Haaland, Rashford, Saka: Players to have in your FPL team

Golnar Jalinous
Jul 14, 2023
3 min read

With the Premier League season set to kick-off in August, fans around the world will start to build their fantasy team before the first match week. Some fans may have already built their dream eleven while others still decide who makes it into their team and who doesn't.

Here are the players you should consider putting into your squad:

Goalkeeper:

Ederson

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Price: 5.5m

If one thing is certain it’s that Manchester City knows how to defend. With Ederson in your team, you can be sure that clean-sheet points are coming your way. Last season, Ederson kept 11 clean sheets in the Premier League. It’s a no-brainer!

Aaron Ramsdale

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Price: 5m

Another great option for your team. Arsenal were great defensively last year and with the additions of Jurrien Timber and Declan Rice, they will only get stronger and concede less goals.

Defense:

Trent Alexander-Arnold

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Price: 8m

You can always count on Trent for assist points, the guy knows how to put in a cross! Klopp plans on using Trent in a new midfield role next season which will see him earn more points for passes and assists, but it will also see him not drop points on defensive errors he made last season when playing as a right back. He’s expensive, but worth it.

Pervis Estupiñán

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Price: 5m

Brighton were one of the teams of the season last year. Their attacking style under Di Zerbi caught the eye of everyone in the league. Estupiñán got forward a lot from the left back position which earned him assists and the odd goal here and there. Brighton kept 12 clean-sheets last season. A cheap beast for your fpl team!

Lucas Digne

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Price: 4.5m

Aston Villa look like a new team under Unai Emery. In attack they are unstoppable, and in defense they are organized and tough to break down. Similar to Estupiñán, Digne can offer assists and clean-sheets.

With FPL, it’s more beneficial to have your defense be full-backs because they will go forward more and score/assist goals.

Midfielders:

Alexis MacAllister

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Price: 6m

Everyone loves a big signing! World Cup-winner Alexis MacAllister made the 35 million pound move to Anfield from Brighton in June and Reds fans are super excited to see their new attacking midfielder in action. MacAllister does everything: score, assist, and defend. If Klopp gives him the freedom of the midfield to do what he does best, your FPL team will be swimming in points each week!

Bukayo Saka

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Price: 8.5m

No need to explain this one. Saka has easily been one of the best attackers in the Premier League. Last season Saka had 14 goals and 11 assists and earned 202 points in last year's fantasy league. Arsenal will definitely be up there challenging for the title and Saka will be a big part of that.

Marcus Rashford

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Price: 9m

30 goals last season, 17 in the Premier League along with earning 205 points in the FPL last year. Safe to say Marcus Rashford can score goals. However, Rashford tends to have a good season followed by a horrible season scoring-wise. High risk in terms of the price, but it’s a risk worth taking.

Kaoru Mitoma

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Price: 6.5m

Mitoma came alive last season scoring seven goals and assisting five times. Brighton are an attacking force and if Mitoma stays, he’ll surely score a lot more goals.

Bruno Guimarães

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Price: 6m

Bruno deserves to be in your team. Newcastle looked good last season and he was in the heart of the midfield, creating chances and defending well. Newcastle's new era of dominance is slowly underway and Bruno is a key figure to this team.

Attackers:

Christopher Nkunku

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Price: 7.5m

Chelsea don’t have a good record in terms of finding goal-scoring forwards, but Nkunku might be the one. After an amazing two seasons in the Bundesliga with RB Leipzig, Nkunku has made the big move to Stamford Bridge. With a new manager in place, there is optimism around London that Chelsea will be ready for redemption and challenge for top four. I believe Nkunku is a worthy gamble for the first few weeks.

Erling Haaland