Here’s our Best Cheap FPL Enablers 2026/27 article where we look at the prospects for the cheapest possible players in each FPL position. This will enable you to maximise the amount of money invested in your FPL starting 11.
Best cheap FPL enablers 2026/27
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Introduction
There are 4 types of player we are looking to occupy our bench at the minimum possible cost
£4.0m GK, £4.0m Defs, £4.5m Mids, £4.5m Fwd
£4.0m GK
With Coventry looking to sign £4.5m Brighton GK Rushworth the prospect of £4.0m Coventry GK Dovin looks to have disappeared. No realistic prospect at the moment
£4.0m Defenders
The 3 best prospects are
Thomas Coventry CB
33 appearances, 3 goals, 4 assists, 7 YCs
8.6 defensive actions per 90.
45 goals conceded (1st) and 50.2 xG conceded (5th)
Watchout: Coventry have signed Swiss International CB Aurèle Amenda. Needs preseason monitoring
van Ewijk Coventry RB
44 appearances, 0 goals, 9 assists, 8 YCs
Not a Def Con player an attacking player
45 goals conceded (1st) and 50.2 xG conceded (5th)
No RB signed as competition as at the date of this article
Davis Ipswich LB
37 appearances, 2 goals, 5 assists, 5 YCs
Not a Def Con player an attacking player
47 goals conceded (2nd =) and 46.6 xG conceded (2nd)
No LB signed as competition as at the date of this article
Diop Ipswich LB
15 appearances, 1 goals, 0 assists, 2 YCs with Fulham PL
Injuries and out of favour with Silva restricted appearances
Not a Def Con player 6.72 Def Cons per game average
Ipswich 47 goals conceded (2nd =) and 46.6 xG conceded (2nd)
New signing Preseason key
Hughes Hull CB
38 appearances, 1 goals, 1 assists, 6 YCs
11.8 defensive actions per 90.
66 goals conceded (22 =) and 80.1 xG conceded (23rd)
No new CB signed as at the date of this article
£4.5m Midfielders
This is tough. None from Coventry or Ipswich. The 2 Hull options have massive uncertainty and The 2 existing PL players in Hughes and Yates also have massive gametime risk. There will be options in the £5.0m bracket such as Gomez of Brighton and Tyler Adams of Bournemouth. It just needs preseason to establish the best ones. Many are going straight to Brighton £5.5m Gross
Slater Hull CM
42 appearances, 2 goals, 2 assists, 7 YCs
6.85 defensive actions per 90.
Has been erroneously touted as a £4.5m Mid slam dunk option. New CM Zambrano signed as at the date of this article and a threat to his place. Also Japanese CM Morita signed. preseason analysis required.
Crooks Hull CM
31 appearances, 4 goals, 4 assists, 13 YCs
9.36 defensive actions per 90.
New CM Zambrano signed as at the date of this article and a threat to his place. Also Japanese CM Morita signed preseason analysis required.
Hughes Palace CM
31 (19 starts 12 sub on) appearances, 0 goals, 1 assists, 7 YCs
0 Def Con Points
Preseason will be key to whether he starts or not
Yates Forest CM
22 (2 starts 20 sub on) appearances, 0 goals, 2 assists, 3 YCs
2 Def Con Points
Preseason will be key to whether he starts or not
£4.5m Forwards
No option here. I have seen Sindre Walle Egeli of Ipswich touted but he isn’t an option
Unless something happens Unfortunately the best £5.0m options in Thomas-Asante and Simms of Coventry both had patchy gametime at the end of last season. Coventry have yet to buy a striker
At £5.5m there are some options to monitor for gametime in Beto, Georginio, Isidor and Nemcha but for £6.0m you can go straight to Calvert-Lewin who is nailed for Leeds and on Pens.
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