Fantasy Premier League Tips: 25 Players You Need This Season

Across the country and the world, Fantasy Premier League sides are being built and, with the new season just days away, we take a look at the best players to include in your team.

And before Brentford take on Arsenal in the first game of the season on Friday, FPL managers will be in the process of nipping and tucking their 15-man squads for the opening gameweek.

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So, whether you're a seasoned veteran of FPL or a beginner just starting to get to grips with the game, SPORTbible's guide offers everything you need to new ahead of the new campaign.

Harry Kane won his third Premier League Golden Boot in 2020-21 and impressively paired it with the Playmaker of the Season award after providing more assists than any other player.

Since the start of the 2019-20 season, only Kane (with 35) and Mohamed Salah (32) have scored more non-penalty goals in the Premier League than Danny Ings (31).

Ivan Tony is currently the second-most popular forward in FPL, only behind Ollie Watkins whose ownership is likely to plummet following Villa's acquisition of Ings.

Callum Wilson delivered the goods last season for the Magpies, scoring 12 times and registering six assists in 25 appearances.

Injuries restricted Michail Antonio to 25 Premier League outings in 2020-21, but he made the most of his time on the pitch, scoring ten goals and providing five assists.

The 2020-21 season was the most fruitful of Dominic Calvert-Lewin's career as he struck 16 times for Everton in the Premier League, earning a place in England's Euro 2020 squad in the process.

Edinson Cavani finished his first season in England with a flourish, scoring ten goals in his final 11 games including to earn a one-year contract extension at Old Trafford.

Liverpool's star boy in Trent Alexander-Arnold is also an established fixture in their starting line-up and is - at age 22 - entering his fifth season as a member of the first team.

Ollie Watkins is the most selected forward in FPL this summer partly because of his bargain price and partly because of Aston Villa's opening - and winnable - fixtures.

Emi Buendia scored 15 goals and assisted 15 assists times during Norwich's promotion campaign, earning him a move to greener pastures at Villa.

Joao Cancelo moved from 13 starts to 27 starts last season and scored twice, as well as assisting three times.

Phil Foden registered 14 league goal involvements in just 17 starts last season - a hugely impressive return for a player classified as a midfielder.

Luke Shaw registered five assists last term, before providing four goals involvements in just six games for England at Euro 2020 - and even scored in the final defeat to Italy.

Having started just four of the Gunners first 19 league games of the season last term, Nicolas Pepe started 12 of the following 19 and provided 11 goal involvements in that time - registering eight goals and three assists.

Raphinha made a major impression on Leeds United last season after signing from Rennes, becoming one of the signings of the season after an initial period of adaptation at Elland Road.

Managers will rightly be tempted by Ben White, mostly because his FPL price is less than 10 per cent of his real-life fee.

Navigating Chelsea's FPL assets could depend a lot on whether they land Romelu Lukaku before the season starts and, if they don't, part-time forward Kai Havertz could take on goalscoring duties.

Given City's abundance of rotatable attackers, John Stones seems to offer the best balance of value and guaranteed minutes.

Wilfried Zaha gets the same price tag he's had since 2017-18 and, with Patrick Vieira looking to play some more expansive football to Selhurst Park, he looks as good a pick as ever.

Villa's ballsy transfer policy has provided several new attacking options, with Leon Bailey perhaps the most generously priced.

Bruno Fernandes topped FPL scoring charts last term with 244 points and his ability to score from anywhere and pick a pass no one else can see means he is likely to be a big hitter again.

James Ward-Prowse was one of the top point scorers in the fantasy league last term and should continue to add to his growing reputation this season

Stuart Dallas enjoyed the best season of his career to date last year and won the Whites player of the season award.

Harvey Barnes enjoyed an outstanding season last term that saw him tipped to make England's Euro 2020 squad.