Gameweek 1 produced an average manager score of 50 points, with the highest reaching 131 points, as 30 goals were scored across all matches and 6 of the 20 sides kept a clean sheet. The template captain let managers down: Haaland, the most captained player, scored only 2 points. Brighton defined the week, beating Aston Villa 4-0 in the most one-sided match on xG, 3.77 to 0.3, after Aston Villa had Gomes sent off. De Cuyper led all scorers with 17 points from a goal, an assist, a clean sheet and 2 bonus, while Hinshelwood scored twice for 16 points. Hull City beat Man Utd 2-0 through Ajayi and Mendy, who earned 14 and 15 points respectively. Brentford beat Spurs 3-0 despite Thiago missing a penalty, and Palmer collected 13 points in the Fulham 2-3 Chelsea thriller.
Top scorer
De Cuyper
BHA · DEF
17pts
- Average
- 50
- Highest
- 131
- Goals
- 30
- Clean sheets
- 6