Fantasy Premier League

FPL experts' lessons: Make Kane to Haaland switch

By The Scout 8 Aug 2022

The Scout's panel of experts discuss which premium options are must-haves following Gameweek 1

The Scout's panel of experts discuss the key lessons they learned from Gameweek 1 of 2022/23 Fantasy Premier League.

Kelly Somers (@KellySomers)

I've already done Harry Kane (£11.4m) to Erling Haaland (£11.6m) to avoid the price rise - his ownership is going to rise rapidly so we need to get on quickly.

I am nervous selling Kane but he had a quiet opening day so for now I'll go without a Tottenham Hotspur player. I will be looking at Dejan Kulusevski (£8.0m) from Gameweek 3.

Jules Breach (@julesbreach)

I went without Haaland for Gameweek 1 and it was painful watching the Manchester City match! For that reason I transferred him straight in at the final whistle for Kane as I can't bear to watch another fixture without him.

Mohamed Salah (£13.0m) is an ever-present in my team and now the pair of them together are must-haves. Spurs look strong going forward so I'll be looking to cover their attack with Kulusevski from Gameweek 3.

Pranil Sheth (@Lateriser12)

Both Salah and Haaland brought home the points. That said, I will say Haaland looked more convincing. I'm interested in seeing Liverpool's dynamic after Darwin Nunez (£9.0m) starts, which I expect.

Lee Bonfield (@FPLFamily)

Salah's never going to be a bad pick in FPL but everything Man City did was geared towards Haaland being successful in front of goal. That's a pretty frightening prospect for the rest of the league.

Ben Crabtree (@FCCrab_Dogg)

As expected, Haaland and Salah look like they will score plenty of goals. Hopefully some other big-hitters can hit form to cause some dilemmas.

Gianni Buttice (@GianniButtice)

Salah and Haaland feel like must-haves but I still think a third premium is possible with so many good enablers this season. I have Kane, who could become Nunez soon.

Pras (@Pras_fpl)

Early evidence is that Haaland will be the talisman for City in the same way Salah is for Liverpool. Both on penalties and with great medium-term fixtures.