FPLGraduates

Newcastle United 2-2 Liverpool Bonus Points & DEFCONs:

3 - Elanga & Gakpo
1 - Szoboszlai

🏁 Thiaw
🏁 Miley
🏁 Botman
🏁 Hall
🔴 Van Dijk

Szoboszlai snatches a last minute penalty!

(All bonus and DEFCONs are correct as of posting, they can update later in the OPTA update)

2pm Sunday Kick Off’s Bonus Points & DEFCONs:

Man City 2-1 Bournemouth
3 - Tavernier
2 - Guehi
1 - Gvardiol & Cherki

🍒 Silva

Brighton 4-0 Aston Villa
3 - Hinshelwood
2 - De Cuyper
1 - Wieffer

No DEFCONs 🛡️

(All bonus points & DEFCONs are correct as of posting but these can update later in the OPTA update)

Brentford 3-0 Spurs Bonus Points & DEFCONs:

3 - Sangare
2 - Lewis Potter & Kayode

🐝 Sangare
🐝 Janelt
🐝 Ajer
🐓 Senesi
🐓 Robertson

Sangare is the 🐐

(Bonus points and DEFCONs are correct as of posting but can change later in the OPTA update)

3pm Kick Offs Bonus Points & DEFCONs:

Nottingham Forest 0-1 Leeds United
3 - Stach
2 - Bijol, Justin and Trafford

🌳 Murillo
⚪️ Stach
⚪️ Justin
⚪️ Bijol

Everton 2-0 Crystal Palace
3 - Dewsbury Hall
2 - Barry
1 - Ndiaye

🍬 Ndiaye
🍬 Armstrong
🦅 Richards
🦅 Wharton
🦅 Kamada

Ipswich Town 2-1 Sunderland
3 - Emersonn
2 - Xhaka
1 - Clarke

🚜 O’Shea
🚜 Núñez
🐈‍⬛ Xhaka

Who did you own?

(All bonus points and DEFCONs are correct as of posting, OPTA updates happen later than can change them!)

Hull City 2-0 Man United Bonus Points & DEFCONs:

3 - Tzolakis
2 - Ajayi
1 - Mendy

🐯 Egan (21 🤯)
🐯 Mendy

United outplayed all game! Big chance missed for Mbeumo!

Arsenal 3-0 Coventry Bonus Points:

3 - Ødegaard
2 - White
1 - Saka

No DEFCONs 🛡️

🚨 COMMUNITY SHIELD WATCHLIST

Arsenal 🆚 Man City later today 👀

With GW1 getting closer, today could have a BIG impact on our FPL drafts.

🔴 How many Arsenal players do you currently own?
🔵 How many Man City players do you currently own?

Two of the biggest names to watch:

🤖 Haaland — £15.5m
🧱 Gabriel — £8.0m

And the big question… what are you doing if Haaland DOESN’T start? 😬

At £15.5m, would you keep faith regardless, or would it make you rethink your entire draft?

👇 Drop your Arsenal + City player count below!

PALMER OR SAKA: WHO GETS YOUR £9.5M? 🤔

Both premium midfielders start at exactly the same price, but they enter the new season after very different campaigns.

Last season:

🔵 Palmer: 114 points, 10 goals and two assists
🔴 Saka: 157 points, seven goals and 10 assists

Saka offers proven consistency in the title-winning Arsenal attack, while Palmer has previously delivered consecutive 200-point seasons and could thrive under Xabi Alonso.

You can only pick one. Are you trusting Saka’s consistency or backing Palmer to return to his best? 👇

NEW DEFCON MIDFIELDERS TO WATCH 🧲

These new Premier League arrivals posted some huge defensive-contribution numbers last season.

All data is per 90:

🐝 Mamadou Sangaré: 14.19 DC | £5.5m
🚜 Florentino: 13.40 DC | £5.0m
🐘 Caleb Yirenkyi: 13.05 DC | £5.0m
🍬 Christian Nørgaard: 12.93 DC | £5.0m
⚪ Shea Charles: 11.23 DC | £5.0m

Nørgaard’s figure was recorded during his time at Brentford.

Which of these potential DEFCON magnets is the best FPL enabler? 👇