FPL has seen a lot of underpriced players turning out to be valuable FPL assets. In this blog, we have looked at the Best Bargain FPL Assets of All Time. Enjoy this fun and nostalgic read.
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Goal Keepers
Emi Martinez(2020/21) Price: 4.5 million, Points: 187
Emi Martinez was an FPL hero before he became a World Cup hero. During the 2020/21 season, Martinez racked up 15 clean sheets, 27 bonus points to finish with 186 points. He came extra-ordinarily close to beating Friedel’s all-time record of 187 points to feature in the All-time FPL Dream Team. Martinez finished the season at 5.3 million.
Michel Vorm(2011/12) Price: 4.0 million, Points: 158
Vorm started the season as a 4.0 million keeper as Swansea was just promoted into the Premier League. But soon he was an FPL favorite as Swansea played good football and kept clean sheets as well. Despite getting only 3 bonus points all season, Vorm finished with 158 FPL points. Vorm racked up 143 saves and 14 clean sheets which saw him rise up to 5.2 million at the end of the season. Joe Hart was the Highest Scoring Goalkeeper that season with 166 points.
Defenders
John Lundstram(2019/20) Price: 4.0 million, Points: 144
Lundstram is FPL’s 4.0 million cult hero. Lundstram got 10 clean sheets, 5 goals, 4 assists, and 15 bonus points to reach 144 FPL points. Lundstram started only 26 games but averaged 5 points per start. The most memorable Lundstram moment has to be the 21-point haul in GW11 vs Burnley- 2 goals and clean sheet.
Stuart Dallas(2020/21), Price: 4.5 million, Points: 171
Dallas started the season at 4.5 million. Soon he was there in everyone’s FPL teams due to his attacking potential. Dallas started all the 38 games, got 8 goals, 3 assists, 15 bonus points, and 171 points to finish as the Highest scoring FPL Defender in the 2020/21 season– Ahead of TAA, Robertson, James, Chilwell, etc. He finished the season at 5.5 million.
His best performance was the 17-point haul in GW31 vs Man City. Not surprisingly, many FPL managers benched him that week as there was no clean sheet potential for Leeds. Little did they know that they would get 2 goals from their 4.5 million defender.
FPL rectified their mistake and re-classified Dallas as a 5.5 million midfielder next season.
Gareth Mcauley(£4.0m in 2011/12, £4.5m in 2016/17)
In his first-ever Premier League season, Mcauley started as a 4.0 million budget enabler, started 37/38 games for West Brom, and finished with 100+ points.
Mcauley is however famous for his career-best season in 2016/17 where he finished with 131 points. Under Tony Pulis, he is known for his heading abilities scoring 6 goals including the famous aka controversial goal vs West Ham. He rose to a peak price of 5.3 million by GW31. WBA defenders were all hot-budget properties during that season- Craig Dawson, Jonny Evans, and Chris Brunt.
West Brom under Pulis were a strong team in set pieces as they scored 20 goals from set pieces during the 2016/17 season- Only 2 behind Champions Chelsea(22).
Trent Alexander Arnold(2018/19) Price: 5.0 million, Points: 185
TAA is known these days as the 7.0-7.5 million Premium Defender. Back in his early days, he was a good budget option at just 5.0 million. He got 13 FPL assists, and 16 clean sheets to finish with 185 points. FPL Towers were quick to adjust his price next season as he was priced at £7.0 million. It went only upwards in the subsequent seasons- a 7.5 million price tag in the 2020/21 and 2021/22 seasons. TAA finished the 2022/23 season priced at a staggering 8.4 million.
Fun Fact-
TAA is the Highest ever priced defender in FPL History. Terry(2004/05) and Riise(2003/04) started at 8.5 million. In fact, Terry even reached 9.0 million during the season. Do check this out for a fun read on FPL Prices History over the years- FPL Prices over the years- Most Expensive players in FPL since 2002/03.
Midfielders
Cole Palmer(2023/24) Price: 5.0 million, Points: 244
How about a Midfielder starting at just 5.0 million finishing as the Highest scoring player in the game. After moving from Manchester City, Palmer was not even a starter and he had to wait till GW7 for his first start. But from there it was no looking back. What followed was unbelievable. From there till the end of the season, Palmer got 35 FPL Returns(22 goals, 13 assists) from 30 matches getting 240 points averaging 8 points/game.
Key Stat: During a period from GW28-GW33, Palmer got 10 goals, 2 assists and 79 points from 5 games averaging a staggering 15.8 FPL Points/game
Some famous Palmer Hauls from the 2023/24 season:
- 26 points vs Everton in GW33- 4 goals
- 20 points vs Manchester United in GW31- 3 goals
- 15 points vs Burnley in GW30- 2 goals
- 18 points vs Luton in GW20- 2 goals, 1 assist
Riyad Mahrez(2015/16) Price: 5.5 million, Points: 240
If there was a team for the Best Budget FPL Assets of all time, Mahrez probably takes the armband. He started the season at just 5.5 million. Five Double-Digit hauls in the first 6 games meant that he rose to 6.5 million by GW8. He reached his peak price of 7.4 million by GW30. Mahrez got 17 goals, 11 assists, and 38 Bonus Points to get 240 points and finish as the Highest Scoring FPL player that season. Imagine a 5.5 million midfielder finishing as the Highest scoring FPL asset of the season?!
He could have gone even more further and close to the 300 points mark. Mahrez was Leicester’s first-choice penalty taker in the 2015/16 season until he missed two consecutive penalties before losing his penalty duties to Vardy.
Michu(2012/13) Price: 6.5 million, Points: 190
Michu was FPL Gold! He was listed as a £6.5 midfielder but played as an Out of position striker for Swansea. He went on to get 18 goals from 35 games during the season and finish with 190 points.
Unfortunately, Michu’s career never took off after that as he retired in 2017 aged 31 due to injuries.
Charlie Adam(2010/11), Price: 5.0, Points: 192
Charlie Adam was an FPL GOAT back in those days. Blackpool got promoted into the Premier League that season and the expectations on them were not big. But Charlie Adam was in his own league and got 12 goals, 8 assists to finish with 192 points. In fact, Only Nani(198 points) scored more FPL points than Charlie Adam(192) during that season when no player crossed more than 200 points.
Adam was a bonus point magnet that season and fetched 41 bonus points during the season. He used to get 3 bonus points in a few games where he didn’t even get a goal or an assist. If you are interested in knowing about Most Bonus Points in a Single season in FPL History, do check this out.
Josh King(2016/17) Price: 5.5, Points: 178
Josh King had a very quiet first half of the season scoring just 3 goals. He picked up form and also played as a OOP striker in some games which helped him score 13 goals in the second half. King missed just 2 games for Bournemouth the entire season and finished with 16 goals- Scoring twice more than any other Bournemouth player. He got 3 assists, and 17 bonus points which helped him finish with 178 points.
Clint Dempsey(2011/12) Price: 8.5, Points: 209
8.5 million Midfielder, featuring in this blog? Yes, he was priced at 8.5 million but had a sensational season to finish as the highest-scoring FPL Midfielder with 209 points- 17 goals, 7 assists, and 22 bonus points. He got a hat-trick and a 20 points haul against Newcastle in GW20 which is a nice memory for FPL fans from back then. He reached his peak price of 9.8 million by GW37. He also played as an Out of position striker for some games which made his ownership go only up.
Further Read: Top 10 FPL Triple Captain Hauls – FPL History
Anthony Gordon(2023/24), Price: 5.5, Points: 186
Anthony Gordon started the season at 5.5 million and ended the season at 6.4 million- You could have imagined how be became a crowd favorite! Gordon got 11 goals and 16 assists from 35 appearances in the season. Out of these 27 goal involvements, 22 of them came at home. At one point, Gordon was a must-own for the home games. In fact, Only Palmer(143) had more FPL Points than Gordon(133) at Home in that season.
Most FPL Goal Involvements at Home in 2023/24 season:
- Gordon- 22
- Palmer- 20
- Watkins- 20
- Haaland- 19
- Salah- 18
- Foden- 17
Gordon’s best haul came in GW33 vs Tottenham when he got 1 goal, 2 assists for a 17 point haul in a famous 4-0 home win.
Dele Alli(2015/16), Price: 5.0, Points: 166
Dele Alli joined Tottenham from MK Dons and was prized at 5.0 million as he was expected to play alongside Dier as central midfielders. That didn’t last for long. By GW14, Alli was moved to a No.10 position with Mousa Dembele joining Dier in midfield. Alli then went on an impressive run with 10 goals, 12 assists, and 17 bonus points to finish the season with 166 points. He reached his peak price of 6.3 million in GW35 before missing the last 3 games due to violent misconduct.
Miguel Almiron(2022/23) Price: 5.0, Points: 158
Almiron was an excellent budget enabler in the 2022/23 season coming in at just 5.0 million. He had an excellent run from towards the end of the first half of the season- Getting 7 goals, 2 assists, 71 points from 8 games between GW9 and GW16. Almiron could have easily crossed the 200 points mark but completely slowed down in the 2nd half of the season with just 2 goals and 2 assists from GW18 till the end of the season.
Further Read: FPL Prices over the years- Most Expensive players in FPL since 2002/03
Aaron Ramsey(2013/14), Price: 5.5, Points: 146
146 points do not sound much. But 146 points from just 23 appearances is just simply amazing for a 5.5 million midfielder. Ramsey got 10 goals, 9 assists, and 19 bonus points to finish with 146 points- 6.34 points/appearance. By mid-season, Ramsey reached his peak price of 7.6 million. It’s a shame that Ramsey got injured in GW18 and was ruled out till GW34. He looked so good that season that he would have easily crossed the 250 points mark if not injured.
Lallana(2013/14), Price: 6.0 million, Points: 178
2013/14 was the season when Suarez and Sturridge lit it up. There were many good FPL assets during the season like Suarez, Sturridge, Toure, Hazard, and Rooney. All of them were slightly expensive players which meant you needed good enablers. Lallana was one of the best midfield enablers during the season at just 6.0 million scoring 178 points courtesy of 9 goals, 9 assists, and 20 bonus points. He finished the season at 7.8 million.
Lallana’s form dropped towards the end of the season as he did not manage a single contribution in the last 2 months.
Raheem Sterling(2013/14), Price: 5.5, Points: 132
2012/13 Season, Price: 4.5, Points: 85
Before being a Premium midfielder at Manchester City who used to consistently smash 200+ points every season, Raheem Sterling was a Budget FPL asset at Liverpool. Raheem Sterling came to limelight in the 2012/13 season making sub appearances as he was a £4.5 million midfielder in FPL. He played only 1748 minutes and got 82 points. The next season, he was priced at £5.5 million and was a proper Bargain FPL asset for FPL managers. He got 9 goals, 7 assists and finished with 132 points.
Further Read: List of FPL Winners Since The First FPL Season in 2002/03
Forwards
Harry Kane(2014/15) Price: 5.0 million, Points: 191
Kane was initially priced at just 5.0 million. He only came off the bench for the first 10 Gameweeks and was second choice to Adebayor. He dropped to 4.8 million soon. However, he impressed coming on as a substitute and got 7 goals from 6 games in the Europa League which made Pochettino start him in the league. He got just 2 attacking returns from the first 5 starts. But what followed was magical.
In the next 15 starts, Kane blanked only thrice scoring 17 goals. Kane reached his peak price of 6.4 million by GW31. He finished the season with 21 goals, 7 assists, and 32 bonus points. Only Aguero(26) got more goals than Kane during the season.
Kane’s memorable hauls in the 2014/15 season:
- GW20 (5-3 home vs. Chelsea): Two goals, two assists (18 points)
- GW30 (4-3 home vs. Leicester): Three goals (17 points)
Jamie Vardy(2015/16) Price: 6.0 million, Points: 211
In the season of underdog triumphing story, Vardy lead from the front. Vardy was a set-and-forget player in that season. Vardy got 24 goals, 8 assists, and 30 bonus points to finish with 211 points. Vardy broke several records during the season but the most notable one was the one in which Vardy scored in 11 consecutive games.
Only teammate Mahrez(240 points) scored more points than Vardy(211 points) during that season.
Further Read: FPL Dream Team every season from 2002/03
Danny Ings(2019/20) Price: 6.0 million, Points: 198
Danny Ings at Southampton during the 2019/20 season was a consistent performer. Ings got 22 goals, and 2 assists during that season. Ings ended the season at £7.6 million. He was a bonus point magnet as well and got 3 bonus points in most games in which he scored and ended up with 40 bonus points.
Jean-Philippe Mateta(2023/24) Price: 5.0 million, Points: 165
Mateta proved to be a surprising unlikely hero for FPL managers towards the end of the season. In the last 6 games of the season, Mateta got 9 goals, 2 assists to fetch 36 points. Price at just 5.0 million, Mateta was a perfect end season enabler. Throughout the season, Mateta had 35 appearances(25 starts) and got 16 goals, 7 assists.
Mateta Stats since GW34 till end of the season:
- Matches- 6
- Big Chances- 11(1st)
- Goals – 9(1st)
- Goal Involvements- 11(1st)
- Points- 66(1st)
Mateta’s best haul came in DGW34 vs West Ham and Newcastle where he got 4 goals, 1 assist across 2 games to fetch 29 points. It was one of the Highest scores of all time in a Gameweek.
Patrick Bamford(2020/21) Price: 5.5 million, Points: 194
Leeds got back into the Premier League and there were not much expectations on them. Bielsa did an excellent job with an attacking style of play led by Bamford who 17 goals, 11 assists, and 26 bonus points to finish with 187 points. Surprisingly, Bamford missed 21 Big chances during that season- Highest among all the players in the league. He could have surely had more if he finished his chances better! Nevertheless, Bamford was an exciting budget bargain pick to own.
Honorable mentions in All-Time Best FPL Bargain Assets
Defenders
- Matt Taylor(2005/06)
- Chimbonda(2005/06)
- Martin Laursen(2007/08)
- Lescott(2007/08)
- Graham Alexander(2009/10)
- Coleman(2010/11)
- Caulker(2013/14)
- Wan Bisakka(2018/19)
- Doherty(2018/19)
- Branthwaite(2023/24), 4.0 million, 124 points
Midfielders
- Pedersen(2005/06)
- Elano(2007/08)
- Geovanni(2008/09)
- Ireland(2008/09)
- Ross Barkley(2013/14)
- George Boyd(2014/15)
- Payet(2015/16)
- Capoue(2016/17)
- Snodgrass(2016/17)
- Doucoure(2017/18)
- Pascal Gross(2017/18)
- Jack Grealish(2020/21)
- Gundogan, 2020/21, £5.5 million and 157 points
- Jarod Bowen(2021/22), £6.5 million and 206 points
- Martinelli(22/23), £6.0 million and 198 points
- Odegaard(22/23), £6.5 million and 212 points
- Saka(21/22), £6.0 million and 179 points
- Andreas Pereira(2022/23), £4.5 million and 123 points
Forwards
- Amr Zaki(2008/09)
- Andy Caroll(2010/11)
- Cisse(2011/12)
- Charlie Austin(2014/15)
- Berahino(2014/15)
- Ighalo(2015/16)
- Danny Ings(2019/20) – 198 pts – £6.0(Starting price) – £7.6(Price at GW38)
- Raul Jimenez(2018/19) – 181 pts – £5.5(Starting price) – £6.9(Price at GW38)
- Raul Jimenez(2019/20) – 194 pts – £7.5(Starting price) – £8.0(Price at GW38)
- Ivan Toney(2022/23) – 182 pts – £7.0(Starting price) – £7.1(Price at GW38)
- Muniz(2023/24), 4.5 million, 97 points
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