Dominik Szoboszlai (£7.0m) has seen his Fantasy Premier League (FPL) ownership climb to 44.6%, making him the fourth most-owned player in the game.
As well as his 160-point FPL season in the campaign just gone, Liverpool’s ticker-topping fixture run in the first five Gameweeks of 2026/27 is a big plus:
But is Szoboszlai really a must-have, or could teammate Florian Wirtz (£7.5m) perhaps be the better option?
That’s the focus of this Members article.
VERSATILITY – A GOOD THING FOR MINUTES?
Firstly, the issue we face when looking at Szoboszlai’s underlying numbers is that he played in so many different positions under Arne Slot last season, which is captured below.
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Even mid-match, Szoboszlai would frequently switch positions.
His versatility is sometimes a plus, as he rarely gets taken off early. In fact, Szoboszlai started in 36 of the Reds’ 38 league matches in 2025/26, being substituted only once.
But playing under Andoni Iraola this season, he could still move around the pitch (more on that later), so this analysis should hopefully still be relevant.
GOAL THREAT
Szoboszlai’s goal threat was limited last season, with only 19 of his 71 shots taken from inside the box.
Above: Szoboszlai’s shot map in 2025/26
His expected goals (xG) per shot was subsequently low (0.07).
Of course, Szoboszlai is on direct free-kicks (four of his six goals came from such situations) and could even be on penalties now that Mohamed Salah has left, but in terms of open-play goal threat, it was limited.
ASSIST POTENTIAL
