Best FPL midfielders for GW1: the engine room of your draft
23 July 2026Midfield wins FPL seasons. The top-rated midfielders by our AI — premium, mid-price and the £5.7m steal.
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Best FPL forwards for GW1: Haaland and the value behind him
23 July 2026One premium, three bargains: how our AI would build the GW1 forward line.
Best FPL defenders for GW1: attacking returns at the back
23 July 2026Modern FPL defenders attack. The top-rated backs by our AI, from set-piece monsters to £5.1m starters.
Best budget FPL players for GW1: starters under £6.0m
23 July 2026Enablers who actually score points: the best sub-£6m players by AI Rating, all regular starters.
Best FPL differentials for GW1: high ratings, low ownership
23 July 2026Players under 10% ownership that our AI rates 87+. The fastest way to climb a mini-league.
FPL players to avoid in GW1: big names, bad numbers
23 July 2026Reputation is not a statistic. The expensive names our AI refuses to back right now — and why.
AI Player Rankings for GW1: the Top 10 our model backs right now
23 July 2026Our AI rates every FPL player 0–100. Here is the GW1 top 10 — with prices, ownership and why each pick makes sense.
Fixture Ticker GW1–5: which clubs have the friendliest start?
23 July 2026Fixture difficulty decides early transfers. Our Fixture Ticker turns the official FDR into one score per club — here is how GW1–5 shapes up.
FPL 2026/27 fixture analysis: the best and worst starts over the first five Gameweeks
23 July 2026FPL 2026/27 is live — and the Gameweek 1 deadline is Friday 21 August, 18:30 UK time. With the fixtures loaded into our engine,…