Midfield is where FPL squads are won, and this season the value tier is unusually deep: seven of the top ten rated players in the entire game are midfielders priced between £6.5m and £8.5m.
The engine room, ranked
- Bruno Fernandes (MUN, £12.0m, 90) — the game’s only Strong Buy, opening against Hull and Ipswich.
- Semenyo (MCI, £8.5m, 89) — City’s new wide threat.
- Szoboszlai (LIV, £7.0m, 89) — the cheapest way into the league’s best fixture run.
- Mbeumo (MUN, £8.0m, 88) — the case for a United double-up writes itself.
- Gibbs-White (NFO, £8.0m, 88) — Forest’s everything-player.
- Enzo (CHE, £7.0m, 88) — quietly elite, modest ownership.
- Wilson (LEE, £6.5m, 88) — Leeds’ home-heavy start makes him a bargain.
- Anderson (MCI, £6.5m, 88) — the £116m signing at a mid-table price.
Build around it
With this much quality at £6.5m–£8.5m, you can afford Bruno plus Haaland and still field five real midfielders. The United pair against two promoted sides is the headline structure of GW1. Full list on the Rankings page.
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