Ranked FPL captaincy picks for Gameweek 1, scored by form, fixture difficulty and underlying numbers — not just who scored most last week.
| Rank | Player | Club | Price | Form | Fixture | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ødegaard | ARS | £6.5m | 11 | vs COV (difficulty 2/5) | 75 |
| 2 | White | ARS | £5.5m | 11 | vs COV (difficulty 2/5) | 75 |
| 3 | Calafiori | ARS | £5.5m | 9 | vs COV (difficulty 2/5) | 70 |
| 4 | De Cuyper | BHA | £4.5m | 17 | vs AVL (difficulty 3/5) | 70 |
| 5 | Emersonn | IPS | £5.5m | 9 | vs SUN (difficulty 2/5) | 70 |
| 6 | Saka | ARS | £9.5m | 9 | vs COV (difficulty 2/5) | 70 |
| 7 | Xhaka | SUN | £5.5m | 9 | @ IPS (difficulty 2/5) | 70 |
| 8 | Hinshelwood | BHA | £6.0m | 16 | vs AVL (difficulty 3/5) | 69 |
| 9 | Bijol | LEE | £5.0m | 10 | @ NFO (difficulty 3/5) | 68 |
| 10 | Guéhi | MCI | £6.0m | 10 | vs BOU (difficulty 3/5) | 68 |