The Scout highlights the best-value players in 2024/25 Fantasy Premier League in terms of points per million (ppm) returned. Many of these players can be particular useful for those managers trying to fit BOTH Erling Haaland (£15.2m) and Mohamed Salah (£12.6m) into their squads, including the 450,000+ with their Wildcard currently active ahead of Gameweek 4.
Best players for points per million value, GW1-3
- Luis Diaz £7.6m 32 4.2
- Welbeck £5.7m 23 4.0
- Onana £5.1m 20 3.9
- Alisson £5.5m 21 3.8
- Raya £5.5m 20 3.6
- Mbeumo £7.1m 24 3.4
- Wissa £6.1m 21 3.4
- Semenyo £5.6m 19 3.4
- Adama £5.0m 17 3.4
- Salah £12.6m 41 3.3
- Madueke £6.6m 22 3.3
- Romero £5.1m 17 3.3
Midfielders have offered the best value in Fantasy across the opening three Gameweeks of the season. As many as eight of the top 12 players for ppm are midfielders, with Liverpool pair Luis Diaz (£7.6m) and Salah among them. Diaz has been a revelation under the Reds’ new head coach Arne Slot, scoring three goals and supplying an assist. The Colombian has amassed 32 points which means that, at a cost of £7.6m, he has produced 4.2ppm – more than any other player in the game. Salah’s place in the list is all the more remarkable given that he is the second most-expensive player in Fantasy, with only Haaland costing more. Both Salah and Haaland are level at the top of the player standings on 41 points, which is the best-ever start of all-time to a season in Fantasy. The Egypt international has combined three goals with three assists and eight bonus points. Apart from Salah, Liverpool No 1 Alisson Becker (£5.5m) and AFC Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo (£...