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FPL 2025/26 first draft team reveals: Is a ‘threemium’ viable?

29 July 2025 459 comments
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Mohamed Salah (£14.5m) or no Salah? Salah and Erling Haaland (£14.0m)? Salah and Cole Palmer (£10.5m)?

Why not have all three?! Costing a whopping £39m, it’s not easy to fit them into a Fantasy Premier League (FPL) squad.

However, it could be worth it; the trio scored 739 Fantasy points between them last season, and that’s with Palmer and Haaland having significant patches of poor form.

In this article, I’ll talk through a hypothetical ‘threemium’ FPL draft and weigh up the pros and cons of such an approach. 

‘THREEMIUM’ DRAFT

 

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  1. TanN
    • 4 Years
    4 months, 8 days ago

    No love for Trafford?

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    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 months, 8 days ago

      Is Ederson gone?

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    2. Funkyav
      • 16 Years
      4 months, 8 days ago

      he will be citys 2nd GK so not really

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  2. Ballers and Brawlers
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    4 months, 8 days ago

    GW 33 - 9 pts
    GW 34 - 10 pts
    GW 35 - 9 pts
    GW 36 - 8 pts
    GW 37 - 8 pts
    GW 38 - 13 whole points

    GW 1 - sun - promoted
    GW 2 - CHE
    GW 3 - nfo
    GW 4 - TOT - spurs
    GW 5 - CRY
    GW 6 eve
    GW 7 - ars
    GW 8 BRE
    GW 9 - lee - promoted

    £8 million.

    Overall ownership…only 20%

    Apparent ownership amongst posters of the first three pages of this comment section: only 13%*

    So community!!!
    What am I missing?

    *Included in their RMT: 4 (One for All, Jaffary, FPL Sanky, Athletic Nasherbo)

    Excluded in their RMT: 27 (KAPTAIN KANE!, AAAFootball, Diles Mavis, The Tonberry, Jordan., Joosje90, CoracAld2831, Camzy, Mother Farke, Jullepuu, Ohh1454, Warby84, The Wheeler Dealer, Cluckfuster, Joyce1998, IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE, SpaceCoyote97, Letsgo!, Hnmfm, FPLamateur, TheBiffas, LC1, Club-De-Belon, MetallicaJack93, Teddy, Ohh1454 [again], Timon, Bobby Digital, KAPTAIN KANE! [again], Mother Farke [again])

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    1. The Wheeler Dealer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 months, 8 days ago

      Because not everyone is picking a team just for GW1? And West Ham are terrible? And Bowen is a MDF reclassified as a FWD so less points per goals and no clean sheet bonuses?

      West Ham fixtures after gw1 are Chelsea (H) Forest (A) Spurs (H) Palace (H) - hardly the most inspiring lol

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      1. Ballers and Brawlers
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        4 months, 8 days ago

        Interesting. I would call it one of the more favourable run of fixtures. If you look at opening fixture alone OR even first 10 games.
        Though I agree if you set your window to specifically first 7 game weeks it looks much weaker for them.

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        1. The Wheeler Dealer
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 months, 8 days ago

          It perhaps is a coin flip - I just think 20% is already pretty fair if not high ownership for him given his repositioning. As a midfielder he's a good pick, but just not convinced at all as a FWD. Strikers are looking pretty weak this season though, so if he hits a patch of form he's an easy upgrade from a 7/7.5m FWD i guess.

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    2. Ballers and Brawlers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      4 months, 8 days ago

      Along with Palmer he's my only 100%. Pricing is really nice this year, so so many legitimate picks I think, including neither, either both Haaland/Salah.

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    3. panda07
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 months, 8 days ago

      Gotta be Bowen. I have him in my drafts.

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    4. Babit1967
      • 9 Years
      4 months, 8 days ago

      I think if he was on penalties it would be a different story - reckon he’ll do great but leaving him out myself.

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    5. The Mentaculus
      • 4 Years
      4 months, 8 days ago

      Lol @ "spurs" annotation...

      For me, GW9 is too far ahead to look initially. I've never held WC1 that late. After GW1 (not the best time to play a promoted side away), I just don't really like any of those fixtures except Spurs

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    6. Mr. Eko
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      4 months, 8 days ago

      English players are almost always popular Bowen + Solanke + Watkins + Rogers + Saka & Palmer and so on

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    7. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 8 days ago

      Missing the fact that West Ham are absolutely dog and I can't see them winning a game in that run until Brentford (assuming Potter is sacked by then)

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    8. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      4 months, 8 days ago

      What you have just demonstrated here is a purple patch.

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      1. Zimo
        • 7 Years
        4 months, 8 days ago

        Not really. He was playing in a 3-5-2 so position change with Potter was the main reason. If he continues there he's a top tier pick. If he returns to RW then he's still a decent pick but not amazing.

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    9. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      4 months, 8 days ago

      Just the one question: was this with a spreadsheet or a note (app)?

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    10. Studs Up
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 months, 8 days ago

      don't see how a microscopic sample of a few teams on here can be relevant in the grand scheme of things...kudos for effort tho'

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      1. panda07
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 months, 8 days ago

        Kudus is gone to Spurs mate!

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      2. Ballers and Brawlers
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        4 months, 8 days ago

        Thank you Studs. I was hoping that someone would acknowledge the effort. While some people are questioning their sanity simply for tinkering with their team for the third time that day with over two weeks to go until kick off, at least one person deems it an acceptable use of time to trawl three pages of RMT for a semi-ironic over elaborate post about a single fairly uncontroversial take-it-or-leave it pick. I'm really just here to make you all feel better.

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  3. The Wheeler Dealer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 months, 8 days ago

    A) Rogers + Solanke

    B) Anderson + Gyokeres

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    1. One for All
      • 7 Years
      4 months, 8 days ago

      A

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    2. Babit1967
      • 9 Years
      4 months, 8 days ago

      B

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    3. The Wheeler Dealer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 months, 8 days ago

      I love it when I get one of each answer

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    4. LangerznMash
      • 9 Years
      4 months, 8 days ago

      B

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  4. jayzico
    • 14 Years
    4 months, 8 days ago

    Thoughts on Ekitike over Wirtz? (NO SOLANKE)

    Having Gyokeres and Ekitike as only strikers gives you a lot more cash to play with when Wirtz is out considering the worth in many mids.

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    1. The Wheeler Dealer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 months, 8 days ago

      Ekitike is wait and see for me - Cody Gakpo is big competition, but he could be a shoe in very quickly.

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      1. jayzico
        • 14 Years
        4 months, 8 days ago

        Ah. True dat. Cheers

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    2. The Mentaculus
      • 4 Years
      4 months, 8 days ago

      Wirtz is nailed and underpriced, Ekitike is neither

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      1. Admiral Benson
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 months, 8 days ago

        Beyond the realms that Wirtz is eased in and Szbo starts against Bournemouth?

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        1. The Mentaculus
          • 4 Years
          4 months, 8 days ago

          You never know, for 1 or 2 games I guess it's possible, but I doubt it given they moved so early & he'll play every friendly (not to even mention his quality)

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      2. jayzico
        • 14 Years
        4 months, 8 days ago

        lol

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  5. TanN
    • 4 Years
    4 months, 8 days ago

    GW 1 BB, thoughts?

    Areola Kelleher
    Ait-Nouri Cucurella Konsa De Cuyper AWB
    Palmer Wirtz Gordon Marmoush Kudus
    Gyokeres Pedro Wood

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    1. Admiral Benson
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 months, 8 days ago

      Too many minutes risk for a BB

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  6. Ser Davos
    • 10 Years
    4 months, 8 days ago

    That switch in bonus last year (combined with a lack of CSs) was far more pivotal than the DC implementation I think.

    I think there has been some attempt/tweak at rectifying/re-balancing, but I think no.9s who are talismen are far more appealing than these DC players who are actually a bit obscure/quirky in the current landscape

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    1. The Mentaculus
      • 4 Years
      4 months, 8 days ago

      No argument there, but I don't see what kind of talisman you're getting for the price of a top DC mid like Baleba

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      1. Ser Davos
        • 10 Years
        4 months, 8 days ago

        mmm so you think a Baleba/Anderson would be better value?

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        1. panda07
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 months, 8 days ago

          Depends on if you are going to captain the talisman...

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        2. The Mentaculus
          • 4 Years
          4 months, 8 days ago

          Better value than 5m forwards? Sure. But I'm not sure if it's useful to think of it across positions like that (unless in combos of mid + fwd).

          At the moment though I think I'd only use someone like Baleba as a 5th mid in a 343 who can hopefully chip in with 4pts from the bench (and I guess I'd be slightly more inclined to start him for a week or 2 to cover injury/suspension than previously). But it does boost the appeal of an Anderson who can complement that with a few attacking returns.

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  7. theodosios
    • 8 Years
    4 months, 8 days ago

    Team's mostly set — Palmer, Gyökeres and Haaland are locked in. The rest are up for debate, so I'd appreciate any input.

    Kelleher Petrovic
    Tarkowski Murillo Van de Ven Konsa Rodon
    Palmer Kudus Wirtz Rogers Semenyo
    Haaland Gyokeres Adu-Adjei

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    1. Ser Davos
      • 10 Years
      4 months, 8 days ago

      such a variety of sides across the board it seems

      Tarkowski is injured so you may save .5 in O'Brien. Could be our first niche DC pick

      looks good otherwise

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      1. TheBiffas
        • 5 Years
        4 months, 8 days ago

        I was interested in o'Brien but when I looked his DC points were super disappointing last year

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        1. doyler1
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 months, 25 days ago

          he played at RB

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    2. Malkmus
      • 14 Years
      4 months, 8 days ago

      No Salah will hurt. Great captain choice for 3 of first 5 games, and many will be on him...

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    3. jayzico
      • 14 Years
      4 months, 8 days ago

      Looks great to be fair. I'd want just one 6m def, basically Virgil and downgrade other backs

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  8. Philosopher's Stones
    • 5 Years
    4 months, 8 days ago

    A: Le Fee + 2 rotating 4.5 GKs
    B: Andersen + Kelleher/Areola + 4m GK

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    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      4 months, 8 days ago

      B

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    2. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      4 months, 8 days ago

      Le Fee and Kel/Areola + 4m and bank the 0.5

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  9. dshv
    • 8 Years
    4 months, 8 days ago

    Just made my team, and the headburning starts..

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  10. Snoopydog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 1 Year
    4 months, 8 days ago

    Another iteration post Tark injury. Different defence set up (VVD, plus Villa/Bur and For/Pal rotating pairs to GW8). Gyok may replace Watkins.

    Does it work?

    GW1 (not playing BB till later)

    Kelleher
    VVD Neco Konsa
    Salah Palmer Rogers Ndiaye
    Watkins Bowen Wood

    Valdi Guehi Esteve Miley

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  11. New article
    RedLightning
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 15 Years
    4 months, 8 days ago

    https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2025/07/29/best-5-0m-5-5m-forwards-for-fpl-2025-26-all-21-assessed

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