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Quick Fantasy tips: Your basic guide to Gameweek 2

21 Aug 2024
Foden, Man City

Who are the best signings and the top captains? See quickfire solutions to the biggest decisions

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Short of time as you tweak your Fantasy Premier League team ahead of the Gameweek 2 deadline on Saturday 24 August at 11:00 BST? Don't worry! Here are quick solutions to the biggest decisions.

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Best players to transfer in

- Cole Palmer (Chelsea) £10.5m midfielder
- Phil Foden (Man City) £9.5m midfielder
- Diogo Jota (Liverpool) £7.5m midfielder
- Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) £7.5m forward
- Antonee Robinson (Fulham) £4.5m defender

Click here to see why these are great picks for Gameweek 2.

GW2 Ones to watch
Scout Selection

Are you starting Fantasy in Gameweek 2, or considering playing your Wildcard ALREADY after a nightmare start? Here's The Scout's BEST 15-man squad for the upcoming Gameweeks. Click here for more details.

FPL Gameweek 2 Scout Selection

If you're considering the Wildcard or making a number of transfers, you might want to read this to see why you should be careful of overreacting too early in the season.

Who's the best captain?

Top three picks:
1. Erling Haaland (Man City) £15.0m forward
2. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) £12.5m midfielder
3. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) £7.5m midfielder

Click here for details on why these are the best captains, and why you might even consider playing your Triple Captain chip this weekend! Get the experts' view here.

Team news

Tottenham Hotspur forward Dominic Solanke (£7.5m) has been ruled out of Saturday's match against Everton. Click here to see the best replacements.

Defender Valentin Barco (£4.0m) has left Brighton & Hove Albion, going out on loan to Spanish side Sevilla for the rest of the season. Click here to see the best replacements.

Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca has provided an update on Cole Palmer (£10.5m), who appeared to limp off at the end of Thursday's 2-0 European win over Servette.

Liverpool boss Arne Slot has revealed that defender Jarell Quansah (£4.5m) is a doubt for Sunday's home match against Brentford.

Click below to see the latest team news in our live blog, or visit our injuries page.

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