deciding who my last 8m mid was gonna be

  5. Nath1210
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    Good luck for the season everyone

    1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      You too dude

  6. Walter White (WW)
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    Pain in Díaz!

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

      Dijk in Diaz!

      1. Walter White (WW)
        • 2 Years
        1 year, 7 months ago

        Koch in Díaz

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

          Partey in Diaz

          1. EL TANO
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            I actually laughed out loud at this one

          2. Deulofail
            • 8 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            Mee in Diaz

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

              Iversen in Diaz

              1. Walter White (WW)
                • 2 Years
                1 year, 7 months ago

                😆

    2. Philosopher's Stones
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      Cesc in the city

      1. Walter White (WW)
        • 2 Years
        1 year, 7 months ago

        Longstaff in a Conte

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

      POST OF THE DAY

    4. EL TANO
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      Diaby does Gallas still the all time team name (for us oldies)

      1. Walter White (WW)
        • 2 Years
        1 year, 7 months ago

        🙂

    5. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      Awaiting moderation 🙂

    6. Walter White (WW)
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      Need a mod to kindly remove this. It’s getting too nasty

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

      Anil Koc

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

      Anil Koc, Google him, Charlton player (eye roll)

    9. One Man
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      The Son Always Shines.

  7. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    Rate my non owned team…
    Mendy
    TAA James Perisic Trippier
    Son Diaz Foden Mount
    Haaland Jesus

    Eek

    1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      You thought of a team too late bud!?!

  8. Hits from the Bong
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    Do we think Perisic will eat into Son's points when he plays?

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

      Maybe the bonus

    2. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      Nah. Not convinced. He'll be good. But not that good FPL worse

      1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 7 months ago

        Wise

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

    When’s the deadline everyone? I need to make sure I finish my team beforehand.

    1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      Lol

  10. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    Who went Neto and Trashford then?

  11. Walter White (WW)
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    Can’t believe Díaz is a differential 😆

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      He had over 25% ownership

  12. Philosopher's Stones
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    Done a madness this season, ie, not looked at the team on deadline day. GL all.

  13. el polako
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    KDB is my differential.

    1. Philosopher's Stones
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      So is mine. GL mate

      1. el polako
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 7 months ago

        To you too,pal !

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

      Almiron................ MuHaHa

      1. Not again Shirley
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 7 months ago

        Salah is my differential!

    3. Dosh
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      Son and Kane together is mine.

    4. One Man
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      Wilson is mine, also went with Son.

  14. lordkippe
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    Here we go! .5Itb

    Ward ( Iversen )

    TAA - Cancelo - Trippier - Digne ( Williams )

    Salah(C) - Saka - Kulusevski - Aaronson ( Andreas )

    Jesus - Haaland (Vc) ( Dervisoglu )

    Good luck all

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      Good team

    2. Gubby-Allen
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      I have Aaronson too, staggered he was less than 1% owned, seemed a no-brainer after last weekend and a good looking game V Wolves.

  15. JayKay1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    Anyone else in a work league with just a single multi-year nemesis to beat?

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

      20+ in the league and yep, usually the same two at the top

      1. JayKay1
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        1 year, 7 months ago

        Got 40 this year, which will be fun, but just me n 'him' battling it out...

        Not sure why it defines things for me, but, well, sh*t :o)

    2. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      I am the Nemesis

    3. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      Yep. We've been flip flopping for many years!

    4. EL TANO
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      Last season the mongrel hauled me in to win by 1 point on the last day

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

    I was pretty set against a threemium for the past few weeks but I ended up going for it.

    It might end up going horribly wrong but I feel like a hit or two could get me back to a more balanced team.

    Decided to take a risk and have some fun. Good luck to you all!

    Ward
    TAA James Walker Cash
    Salah Son Martinelli Bailey
    Haaland Jesus

    Iversen Andreas Neco Archer

    1. Berkshire Hafaway-Line
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      Same here. Double 4.0 keepers opened it up

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

        Indeed. Here’s hoping it pays off!

    2. One Man
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      I’ve Salah & Son too, great thing about owning Son is he can be rotated with KDB.

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

        Yes, juicy!

        1. g40steve
          • 6 Years
          1 year, 7 months ago

          True, that sold it to me not being able to squeeze them in when they go on a run has destroyed me before!

    3. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      Ditto,

      Ward
      TAA James Walker Tripp
      Salah(C) Son, Martinelli Bailey
      Hahaland, Jesus

      Iversen Neco Andreas Taylor

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

        Nice one, mate. Good luck to us!

        1. g40steve
          • 6 Years
          1 year, 7 months ago

          We are missing Cancelo but 5 out of the 6 highest owned cannot be far off?

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

            He was the biggest wrench. Hopefully he underperforms his xG again!

      2. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 7 months ago

        I struggled with who to start Son & Hahaland vs KDB & Kane but having the 12 allows flip flops

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

      Similar except no Trent. Switch to Kdb or Kane in week 2. WC if it all goes tits up!

      Ward
      Robbo James Trippier Dalot
      Salah Son Coutinho Bailey
      Kane Jesus

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

        Nice!

  17. Gubby-Allen
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    Anyone else own Aaronson?

    Quietly confident on a good score from him.

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

      see below 🙂

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      Keep it quiet then

    3. Avery
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      Yep, got him.

      Ended up with Bamford too somehow today!

  18. Grande Tubarão
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    Big Jase has gone No-Salah

    1. Grande Tubarão
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      Looking forward to seeing Ryan’s team

    2. @persecuted_by_mods
        1 year, 7 months ago

        Brooooooo I thought I’d been hacked!

      • Philosopher's Stones
        • 3 Years
        1 year, 7 months ago

        Who's Big Jase?

        1. Grande Tubarão
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 2 Years
          1 year, 7 months ago

          You must know Big Jase

          1. @persecuted_by_mods
              1 year, 7 months ago

              Bigman Jase

              1. Grande Tubarão
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 2 Years
                1 year, 7 months ago

                That’s the one!

          2. Podge
            • 13 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            Who cares 😆

        2. Gubby-Allen
          • 2 Years
          1 year, 7 months ago

          I haven't gone for Salah either. About 1.5m away and did not want to take any others out. Choice of him or Haaland. I have 4.5 in the bank, so easy enough to bring him in.

      • El Presidente
        • 4 Years
        1 year, 7 months ago

        This was really amazing

      • Andy_Social
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 7 months ago

        My 1% differential is gonna smash it. C'mon Aaronson!

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

          Don't you mean Eversden?

        2. Deulofail
          • 8 Years
          1 year, 7 months ago

          My 0.3% differential is going to do okay. C'mon Collins!

        3. Gubby-Allen
          • 2 Years
          1 year, 7 months ago

          I was close to having him Captain too. Switched between him Jesus and Haaland, went for the latter.

        4. Avery
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          1 year, 7 months ago

          Awesome pick 🙂

      • @persecuted_by_mods
          1 year, 7 months ago

          Wow Smelly Simon has got Trippier on his bench

          1. Grande Tubarão
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 2 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            Si is so anti-template bro

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

          Best of Luck Everybody!

        • Philosopher's Stones
          • 3 Years
          1 year, 7 months ago

          Gone for double Leicester GK. Was it madness?

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

            Well done my son.....

          2. Sailboats
            • 8 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            It's okay, for now

          3. Stranger Mings
            • 3 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            Ballsy - I went Sanchez and ward

          4. Deulofail
            • 8 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            Sensible and safe

          5. DycheDycheBaby
            • 8 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            Maybe for a couple of weeks!

          6. Chris_l25
            • 6 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            I did the same. It was the difference between having Ait Nouri or Digne. Should be fairly easy to find 0.5 if we need to

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

          Every content creator picks the template team because that's what helps them finish top 10k consistently every year!

          They're too scared to risk it and lose their rep

          1. Grande Tubarão
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 2 Years
            1 year, 7 months ago

            You must not have seen what Dave’s done!

          2. @persecuted_by_mods
              1 year, 7 months ago

              What about Lateriser, he's the least template player I know

              1. Grande Tubarão
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 2 Years
                1 year, 7 months ago

                Who’s Lateriser?

                1. @persecuted_by_mods
                    1 year, 7 months ago

                    His real name is fpl sonaldo (Andy)

                2. Deulofail
                  • 8 Years
                  1 year, 7 months ago

                  😮

              2. Andy_Social
                • 11 Years
                1 year, 7 months ago

                Dunno, Andy Let's Talk has Cucurella!

              3. The Suspended One
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 10 Years
                1 year, 7 months ago

                Mark says hi

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

              After the million changes and scraping around for every bit of extra cash I never thought I'd hit the deadline with 0.5m in the bank

              1. JayKay1
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 4 Years
                1 year, 7 months ago

                That could be mint mate, waned to, but never made iwork...

              2. One Man
                • 7 Years
                1 year, 7 months ago

                You could buy yourself a new house with that!

            • Andy_Social
              • 11 Years
              1 year, 7 months ago

              How many of us took out Peresic in the final hour?

              1. Podge
                • 13 Years
                1 year, 7 months ago

                No way he's leaving my team

              2. The Suspended One
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 10 Years
                1 year, 7 months ago

                Not sure but happy you all did

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

                I did, never felt great having him just because of the GW2 fixture tbh

              4. Snoop Udogie Dogg
                • 3 Years
                1 year, 7 months ago

                me

              5. JayKay1
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 4 Years
                1 year, 7 months ago

                Nah, Gabriel 1st bench, why would I...

                Know it's CHE away GW2, but as he's the second coming and all that, why's that an issue?

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

                Nah. I did when the LEI keeper opportunity opened up, but would have anyway with the uncertainty that filtered through earlier today.

              7. One Man
                • 7 Years
                1 year, 7 months ago

                I went without, but the decision was made yday.

            • Snoop Udogie Dogg
              • 3 Years
              1 year, 7 months ago

              The game is sometimes updated after half hour and sometimes an hour, which will it be today?

              1. @persecuted_by_mods
                  1 year, 7 months ago

                  I'm not predicting that

                  1. JayKay1
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 4 Years
                    1 year, 7 months ago

                    GW1, we'll be lucky if it's live by the time the game kicks off...

                    I'm off for a snooze, my F5 finger already hurts :o)

                • el polako
                  • 6 Years
                  1 year, 7 months ago

                  2 hours

              2. JayKay1
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 4 Years
                1 year, 7 months ago

                'The game is updating and will be available soon.'

                Oh, how I have missed thee...

                :o)

              3. DycheDycheBaby
                • 8 Years
                1 year, 7 months ago

                Went for Ramsdale over Gabriel. I just know Gabriel is going to score tonight.

              4. One Man
                • 7 Years
                1 year, 7 months ago

                What player that is less than 10% owned do you think will fire ? I think Wilson.

                1. Maddi Son
                  • 6 Years
                  1 year, 7 months ago

                  Sterling

                  1. g40steve
                    • 6 Years
                    1 year, 7 months ago

                    Sterling