Best £5.0m+ defenders for FPL 2024/25

FPL GW33 Scout Picks - Bus Team

Darlow

O’Reilly
Senesi
van Hecke

Semenyo
Bruno Fernandes
Tavernier
Palmer

João Pedro
Calvert-Lewin
Haaland

Verbruggen
Struijk
Hill
Groß

GW33 Captain Poll

Price Change Predictions

Risers

Fallers

Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Van Hecke	BHA	4.5m	102.8%	Very Likely
Haaland	MCI	14.4m	99.4%	Maybe
Alderete	SUN	4.1m	87.1%	Unlikely
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	82.0%	Unlikely
Bowen	WHU	7.6m	80.4%	Unlikely
Cucurella	CHE	6.0m	80.3%	Unlikely
Wan-Bissaka	WHU	4.1m	79.5%	Unlikely
N.Williams	NFO	4.7m	75.6%	Unlikely
O'Reilly	MCI	5.0m	75.1%	Unlikely
Justin	LEE	3.9m	74.9%	Unlikely
Igor Jesus	NFO	5.8m	74.4%	Unlikely
Aït-Nouri	MCI	5.7m	72.4%	Unlikely
Leno	FUL	4.9m	70.9%	Unlikely
Aaronson	LEE	5.4m	70.6%	Unlikely
Gakpo	LIV	7.3m	68.8%	Unlikely
Sarr	CRY	6.3m	68.6%	Unlikely
Thiago	BRE	7.3m	67.9%	Unlikely
Frimpong	LIV	5.7m	66.6%	Unlikely
Semenyo	MCI	8.2m	66.0%	Unlikely
Cunha	MUN	8.0m	63.9%	Unlikely
Richards	CRY	4.4m	62.3%	Unlikely
Kelleher	BRE	4.8m	61.8%	Unlikely
Gomez	BHA	4.9m	60.6%	Unlikely
Darlow	LEE	3.9m	57.4%	Unlikely
Gibbs-White	NFO	7.4m	57.4%	Unlikely
Cherki	MCI	6.3m	55.9%	Unlikely
Shaw	MUN	4.5m	55.5%	Unlikely
Watkins	AVL	8.5m	55.4%	Unlikely
Damsgaard	BRE	5.6m	50.9%	Unlikely
Mavropanos	WHU	4.4m	50.4%	Unlikely
Rodon	LEE	3.9m	49.9%	Unlikely
Aina	NFO	4.7m	49.1%	Unlikely
Lacroix	CRY	5.1m	48.2%	Unlikely
Struijk	LEE	4.3m	47.7%	Unlikely
Groß	BHA	5.5m	47.4%	Unlikely
Ngumoha	LIV	4.3m	46.7%	Unlikely
Verbruggen	BHA	4.5m	46.6%	Unlikely
Bassey	FUL	4.4m	45.9%	Unlikely
M.Fernandes	WHU	5.5m	44.5%	Unlikely
Amad	MUN	6.2m	43.7%	Unlikely

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
McAidoo	MCI	4.5m	98.0%	Maybe
Weiss	BUR	4.3m	97.7%	Maybe
Tchaouna	BUR	4.8m	96.3%	Maybe
Merino	ARS	5.4m	96.1%	Maybe
Emenalo	CHE	4.5m	92.1%	Unlikely
Travers	EVE	4.3m	92.0%	Unlikely
Piroe	LEE	4.9m	90.8%	Unlikely
Longstaff	LEE	4.8m	90.3%	Unlikely
Potts	WHU	4.4m	88.4%	Unlikely
Cullen	BUR	4.9m	84.8%	Unlikely
Grealish	EVE	6.3m	84.6%	Unlikely
Johnson	CRY	6.5m	83.0%	Unlikely
Ekitiké	LIV	9.2m	82.4%	Unlikely
Slonina	CHE	3.9m	82.8%	Unlikely
Salmon	ARS	4.0m	82.5%	Unlikely
Trafford	MCI	4.5m	81.4%	Unlikely
Reijnders	MCI	5.0m	80.2%	Unlikely
Angel	WOL	4.7m	79.9%	Unlikely
Mayenda	SUN	5.2m	78.5%	Unlikely
Fabianski	WHU	4.5m	78.2%	Unlikely
Gyökeres	ARS	8.8m	76.4%	Unlikely
Steele	BHA	4.2m	72.9%	Unlikely
Lamadrid	WHU	5.0m	71.7%	Unlikely
Strand Larsen	CRY	6.0m	71.5%	Unlikely
Andrey Santos	CHE	4.5m	71.3%	Unlikely
Šeško	MUN	7.4m	69.3%	Unlikely
Mee	MUN	3.9m	69.1%	Unlikely
Cairns	LEE	3.9m	68.6%	Unlikely
Webster	BHA	4.4m	66.0%	Unlikely
John	NFO	4.0m	65.1%	Unlikely
Byfield	TOT	4.0m	64.2%	Unlikely
Estève	BUR	3.9m	62.4%	Unlikely
Amissah	FUL	3.8m	60.9%	Unlikely
Ebere	EVE	4.4m	59.7%	Unlikely
Milambo	BRE	5.2m	58.9%	Unlikely
N.Gonzalez	MCI	5.9m	57.8%	Unlikely
Merrick	CHE	4.0m	57.3%	Unlikely
Chiesa	LIV	6.3m	56.6%	Unlikely
Gusto	CHE	4.9m	56.5%	Unlikely
Saliba	ARS	6.1m	56.2%	Unlikely

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Watchlists

	Player	Club	Factors
Up	Donnarumma	MCI	C
Up	Verbruggen	BHA	C, Vs
Down	Raya Martin	ARS	A
Up	Darlow	LEE	B, Vs, £
Up	Petrovic	BOU	B
Up	Henderson	CRY	C

Last updated: 10 Apr, 2026 9:57am

	Player	Club	Factors
Up	O’Reilly	MCI	B
No Change	Gabriel Magalhães	ARS	A
Up	van Hecke	BHA	B, Vs
No Change	Hill	BOU	B, £
Up	Struijk	LEE	B, Vs, £
Up	Lacroix	CRY	A
Down	van Dijk	LIV	C
Down	Thiaw	NEW	C, Rest
No Change	Kayode	BRE	B
No Change	Cash	AVL	C

Last updated: 7 Apr, 2026 3:02pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Bruno Fernandes	MUN	A
Up	Semenyo	MCI	B
No Change	Palmer	CHE	C
Up	Tavernier	BOU	C, £
Up	Ismaila Sarr	CRY	A
No Change	Gordon	NEW	A, OoP
No Change	Rice	ARS	C
No Change	Rogers	AVL	C
No Change	Anderson	NFO	B, £
Down	Szoboszlai	LIV	B
Down	Wilson	FUL	A
Up	Hinshelwood	BHA	B, Vs, £

Last updated: 10 Apr, 2026 10:24am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	C
Up	João Pedro	CHE	A
Up	Welbeck	BHA	A, Vs
Up	Calvert-Lewin	LEE	C, Vs
No Change	Bowen	WHU	B
Down	Thiago	BRE	B

Last updated: 7 Apr, 2026 3:01pm

GW33 Chip Poll

FPL

Best £5.0m+ defenders for FPL 2024/25

30 July 2024 238 comments

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In this article, we pick out the best premium and mid-price Fantasy Premier League (FPL) defenders for 2024/25.

There are 41 defenders currently priced up at £5.0m or above, with the best and most talked about options discussed below.

READ MORE: Best £4.0m defenders for FPL 2024/25

TRENT ALEXANDER-ARNOLD

Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.0m) finished last season with just five assists, his lowest total since his debut campaign.

Injuries did disrupt his season, however, while only one other FPL defender could better his 6.55 expected goals assisted (xGA).

He also racked up 47 non-penalty shots, so the underlying stats paint a more promising picture.

A player with a very high ceiling, Alexander-Arnold could potentially hit the ground running in 2024/25, given that Liverpool have the best fixtures of all the top teams.

It includes a trip to Ipswich Town in Gameweek 1, who can leave their left-flank exposed when Leif Davis (£4.5m) drives forward.

How Alexander-Arnold is used by new manager Arne Slot will be key.

The 25-year-old started to ‘invert’ under Jurgen Klopp, but both full-backs could push forward in wider roles under Slot, looking for overlaps in the final-third.

Above: Right-back Conor Bradley’s touch heatmap from Saturday’s 1-0 friendly win over Real Betis

It’s all guesswork right now, of course, but at £7.0m, set-piece specialist Alexander-Arnold should be given serious consideration, whichever role he fulfills.

If you want a cheaper route into Liverpool’s backline, Virgil van Dijk and Andrew Robertson are £6.0m.

Van Dijk was by some distance the leading Fantasy defender for shots in the box last season, with 41. As for Robertson, he often featured as a wide centre-back, but like Alexander-Arnold, his role under Slot will ultimately decide his appeal.

The Reds, meanwhile, posted some promising defensive stats last year, admittedly under former coach Jurgen Klopp. They finished joint-fourth for clean sheets (ten), third for goals conceded (41) and third for expected goals conceded (xGC, 46.17).

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space mercenary
1 year, 8 months ago
Play up Pompey!
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F4L
1 year, 8 months ago
very useful article, thank you
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☈☾
1 year, 8 months ago
Who can play RW apart from Saka for Arsenal?
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1. Chris_l25
  1 year, 8 months ago
  Just Jesus at the moment I think?
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  1. ☈☾
    1 year, 8 months ago
    Oh yeah he can, forgot about that
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2. Kun Tozser
  1 year, 8 months ago
  Pires
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3. F4L
  1 year, 8 months ago
  nelson/jesus/martinelli
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Chris_l25
1 year, 8 months ago
What are your current 'non negotiables'? i.e must have Arsenal defensive cover or City attack etc...
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1. Thescaff
  1 year, 8 months ago
  A spread of nailed assets who carry a high threat
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2. Tonyawesome69
  1 year, 8 months ago
  - 4.0m bench GK
  - Isak
  - 8 playable attackers
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  1. Ser Davos
    1 year, 8 months ago
    8 playable attackers is an interesting one
    
    has anyone toyed with benching Foden for Rogers GW1?
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3. MJF
  1 year, 8 months ago
  The only players I am set on are Haaland and Isak.
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4. Sgt Frank Drebin
  1 year, 8 months ago
  Saka and Pedro Porro. TAA and Joao Pedro if there aren't any concerns regarding minutes. Probably Eze as well.
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5. Travel Notes
  1 year, 8 months ago
  Must Have... Good Fortune.
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6. Scapegoat Salah
  1 year, 8 months ago
  Son
  Porro
  Salah
  Isak
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Babit1967
1 year, 8 months ago
Just playing about with non Haaland/ Salah teams for the fun of it, who likes this 4-4-2? Can be 3-5-2 with Andreas / ESR

Pope
Trent White Gvardiol Porro
Saka Son Gordon Eze
Watkins Isak

4.0 Andreas/ESR Barco 4.5
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1. Tonyawesome69
  1 year, 8 months ago
  Too heavy in defence and potential captaincy issues
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  1. Babit1967
    1 year, 8 months ago
    Could switch captaincy between Saka, Son, Watkins, Isak & Trent. Doubt I'll go with it tho but liked the look of it haha
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2. dunas_dog
  1 year, 8 months ago
  Too much in defence
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☈☾
1 year, 8 months ago
Who do you reckon will be more nailed with Slot?

1. Nunez
2. Gakpo
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1. Thescaff
  1 year, 8 months ago
  2, but why take the risk
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2. Meechum
  1 year, 8 months ago
  I think Darwin.
  Slot was talking about playing with a lone striker for the prem and Nunez is a natural striker. Gakpo is a natural winger who can play striker.
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  1. Eat my goal!
    1 year, 8 months ago
    Agree
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3. Ser Davos
  1 year, 8 months ago
  Jota 3. but I can't remotely say I'm informed, just think he's excellent with Diaz and Salah flanking Sz in support
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Eat my goal!
1 year, 8 months ago
If X were to play 30 mins gw1, 70mins gw2 would you select them?

X =

A) saka
B) foden
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1. Eat my goal!
  1 year, 8 months ago
  Personally I’d still be tempted by foden but not saka
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2. Scapegoat Salah
  1 year, 8 months ago
  Arteta would start Saka with one leg let alone fitness/match practise
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have you seen cyan
1 year, 8 months ago
Got my 4 Fulham lined up xD
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1. Eat my goal!
  1 year, 8 months ago
  Lol
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2. cravencottage
  1 year, 8 months ago
  Even I wouldnt do that!
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have you seen cyan
1 year, 8 months ago
Unrelated to football but something vaguely interesting-

This is probably pretty obvious, and I hadn't given it any thought, but interestingly this works:
15% of 30 = 4.5
30% of 15 = 4.5

So it always reverses.

50% of 80 = 40
80% of 50 = 40

I cant think how I will ever use this in real life, but who knew this honestly?
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1. I Must Break You
  1 year, 8 months ago
  Literally everyone who has taken 3rd grade math has heard of the basic algebraic properties
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  1. have you seen cyan
    1 year, 8 months ago
    but I bet no one remembers!
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  2. TheBiffas
    1 year, 8 months ago
    You sound like a yank, ever considered that not everyone has the same curriculum? Especially on a forum related to an English football league?
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    1. I Must Break You
      1 year, 8 months ago
      How silly of me to assume that Brits are also taught maths in grade school
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  3. GreennRed
    1 year, 8 months ago
    Irony is a different matter.
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2. Fellaini's Fro
  1 year, 8 months ago
  You must recall that (x% of) is the same as saying (multiply by x/100)
  
  Multiplication is the same even if you swap terms around ("commutative")
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  1. have you seen cyan
    1 year, 8 months ago
    yea, its obvious in hindsight, just never thought about it, or if I did, I was 14 and not listening lol. As I said, zero use for real life.
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Lallana_
1 year, 8 months ago
If Chelsea keep playing the way they do, Haaland will be a lot more popular in GW1.
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Ask Yourself
1 year, 8 months ago
Happy new season everyone ! I’m thinking of a WC4 if I don’t panic bring Haaland in before then. What do we think ? x

Raya // 4m
TAA Gvardiol Porro // Barco Davis
Salah Saka Eze MGW Johnson
Isak Havertz // Stewart
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1. One Man
  1 year, 8 months ago
  Interesting, would you concerned about Havertz’s mins with Jesus back ? Also Saka may not start gw1.
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  1. chilli con kone
    1 year, 8 months ago
    Saka is highly likely to start Arteta says he will be back and he flogged him so many times last season in worse situations fitness wise
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  2. Eat my goal!
    1 year, 8 months ago
    Thinking Jesus and martinelli will act as interim players for Saka to be eased back
    
    Mart Jesus tossard
    
    Or
    
    Jesus havertz martinelli
    
    Also need to consider that rice also won’t necessarily be back so it’ll be a mix up in the midfield
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Ser Davos
1 year, 8 months ago
got this feeling I'm going to get the Gvardiol pick wrong; own him and Pep switches gear; don't and he bosses it
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1. Jimbo74
  1 year, 8 months ago
  Buying him is still the right decision, knowing that he could do well.
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  1. The Knights Template
    1 year, 8 months ago
    Gvardiol benched!
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2. have you seen cyan
  1 year, 8 months ago
  yea, I'm not going near him for a while until I have some vague understanding of what Pep wants to do.
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3. Scapegoat Salah
  1 year, 8 months ago
  Given you can easily swap to Arsenal defense if it goes wrong I’d start with him
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chilli con kone
1 year, 8 months ago
A. Salah, CHO, Mykolenko, Miguel (GK)

B. Saka, MGW, Munoz, Raya

I have Haaland for captaincy cover in both options
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Tim2012
1 year, 8 months ago
Any changes needed?

Flekken
Saliba Porro Gvardiol
Gordon Palmer Eze MGW
Haaland Muniz Isak

Valdimaar, Andersen, Winks, Harwood
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1. chilli con kone
  1 year, 8 months ago
  I’m not keen on Porro due to the fixtures being miced at spurs terrible def stats. Would sooner downgrade him to a 4.5 and use the cash to push Saliba up to Trent
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2. Travel Notes
  1 year, 8 months ago
  Yes.
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Rigid Digit
1 year, 8 months ago
Go on then, rip this one apart:

Flekken / Valdimarsson
Martinez / Mykolenko / Van de Ven / Burn / Taylor
Saka / Foden / Maddison / Nkunku / Szoboszlai
Haaland / Isak / Pata

3-5-2 likely, 4-4-2 possible, 3-4-3 if a decent (ie better pick than Daka) turns up (maybe Breton Diaz at Southampton?)
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1. Runnerboy31
  1 year, 8 months ago
  I’ll admit I’m not a fan. I’d prefer at least one premium defender slot to allow you to bring in Ars / Liv / City defender when the key one needed emerges. I would downgrade a midfielder to allow this.
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MetallicaJack93
1 year, 8 months ago
My defence is

Gvardiol Munoz Mykolenko (Robinson Newton Bellis)

Would you get Davis in for any of these? Or wait? Or anyone else you think is a better pick for 4.5-5?
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1. MetallicaJack93
  1 year, 8 months ago
  Anyone got any ideas?
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Stranger Mings
1 year, 8 months ago
Anyone going jota over salah given significant price difference?
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1. DavvaMC
  1 year, 8 months ago
  Would love too, but no one knows if he is nailed to start each game.
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  1. Stranger Mings
    1 year, 8 months ago
    Guess still explosive if sub
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    1. Runnerboy31
      1 year, 8 months ago
      Explosive for a sub yes, but not consistently explosive enough to justify the price and being used as a Salah cover
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      1. Stranger Mings
        1 year, 8 months ago
        Just don't think salah worth 12.5
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        Runnerboy31
        1 year, 8 months ago
        Fair enough, although not sure the evidence for that. But that’s a fair opinion to have, but the logic for no Salah shouldn’t be I can still cover Liverpool with Jota based on current info.
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        Stranger Mings
        1 year, 8 months ago
        Will monitor jota b4 decide
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        LangerznMash
        1 year, 8 months ago
        Salah's last 10 matches = 3 goals and 1 assist.
        Slot's system seems to keep the wingers out wide.
        Evidence indicates £12.5m is far too expensive for Salah.
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        Runnerboy31
        1 year, 8 months ago
        But why restrict to 10 game sample.
        
        Salah is absolutely nailed on pens and has never scored less than 210 points for Liverpool.
        
        He finished last season 6 points behind Haaland in one less game started and he’s £15m.
        
        You may know more about Slot than me, but trust me if you have Salah on the pitch you’ll want to play to his strengths.
        
        I never understand why every year people spend pre season trying to forget Salah is arguably the best FPL asset of all time.
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        LangerznMash
        1 year, 8 months ago
        The last 10 games gives the best reflection of form.
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        Runnerboy31
        1 year, 8 months ago
        With an entire summer in the middle?! And where those 10 games were him returning from injury? Think not mate.
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        LangerznMash
        1 year, 8 months ago
        There is nothing to think about, this is just what form is. You can't disagree with numbers because they don't support your argument.
        KdB also had a long term hamstring injury yet managed 4 goals and 10 assists in 13 starts (AKA end of season form) since returning from this injury.
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        Runnerboy31
        1 year, 8 months ago
        But I’m not the one picking and choosing my numbers … Why 10 games, why not 3, 5 or 15 … what makes 10 the magic number. Do pre season games count? Internationals? Why is short term form indicative of the future?
        
        Why are your numbers any more important than the ones I set out above?
        
        I reckon the more objective way to approach is to look more broadly. Has Salah justified a 12.5m every past season - yes. Is there sufficient evidence to suggest that will change next year - I’m not seeing it.
        
        Plus he starts with Ipswich whilst Saka, Foden, Watkins etc are all minutes doubts.
        
        Just get him, captain him and if he underperforms he’s a straight transfer to literally every midfielder.
        
        I’m so confused why it’s not a no brainer
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        LangerznMash
        1 year, 8 months ago
        Not sure what you are getting so worked up over but I will try to explain in more basic terms.
        
        "Why 10 games?" According to transfermarkt Salah returned from his Hamstring injury on GW28 so I used the remaining games of the season as the sample for his form.
        I could have used just the final 5 games of the season if that eased your mind, but these figures were basically the same. Only 1 goal and assist in final 5 matches. Breaking it into blocks of 5 would further indicate 2 attack returns every 5 games are consistent numbers post injury.
        
        "Why are your numbers any more important than the ones I set out above?" You used the entire season (and seasons past)... this in not recent form. Form is a select number if the most recent matches.
        
        "Do pre season games count? Internationals?" I only used Premier League stats as this is FPL, not fantasy preseason or fantasy internationals.
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        Runnerboy31
        1 year, 8 months ago
        I get a bit tetchy being patronised about “you can’t disagree with numbers” when I literally have a maths degree and a job entirely dependant on probability and statistics.
        
        My question essentially boils down to why is “form” defined in the way you have the key metric and when so much time has passed in the interim why is that indicative of the future?
        
        Because to my mind, great traits for a midfielder:
        
        1. Track record of consistent goals
        2. Track record of consistent assists
        3. Potential for clean sheets
        4. On penalties
        5. Nailed
        6. Great upcoming fixtures
        
        No player in the game ticks all boxes to the extent Salah does, so I struggle to see how “form” is such a key metric to outweigh all of the above.
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        LangerznMash
        1 year, 8 months ago
        Okay I get where you are coming from now.
        It's the difference between track record and end of season form. I guess it's dealer's choice what is more important.
        Regarding your 6 great traits, I'd say Son & KdB both meet 5/6, Son possibly all 6.
        KdB had great end of season form, Son super consistent throughout.
        
        *in all honesty I was being intentionally patronising but now knowing you have a maths degree I'll give you 'additional' respect.
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        GreennRed
        1 year, 8 months ago
        Haaland is overpriced.
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        Stranger Mings
        1 year, 8 months ago
        Gakpo and diaz seem more risky than jota
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2. have you seen cyan
  1 year, 8 months ago
  If we hear Jota is pretty nailed I might ditch Salah for him.
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  1. Stranger Mings
    1 year, 8 months ago
    Really think going without salah get better squad
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    1. have you seen cyan
      1 year, 8 months ago
      pretty happy with my squad tbh, but I love Jota.
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3. Flynniesta
  1 year, 8 months ago
  I’ve toyed with it
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Faxof
1 year, 8 months ago
Pickford
Porro Calafiori taa gvardiol
Gordon nkunku Palmer rak-sak
Isak Haaland

Turner Harwood-Bellis winks vardy
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1. Bobby Digital
  1 year, 8 months ago
  Will Rak-Sak start?
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2. TheBiffas
  1 year, 8 months ago
  Calafiori overpriced and a rotation risk. Rak-Sakyi also not nailed. Double Chelsea mids not for me either. Vardy is past it
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  1. have you seen cyan
    1 year, 8 months ago
    Is there a Calafiori Love song? (Off to listen to that now 😉
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    1. have you seen cyan
      1 year, 8 months ago
      I have this so far:
      
      Calafiori love
      
      Calafiori knows Thomas Partey
      Calafiori knows Thomas Partey
      In the city of London
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      1. LangerznMash
        1 year, 8 months ago
        take a bow son, this is brilliant
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        have you seen cyan
        1 year, 8 months ago
        it has potential, someone with musical abilities can make it work 😀
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      2. Fellaini's Fro
        1 year, 8 months ago
        10/10
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      3. Sheffield Wednesday
        1 year, 8 months ago
        I'm out of touch. What song is this based on?
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        Sheffield Wednesday
        1 year, 8 months ago
        Never mind - I see it's a 2pac song.
        
        I'm more of a Calafiori Dreaming generation.
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  2. Faxof
    1 year, 8 months ago
    Thanks
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Club-De-Belon
1 year, 8 months ago
14,5 mil to spend on one MID and one FWD. I want FUL+LIV combination. Who are you picking?
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1. have you seen cyan
  1 year, 8 months ago
  TAA and ESR
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  1. Club-De-Belon
    1 year, 8 months ago
    well MID and FWD
    Gakpo/Jota/Diaz/Szoboszlai vs Andreas/ESR/Muniz are more the options 🙂
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    1. LangerznMash
      1 year, 8 months ago
      Szobo and Muniz
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    2. have you seen cyan
      1 year, 8 months ago
      I know, but square peg round hole. There is no other Pool attacker at the moment but Salah. Hopefully Jota emerges
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Bird24
1 year, 8 months ago
Saka and Gordon or Eze and Palmer?
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1. Jimbo74
  1 year, 8 months ago
  Saka & Gordon
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FC Hakkebøf
1 year, 8 months ago
Thoughts on this team? Originally had Saka and Foden instead of Son and KDB, but I am bit worried they might be eased in. Plan is to do Son to Foden in GW2. Undecided on GK.

4.5 GK
TAA Mykolenko Burn
Salah (C) Son KDB Nkunku
Watkins Isaak Wood
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4.0 GK Robinson Barco 4.5 mid
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FHRITP
1 year, 8 months ago
If they were the same price....

Gvardiol or White?
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1. FC Hakkebøf
  1 year, 8 months ago
  A
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MetallicaJack93
1 year, 8 months ago
Gvardiol Munoz Mykolenko (Robinson Newton Bellis)

Would you get Davis in for any of these? Or wait? Or anyone else you think is a better pick for 4.5-5?
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1. David Parkinson
  1 year, 8 months ago
  If at first you don't succeed? Let's have him in over Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
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  1. MetallicaJack93
    1 year, 8 months ago
    0.5 off of that.
    
    Rest of the team is
    
    Raya
    Salah Gordon Nkunku CHO Rogers
    Haaland Isak Muniz
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BobB
1 year, 8 months ago
Gvardiol or Saliba/Gabrial?
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1. David Parkinson
  1 year, 8 months ago
  Looking like Grealish is going to get a run at hampering Gvardiol, so be boring and pick a Gooner.
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2. The Knights Template
  1 year, 8 months ago
  Gvardiol benched Bobb, Gvardiol benched!
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Hibbopotamus
1 year, 8 months ago
A. Son/Nkunku/Trent/Raya
B. Palmer/Gordon/Ben White/Henderson
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1. Hibbopotamus
  1 year, 8 months ago
  know the prices don't line up but i can do either to be clear
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  1. Hibbopotamus
    1 year, 8 months ago
    nvm they do, i'll stop now
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    1. have you seen cyan
      1 year, 8 months ago
      4 player options like that involve too many too many variables. Is a bad question.
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      1. Ginkapo FPL
        1 year, 8 months ago
        Whats a good question then? A vs B excludes any context so is a bad question
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      2. Hibbopotamus
        1 year, 8 months ago
        i've taken the context into account. just asking which one people think will score more points to start the year, that's all
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2. The Knights Template
  1 year, 8 months ago
  Tis shameful to answer your own posts.
  
  7rjngs
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  1. Hibbopotamus
    1 year, 8 months ago
    wish we had an edit button!
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3. Ginkapo FPL
  1 year, 8 months ago
  B by a country mile. Hendo the onky weaker option and still not far off
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4. FISSH
  1 year, 8 months ago
  Palmer
  Gordon
  Trent
  Raya
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  1. Hibbopotamus
    1 year, 8 months ago
    if i could afford all the more expensive options i would
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BENOIT
1 year, 8 months ago
Bit of fun...

Ignoring Haaland and Salah, who do you think will be the top FPL points scorer over the season?
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1. have you seen cyan
  1 year, 8 months ago
  Foden
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2. Mr. O'Connell
  1 year, 8 months ago
  Rashford
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3. el polako
  1 year, 8 months ago
  Dele Alli.
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4. hnmfm
  1 year, 8 months ago
  Vardy
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5. LangerznMash
  1 year, 8 months ago
  KdB or Son
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6. Runnerboy31
  1 year, 8 months ago
  Difficult one - I’ll go for Saka. Nailed and on penalties, otherwise I’d say Foden
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The Knights Template
1 year, 8 months ago
Soucek the Destroyer
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1. The Knights Template
  1 year, 8 months ago
  Replay fail to all posts today! Huzzah!
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  1. LangerznMash
    1 year, 8 months ago
    Tis shameful to reply to your own posts...
    
    Huzzah!
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    1. Ginkapo FPL
      1 year, 8 months ago
      7rjngs
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      1. The Knights Template
        1 year, 8 months ago
        We all end up there eventually!
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        The Knights Template
        1 year, 8 months ago
        742 lollygaggers and counting!
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        The Knights Template
        1 year, 8 months ago
        Well done TKT!
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        LangerznMash
        1 year, 8 months ago
        It can't be easy to see through such tiny occulariums in thou helmet. I recommend glancing ten times at thou text before sending.... ''taketh tenth glimpse'' I say, which coincidently is an anagram of your name.
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Leao ball
1 year, 8 months ago
First draft

Areola
Gvardiol Munoz Mykolenko
Salah Eze Gordon CHO
Isak Haaland Muniz

Flekken Burn Winks Faes

What do you guys think ?
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1. FISSH
  1 year, 8 months ago
  Seeing Havertz only 20 odd points behind Haaland makes me not want him.
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Bob B
1 year, 8 months ago
Raya (4.0)
Gvardiol Porro Munoz (Barco THB)
Son Gordon Eze Szob Nkunku
Haaland Isak (4.5)

1.0m ITB

Thoughts on this?
Can swap Son to Salah if I take money out from two of Raya, Gvardiol and Porro
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FISSH
1 year, 8 months ago
A) Smith-Rowe & Wood

B) CHO & Muniz
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1. GreennRed
  1 year, 8 months ago
  B
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