This week · GW1 · 2026/27

Alright — GW1 is done. Before the deadline Pitchline wrote down who it liked. Full disclosure: here's who it got right, who it got a bit wrong, and who completely ignored it.

Overall it wasn't a weird week. The weirdness is in a few names. Anyway. Here's who that actually was.

The good

Let's start with the quiet wins. These 10 aren't the hauls you'll still be talking about on Wednesday. They just did pretty much as forecast.

Player Pitchline → FPL
Rigg Sunderland MID 1 1
Lewis-Skelly Arsenal MID 3 3
A.Becker Liverpool GKP 2 2
Scott Bournemouth MID 2 2
Tielemans Man Utd MID 2.1 2
Dalot Man Utd DEF 0.9 1
Thiaw Newcastle DEF 2.9 3
Longstaff Leeds MID 0.9 1
Garnacho Aston Villa MID 0.8 1
Alderete Sunderland DEF 1.2 1

These are players Pitchline expected not to be used.

Player Pitchline → FPL
Soler Bournemouth DEF 0.1 Unused
Fredricson Man Utd DEF 0.1 Unused
Davies Spurs DEF 0.1 Unused
Byfield Spurs DEF 0.1 Unused
Rowswell Spurs DEF 0.1 Unused
Souza Spurs DEF 0.1 Unused
Masuaku Sunderland DEF 0.1 Unused
Burrowes Aston Villa MID 0.1 Unused
Valdimarsson Brentford GKP 0.1 Unused
Henry Brentford DEF 0.1 Unused

The bad

Then the "yeah, fair enough" ones. Not close enough to brag about, not wild enough to be angry. These 10 sit in that middle bit: annoying if they were in your team, gone from your head if they weren't.

Player Pitchline → FPL
Justin Leeds DEF 2.4 10
Gvardiol Man City DEF 1.5 9
Guéhi Man City DEF 2.5 10
Dewsbury-Hall Everton MID 4 11
Elanga Newcastle MID 2 9
Ajer Brentford DEF 1 8
Trafford Man City GKP 2.1 9
Janelt Brentford MID 2.3 9
Armstrong Everton MID 1.3 8
Tavernier Bournemouth MID 3.4 10

The ugly

And then the chaos. Two ways to be completely wrong.

These weren't meant to do much. They did.

Player Pitchline → FPL
De Cuyper Brighton DEF 2 17
Hinshelwood Brighton MID 3.9 16
Stach Leeds MID 1.7 13
Kayode Brentford DEF 2.6 13
White Arsenal DEF 1.2 11
Ødegaard Arsenal MID 1.8 11
Palmer Chelsea MID 4.1 13
Gakpo Liverpool MID 3.3 12
João Pedro Chelsea FWD 3.2 11
Bijol Leeds DEF 2.3 10

These were meant to do more. They didn't.

Player Pitchline → FPL
Thiago Brentford FWD 4.3 0
Doku Man City MID 4.1 0
Kroupi.Jr Bournemouth MID 3.8 0
Martinelli Arsenal MID 3.6 0
Bruno G. Newcastle MID 3.6 0
Savinho Man City MID 3.5 0
Haaland Man City FWD 5.5 2
Watkins Aston Villa FWD 3.4 0
B.Fernandes Man Utd MID 5.4 2
Sarr Crystal Palace MID 3.2 0

That's GW1. Don't rip up your team. Back next week.