<p><em>This <strong>FPL strategy article</strong> is to review the <strong>FPL points</strong> <strong>as a metric team </strong>for Gameweek 1 and look ahead to Gameweek 2.</em></p>
<p>If you&#8217;re interested in reading the article that explains this in detail, you can find out more in my <a href="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fpl-tips-using-fpl-points-as-a-metric-introduction/"><strong>introduction to using FPL points as a metric</strong></a>.</p>
<p>Don’t forget to check out our <a href="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fantasy-premier-league-ultimate-guide/"><strong>Ultimate FPL Gameweek 2 Guide</strong></a>, which has everything you could ever need to help you make the best decisions ahead of the deadline.</p>
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<h2>Gameweek 1 Review</h2>
<p>It was a really good week for the Metric Team, scoring 108 points including <strong>Mohamed Salah (£12.5m) </strong>with 34 points as captain, a 20 point haul from <strong>Bruno Fernandes (£12.1) </strong>and nine points from differential <strong>Ismaila Sarr (£6m) </strong>amongst the highlights.</p>
<p>The only players not to return were <strong>Robert Sanchez (£4.5m), Luke Shaw (£5.5m) and Jarrod Bowen (£6.5m), </strong>who was unfortunate not to get on the scoresheet. Of the four transfers I made to the initial draft, the three outfield players returned, so I&#8217;m very happy with how its gone!</p>
<div id="attachment_37776" style="width: 890px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-37776" class="size-full wp-image-37776" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Screenshot-2021-08-19-at-15.00.25.jpg" alt="" width="880" height="812" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Screenshot-2021-08-19-at-15.00.25.jpg 880w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Screenshot-2021-08-19-at-15.00.25-300x277.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Screenshot-2021-08-19-at-15.00.25-768x709.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Screenshot-2021-08-19-at-15.00.25-610x563.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px" /><p id="caption-attachment-37776" class="wp-caption-text">Gameweek 1 with a whopping score of 108 Points!</p></div>
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<h2>The Data</h2>
<p>I&#8217;ll start presenting this in threads and articles from Gameweek 4, as there won&#8217;t be enough data to notice any real patterns until then at the earliest.</p>
<p>However, I went back and looked at the fixture tickers presented in the draft article <a href="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fpl-strategy-using-fpl-points-as-a-metric-gameweek-1-draft/">here</a> and it&#8217;s interesting to see that teams such as West Ham and Newcastle, who finished last season as two of the five teams giving up the most FPL Points to opposition Forwards, kick off the season in that five again!</p>
<p>Early days of course and a tiny sample size, but could be good omens for <strong>Danny Ings (£8m) and Jamie Vardy (£10.5m) </strong>this coming Gameweek.</p>
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<h2>Captaincy Debate &#8211; Salah or Fernandes?</h2>
<p>With a lot of managers rolling their transfer this week, the main decision focuses on captaincy, and for the Metric Team, this comes down to Salah or Fernandes.</p>
<p>I think home advantage will be a big thing initially this season, and I note from last years data, Burnley were just outside of the top five teams conceding the most FPL Points to opposition Midfield Units, averaging 19.5 Points Per Game (PPG) when they played away from home (Newcastle and Brighton gave up the fifth most at 19.9 PPG).</p>
<p>Fans being back at Anfield will surely generate an incredible atmosphere, and whilst Salah&#8217;s previous record against Burnley doesn&#8217;t look great, I&#8217;d back him here, with Liverpool wanting to put on a show.</p>
<p>Conversely, Southampton were 13th (16.4 PPG) for most FPL Points conceded to opposition Midfield Units when they played at home (West Bromwich Albion conceded the most, averaging 20.8 PPG). Of course, they&#8217;ve lost one of their key defenders in <strong>Jannik Vestergaard (£5m) </strong>and looked poor at the weekend, but with fans being at St Mary&#8217;s Stadium for the first time this season, you&#8217;d assume Southampton will want to put on a performance for them.</p>
<p>This decision is pretty much a coin flip, and home advantage for Liverpool vs non top six opposition wins out this time. Both Salah and Fernandes are top captaincy shouts this week though.</p>
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<h2>Transfers and Team Reveal</h2>
<p>No transfers this week for the Metric Team, and I&#8217;ve left Veltman as first sub in case he dramatically makes a return against Watford, despite being ruled out. So we will be lining up like this:</p>
<div id="attachment_37780" style="width: 882px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-37780" class="size-full wp-image-37780" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Screenshot-2021-08-19-at-15.23.28.jpg" alt="" width="872" height="831" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Screenshot-2021-08-19-at-15.23.28.jpg 872w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Screenshot-2021-08-19-at-15.23.28-300x286.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Screenshot-2021-08-19-at-15.23.28-768x732.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Screenshot-2021-08-19-at-15.23.28-610x581.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 872px) 100vw, 872px" /><p id="caption-attachment-37780" class="wp-caption-text">The Metric Team Gameweek Two Team</p></div>
<p>I&#8217;ve stuck this through the <a href="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fpl-rate-my-team-tool-beta/"><strong>Hub RMT Beta</strong></a> for this gameweek and it&#8217;s generated the below:</p>
<div id="attachment_37781" style="width: 760px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-37781" class="size-full wp-image-37781" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Screenshot-2021-08-19-at-15.25.35.jpg" alt="" width="750" height="905" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Screenshot-2021-08-19-at-15.25.35.jpg 750w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Screenshot-2021-08-19-at-15.25.35-249x300.jpg 249w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Screenshot-2021-08-19-at-15.25.35-610x736.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" /><p id="caption-attachment-37781" class="wp-caption-text">The RMT Tool has us down for 92% this week!</p></div>
<p>A <strong>92%</strong><strong> rating</strong> isn&#8217;t bad at all. We are ready for deadline bar any last minute issues! We will be armed with two Free Transfers and have £1m in the bank for Gameweek 3!</p>
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<h2>Conclusion</h2>
<p>Well there we have it. As always, there&#8217;s lots to think about ahead of the deadline. I hope you’ve found this interesting and it would be great to hear your thoughts on it!</p>
<p>Would love it if you&#8217;d drop me a follow on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/RichP_FPL">@RichP_FPL</a>. Cheers!</p>
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