Welcome to the fantasy pool, what's your team name? Can't find you in the league.
Well, you can not longer change your captaincy option until the GW is finished. ( FPL rules are different from FIFA and UEFA fantasy rules ) Wait and make your changes before GW2 deadline.
Thank you for giving a warm welcome, I am sure you will find me if you search near the bottom of the league table

After the game tonight (at the conclusion of the first games of the first week), can we exchange players? I want to get rid of one or two and bring in better players if possible. Also, I want to change my formation from 4-4-2 to either 3-4-3 or 3-5-2. If I had time to better research the rules beforehand I probably would have been higher in the table. Still, it is already an exciting league after just one game played.
By default, the league randomizes some of these options for you at as you buy them players and make your transfers.
Yea, you could change all that, you are the manager and the one playing the league. To be frank, you would come by some misused chips and difficulties getting along in your first season and that’s completely normal, I still have some indecisions on when best to use my chips but then, it’s better to learn about them so you could maximize your chances.
To change your captaincy, simply go to pick team, click on what player you intend to captain and you would see a box to tick either to make CP or VCP and tick away.
For substitutions and arranging your bench, you just click what player you intend to substitute and tick the substitute box. The app would highlight those that can come under your substitution and mind you, that’s how you set your formation too, prioritizing other positions on the pitch over others. Do that and you are good.
Any settings you do now will apply in the next game week 2.
I have a lot of learning to do as this is my first season, I appreciate the advice from all. I was given some external links to read through to understand how to play in full therefore need to make time to go through those too.