FPL Gameweek 1, 2026/27
Gameweek 1 is finished: 10 fixtures from Friday 21 August 2026, 20:00 BST to Monday 24 August 2026, 20:00 BST. Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton) scored the most fantasy points, 17, with 1 goal, 1 assist, a clean sheet and 2 bonus points.
Official deadline
Gaffer lock
First kickoff
Fixtures
10 of 10 played
Gameweek 1 fixtures, UK time
| Kickoff (UK) | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 3-0 | Coventry | |
| Hull City | 2-0 | Manchester United | |
| Everton | 2-0 | Crystal Palace | |
| Ipswich | 2-1 | Sunderland | |
| Nottingham Forest | 0-1 | Leeds | |
| Brentford | 3-0 | Tottenham | |
| Brighton | 4-0 | Aston Villa | |
| Manchester City | 2-1 | Bournemouth | |
| Newcastle | 2-2 | Liverpool | |
| Fulham | 2-3 | Chelsea |
Top FPL scorers of Gameweek 1
Points under the classic rules from stored match data.
| # | Player | Pos | G | A | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maxim De Cuyper | DEF | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| 2 | Jack Luca Hinshelwood | MID | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| 3 | Nobel Mendy | DEF | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| 4 | Mamadou Sangaré | MID | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 5 | Oluwasemilogo Adesewo Ibidapo Ajayi | DEF | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| 6 | Anton Levi Stach | MID | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 7 | Cole Jermaine Palmer | MID | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| 8 | Michael Olabode Kayode | DEF | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 9 | Cody Mathès Gakpo | MID | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 10 | João Pedro Junqueira de Jesus | FWD | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 11 | Benjamin William White | DEF | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 12 | Kiernan Frank Dewsbury-Hall | MID | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 13 | Martin Ødegaard | MID | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 14 | James Michael Justin | DEF | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 15 | Addji Keaninkin Marc-Israel Guéhi | DEF | 1 | 0 | 10 |
Gameweek 1 best XI: 148 points in a 4-5-1
The highest-scoring legal line-up of the round: one goalkeeper, three to five defenders, two to five midfielders, one to three forwards.
- GK Konstantinos Tzolakis · 10 pts
- DEF Maxim De Cuyper · 17 pts
- DEF Nobel Mendy · 15 pts
- DEF Oluwasemilogo Adesewo Ibidapo Ajayi · 14 pts
- DEF Michael Olabode Kayode · 13 pts
- MID Jack Luca Hinshelwood · 16 pts
- MID Mamadou Sangaré · 14 pts
- MID Anton Levi Stach · 13 pts
- MID Cole Jermaine Palmer · 13 pts
- MID Cody Mathès Gakpo · 12 pts
- FWD João Pedro Junqueira de Jesus · 11 pts
Every gameweek
All deadlines of the season are on the FPL deadlines page.
Questions people ask
When is the FPL Gameweek 1 deadline?
Gameweek 1 is finished: 10 fixtures from Friday 21 August 2026, 20:00 BST to Monday 24 August 2026, 20:00 BST. Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton) scored the most fantasy points, 17, with 1 goal, 1 assist, a clean sheet and 2 bonus points.
What are the Gameweek 1 fixtures?
10 fixtures: Arsenal 3-0 Coventry, Hull City 2-0 Manchester United, Everton 2-0 Crystal Palace, Ipswich 2-1 Sunderland, Nottingham Forest 0-1 Leeds, Brentford 3-0 Tottenham, Brighton 4-0 Aston Villa, Manchester City 2-1 Bournemouth, Newcastle 2-2 Liverpool, Fulham 2-3 Chelsea.
Who scored the most FPL points in Gameweek 1?
Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton) 17, Jack Luca Hinshelwood (Brighton) 16, Nobel Mendy (Hull City) 15. Every player's points for the round are on his player page.
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