In this article, we will look at the best midfielders to pick for your Fantasy Premier League team in Gameweek 32 of the 2024/25 season. Which FPL midfielders to buy/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 GW34 in our guide: FPL Gameweek 34: Tips, Captain, Transfer Targets & Team Selection
Best midfielders to consider in Gameweek 32 and beyond: Our watchlist
- Salah – record-breaking season, you just need to have him no matter the fixture or double/blank gameweeks – 10/10
- Harvey Barnes – in exceptional form and the best fixture of the gameweek – 9/10
- Mbeumo – key man for Brentford, on penalties, a bit harder fixtures now, but he can deliver in any game – 8/10
- Murphy – great value, solid form, reliable but use to be subbed out early – 7/10
- B. Fernandes – overlooked as Man. United are really struggling, but he is their talisman – 6.5/10
- Palmer – a bit weaker form, and the fixture could be tough against Everton defence… – 6/10
- Bowen – he should never be overlooked, the main man for West Ham, this season he offers steady output – delivering points in every second game – 6/10
Differential midfielders
- Iwobi – seems like he might be getting back to form, after exceptionally strong start of the season – 5/10
- Bruno G. – an option for managers who do not want to go for popular Muprhy or Barnes – 2/10
Top over & underperformers among midfielders this season
Midfielders – Top Overperformers (Delta = Goal involvements – Expected involvements)
M.Salah: +14.90
Gibbs-White: +6.38
J.Murphy: +6.20
Midfielders – Top Underperformers (Delta = Goal involvements – Expected involvements)
Ødegaard: -3.74
Ayari: -3.32
Lindstrøm: -3.11
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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