FPL first-draft team reveals: No Haaland and spreading the budget

Former FPL winner Simon March discusses his first draft with Joe
| Player | Team | Price | Progress | Tonight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cunha | MUN | 8.1m | 47.5% | Likely |
| Calvert-Lewin | LEE | 5.8m | 94.6% | Likely |
| Rice | ARS | 7.2m | 94.8% | Likely |
| Verbruggen | BHA | 4.4m | 98.9% | Likely |
| Hall | NEW | 5.2m | 78.2% | Maybe |
| Mukiele | SUN | 4.2m | 98.0% | Maybe |
| Alderete | SUN | 4.0m | 93.1% | Unlikely |
| Guéhi | CRY | 5.3m | 89.9% | Unlikely |
| Gvardiol | MCI | 6.0m | 82.1% | Unlikely |
| O'Reilly | MCI | 5.3m | 82.7% | Unlikely |
| Truffert | BOU | 4.5m | 80.9% | Unlikely |
| Virgil | LIV | 5.9m | 78.1% | Unlikely |
| Tarkowski | EVE | 5.5m | 69.5% | Unlikely |
| Saliba | ARS | 5.9m | 73.4% | Unlikely |
| Heaven | MUN | 3.8m | 68.4% | Unlikely |
| Roefs | SUN | 4.8m | 70.4% | Unlikely |
| Tete | FUL | 4.5m | 69.7% | Unlikely |
| Dalot | MUN | 4.5m | 31.8% | Unlikely |
| Pickford | EVE | 5.5m | 63.8% | Unlikely |
| Watkins | AVL | 8.5m | 64.3% | Unlikely |
| Andersen | FUL | 4.6m | 66.6% | Unlikely |
| Cherki | MCI | 6.7m | 19.5% | Unlikely |
| Mitchell | CRY | 5.0m | 61.8% | Unlikely |
| Dorgu | MUN | 4.2m | 0.7% | Unlikely |
| Dúbravka | BUR | 4.0m | 55.9% | Unlikely |
| Mount | MUN | 5.9m | 61.1% | Unlikely |
| Ekitiké | LIV | 9.1m | 24.7% | Unlikely |
| Konaté | LIV | 5.4m | 54.3% | Unlikely |
| Schade | BRE | 7.0m | 47.1% | Unlikely |
| E.Le Fée | SUN | 4.9m | 53.1% | Unlikely |
| Keane | EVE | 4.8m | 17.2% | Unlikely |
| Igor Jesus | NFO | 5.8m | 49.8% | Unlikely |
| Trossard | ARS | 6.9m | 52.8% | Unlikely |
| Rúben | MCI | 5.7m | 50.6% | Unlikely |
| Palmer | CHE | 10.4m | 44.5% | Unlikely |
| De Cuyper | BHA | 4.3m | 46.1% | Unlikely |
| Van den Berg | BRE | 4.5m | 50.1% | Unlikely |
| A.Becker | LIV | 5.4m | 46.2% | Unlikely |
| Thiaw | NEW | 5.0m | 39.2% | Unlikely |
| Smith Rowe | FUL | 5.6m | 45.9% | Unlikely |
| Player | Team | Price | Progress | Tonight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cucurella | CHE | 6.2m | 101.8% | Very Likely |
| Barnes | BUR | 4.3m | 100.5% | Very Likely |
| Nwaneri | ARS | 5.1m | 100.3% | Very Likely |
| Yoro | MUN | 4.3m | 100.1% | Very Likely |
| Trafford | MCI | 4.6m | 100.1% | Very Likely |
| Adams | BOU | 5.0m | 97.7% | Likely |
| Tasker | BHA | 3.9m | 99.4% | Likely |
| Bevan | BOU | 3.9m | 99.5% | Likely |
| James | LEE | 5.3m | 100.0% | Very Likely |
| Mosquera | ARS | 5.4m | 97.9% | Maybe |
| Colwill | CHE | 4.8m | 98.0% | Maybe |
| Fitzgerald | MUN | 4.4m | 93.0% | Maybe |
| Fer López | WOL | 5.2m | 96.5% | Maybe |
| Mateta | CRY | 7.7m | 85.3% | Maybe |
| Anthony | BUR | 5.2m | 88.5% | Maybe |
| Johnson | SUN | 3.9m | 93.5% | Unlikely |
| Jair Cunha | NFO | 4.3m | 96.5% | Unlikely |
| Hermansen | WHU | 4.3m | 93.7% | Unlikely |
| Broggio | AVL | 4.5m | 90.1% | Unlikely |
| O.Dango | BRE | 5.9m | 77.8% | Unlikely |
| Robertson | LIV | 5.8m | 90.2% | Unlikely |
| March | BHA | 5.8m | 82.4% | Unlikely |
| Aké | MCI | 5.3m | 89.6% | Unlikely |
| Seung soo | NEW | 4.4m | 87.1% | Unlikely |
| Benitez | CRY | 4.0m | 88.8% | Unlikely |
| L.Guilherme | WHU | 4.9m | 97.0% | Unlikely |
| Bellegarde | WOL | 5.2m | 88.4% | Unlikely |
| Saka | ARS | 10.3m | 77.5% | Unlikely |
| Morgan | BRE | 4.4m | 84.9% | Unlikely |
| Reinildo | SUN | 3.9m | 84.4% | Unlikely |
| Bruno G. | NEW | 7.0m | 90.0% | Unlikely |
| Gibbs-White | NFO | 7.3m | 90.6% | Unlikely |
| Bayindir | MUN | 4.8m | 86.5% | Unlikely |
| Agbadou | WOL | 4.3m | 81.6% | Unlikely |
| R.Gomes | WOL | 4.4m | 83.0% | Unlikely |
| Raúl | FUL | 6.3m | 77.0% | Unlikely |
| Anderson | SUN | 3.9m | 81.9% | Unlikely |
| Sousa | AVL | 3.9m | 79.4% | Unlikely |
| Wan-Bissaka | WHU | 4.2m | 79.3% | Unlikely |
| Bettinelli | MCI | 3.9m | 72.5% | Unlikely |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change | ARS | B | |
| Up | EVE | B, Vs | |
| Down | LIV | C, Vs | |
| Down | MCI | B, Vs, Sus | |
| No Change | BRE | B, Vs | |
| No Change | BUR | C, £ |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change | LIV | C, Vs | |
| No Change | ARS | C | |
| Up | EVE | Vs | |
| No Change | MCI | B, Vs | |
| No Change | CRY | A | |
| No Change | BRE | C, Vs | |
| No Change | NEW | C | |
| Down | FUL | C | |
| No Change | NFO | C, Sus | |
| No Change | BHA | A | |
| No Change | SUN | C, £ |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change | ARS | A | |
| No Change | MCI | A, Vs | |
| Up | MUN | A | |
| No Change | BOU | A | |
| Up | LIV | B, Vs | |
| Up | EVE | B, Vs | |
| No Change | NEW | B, Sus | |
| No Change | BRE | C, Vs | |
| Down | BHA | C | |
| No Change | NFO | C, £ |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change | MCI | A, Vs | |
| Up | LIV | A, Vs | |
| Up | WHU | B, Vs | |
| Down | BRE | C, Vs, Inj | |
| No Change | CRY | C | |
| No Change | NEW | B, Rest |

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