Best £5.0m-£5.5m FPL midfielders for 2023/24

You've probably got a more attacking option on the bench.

Besides Trippier until the end of the season and Trent and Stones at the end precious few defenders were a real goal threat.

You'd get the odd goal for an Arsenal defender or assist at Villa.

Points tend to be secured further forward.

Typically only 2 or 3 teams out of the 20 had a clean sheet in a typical week too.

9.5

Think it might be better to go with
Ramsdale + Shaw instead of
Onana + Gab + 0.5

Not yet. Let's see how many mins they get over the next 2 friendlies

Annoying to see Steele wasn’t even in the squad

Mitoma did well to beat Newcastle's 3rd/4th choice RB and maybe a bit of luck that Pope's touch led to the missed clearance by Newcastle's 3rd choice LCB.

Being serious though, he is a class act and with initial fixtures looks a great pick.

Mine too

Possibly, but don't forget his returns in the last 12 games he played in last season were 1 Opta assist and one yellow card. That's 4.5m territory.

Mitoma looked decent but the goal was a gift. Crap defending.

thats a long post too compare 2 pairs of strikers. take a look at first 2 fixtures because guaranteed everyone will be knee jerking to the players who scored in the first 2 weeks. so maximise your chances of already holding one of those players.

The latter on the bench?

not much in it. i dont think TAA is worth 8m so id go with 2

2

I would certainly hope so.

Nkunku, or Jackson.

I'm not convinced by the double up for my own team, but don't think it's a bad pick to start the season with. Easy to use one as a placeholder to see who emerges as an option from the other mids.

Its a tricky one. Both quality fantasy assets on an individual level. I really like their first 3 fixtures & Mount looks a strong addition, but the striker situation is a bit of an issue, whether bedding in someone new (and inexperienced, if Hojlund) or using Sancho as false 9 (terrible v Leeds) and that might just be enough to put me off a double up. I also would not want double attack for Arsenal away & am planning to WC right after

This is my current mid.

Rashford / Bruno / Saka / Martinelli / Foden

If I drop Bruno for example I could get Chilwell and a better back 3.

Not so sure that they will be scoring enough goals to justify it. I have however doubled on their defence to begin with.

I wouldn't double up on United attack, I'm even considering going without any to be honest.

He's been far too good in pre-season, will absolutely be benched until he's "ready", happens every year with a couple of stand-outs and managers who don't reward performance...

The Matrix was a fine film. Mine favourite scene was when that medieval knight gauntlet-slapped the Merovingian and rescued Persephone, played by outstanding thespian Monica Bellucci!

Local journos seem to think he's a certain starter against Villa after last night. I don't see it myself, but he should get more minutes this season, though mainly off the bench. He had good preseason last season as well and along with Gordon seems to have the highest fitness levels at this stage in preseason.

It’s a wait n see how the final preseason games transpire

Hopefully they both play together again and in which case Jackson will get my pick

Rest of side:

Onana
Gabriel Estupinian ____ ____ Kabore
Saka Foden ____ ____ Nakamba
Haaland Jackson Wissa

Depends on who you captain, I think I will be switching between Haaland and Salah regularly

You’ll need to pick guaranteed starters with that bench

Steele is not
Pedro is not
Andreas injured?

Haaland, Salah and Trent definitely means compromise elsewhere Is Andreas fit? I think I'd be tempted by downgrading Andreas and upgrading a defender to 4-4-2.

On Botman, he looks a good 4.5 defender for the season. Also he only had 3 fewer attacking returns than Shaw.

Botmans ownership is exactly why you shouldn't own him

I think you're being too greedy with TAA Salah and Haaland, ruins the team.

Avoid Digne, he’s on my never ever own again list.

A clue 0,1,0,0,2,1,-3

5/10
- Digne is Digne
- Enciso and Vinicius are not nailed and you have little to no backup for them
- We don't know if Steele is Brighton's keeper yet
- Would prefer a 2nd Ars mid over Jesus
- Probably best to remove 1 of TAA/Salah

I don't think anyone would choose any of those

None, if pressed then D.

I am on a

B

Thanks

Welbeck couldn't miss.

Wilson hit the bar.

I suspect that Verbruggen is the starting goalkeeper.

Not quite sure about the green kit, it looks okay except against the grass! Bit of a drawback if you ask me.

I think Bruno could be the pick of the bunch

Saka is shocking at penalties

I really rate Martinelli as someone who could improve his attacking returns.

I think he’s worth it when you see him as a kid with more clean sheet potential, especially considering how he finished the season

Pass, I don’t see clean-sheets. Price may drop. Will bring him in when fixtures turn. Will spend those dollars elsewhere, or just keep in the moneypit.

I prefer my team without him given price/choice of other defenders and mids. I'll no doubt have him at some point, but not GW1.

Depends on what you are sacrificing in your team with him.

I don't think there will be a upside unless he scores every match. Even the clean sheets are very rare due to Liverpool form.

Very good indeed, I'm unsure on Stones and Foden at this time, City players always a pain to own but if they play it's guaranteed points. Don't like Chilwell on the bench, wouldn't want him for the first two anyway and he'll probably be injured by GW3

Looks good to me. My draft looks very similar.

I've got Martinelli as 3rd mid. I'm undecided between Foden and Mitoma for 4th mid, and going for Stones or 4.5 def.

Very good, and close to my current team.

Question is Foden, but with Mahrez gone, will he feature more regularly, or still Pep roulette keep spinning?

I like it, but yes just a doubt on Foden

Answering my own question with a: surely not

He isn't even in the game anymore!

Hmm. So dependent on Foden's minutes. I think I'd lean towards B

Too early to tell if Jackson will start. Mitoma has good initial fixtures so seems the safer pick at the minute.

I’m tempted to spearhead my frontline with nkunku and Jackson - drop mitoma for say McNeil (bench 1)

After the 1st two gws: double attack for chels city and arsenal with a rashy squeezed could be epic

J for me.

I'm definitely starting with Mitoma & confident he'll tear it up the first few weeks (may even cap him GW1). Undecided on Nkunku/Jackson but I think I'll at least have a placeholder / plan to get one of them GW3 - LUT NFO just looks too good to pass on a Chelsea striker

Stay the course. Martinelli starts the season, who cares about preseason.

Martinelli was a rotation risk last season but still ended up on just 4 points less than Saka. I see him as a long term hold

If he was a guaranteed starter, I'd go Jackson. Otherwise probably Mbeumo.

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C&A

People are overrating Spurs defence on here, they are shocking! A

I think it looks fine. Is Pedro starting? For sure?

It looks great.

Much easier to set up with Salah now.

Let's not try to convince anyone else tho.

I suspect the Salah loyalists will come rowing back in over the next week or so.

I think 4-4-2 is the way to go for Salah drafts. I like this draft. Not sure on Man Utd double up, but don't dislike it. Brighton attack could have a bit of rotation.