FPL Preseason Preparation Part 2: Fixtures

With part 1 out of the way, I'll focus on squad composition as late as possible (I'll have the post ready, but it'll be subject to transfers from Bale etc.) but firstly there are things that don't change, such as fixtures. The aim of this part of the preparation is building from Part 1 itself: Based on prices I'll have some recommendations to make, and based on fixtures I'll recommend "pairs" or "trios" to have in your squad for the first 19 weeks (where you can use your winter wildcard to change things up later).

While FFS has started suggesting pairs of defences that rotate well home and away, I feel the need to go beyond the obvious: I have created a spreadsheet and I have been at work with it for a while, link here. However, in this post I'll attempt to create an organised matrix of some sort to filter the wheat from the chaff, and hopefully add some meaning and insight to your preseason banter/planning before anything else happens.

FPL Preseason Preparation Part 1: Prices

With FPL about to open I conveniently have a 2-day holiday for Aidilfitri (implying having a 4 day weekend and I'm quite tempted to take 3 days leave to have the week free haha) I have been working on a spreadsheet that finds rotations that work for the first 19 weeks (without mathematical formulas, maths formulas have their own flaws and I prefer using the analytic eye).

With Rate My Teams all over the place, I'd figure I'd add fuel to the fire here by firstly selecting some criterion to stick to and then going through some rotations that I've looked through. Sorry for not finishing the last series.