Which players are offering the best value in Fantasy?

The Scout highlights the players and positions offering the best value in Fantasy Premier League, in terms of points per million (ppm) spent.

Which players are offering the best value in Fantasy?

Sunderland's successful return to the Premier League has proven a rewarding one for managers in Fantasy.

The Black Cats boast two of the four best players this season for value, with Omar Alderete (£4.1m) ranked No 1 overall due to his multiple routes to returns.

The centre-back has a goal and an assist, combined with two clean sheets, eight defensive contribution points and four bonus points.

Alderete has totalled 39 points and, at a cost of just £4.1m, has returned managers 9.5ppm spent.

Players offering best value, GW1-7

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The Black Cats' goalkeeper Robin Roefs (£4.6m) sits in fourth spot for value, returning 8.9ppm.

Along with his three clean sheets, he's picked up a further seven save points and six bonus points to claim 41 points.

Despite their success, Alderete and Roefs remain overlooked by managers and are owned by just 6.9 per cent and 4.9 per cent respectively ahead of kind home matches with Wolverhampton Wanderers and Everton in the next three Gameweeks.

It's fair to say that AFC Bournemouth's Antoine Semenyo (£7.9m) and Marcos Senesi (£5.0m) have not gone unnoticed in the first seven Gameweeks. 

Indeed, both are among the top three players for price rises this season. Semenyo has already climbed a massive £0.9m, while Senesi's gain of £0.5m is joint-second with Manchester City''s Erling Haaland (£14.5m)

Semenyo's opening cost of £7.0m was exactly HALF the £14.0m of Haaland. Yet he sits only four points behind the Norwegian at the top of the player standings, on 66 points, scoring six goals and providing three assists.

Meanwhile, Senesi is one of only three players to collect two points for their defensive contributions in six of the first seven Gameweeks. Those 14 extra points, combined with two assists, three clean sheets and six bonus points, have steered the Argentinean to third place in the defender standings on 46 points. 

Newcastle United are another side who supply two of the top 10 here.

Nick Pope (£5.1m) ranks joint-top of the goalkeeper standings along with Roefs, while defender Dan Burn (£5.1m) has been a key figure in helping them to a league-high five clean sheets.

Similarly to Sunderland, they have been mainly ignored by managers, selected to only 10.2 and 8.7 per cent respectively.

Arsenal's Jurrien Timber (£5.9m) and Chelsea's Moises Caicedo (£5.8m) also take their places here after markedly upping their attacking output.

Gunners' right-back Timber has produced two goals and two assists, matching his goal involvement of four from all of last season already.

Added to his three clean sheets, this has taken the Dutchman to the top of the defender standings on 48 points, despite his failure to earn any points for his defensive contributions so far.

As a central midfielder for Chelsea, Caicedo has picked up eight points for his defensive contributions. However, the Ecuadorian has also scored three goals - put into perspective, he'd scored just one goal in each of his previous four seasons in Fantasy.

Which positions and clubs are providing the best value?

By looking beyond the top 10 and including all players who have returned at least 7.0ppm spent, you can see just how much defenders are offering right now.

Indeed, of the 20 players to hit this mark, as many as 14 of them are defenders.

Notably, NONE of them are forwards, with Brentford's Thiago (£6.1m) the top value player in this position, with 5.2ppm.

Top-value players per position, GW1-7

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By listing those 20 players according to their clubs, it's clear to see the best places to seek out value.

Crystal Palace lead the way, with FOUR of their back-five listed - centre-backs Marc Guehi (£4.9m), Maxence Lacroix (£5.1m) and Chris Richards (£4.5m), along with wing-back Tyrick Mitchell (£5.0m). 

Similarly, Arsenal are all about value in defence. Despite their relatively premium price tags, Gabriel (£6.3m) and Riccardo Calafiori (£5.7m) join Timber among the very best for value.

Burnley midfielders, meanwhile, have not only been among the best for value, they are also among the top scorers in that position.

Jaidon Anthony (£5.7m) and Josh Cullen (£5.0m) both place among the top seven, with their respective hauls of 41 and 37 points each surpassing the 34 of Liverpool's Mohamed Salah (£14.4m).

Leeds United's Joe Rodon (£4.1m) has also been a reliable asset in the sub-£4.5m category. Added to the Sunderland duo, this means promoted clubs account for five of the best 20 players in 2025/26 Fantasy.

Breakdown by clubs