Best budget players for Gameweek 31

We reel off some of the best budget players for Gameweek 31 with the help of the fantastic tools available in the Fantasy Football Scout members area. We also take into consideration form, fixtures and stats to help us.

Looking at some of the best budget players for Gameweek 31 can be hugely beneficial to FPL managers. Cheap players help enable funds elsewhere within our fantasy teams which also aids fitting in the more pricier options in the game.

Fixtures

Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace seem to be firing after the re-appointment of former boss Roy Hodgson. After a tough run of results thy have now won back-to-back matches in the Premier League notching up a convincing seven goals. They sit second on the ticker this week with a game against relegation battling Southampton.

Defensively, Crystal Palace rank around mid-table for a lot of the key defensive data points over the last six Gameweeks. However they also third best in the league for big chances conceded (eight). For those looking into their cheap enabling defence it’s the centre-backs who have edged the non-penalty expected goal involvement stats. Joachim Anderson (£4.5m) leads his defensive teammates in the last six Gameweeks (0.68) with Marc Guehi (£4.4m) in second (0.47).

For managers looking into the Crystal Palace frontline, the standout option is Michael Olise (£5.4m). Not only did the midfielder bag a 14-point haul in Gameweek 30 but he also betters his offensive teammates for non-penalty expected goal involvement in the last six (2.57). Another good option could be midfielder Jordan Ayew (£5.2m) who has picked up a return in both of his last two matches, including a double-digit haul. In addition, midfielder Eberechi Eze (£5.4m) should also be considered. Eze also claimed a return in both of his last two matches.

Andreas Pereira

Fulham have struggled to maintain any positive results recently and that can be reflected in the fact they have lost the last five games in a row in all competitions. However, they have a great chance to turn things around with a fixture against Everton.

In the last six Gameweeks Everton have been conceding some concerning defensive stats. They rank the joint third worst for goals conceded (13), second worst for shots in the box conceded (76), joint third worst for shots on target conceded (36) and the worst for big chances conceded (22).

Everton look like a team to target and one player who could benefit from their opponents defensive form is Andreas Pereira (£4.3m). The budget attacker plays in an advanced role whilst also taking his sides penalties, giving him an additional route to points.

The Brighton attack

Brighton’s frontline continue to impress. As well as scoring two or more goals in four of their last six matches they also rank joint third for goals (13), first for attempts on goal (112) and first for shots on target (41) in the same period.

Chelsea lay ahead for Brighton. The Blues have been trying to find defensive stability all season but it hasn’t come. One of the best ways into the Brighton frontline is Kaoru Mitoma (£5.7m). The Japanese midfielder has racked up a huge seven returns in his last 10 matches.

Another great option is Solly March (£5.2m) who ranks eighth amongst all players in the league in the last six Gameweeks for non-penalty expected goal involvement (3.35) as well as edging his offensive teammates in the same data point.