Who are the best budget FPL defenders and midfielders for Gameweek 2 onwards?

Assessing the £4.0m defenders and £4.5m midfielders after Gameweek 1
| Player | Team | Price | Progress | Tonight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O’Reilly | MCI | 5.2m | 105.5% | Very Likely |
| Gordon | NEW | 7.2m | 96.4% | Likely |
| Roefs | SUN | 4.7m | 93.1% | Unlikely |
| Watkins | AVL | 8.5m | 76.4% | Unlikely |
| Guéhi | CRY | 5.2m | 62.9% | Unlikely |
| Cherki | MCI | 6.4m | 75.6% | Unlikely |
| Dewsbury-Hall | EVE | 5.1m | 49.8% | Unlikely |
| Raya | ARS | 6.0m | 47.3% | Unlikely |
| Thiago | BRE | 7.1m | 23.7% | Unlikely |
| Matheus N. | MCI | 5.3m | 78.1% | Unlikely |
| Truffert | BOU | 4.5m | 76.1% | Unlikely |
| Casemiro | MUN | 5.5m | 78.5% | Unlikely |
| Lacroix | CRY | 5.1m | 74.6% | Unlikely |
| Verbruggen | BHA | 4.4m | 70.4% | Unlikely |
| Livramento | NEW | 4.9m | 68.3% | Unlikely |
| Bowen | WHU | 7.5m | 56.2% | Unlikely |
| Foden | MCI | 8.7m | 19.7% | Unlikely |
| Saka | ARS | 10.2m | 43.1% | Unlikely |
| Mitchell | CRY | 5.0m | 68.8% | Unlikely |
| Dúbravka | BUR | 4.0m | 64.6% | Unlikely |
| Rúben | MCI | 5.6m | 51.2% | Unlikely |
| Calvert-Lewin | LEE | 5.6m | 19.7% | Unlikely |
| Romero | TOT | 5.0m | 54.0% | Unlikely |
| Cullen | BUR | 5.0m | 62.8% | Unlikely |
| Gvardiol | MCI | 5.9m | 25.5% | Unlikely |
| Tete | FUL | 4.5m | 48.4% | Unlikely |
| Andersen | FUL | 4.6m | 35.6% | Unlikely |
| Petrović | BOU | 4.5m | 59.5% | Unlikely |
| Ballard | SUN | 4.6m | 54.8% | Unlikely |
| Dalot | MUN | 4.4m | 42.5% | Unlikely |
| Raúl | FUL | 6.3m | 4.3% | Unlikely |
| Tavernier | BOU | 5.5m | 57.8% | Unlikely |
| Wilson | FUL | 5.4m | 15.1% | Unlikely |
| Eze | ARS | 7.8m | 22.0% | Unlikely |
| Van Hecke | BHA | 4.5m | 45.5% | Unlikely |
| B.Fernandes | MUN | 9.2m | 14.5% | Unlikely |
| Gusto | CHE | 4.9m | 47.9% | Unlikely |
| Szoboszlai | LIV | 6.7m | 8.8% | Unlikely |
| Keane | EVE | 4.6m | 38.5% | Unlikely |
| Chukwueze | FUL | 5.3m | 44.2% | Unlikely |
| Player | Team | Price | Progress | Tonight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnes | NEW | 6.4m | 65.4% | Likely |
| Senesi | BOU | 5.0m | 107.9% | Very Likely |
| Grealish | EVE | 6.6m | 99.4% | Likely |
| Nallo | LIV | 3.8m | 109.3% | Very Likely |
| Saliba | ARS | 6.0m | 109.4% | Very Likely |
| Semenyo | BOU | 7.6m | 93.8% | Likely |
| J.Murphy | NEW | 6.1m | 80.2% | Likely |
| J.Arias | WOL | 5.0m | 98.2% | Likely |
| Toti | WOL | 4.3m | 96.2% | Likely |
| Hato | CHE | 4.7m | 102.8% | Very Likely |
| Patterson | SUN | 4.3m | 102.0% | Very Likely |
| Ayari | BHA | 4.9m | 80.7% | Likely |
| Steele | BHA | 4.3m | 99.2% | Likely |
| Aznou | EVE | 4.3m | 99.8% | Likely |
| Morgan | BRE | 4.4m | 101.4% | Very Likely |
| Walker-Peters | WHU | 4.3m | 96.2% | Likely |
| Bates | EVE | 4.4m | 94.3% | Likely |
| Agbadou | WOL | 4.3m | 88.2% | Maybe |
| Neave | NEW | 4.4m | 97.8% | Maybe |
| Edwards | BUR | 4.7m | 89.3% | Maybe |
| Fitzgerald | MUN | 4.4m | 96.2% | Maybe |
| Jordan | BUR | 4.0m | 96.3% | Maybe |
| Jair Cunha | NFO | 4.3m | 93.2% | Maybe |
| Bobb | MCI | 5.2m | 85.5% | Maybe |
| Kulusevski | TOT | 6.4m | 95.6% | Maybe |
| H.Bueno | WOL | 4.4m | 90.0% | Maybe |
| Muniz | FUL | 5.4m | 90.7% | Unlikely |
| Okafor | LEE | 5.5m | 94.5% | Unlikely |
| Elanga | NEW | 6.6m | 87.1% | Unlikely |
| Yarmoliuk | BRE | 5.0m | 82.3% | Unlikely |
| Zubimendi | ARS | 5.3m | 88.3% | Unlikely |
| Fer López | WOL | 5.2m | 90.2% | Unlikely |
| McKenna | BOU | 4.0m | 86.1% | Unlikely |
| Tasker | BHA | 3.9m | 89.5% | Unlikely |
| Piroe | LEE | 5.0m | 88.1% | Unlikely |
| Broggio | AVL | 4.5m | 85.8% | Unlikely |
| Colwill | CHE | 4.8m | 91.9% | Unlikely |
| Mayenda | SUN | 5.3m | 82.8% | Unlikely |
| Walker | BUR | 4.4m | 79.2% | Unlikely |
| Aït-Nouri | MCI | 5.7m | 83.8% | Unlikely |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change | ARS | C | |
| No Change | LIV | C | |
| No Change | MCI | C, Sus | |
| Up | BRE | C, Vs | |
| Down | NEW | C | |
| No Change | BUR | C, £ |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change | LIV | C | |
| No Change | ARS | C, Inj | |
| No Change | MCI | C | |
| Up | FUL | C | |
| Up | CRY | A | |
| Up | BRE | C, Vs | |
| No Change | NEW | A | |
| No Change | NFO | C | |
| No Change | BHA | A | |
| No Change | SUN | C, £ |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change | ARS | B | |
| No Change | MUN | A | |
| No Change | MCI | A | |
| No Change | BOU | C | |
| Up | LIV | C | |
| No Change | BHA | B | |
| No Change | NEW | A | |
| No Change | BRE | C, Vs, Sus | |
| No Change | NFO | B, £ |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change | MCI | B | |
| No Change | BRE | A, Vs | |
| No Change | CRY | C | |
| Up | LIV | B | |
| Down | BHA | C, Rest | |
| Down | NEW | B |

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