FPL Gameweek 1 2026/27: Best Players, Captain Picks and Rankings

FPL Gameweek 1 rankings for 2026/27 with the best players, captain picks, predicted lineups, fixtures, projected points and value plays for the Premier League opener.

Updated on August 21, 2026 12:37PM EST

FPL Gameweek 1 2026/27: Best Players, Captain Picks and Rankings

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Adam Zdroik

Updated on August 21, 2026 12:37PM EST

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FPL Gameweek 1 2026/27: Best Players, Captain Picks and Rankings

Arsenal open their title defense at home to newly-promoted Coventry City as the biggest favorite for Gameweek 1. That's the biggest storyline heading into the biggest week of the FPL season, the one that sets up your whole campaign. Elsewhere, Newcastle host Liverpool in the early marquee test of the weekend.

These are my best players, captain picks and full FPL Gameweek 1 rankings, based on projected points, expected minutes, predicted lineups, fixtures and player prices.

Set your squad before the Gameweek 1 deadline on Friday, Aug. 21 (1:30 p.m. ET, 90 minutes ahead of the 3 p.m. ET opener). For the full season board, see my FPL Top 400 rankings, and start at the Fantasy Premier League hub for everything 2026/27.

Make sure to join the RotoWire FPL league.

FPL Gameweek 1 Fixtures (ET)

3:00 pm: Arsenal vs. Coventry City
7:30 am: Hull City vs. Manchester United
10:00 am: Everton vs. Crystal Palace
10:00 am: Ipswich Town vs. Sunderland
10:00 am: Nottingham Forest vs. Leeds United
12:30 pm: Brentford vs. Tottenham Hotspur
9:00 am: Brighton & Hove Albion vs. Aston Villa
9:00 am: Manchester City vs. AFC Bournemouth
11:30 am: Newcastle United vs. Liverpool
3:00 pm: Fulham vs. Chelsea

For detailed stats and odds, check out the
FPL GW1 Cheat Sheet: Lineups, Odds and Stats

FPL GW1 Captain Picks

The captaincy is the biggest weekly call.

Erling Haaland (Man City, vs Bournemouth): He's the highest-projected player on the board unsurprisingly in a home game against Bournemouth. He's already the most-owned player in the pool, so the armband here isn't a differential, it's just the correct pick to open the campaign.

Bukayo Saka (Arsenal, vs Coventry City): This is where you can get different. Arsenal have the softest fixture on the opening slate against a newly-promoted Coventry side, and Saka projects as the second-best midfielder in the pool while sitting at barely 10% ownership. Returning to the team late from the World Cup is a worry, but if that's the case, then Viktor Gyokeres is another Arsenal option.

Bruno Fernandes (Man United, at Hull City): The highest-projected midfielder most weeks, and he plays a newly-promoted Hull City side in Gameweek 1. He's owned by less than half the FPL field, which is a bit low considering what he did last season, so he won't be crazy popular as a captain.

FPL GW1 Best Players by Position

A quick read on who to build around before the table.

Forwards:Erling Haaland (Man City, vs Bournemouth) is the clear top forward on the board. Kai Havertz (Arsenal, vs Coventry City) is next, and Igor Thiago (Brentford, vs Tottenham) is the value name a tier below both.
Midfielders:Bruno Fernandes (Man United, at Hull City) and Bukayo Saka (Arsenal, vs Coventry City) are the two names to build a midfield around, with Bryan Mbeumo (Man United, at Hull City) as the cheaper double-up off the same fixture. Antoine Semenyo, who has been City's top goalscorer in preseason without Haaland, also features near the top.
Defenders: With William Saliba out, Gabriel and Ben White are the top two defenders in the pool, both from that same soft Arsenal fixture, and Riccardo Calafiori isn't far behind. Harry Maguire (Man United, at Hull City) is the pivot point if you want off Arsenal entirely.
Goalkeepers:David Raya (Arsenal, vs Coventry City) is the top-ranked keeper, backed by the same fixture that has three Arsenal defenders near the top of the board.

FPL GW1 Rankings

Full Gameweek 1 rankings below, based on projected lineups, form, fixtures and price. Sort by position, price or ownership to plan transfers and captaincy.

Overall Rank	FW Rank	MID Rank	DEF Rank	GK Rank	Player	Team	Matchup	Pos	Price	TSB%	Pts
1		1			Bruno Fernandes	MUN	MUN at HUL	M	12.0	51.5	7.59
2	1				Erling Haaland	MCI	MCI v. BOU	F	15.5	69.4	7.07
3	2				Kai Havertz	ARS	ARS v. COV	F	7.5	5.0	7.01
4		2			Bukayo Saka	ARS	ARS v. COV	M	9.5	9.2	6.99
5		3			Bryan Mbeumo	MUN	MUN at HUL	M	8.0	37.6	6.57
6		4			Christos Tzolis	ARS	ARS v. COV	M	6.5	23.4	6.17
7			1		Gabriel	ARS	ARS v. COV	D	8.0	29.7	6.10
8		5			Dominik Szoboszlai	LIV	LIV v. NEW	M	7.0	41.7	6.04
9		6			Rayan Cherki	MCI	MCI v. BOU	M	7.5	7.7	5.97
10			2		Harry Maguire	MUN	MUN at HUL	D	5.0	17.2	5.96
11		7			Martin Odegaard	ARS	ARS v. COV	M	6.5	7.6	5.96
12		8			Phil Foden	MCI	MCI v. BOU	M	7.0	4.3	5.95
13		9			Matheus Cunha	MUN	MUN at HUL	M	8.0	10.3	5.93
14			3		Ben White	ARS	ARS v. COV	D	5.5	4.0	5.89
15			4		Riccardo Calafiori	ARS	ARS v. COV	D	5.5	37.2	5.88
16		10			Antoine Semenyo	MCI	MCI v. BOU	M	8.5	26.3	5.84
17		11			Cole Palmer	CHE	CHE v. FUL	M	9.5	10.4	5.81
18	3				Alexander Isak	LIV	LIV v. NEW	F	9.0	16.5	5.80
19		12			Youri Tielemans	MUN	MUN at HUL	M	6.0	2.5	5.76
20	4				Igor Thiago	BRE	BRE v. TOT	F	8.0	17.2	5.72
21			5		Daniel Ballard	SUN	SUN at IPS	D	5.0	5.5	5.72
22			6		James Tarkowski	EVE	EVE v. CRY	D	6.0	8.8	5.63
23	5				Joao Pedro	CHE	CHE v. FUL	F	7.5	63.9	5.63
24			7		Cristhian Mosquera	ARS	ARS v. COV	D	5.5	7.1	5.50
25		13			Elliot Anderson	MCI	MCI v. BOU	M	6.5	8.2	5.49
26		14			Declan Rice	ARS	ARS v. COV	M	7.5	18.4	5.47
27			8		Diogo Dalot	MUN	MUN at HUL	D	5.0	2.8	5.45
28		15			Morgan Gibbs-White	NFO	NFO v. LEE	M	8.0	11.7	5.43
29		16			Iliman Ndiaye	EVE	EVE v. CRY	M	6.0	16.1	5.39
30		17			Hayden Hackney	EVE	EVE v. CRY	M	5.5	0.3	5.36
31		18			Vitaly Janelt	BRE	BRE v. TOT	M	5.0	0.1	5.34
32		19			Cody Gakpo	LIV	LIV v. NEW	M	7.0	3.5	5.34
33			9		Maxim De Cuyper	BHA	BHA v. AVL	D	4.5	1.7	5.32
34	6				Igor Jesus	NFO	NFO v. LEE	F	6.0	4.5	5.31
35	7				Richarlison	TOT	TOT at BRE	F	6.0	3.1	5.30
36			10		Maxence Lacroix	CHE	CHE v. FUL	D	6.0	9.2	5.29
37		20			Enzo Le Fee	SUN	SUN at IPS	M	6.0	10.8	5.28
38			11		Ayden Heaven	MUN	MUN at HUL	D	4.5	0.4	5.27
39	8				Thierno Barry	EVE	EVE v. CRY	F	5.5	1.3	5.23
40		21			James McAtee	NFO	NFO v. LEE	M	5.5	0.0	5.22
41		22			Amad Diallo	MUN	MUN at HUL	M	6.0	1.6	5.17
42		23			Granit Xhaka	SUN	SUN at IPS	M	5.5	4.5	5.15
43	9				Dominic Calvert-Lewin	LEE	LEE at NFO	F	6.0	30.9	5.15
44		24			Ryan Gravenberch	LIV	LIV v. NEW	M	6.0	1.9	5.14
45	10				Brian Brobbey	SUN	SUN at IPS	F	6.0	14.4	5.13
46		25			Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall	EVE	EVE v. CRY	M	6.5	3.3	5.11
47		26			Ismaila Sarr	CRY	CRY at EVE	M	6.5	5.0	5.08
48			12		Virgil van Dijk	LIV	LIV v. NEW	D	6.5	18.6	5.08
49	11				Gonzalo Garcia	FUL	FUL at CHE	F	6.0	2.0	5.08
50			13		Jaka Bijol	LEE	LEE at NFO	D	5.0	0.3	5.05
51		27			Dango Ouattara	BRE	BRE v. TOT	M	6.5	1.2	5.02
52			14		Murillo	NFO	NFO v. LEE	D	5.5	1.5	5.02
53		28			Abdul Fatawu	IPS	IPS v. SUN	M	5.5	0.2	5.02
54		29			Anton Stach	LEE	LEE at NFO	M	6.0	0.9	5.01
55		30			Jack Hinshelwood	BHA	BHA v. AVL	M	6.0	0.4	5.01
56		31			Mohamed Belloumi	HUL	HUL v. MUN	M	5.0	0.4	5.00
57			15		Jeremy Jacquet	LIV	LIV v. NEW	D	5.0	2.3	4.99
58		32			Yasin Ayari	BHA	BHA v. AVL	M	5.5	0.7	4.98
59		33			Mateus Fernandes	TOT	TOT at BRE	M	5.5	0.0	4.97
60		34			Diego Gomez	BHA	BHA v. AVL	M	5.0	3.5	4.96
61	12				Oliver McBurnie	HUL	HUL v. MUN	F	5.5	1.3	4.96
62	13				Georginio Rutter	BHA	BHA v. AVL	F	5.5	0.9	4.95
63			16		Omar Alderete	SUN	SUN at IPS	D	5.0	0.4	4.94
64		35			Moises Caicedo	CHE	CHE v. FUL	M	5.5	3.9	4.93
65			17		Luke Shaw	MUN	MUN at HUL	D	4.5	21.5	4.93
66			18		Neco Williams	NFO	NFO v. LEE	D	5.0	10.4	4.93
67		36			Adam Wharton	CRY	CRY at EVE	M	5.5	0.8	4.91
68			19		Nathan Collins	BRE	BRE v. TOT	D	5.5	1.8	4.91
69			20		Jarrad Branthwaite	EVE	EVE v. CRY	D	5.5	1.6	4.88
70		37			Florian Wirtz	LIV	LIV v. NEW	M	7.5	13.0	4.88
71		38			Mamadou Sangare	BRE	BRE v. TOT	M	5.5	3.3	4.87
72		39			Morgan Rogers	CHE	CHE v. FUL	M	7.5	24.9	4.86
73	14				Will Osula	NEW	NEW at LIV	F	6.0	1.0	4.85
74				1	David Raya	ARS	ARS v. COV	G	6.0	37.2	4.84
75	15				Emersonn	IPS	IPS v. SUN	F	5.5	0.4	4.79
76		40			Harvey Barnes	NEW	NEW at LIV	M	6.0	1.1	4.74
78		41			Ibrahim Sangare	NFO	NFO v. LEE	M	5.0	1.2	4.70
79			22		Marcos Senesi	TOT	TOT at BRE	D	6.0	8.3	4.69
80		42			Harry Wilson	LEE	LEE at NFO	M	6.5	6.6	4.69
77			21		Nico O'Reilly	MCI	MCI v. BOU	D	6.5	21.1	4.68
82		43			Ethan Ampadu	LEE	LEE at NFO	M	5.5	1.5	4.67
81			23		Josko Gvardiol	MCI	MCI v. BOU	D	5.5	10.9	4.67
83		44			Rio Ngumoha	LIV	LIV v. NEW	M	6.0	1.2	4.66
84	16				Tammy Abraham	AVL	AVL at BHA	F	5.5	0.1	4.66
85			24		Mats Wieffer	BHA	BHA v. AVL	D	5.0	0.3	4.65
86		45			Alex Scott	BOU	BOU at MCI	M	6.0	1.5	4.65
87				2	Senne Lammens	MUN	MUN at HUL	G	5.0	17.0	4.64
88			25		Chris Richards	CRY	CRY at EVE	D	5.0	0.7	4.63
89			26		Reece James	CHE	CHE v. FUL	D	5.5	9.5	4.59
90		46			Emiliano Buendia	AVL	AVL at BHA	M	6.0	1.4	4.59
92		48			Conor Gallagher	TOT	TOT at BRE	M	5.5	0.3	4.56
91		47			Mateo Kovacic	MCI	MCI v. BOU	M	5.5	0.1	4.54
93			27		Nikola Milenkovic	NFO	NFO v. LEE	D	5.5	2.0	4.54
94		49			Kevin Schade	BRE	BRE v. TOT	M	6.0	3.6	4.53
95		50			Aladji Bamba	NEW	NEW at LIV	M	5.0	0.1	4.53
96		51			Regan Slater	HUL	HUL v. MUN	M	4.5	2.9	4.53
97			28		Tarik Muharemovic	LEE	LEE at NFO	D	5.0	3.5	4.53
98			29		Joe Rodon	LEE	LEE at NFO	D	4.5	3.2	4.52
99			30		Ola Aina	NFO	NFO v. LEE	D	4.5	3.7	4.48
100		52			Sandro Tonali	TOT	TOT at BRE	M	5.5	4.2	4.48
101		53			Jacob Ramsey	NEW	NEW at LIV	M	5.0	0.4	4.48
102		54			Daizen Maeda	IPS	IPS v. SUN	M	5.5	0.4	4.46
103		55			Enzo Fernandez	CHE	CHE v. FUL	M	7.0	5.0	4.43
104	17				Jorgen Strand Larsen	CRY	CRY at EVE	F	6.0	0.6	4.42
106			32		Malick Thiaw	NEW	NEW at LIV	D	5.0	1.7	4.40
107			33		Jaydee Canvot	CRY	CRY at EVE	D	5.0	0.4	4.40
108		56			Mathys Tel	TOT	TOT at BRE	M	6.0	0.6	4.40
109		57			Brenden Aaronson	LEE	LEE at NFO	M	5.5	1.0	4.40
110			34		Jan Paul van Hecke	TOT	TOT at BRE	D	5.0	9.6	4.39
105			31		Matheus Nunes	MCI	MCI v. BOU	D	6.0	1.3	4.39
111			35		Jacob Greaves	IPS	IPS v. SUN	D	4.0	1.4	4.37
112		58			Alex Iwobi	FUL	FUL at CHE	M	5.5	1.0	4.36
113		59			Mathias Jensen	BRE	BRE v. TOT	M	5.5	0.2	4.36
114			36		Sven Botman	NEW	NEW at LIV	D	5.0	0.4	4.36
115			37		James Justin	LEE	LEE at NFO	D	4.5	0.6	4.35
116		60			Florentino Luis	IPS	IPS v. SUN	M	5.0	0.1	4.33
117			38		Ousmane Diomande	NFO	NFO v. LEE	D	5.5	0.7	4.31
118		61			Pascal Gross	BHA	BHA v. AVL	M	5.5	14.4	4.30
119		62			Sasa Lukic	IPS	IPS v. SUN	M	5.0	0.1	4.30
120			39		Marco Palestra	CHE	CHE v. FUL	D	5.5	2.9	4.29
121	18				Evanilson	BOU	BOU at MCI	F	6.0	2.2	4.28
122		63			Rayan	BOU	BOU at MCI	M	6.5	2.8	4.27
123			40		Vitaliy Mykolenko	EVE	EVE v. CRY	D	4.5	1.5	4.27
124			41		Kristoffer Ajer	BRE	BRE v. TOT	D	4.5	3.0	4.25
125		64			Daichi Kamada	CRY	CRY at EVE	M	5.0	0.3	4.25
126		65			Boubacar Kamara	AVL	AVL at BHA	M	5.0	0.3	4.24
127		66			Matt Crooks	HUL	HUL v. MUN	M	4.5	0.6	4.23
128		67			John McGinn	AVL	AVL at BHA	M	5.5	3.3	4.23
129			42		Tyrick Mitchell	CRY	CRY at EVE	D	4.5	6.4	4.21
130		68			Mikey Moore	TOT	TOT at BRE	M	5.0	0.2	4.21
131			43		Chadi Riad	CRY	CRY at EVE	D	4.5	0.1	4.20
132			44		Jake O'Brien	EVE	EVE v. CRY	D	5.0	0.5	4.20
133		69			Merlin Rohl	EVE	EVE v. CRY	M	5.0	0.1	4.19
134		70			Lewis Cook	BOU	BOU at MCI	M	5.0	0.1	4.18
135	19				Ellis Simms	COV	COV at ARS	F	5.0	0.9	4.18
136		71			Andrey Santos	MUN	MUN at HUL	M	5.0	1.1	4.15
137		72			Ross Barkley	AVL	AVL at BHA	M	5.0	0.2	4.14
138		73			Marcelino Nunez	IPS	IPS v. SUN	M	5.0	0.1	4.12
139		74			Caleb Yirenkyi	COV	COV at ARS	M	5.0	0.3	4.12
140				3	Matz Sels	NFO	NFO v. LEE	G	5.0	1.6	4.11
141		75			Marcus Tavernier	BOU	BOU at MCI	M	6.0	1.6	4.06
142		76			Dan Ndoye	NFO	NFO v. LEE	M	5.5	0.5	4.05
143			45		Olivier Boscagli	BHA	BHA v. AVL	D	4.5	0.2	4.00
144		77			Chemsdine Talbi	SUN	SUN at IPS	M	5.5	0.2	3.99
145				4	Robin Roefs	SUN	SUN at IPS	G	5.0	4.5	3.99
147		78			Nilson Angulo	SUN	SUN at IPS	M	5.0	0.1	3.97
148			47		Trai Hume	SUN	SUN at IPS	D	4.5	6.8	3.97
149			48		Antonee Robinson	FUL	FUL at CHE	D	4.5	1.7	3.97
146			46		Ruben Dias	MCI	MCI v. BOU	D	5.5	1.6	3.97
150				5	Jordan Pickford	EVE	EVE v. CRY	G	5.5	7.9	3.96
151			49		Jorge Cuenca	FUL	FUL at CHE	D	4.5	0.0	3.96
152		79			Archie Gray	TOT	TOT at BRE	M	5.0	0.2	3.92
153			50		Semi Ajayi	HUL	HUL v. MUN	D	4.0	0.9	3.92
154			51		Dara O'Shea	IPS	IPS v. SUN	D	4.0	3.4	3.90
155		80			Dwight McNeil	CRY	CRY at EVE	M	5.5	0.2	3.89
156			52		Ian Maatsen	AVL	AVL at BHA	D	4.5	0.8	3.89
157			53		John Egan	HUL	HUL v. MUN	D	4.0	1.6	3.88
158		81			Justin Kluivert	BOU	BOU at MCI	M	6.0	1.1	3.88
159				6	James Trafford	LEE	LEE at NFO	G	5.0	3.0	3.86
160			54		Milos Kerkez	LIV	LIV v. NEW	D	5.5	3.8	3.86
161		82			Harrison Armstrong	EVE	EVE v. CRY	M	5.0	0.1	3.84
162		83			Keane Lewis-Potter	BRE	BRE v. TOT	M	5.5	0.4	3.84
163			55		Lewis Hall	NEW	NEW at LIV	D	5.0	3.5	3.84
164			56		Jayden Bogle	LEE	LEE at NFO	D	4.5	0.5	3.81
165			57		Issa Diop	IPS	IPS v. SUN	D	4.0	18.3	3.79
166			58		Levi Colwill	CHE	CHE v. FUL	D	5.0	1.6	3.78
167		84			Josh King	FUL	FUL at CHE	M	5.5	0.2	3.78
168		85			Loum Tchaouna	COV	COV at ARS	M	5.5	0.1	3.77
169			59		Leif Davis	IPS	IPS v. SUN	D	4.0	5.3	3.76
170			60		Ferdi Kadioglu	BHA	BHA v. AVL	D	4.5	3.0	3.75
171		86			Alejandro Garnacho	AVL	AVL at BHA	M	6.0	0.6	3.72
172	20				Yoane Wissa	NEW	NEW at LIV	F	6.0	1.6	3.70
173		87			Cesar Palacios	FUL	FUL at CHE	M	5.5	0.2	3.70
174			61		Reinildo	SUN	SUN at IPS	D	4.5	0.5	3.67
175		88			Anthony Elanga	NEW	NEW at LIV	M	6.0	0.7	3.67
176			62		Michael Kayode	BRE	BRE v. TOT	D	4.5	3.2	3.67
177		89			Noah Sadiki	SUN	SUN at IPS	M	5.0	0.4	3.64
178		90			Pedro Neto	CHE	CHE v. FUL	M	6.5	1.3	3.62
179				7	Robert Sanchez	CHE	CHE v. FUL	G	5.0	2.3	3.62
180				8	Gianluigi Donnarumma	MCI	MCI v. BOU	G	5.5	8.3	3.62
181		91			Frank Onyeka	COV	COV at ARS	M	5.0	0.1	3.59
182				9	Zion Suzuki	AVL	AVL at BHA	G	5.0	0.5	3.52
183		92			Oscar Bobb	FUL	FUL at CHE	M	5.5	0.3	3.50
184		93			Tatsuhiro Sakamoto	COV	COV at ARS	M	5.0	0.1	3.50
185		94			Matt Grimes	COV	COV at ARS	M	5.0	0.2	3.45
186				10	Konstantinos Tzolakis	HUL	HUL v. MUN	G	4.5	0.5	3.45
187		95			Sander Berge	FUL	FUL at CHE	M	5.0	0.4	3.45
188				11	Alisson	LIV	LIV v. NEW	G	5.5	3.5	3.45
189		96			Jens Hjerto-Dahl	HUL	HUL v. MUN	M	5.0	0.1	3.45
190				12	Bart Verbruggen	BHA	BHA v. AVL	G	4.5	21.5	3.43
191			63		Luka Vuskovic	BHA	BHA v. AVL	D	5.0	2.6	3.41
192			64		Bobby Thomas	COV	COV at ARS	D	4.0	8.0	3.39
193			65		Tyrone Mings	AVL	AVL at BHA	D	4.5	0.3	3.38
194			66		James Hill	BOU	BOU at MCI	D	5.5	0.9	3.36
195				13	Kjell Scherpen	IPS	IPS v. SUN	G	4.5	0.6	3.35
196				14	Dean Henderson	CRY	CRY at EVE	G	5.0	2.2	3.33
197			67		Oscar Mingueza	CRY	CRY at EVE	D	4.5	0.1	3.33
198			68		Jeremie Frimpong	LIV	LIV v. NEW	D	5.5	3.3	3.32
199				15	Caoimhin Kelleher	BRE	BRE v. TOT	G	5.0	5.8	3.31
200			69		Antonio Silva	BOU	BOU at MCI	D	5.0	0.3	3.30
201		97			Myles Lewis-Skelly	ARS	ARS v. COV	M	5.5	0.6	3.28
202			70		Calvin Bassey	FUL	FUL at CHE	D	4.5	0.7	3.28
203			71		Timothy Castagne	FUL	FUL at CHE	D	4.5	0.3	3.26
204			72		Aurele Amenda	COV	COV at ARS	D	4.0	0.8	3.26
205		98			Elliot Stroud	HUL	HUL v. MUN	M	5.0	0.1	3.19
206				16	Bernd Leno	FUL	FUL at CHE	G	4.5	3.1	3.18
207				17	Antonin Kinsky	TOT	TOT at BRE	G	4.5	23.9	3.17
208				18	Lukas Hornicek	NEW	NEW at LIV	G	5.0	0.6	3.09
209			73		Andrew Robertson	TOT	TOT at BRE	D	4.5	3.7	3.08
210			74		Amar Dedic	NEW	NEW at LIV	D	4.5	0.2	2.98
211			75		Matty Cash	AVL	AVL at BHA	D	4.5	8.5	2.95
212				19	Djordje Petrovic	BOU	BOU at MCI	G	4.5	3.3	2.85
213			76		Pau Torres	AVL	AVL at BHA	D	4.5	0.4	2.76
214				20	Carl Rushworth	COV	COV at ARS	G	4.5	1.1	2.66
215			77		Ryan Giles	HUL	HUL v. MUN	D	4.0	0.8	2.52
216			78		Milan van Ewijk	COV	COV at ARS	D	4.0	14.1	2.44
217			79		Adrien Truffert	BOU	BOU at MCI	D	5.5	4.5	2.43
218			80		Lewie Coyle	HUL	HUL v. MUN	D	4.0	0.7	2.36
219			81		Jay Dasilva	COV	COV at ARS	D	4.0	0.8	1.80
220			82		Adam Smith	BOU	BOU at MCI	D	4.5	0.1	1.03

Final Thoughts

Don't overthink Gameweek 1. The board is stacked toward Arsenal's fixture and Manchester United's trip to Hull. The bold call is Saka or someone on Arsenal over Haaland for the armband. Use this week to lock a squad you're happy to hold into Gameweek 2 rather than reacting to one match.