The Premier League returns on Friday with Arsenal traveling to Selhurst Park to face Crystal Palace in the opening match of the 2022-23 season. Optimism abounds for the Gunners after a strong transfer window that includes adding Gabriel Jesus to help lead the attack, but will it be enough to earn Arsenal a Champions League spot after finishing fifth in the table last season? Regardless of the Gunners' final place in the table, Jesus is sure to be one of the most popular plays in Fantasy Premier League for the 2022-23 season.

Before locking in your Fantasy Premier League roster ahead of the Week 1 lineup deadline, you need to see the best FPL value adds from Fantasy expert Chuck Booth. 

Booth, a former member of the Premier League FPL panel and Fantasy writer for NBC Sports Edge, was first drawn into soccer by the United States Men's National Team and the rest is history. An advocate for underrated defenders and admirer of Allan Saint-Maximin dribbles, Chuck is always watching stats and trends to see how they can offer an edge in his FPL picks.

Now Booth, who's analyzed the stats and trends ahead of this week's Premier League fixtures, has revealed his favorite budget picks ahead of the opening week of the Premier League season.

Budget picks are critical to balancing your FPL squad and picking the wrong ones can force you into an early wildcard because teams usually have more pressing transfer needs than moving from one 4.5 million priced midfielder to another. Booth will be providing his favorite picks from each position but for midfield, the cutoff is at 5.5 million so that's why Gabriel Martinelli won't be mentioned although he's an excellent pick heading into the season that can help stretch your budget. 

One player Booth is high on out of the gate is Leon Bailey of Aston Villa. 

"It was a tough choice between Bailey and Pedro Neto but Wolves only scoring 38 goals last season isn't something that I can easily get out of my head when considering their attackers," Booth said. "Bailey had a rough start to life at Aston Villa after moving from Bayer Leverkusen but now healthy, Steven Gerrard has been using him in a front three during the preseason. In limited minutes, Bailey had one goal and three fantasy assists."

Booth has also identified a defender who "could provide the best 4.0 million defender in the game since the days of Lord Lundstram." This pick could be the difference between winning BIG and going home with nothing. You ABSOLUTELY need to see who it is before locking in your FPL team for Week 1 of the 2022-23 season. 

Who are the top FPL budget plays for building your Week 1 roster? And which undervalued defender is a must-roster player? ... Join SportsLine now to see Chuck Booth's FPL value plays for the 2022-23 season, all from the insider who was a former member of the Premier League FPL panel!