The Premier League has started with a bang, and after a couple of weeks, it looks as if we are in for another highly competitive season. Star signings such as Lukaku and Salah firing immediately and newcomers Huddersfield sitting alongside Manchester United at the top of the table are portents of a great season ahead.
The on-field action has a corresponding online reflection in the trials and tribulations of millions of players in the Fantasy Premier League. Several expensive signings have fired blanks and returned far fewer points than what would be expected. Case in point, Harry Kane. On the other hand, several budget buys have got their owners more points than they would have dreamt. An example would perhaps be Jay Rodriguez. Either way, the FPL action is as much entertaining and hectic as the on-field action.
Through the millions of choices FPL players make online, a clearer pattern emerges regarding the players that are most in demand. As the initial few weeks have gone by, these patterns are becoming more evident. We have a forward who is owned by more than half the FPL players and a couple of forwards and midfielders, who are owned by almost one-third of the FPL players. In this post, we will take a look at the five most sought-after players as of now (just before the third game week begins).
4Dele Alli
Alli, costing £9.5 is the most in-demand midfielder in FPL, currently being owned by 35.2% of the owners. Alli deserves the kind of attention he has got from the FPL players because he is a busy player and most his actions are in the opposing third. He gets a touch every 1.5 minutes and receives a pass every 2.1 minutes. He is as likely to create a chance for a team mate, as he is likely to shoot, especially from inside the box. Alli is Spurs’ most dangerous player. Kane might score more goals, but Alli will have created many of those. Hence the interest from more than a third of the FPL players.
