Fantasy Premier League: The 10 most expensive FPL midfielders in 2023-24

Cameron Smith

• Updated: 27 Jul 2023 13:41 BST
• 5 min read

For the sixth consecutive season, Mohamed Salah is the most expensive midfielder in Fantasy Premier League.

The Liverpool and Egypt star has been overtaken by Erling Haaland as the most expensive FPL player, but he remains at the top of the tree when it comes to solely players classified as midfielders in the game.

His price, however, has dropped by £0.5m from 2022-23, despite the fact that he scored 239 points last season - the most of any midfielder.

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Salah is £2m more expensive than Kevin de Bruyne, who is the second most-expensive midfielder in this season’s FPL. The Manchester City star has dropped £1.5m down to £10.5m after tallying the sixth-highest number of points from a midfielder last year.

Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford is joint-third with Tottenham’s Heung-min Son. While Rashford has seen a major boost from £6.5m last year, Son has fallen from £12m. They are both priced at £9m in this season’s FPL.

Bruno Fernandes, Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard are all £8.5m; Fernandes has seen his price drop by £1.5m, while Saka has risen by £0.5m and Odegaard has jumped up by £2m.

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Diogo Jota (Liverpool) and Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) are both £8m, while there are six midfielders with a starting price of £7.5m: Phil Foden (Man City), Jack Grealish (Man City), Kai Havertz (Arsenal), Luis Diaz (Liverpool), James Maddison (Tottenham) and Riyad Mahrez (Man City).

Who are the 10 most expensive midfielders in FPL 2023-24?

How do midfielders score points in FPL?

Midfielders have several ways of scoring points in FPL 2023-24. The most rewarding way is through goals as midfielders will earn five points for every goal they score. That is why picking a goal-scoring midfielder is vital.

Assists are also key for midfielders in FPL as they score three FPL points for every assist they contribute. That is the same amount as any other position.

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Midfielders are also rewarded if their team does not concede. Midfielders will earn one point for every clean sheet they earn.

Furthermore, they will score two points if they play more than 60 minutes (excluding added-time) and one point if they play up to 60 minutes.

The final way midfielders can score points is through the FPL bonus points system. According to the official FPL website, this is how bonus points are allocated: “They [bonus points] are devised and allocated post-match according to a Bonus Points System (BPS).

“The BPS utilises a range of statistics supplied by Opta that capture actions on the pitch, to create a performance score for every player.

“The players with the top three BPS in a given match receive bonus points - three points to the highest-scoring player, two to the second best and one to the third.”

Midfielders can also lose points if they receive a yellow or red card, if they miss a penalty or if they score an own goal.

Who had the biggest price rise in FPL 2023-24?

Erling Haaland and Marcus Rashford have seen their starting price increase by £2.5m from last year. Haaland started the 2022-23 season at £11.5m, while Rashford was priced at just £6.5m after an underwhelming previous campaign.

Martin Odegaard and Gabriel Martinelli’s starting prices have both risen by £2m, while Kieran Trippier, Kaoru Mitoma, Solly March and Evan Ferguson have been rewarded with a £1.5m increase to their starting price.

Who had the biggest price fall in FPL 2023-24?

Heung-Min Son may still be the joint-fifth most expensive player in FPL 2023-24, but his starting price has dropped £3m from 12 months ago. The Korea Republic international was priced at £12m last year - only £0.5m less than Mohamed Salah.

Raheem Sterling has also dropped £3m after a disappointing season at Chelsea, while Dominic Calvert-Lewin price has decreased by £2m after an injury-hit season.

Bruno Fernandes, Darwin Nunez and Kevin de Bruyne have fallen by £1.5m.