Fantasy Premier League Gameweek 2 – Best Players, Fixtures and More

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Fantasy Premier League Gameweek 2 gets underway on Friday, August 18, with Nottingham Forest and Sheffield United kicking off the weekend’s action at the City Ground.

If you’re wondering who the best FPL players are for Gameweek 2, you have come to the right place. Below, we assess the fixtures before going over the best players for FPL GW2.

Fixtures

• Nottingham Forest vs. Sheffield United
• Liverpool vs. Bournemouth
• Wolves vs. Brighton
• Fulham vs. Brentford
• Tottenham vs. Man United
• Man City vs. Newcastle
• Aston Villa vs. Everton
• West Ham vs. Chelsea
• Crystal Palace vs. Arsenal

There are only nine fixtures on the Gameweek 2 schedule, with Luton Town’s clash against Burnley postponed. That said, very few FPL managers are targeting Luton and Burnley players right now.

Liverpool and Aston Villa both have favourable home fixtures, while Brighton, Chelsea and Arsenal are expected to win on their travels. Elsewhere, Manchester City vs. Newcastle promises to be a spectacle.

Goalkeepers

Only four goalkeepers kept a clean sheet on the opening weekend – Ederson, Andre Onana, Bernd Leno and Sam Johnstone. However, they all face potentially tricky opponents in Gameweek 2.

Liverpool, Arsenal and Aston Villa have the best clean sheet odds for GW2, making Alisson, Aaron Ramsdale and Emi Martinez good FPL picks.

Defenders

Raphael Varane and Aaron Wan-Bissaka were the highest-scoring defenders in GW1, picking up 14 and 12 points respectively. Chelsea’s Axel Disasi notched 11 points, while Joachim Andersen scored nine.

Given the clean sheet odds for GW2, Trent Alexander-Arnold, William Saliba and Matty Cash look set to be popular FPL picks for this weekend. Pervis Estupinan and Ben Chilwell also impressed in GW1.

Midfielders

Rodri, Harvey Barnes and Bukayo Saka have already reached double figures for points, claiming 13, 11 and 10 respectively. Solly March, James Madisson and Jarrod Bowen also enjoyed strong starts to the season.

If you’re looking for a differential pick for midfield, Kai Havertz, Richarlison, Pascal Gross, Dominik Szoboszlai and Carney Chukwuemeka are all owned by fewer than 5% of FPL managers.

Forwards

Unsurprisingly, Erling Haaland kicked off the campaign with a brace against Burnley last time out. Like Haaland, Alexander Isak bagged 13 points in the previous round, scoring twice in Newcastle’s 5-1 thrashing of Villa.

Yoane Wissa, Eddie Nketiah and Joao Pedro also enjoyed strong starts to the campaign and will be confident of kicking on in the coming weeks. Plus, Forest’s Taiwo Awoniyi has picked up where he left off last term.