In this article, we will look at the best midfielders to pick for your Fantasy Premier League team in Gameweek 1 of the 2023/25 season. Which FPL midfielders to buy, hold/keep, or sell this week?
Let’s look at our watchlist. Here are the FPL midfielders to pick from, with our comments and ratings of each.
Read more about GW1 in our guide: FPL Gameweek 1: Tips, Captain, Transfer Targets & Team Selection
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Best Midfielders to pick in Gameweek 1: Our Watchlist
Budget enablers to pick in Gameweek 1 (4.5m – 5.5m)
Best 4.5m midfielders:
Harry Winks (4.5m, Leicester) – 1.5/10
Verdict: Buy, if you are looking for 4.5m midfielder dor your bench
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Sangare (4.5m, Nottingham) – 1/10
Verdict: Buy only if you do not want to buy Winks as your 4.5m MID
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Morgan Rogers (5m, Aston Villa) – 1.5/10
Verdict: Wait and see whether he can become a regular starter. But if you think he will be a regular starter, do not be afraid to start the season with him in your team.
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Oscar Bobb (5m, Manchester City) – 6/10
Verdict: Buy, if your risk tolerance is high and you can afford if he gets benched
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Smith Rowe (5.5m, Fulham) – 4/10
Verdict: One to watch
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Jacob Murphy (5.5m, Newcastle) – 5/10
Verdict: Buy if you are looking for a differential
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Mid-priced FPL midfielders to pick in Gameweek 1 (6.5m – 8.5m)
Gibbs White (6.5m, Nottingham) – 4/10
Verdict: Buy as a differential
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Nkunku (6.5m, Chelsea) – 6.5/10
Verdict: Buy, but have a plan in case he gets injured
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Eze (7m, Crystal Palace) – 7.5/10
Verdict: Buy
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Mbeumo (7m, Brentford) – 7/10
Verdict: Buy
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Gordon (7.5m, Newcastle) – 7.5/10
Verdict: Buy
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Fernandes (8.5m, Manchester United) – 6.5/10
Verdict: Buy
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Premium FPL midfielders to pick in Gameweek 1 (9.0m – 12.5m)
Saka (10m, Arsenal) – 9.5/10
Verdict: Buy
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Son (10m, Tottenham) – 8/10
Verdict: Buy
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Palmer (10.5m, Chelsea) – 7/10
Verdict: Buy, if you believe he could replicate his last season’s performance
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Salah (12.5m, Liverpool) – 9/10
Verdict: Buy
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Tips for picking the best midfielders for your FPL team
- If you pick a premium midfielder, make sure he is also a good captaincy option.
- Also, consider midfielders that are talismans for their teams
- Form and fixtures are also important parts of your decision-making process
- Consider probabilities when picking midfielders in FPL. Let bookies any time goalscorer odds to help you with that. You can find them here: Premier League Goalscoring Odds.
FPL midfielders with stable points output in the previous 3 seasons
Read more in our article: Best long-term FPL picks for 2024/25 season
How many points should you expect from your midfielder in Fantasy Premier League?
Do not have unrealistic expectations from your FPL midfielders.
- Usually, the top-scoring midfielders can get around 200-240 points per season (on some occasions even more, but this is the realistic expectation from premium FPL midfielders like Salah or De Bruyne) – that is 5.2 – 6.3 points per match
- Good mid-priced FPL midfielders (usually 7.5m – 9m range) can get approximately 160-190 points per season, so expect around 4.2 – 5 points per match on average
- Good cheaper midfielders (6m – 7.5m range) can get around 130-160 points per season = 3.4 – 5 points per match
- Budget midfielders can get around 115-130 points per season = 3 – 3.4 points per match
- The points of midfielders and forwards usually came in waves or in clusters – so the run of “form” can be followed with a run of blanks.
How are midfielders awarded points in FPL?
The majority of FPL points for midfielders go through goals – 5 points – and assists – 3 points – that’s their main source of points.
Clean sheet point for midfielders is often overlooked = but if a team keep 20 clean sheets, that is 20 more FPL points for a midfielder (that is 5 more goals for forwards).
And usually, when an FPL midfielder registers two attacking returns, he is more likely to earn bonus points as well.
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