Good value is what lets you afford the premiums. A value pick is a player with a high FPL AI Rating for a low price — the cheap gems that free up budget elsewhere. Below are the best rating-for-the-price picks for 2026/27. (It’s pre-season, so this is AI rating per £m, not last year’s points.) See everyone in our FPL AI Player Rankings.
The best value picks right now
Sorted by AI Rating relative to price. Cheap, high-rated defenders dominate — the classic FPL enabler that lets you load up in attack.
- Jan Paul van Hecke (TOT, £5.0, DEF) — rating 85, value 17.0/£m
- Chris Richards (CRY, £5.0, DEF) — 82, value 16.4/£m
- Neco Williams (NFO, £5.0, DEF) — 82, value 16.4/£m
- Daniel Muñoz (CRY, £5.5, DEF) — 84, value 15.3/£m
- Ethan Ampadu (LEE, £5.5, MID) — 83, value 15.1/£m
- Marc Guéhi (MCI, £6.0, DEF) — 88, value 14.7/£m
- Dominic Calvert-Lewin (LEE, £6.0, FWD) — 86, value 14.3/£m
- Marcos Senesi (TOT, £6.0, DEF) — 86, value 14.3/£m
- James Tarkowski (EVE, £6.0, DEF) — 85, value 14.2/£m
- Iliman Ndiaye (EVE, £6.0, MID) — 85, value 14.2/£m
The standout is a cheap forward: Dominic Calvert-Lewin at £6.0 (rating 86) is a rare striker who plays like a mid-price option — ideal if you go big on one premium up top.
How to use value picks
Use these enablers to fund your highest-rated premiums, then add a differential or two for rank gains. Our guide on how to use the AI Rating to build your team shows the balance, and the methodology explains the score.
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.