FPL Gameweek 1 Preview

With just one week remaining, our FPL Gameweek 1 Preview comes from the fantasy community for 2021/22.

There’s plenty of great information to consume in this aggregate FPL Gameweek 1 Preview; including podcasts, videos, articles and threads.

I. FPL_Raptor: Psychology

First up in our FPL Gameweek 1 Preview, Ross has an excellent video on the psychology of a fantasy manager over on his brand new YouTube channel. Changing your mindset as a fantasy manager can give you an important edge.

NEW VIDEO ? #FPL

#1 Episode of FPL Psychology 101 is now live! ?

We focus on positive mental health and increasing your enjoyment of FPL, from a psychological perspective ?

RTs massively appreciated ?https://t.co/sIldf7rUpB pic.twitter.com/PdpnEsdqMx
— FPL Raptor (Ross) (@FPL__Raptor) August 4, 2021

II. Serpent: Chips

It’s easy to approach the season with planned transfers in the early weeks or a view to hit the wildcard button before the first international break. However, it’s well worth looking at what’s ahead and give planning some thought with details from Serpent.

?21/22 Chip Guide

Nailing your Chip Strategy is key to making or breaking your season, with a good boost making your rank soar.

Have no fear, as this complete guide help you decide what each chip does, and when best to play it. Let’s get into it ?? #FPL #FPLCommunity pic.twitter.com/1IIiguxRE6
— FPL Serpent ? (@FPL_Serpent) August 2, 2021

III. Ragnar: Goalkeepers

Ragnar is committed to finding differentials from the template and the best £4.5 million option we could go for in the goalkeeper slot over the popular Robert Sanchez is Watford’s Daniel Bachman.

?TREND BUSTER: BACHMAN ?
Ep. 2◽

?In this new series I'll make the case against the community's most recent and popular trends that I think are a MISTAKE ?

RTTS?/LIKES❤️ APREECIATED?#FPLCommunity #FPL #watford pic.twitter.com/S2t0YPCgI7
— FPL_RAGNAR ?? (Rafa) (@RagnarFPL) August 5, 2021

IV. Compare: Defenders

The best way of freeing up funds for players in our sides is by finding a bargain defender. Unfortunately, these are notoriously hard to come by but there’s some useful information provided by Compare for the FPL Gameweek 1 preview.

A player-by-player analysis of all £4.0m defenders ?

Who is most likely to get minutes at the start of the season? ?

[THREAD] ?

Likes & Retweets appreciated! ❤️♻️#FPL #FPLCommunity pic.twitter.com/KApnFmdv6d
— FPL Olympian (@FPLOlympian) August 3, 2021

V. Late Riser: Midfielders

Onto midfielders now, and with the premiums already accounted for, we also need to consider the best mid-priced options. There’s visuals from Lateriser considering the all important expected goal involvement.

Midfielder Pod Prep for @TheFPLWire in full flow.

A sneak peak of some visuals.@zophar666 @BigManBakar pic.twitter.com/GmGeRh1Jgw
— Lateriser12 (@lateriser12) August 2, 2021

VI. Swede: Forwards

There’s a similar metric considered by Swede with a look to a potential signing at Chelsea: could Lukaku join from Inter? He’s set to be hot property if the move happens, as we try and squeeze in an extra premium player.

Lukaku nPxG+xA per 90 mins over the last 4 seasons:

20/21: 0.81 (Inter)
19/20: 0.63 (Inter)
18/19: 0.58 (Man Utd)
17/18: 0.61 (Man Utd)

The best PL strikers last season:

Kane 0.73
Cavani 0.65
Antonio 0.63
Iheanacho 0.61
Bamford 0.58
DCL 0.54
Watkins 0.50
— FPL Swede (@FPL_Swe) August 4, 2021

VII. Corf: Balance

Achieving a balanced squad is very important in fantasy, and the weighing scales are always finely balanced. FPL Corf takes a fresh approach at this, including looking at how many gameweeks you plan to own each player.

⚖️ SQUAD BALANCE TOOL

Introducing you to something I've been working on over the last week.

A fairly basic visual tool that encourages FPL managers to consider long term/short term balance in their squads and future implications of any transfers they make. #FPL #FPLCommunity pic.twitter.com/2IzVIW4Wz0
— FPL CORF ??????? (@CORF_FPL) July 30, 2021

VIII. Bakar: Statistics

The mid-priced forward category is perhaps the most hotly contested position this pre-season, with plenty of pros and cons of each option. Stats guru Bakar attempts to split five of the most popular options.

DCL v Bamford v Watkins v Antonio v Wilson

Shots in the box per 90: 2.2 v 2.8 v 2.4 v 2.3 v 1.9
Big chances per 90: .97 v .97 v .68 v .86 v .91
xG per 90: .55 v .56 v .45 v .48 v .45

Have never found it tougher to pick between strikers. Pick who you think has the best fixtures!
— AbuBakar Siddiq (@BigManBakar) August 4, 2021

IX. Singhs: Fixtures

Aston Villa and West Ham are two of the headline sides to have a promising opening run of fixtures, but there’s also the possibility of planning future transfers to target fixture swings for Wolves, Watford and Leeds down the line. FPL Singhs provide the graphic.

Transfers to Target ??????? ?????? ?

Plan Ahead and Gain an Advantage over other #FPL Managers ??? #FPLCommunity pic.twitter.com/POFYmNEAvh
— The FPL Singhs  (@FplSinghs) July 28, 2021

X. Planet: Preview

It’s a big week for Planet FPL with the return of their Correspondent Week, interviewing fans from all 20 Premier League clubs. FPL Tactician joins to discuss all things Leeds United, for this FPL Gameweek 1 Preview.

?? Planet #FPL
? Correspondent Week
Ep 9️⃣ with ⭐ @fpl_tactician
⚪ Leeds United

On the agenda…
? GW1 injury concerns
? 4.5 alternative to Ayling
? Raphinha v Harrison
? Dallas to go big again?
? Bamford & Rodrigo
? Bielsa's contract & more…https://t.co/o7XwXsfFzD
— Planet #FPL (James) (@PlanetFPLPod) August 4, 2021

XI. Surgery: Rules

Finally, FPL Surgery are now on YouTube with a return to their 8 simple rules feature for a better fantasy season. The latest fantasy manager in the spotlight is Tom from Who Got The Assist? in this star podcast host discussion.

8 SIMPLE RULES

Our first guest for the 2021/22 season is @WGTA_FPL.

Every Wednesday & Sunday on YouTube until the start of the season!https://t.co/FIq6yNNi9u #FPL #UpThePod
— FPL Surgery (@FPLSurgery) July 28, 2021