FPL Gameweek 1 Review: 20 Biggest Lessons From All 10 Matches

PUBLISH GATE: complete after Fulham vs Chelsea.

OneFPL already has match-by-match GW1 reactions. This article should be the hub that connects them.

Format

Give one actionable lesson for each Premier League club:

• what changed from pre-season?
• what did the competitive role show?
• BUY, HOLD, WATCH or AVOID?
• next fixture
• internal link to deeper reaction

Known themes

Arsenal: Tzolis/defence; Hull: cheap defence/set pieces; Man Utd: fixture hype warning; Brentford: Sangaré/Kayode; Spurs: warning signs; Ipswich: Enciso/Emersonn hierarchy; Everton: Barry/Ndiaye/KDH; Leeds: Stach; Brighton: De Cuyper/Rutter; Villa: Watkins/GK uncertainty; Man City: Guéhi OOP/Cherki; Newcastle: Wissa+Osula; Liverpool: Szoboszlai penalties/Araújo bench. Fill Chelsea/Fulham after the final match.

End with five buys, five watches, five holds, biggest tactical surprise, biggest trap, best £4.0m-£5.5m discovery and best DefCon discovery.