Your High Guide to Fantastic Premier League for the new season

New season of Fantasy Premier League is on us and with it all chaos, triumphs, palpitations and changes in captinism at the last moment we know and love FPL expert Blake Hurst writes. Whether you are pursuing this elusive victory in the mini league or firing for your highest rank, one thing has an early, calm, calculated approach. FPL is a marathon, not a sprint. You will have good weeks, you will have bad weeks. But the best managers are those who trust the process and do not make reckless decisions.

Follow these tips and tricks to take you to the best possible start for the upcoming season, which will lead to your rivals from the mini league, wondering how you became a FPL guru overnight.

Build a balanced GameWeek 1 team

There is no perfect project – only one that works for your strategy and style of play. Some managers choose both Mohammed Salah and Erling Haland and build around them. Others choose one and distribute their funds to achieve a greater depth through the team. The key point? Focus on the fastened entrees with favorable early bodies. You need a good start to the season, so trust the reliable players, 90 minutes men, so you don’t chase the package for four weeks of the season.

Play it safely before you get bold

Everyone loves a differential, this Callcy Call rogue, the random 5.5 million 2% owned a midfielder who scored a bracelet … Just not in your starting eleven for GW1. Proven elections with solid records should form the core of your early team. Too rogue too soon leads to regret (and early unnecessary wild card). Let the early weeks settle. Once you find out who shoots and who not, this is when the calculated risks can shine. Often the best GW1 team is your « boring » team. You have plenty of time for insolent differences.

For the third consecutive season, Mo Salah is not satisfied with its price 😅

The Egyptian King just wants to be on everyone’s team to give them points 🫶#Fpl pic.twitter.com/gejdukbnsu

– Fantasy Premier League (@OFFFICIALFPL) August 9, 2025

First bodies, the form will follow

The form can be misleading at the beginning of the season – this is the most speculation, especially coming out of the pre -season. However, good matches create opportunities. Target teams with promising opening schedules and you can reveal a break from a breakthrough before the price increases and everyone jumped. Once the shape has become real, adapt. The gadgets should lead your original GW1 draft as this is the most important project you will build throughout the season.

Keep the captain just at the beginning

The best FPL managers keep it directly in the first weeks. If Salah or Haland are in your team, you are likely to be your best captain’s version. Taking risks to the tape tape this early comes with a high potential for dissatisfaction. Use differences elsewhere in your team – your captain should give you a consistency, especially in the first weeks. There is nothing worse than the captain of an empty nine playing against Sunderland, while Salah attracts a bracelet against a black four teams where everyone else has captured it. Be safe with the captain, unless a very good opportunity has emerged in the season later.

Take advantage of new defense points

With the defensive contributions that are now rewarded, players who make 10+ clearance, blocks, capture or coping can earn you an additional 2 points. This new and exciting rule could make certain backs of the center or protective midfielders more appropriate than ever. Do we target the defense contribution CBS or to stay with high -risk high awards that attack full connections? Be alert to our Defender monitoring list, where we can help to focus on which defenders to look to bring to your GW1 project.

The chip strategy matters more than ever

This season adds a twist with two of each chip. How you unfold them more than ever. Many managers plan to use the bench chip in one of the first three GameWeEKS to maximize the points before the international break, and then Wildcard around GameWeek 8 or 13. Align your original squad with your chip plan to use these benefits. There is no right/wrong strategy.

Salah and Haland: Both, one or no one?

This is the biggest FPL debate right now. Walking with both gives you guaranteed points, but it limits the flexibility of the squad. The choice of a person releases funds for a stronger XI, while staying without any is extremely brave. You go without the two best players in the hope that your team can cover them. If you take this route, make sure you invest this budget in players you trust to deliver consistently. Most experts involved will go with one of Salah or Haland. While the majority will be Salah and right, he is the best FPL player and has proven that every year there is an argument that has to go to Haland instead. Liverpool have increased his attack with the signatures of Florian Wirtz, Hugo team and the possible addition of Alexander Isaac. Does this cause the goals to spread more and Salah is less included? We all know how good Haland can be on his day. It is risky to go without Salah, but there is an argument for it. Make sure you are wrong and need to restructure your team and already chase the package and you can regret the rest of the season.

Main habits for more intelligent start

• Do not make knee transfers. Transferring transfers are always comfortable as you never know what unexpected injuries can occur.

• Avoid transferring goalkeepers – they rarely justify the transfer. Or go to 4M GK and play at 4.5/5M GK every week. Or look with a rotating pair of 4.5 m GKS. We will look at what to look for in our upcoming GK monitoring list.

• Always check that your captain, a deputy captain and a bench order are just before the deadline.

• Hold on to make transfers to the latest as possible to catch any news about the injury and leakage of the team. This will give you an advantage over your rivals from the mini league

• Prioritize players who play regularly 85+ minutes. Late goals and assists win GameWeeks. Last season, approximately 60% of the scored goals came after the 60th minute. You will not score points if your player is undergoing early.

• Stay level. Even top managers have horror weeks. Trust your judgment and remember why you transferred to the player. Sometimes it takes more than 1 week to get your prize.

Definitive thoughts

Fantasy Premier League is not just a game – it’s a test of patience, strategy and intelligence. The FPL is unpredictable-your captain will stand up, your bench will pull, and the last-minute deviation will ruin the pure sheet that you so desperately needed. But those who succeed will be those who remain stable, trust their decisions and look at the long way. Remember – FPL is a marathon, not a sprint. This season is your opportunity. Smash your instincts, embrace the challenge and get ready to leave your sign. With our help, your mini-liga rivals will wonder how you became an FPL expert overnight. Here is a season filled with intelligent movements, crazy differentials and a season filled with green arrows. Your trip with FPL starts now – let’s make it legendary.