Midfield is where FPL seasons are won — most of your points come from here. These are the best midfielders for 2026/27 by our FPL AI Rating, split by price tier so you can find the right one for your build. See the full board in our FPL AI Player Rankings.
Premium midfielders (£8.0+)
- Bruno Fernandes (MUN, £12.0) — 90, one of only two Strong Buys in the game
- Antoine Semenyo (MCI, £8.5) — 90, the other Strong Buy
- Bryan Mbeumo (MUN, £8.0) — 88
- Morgan Gibbs-White (NFO, £8.0) — 88
Mid-price midfielders (£7.0–£7.5)
- Dominik Szoboszlai (LIV, £7.0) — 89, outstanding value at the price
- Enzo Fernández (CHE, £7.0) — 88
- Declan Rice (ARS, £7.5) — 87
- Bruno Guimarães (NEW, £7.0) — 87
- Cody Gakpo (LIV, £7.0) — 86
- Florian Wirtz (LIV, £7.5) — 85
Budget midfielders (£6.0–£6.5)
- Elliot Anderson (MCI, £6.5) — 88, remarkable rating for the money
- Harry Wilson (LEE, £6.5) — 89
- Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (EVE, £6.5) — 87
- Iliman Ndiaye (EVE, £6.0) — 85
The two names to circle: Szoboszlai at £7.0 (89) and Anderson at £6.5 (88) — premium-level ratings without the premium price.
How to use this
Anchor your midfield with one premium, then fill out with the mid-price and budget picks above. Pair it with our best value picks and a differential or two. See how the ratings are built in the methodology, and the team-building guide.
Full list: FPL AI Player Rankings (Top 50). Test your picks against other readers in our mini-league.
Ratings are generated by our AI model from official FPL data and refreshed every gameweek.