The Scout's panel of experts reveal who they currently plan to pick in their 2021/22 Fantasy Premier League starting teams.
Sam Bonfield (@FPLFamily)
For Fantasy expert Sam Bonfield, the prospect of Brentford star Ivan Toney (£6.5m) emulating the success of previous promoted forwards such as Patrick Bamford (£8.0m) and Teemu Pukki (£6.0m) makes him a tempting Gameweek 1 pick.
"He's one of those that I think you just have to invest in because if he goes off like he did in the Championship, we could have a really nice FPL forward," Sam says.
Toney is joined by Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£8.0m) and Ollie Watkins (£7.5m) in Sam's forward line.
Favouring a 3-4-3 formation, Sam is doubling up on Everton players with the inclusion of defender Lucas Digne (£5.5m) alongside Calvert-Lewin.
"Those Everton fixtures for the first eight Gameweeks just look phenomenal and under a new manager in [Rafael] Benitez, I suspect we might see Everton get off to a flying start," she adds.
With Sam not planning an early Wildcard, Leeds United star Raphinha (£6.5m) makes the cut despite an opening-weekend trip to Manchester United, due to his promising long-term schedule.
"Raphinha needs to be somebody I'm invested in for Gameweek 1 for the nicer fixtures to follow after that," Sam explains.
Also in this series
Part 2: Ben Crabtree: Havertz can enjoy breakout season
Part 3: Utkarsh Dalmia: Fixtures key to Antonio appeal
Part 4: Chuck Booth: Saint-Maximin backed over Toney
Part 5: Neal Thurman: Double up on Liverpool defence
Part 6: Holly Shand: Calvert-Lewin can start strongly again
Part 7: Ben McNair: Back Dias for clean sheets
Part 8: Pranil Sheth: Double up on Aston Villa
Part 9: Tom Cantle: Smith Rowe and Harrison are bargains
Part 10: Experts' ultimate Gameweek 1 team
