FPL Edge

FPL Gameweek 1 tips

Gameweek 1 · deadline 8/21/2026, 5:30:00 PM · 10 fixtures

Captain picks
B.Fernandes MUN · MID · £11.979 /100Haaland MCI · FWD · £15.674 /100Saka ARS · MID · £9.573 /100Mbeumo MUN · MID · £7.968 /100Cunha MUN · MID · £7.958 /100Groß BHA · MID · £5.857 /100Barry EVE · FWD · £5.756 /100Gibbs-White NFO · MID · £8.054 /100
Transfer suggestions
Haaland MCI · FWD · £15.636 xP/5Saka ARS · MID · £9.529 xP/5Bogle LEE · DEF · £4.623 xP/5Groß BHA · MID · £5.823 xP/5Mbeumo MUN · MID · £7.923 xP/5Tarkowski EVE · DEF · £6.123 xP/5Gibbs-White NFO · MID · £8.023 xP/5Raya ARS · GKP · £6.122 xP/5
Differentials
Dasilva COV · DEF · £4.021.7 scoreKing FUL · MID · £5.521.4 scoreA.Becker LIV · GKP · £5.521.4 scoreGonzalo FUL · FWD · £6.020.8 scoreSuzuki AVL · GKP · £5.020.6 scoreVuskovic BHA · DEF · £5.020.6 scoreCastagne FUL · DEF · £4.520.4 scoreSchuster BRE · DEF · £4.520.3 score
Gameweek 1 fixture difficulty
ARSvsCOV
HULvsMUN
EVEvsCRY
IPSvsSUN
NFOvsLEE
BREvsTOT
BHAvsAVL
MCIvsBOU
NEWvsLIV
FULvsCHE
What the model recommends

Captain B.Fernandes — a rating of 79/100 makes him the safest armband in gameweek 1, with Haaland (74/100) the differential alternative.

The strongest transfer in is Haaland at £15.6, projected 36 points over the following five gameweeks at 71% confidence.

Only take a -4 hit if the incoming player beats your outgoing option by more than four points across your planning horizon.

Gameweek 1 deep dives
GW1 players to watchGW1 transfers inGW1 fixtures & FDR
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