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Best of the Bees

Brentford secured a ninth-placed finish in 2025/26 under Keith Andrews, and the additions of Mamadou Sangaré (£5.5m), Jaidon Anthony (£6.0m), Callum Wilson (£5.5m) and Jannik Schuster (£4.5m) offer hope of an even better campaign.

That optimism was boosted by the Bees’ final summer friendly: an emphatic 7-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt, who had recently been competing in the Champions League.

Attacking duo Kevin Schade (£6.0m) and Igor Thiago (£8.0m) bagged braces and registered assists, while Caoimhín Kelleher (£5.0m), Nathan Collins (£5.5m) and Kristoffer Ajer (£4.5m) were among those to help keep a clean sheet.

That result could tempt FPL managers into investing in Brentford assets ahead of the opening fixtures against Tottenham Hotspur, Leeds United and Sunderland.

Almost a fifth of FPL managers own Thiago, who seemingly hasn’t lost a step since last season’s 22-goal campaign. Half of those strikes came in his first 13 outings.

The Spotlight

There is also excitement over the potential of club-record signing Sangare.

Introduced to FPL for 2025/26, the defensive contribution system awards players two points if they reach a certain number of defensive contributions (DefCon) in a match. For midfielders, the threshold is 12.

Incredibly, Sangare averaged 14.20 DefCon actions per 90 minutes during his sole season at Lens, a rate even better than Premier League maestro Elliot Anderson (£6.5m), who averaged 13.94.

There aren’t many standout options at the £5.5m price point, so the prospect of a player regularly earning two additional points is appealing – particularly when the 24-year-old also knows how to find the net.

He registered three goals and four assists in France and scored a half-volley on his home debut against Frankfurt.

In Demand

Four players are currently owned by more than 35 per cent of FPL managers heading into Friday’s Gameweek 1 deadline. Remember to finalise your squad and activate any chips by 6.30pm that evening.

Erling Haaland (£15.5m) is in a whopping 70 per cent of squads following a 27-goal season. Managers no longer have to navigate the annual ‘Salah or Haaland’ budgeting dilemma.

Fellow forward João Pedro surprisingly remains at the same £7.5m starting price as last summer. The Brazilian didn’t go to the World Cup and has responded by netting eight times in friendlies. He’ll be a key part of Xabi Alonso’s attempts to get Chelsea into the title race.

In fact, only Bruno Fernandes (£12.0m) came close to Haaland’s 239 points last season. Fernandes was comfortably ahead of everyone else for chances created (136) and set a new Premier League assists record.

The penalty-taker also racked up the fourth-most shots (85), so his significant price rise isn’t deterring many managers.

Also proving very popular is all-round Liverpool midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai (£7.0m). He ranked second behind Fernandes for chances created for team-mates (78) and completed 120 passes into the box, while also chipping in with goals and DefCon returns.

Other popular picks include Bryan Mbeumo (£8.0m), Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£6.0m) and Arsenal defensive duo David Raya (£6.0m) and Gabriel Magalhães (£8.0m). The Gunners begin at home to Coventry City.

Captaincy

Despite a quiet Community Shield performance providing his only minutes since the World Cup, Haaland is likely to be the most-picked FPL captain.

Fernandes, meanwhile, faces newly-promoted Hull City, while the Norwegian takes on a Bournemouth side that is unbeaten in 18 league games.

Across the opening six matches of each of his four Manchester City campaigns, Haaland has scored an outstanding 37 goals in 24 games. That includes five hat-tricks and 11 double-digit FPL returns.

His ownership is so high that managers may be reluctant to go against him and risk having to recover from the damage afterwards.