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 Nordi Mukiele (Sunderland, not Brighton — he moved in the summer) in the budget bracket.
Calvin Bassey (£4.5m) is the centre-back alternative if you prefer the more conservative clean-sheet-only profile.
The Fulham attack after Jiménez and Pereira left
Raúl Jiménez and Andreas Pereira are both out of FPL 2026/27, which removes the striker and the penalty taker this section was built on. Rodrigo Muniz (£5.4m) leads the line now, with Jonas Kusi-Asare (£4.5m) the surprise of Fulham ownership at 7.4% — more than any other player at the club. Alex Iwobi (£5.5m) still takes corners. None of them is a credible captain pick at any tier.
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 + Jonas Kusi-Asare, both at £4.5m. The old "double Fulham" was Robinson + Pereira, and Pereira is no longer in the game. 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.