FPL Gameweek 1 (2025/26): Team, Captain and Transfers
For FPL 2025/26 Gameweek 1 (reconstructed cutoff 15 Aug 2025, 17:30 UTC), the optimiser picked Palmer as captain and M.Salah as vice, a 3-5-2, and no transfers. No locked expected-points objective was available for this week. It scored 56 net points after hits. This is a reconstructive replay: the cutoff is first kickoff minus 90 minutes, not a live two-hour freeze.
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Key facts
- Captain
- Palmer
- Vice-captain
- M.Salah
- Formation
- 3-5-2
- Transfers
- None
- Bank
- £0.0m
- Hits
- None
- Chip
- None
- Projected
- Unavailable
- Points
- 56
- Status
- Settled
Squad
| Pos | Player | Club | Fixture | FDR | £m | xP | Pts | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GKP | Sánchez | CHE | CRY (H) | 3 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 8 | — |
| DEF | Murillo | NFO | BRE (H) | 3 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 2 | — |
| DEF | Pedro Porro | TOT | BUR (H) | 1 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 6 | — |
| DEF | Tarkowski | EVE | LEE (A) | 3 | 5.8 | 0.0 | 4 | — |
| MID | M.Salah | LIV | BOU (H) | 3 | 14.0 | 0.0 | 8 | Vice-captain |
| MID | Palmer | CHE | CRY (H) | 3 | 10.3 | 0.0 | 6 | Captain |
| MID | B.Fernandes | MUN | ARS (H) | 4 | 10.4 | 0.0 | 2 | — |
| MID | Anderson | NFO | BRE (H) | 3 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 6 | — |
| MID | Reijnders | MCI | WOL (A) | 2 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 10 | — |
| FWD | Watkins | AVL | NEW (H) | 3 | 8.7 | 0.0 | 2 | — |
| FWD | João Pedro | CHE | CRY (H) | 3 | 7.4 | 0.0 | 2 | — |
| Bench | ||||||||
| GKP | Dúbravka | BUR | TOT (A) | 3 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 2 | Sub #1 |
| FWD | Marc Guiu | SUN | WHU (H) | 2 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0 | Sub #2 |
| DEF | Rodon | LEE | EVE (H) | 3 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 7 | Sub #3 |
| DEF | Senesi | BOU | LIV (A) | 4 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 2 | Sub #4 |
Why this plan
Reconstructive replay for 2025/26 Gameweek 1. The optimiser captained Palmer (vice M.Salah), formation 3-5-2, and made no transfers. It scored 56 net points after hits. No locked expected-points objective was available for this week.
- The optimiser held the squad this week.
- Evidence-informed finished +0 points versus the optimiser this week.
- GW1 has no prior gameweek of locked form.
- GW1 used the official Scout seed; there was no historical forecast lock.
- Fixtures come from the final season export, so mid-season revisions are not in this snapshot.
This is a reconstructive historical replay, not a live two-hour freeze. Inputs were rebuilt after the season; see Methods and the limitations on this page.
Limitations of this snapshot
- GW1 has no prior gameweek of locked form.
- GW1 used the official Scout seed; there was no historical forecast lock.
- Fixtures come from the final season export, so mid-season revisions are not in this snapshot.
- The cutoff is reconstructed as first kickoff minus 90 minutes, not the live FPL deadline clock.
- No private manager state (exact bank, selling prices, chip timing) was archived at the time.
- Press and injury notes were not locked before the deadline.
Three approaches compared
Template (roll transfers), optimiser (selected plan), and same-state evidence. In this ingest, evidence matched the optimiser every week.
| Approach | Formation | Captain | Transfers | Projected | vs Template | Points | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Template No transfers | 3-5-2 | Palmer (M.Salah) | 0 | — | — | 56 | 56 pts net |
Optimiser (selected) No transfers | 3-5-2 | Palmer (M.Salah) | 0 | — | — | 56 | 56 pts net |
Evidence No transfers | 3-5-2 | Palmer (M.Salah) | 0 | — | — | 56 | 56 pts net |
Chip check
No chip was played. The 2025/26 reconstructive path left Wildcard, Free Hit, Triple Captain and Bench Boost unused, including in Gameweek 34 when both the optimiser and the template took an 8-point hit in a blank.
How to verify
This Gameweek 1 plan is a reconstructive snapshot hashed with SHA-256 (sha256:5bdbb4bfbbad3ea2fd21ece27e41c44d620250b5e8c55f8fec716733f3fa39ab), with cutoff 15 Aug 2025, 17:30 UTC (first kickoff minus 90 minutes). Download the JSON to inspect the rebuilt inputs. This is not a live two-hour freeze.
Who should I captain in Gameweek 1?
The selected plan captains Palmer against CRY (H). Vice-captain is M.Salah. Same-state evidence matched this captain.
Should I use a chip in Gameweek 1?
No chip was played. The 2025/26 reconstructive path left Wildcard, Free Hit, Triple Captain and Bench Boost unused, including in Gameweek 34 when both the optimiser and the template took an 8-point hit in a blank.
Is Gameweek 1 a live freeze or a replay?
A reconstructive replay. Inputs were rebuilt after the season. The cutoff is first kickoff minus 90 minutes.