This Gameweek deadline has passed. Compare the original forecasts and team news with the review; archived recommendations are not current advice.
Brighton supplied the biggest win and the top two FPL hauls, Hull and Brentford delivered the shocks, and the individual model picks produced lessons in points, minutes and basic employment checks.
Every available Gameweek 1 manager briefing, distilled into confirmed absences, genuine doubts, selection clues and the FPL decisions that follow.
Our full Gameweek 1 guide ranks premium, mid-priced and budget players by modelled xPts, xMins and position-specific fixture difficulty, with an evidence-led watchlist for new signings.
Cherki leads the three-gameweek modelled differential shortlist, while Robinson, Matheus N. and Dalot offer contrasting value and minutes profiles below the 10.0% ownership threshold.
The original 15 August captaincy shortlist, preserved alongside official GW1 scores and minutes. What the forecast got wrong, and why eight players cannot establish model accuracy.
Manchester City and Manchester United provide the strongest opening attacking routes in the three-Gameweek model, while Arsenal remain the premium defensive benchmark.
Our first legal £100m draft combines Haaland and Bruno Fernandes with premium defence, then uses a deliberately cheap bench to preserve the strongest projected starting XI.
The FPLRogue reference squad leaves 11.98 xPts on the GW1 bench. That makes Bench Boost viable—but minutes risk and a slightly stronger GW2 projection keep the call conditional.
