Fantasy Premier League Rankings: Top Midfielders for 2020/21

Fantasy Premier League Rankings: Top Midfielders for 2020/21

This article is part of our Fantasy Premier League Rankings series.

Our top forwards for the 2020/21 season were released yesterday and we're going to keep going with the midfielders. Using the same methodology described in the forwards rankings, an FPL index score was created for each midfielder using their projected minutes, goals, assists, shots on target and chances created while adding in an extra boost for clean sheets because midfielders earn one fantasy point per clean sheet in the Premier League's official game.

This season's group of midfielders is absolutely loaded because of a number of players who were classified as forwards being moved to the midfield because Opta more times than not considered them attacking midfielders. As a result, Kevin De Bruyne, Bruno Fernandes and Jack Grealish will have to compete with players like Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Marcus Rashford for the top spot at the position.

As I mentioned in the forwards rankings, these will change as projections change, and those are updated whenever there is a transfer, injury or change in playing time situation. The rankings will not change as frequently as the projections, but be sure that we will have multiple updates leading up to the start of the season.

And, as always, if you have any questions, suggestions or feedback, please feel free to leave a comment below, hit me up in our subscriber Discord chat or on Twitter.

Note: all columns are sortable

RankPlayerTeamPriceMINGASOTCCGCCSIndex
1Bruno FernandesMUN£10.52,90014.9413.3545.9988.8332.6612.30206.12
2Mohamed SalahLIV£12.02,80017.459.6657.8260.1828.8712.82201.76
3Kevin De BruyneMCI£11.52,80010.9716.4429.53125.8729.5712.60201.32
4Raheem SterlingMCI£11.52,50020.794.4544.7352.7826.4011.25188.06
5Son Heung-MinTOT£9.02,80014.818.4841.8041.7037.8410.04163.68
6Sadio ManeLIV£12.02,70015.365.2738.2859.5727.8412.36162.77
7Pierre-Emerick AubameyangARS£12.03,00019.392.9137.4032.3543.749.78162.70
8Marcus RashfordMUN£9.52,80015.496.1843.0537.7631.5311.88159.21
9Riyad MahrezMCI£8.52,20010.6510.7438.3867.1523.239.90157.40
10Christian PulisicCHE£8.52,40012.625.2031.4849.6936.877.62137.44
11Jack GrealishAVL£7.03,2009.795.9520.3582.4661.237.37136.83
12Jarrod BowenWHU£6.52,8009.677.8028.6246.1755.186.14128.16
13Hakim ZiyechCHE£8.02,5006.5910.8516.0067.9938.417.93122.20
14Phil FodenMCI£6.51,8009.194.8530.8144.4219.018.10113.72
15James MaddisonLEI£7.02,8005.857.2716.3368.6836.8810.29109.64
16WillianARS£8.02,6004.686.4228.3466.1037.918.48108.09
17Mason GreenwoodMUN£7.52,00011.372.5027.4826.7622.528.48107.05
18Nicolas PepeARS£8.02,3007.076.6220.9747.5933.547.50104.61
19Matheus PereiraWBA£6.02,9004.936.4219.7858.6156.786.43100.33
20Pablo HernandezLEE£6.03,0006.675.7814.9448.9249.908.3499.11
21Mason MountCHE£7.02,8005.134.5423.7159.8643.028.8998.93
22Allan Saint-MaximinNEW£5.52,7006.754.2823.1541.9845.307.5796.44
23Bernardo SilvaMCI£7.52,0005.985.8318.5849.1621.129.0094.64
24Adama TraoreWLV£6.52,7005.317.0612.8743.2634.9610.0390.60
25Dele AlliTOT£8.02,3007.344.2320.6030.1031.088.2589.80
26Diogo JotaWLV£6.52,0008.831.2322.2525.1425.897.4385.77
27Stuart ArmstrongSOU£5.52,5005.474.0225.8526.5342.286.8882.73
28Harvey BarnesLEI£7.02,1005.593.5323.1832.2627.667.7281.14
29Matt RitchieNEW£5.02,8004.531.9414.4456.1446.987.8579.29
30Nathan RedmondSOU£6.52,9003.514.1720.8540.0449.047.9878.05
31James Ward-ProwseSOU£6.03,0003.302.3420.1851.0150.738.2576.91
32Paul PogbaMUN£8.02,2003.404.5611.4452.0724.789.3374.84
33Youri TielemansLEI£6.52,9003.293.7812.2648.9338.2010.6673.86
34Miguel AlmironNEW£6.03,0005.312.4215.3530.5750.338.4273.36
35Joao MoutinhoWLV£5.53,1001.215.436.1662.5740.1311.5271.50
36Leandro TrossardBHA£6.02,2005.082.6512.1538.3335.446.3371.05
37Naby KeitaLIV£5.51,8004.494.8416.0828.2118.568.2471.05
38Dwight McNeilBUR£6.03,1001.895.2211.9946.6950.798.7770.62
39Anwar El GhaziAVL£6.02,1004.483.7216.7830.2740.184.8470.24
40John FleckSHU£6.02,6005.052.2110.7035.6330.8510.7068.92
41Ayoze PerezLEI£6.51,8005.293.4716.3622.3423.716.6268.13
42Wilfried ZahaCRY£7.02,9003.963.1312.5132.9247.048.3267.37
43Lucas MouraTOT£7.02,2004.393.6512.9229.8329.737.8966.99
44RodrigoMCI£5.52,5003.183.0312.6441.5526.4011.2566.07
45Conor HourihaneAVL£6.02,0003.084.879.4240.6738.274.6065.95
46Pascal GrossBHA£6.02,1002.343.389.5955.2833.836.0465.68
47Matthew PhillipsWBA£5.52,4004.362.4712.2631.2546.995.3264.23
48Gylfi SigurdssonEVE£7.02,5001.863.2212.3650.6743.426.6264.22
49Kamil GrosickiWBA£5.52,3003.493.0414.8833.3445.035.1064.18
50Alex Oxlade-ChamberlainLIV£6.51,8004.772.3415.5422.6418.568.2461.76
51Tomas SoucekWHU£5.02,5005.510.4216.5819.7949.275.4861.75
52John McGinnAVL£5.52,3003.492.6013.7432.6844.015.3061.69
53Ashley WestwoodBUR£5.53,0001.834.913.5443.4349.168.4961.00
54Jack HarrisonLEE£5.53,0002.733.139.0434.7549.908.3459.95
55TrezeguetAVL£5.51,8005.251.4813.3321.1634.444.1458.97
56Neeskens KebanoFUL£5.01,7005.451.6411.8719.7933.423.7258.25
57Adam LallanaBHA£6.52,0004.344.085.5822.3932.225.7557.91
58Jonjo ShelveyNEW£5.52,4002.191.8112.3840.9240.276.7356.38
59Tom CairneyFUL£5.52,9004.091.317.3327.6757.016.3455.99
60Ivan CavaleiroFUL£5.52,3003.173.487.6328.0145.215.0355.80
61Steven BergwijnTOT£7.51,6004.101.7810.9729.4221.625.7455.77
62Anthony KnockaertFUL£5.52,6002.292.8712.5830.2651.115.6855.65
63Jordan HendersonLIV£5.52,5003.163.418.8223.0125.7811.4454.98
64Mateusz KlichLEE£5.53,0002.801.988.6430.9349.908.3454.64
65Mark NobleWHU£5.02,4002.792.095.3135.7747.305.2652.28
66Ruben NevesWLV£5.52,9002.262.1910.0328.8237.5410.7752.22
67Bukayo SakaARS£5.51,7001.815.996.7625.3024.795.5452.12
68Helder CostaLEE£5.52,9002.772.398.7823.6048.238.0651.74
69Johann Berg GudmundssonBUR£5.52,0002.592.865.7732.9832.775.6650.94
70John LundstramSHU£5.52,0003.972.378.4017.6823.738.2350.80
71Aaron MooyBHA£5.02,2002.092.107.4935.9635.446.3349.77
72Oliver NorwoodSHU£5.02,8001.581.346.3838.9933.2211.5248.24
73Giovani Lo CelsoTOT£7.02,4001.112.027.7039.7132.448.6147.56
74Luka MilivojevicCRY£6.02,4002.761.257.2127.2438.936.8946.84
75Pablo FornalsWHU£6.52,1001.394.0710.4820.1841.394.6046.06
76Douglas LuizAVL£5.02,8001.822.1810.0321.2153.586.4545.64
77Takumi MinaminoLIV£6.59002.863.309.9216.539.284.1244.07
78FabinhoLIV£5.52,4002.251.867.3522.3724.7510.9843.94
79Grady DianganaWHU£5.51,0003.092.548.4319.8819.712.1943.70
80Georginio WijnaldumLIV£5.52,0003.310.7311.2814.9220.629.1543.41
81BernardEVE£6.01,3003.581.675.1520.9322.583.4442.89
82Robert SnodgrassWHU£6.01,1002.842.716.5321.5221.682.4142.77
83Ferran TorresMCI£7.01,0002.792.878.6917.0210.564.5042.16
84James McArthurCRY£5.52,8000.512.745.3530.5445.428.0441.98
85Mateo KovacicCHE£5.51,9001.511.845.6630.9529.196.0340.99
86Declan RiceWHU£5.03,0001.242.017.3019.7459.126.5840.27
87Tyler RobertsLEE£5.01,5003.401.0510.4211.1824.954.1740.06
88Daniel PodenceWLV£5.51,1002.711.1911.6018.6014.244.0940.04
89Kalvin PhillipsLEE£5.03,0001.071.163.2730.7449.908.3439.40
90FredMUN£5.51,7001.102.227.3928.1719.147.2139.25
91N'Golo KanteCHE£5.02,2001.040.486.4236.6633.806.9839.24
92Jake LivermoreWBA£5.02,9001.352.206.2717.3956.786.4339.03
93Theo WalcottEVE£6.01,4001.872.787.5318.8724.323.7138.84
94Callum Hudson-OdoiCHE£6.01,0001.422.805.0528.8515.363.1738.16
95Wilfred NdidiLEI£5.02,9002.171.313.5716.3138.2010.6638.03
96Ross BarkleyCHE£6.01,2001.012.669.2725.0018.443.8137.77
97Davy PropperBHA£5.02,7001.081.556.3522.8843.507.7737.76
98Demarai GrayLEI£5.51,0002.062.207.6621.1013.173.6837.69
99Jeffrey SchluppCRY£5.51,2003.281.358.759.8019.463.4437.17
100Isaac HaydenNEW£5.02,5001.751.814.1818.3141.947.0137.14
101Granit XhakaARS£5.52,8000.811.644.7225.2840.839.1337.11
102Ilkay GundoganMCI£5.51,2002.031.557.1223.1012.675.4037.10
103Pedro NetoWLV£5.51,0002.472.726.1414.5912.953.7136.91
104Leander DendonckerWLV£5.02,3002.970.515.6012.4929.788.5436.74
105Alex IwobiEVE£6.01,8001.330.668.2926.6231.264.7735.90
106Sander BergeSHU£5.02,2001.871.656.2613.5126.119.0535.29
107Josh BrownhillBUR£5.01,7002.121.165.5818.4927.854.8134.85
108Juan MataMUN£6.09001.412.893.9523.7610.143.8234.69
109JorginhoCHE£5.02,0001.441.304.5122.4130.736.3534.31
110Erik LamelaTOT£6.01,0002.041.828.9814.4613.513.5934.11
111Andriy YarmolenkoWHU£6.08002.930.818.2414.1115.771.7533.85
112Pierre-Emile HojbjergTOT£5.02,5000.230.938.2925.6433.798.9633.72
113Marc AlbrightonLEI£5.51,4000.742.324.2026.4218.445.1533.18
114Daniel JamesMUN£6.51,0001.762.357.7813.5311.264.2433.00
115Tanguy NdombeleTOT£6.01,3001.402.645.2416.7717.574.6632.97
116Cheikhou KouyateCRY£5.02,6001.301.344.3614.5542.177.4632.16
117Moussa DjenepoSOU£5.51,0001.711.908.0811.6516.912.7530.55
118Dennis PraetLEI£5.51,4001.402.493.9912.8018.445.1530.03
119Oriol RomeuSOU£4.52,5000.420.392.6427.4742.286.8829.65
120Andreas PereiraMUN£5.08001.161.657.4218.539.013.3929.29
121Solomon MarchBHA£5.01,7000.571.229.0716.9127.394.8929.11
122Jonathan LekoWBA£4.51,2002.441.315.396.9023.502.6628.82
123Aboubakar KamaraFUL£5.08002.241.755.0310.0915.731.7528.80
124Scott McTominayMUN£5.01,3001.820.715.8414.4114.645.5128.61
125Jack CorkBUR£5.02,8000.440.645.9116.2245.887.9228.58
126Andre GomesEVE£5.52,8000.311.521.0219.4548.637.4128.50
127James MilnerLIV£5.51,0001.482.214.8412.4610.314.5828.47
128Andros TownsendCRY£6.01,5001.211.295.3315.0024.334.3027.93
129Moussa SissokoTOT£5.02,1001.131.242.7514.3428.387.5327.68
130Felipe AndersonWHU£6.51,1000.562.385.6817.0021.682.4127.48
131Romaine Theodore SawyersWBA£5.02,6000.461.152.0316.3950.915.7626.50
132Dale StephensBHA£4.52,4000.370.922.6216.7738.666.9025.22
133Nemanja MaticMUN£5.01,7000.201.642.4619.0519.147.2124.76
134Yves BissoumaBHA£4.51,8001.270.257.277.1729.005.1823.90
135Reiss NelsonARS£5.57001.241.095.5314.1110.212.2823.88
136Sofiane BoufalSOU£5.58000.271.757.0915.5113.532.2023.25
137Tom DaviesEVE£5.52,1001.040.333.899.9836.475.5623.09
138Xherdan ShaqiriLIV£6.55002.550.523.047.965.162.2923.07
139Ruben Loftus-CheekCHE£6.01,1000.323.731.028.5116.903.4922.68
140Joe WillockARS£5.08001.440.774.3712.0411.662.6122.43
141James McCarthyCRY£4.51,8000.330.363.2818.5629.205.1722.23
142Alexis Mac AllisterBHA£5.51,2000.690.344.3115.8419.333.4520.88
143Robbie BradyBUR£5.06001.042.121.329.529.831.7020.07
144Manuel LanziniWHU£6.58000.171.153.4917.5815.771.7519.24
145Christian AtsuNEW£5.58000.292.261.6112.3813.422.2419.21
146Jesse LingardMUN£6.05001.100.673.8611.265.632.1218.50
147Joshua OnomahFUL£5.01,0001.030.932.736.9119.662.1917.81
148Anthony GordonEVE£4.51,0000.131.781.7412.0817.372.6517.74
149Alireza JahanbakhshBHA£5.54001.950.102.205.526.441.1516.39
150Hamza ChoudhuryLEI£5.08000.950.992.055.3910.542.9415.62
151JotaAVL£6.06000.481.492.417.5911.481.3815.18
152Kyle EdwardsWBA£5.07000.970.154.285.4213.711.5514.34
153Mesut OzilARS£7.05000.340.681.2413.047.291.6313.57
154William SmallboneSOU£4.56000.102.260.635.4110.151.6513.21
155Jamie ShackletonLEE£5.06001.430.041.243.109.981.6712.50
156Oliver BurkeWBA£4.58000.460.613.373.8115.661.7712.09
157Marvelous NakambaAVL£4.51,1000.220.291.298.3521.052.5311.90
158Ben OsbornSHU£5.08000.370.121.988.049.493.2911.42
159Harry WinksTOT£5.51,1000.080.161.239.3414.873.9411.38
160Stefan JohansenFUL£5.08000.070.891.056.0615.731.7510.37
161Adam ForshawLEE£5.08000.080.681.925.2813.312.2210.10
162Steven AlzateBHA£4.57000.070.151.487.0811.282.018.63
163Fabian DelphEVE£5.09000.120.140.355.8515.632.388.20
164Sam FieldWBA£5.08000.110.470.433.8115.661.777.72
165Ian Carlo Poveda-OcampoLEE£4.53000.071.160.113.474.990.837.15
166Max MeyerCRY£5.06000.100.141.814.219.731.727.14
167Billy GilmourCHE£4.53000.090.070.286.354.610.955.58
168Jairo RiedewaldCRY£4.55000.100.100.202.428.111.434.50
169Kevin McDonaldFUL£5.05000.040.030.890.929.831.093.70
170Morgan Gibbs-WhiteWLV£5.02000.040.040.832.452.590.743.33
171Rekeem HarperWBA£4.54000.010.130.061.527.830.893.11
172Jack WilshereWHU£5.02000.050.030.140.553.940.441.75

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