FPL Gameweek 1 Fixtures - Fantasy Football Community

The Premier League has returned for another season and here we dive straight back in. In this article we take a look at the FPL Gameweek 1 fixtures with the help of the Official Premier League website and pick out some of the best stats in each meeting.

Looking at the FPL Gameweek 1 fixtures could be hugely beneficial for fantasy managers. Taking a look at the history between each fixture with the use of stats could help bring clarity to some of the decisions we have to make.

Manchester United v Fulham

Manchester United have won a huge 24 of their 34 meetings with Fulham.
Both sides have scored in four of their last five matchups.
Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes (£8.5m) has the highest ownership going into the round with 14%.

Ipswich v Liverpool

Liverpool have won five of their last 10 matches against Ipswich
In the last two fixtures (both in 2002), Liverpool netted a whopping 11 goals against the Tractor Boys.
There are just two players who have over 20% ownership going into the game, midfielder Mohamed Salah (£12.5m) and Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7m).

Arsenal v Wolves

Arsenal have won 14 of their last 20 clashes with Wolves.
Arsenal managed three clean sheets in their last four matches against their upcoming opposition.
The player with the highest ownership going into this game is Arsenal centre-back William Saliba (£6m) with 39.5%.

Everton v Brighton

Both sides have won at least four of their 14 meetings.
Both teams have scored in all five of their last matchups.
Everton kept the joint second most clean sheets last season with 13.

Newcastle v Southampton

Newcastle won 19 of their 44 matches against Southampton who managed 16.
Both sides scored in each of their last five matchups.
There was a huge 21 goals scored in the last five fixtures.

Nottingham Forest v Bournemouth

There has been just four matches between the sides and Nottingham Forest haven’t won any.
Both sides have found the net in every matchup played.
The player with the highest ownership going into the tie is Nottingham Forest goalkeeper Matt Turner (£4m).

West Ham v Aston Villa

Both teams have won exactly 14 of their 50 meetings.
Both teams have also scored in four of their last five matchups.
Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins (£9m) is the most popular player in the tie with 49% ownership.

Brentford v Crystal Palace

Brentford have not recorded a single win in the six matches they have faced Crystal Palace.
Both sides have found the net in each of their last four fixtures.
Crystal Palace won six of seven matches at the end of their 23/24 campaign.

Chelsea v Manchester City

Chelsea won 27 of their 54 matches against Manchester City.
Chelsea failed to beat Manchester City in any of their last five clashes.
Manchester City have kept a clean sheet against Chelsea in three of their last five head-to-heads.