Fantasy Premier League returns this weekend after a break due to international week. The weekend after the international break often sees injuries and tiredness among players resulting in headaches for the millions of FPL managers. Ahead of Gameweek 4, we take a look at 5 budget options for your FPL team that the managers can use to get high returns and raise funds to make a big transfer in the coming weekends.
1. Danny Welbeck (£5.7m)
Danny Welbeck has had an impressive start to the new season. The striker has already bagged two goals and an assist, scoring 23 points from the first three matches. At £5.7m, Welbeck is a bargain pick for the managers and Brighton & Hove Albion’s forward is the most-bought forward, with 423,000 managers snapping him up.
Brighton’s next two fixtures are at home to Ipswich and Nottingham Forest making Welbeck owners optimistic about getting high returns in the coming matches.
2. Semenyo (£5.6m)
Bournemouth’s Semenyo has been in sensational form this season, racking up 19 points with 2 goals and 1 assist. His underlying numbers are equally impressive, boasting 1.88 expected goals (xG) and 1.67 expected assists (xA).
Despite Bournemouth’s tricky upcoming fixtures against CHE (H), LIV (A), and SOU (H), the midfielder is expected to continue his impressive form and provide high returns despite being priced at £5.6m.
3. Pau Torres (£4.5m)
Despite only scoring 5 points in the first 3 game weeks, Aston Villa’s Pau Torres is tipped to shine in the coming game weeks. With Everton traveling to Villa Park next, Torres can collect his first clean sheet of the new campaign and give huge returns on his pricetag of just £4.5m
After Everton’s visit, Villa play Wolves at home and Ipswich away making him a valuable asset in the near future.
4. Leif Davis (£4.5m)
Ipswich Town’s Leif Davis stands out as an appealing budget defender at £4.5m. Although new to the Premier League, Davis has already made his mark with 8 points, including an assist in FPL. The defender also poses a regular offensive threat creating 1 big chance and 3 attempted assists in the first 3 game weeks.
Ipswich’s next 7 fixtures have an FDR of 2 and with Davis’ ownership at just 1.7%, he can be a differential pick for the managers at a very low price.
5. Emile Smith-Rowe (£5.6m)
Emile Smith-Rowe was the most ‘transferred in’ player in the previous game. He is selected by 21% of the managers currently and with the next 3 fixtures against West Ham (H), Newcastle United (H), and Nottingham Forest (A), many more managers are expected to bring the midfielder into their side at £5.6m.
Smith Rowe has made a blistering start to the season, accumulating an impressive 15 points in the first 3 games. He has already scored once and has an impressive expected goal (xG) of 0.45, indicating the potential for more goals in the future.
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Mohd Faisal Hakak is a sports author from Kashmir. He likes to keep tabs on the sporting world with a keen interest in football, motorsports, NBA, and other marquee sports. He is a science graduate from Islamia College Srinagar.
