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            <p>As the FPL game grows in popularity, reaching one of those coveted top 10k finishes is becoming increasingly more challenging: in fact the top 50k has now become a more realistic target, or even the top 1% (likely top 100k if we see another 10 million managers in this campaign.)</p>
<p>With the wealth of information now on offer for fantasy managers, it's strategy where you are most likely to get an edge over your rivals now.</p>
<p>Here are my seven tips for a successful FPL season.</p>
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<h2>1. Balance of big hitters</h2>
<p>Every season I fall into the same trap of selecting one too many big hitters for Gameweek 1.</p>
<p>I can't help seeing my team as a big jigsaw, with a wishlist in tow and a desire to tick off almost every single element.</p>
<p>I must follow my own advice this campaign and not overdo the number of big hitters in my side. It's my most important tip for the FPL season ahead.</p>
<p>This season we seem to have a tougher task than ever, with five premiums vying for our attentions from <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/premier-league-fantasy-football-tips-liverpool-team-preview-2022-23">Liverpool</a>, <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/premier-league-fantasy-football-tips-manchester-city-team-preview-2022-23">Manchester City</a> and <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/premier-league-fantasy-football-tips-team-preview-tottenham">Tottenham Hotspur</a>.</p>
<p>As I look at my first draft, I've currently got just two premium players signed:<strong> Mohamed Salah (£13.0m) </strong>and <strong>Harry Kane (£11.5m)</strong></p>
<p>In the past, three big hitters was often the sweet spot, but it's fair to say that the role of the full-back has changed FPL and now three premium options are become more challenging to execute.</p>
<p>If you go too heavy on big hitters, you'll find yourselves stuck when it comes to switching between assets easily.</p>
<p>If you go too far in the opposite direction, numerous early captain blanks could derail your fantasy season before it has even begun.</p>
<p>I usually recommend having two big hitters in midfield and one big striker, to allow for greater flexibility using free transfers going forward</p>
<h2>2. Key captaincy contenders</h2>
<p>Tip number two is intrinsically linked to tip number one: during the very early stages of the season, it's important to select the reliable big-name players as your captain for the opening gameweeks.</p>
<p>For this reason, having two or three big hitters who are reliable captaincy candidates on a weekly basis and reasonably fixture proof should stand you in good stead.</p>
<p>Taking the 2022/23 season in isolation, the fact that Liverpool and Manchester City have such favourable opening fixtures means that captaincy becomes a lot simpler to plan for.</p>
<p>Ownership has to come into those considerations too. At the time of writing, there's a pool of big names dominating the 'Team selected by %' metric.<b> </b></p>
<p><b>Erling Haaland (£11.5m)</b>, Salah,<b> Gabriel Jesus (£8.0m) </b>and <strong>Son </strong><b>Heung-min (£12.0m) </b>are those with significant ownership from the traditional big six clubs.</p>
<p>You would expect those names to dominate the most captained statistics across the opening weeks.</p>
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<p>Crucially for this pool of players, three of them look likely to be on penalties for their respective clubs, which is a hugely influential factor.</p>
<p>For me, I'm expecting Manchester City, Spurs and Liverpool to be the key teams at the start of the season, regardless of fixtures, so owning a mix of players from each of those sides who you would trust the armband with, is a key strategy.</p>
<h2>3. Timing those transfers</h2>
<p>Transfers and points hits are key elements within the game and getting those decisions - and more crucially the timing right - can save you points over the course of the season. I'm an advocate of making transfers as close to the deadline as possible.</p>
<p>Traditionally, press conferences for a standard FPL Gameweek take place up until 5pm UK time on a Friday.</p>
<p>For that reason, I usually make my transfers on a Friday evening or Saturday morning ahead of the deadline. That strategy works best as you have a full picture surrounding injuries and availability.</p>
<p>There are situations when an early transfer is necessary though, particularly when you have exact funds to make your moves - this is more prevalent at the start of each Premier League season.</p>
<p>Trying to bank a transfer where possible is very valuable though, as it does allow greater flexibility. Having two free transfers gives you the option of making one, two or three transfers without suffering a significant points hit.</p>
<p>I tend to take less than 10 points hit a season, with anything above a -4 a rarity.</p>
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