Fantasy Premier League: Writer’s Team of the Season

Five picks from Midfield:
Mohamed Salah (12.5m, Liverpool)

An absolute Fantasy Premier League juggernaut. I can seldom remember one single player combining his combination of explosivity, consistency and durability over five full seasons.

Just incredible. Despite missing a couple of games due to international commitments, the Egyptian King scored 23 goals and got 14 assists, getting himself a season-high of 265 points total.

His first half of the season was so good, that he looked on course to even break his record of 303 points. Despite tailing off a bit in the final stretch, Salah was perma-owned and perma-capped by the vast majority of FPL managers throughout this season. True Fantasy Premier League royalty.

Heung-Min Son (10.0m, Tottenham Hotspur)

“Sonaldo”, as he’s affectionately known by FPL managers on social media, truly came into his own in the counter-attacking and direct setup instituted by Antonio Conte.

His goalscoring output over the final quarter of the season was key in making or breaking FPL seasons, such was its magnitude, and it propelled Son right into the golden boot race.

A brace on the final day deservedly had him finish level with Salah on 23 goals and share the golden boot. 258 points, his second straight 220+ point season and his best one yet in FPL.

Jarrod Bowen (6.5m, West Ham United)

One of the best players in the Premier League this season, even FPL aside. West Ham started the season on fire but all the attention and points were going the way of Michail Antonio and Said Benrahma.

Bowen’s underlying numbers were quietly strong and despite only scoring his first goal of the season in GW7, Jarrod Bowen ended the season with a sensational 12 goals and 17 assists.

Breaching the elusive 200 point mark for the season from the modest starting price of 6.5, Bowen delivered at all the right times, including when he was a popular captain in a Double Gameweek and his season will go down as a classic in the realms of Fantasy Premier League.

Bukayo Saka (6.5m, Arsenal)

Saka may have finished 7th in the list of total points scored by midfielders, but he earns his worthy spot in this team. Finishing second for “value” (points per million) for midfielders over the season, Saka came to the fore and delivered with consistency at exactly the right time that most FPL managers looked to own him.

He also burst into life roundabout GW26 when Arsenal’s favourable schedule meant a host of managers were looking to him as the Arsenal attacker of choice. He didn’t miss a single game this season and managed 11 goals and 9 assists in a young Arsenal team, but he makes it this time for a very underappreciated quality in FPL – reliability.

Kevin De Bruyne (12.0m, Manchester City)

I was reluctantly going to leave De Bruyne out in favour of Mason Mount, Dejan Kulusevski or James Maddison but ultimately, it was silly to not pick a midfielder that hit close to 200 points.

De Bruyne missed a few games due to injuries early in the season but once he regained his fitness, he hit his stride notching 15 goals, 8 assists and a game-high 33 bonus points. Seldom rotated to the bench when fit, De Bruyne scored at 6.5 points per game and was the weapon of choice for “chasing” managers in the second half of the season.

His 30 points scored in the penultimate Double Gameweek of the season actually served to alter the fabric of the overall top-10 of Fantasy Premier League worldwide, and that performance will go down as a cherished memory for captainers and triple captainers, alike. An incredible player with yet another monster season.