Do you wonder who will be starters in the Premier League? How nailed on are each player? Which players are the biggest contenders to break into a starting XI? All those questions and more down below:

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NB:

These are not GW1 lineups, but predicted XI’s for the whole season. The number on the kit is predicted starts/nailed-on-ness on a scale from 0-38. This will be updated until the FPL deadline arrives. Any tips/help welcome. Take a look at your favorite team and tweet me @Maefteda if you find any errors.

Arsenal:

XI Contenders (Starts): Guendouzi (23), Xhaka (23) and Mkhitaryan (18)

Other Potential Starters: Holding

Last Season XI Nailed-on-ness: 25.45 out of 38 matches

Additional Notes:

With Xhaka, Guendouzi and Özil fighting for CM spots, except Emery to rotate a lot as usual.

David Luiz comes in as a centre back, but Rob Holding can make a case for starting.

Ceballos can fill in as the #10, but likely in a #8 role or in a midfield 3 if Emery goes 4-3-3.

Aston Villa:

XI Contenders (Starts): Hourihane (25), Trézéguet (24), and Konsa (15)

Other Potential Starters: El-Mohamady, Douglas Luiz

Last Season XI Nailed-on-ness: 31.63 out of 46 matches

Additional Notes:

Grealish and McGinn essential as long as they stay with Aston Villa in good health.

Winger rotation very fluid, one of Jota, Trézéguet or El-Ghazi could break out.

Once Nakamba/Luiz settle into the team, Hourihane will rotate all midfield positions.

Bournemouth:

XI Contenders (Starts): Wilson (20), L. Cook (20) and Danjuma (16)

Other Potential Starters: Gosling

Last Season XI Nailed-on-ness: 28.27 out of 38 matches

Additional Notes:

Goalkeeper position still a mess. Boruc starts season, but Travers wins it once Boruc fails.

Brooks unfortunate injury keeps him out some months, Wilson fills in. Nailed when fit.

New signing Kelly will take over at LB once he’s back fit. Rico will want to prove himself.

Brighton

XI Contenders (Starts): March (22), Locadia (21) and Bissouma (20)

Other Potential Starters: Groß, Jahanbakhsh, Andone

Last Season XI Nailed-on-ness (Hughton): 28.27 out of 38 matches

Last Season XI Nailed-on-ness (Potter, Swansea): 31.72 out of 46 matches

Additional Notes:

Potter will fluidly switch between a 3-5-2 and 4-2-3-1 system. Expect a lot of rotation.

Maupay/Locadia will act as a 2nd striker, either together or next to Murray/Andone at CF.

Jahanbakhsh hoping to strike back from a disappointing first season, is very talented.

Burnley:

XI Contenders (Starts): Barnes (24), Cork (22) and Hendrick (21)

Other Potential Starters: Defour

Last Season XI Nailed-on-ness: 28.45 out of 38 matches

Additional Notes:

The returning Jay Rodriguez gets the nod next to Wood up front. In a rotation with Barnes.

McNeil broke into the starting XI last season and is a nailed key player this season.

Hendrick can fit in on the wing for JBG, behind the striker or in CM, important rotation piece.

Chelsea:

XI Contenders (Starts): Hudson-Odoi (24), Kovacic (20) and Loftus-Cheek (18)

Other Potential Starters: Alonso, Zouma, Pedro, Mount

Last Season XI Nailed-on-ness (Sarri): 31.81 out of 38 matches

Last Season XI Nailed-on-ness (Lampard, Derby): 34.46 out of 49 matches

Additional Notes:

A lot of potential starters under new manager Lampard. Rotates a bit apart from his core.

Will also play 4-3-3 with Kovacic or Loftus-Cheek in as a 3rd centre midfielder.

Only Rudiger nailed when he returns, Zouma and Christensen battle it out together first.

Crystal Palace:

XI Contenders (Starts): McArthur (22), Schlupp (21) and Kouyaté (17)

Other Potential Starters: None

Last Season XI Nailed-on-ness: 29.90 out of 38 matches

Additional Notes:

Zaha is kept, but at what price? Will he be motivated? Will he last all season? Not likely.

Meyer should be acclimated to the league now and has a decent chance of starting.

Ward likely to come back in at RB for Wan Bissaka, but Kelly can feature there as well as CB.

Everton:

XI Contenders (Starts): Bernard (23), Delph (21) and Calvert-Lewin (20)

Other Potential Starters: None

Last Season XI Nailed-on-ness: 30.09 out of 38 matches

Additional Notes:

Moise Kean’s first season as a starter. Remains to see if he has the stamina for it.

Interest in Doucouré could mean Gbamin might feature at CB.

Could this be Yerry Mina’s season to make an impact? No Zouma gives him a chance.

Leicester:

XI Contenders (Starts): Praet (21), Albrighton (19) and Gray (17)

Other Potential Starters: None

Last Season XI Nailed-on-ness: 29.81 out of 38 matches

Additional Notes:

Maguire to Man Utd and no replacement means that last summer signing Söyüncü starts.

Ayoze Perez will operate close to Vardy, should be a nice combo and plenty of FPL points.

With Praet coming in, don’t be surprised to see Maddison shifted out wide quite a bit.

Liverpool:

XI Contenders (Starts): Henderson (22), Milner (17) Shaqiri (16)

Other Potential Starters: Matip

Last Season XI Nailed-on-ness: 30.27 out of 38 matches

Additional Notes:

Klopp barely rotated key players last season, with more cup luck that might change a bit.

Joe Gomez is ready to be the main man next to van Dijk, but can he stay healthy?

Midfield biggest point of contention, no one nailed, but Keita the most talented.

Man City:

XI Contenders (Starts): Walker (19), Mendy (18) and Mahrez (16)

Other Potential Starters: Fernandinho

Last Season XI Nailed-on-ness: 27.90 out of 38 matches

Additional Notes:

Zinchenko can make the left back position his by starting the season strong.

No Kompany = more Stones starts, but Fernandinho/Walker can fill CB role.

Bilva can go central for Dilva with Mahrez on the wing, before Foden eases into Dilva’s role.

Man Utd:

XI Contenders (Starts): Lingard (22), Matic (20) and Fred (18),

Other Potential Starters: None

Last Season XI Nailed-on-ness: 26.45 out of 38 matches

Additional Notes:

Only point of contention are the 3 behind Rashford. Too many options to list.

Solskjær likes playing young talents, that bodes well for McTominay, James and Greenwood.

Finally get a proper right back in Wan-Bissaka, will be nailed and push Dalot higher up.

Newcastle:

XI Contenders (Starts): Shelvey (21), Willems (20) and Lejeune (17)

Other Potential Starters: None

Last Season XI Nailed-on-ness (Benitez): 27.27 out of 38 matches

Last Season XI Nailed-on-ness (Bruce, Sheffield Wednesday): 14.09 out of 18 matches

Additional Notes:

Bruce might have to slightly adjust from his 3-5-2 formation with Saint-Maximin signed.

Way less rotation from Bruce than Benitez. Played a pretty consistent XI with Wednesday.

When Lejeune returns, their backline should be a lot stronger. Longstaff helps a lot too.

Norwich:

XI Contenders (Starts): Herandez (23), Drmic (20) and McClean (16)

Other Potential Starters: Leitner, Vrancic

Last Season XI Nailed-on-ness: 35.00 out of 46 matches

Additional Notes:

Patrick Roberts could have a breakout season and take over a winger spot.

Pukki still the undisputed #9 in this team, but might play next to Drmic a couple matches.

Hanley (£4.0) might feature for Zimmermann to start the season. Fährmann a huge boost.

Sheffield United:

XI Contenders (Starts): Sharp (22), McGoldrick (19) and Lundstram (15)

Other Potential Starters: None

Last Season XI Nailed-on-ness: 39.18 out of 46 matches

Additional Notes:

Robinson potential OOP after impressing a lot at striker during pre-season.

Sharp and and McGoldrick still a big part of this team, chance they start the season.

Fleck and especially Norwood are solid at CM, but Lundstram (£4.0) might play a bit as CDM.

Southampton:

XI Contenders (Starts): Romeu (22), Djenepo (21) and Armstrong (19)

Other Potential Starters: Yoshida

Last Season XI Nailed-on-ness: 24.63 out of 38 matches

Additional Notes:

Nailed-on-ness affected by the manager change mid-season. Hasenhuttl has his favorites.

Boufal is so so talented and has looked engaged in pre-season. Potential bargain.

Loads of strikers, but Che Adams is the newest toy and he has looked great in pre-season.

Tottenham:

XI Contenders (Starts): Moura (23), Winks (22) and Sissoko (21)

Other Potential Starters: Sessegnon, Sanchez, Walker-Peters, Foyth

Last Season XI Nailed-on-ness: 25.81 out of 38 matches

Additional Notes:

Dele Alli has a lot to prove and several midfielders to fend off for a place in the XI.

The right back competition is wide open and Poch might rotate it throughout the season.

Sanchez also features in a 3-4-3 formation, with plenty of wingers after Sessegnon joined.

Watford:

XI Contenders (Starts): Pereyra (25), Hughes (23) and Quina (16)

Other Potential Starters: None

Last Season XI Nailed-on-ness: 29.72 out of 38 matches

Additional Notes:

Gray will play a lot, sometimes with Deulofeu out wide. Welbeck.. also an option.

Dawson should go straight into the team next to Cathcart. Kabasele/Mariappa backups.

Keep an eye on Domingos Quina, loads of potential to break into the starting XI.

West Ham:

XI Contenders (Starts): Yarmolenko (23), Antonio (20), Noble (19)

Other Potential Starters: None

Last Season XI Nailed-on-ness: 27.90 out of 38 matches

Additional Notes:

Right wing is highly contested. Yarmo and Antonio could easily win a starting spot.

Fornals also plays centrally. Rice is nailed, but Wilshere/Noble/Fornals rotate next to him.

Masuaku signed a new contract and Pellegrini is a fan, Fredericks is the future at right back.

Wolves:

XI Contenders (Starts): Vinagre (19), Cutrone (18) and Gibbs-White (17)

Other Potential Starters: None

Last Season XI Nailed-on-ness: 33.00 out of 38 matches

Additional Notes:

Vinagre will take over for either Doherty or Jonny by the end of the season.

Espirito Santo rarely rotates, but might have to do it more, playing in the Europa League.

Cutrone will need time to get into the XI. Could start in a 3-4-1-2 formation eventually.

Do you agree with the starting XI prediction for your team? Do the projected starts seem correct? If not, go ahead and tell me what I need to fix. I will keep updating this until the FPL deadline is here.

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