Initial FPL GW1 Drafts for the 24/25 FPL Season with Pros & Cons

The 2024/25 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 2024/25 Pre-Season articles including all team pre-season friendly updates, team previews, fixture analysis, position-wise analysis, differentials, players to target, budget enablers and more. Completely free to access as well!

We would highly recommend you to read the FPL Fixture Analysis and Best FPL Rotational Pairs and Combinations to understand the fixtures of all the teams and the potential player combinations you would need to complete the initial draft.

ICYMI: 2024/25 FPL Season- New Rules & Changes | What’s New in FPL?

2024/25 FPL Season ~ Best GW1 FPL Drafts

FPL GW1 Draft 1:

Draft with Salah + Foden + Palmer + Watkins+ Isak + Havertz

Structure of the draft: 3-4-3 | Budget: 99.5 Million

Notes on the draft:

• Draft with Salah + Foden + Palmer + Watkins+ Isak + Havertz
• In this draft, you can do Foden to Gordon and get Gvardiol for Dunk and still have 1.5 million on the bank to upgrade defense/Midfield
• You can also do Nkunku to Gordon/Eze as well. Can also start with Gordon and then maybe Nkunku for the easier fixtures from GW2 after they play City in GW1
• Cold Palmer, the highest-scoring player last season with 244 pts is in despite costing 10.5 Million this time. Chelsea’s fixtures are great from GW2 onwards and Palmer is still a solid option despite his hefty price tag.

• Konsa and Burn rotate very well, and at just 9.0 million the duo offers great value. See below on how the rotation works.
  • If you rotate them correctly till GW17, you will have- 1/17 games vs Last season’s Top 6
  • 2/17 games vs Last Season’s 7th-10th placed teams
  • 14/17 games vs Last Season’s 11th-17th placed & Promoted Teams

• Kai Havertz’s 1st season at Arsenal ended strongly after Arteta started to play him regularly as the CF(Starting GW26), in the 13 games during the period Havertz scored 8 goals and picked up 7 assists for a total of 105 pts(2nd amongst all players)

Potential cons of the draft:

• No Haaland draft & only one Arsenal attacker
• No Arsenal or Man City defender

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FPL GW1 Draft 2:

Structure of the draft: 3-4-3 | Budget: 100 Million |

Draft with Foden, Palmer & Watkins

Notes on the draft:

• Draft has two premium defenders in Trent Alexander Arnold & Gvardiol, Trent at 7.0 Million offers great value and Liverpool have a great run of fixtures at the beginning of the season.

• Gvardiol also offers the potential of CS and attacking returns, between GW33-GW38 of last season Gvardiol picked up four goals and two assists registering 68 points(Joint highest during the period)

• Rashford had a silent 23/24 season and is priced only at 7.0 Million, but with Shaw back in full fitness and Man United being injury-free once again makes Rashford an exciting asset.
• But if you feel Rashford is not a great option you can do a swap with Eze who is also priced at 7.0 Million.
• In the 22/23 season, he was priced at only 6.5 Million and bagged 205 points with 17 goals and 7 assists.
• Callum Hudson Odoi is a good enablers with Nottingham Forest having a good run of games at the beginning of the season. The former Chelsea star picked up 7 goals between GW23-38 last season and had a points tally of 77 during the period.

Potential cons of the draft:

• Bit risky to go without both Mo Salah and Haaland

Further Read: FPL Rotational Pairs & Combinations for the 2024/25 FPL Season

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FPL GW1 Draft 3:

Haaland + Salah Draft

Structure of the draft: 3-4-3 | Budget: 100 Million

Notes on the draft:

• King Mo the only player in FPL history with seven consecutive 200+ pts seasons is in the draft along with Erling Haaland(15.0 Mil), the most expensive player ever in FPL history

• The duo take up a handsome 27 Million of the 100 Million budget which is more than 1/4 of the entire budget
• Joao Pedro at 5.5 Million offers great value in the 3rd striker spot and he’s also likely the penalty taker for Brighton
• Saliba is in from Arsenal’s defence who were outstanding last season(18 clean sheets and an xGC of only 28.32 all season)
• Mykolenko & Guehi are great options that rotate well in the 4.5 Million price bracket, If you have the budget you can probably even stretch one of them to Munoz/Tarkowski or Branthwaite. See below on how the rotation works.

• If you rotate them correctly till GW12, you will have- 0/12 games vs Last season’s Top 6
• 2/12 games vs Last Season’s 7th-10th placed teams
• 10/12 games vs Last Season’s 11th-17th placed & Promoted Teams

Potential cons of the draft:

• Too much budget is used to get both Salah and Haaland.
• There are not a lot of great budget midfield options up to 5.5 Million, we’ll have to wait and see if we get any options from pre-season.

Further Read: 2024/25 FPL Season – Teams & Players to Target | Fixture Analysis

FPL GW1 Draft 4:

No Haaland & Palmer Draft

Structure of the draft: 3-4-3 | Budget: 100 Million

• Strong midfield with Foden, Bruno, Saka & Salah
• Armstrong is a great 3rd striker option and is also on penalties
• Salah, Watkins, and Saka also rotate nicely for captaincy even if you don’t pick Haaland and Palmer.

The No Haaland/Palmer Captaincy Planning:

🔴GW1- Salah vs IPS(A)
🔴GW2- Salah vs BRE(H)
🟣GW3- Watkins vs LEI(A)
🔴GW4- Salah vs NFO(H)
🔴GW5- Salah vs BOU(H)
🔫GW6- Saka vs LEI(H)/Watkins vs IPS(A)
🔴GW7- Salah vs CRY(A)
🔫GW8- Saka vs BOU(A)
🟣GW9- Watkins vs BOU(H)

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Further reads from ALLABOUTFPL ahead of FPL GW1 of the 2024/25 FPL Season

FPL Gameweek 1 Articles:
Top FPL GW1 Differential Picks(<10% TSB) To Target Ahead Of GW1 Deadline
FPL GW1 Scout Selection- Top Picks for GW1 with Stats and Analysis
Best FPL Drafts with Salah + Haaland with Pros/Cons and Key Notes
AllAboutFPL FPL GW1 Team Reveal with Key Notes
Top FPL Gameweek 1 Captain Picks Based on Analysis & Metrics
FPL Team Structure Analysis with Drafts and Ratings
FPL GW1 Tips- Best Formations & Structure, Haaland + Mo?, More

Must Read articles:
Premier League Penalty & Set Piece Takers | 2024/25 PL Season
2024/25 Pre-Season Summary of All 20 Premier League Teams
Best FPL Rotational Pairs and Combinations for 2024/25 FPL Season
Best FPL Budget Enablers For The 2024-25 FPL Season
List of Free to Join Prize FPL Mini Leagues Ahead of 24/25 Season
List of Creative FPL Team Names for the 2024/25 FPL Season
Best £6.5m FPL Midfielders Comparison For 2024/25 FPL Season
Team wise Best FPL Differentials(<10% TSB) for the 2024/25 Season
Best Liverpool FPL Assets to Target for FPL GW1
2024/25 FPL Season – Teams & Players to Target | Fixture Analysis
Best FPL Picks Outside Top 6 Teams | 2024/25 FPL Season
2024/25 FPL Season- New Rules & Changes | What’s New in FPL?
Players to Avoid in FPL GW1 Drafts
Underpriced FPL Assets from Traditional Big 6 Teams
Ultimate 2024/25 FPL Pre-Season Guide: Tips, Preview & More

GW1 Drafts and Analysis:
AllAboutFPL FPL GW1 Team Reveal with Key Notes
204/25 Season FPL Team Structure Guide with Drafts & Ratings
Best FPL Drafts with Salah + Haaland with Pros/Cons and Key Notes
Initial FPL GW1 Drafts for the 24/25 FPL Season with Pros & Cons

Position-Wise Analysis:
Defenders and Goal Keepers series:
Best FPL Goalkeepers to Target For The 2024/25 FPL Season
Best £4.0 Million FPL Defenders For The 2024/25 FPL Season
Best £4.5 Million FPL Defenders for the 2024/25 FPL Season
Best £5-5.5 Million FPL Defenders for the 2024/25 FPL Season
Best Premium FPL Defenders for the 2024/25 FPL Season(>=6.0 million)

Midfielders Series:
Best Premium FPL Midfielders (£8.0 – £12.5 Million) | 24/25 Season
Best Mid-Priced FPL Midfielders (£6.5 -£7.5 Million) | 24/25 Season
£4.5 Million FPL Midfielders Watchlist for the 2024/25 FPL Season
Best Budget FPL Midfielders (£5.0 -£6.0 Million) | 24/25 Season

Forwards Series:
Best Premium FPL Forwards Analysis Ahead Of 2024/25 Season
Best FPL Budget Forwards (£4.5 – £5.5 Million) | 24/25 FPL Season
Best FPL Mid Priced Forwards (£6 – £7 Million) | 24-25 Season
Best FPL Mid Priced Forwards (£7.5 – £8 Million) | 24-25 Season

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.

Link to all our 2024/25 Pre-Season articles including all position-wise analysis, team previews, fixture analysis, position-wise analysis, and more. Completely free to access as well!

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