In this article, we will look at the best midfielders to pick for your Fantasy Premier League team in Gameweek 16 of 2023/24 season. Which FPL midfielders to buy, hold, or sell this week?
Let’s look at our watchlist.
If you are aiming to use a wildcard in GW16, here are the FPL midfielders to pick from, with our comments and ratings of each.
Read more about GW16 in our guide: FPL Gameweek 16: Tips, Captain, Transfer Targets & Team Selection
Best midfielders for FPL 2023/24 Gameweek 16: Our Watchlist
Budget enablers for Gameweek 16 (4.5m – 5.5m)
Souček (4.9m, West Ham) – 3/10
Verdict: Hold. Potential differential that allows you to squeeze multiple heavy hitter into your FPL squad
- Only in 2% of teams
- Long term differential pick
- 4G + 1A from 4.2 xGI this season
- The very attractive price which can allow you to go for Haaland and Salah
- He is a constant threat from set pieces and with JWP delivery, he will get chances to score
- You can never time his output, so the fixture does not matter
Palmer (5.4m, Chelsea) – 5/10
Verdict: Buy, perfect budget enabler with great upcoming fixtures
- Great budget enabler
- on penalties, however, Chelsea will not get a penalty every week – 4 of his 5 goals were from penalties
- nevertheless, his underlying stats are OK, he is second for xG among Chelsea players (after Jackson)
Doucouré (5.5m, Everton) – 4.5/10
Verdict: Buy
- 5G + 2A this season from 6.4 xGI
- He is overlooked by the FPL community as he is not an explosive fantasy asset
- But he is the player that has already had two 120+ points seasons before
- He can slowly rack up points for goals and assists, but do not expect double-digit hauls
- Top for xGI among Everon players
- But Everton will not score many goals
- It seems he will not go to AFCON 2024
- Mix of fixtures on the horizon
Gordon (6.1m, Newcastle) – 8.5/10
Verdict: Buy
- Newcastle attacking number are very good – 3rd highest xG after City and Liverpool, you definitely should consider their attacking players
- Gordon is the second top-scoring Newcastle player this season – while Wilson and Isak will be rotated (when both fit), Gordon is more nailed
- If you want Newcastle midfielder in your team, Gordon is your pick
Gibbs-White (5.7m, Nottingham) – 2/10
Verdict: Hold, give him few more gameweek before you sell
- In less than 2% of teams
- fixtures are improving for Nottingham, good run up to GW18
- A differential midfielder to consider
- A key man for Nottingham, on penalties
- But do not expect many goals from Nottingham
Ward-Prowse (6.1m, West Ham) – 4/10
Verdict: Hold
- Second highest xGI among West Ham players after Bowen
- On set pieces
- Proven FPL asset
- we can never time his points, so fixtures do not matter that much
Other budget options:
- Douglas Luiz (5.6m, Aston Villa), 2.5/10 – exceptionally good previous season. But can he do it again? On penalties. If you own him, you must be patient with him – fixtures do not matter.
Mid-priced FPL midfielders for Gameweek 16 (6.5m – 8.5m)
There are plenty of good 6.5m midfielders to pick in FPL in 2023/24.
Kudus (6.6m, West Ham) – 5/10
Verdict: Buy
- West Ham still with the good fixtures on the horizon
- But overperforming his underlying stats, 5 attacking returns from just 2.3 xGI
- owned by 2.5% of managers
- showing good signs of form
- he can be very explosive fantasy asset – he showed it while playing for Ajax in UCL Fantasy and for Ghana in World Cup Fantasy
- Is expected to go to AFCON 2023, which starts in GW21
Mitoma (6.5m, Brighton) – 3/10
Verdict: Hold
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Mbeumo (7.1m, Brentford) – 1/10
Verdict: Sell – Mbeumo is out for weeks. Read more: Best Mbeumo Replacements for Gameweek 16
- With Toney absent until January, he will be Brentford’s key man
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Bowen (7.4m, West Ham) – 8/10
Verdict: Buy
- highest xGI among West Ham players this season
- Amazing fixture run for West Ham up to GW17
- with Antonio out, could play as a centre-forward
Sterling (7m, Chelsea), 4/10
Verdict: Hold, fixtures are now improving for Chelsea, if you have him, keep him
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Foden (7.5m, Manchester City) – 3/10
Verdict: Hold, fixtures are now improving for City, but sell after GW17 before the blank in GW18
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Saka (8.9m, Arsenal) – 9.5/10
Verdict: Buy.
- Saka is our preferred Arsenal midfielder, however, all three – Saka, Martinelli, and Odegaard could end up the season on a similar amount of points as they did in the previous season. Just pick (at least) one of them and stick with him.
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Fernandes (8.3m, Manchester United) – 4/10
Verdict: Hold, if you kept him so long, give him the Bournemouth fixture
- Fernandes still offers a safe route to FPL points, key man for Manchester United
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Premium FPL midfielders for Gameweek 16 (9.0m – 12.5m)
Son (9.7m, Tottenham) – 9/10
Verdict: Hold while he is playing as a striker. But if we start seeing him on the wing again, he is likely sell. You want him to play central, that is when he is capable of delivering the most FPL points.
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Salah (13.1m, Liverpool) – 9.5/10
Verdict: Buy
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