The Premier League season is underway and the opening weekend brought surprises, with Manchester United losing at Hull City and Leeds United winning at Nottingham Forest. Fantasy Premier League managers now look ahead to the next four gameweeks, with Newcastle United topping the fixture analyser.
Newcastle United lead the fixture rankings
Newcastle United rank first on Fantasy Football Hub's fixture analyser for the next four gameweeks. They face Spurs next, followed by Bournemouth, Leeds United and Hull City. Their performance against Liverpool last weekend was eye-opening, though they are still looking for their first win of the season.
Yoanne Wissa (£6.0m) managed just 517 minutes last season but made an immediate impact with an assist for the Magpies' second goal. He caused problems on the counter-attack and had two big chances. He could challenge Dominic Calvert-Lewin for the cheap striker category.
Newcastle's defence offers several options capable of earning defensive contribution points. Malick Thiaw (£5.0m), Lewis Hall (£5.0m) and Sven Botman (£5.0m) all gained the two-point bonus against Liverpool. Botman is the pick of the bunch, sitting in just 0.2% of teams.
Spurs and Leeds in favourable runs
Spurs lost 3-0 at Brentford but have three home games in their next four against Newcastle United, Everton and Aston Villa. It is an important run for Roberto De Zerbi's side heading into the international break. New signing Marcos Senesi (£6.0m) ranked third of all defenders in Gameweek 1 with 16 defensive contribution points, though team-mate Van Hecke (£5.0m) is cheaper.
Leeds United beat Nottingham Forest 1-0 on the road and followed it with a 2-0 win at the City Ground in the League Cup second round. They have three home games in their next four against Brentford, Newcastle and Crystal Palace. Harry Wilson (£6.5m) shares set-pieces with Anton Stach (£6.0m), who scored and earned defensive contribution points. Jaka Bijol (£5.0m) is an intriguing defensive pick, having hit the two-point bonus last time out.
Liverpool and Manchester City assets
Liverpool drew 2-2 at Newcastle, with Cody Gakpo (£7.0m) their star man. He led all players in Gameweek 1 for shots with six, scoring and earning the two-point defensive contribution bonus. Dominik Szoboszlai (£7.0m) has attracted 150,000 transfers, taking his ownership above 40%. He scored from the penalty spot and took six corners and five free kicks.
Liverpool now host Nottingham Forest, who are yet to score this season, offering clean sheet potential for Virgil Van Dijk (£6.5m). They then travel to promoted Ipswich Town before facing Fulham and Bournemouth ahead of the international break.
Manchester City beat Bournemouth in their opening home game under Enzo Maresca. A trip to Old Trafford in Gameweek 4 is their only tricky fixture, with Crystal Palace, promoted Coventry City and Sunderland also upcoming. Erling Haaland (£15.5m) is predicted to be the top-performing player over the next four gameweeks, according to Fantasy Football Hub's AI points predictions. He is the most owned player, in 68.3% of teams, and the top captain pick for Gameweeks 3 and 5.
