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FPL experts’ ULTIMATE squad for opening Gameweeks
Some of the world's best managers come together to pick the best 15 players to start the season
Some of the world's top Fantasy Premier League managers combine to pick the ultimate 15-man squad ahead of the Gameweek 1 deadline on Friday 21 August at 18:30 BST.
The experts have opted for a pair of rotating £4.5m goalkeepers in Antonin Kinsky and Bart Verbruggen. The Spurs and Brighton goalkeepers can be rotated so that managers always have a home fixture.
None of the more expensive defenders in the game make the experts' squad, with budget-friendly options preferred.
Arsenal's Riccardo Calafiori (£5.5m) is the most expensive defender in this squad after his goal in the FA Community Shield.
FPL Gameweek 1 Stats: Ownership, Captaincy & Chips
The first deadline of the 2026/27 Fantasy Premier League season has passed—and the opening FPL template has finally been revealed.
Did FPL managers prefer Erling Haaland or Bruno Fernandes with the captain's armband?
And how many decided to attack Gameweek 1 with an early chip?
Using data from Fantasy Football Fix's FPL Statistics tool and Insight Live tool, we have analysed the key FPL Gameweek 1 statistics following Friday's deadline.
A total of 8,945,344 managers had registered an FPL team when the Gameweek 1 deadline passed.
That is down from approximately 9.5 million managers at the beginning of last season, a difference of around 555,000 teams.
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FPL 2026-27 Eight players who could help you win this year, including Wirtz, Calvert-Lewin, Joao Pedro and Gross
Have you settled on your Fantasy Premier League team yet, or are you still at the tinkering stage?
Either way you may want to consider one of these players in your team, according to our FPL experts.
Here are the eight players – aside from the obvious premium picks such as Bruno Fernandes and Erling Haaland – we think can help you have a successful season.
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Wirtz at £7.5m with around 14% ownership looks like one of the better mid-priced differentials available right now. While nearly half the game has locked in Dominik Szoboszlai, far fewer managers are backing the German, which creates useful rank upside if he delivers.
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