Fulham's steady mid-table — and Silva continues
Fulham finished 11th in 2025/26 with 52 points. Marco Silva enters his fifth season at Craven Cottage — the most continuity-rich Fulham era in modern history. Their underlying xG and xGA ranks (12th and 13th) are consistent with the final league position. For Fantasy Premier League managers, Fulham represents the cleanest mid-table value pool: Silva's system continuity means asset identification is straightforward, and the squad has multiple sub-£5.5m starting picks.
Antonee Robinson — the consensus budget attacking-FB enabler
Antonee Robinson (projected £4.5-5.0m) is the FPL community's consensus budget attacking-FB enabler pick for 26/27. He started every game in 25/26, picked up 30+ FPL points in clean-sheet stretches, and provides the £4.5m starting-defender slot that frees £1m+ for outfield premiums elsewhere. He competes with Trai Hume (Sunderland), Lewis Hall (Newcastle) and Mukiele (Brighton) in the budget bracket — Robinson edges out for nailed-on minutes.
Calvin Bassey (£4.5m) is the centre-back alternative if you prefer the more conservative clean-sheet-only profile.
Raúl Jiménez, Rodrigo Muniz, and the Fulham attack
Fulham's attacking line is split: Raúl Jiménez (£6.0m) is the orthodox striker; Rodrigo Muniz (£5.5m) is the alternative. Neither is a credible captain pick at any tier. Alex Iwobi (£5.5m) takes corners and provides a viable budget mid; Andreas Pereira (£5.5m) is the penalty taker and Fulham's set-piece distributor. Pereira at £5.5m is the most-defensible budget-mid pick — his set-piece role makes him a 25-point-per-10-game outsider.
Bernd Leno (£4.5m) is the goalkeeper. He competes with Roefs (Sunderland) and Verbruggen (Brighton) in the budget-GK enabler bracket — slight edge to Roefs.
Fulham's 26/27 ownership angle
Fulham are 11/2 second-favourites for the relegation play-off place — but the bookmakers expect them to survive. The recommended exposure: Antonee Robinson + Andreas Pereira is the cleanest "double Fulham" template, both at sub-£5.5m. No premium Fulham picks justify ownership. Avoid captaincy of any Fulham asset until GW10+.
The opening 5 fixture difficulty will determine Robinson's value trajectory. If Fulham draw three home fixtures against mid-table sides in GW1-5, Robinson is a 70%+ top-1k own. If the fixture sequence is hostile, defer until the first international break.