Initial GW1 Drafts for the 2022/23 FPL Season with Pros & Cons

The 2022/23 FPL Season is launched and in this blog, we have created the first few initial GW1 drafts with pros and cons for each draft. Our idea is to enable you to look at multiple initial GW1 drafts and then arrive at your ideal draft to begin the season.

Link to all our 2022/23 Pre Season articles including a transfer tracker of all new signings, all team pre-season friendly updates, team previews, fixture analysis, position-wise analysis, and more. Completely free to access as well!

We would highly recommend you to read the FPL Fixture Swing Analysis & Best Player Rotation for 22/23 FPL Season blog to understand the fixtures of all the teams and the potential player combinations you would need to complete the initial draft. Here are the 2022/23 FPL Season Launch | New Rules, Prices, Positions, Chips in FPL

2022/23 FPL Season ~ Best GW1 FPL Drafts

FPL GW1 Draft 1:

FPL GW1 Draft 1 for the 2022/23 FPL season

Structure of the draft: Big at the back | Budget: 100 Million(Nil remaining) | Total good playable FPL assets: 13/15

Pros of the draft:

  • Big at the back with all premium defenders who could score big
  • Salah and Haaland as premium attackers with Jesus filling in at 8 Million.
  • Undav a good first sub at 5.5 million with a great run of fixtures to begin.

Potential cons of the draft:

  • Very light bench with the only option being Undav

Further Read: FPL Fixture Swing Analysis & Best Player Rotation for 22/23 FPL Season blog

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FPL GW1 Draft 2:

FPL GW1 Draft 2 for the 2022/23 FPL season

Structure of the draft: Big at the back | Budget: 100 Million | Total good playable FPL assets: 13/15

Pros of the draft:

  • Big at the back with attacking defenders outside of the premium defenders category
  • Double Arsenal attack to target their fixture run
  • Bruno G the sleeper pick
  • Good all round bench strength with Toney and Neto as bench options

Potential cons of the draft:

  • No Haaland

Our rating of the draft: 9/10

Further Read: 2022/23 FPL Season: Key Dates, Information, and Timeline

FPL GW1 Draft 3:

FPL GW1 Draft 3 for the 2022/23 FPL season

Structure of the draft: Big premium attack | Budget: 100 Million | Total good playable FPL assets: 13/15

Pros of the draft:

  • Son, Salah, and Haaland premium triple up
  • Good value defenders in Jonny, Tripper, and Tomiyasu
  • Olise is the fourth bench midfielder option

Potential cons of the draft:

  • Defence has only two premium defenders and no Cancelo
  • Fourth and fifth midfield is a slight drawback

Our rating of the draft

Further Read: FPL Fixture Swing Analysis & Best Player Rotation for 22/23 FPL Season blog

FPL GW1 Draft 4:

FPL GW1 Draft 4 for the 2022/23 FPL season

Structure of the draft: No Salah draft | Budget: 100 Million | Total good playable FPL assets: 13/15

Pros of the draft:

  • Nicely spread out draft with a lot of good options
  • Three premium defenders
  • Trossard and Neto are good budget mid options with great fixtures complementing each other

Potential cons of the draft:

  • No Salah or KDB

Further Read: FPL Players to Target From The Top Six Till GW16 | 22/23 Player Watchlist

FPL GW1 Draft 5:

FPL GW1 Draft 5 for the 2022/23 FPL season

Structure of the draft: premium keeper | Budget: 99.5(0.5remaining) | Total good playable FPL assets: 13/15

Pros of the draft:

  • Salah plus Son, two of the highest-scoring players last season
  • Mendy the premium goalkeeper
  • Double up in Arsenal attack
  • No 4.5 mid-draft with Douglas Luiz the 5.0 midfielder at 5th

Potential cons of the draft:

  • No Man City attack

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Further reads from ALLABOUTFPL ahead of the 2022/23 FPL Season

Link to all our 2022/23 Pre Season articles including transfer tracker of all new signings, all team pre-season friendly updates, team previews, fixture analysis, position-wise analysis, and more. Completely free to access as well!

Link to all our FPL Forwards, FPL Midfielders, FPL Defenders, and FPL Goalkeepers series of blogs including the best 4.0 million defenders, and 4.5 Million midfielders.

Link to all Our FPL Team Analysis Series for all 20 PL Teams from our team correspondents

If you’re new to FPL, here is a link to all our FPL Beginners Guide including FPL Beginner’s Guide- How to play?, Bench boost, Team value, Triple captain, Effective ownership, Price Changes, Free Hit, Bonus Points, and more.

All our Best Pre Season Reads:

FPL Defenders:

Best £4.5 Million FPL Defenders for the 2022/23 FPL Season
Best £5 & £5.5 Million FPL Defenders for the 2022/23 FPL Season
Best Premium FPL Defenders (£6.0+) for the 2022/23 FPL Season
Best £4.0 Million FPL Defenders for the 2022/23 FPL Season
Best FPL Defenders at Each Price Point for The 2022/23 Season

FPL Midfielders:

Best Mid-Priced FPL Midfielders (£6.0 -£7.5 Million) | 22/23 Season
Best FPL Midfielders at Each Price Point for The 2022/23 Season
Premium FPL Midfielders Analysis Ahead of 2022/23 FPL Season
Best 8.0 Million FPL Midfielders- Stats, Comparison & Verdict
Best £5 & £5.5 Million FPL Midfielders For The 2022/23 FPL Season
Best £4.5 Million FPL Midfielders For The 2022/23 FPL Season

FPL Goalkeepers:

Best FPL Goalkeepers at each price point for 2022/23 Season
FPL Goalkeepers Analysis & Combinations with pros and cons

FPL Forwards:

Best FPL Forwards to Consider Ahead of the 2022/23 FPL Season
Mid-Priced FPL Forwards (£7.0 – £7.5m) | 2022/23 Season
Best FPL Budget Forwards(6.5 & below) for 2022/23 season

Team Previews:

Best Arsenal FPL Players | Arsenal FPL Preview | 2022/23 Season
Best Man United FPL Players | Preview – 2022/23 season

Best Crystal Palace FPL Players | Crystal Palace FPL Preview
Best Liverpool FPL Players | Liverpool FPL Preview | FPL Flynn
Best West Ham FPL Players | West Ham Preview | 2022/23 Season
Best Brighton FPL Players | Brighton Preview | 22/23 FPL Season
Best Aston Villa FPL Players | Aston Villa Preview | 2022/23 Season
Best Newcastle FPL Players | Newcastle Preview | 2022/23 Season
Best Spurs FPL Players | Spurs Preview | 2022/23 FPL Season
Best Wolves FPL Players | Wolves Preview | 2022/23 FPL Season
Best Chelsea FPL Players | Chelsea Preview | 2022/23 FPL Season
Best Leicester City FPL Players | Leicester City Preview
Man City Defenders Analysis & Ratings for 2022/23 FPL Season
FPL Player in Focus: Erling Haaland | Complete Analysis
Man City Midfielders/Forwards Analysis for 2022/23 FPL Season
Best Southampton FPL Players | Saints FPL Preview | FPL Pricey
Best Leeds FPL Players | Leeds Preview | 2022/23 FPL Season
Best Brentford FPL Players | Brentford Preview | 2022/23 Season
Best Everton FPL Players | Everton FPL Preview | 2022/23 Season
Best Fulham FPL Players | Fulham FPL Preview | 2022/23 Season
Best FPL Assets To Consider From Promoted Teams | 22/23 Season(Forest, Fulham, and Bournemouth covered)

FPL GW1 Content:


FPL GW 1 Fixtures & Players to Target | Best Matchups | FPL Paz
Set-Piece & Penalty Takers of All Premier League Clubs
FPL GW1 Scout Picks | FPLDaggaFC & AllAboutFPL
FPL GW1 Preview: Breaking Down FPL Dilemmas for Gameweek 1
FPL GW1 Differential Picks to Consider Ahead of GW 1 Deadline
FPL GW1 Team Reveal and Tips | FPL GOAT

2022/23 Season: Predicted GW1 Lineups of All 20 PL Teams
2022/23 Pre-Season Summary of All 20 Premier League Teams
One FPL Differential Pick From Each Team Ahead of GW1
Best Differential FPL Team for the 2022-2023 Season
Must Own FPL Players For GW1 Of 2022/23 Season

FPL Player in Focus:

FPL Player in Focus: Mason Mount | Perhaps The Best 8M Asset?
FPL Player in Focus: Jack Grealish | Time to Back Grealish in FPL?
Best Value FPL Players to Consider for the 2022/23 FPL Season
Raheem Sterling to Chelsea – The FPL Prospects | 2022/23 Season

Fixture Analysis

FPL Fixture Swing Analysis & Best Player Rotation for 22/23 FPL Season
All Teams FPL Fixture Analysis for The 2022/23 FPL Season | PL Fixtures
FPL Rotational Pairs & Combinations For The 2022/23 FPL Season

Pre-Season Reads:

A Guide to FPL Team Structure | 2022/23 FPL Season
Rotation Free FPL Assets Based on Previous Season Minutes
FPL Player Analysis- Based on Home and Away Data | Fanalytics
What is BPS in FPL? | Which Players Benefit More from BPS?
Talisman Theory – 2021/22 Report | Who Got The Assist(WGTA)
How I landed up my first ever Top 500 finish | Sankalp’s column | FPL Tips
8 Simple & Effective FPL Tips For A Good FPL Overall Rank | FPL Paz

Other Reads:
Best FPL Budget Enablers for the 2022-23 FPL Season | FPL Paz
Exploring the Best Liverpool FPL Triple Up for the 2022/23 Season
FPL Draft with Haaland, Salah, Kane, Jesus, TAA, James
2022/23 FPL Chip Strategy: Guide on What to do with FPL Chips
Best FPL Picks Outside Top 6 Teams To Consider For 2022/23 Season
One Underpriced FPL Asset at Each ‘Big Six’ Club | 22/23 Season
Initial GW1 Drafts for the 2022/23 FPL Season with Pros & Cons
Three time Top 10k finisher FPL GOAT’s Three Best Drafts for GW1
How Will Five Substitutions Per Game Impact 2022/23 FPL Season?
2022/23 FPL Season Launch | New Rules, Prices, Positions, Chips in FPL
List Of Free To Join Prize FPL Mini Leagues | Mini League | 22/23 Season
FPL Players to Target From The Top Six Till GW16 | 22/23 Player Watchlist

Initial Reaction to FPL Player Price Reveals for the 2022/23 FPL Season
FPL Ultimate Pre-season guide for 2022/23 season: Tips, Previews & more
List of Good FPL Team Names for the 2022/23 FPL Season
2022/23 FPL Pre Season: All Clubs Friendlies Fixtures, Updates & Results
2022/23 Premier League Transfer Updates | FPL Impact of New Signings
2022/23 FPL Season: Key Dates, Information, and Timeline
List of Premier League Players Who’ll Not be Going to the 2022 World Cup

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