Most Undervalued Premier League Players in FPL Ranked by Points-per-Million

Tottenham Hotspur defender Micky van de Ven was the highest-scoring player over the weekend in terms of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) points.

He delivered a huge 23-point return in Tottenham’s 3-0 win at Everton by netting two goals, helping his team keep a clean sheet and making 10 defensive contributions.

Van de Ven — who started the season with an FPL value of just £4.5 million but is now priced at £4.7m — is the third most-owned defender among fantasy managers. However, 868,412 of those managers benched him in Gameweek 9.

Despite his modest valuation in FPL, Van de Ven is said to be the 10th most valuable centre-back on the planet, worth £60m, according to recent real-world estimates. Those estimates claim the most valuable centre-back in world football is currently Arsenal’s William Saliba, with a transfer value of £105m.

Micky van de Ven revealed as the most undervalued Premier League player in FPL this season

Following his 23-point return against Everton, Van de Ven now has 55 points this season.

While that only makes him the third highest-scoring defender in terms of overall points — behind Arsenal duo Gabriel (68 points) and Jurrien Timber (60 points) — Van de Ven is now the leading pound-for-pound points scorer in the game.

Van de Ven’s current FPL value of £4.7m divided by his overall points tally of 55 gives him a points-per-million (PPM) rating of 11.7.

The next two players in FPL’s pound-for-pound rankings this season are both Sunderland stars — which is perhaps unsurprising considering how much the Black Cats have exceeded expectations so far.

Player (current value)	Team	Pos	Points	Points per £million
Van de Ven (£4.7m)	Tottenham	DEF	55	11.7
Roefs (£4.6m)	Sunderland	GK	52	11.3
Mukiele (£4.1m)	Sunderland	DEF	46	11.2
Guehi (£4.9m)	Crystal Palace	DEF	54	11.0
Alderete (£4.1m)	Sunderland	DEF	45	11.0
Rodon (£4.1m)	Leeds	DEF	44	10.7
Gabriel (£6.4m)	Arsenal	DEF	68	10.6
Senesi (£5.0m)	Bournemouth	DEF	53	10.6
J. Timber (£6.0m)	Arsenal	DEF	60	10.0
Cash (£4.6m)	Aston Villa	DEF	46	10.0
Truffert (£4.5m)	Bournemouth	DEF	43	9.6
Calafiori (£5.8m)	Arsenal	DEF	54	9.3
Burn (£5.1m)	Newcastle	DEF	47	9.2
Semenyo (£8.1m)	Bournemouth	MID	73	9.0
Pope (£5.1m)	Newcastle	GK	46	8.9
Hume (£4.5m)	Sunderland	DEF	39	8.7
Muñoz (£5.6m)	Crystal Palace	DEF	48	8.6
Hartman (£4.0m)	Burnley	DEF	34	8.5
Cullen (£5.0m)	Burnley	MID	42	8.4
Richards (£4.5m)	Crystal Palace	DEF	38	8.4

How FPL’s most expensive assets are performing based on points per million

At present, there are only five Premier League players valued at £10m or more in FPL. They are Erling Haaland (£14.7m), Mo Salah (£14.3m), Alexander Isak (£10.5m), Cole Palmer (£10.3m) and Bukayo Saka (£10m).

Of those five, only Haaland and Salah have been available for every game so far, with Palmer, Saka and Isak missing multiple matches due to fitness issues.

Record-breaker Haaland is the Premier League’s leading scorer in terms of FPL points this season with 85. But his points per million is only 5.8 — still significantly higher than Salah, whose 42 points have come at an average of 2.9.

Saka, Palmer and Isak are currently averaging 3.0, 1.1 and 1.0 points per match respectively.

Best FPL XI based on value for money

Below, we have created the ultimate Fantasy Premier League team based on their points-per-million ratio this season.

We have followed FPL rules by not selecting more than three players per club, by adhering to squad and formation quotas, and by staying within the £100m budget.

The total cost of the team was £87.4m. The primary criterion for selection is points per million, rather than overall points — hence why Haaland is only on the bench.

Ultimate FPL squad of the most undervalued players

Goalkeepers

• Robin Roefs (Sunderland) — 11.3 points per million (£4.6m value, 52 points)
• Nick Pope (Newcastle) — 8.9 points per million (£5.2m value, 46 points)

Defenders

• Micky van de Ven (Tottenham) — 11.7 points per million (£4.8m, 55 points)
• Nordi Mukiele (Sunderland) — 11.2 points per million (£4.1m, 46 points)
• Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace) — 11.0 points per million (£4.9m, 54 points)
• Joe Rodon (Leeds) — 10.7 points per million (£4.1m, 44 points)
• Omar Alderete (Sunderland) — 11.0 points per million (£4.1m, 45 points)

Midfielders

• Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth) — 9.0 points per million (£8.1m, 73 points)
• Josh Cullen (Burnley) — 8.4 points per million (£5.0m, 42 points)
• Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) — 8.1 points per million (£5.9m, 48 points)
• João Palhinha (Tottenham) — 8.0 points per million (£5.5m, 44 points)
• Anthony (Burnley) — 7.9 points per million (£5.7m, 45 points)

Forwards

• Thiago (Brentford) — 7.3 points per million (£6.2m, 45 points)
• Kroupi Jr (Bournemouth) — 5.9 points per million (£4.6m, 27 points)
• Erling Haaland (Man City) — 5.8 points per million (£14.7m, 85 points)