Fantasy Premier League

Here's Mirror Football's 2022/23 FPL team choice for Gameweek 1, with the 2022/23 Premier League season getting underway on Friday evening.

Forward: Gabriel Jesus (£8.0m) - On course to be the most selected player for GW1 in FPL history, 75.8% owned Jesus is a must this season. Midfielder: Leon Bailey (£5.0m) - Bailey showed sparks of what he could produce in an injury-ridden campaign last season, and the Jamaican could prove a bargain this season. Midfielder: Riyad Mahrez (£8.0m) - Mahrez has always been a major threat in FPL, but the Algerian always falls victim to Pep roulette, sometimes being benched for weeks on the run. Defender: Trent Alexander Arnold (£7.5m) - An FPL must, Alexander-Arnold has outscored most midfielders and forwards over the last few FPL seasons due to his incredible attacking input in a defensively solid Liverpool side. The Egyptian has scored in each of Liverpool's last five opening day fixtures, and it could easily become six against Fulham. Last season saw the likes of Mohamed Salah, Heung-Min Son and Trent Alexander-Arnold shine, but with Gabriel Jesus now at Arsenal and Erling Haaland in the Premier League, some new options have caught the eye.

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While he faces competition from Ben White and Gabriel Magalhaes for a spot in central defence, a report in The Sun claims that he’s set to make his competitive Gunners debut in their opener against Crystal Palace. But which new signings look like the best bets for your FPL team? Since moving to Arsenal in the summer, he’s scored seven goals in five pre-season friendlies, averaging a goal every 37.85 minutes for the Gunners. Not only is he a sure starter, but he looks to be thriving as the focal point of their attack. The experienced Croatian is new to the Premier League and still getting used to a new club with new team-mates, but that’s all negated by the fact he worked under Antonio Conte at Inter. It should just be a case of plug-in and play.He notched four goals and five assists as a wingback as Conte’s Inter won Serie A back in 2020-21 and he looks to have all the makings of an FPL wingback hero. No wonder he’s said to be the most-picked player in FPL history, with nearly three-quarters of managers selecting him for the opening fixture away to Crystal Palace. Omit him at your peril. The Brazilian was never an obvious FPL pick whilst at Man City, in part due to falling victim to Pep Roulette, but everything looks different all of a sudden. Aribo caught the eye by scoring in the Europa League final last season, while setting up Kelechi Iheanacho’s match-winner against Egypt in the Africa Cup Of Nations. He also notched eight goals and six assists in the Scottish Premiership.Capable of playing in any number of advanced positions, including up top in the final weeks of last season, it’ll be interesting to see how Ralph Hasenhuttl opts to use the Nigerian at Southampton. Republic of Ireland international Collins caught the eye at Burnley last season, despite their struggles, and is going into one of the Premier League’s sturdier and defensively-minded teams in Bruno Lage’s Wolves. Only five sides kept more clean sheets last season. Okay, not strictly a new signing, but new to the Premier League. Only three goalkeepers in the division made more saves last term, and his heroics between the sticks were often an avenue to bonus and save points whilst he was at Burnley. Yeah, he got relegated with Burnley last season, but in recent seasons Pope has established a reputation as one of the Premier League’s best shot-stoppers. It’s been an incredibly hectic and interesting summer of transfer business, with Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham spending big on new additions as they look to close the gap on Manchester City and Liverpool. Manchester United haven’t been quite as active but are expected to make further recruitments in the coming weeks.

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Archer looks to be the promising of the 4.5m options. One of the unwritten rules of fantasy football is not picking players who are new to the league but it’s always been more a guideline anyway. We have been burnt before but when Fulham score, it’s likely to be through the Serbia international. Still, he appears to be first-choice for now and his underlying statistics before an injury at the end of last season were fantasy gold. The easiest thing to do might just be to set him in your squad and wait for the points to roll in. Going big at the back is popular this year but there are still potential bargains in the 4.5m bracket. Prepare an escape route if he loses his place but could be worth a punt. Six goals and six assists was a decent return which should only be improved upon, especially if he emerges as first-choice penalty taker. The Brazilian carries an aerial threat too, while Crystal Palace and Leicester have been known to struggle on set-plays. Picking a 4.5m goalkeeper has traditionally been the smart thing to do but there is not really an outstanding option among this year’s cohort. With Ward’s back-up Iversen also priced 4.0m, we have the rare prospect of a viable 8.0m pairing. Wing-backs playing under Antonio Conte tend to be brilliant fantasy assets and Perisic should be no exception.

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Kortney Hause is still not back with the team, Keinan Davis is back with the team and the plan is for him to get some minutes in the U21 game later on. But we look at every player individually and try to make the right call for them and the team. Ibou, in a challenge in the game against Strasbourg, what happened there we have to see how long it will take but he is out for a while. But I’ve been so pleased with the signing.” – Eddie Howe on Sven Botman We rise a lot the quality of our penalties in terms of goals, in the past we missed a lot. He’s probably the big one to have come out of pre-season. (Javier) Manquillo’s back in training with us and looking good, so we’re not too bad, apart from Jonjo.” – Eddie Howe on injuries “I think he’s ready to play. I saw him now, he was out on the pitch and he might be – in his opinion, anyway – ready to train next week, which is helpful. “We hope with Curtis we caught it in the right moment, that’s just how it is with young players. “Darwin is ready, that doesn’t mean he has to start. There were a lot of unlucky situations; started with Caoimhin, started with Diogo pretty much.

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Son Heung-min justified his reputation as an elite finisher last season, having overachieved his underlying numbers to the tune of 49 points. Fulham and Bournemouth have the most daunting opening fixture runs after Palace. Mohamed Salah alone accounts for £7.9m of this, with another £4.4m allocated to Trent Alexander-Arnold. Even without the World Cup, the case for an early wildcard is clear. As a result, it makes sense to use the first one early. More than half of the teams in the Premier League (11) have been assigned an FDR of two for both their home and away matches, making it impossible to distinguish between – for example – hosting Bournemouth and a trip to Aston Villa.

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Archer looks to be the promising of the 4.5m options. One of the unwritten rules of fantasy football is not picking players who are new to the league but it’s always been more a guideline anyway. Still, he appears to be first-choice for now and his underlying statistics before an injury at the end of last season were fantasy gold. We have been burnt before but when Fulham score, it’s likely to be through the Serbia international. The easiest thing to do might just be to set him in your squad and wait for the points to roll in. Going big at the back is popular this year but there are still potential bargains in the 4.5m bracket. Prepare an escape route if he loses his place but could be worth a punt. Six goals and six assists was a decent return which should only be improved upon, especially if he emerges as first-choice penalty taker. The Brazilian carries an aerial threat too, while Crystal Palace and Leicester have been known to struggle on set-plays. Picking a 4.5m goalkeeper has traditionally been the smart thing to do but there is not really an outstanding option among this year’s cohort. With Ward’s back-up Iversen also priced 4.0m, we have the rare prospect of a viable 8.0m pairing. Wing-backs playing under Antonio Conte tend to be brilliant fantasy assets and Perisic should be no exception.