FPL 2026/27 · BUDGET MIDFIELDERS
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Best Budget FPL Midfielders 2026/27
Ranked by Onside's model on projected points per £m. Build your spine from these, then spend the savings on a premium captain.
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Best Budget FPL Midfielders 2026/27
The best budget FPL midfielders for 2026/27 — cheap midfielders our model projects to return the most points per £m — are led by Antoine Semenyo (MCI), Cody Gakpo (LIV), Mohamed Belloumi (HUL). Every pick below is ranked by the model's projected points for 2026/27, with price, position and the one-line case for each. The FPL 2026/27 season is under way.
— Onside (onsidearena.com), predictions graded in public.
Analysis by the Onside model · model graded in public, ~15% more accurate than FPLPublic track recordMethodology
#1 · DIFFERENTIAL
Antoine Semenyo
Manchester City · MID · £8.4m
6.6 PPG
#2 · DIFFERENTIAL
Cody Gakpo
Liverpool · MID · £7.2m
6.4 PPG
#3 · VALUE
Mohamed Belloumi
Hull City · MID · £5.1m
6.2 PPG
The full board
1MID£8.4m6.6
Antoine Semenyo · Manchester City
Next in line for penalties · every minute so far
2MID£7.2m6.4
Cody Gakpo · Liverpool
A goal and three assists
3MID£5.1m6.2
Mohamed Belloumi · Hull City
Two goals, two assists
4MID£6.1m6.0
Alex Scott · Bournemouth
Every start · a goal and two assists
5MID£6.8m5.8
Martin Ødegaard · Arsenal
Next in line for penalties · two goals
6MID£6.1m5.6
Harvey Barnes · Newcastle
Every minute · a goal and three assists
7MID£5.5m5.5
Kobbie Mainoo · Manchester United
Four starts · 22 points
8MID£6.0m5.4
Anton Stach · Leeds United
Corners and free kicks · a goal
9
MID£7.9m5.2
Matheus Cunha · Manchester United
Classed as a midfielder · a goal and two assists
10MID£5.5m4.8
Josh King · Fulham
Two goals · every start
11MID£5.0m4.4
Joe Willock · Newcastle
Two goals in three starts
12
MID£5.5m4.2
Granit Xhaka · Sunderland
Every minute · second on set pieces
13MID£5.0m4.2
Daichi Kamada · Crystal Palace
Three assists · every start
14MID£5.7m3.6
Enzo Le Fée · Sunderland
First fit penalty taker · corners
15
MID£6.5m3.5
Pedro Neto · Chelsea
Four starts · a goal
16MID£5.4m3.4
John McGinn · Aston Villa
Every game · two assists · second on corners
17MID£5.5m3.0
Julio Enciso · Ipswich Town
Two assists · every start
18MID£5.5m2.8
Yéremy Pino · Crystal Palace
Corners and free kicks · two assists
19
MID£5.4m2.8
Alex Iwobi · Fulham
Corners and free kicks
20
MID£4.9m2.2
Matt Grimes · Coventry City
Corners · third on penalties
21MID£4.9m2.2
Saša Lukić · Ipswich Town
Corners · every start
Season-long projected points-per-game from Onside's model, re-ranked whenever prices and projections move. Official FPL 2026/27 prices are live in-game, so every figure here is the price you would actually pay.
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