Bukayo Saka (captain), Arsenal, midfielder, £10m – home to Leicester City
This man is about as reliable as they come in FPL. A return every game so far but still feels like he has yet to hit top form.
Why captain Saka over Haaland? This is a tricky call and it’s fine to play things safer with Manchester City’s star man.
Saka, who scored 16 goals last season, is an upside choice and it feels like Arsenal will run riot at home to Leicester.
Gabriel Martinelli, Arsenal, midfielder, £6.9m – home to Leicester City
Martinelli’s FPL stock plummeted last season and he only has one return in 2024-25.
This is a gut-feel pick though – everything is in place for the Brazilian to have a good game and give us a glimpse of 22-23 Martinelli.
Luis Diaz, Liverpool, midfielder, £8m – away at Wolves
The Colombian is flying this season and is even ahead of team-mate Salah in the FPL points chart.
Diaz is outperforming all of his underlying numbers but sometimes you just have to roll with it, especially in a team that can’t afford Salah.
As long as you’re prepared for a random benching, Diaz is superb value at £7.9m and faces a Wolves side who have let in 14 goals so far this season.
Antoine Semenyo, Bournemouth, midfielder, £5.6m – home to Southampton
A favourite of this column, Semenyo still tops the charts among all midfielders for shots taken, with 24.
Bournemouth haven’t scored in two games – defeats v Chelsea and Liverpool – but they are a team who, when everything clicks, could run up a hatful.
They had 19 shots on goal in both their previous games. Hard to see Southampton keeping them out here if they can repeat that.
Bryan Mbeumo, Brentford, midfielder, £7.2m – home to West Ham
The Cameroon forward is the best value FPL player so far this season.
Four goals in three games, with blanks only in two of the toughest away trips in the league – at Liverpool and Manchester City.
Get him in your line-up, play him every week and enjoy.