Fantasy Premier League Rankings: Gameweek 1

The Louis van Gaal era at Manchester United officially begins Saturday against Swansea City with Wayne Rooney leading the charge.
Fantasy Premier League Rankings: Gameweek 1
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Andrew and Chris are back for another season of weekly Fantasy Premier League rankings.

As a reminder, we will be drafting against each other to formulate the rankings. A starting XI, plus seven bench spots (two strikers, two midfielders, two defenders, one goalkeeper). Chris had the first pick this week, Andrew got two and three, Chris took four, and then we alternated after that. The overall rankings below will show how the draft played out, and then we break down each position, in case you're looking for that too.

Overall Rankings for Gameweek 1 1. Wayne Rooney vs. Swansea City 2. Daniel Sturridge vs. Southampton 3. Aaron Ramsey vs. Crystal Palace 4. Romelu Lukaku at Leicester City 5. Yaya Toure at Newcastle 6. Eden Hazard at Burnley 7. Sergio Aguero at Newcastle 8. Steven Gerrard vs. Southampton 9. Juan Mata vs. Swansea City 10. Leighton Baines at Leicester City 11. Seamus Coleman vs. Swansea City 12. Diego Costa at Burnley 13. Alexis Sanchez vs. Crystal Palace 14. Branislav Ivanovic at Burnley 15. John Terry at Burnley 16. Mesut Ozil vs. Crystal Palace 17. Per Mertesacker vs. Crystal Palace 18. Vincent Kompany at Newcastle 19. Olivier Giroud vs. Crystal Palace 20. Christian Eriksen at West Ham 21. Wojciech Szczesny vs. Crystal Palace 22. Thibaut Courtois at Burnley 23. Cesc Fabregas at Burnley 24. David Silva at Newcastle 25. Edin Dzeko at Newcastle 26. Emmanuel Adebayor at West Ham 27. Raheem Sterling vs. Southampton 28. Jan Vertonghen at West Ham 29. Mathieu Debuchy vs. Crystal Palace 30. Ross Barkley at Leicester City 31. Wilfried Bony at Manchester United 32. Loic Remy vs. Hull City 33. Pablo Zabaleta at Newcastle 34. Laurent Koscielny vs. Crystal Palace 35. Tim Howard at. Leicester City 36. Hugo Lloris at West Ham

Strikers: 1. Wayne Rooney vs. Swansea City 2. Daniel Sturridge vs. Southampton 3. Romelu Lukaku at Leicester City 4. Sergio Aguero at Newcastle 5. Diego Costa at Burnley 6. Olivier Giroud vs. Crystal Palace 7. Edin Dzeko at Newcastle 8. Emmanuel Adebayor at West Ham 9. Wilfried Bony at Manchester United 10. Loic Remy vs. Hull City

Midfielders: 1. Aaron Ramsey vs. Crystal Palace 2. Yaya Toure at Newcastle 3. Eden Hazard at Burnley 4. Steven Gerrard vs. Southampton 5. Juan Mata vs. Swansea City 6. Alexis Sanchez vs. Crystal Palace 7. Mesut Ozil vs. Crystal Palace 8. Christian Eriksen at West Ham 9. Cesc Fabregas at Burnley 10. David Silva at Newcastle 11. Raheem Sterling vs. Southampton 12. Ross Barkley at Leicester City

Defenders: 1. Leighton Baines at Leicester City 2. Seamus Coleman vs. Swansea City 3. Branislav Ivanovic at Burnley 4. John Terry at Burnley 5. Per Mertesacker vs. Crystal Palace 6. Vincent Kompany at Newcastle 7. Jan Vertonghen at West Ham 8. Mathieu Debuchy vs. Crystal Palace 9. Pablo Zabaleta at Newcastle 10. Laurent Koscielny vs. Crystal Palace

Goalkeepers: 1. Wojciech Szczesny vs. Crystal Palace 2. Thibaut Courtois at Burnley 3. Tim Howard at. Leicester City 4. Hugo Lloris at West Ham

And here's how the teams stack up against each other:

POSMosinskiLaird
GK Thibaut Courtois Wojciech Szczesny
D Leighton Baines Seamus Coleman
D Branislav Ivanovic John Terry
D Vincent Kompany Per Mertesacker
M Eden Hazard Aaron Ramsey
M Steven Gerrard Yaya Toure
M Mesut Ozil Juan Mata
M Christian Eriksen Alexis Sanchez
F Wayne Rooney Daniel Sturridge
F Romelu Lukaku Sergio Aguero
F Diego Costa Olivier Giroud
BG Hugo Lloris Tim Howard
BD Jan Vertonghen Mathieu Debuchy
BD Laurent Koscielny Pablo Zabaleta
BM David Silva Cesc Fabregas
BM Ross Barkley Raheem Sterling
BF Emmanuel Adebayor Edin Dzeko
BF Loic Remy Wilfried Bony

ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Andrew is a RotoWire contributor. He is a nine-time FWSA award finalist, including the 2017, 2018 and 2021 FSWA Soccer Writer of the Year.
Fantasy sports connoisseur and expert soccer prognosticator.
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