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FPL General’s latest no-Salah-or-Haaland FPL 2025/26 team

7 August 2025 115 comments
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With Fantasy Premier League (FPL) live for 2025/26, we’re welcoming back our team of guest writers for the new campaign. 

FPL General – who has three top 500 finishes to his name – is fully committed to going without Mohamed Salah (£14.5m) and Erling Haaland (£14.0m) this season. He shares his latest team thoughts here…

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Here’s where I’m at with just over a week to go until another FPL season kicks off…

I’m fully committed to a campaign without Mohamed Salah (£14.5m) and Erling Haaland (£14.0m), including Free Hit weeks! Not spending £28.5m on those two makes squad building a lot more fun. The Salah blank next Friday night is going to be beautiful (wishful thinking). I’ve ordered two extra-large sofas from DFS: one for Liverpool games, the other for when Man City play. 

Nothing is set in stone yet, but there are a few players who have been in almost every tinker. Mats Sels (£5.0m), Virgil van Dijk (£6.0m), Daniel Munoz (£5.5m), Bruno Fernandes (£9.0m), Cole Palmer (£10.5m) and Ollie Watkins (£9.0m) make up the core group I’m building around. 

FOREST TRIPLE-UP

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For the first seven Gameweeks, which brings us up to the second international break, Nottingham Forest rank fourth on the Scout fixture ticker, which makes Sels attractive. I like him a lot more than the £4.5m goalkeeper alternatives.

Pairing him with Neco Williams (£5.0m), who performed better than Ola Aina (£5.0m) last season for defensive contributions, feels good.

I’ve even considered a defensive triple-up but I want to keep the door open for Chris Wood (£7.5m). If I do end up tripling on the defence, Murillo (£5.5m) would be the other. His ownership being only 5.5% surprises me. 

MUNOZ + VAN DIJK: NOT GOING ANYWHERE

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Liverpool’s van Dijk and Crystal Palace defender (attacker) Munoz are two I don’t want to overthink.

The Dutchman is as secure as it comes for minutes and he’s got more routes to points now. There’s also no Trent Alexander-Arnold to compete with for bonus points. The full-back rotation at Liverpool scares me off owning Jeremie Frimpong (£6.0m) and/or Milos Kerkez (£6.0m) until we see a few games.

Munoz is fantasy gold. I don’t fancy sitting down to watch any Palace match without him. 

UNITED OPTIMISM

FPL pre-season: Malen + Watkins again, Xhaka debut, secretive Man City 2
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  1. Dynamic Duos
    • 12 Years
    3 months, 29 days ago

    So Malen having a great pre season?

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    1. whitewaydavid@gmail.com
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 28 days ago

      BB GW2
      Sels
      Diof Williams De Cyper
      Salah Palmer Anderson Wirtz Valeba
      Haaland Welbeck
      Bench (Dubravka) (Guiu) (Esteve) (Renildo)

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      1. whitewaydavid@gmail.com
        • 7 Years
        3 months, 28 days ago

        *Valeba

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  2. SpaceCadet
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 29 days ago

    Thoughts on this 3-4-3 draft folks?

    Sanchez
    Neco vdv diouf
    Salah palmer gakpo kudus
    Watkins Bowen pedro

    Dubravka konsa esteve Ramsey

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    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 12 Years
      3 months, 29 days ago

      Eze over Gakpo but yeah it's goid

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      1. SpaceCadet
        • 11 Years
        3 months, 29 days ago

        Thanks, I prefer gakpo as a differential if he’s nailed.

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  3. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 14 Years
    3 months, 29 days ago

    Thoughts on how to improve this lot? Starting to rethink my GW1 BB.

    Kelleher
    VVD | Cucu | Aina | VdV | Diouf
    Salah | Palmer | Kudus
    Watkins | Bowen

    Dubravka, Rice, KDH, Guiu

    Really fancy playing Rice against United, but have kind of given myself a benching headache with this lot. 1.0 in the bank, though.

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    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 12 Years
      3 months, 29 days ago

      Downgrade Cucu and upgrade Rice

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      1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
        • 14 Years
        3 months, 29 days ago

        Have done exactly that. Rice to Wirtz, Cucu to Reinildo and Guiu back up to Piroe. Still can play BB in GW1 if I so choose.

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        1. Dynamic Duos
          • 12 Years
          3 months, 29 days ago

          Perfect

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    2. Dynamic Duos
      • 12 Years
      3 months, 29 days ago

      This is my team

      Sels
      VVD Williams Konsa
      Salah Palmer Wirtz Eze Malen
      Watkins Pedro

      Dubz Guiu Gudmundsson Esteve

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  4. Dynamic Duos
    • 12 Years
    3 months, 29 days ago

    Kudus and Sarr is better than Eze and Malen right?

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    1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 29 days ago

      I wouldn't pile all your eggs in one basket, especially not a Spursy one.

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      1. Dynamic Duos
        • 12 Years
        3 months, 29 days ago

        Sarr is Crystal Palace one

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        1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
          • 14 Years
          3 months, 29 days ago

          Ah. Eh. Still no. Not consistent enough for me to pick him over Eze. If Malen is assured a start, he could be a low-key solid pick. Has had a good preseason.

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  5. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 29 days ago

    Can any mod/member guide me on how the rotation ticker in the member area works? I am on the season ticker then sort by rotation, the output just shows all the 20 clubs listed. How do I read the table? Is it a 2 way rotation from top to bottom or anything else? Any KB/repository on member area features?

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    1. Bggz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 months, 29 days ago

      Select a team then press rotation

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  6. MC Hammer
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 29 days ago

    Fully committed? OK, let's see him go through with this plan and not knee jerk after 1 week.

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    1. mixology
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 29 days ago

      He’s committed. It’s easier to create your own league and never own either all season, rather than plan to go without only for certain periods of the season. Takes all the pressure off even if it doesn’t work out

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  7. REDANDWHITEWALKERS
    • 3 Years
    3 months, 28 days ago

    Current team before I tinker with it again!

    Sanchez
    Gabriel, Frimpong, CuCu
    Salah, Wirtz, Silva, Kudas
    Wissa, Pedro, Fullkrug

    Dubrvaka, Esteve, VDV, Elanga

    Might swap one for Munoz, just think the attack maybe too much in the differential league!

    Thoughts most welcome

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  8. GCHILD2K16
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 24 days ago

    What is everyone's thoughts about WOODS or WATKINS?
    Been a poor slow pre season for nottingham forest whilst Watkins has been on fire with 5 goals.

    Woods and kluivert [reindeers] V Watkins and Ndiaye [King] or reijinders and Anderson

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  9. dave301dm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 1 Year
    3 months, 21 days ago

    Did the General say he was setting up a mini-league for no Salah/Haaland teams? If so does anyone know the code?

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    1. dave301dm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 1 Year
      3 months, 21 days ago

      ....or i can just read it for myself in the comments!

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