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13 August 2025 695 comments
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Four of the best managers in Fantasy Football Scout’s Hall of Fame have exclusively revealed their Fantasy Premier League (FPL) teams ahead of Friday’s Gameweek 1 deadline!

These are the cream of the crop, the FPL bosses who haven’t just racked up one outstanding overall rank but several of them.

Our star-studded quartet are:


  • Abinav C (rank 3rd): Finished 193rd in the world last season, which was their second time in the top 1k and fourth in the top 10k. Hasn’t finished outside the top 50k in any of the last nine seasons.
  • Rob Mayes (rank 6th): Hasn’t been outside the top 30k in the last nine years, finishing top 1k on two occasions and top 10k on a further two.
  • Gideon Moss (rank 7th): Followed up a top 2k finish in 2023/24 by finishing 11th in the world last season. Has another top 4k rank to their name on top of this.
  • Niklas Nylander (rank 15th): A top 1k finish in 2024/25, their second such overall rank. They posted top 10k finishes in 2023/24 and 2022/23, too.

Here we go, then, with their Gameweek 1 teams!

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ABINAV C

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  1. Wezzy
    • 1 Year
    4 months, 1 day ago

    First time poster so please be kind. Going for a Salah/Haaland option, thoughts:

    Kelleher/Petrovic
    Diouf/N.Williams/Virgil/Guehi/Rodon
    Salah/Palmer/Malen/Rice/Reindeers
    Haaland/Fulkrug/Guiu

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 6 Years
      4 months, 1 day ago

      Consider one of Kelleher/Petrovic as a set and forget, downgrade 2nd GK to 4.0m and use the 0.5m to upgrade elsewhere

      1. Wezzy
        • 1 Year
        4 months, 1 day ago

        I was thinking Kellerer and Petroviv rotate well, but take your point.

        1. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          4 months, 1 day ago

          Rotating goalkeepers and you get caught out on the wrong end of surprise results.

          It's not worth it because it does your head in and costs more.

    2. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 1 day ago

      I really think you have to pick 2 of the 3 big bois and spread the funds about because that midfield is ghastly

      1. Wezzy
        • 1 Year
        4 months, 1 day ago

        Why is it gastly? Two big hitters, Rice getting more defensive points and cheap route into Arsenal, Malen great in pre season and Reindeers whilst a punt could be a find.

        1. x.jim.x
          • 11 Years
          4 months, 1 day ago

          Arsenal’s attack is poor and Rice is a cause of that
          Malen isn’t nailed whatsoever
          Reijners is good if you can eat the occasional benching, not sure this team can

    3. panda07
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 months, 1 day ago

      Looks good. think it's over budget though.

      1. Wezzy
        • 1 Year
        4 months, 1 day ago

        Cheers, bang on budget.

    4. mattrobb
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 months, 1 day ago

      Don't recommend the Salah + Haaland option but if you're committed to it, that's not bad. Guehi a risk given LFC, would swap to another 4.5 or use the 0.5 from having Dubravka as 2nd GK and upgrade to Lacroix, who is much better from FPL perspective

      1. Wezzy
        • 1 Year
        4 months, 1 day ago

        Cheers, thanks for the advice, I’ll look at Palace and Lacroix

    5. Haa-lala-land
      • 5 Years
      4 months, 1 day ago

      Might be wise to swap Malen to Anderson just so you have an extra nailed player.
      Sorry to be dull 🙁

      1. Wezzy
        • 1 Year
        4 months, 1 day ago

        Cheers. Fair point.

    6. Wezzy
      • 1 Year
      4 months, 1 day ago

      Okay….downgraded Petrovic for Dubravka, upgrade Malen to Rogers and swapped Guehi to Konsa.

    7. Kevin and Perry go
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 months, 1 day ago

      Nice.

  2. Bumbaclot
    • 15 Years
    4 months, 1 day ago

    A. Murillo and evanilson

    Or

    B. Neco and wood

    Thanks all

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 12 Years
      4 months, 1 day ago

      A

    2. panda07
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 months, 1 day ago

      A Forest attack has been terrible in pre-season.

    3. Hint
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 months, 1 day ago

      A

    4. Chelsea Dagger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 1 day ago

      A, I don't think Wood will replicate last season's form

    5. Kevin and Perry go
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 months, 1 day ago

      A

  3. Dynamic Duos
    • 12 Years
    4 months, 1 day ago

    Pick two please? It's for bb1 team.

    Diouf
    VDV
    De Cuyper
    Richards

    1. Hint
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 months, 1 day ago

      Diouf vdv

      1. Athletic Nasherbo
        • 8 Years
        4 months, 1 day ago

        This

    2. panda07
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 months, 1 day ago

      Will you be wildcarding after?

      1. Dynamic Duos
        • 12 Years
        4 months, 1 day ago

        No

        1. panda07
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 months, 1 day ago

          Probably VdV and Richards is sensible then. De Cuyper and Diouf for excitement and attacking threat.

    3. Dynamic Duos
      • 12 Years
      4 months, 1 day ago

      Cheers

    4. Kevin and Perry go
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 months, 1 day ago

      2 and 3

  4. Meta12345
    • 1 Year
    4 months, 1 day ago

    If both romero and van de ven start today, would they start on saturday?

  5. Hint
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 months, 1 day ago

    Bottomed

    Last few slots being decided. Plan is to BB GW2.

    A: Ait Nouri/Cucurella, N'Diaye, Reijnders/Malen
    B: Reinaldo, Wirtz, Reijnders/Malen
    C: Reinaldo, Bruno, PM Sarr

    Thoughts?

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 12 Years
      4 months, 1 day ago

      B , but do you have a Leeds def?

      1. Hint
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 months, 1 day ago

        Thanks, no

        1. Dynamic Duos
          • 12 Years
          4 months, 1 day ago

          So Rodon, Wirtz and Reijnders

          1. Hint
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            4 months, 1 day ago

            I don't want to play a Leeds def GW2 v Arsenal

          2. AC/DC AFC
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            4 months, 1 day ago

            Rules out BB gw2 which is possibly better than gw1.

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 months, 1 day ago

      B or C

  6. AC Pilkington
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 months, 1 day ago

    Branthwaite hamstring injury

    Does that dampen Tarkowski chances?

    1. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 1 day ago

      Michael Keane is not very good, so yeah

  7. Udogie-style
    • 2 Years
    4 months, 1 day ago

    News that Rogers is back in training has thrown a spanner in the works on the draft I'd settled on...
    De Cuyper or VDV downgrade to Reinildo, Sarr upgrade to Rogers?
    In which case Bench Fulkrüg or Reijnders?
    Or just keep as is?

  8. Chelsea Dagger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 months, 1 day ago

    Verbruggen (Dubravka)
    Tarkowski/Murillo/Van de Ven (Esteve/Gudmundsson)
    Mitoma/Palmer/Salah/Gakpo/Reijnders
    Watkins/Bowen (Larsen)

    Somewhat template and I know Reijnders a risk with Pep Roulette, but would like start Larsen instead after GW1. I'm risking it with 3 @ 4.0 but all 3 should start.

    Thoughts/suggestions? Good luck to all.

  9. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 months, 1 day ago

    Is Diouf or De Cuyper a better pick?

    Both average around a goal in 14-15% of games, Diouf is about 4 years younger so less career stats to go at albeit he edges it.

    Who has better assist potential too?

    1. Tommy Template
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 1 day ago

      I'd probably put more stock in De Cuypers numbers. Belgium isn't a great league but it'd be some way ahead of Czech

    2. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 1 day ago

      Think it’s a fixtures based choice tbh

  10. Pughy9
    • 3 Years
    4 months, 1 day ago

    Feel like I’m pretty close to final squad, but struggling to choose between these combos:

    1. Bruno, Aina, Fullkrug
    2. Kudus, AWB, Watkins

    I have Salah, VVD & Guokeres

    Any help appreciated!!

    1. Udogie-style
      • 2 Years
      4 months, 1 day ago

      I think Watkins wins for 2. Essential IMO

    2. Mr Turnip 1
        4 months, 1 day ago

        2 every day of the week. Bruno overrated. Watkins deffo needed. Kudus is much better than Fulkrug too

    3. Udogie-style
      • 2 Years
      4 months, 1 day ago

      Hi all. Which option is best here please?

      A) Dorgu, Rogers, Bruno, Fulkrüg
      B) Munoz, Wirtz, Sarr, Fulkrüg
      C) Munoz, Rogers, Sarr, Mateta

      Cheers.

      1. Pughy9
        • 3 Years
        4 months, 1 day ago

        A for me all day

      2. Mr Turnip 1
          4 months, 1 day ago

          Dorgu, Rogers, Wirtz, JSL

      3. Gazwaz80
        • 6 Years
        4 months, 1 day ago

        Hi all, is Füllkrug a definite starter? Thinking of B/B G/W1, cheers…

      4. CoracAld2831
        • 4 Years
        4 months, 1 day ago

        Which one?

        A: Gakpo & N. Williams
        B: Ndiaye & Cucurella

        Already have Wirtz & Palmer.

        1. Stranger Mings
          • 5 Years
          4 months, 23 hours ago

          A

      5. Davemunday
        • 1 Year
        4 months, 1 day ago

        Draft 647

        Sels
        Tarkowski Porro Milenkovic AWB
        Fernandes Palmer Wirtz Riejnders
        Watkins Haaland

        Kellerher King Esteve Guiu

        Thanks for any comments

      6. Crusher K-1
        • 14 Years
        4 months, 1 day ago

        Done and dusted.
        Not a “normal” team but it’s a good fit for me.

        Sels
        Frimpong/Munoz/Pedro
        Saka/Palmer/Fernandes/Reijnders/Wirtz
        Watkins/Ekitite

        Dubravka/Wan-Bissaka/Esteve/Guiu

        Good luck everyone

      7. CoracAld2831
        • 4 Years
        4 months, 1 day ago

        Currently on this.

        Sels (Dubravka)
        Williams-VVD-De Cuyper (WBK-Esteve)
        Salah-Palmer-Wirtz-Gakpo-Reijnders
        Watkins-Wood (Mayenda)

      8. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        4 months, 1 day ago

        Richarlison poor shot

      9. Bluetiger1
        • 3 Years
        4 months, 23 hours ago

        Hi all. Which option is best here please?

        A) Cucurella, Dubravka, PM Sarr - 1.0 ITB
        B) Frimpong, Sanchez, Dewsbury Hall or P.M Sarr
        C) Virgil, Verbruggen, Anderson

      10. G7lly
        • 1 Year
        4 months, 12 hours ago

        Morning all. Thoughts please:
        Kelleher / Areola
        Van de Ven, cucuerella, Milenkovic, Ait nouri, De Cuyper
        Salah, Wirz, Ndaiye, Zubimendi, Reijnders
        Joao Pedro, Gyokeres, Piroe

        Thanks

        1. Bluetiger1
          • 3 Years
          4 months, 1 hour ago

          gtg

      11. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        3 months, 29 days ago

        So many 50/50 decisions I dont think I can cope anymore lol

      12. Zladan
        • 8 Years
        3 months, 29 days ago

        RMT:

        Sels
        Porro VDV Tosin
        Salah Palmer Bruno Wirtz Reijnders
        Watkins SLarsen

        Dub Konsa Gudmundsson Guiu

        Konsa chosen over Andersen as prefer Villa or Palace fixtures 4-7. Konsa can also cover Tosin well if he becomes a mins risk.

      13. Big W
        • 7 Years
        3 months, 29 days ago

        who is the best captain outside Salah/Haaland?