Fantasy Premier League Gameweek 1 review

First gameweek is now played. There were no really big surprises, except maybe that none of the games ended in a draw. Let's see who were the players that we all hope we'd had in our FPL-team.

Top 3
Goalkeepers

1. Thomas Sorensen, Stoke City 9pts
1. Shay Given, Manchester City 9pts
3. Robert Green, West Ham United 8pts

Seven goalkeepers kept their goals untouched this weekend, but Stoke's Sorensen and ManCitys Given both got 2 bonus points and a point for saves made.

Defenders

1. Ryan Shawcross, Stoke City 15pts
2. Matthew Upson, West Ham United 12pts
3. Sebastien Bassong, Tottenham 11pts

Stoke City's Shawcross debuted the season with an amazing 15pts, clean sheet, one goal and 3 bonus points. His about the become the most bought defender after this match.

Midfielders

1. Francesc Fabregas, Arsenal 22pts
2. Mark Noble, West Ham United 14pts
3. Jason Koumas, Wigan 10pts

This was Fabregas' week, 22pts with 2 goals and 2 assists, just unbelievable. After Didier Drogba scored 2 goals, I thougt this weeks king was crowned, well I was wrong.

Forwards

1. Didier Drogba, Chelsea 12pts
2. Robin van Persie, Arsenal 10pts
3. Emmanuel Adebayor, Manchester City 9pts

Enough's been said about Drogba, 2 goals, great game.

Fantasy Premier Blog's PLAYER OF THE GAMEWEEK 1...drumroll...

FRANCESC FABREGAS, ARSENAL

And, if you really want to know how my team did, 34 pts...not a great start, but hey few gameweeks still left :)

Teams most likely to perform well in the opening weeks of Premier League Fantasy Football

The season opening matches usually offer many surprises but there are couple of teams whose first opponents should be easily beaten. The best team to buy players from considering the first few gameweeks is definitely Manchester United. Birmingham, Burnley and Wigan should all be easy wins for last years champions. I also believe Manchester City will be at 6 points after first three gameweeks. And the reason they only have 6 points, instead of 9, is that they don't have a match in gameweek 2.

Seven other teams that don't play on gameweek 2 are Arsenal, Aston Villa, Blackburn, Bolton, Everton, Fulham and West Ham Utd. Of course they get to play these matches some other fantasy premier league gameweeks, and then these teams' players will be worth their weight in gold.

Fantasy Premier League Gameweek 1 Fixtures

Chelsea v Hull City
Aston Villa v Wigan
Blackburn v Man City
Bolton v Sunderland
Portsmouth v Fulham
Stoke City v Burnley
Wolves v West Ham
Everton v Arsenal
Man Utd v Birmingham
Tottenham v Liverpool

It's going to be tough opening for some teams. But for example Chelsea and ManU are clear favourites. I'm also waiting big things from Manchester City and they should win Blackburn by a wide margin. New teams Burnley, Wolverhampton and Birmingham are going to have a lot to show, so there might surprises. Especially Wolves are going to be tough to beat at their home field. More detailed previews from interesting games coming little later.