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FPL Mate · Published Aug 18, 2026 · 22 insights
Ingested Aug 18, 2026, 8:01 PM · Youtube
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Alexander Isak, Antonin Kinsky, Bart Verbruggen, Bruno Fernandes, Bryan Mbeumo, Calvin Fiore, Declan Rice, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Dominik Szoboszlai, Erling Haaland, Florian Wirtz, Ibrahim Sangaré, João Pedro, Kristoffer Ajer, Lamens, Marc Guéhi, Martin Dubravka, Morgan Rogers, Pedro Porro, Virgil van Dijk
Arsenal, Brentford, Coventry City, Everton, Fantasy Premier League, Hull City, Ipswich Town, Liverpool, Manchester City, Newcastle United
Captaincy · Chips wildcard · Fixtures · Minutes availability · Role team context · Squad structure · Transfer decision · Value market
Reasoning: The creator says Kinski is included by the vast majority of experts and is clearly seen as the best 4.5m goalkeeper.
Players/teams: Antonin Kinsky (Goalkeeper pick)
he is a very clearly seen as the best 4.5 million goalkeeperPlay from 0:56 · 5 seconds before evidence ↗
Reasoning: The creator explicitly says experts often rotate the two and that they pair nicely when selecting 4.5m goalkeepers.
Players/teams: Antonin Kinsky (Goalkeeper rotation option), Bart Verbruggen (Goalkeeper rotation option)
we often see our experts rotating these two goalkeepers... the two pair really nicely togetherPlay from 1:18 · 5 seconds before evidence ↗
Reasoning: The stated fixture run is the main reason given for Lamens's popularity among experts.
Players/teams: Lamens (Goalkeeper option), Ipswich Town (Opponent), Everton (Opponent), Hull City (Opponent)
Great opening fixtures with Hull, Ipswich, and then Everton.Play from 1:32 · 5 seconds before evidence ↗
Reasoning: Fiore is the only defender selected by more than half of the surveyed experts, and the creator directly endorses his security and attacking potential.
Players/teams: Calvin Fiore (Defender pick), Arsenal (Team context), Coventry City (Opponent)
5.5 million looks nailed on as that left back for Arsenal... Calvin Fiore had a very good attacking threat.Play from 4:10 · 5 seconds before evidence ↗
Reasoning: Ajer is described as Brentford's nailed-on left centre-back, a promising selection and a low-cost route to the cited defensive role.
Players/teams: Kristoffer Ajer (Defender pick), Brentford (Team context)
4.5 million defender there. Nailed on left center back for Brentford, looking like a really, really promising pick... the cheapest available Defcon defenderPlay from 5:13 · 5 seconds before evidence ↗
Reasoning: He says the experts will probably agree on this and notes that the average expert owns more than one Arsenal defender.
Players/teams: Arsenal (Team context)
the experts will probably agree that you should have at least one Arsenal defender... that is something that I would be ensuring that you doPlay from 6:38 · 5 seconds before evidence ↗
Reasoning: Bruno is selected by 89% of surveyed experts, which the creator describes as a clear guideline toward essential status.
Players/teams: Bruno Fernandes (Midfielder pick)
Bruno Fernandes... in 89% of FPL teams among experts... he is probably one of the more essential players.Play from 8:25 · 5 seconds before evidence ↗
Reasoning: Mbeumo is in two-thirds of expert teams, and the creator links that level of ownership to near-essential status.
Players/teams: Bryan Mbeumo (Midfielder pick)
he is certainly a player who has increased in popularity over the last couple of weeks... a player that we would be strongly, strongly consideringPlay from 8:38 · 5 seconds before evidence ↗
Reasoning: The three forwards have the highest forward ownership among experts, and the creator says it is difficult to break up the trio unless selecting Isak instead.
Players/teams: João Pedro (Forward template pick), Alexander Isak (Alternative), Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Forward template pick), Erling Haaland (Forward template pick)
the experts kind of independently have converged on a three forward template of João Pedro, Haaland and Calvert Lewin... difficult to break this trio up unless you're going to go for IsakPlay from 11:24 · 5 seconds before evidence ↗
Reasoning: Seventy percent of experts own both, and the creator specifically cites captaincy through at least Gameweek 3 as a reason.
Players/teams: Bruno Fernandes (Captaincy option), Manchester City (Team context), Erling Haaland (Captaincy option), Coventry City (Opponent)
You're going to have to captain one of these two players for the opening two Gameweeks at least three Gameweeks really with Coventry versus Man City in Gameweek 3.Play from 16:04 · 5 seconds before evidence ↗
Reasoning: The expert poll favours Szoboszlai, while the creator notes that 24% selected neither and explicitly questions their essential status.
Players/teams: Florian Wirtz (Alternative), Dominik Szoboszlai (Midfielder option), Liverpool (Team context)
maybe Szoboszlai and Vertonghen aren't essential... Szoboszlai being 0.5 cheaper, I think did help kind of tilt the balancePlay from 16:46 · 5 seconds before evidence ↗
Reasoning: He links the two-playing-goalkeeper structure directly to the requirement for a bench boost and says many experts are preparing for one soon.
Players/teams: Fantasy Premier League (Chip context)
if you want to bench boost, you need two playing goalkeepers... they are at least preparing to do an early bench boostPlay from 17:54 · 5 seconds before evidence ↗
Reasoning: He explicitly states that he will use Bench Boost 2 and thinks it is slightly better, while acknowledging that both weeks are good choices.
Players/teams: Fantasy Premier League (Chip context)
I'm going to be going for bench boost two... I do think it is slightly better, but look, they're both great options.Play from 20:32 · 5 seconds before evidence ↗
Reasoning: He describes leaving options open as the prevailing expert strategy and explicitly says he does not want to lock in a Wildcard week.
Players/teams: Fantasy Premier League (Chip context)
the prevailing strategy this season is to not lock in a Gameweek 4 wild card... just to leave your options open and be a little bit flexiblePlay from 21:03 · 5 seconds before evidence ↗
Reasoning: Rogers has 20% global ownership but only 4% ownership among the surveyed experts, which the creator interprets as experts liking him less than average managers.
Players/teams: Morgan Rogers (Player to avoid)
Morgan Rogers... in 20% of our FPL teams worldwide, but only in 4% of expert teams. So, it does seem like he is a player that our experts like lessPlay from 23:25 · 5 seconds before evidence ↗
Reasoning: The stated concern is specifically whether Porro will be available for the opening Gameweek.
Players/teams: Pedro Porro (Player with availability risk)
some worries around whether he's going to be available for Gameweek 1 following an extended breakPlay from 23:57 · 5 seconds before evidence ↗
Reasoning: He describes Dubravka as a popular 4.0m goalkeeper but says experts are using several alternatives because of possible early price-crash risk.
Players/teams: Martin Dubravka (Goalkeeper with price risk)
Bit worried maybe of the price crash coming to for Dubravka in Gameweek 2 or 3.Play from 24:06 · 5 seconds before evidence ↗
Reasoning: He explicitly attributes their low expert ownership to expected rotation risk, with Rice highlighted despite Arsenal's favourable Coventry fixture.
Players/teams: Marc Guéhi (Player with rotation risk), Declan Rice (Player with rotation risk), Arsenal (Team context), Coventry City (Opponent)
Marc Guéhi, super rotation risk... Same with Rice, really highly rotation risk for Gameweek 1 in particularPlay from 24:18 · 5 seconds before evidence ↗
Reasoning: The creator expects Van Dijk to become more popular later but questions the immediate value of the outlay.
Players/teams: Newcastle United (Opponent), Virgil van Dijk (Defender option), Liverpool (Team context)
it's difficult to justify the 6.5 million outlay on Virgil for this opening fixture against Newcastle. I think he will become more popular... later on in the seasonPlay from 24:39 · 5 seconds before evidence ↗
Reasoning: Sangaré has low global ownership but substantially higher expert ownership, and the creator gives an emphatic positive endorsement.
Players/teams: Ibrahim Sangaré (Differential pick)
just 1.8% of teams globally but 27% of expert teams is Sangare. I'm telling you guys, he is the next big thing in FPL.Play from 26:07 · 5 seconds before evidence ↗
Reasoning: He says 98% of experts will captain one of the two and directly recommends choosing one while making the other vice-captain.
Players/teams: Bruno Fernandes (Captaincy option), Erling Haaland (Captaincy option)
Pick one of Haaland or Bruno, make the other one your vice captain. If you've only got one of these two players... that's your captain.Play from 28:22 · 5 seconds before evidence ↗
Reasoning: He notes Isak's low captaincy rate as an opportunity while explicitly saying the two premium alternatives are probably better.
Players/teams: Bruno Fernandes (Alternative captain), Newcastle United (Team context), Alexander Isak (Differential captain), Erling Haaland (Alternative captain)
Isak... is actually pretty interesting a pretty interesting differential. Now, if I'm honest, I think Haaland and Bruno are probably the better picksPlay from 28:05 · 5 seconds before evidence ↗