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            <p>Who are the best FPL midfielders for Gameweek 1?</p>
<p>Four-time top 1k and six-time top 5k finisher <a href="https://twitter.com/FPL_Salah">Abdul Rehman</a> uses the Hub's <a href="http://fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/opta/">Opta</a>, <a href="http://fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/predictions/">Prediction</a>, <a href="http://fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fpl-player-comparision-tool/">Comparison</a> and <a href="http://fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fixture-ticker/">Fixture</a> tools to identify the best Fantasy Premier League midfielders for Gameweek 1.</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">Best FPL midfielders for Gameweek 1</h2>
<h3 style="text-align: left;"><strong>Mohamed Salah (£13.0m) – Liverpool</strong></h3>
<p>The Egyptian scored 23 goals (ranked first) and 14 assists (second) with an <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/a-simple-guide-to-opta-stats-for-fpl">expected goals</a> (xG) of 24 (first) and an expected assists (xA) of 13.2 (first) last season.</p>
<p>He finished the season as the highest scoring player in the game and also won the golden boot.</p>
<p>Salah is pretty much as essential an FPL asset as you can get.</p>
<p>His stats were comfortably the best in the league and have been since he joined Liverpool five seasons ago. I have no doubt he will post similar stats this year-round.</p>
<p>He can score, assist and is also the number-one penalty taker, so is the most reliable captaincy option in the game.</p>
<p>Also, Liverpool are one of the best attacking teams in the league. They scored 94 goals (second) with an xG of 92.22 (first).</p>
<p>Salah was involved in 44% of their goals, which was fourth overall.</p>
<p>Jurgen Klopp’s men again have a very favourable <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fixture-ticker">fixture</a> to open the season as they take on newly promoted Fulham.</p>
<p>Salah will be the most captained player for Gameweek 1 and rightly so.</p>
<p>He is also the second-highest predicted scorer overall (8.3 points) for Gameweek 1, according to our <strong><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/predictions">Points Prediction Tool.</a></strong></p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-47829" class="wp-caption-text">Mohamed Salah Stats</p>
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<h3><strong>Son Heung-min (£12.0m) – Tottenham Hotspur</strong></h3>
<p>The South Korean shared the golden boot with Salah as he embarked on his best season for Spurs.</p>
<p>He managed a total of 33 goal contributions, coming in the way of 23 goals and 10 assists, with an xG of 17.3 (third overall) and an xA of 9.03 (third).</p>
<p>Son has outperformed his goals to xG in all seven of his seasons at Spurs, which tells us he is a clinical finisher. I have no doubt he will do the same this term.</p>
<p>Another reason for his excellent 2021/22 campaign was the telepathic relationship he had with teammate <strong>Harry</strong> <strong>Kane (£11.5m)</strong>, who provided plenty of assists for him and vice versa.</p>
<p>They have the record for most goal combinations (37) in the Premier League and they will play together this season again.</p>
<p>The North London club are also clearly a much better team since Antonio Conte arrived.</p>
<p>They finished fourth in the league, scoring 69 goals (fourth) with an xG of 69.64 (fourth).</p>
<p>Spurs have one of the best <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fixture-ticker">fixtures</a> to open the season, playing Southampton at home. Saints were one of the worst defensive sides last season. They conceded 67 goals (17th) with an xGC of 66.4 (16th).</p>
<p>Our <strong><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/predictions">Points Prediction Tool</a></strong> really fancies Son, as he is the highest-scoring predicted player (9.2 points) for Gameweek 1.</p>
<div id="attachment_47830" style="width: 819px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-47830" class="size-full wp-image-47830" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Heung-Min-Son-Stats.jpg" alt="Heung-Min Son Stats. top 5 best midfielders fpl" width="809" height="645" /></p>
<p id="caption-attachment-47830" class="wp-caption-text">Heung-Min Son Stats</p>
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<h3><strong>Luis Diaz (£8.0m) – Liverpool</strong></h3>
<p>The Columbian hit the ground running after joining Liverpool last season in January. He scored four goals and three assists in only 11 starts.</p>
<p>In his last season for former club FC Porto, he managed 14 goals and five assists in only 18 starts and he continued that form onto Merseyside.</p>
<p>In my opinion, he is now the best FPL midfield option for the Reds after Salah and he should see plenty of minutes.</p>
<p>He isn't completely nailed to start in his position but with <strong>Diogo Jota (£9.0m)</strong> out injured he will see plenty of game time early on.</p>
<p>As mentioned above, Liverpool are one of the best attacking teams in the league and will likely score the most goals.</p>
<p>You would bet Diaz will get a fair amount of goal contributions and at £8.0m is a very attractive option.</p>
<p>His opening game against Fulham is as good as they come and a great <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fixture-ticker">fixture</a> for him to register his first attacking returns of the season.</p>
<p>Our <strong><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/predictions">Points Prediciton Tool</a></strong> has him as the fifth-highest predicted scoring midfielder (5.6 points) for Gameweek 1.</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-47831" class="wp-caption-text">Luis Diaz Stats</p>
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<h3><strong>Bukayo Saka (£8.0m) – Arsenal </strong></h3>
<p>The Arsenal midfielder had a great season last term, with 20 goal contributions in the league.</p>
<p>He scored 11 goals and made nine assists with an xG of 10 (seventh amongst midfielders) and an xA of 8.43 (fifth).</p>
<p>He ended the season with the highest xG and xA of his teammates and is looking like one of the best options in midfield at the £8.0m price point.</p>
<p>The Gunners scored 61 goals (sixth) last season with an xG of 62.31 (fifth) and they have bolstered their attack with <strong>Gabriel</strong> <strong>Jesus (£8.0m)</strong> so will only improve going forward.</p>
<p>I reckon Saka will be will have another good season. He can score, assist and it also looks like he is on penalties.</p>
<p>He took the one in the pre-season match against Sevilla, in which they won 6-0. The midfielder also scored a brace.</p>
<p>Although his opening <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fixture-ticker">fixture</a> against Crystal Palace isn’t the easiest, it’s a game they will be strong favourites to win and Saka is likely to be involved in one way or another.</p>
<div id="attachment_47832" style="width: 811px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-47832" class="size-full wp-image-47832" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Bukayo-Saka-Stats.jpg" alt="Bukayo Saka Stats. fpl tips gameweek 1" width="801" height="648" /></p>
<p id="caption-attachment-47832" class="wp-caption-text">Bukayo Saka Stats</p>
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<h3><strong>James Maddison (£8.0m) – Leicester City</strong></h3>
<p>Maddison also had an impressive season last term and by far his best in a Leicester City shirt.</p>
<p>He scored 12 goals and 11 assists with an xG of 8.07, and an xA of 7.41. He was their best FPL asset.</p>
<p>The English midfielder has scored double figures for goal contributions in his last four seasons so is a proven and reliable option.</p>
<p>He is on corners and free kicks therefore will always have many avenues to points.</p>
<p>He can score, assist and is always heavily involved in the final third. A pivotal player for them going forward.</p>
<p>The Foxes scored 62 goals (fifth) with an xG of 53.99 (eighth) so are clearly a good attacking side.</p>
<p>Maddison will continue to pick up goals and assists in this team and he looks to be one of Brendan Rodgers' most-trusted players now.</p>
<p>Leicester have a very nice <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fixture-ticker">fixture</a> to open the season. They play Brentford at home which looks like a prime fixture for Maddison to haul in.</p>
<div id="attachment_47833" style="width: 809px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-47833" class="size-full wp-image-47833" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/James-Maddison-Stats.jpg" alt="James Maddison Stats. best players fpl tips" width="799" height="647" /></p>
<p id="caption-attachment-47833" class="wp-caption-text">James Maddison Stats</p>
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<h2><strong>Hub Power Rankings</strong></h2>
<p>To conclude, I will rank these Gameweek 1 midfielders in accordance with our Power Rankings for Hub members.</p>
<h3>Best FPL midfielders for Gameweek 1</h3>
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