Predicted lineups for ALL 20 Premier League teams: Gameweek 1
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Averaged 86% accuracy over the entirety of last season 🎯
🟢🟡🟠🔴 = Likelihood of a start
(%) = Last seasons accuracy
⚠️ = Concerns
ARSENAL: (86%)
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Jesus, Trossard
A fairly predictable side for the Gunners, with a few question marks.
Gyökeres should start this one, and with Trossard a doubt, Martinelli will be on the left.
I’ve leaned Timber at RB and Lewis-Skelly at LB, but neither are guarantees.
ASTON VILLA: (85%)
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Barkley, Garcia, Rogers
Rogers has been pictured back in training, so should be good to go.
This will be a physical battle, so expect to see McGinn start for sure, but we could see Onana instead of Buendia, then Tielemans #10.
Maatsen just ahead of Digne.
BOURNEMOUTH: (87%)
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Sinisterra, Christie, Cook, Kluivert, Ünal, O. Dango
The number of midfield doubts make the options for Bournemouth very limited.
Semenyo out on the left with Brooks on the right.
New signing Diakite comes straight in against the champions.
BRENTFORD: (91%)
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Janelt, Maghoma, Wissa, Kelleher, Schade
Schade and Kelleher both doubts, I believe the former misses out, but the latter starts.
I’ve started Jensen due to the lack of minutes from Henderson, but wouldn’t be shocked if he starts.
Wissa is out the door.
BRIGHTON: (80%)
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Enciso, Webster, Igor, March, Watson, Baleba, Hinshelwood
Baleba has been in training since last Friday, so I believe he will start this one.
Welbeck is a maybe due to not being in the “A side” in the final pre-season game, but I believe he will start.
BURNLEY:
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Amdouni, Humphreys
Not even the Burnley fans were sure about this one.
Lots of maybes, but it looks like the back 5 will be favoured, with new signing Ugochukwu potentially coming straight in.
Esteve and Walker your best bets for minutes in defence, Anthony in attack.
CHELSEA: (88%)
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Colwill, Badiashile, Lavia, Jackson
Very confident with this one.
Should see as strong a lineup as possible for Chelsea’s first game.
CRYSTAL PALACE: (90%)
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Doucoure, Nketiah, Franca, Kamada, Chadi Riad
The front 3 is locked.
Guehi I’ve put as red due to the overhanging transfer news going on.
Everyone else is settled except that 2nd midfield spot who I think will be Hughes after Kamada’s injury.
EVERTON: (89%)
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Branthwaite, Mykolenko, Patterson
Due to poor pre-season form, the consensus is Grealish starts immediately, with Ndiaye out on the right and KDH in the #10.
Aznou displaces a doubtful Mykolenko.
Keane replaces Branthwaite.
Moyes reportedly not happy with Beto.
FULHAM: (90%)
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Robinson, Sessegnon
The team has looked very set during pre-season, with £4.5m mid King starting in the #10 over Smith Rowe or Andreas.
Sessegnon’s substitution looked precautionary so I believe he starts, given Robinson is still recovering from surgery.
LEEDS:
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Bogle, Bijol, Bornauw
If Bogle is fit, he starts, I’m guessing he won’t be and Byram comes in at right back and not Schmidt.
Stach is locked in the team, but with Longstaff waiting in the wings it’s difficult to call the exact midfield right now.
Not much certainty.
LIVERPOOL: (88%)
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Bradley, Gomez, Gravenberch
With Bradley and Gravenberch out, this team becomes easy to predict.
Jones did start against Palace, but Mac Allister has been built up in order to play this first fixture.
The front 4 is nailed with Szoboszlai playing deeper.
MAN CITY: (80%)
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Kovacic, Foden, Rodri, Gvardiol
Oh boy, here we go.
I think City fans would riot if this was actually the lineup, a double pivot of Reijnders and Bernardo??
It makes no sense, but when has Pep ever made sense.
Nothing further has been said about Foden and Gvardiol, which makes predicting even tougher.
Not even the goalkeeper is predictable anymore.
MAN UNITED: (82%)
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Martinez, Mazraoui, Onana, Zirkzee
I think Sesko starts, he’s had pre-season at Leipzig and Man United need a striker in this matchup.
Amorim played this same midfield vs Arsenal last time and it worked pretty well.
LCB is a toss-up between Shaw and Heaven.
NEWCASTLE: (91%)
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Willock, Gordon, Isak
I think Gordon will be fine for this fixture, meaning Barnes on the left.
Elanga comes off the bench for this one.
Even Pope isn’t certain to start with the addition of Ramsdale to the squad.
Isak will not feature for Newcastle again.
NOTTINGHAM FOREST: (90%)
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Dominguez
Igor Jesus could start here, which would cause a change in formation, but I’ve gone with the typical 4-2-3-1.
If that is this formation, the lineup is basically guaranteed to be this.
Back 4 is a lock for now.
SPURS: (83%)
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Udogie, Maddison, Kulusevski, Dragusin, Solomon
Despite getting minutes on Wednesday, I don’t think Solanke starts.
Frank played a back 3, but like at Brentford, this will be reserved for the top teams.
£5.0m Sarr has been regularly starting in the #10 role.
SUNDERLAND:
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Alese, Cirkin, Hjelde, Mundle, O’Nein
Almost an entirely new Sunderland team, but despite that there are a lot of nailed-on options.
Mayenda is first-choice #9 at the moment.
WEST HAM: (83%)
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Summerville
According to fans, £4.5m mid Potts has been West Ham’s best midfielder during pre-season and has earned a start.
The back 3 seems certain now under Potter, Diouf will start.
Bowen to accompany Füllkrug up top.
Hermansen unlikely to start right away.
WOLVES: (88%)
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Chiwome
The Wolves team is very predictable, with the only real doubt being RWB, Hoever should start given he’s played there all pre-season.
Bellegarde and Munetsi are still available, but Fer Lopez looks to be first-choice and Arias is a lock in the team.
Predicted line-ups from FPL Meerkat.