Notes from the final pre-season friendlies 🤝. ✅ All 20 teams covered.✅ Key #FPL assets noted. Thread 🧵

Cody Gakpo is being massively overlooked. 🔴 His only real direct competition on the LW is Ngumoha - a 16 year old. 🔴 Accustomed to the PL. 🔴 Presents great value - £1m cheaper than Wirtz & Ekitike, and £7m cheaper than Salah. 🔴 Plays a disassembled Bournemouth defence in GW1

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The different ways to submit your team to @OfficialFPL before deadline:. ❌ App or Website - unavailable . 📨 Express parcel post - £15 - ETA by GW1. 🚁 Cargobob - £10 - ETA by GW1/GW2. 🚢 Container ship - £2 - ETA by GW3. 🕊️ Carrier pigeon - £5 - ETA unknown.

Patiently awaiting an update on the player a lot of people have forgotten about - Morgan Rogers. If he’s in training this week, I’ll most likely own him for GW1. Rogers will likely revert to a more central role behind the striker this season, which is promising for more goal

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5️⃣ Fullkrug - £6m FWD - 2.9% owned. ⚒️ Will benefit from Potter’s wingback system - and especially Diouf’s excellent crosses. ⚒️ Provides a £2m saving on Bowen. ⚒️ Plays Sunderland in GW1 - ideal for BB1

4️⃣ G.Rutter - £6m MID - 0.6% owned. 🕊️ Played as a striker during pre-season in Welbeck’s absence. 🕊️ Rutter’s versatility plus Joao Pedro’s departure should see him start majority of games this season. 🕊️ Fixtures against eve, bou, wol in the first 7 gameweeks

3️⃣ Tosin - £4.5m DEF - 0.7% owned. 🔵 Very cheap entry into the Chelsea’s defence - who have excellent fixtures. 🔵 Should start majority of games with Colwill out for the long term. 🔵 Fixtures against CRY, whu, FUL, bre in the first 4 gameweeks

2️⃣ J.Arias - £5.5m MID - 1% owned. 🐺 No player created more chances at the CWC. 🐺 Talismanic player - expected to be the Cunha replacement. 🐺 Will be taking majority of set pieces - and a chance to be on penalties too. 🐺 Fixtures against bou, EVE, LEE in the first 5 gameweeks

1️⃣ Evanilson - £7m FWD - 2.4% owned. 🍒 Averaged 0.48 xG/90 last season - ranking top 10 in the league. 🍒 Likely on penalties in Kluivert’s absence (injured). 🍒 Fixtures against WOL, BHA, lee in the first 6 gameweeks

5 Differentials that you MUST consider 🎲 . 🌟 All below 5% ownership 🌟. Thread 🧵

Once you start tinkering with No Salah & No Haaland drafts, there’s no looking back. ✅ You can select almost everyone you want. ✅ Makes a strong early bench boost easily achievable. ✅ You are able to rotate captaincy to target promoted teams - Saka captain in GW2 vs Leeds

No Salah & No Haaland Draft 🤑 #FPL. 🚀 Ideal for GW1 Bench Boost

SUNDERLAND 0-3 RAYO VALLECANO. 🚢 Lineup was predominately filled with the ‘B team’ - including Le Fee (£5m). 🚢 Guiu (£4.5m) not quite ready and did not feature - still getting up to speed after having an extended break with Chelsea

VILLA 2-0 VILLARREAL. 🦁 Watkins (£9m) scored again - making it his 5th goal of pre-season. 🦁 Guessand (£6.5m) made his Villa debut off the bench. 🦁 Malen (£5.5m) & Cash (£4.5m) played the previous day in a split squad - where McGinn (£5.5m) scored the only goal for Villa

CHELSEA 4-1 MILAN. 🔵 Full first choice XI. 🔵 Joao Pedro (£7.5m) scored - dropping deep for link up at times and subbed off at 60’ for Delap (£6.5m), who scored a brace. 🔵 Palmer (£10.5m) hit the woodwork. 🔵 James (£5.5m) got an assist and secured defcon bonus in only 60 mins

LIVERPOOL 2-2 PALACE. 🔴 Salah (£14.5m) quite wide and not very impactful. 🔴 Ekitike (£8.5m) scored and looked like Liverpool’s sharpest attacker. 🔴 Wirtz (£8.5m) created 4 chances - the most of any player on the pitch. 🔴 Frimpong (£6m) scored from a cross and looked quite

£14.5m for a touchline playmaker?. I’m not so sure.

FOREST 0-0 AL QADASIYA. 🌳 Forest have scored only 1 goal in 7 pre-season games - despite keeping 5 clean sheets. 🌳 Igor Jesus (£6m) played up front with Wood (£7.5m) - with Nuno trialing different systems in pre-season such as 4-4-2 and five at the back

MAN CITY 3-0 PALERMO. 👕 Reijnders (£5.5m) scored a second-half brace - and missed a sitter to secure a hattrick. 👕 Haaland (£14m) scored from his only shot of the game - and was taken off after at the hour mark. 👕 Rodri (£6.5m) did not feature and was deemed ‘not fully fit’