Take on Sun Sport Reporters in Dream Team this season — teams revealed ahead of deadline!

YOU have until 8pm on Friday to submit your Dream Team for the new season. As well as competing for a chunk of the £100,000 prize pot against managers from across the UK and Ireland, you can challenge Sun Sport Reporters directly when you register to play via the Dream Team app or website. PLAY DREAM TEAM NOW: £100,000 PRIZE POT! Play Dream Team now! Credit: Dream Team Enter the pin 5DE77L when searching for a league to join the Sun Sport Reporters League and you can compete against Dean Scoggins, Simon Collings and Lloyd Canfield throughout 2026/27. Sign up for the Football newsletter Thank you! So confident are our experts, they’re even willing to reveal their teams ahead of the Gameweek 1 deadline. Dean is backing the Manchester clubs for a strong start Credit: Dream Team DEAN SCOGGINS Manchester City’s Community Shield defeat has not deterred Dean from picking Nico O’Reilly (£5m), Antoine Semenyo (£6m) and Erling Haaland (£8.5m) ahead of Gameweek 1. The Norwegian No9 is comfortably the most expensive player in the game but it’s a brave soul who goes without him after he plundered 448 points via 38 goals last season. Our tactics supremo has offset the pricey Haaland with two relatively affordable strikers in Brian Brobbey (£3m) and Evanilson (£3.5m), both smart selections now that Sunderland and Bournemouth have Europa League fixtures to bolster their schedules. In midfield, Dean is banking on a bright start for Manchester United by pairing Bryan Mbeumo (£4.5m) with Matheus Cunha (£4.5m) — the Red Devils start the new campaign with favourable match-ups against Hull and Ipswich. World Cup winner Pedro Porro (£4m) is among the defenders having been a consistent Dream Team performer for a few years now. Most read in Football Bonus points, tackles, goal contributions, clean sheets… the Spanish right-back ticks all the boxes. DEAN’S TEAM: Antonin Kinsky, Pedro Porro, Reece James, Nico O’Reilly, Bryan Mbeumo, Matheus Cunha, Morgan Gibbs-White, Antoine Semenyo, Brian Brobbey, Erling Haaland, Evanilson. Simon has identified some smart differentials Credit: Dream Team SIMON COLLINGS Sun Sport’s Arsenal Reporter has picked just two of Mikel Arteta’s troops in his XI, the shrewd selections of Bruno Guimaraes (£4m) and Ben White (£4.5m). The Gunners’ No4 currently features in just 2.8% of teams which is surprisingly as he’s set for bulk minutes while Jurrien Timber (£5m) continues to recover from injury. Arsenal defenders have dominated Dream Team in recent times and it wouldn’t be a surprise if White started brightly against Coventry in Friday’s curtain-raiser. Simon is also backing Luka Vuskovic (£3.5m) for success at Brighton following his big-money move from Tottenham. The Croatian centre-back scored 13 league goals across the last two seasons while out on loan — goalscoring defenders are hugely valuable in Dream Team. At the other end of the pitch, Simon has taken a punt on Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£3.5m), who scored 15 goals in 2025/26. Leeds won’t be complaining about their fixtures prior to the first international break and so there’s every chance their No9 picks up where he left off. SIMON’S TEAM: Robin Roefs, Luka Vuskovic, Ben White, Harry Maguire, Bruno Fernandes, Enzo Le Fee, Elliot Anderson, Bruno Guimaraes, Erling Haaland, Joao Pedro, Dominic Calvert-Lewin. Dream Team is back, free, and there’s £100,000 up for grabs! Lloyd has faith Chelsea under Xabi Alonso Credit: Dream Team LLOYD CANFIELD Lloyd knows more than most about Chelsea and he clearly has faith that Cole Palmer (£5m) will be back to his best after a summer break. Joao Pedro (£5m) and new centre-back Maxence Lacroix (£4m) have also made the cut — the latter earned a reputation as a Dream Team cult hero while at Crystal Palace. If the rumour mill is correct and Alex Scott (£3m) heads to Stamford Bridge that will make it four Chelsea representatives in Lloyd’s team — talk about confidence. Our Chelsea and England reporter has forked out the budget required to accommodate Dominik Szoboszlai (£6m) and it’s hard to disagree given Liverpool’s No8 finished second only to Haaland in the overall rankings last season. The Hungarian midfielder registered 13 goals and 11 assists on his way to a mammoth total of 353 points. 2.6%-owned Mateus Fernandes (£3.5m) is a wildcard inclusion having impressed for West Ham last term despite the Hammers’ dismal collective effort. The Portuguese midfielder should get more assistance from those around him at Spurs. LLOYD’S TEAM: Gigi Donnarumma, Pedro Porro, Maxence Lacroix, Luke Shaw, Alex Scott, Enzo Le Fee, Mateus Fernandes, Dominik Szoboszlai, Cole Palmer, Joao Pedro, Erling Haaland. Think you know better? Register for Dream Team today and join the Sun Sport Reporters League using the pin: 5DE77L Open to residents of UK and Rep of Ireland, 18+ only. T&Cs apply. How to claim £30 in football free bets Midnite offer Download the Midnite app or create an account online HERE* Register using the code: BETGET30 Deposit a minimum of £10 Place a £10 sportsbook bet at minimum odds of 1/1 Free Bets will be credited upon settlement of your qualifying bet Comment now