Fulham’s Emile Smith Rowe (£5.7m) is the top-scoring Fantasy Premier League (FPL) midfielder under £6.0m, with 54 points thanks to three goals, two assists and eight bonus.
His solid start to the season is captured in his ownership level, with the 24-year-old found in 26.8% of squads.
But is Smith Rowe a better FPL option than Morgan Rogers (£5.4m) and Antoine Semenyo (£5.7m) for the upcoming period?
That’s the focus of this article.
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EMILE SMITH ROWE
- Mins per shot: 44.1
- Mins per chance created: 57
- Mins per expected goal involvement (xGI): 237.0
- Mins per appearance: 72.2
Emile Smith Rowe continues to go from strength to strength at Fulham.
The playmaker was on the scoresheet in last week’s 2-0 win over Crystal Palace, taking his tally to five goal contributions in 11 Premier League games.
In addition to Smith Rowe’s goal threat, he is also one of the creative focal points in Marco Silva’s 4-2-3-1 formation. It’s resulted in 14 key passes so far.
“When I saw [Smith Rowe] and we had a small chance to fight to have him here, I told our board that we need to fight with everything we can because we needed a player like him. Creative in those pocket areas, a player who will score more throughout the season – I don’t have doubts. He’s a lovely kid, a lovely boy who is going to become a man and improve. He’s already a really good player, he’s going to be a top player. It’s so nice to have a talent like him to work with.” – Marco Silva
Rejuvenated at Craven Cottage, Smith Rowe doesn’t shoot anywhere near as much as Semenyo, but his 16.7% goal conversion rate is the best on show in our comparison.
Above: Emile Smith Rowe’s shot map in 2024/25, via StatsBomb
Fulham, who are seventh, are flying thanks in no small part to Smith Rowe’s contribution, but they do have some tougher fixtures on the horizon, with Tottenham Hotspur (a), Arsenal (h), Liverpool (a) and Chelsea (a) in the next seven Gameweeks.
You wouldn’t be surprised if Smith Rowe gets a breather at some point, too, given his injury record and the tight turnaround times in Gameweeks 13-15 and Gameweeks 17-19.
MORGAN ROGERS
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2 hours, 46 mins agoReposted -
Timing of a Wildcard:
My team needs a complete overhaul frankly after an underwhelming opening 11 game weeks to this season. But - I never seem to post a decent/competitive score in the first game week after the international break. I’m wondering whether to play the WC in GW 13 instead of GW 12.
The Pros: We will know more about Saka’s fitness, if Haaland is going to kick-on after his recent hat trick, if City’s defensive woes will have eased and at least we’ll have seen how Man U look under Amorim’s first game in charge.
The cons: I’ve had a dreadful start to the season - already 150 points behind the leaders in a mini-league, Despite owning Salah and Haaland I’m likely going to have to go -4 pts to have a decent starting 11 for gw 12 and hope an injury to Mbuemo clears up. No Arsenal or Chelsea attacking coverage either.
Should I WC in 13 or 12 guys?