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            <p>The brilliant <a href="https://twitter.com/BigManBakar">@BigManBakar</a> reveals his final FPL Gameweek 1 team, powered by Hub <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/opta">data </a>and a stellar FPL record. He’ll also explain the reasoning behind each of his picks.</p>
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<h2>Bakar's Gameweek 1 final team reveal draft</h2>
<p>Here are my current selections:</p>
<h3><strong>Jordan Pickford (£4.5m)</strong></h3>
<p>I can’t seem to separate the £4.5m goalkeepers at the moment.</p>
<p>I have selected Pickford as he has a good run of fixtures to begin with.</p>
<p>Since Sean Dyche took over last season, he was ranked fourth for saves among all goalkeepers.</p>
<p>Dyche has had a full pre-season which could lead to an upturn in the Everton defence. They have kept four clean sheets in six of their pre-season matches which bodes well for them.</p>
<h3><strong>Matt Turner (£4.0m)</strong></h3>
<p>Now that Turner has signed for Nottingham Forest, he's my £4.0m pick as I don't see any of the other goalkeepers at that price starting the season.</p>
<p>Turner rotates well with Onana as well. For example, Forest have Sheffield United in Gameweek 2 when United play Arsenal.</p>
<p><strong>Dean Henderson (£4.5m)</strong> is being linked with Forest but it is very likely that any possible transfer happens after Gameweek 2, which is after Forest have played Sheffield United at home.</p>
<h3><strong>Ben Chilwell (£5.5m)</strong></h3>
<p>Bar the opening fixture against Liverpool, Chelsea have a great start to the season.</p>
<p>There is no Europe to deal with either, along with the fact Mauricio Pochettino is an experienced manager.</p>
<p>His Tottenham Hotspur team were in the top three for fewest goals conceded in each of the four seasons he was in charge.</p>
<p>Crucially, he's had a full pre-season to get his troops up to speed.</p>
<p>In 2017/18, Ben Davies and Kieran Trippier recorded seven assists apiece and were ranked in the top two for chance creation among defenders, despite fewer starts than the rest.</p>
<p>I'm expecting big things from Chilwell too, especially considering how attacking he has been in <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fpl-pre-season-results-guide">pre-season</a>.</p>
<p>Most of Chelsea's attack has been coming down their left, with Chilwell playing almost like an advanced left-forward.</p>
<p>He's also taking a share of the set pieces as well.</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-56240" class="wp-caption-text">Ben Chilwell</p>
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