Best £4.5m FPL Midfielders - GW9 2026/27
Every midfielder priced £4.7m or less who has played this season, compared on points, projected points, value, minutes and fixtures.
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The picks at £4.5m
- Most points so far: Yalcouyé (BHA, £4.5m) with 24 points.
- Highest projected for GW9: Slater at 2.7 projected points.
- Best value: Yalcouyé at 5.3 points per £1m.
- Easiest next five fixtures (among regular starters): Slater, average difficulty 3.2 out of 5.
- Most minutes: Slater has played 100% of the minutes available.
Each line names the leader on one measure. There is no blended score: which measure matters most depends on whether you want a starter or a bench option.
£4.5m midfielders ranked by points
| # | Player | Team | Price | Pts | xPts GW9 | Pts/£m | Mins% | Own% | Next 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yalcouyé | BHA | £4.5m | 24 | 1.9 | 5.3 | 45% | 2.9% | MCI (A)BRE (H)HUL (A)NEW (H)BOU (A) |
| 2 | Slater | HUL | £4.5m | 22 | 2.7 | 4.9 | 100% | 4.4% | IPS (H)ARS (A)BHA (H)CRY (A)NFO (H) |
| 3 | Yarmoliuk | BRE | £4.7m | 15 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 46% | 0.4% | NFO (H)BHA (A)EVE (H)MUN (A)ARS (H) |
| 4 | Andrey Santos | MUN | £4.7m | 10 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 45% | 0.5% | CHE (A)AVL (H)LIV (A)BRE (H)NEW (A) |
| 5 | George Hemmings | AVL | £4.4m | 9 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 41% | 0.7% | FUL (H)MUN (A)SUN (H)IPS (A)EVE (H) |
| 6 | Crooks | HUL | £4.4m | 6 | - | 1.4 | 53% | 0.6% | IPS (H)ARS (A)BHA (H)CRY (A)NFO (H) |
| 7 | I.Sangaré | NFO | £4.7m | 6 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 20% | 0.3% | BRE (A)MCI (H)BOU (A)CHE (H)HUL (A) |
| 8 | Hughes | CRY | £4.3m | 4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 6% | 5.7% | TOT (A)LIV (H)COV (A)HUL (H)CHE (A) |
| 9 | McAteer | IPS | £4.4m | 3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 6% | 0.8% | HUL (A)BOU (H)TOT (A)AVL (H)COV (A) |
| 10 | McAidoo | MCI | £4.4m | 2 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 4% | 0.1% | BHA (H)NFO (A)FUL (H)ARS (A)LEE (H) |
| 11 | Yates | NFO | £4.4m | 1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 6% | 1.0% | BRE (A)MCI (H)BOU (A)CHE (H)HUL (A) |
| 12 | Williams-Barnett | TOT | £4.4m | 1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0% | 0.1% | CRY (H)LEE (A)IPS (H)SUN (A)FUL (H) |
| 13 | Ahoka | SUN | £4.4m | 1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3% | 0.2% | COV (A)CHE (H)AVL (A)TOT (H)LIV (A) |
| 14 | Nicoll-Jazuli | CHE | £4.5m | 1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0% | 0.0% | MUN (H)SUN (A)LEE (H)NFO (A)CRY (H) |
xPts is projected points for Gameweek 9. Mins% is the share of available minutes played. A dash means no projection, usually because the player is not expected to feature.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the best £4.5m midfielder in FPL?
Yalcouyé (BHA) has the most points of any midfielder priced £4.7m or less, with 24. For Gameweek 9, Slater has the highest projected points at 2.7. Yalcouyé is the best value at 5.3 points per £1m.
How many £4.5m midfielders are there in FPL?
14 midfielders priced £4.7m or less have played this season. This page ranks all of them. FPL prices move in £0.1m steps, so the £4.5m band covers every midfielder priced £4.7m or less.
What should I look for in a £4.5m midfielder?
A starting place above all: most midfielders at this price are bench fillers, so check the share of minutes first. Then defensive contribution points, which reward a holding midfielder who starts every week, and projected points for the coming gameweek.
Where do the projected points come from?
Projected points come from the same engine the FPL Dave app uses, which blends the player's underlying stats with market odds. They are estimates, not guarantees.