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Look beyond the obvious names.

Our differential label means editorially under-the-radar or lower-cost—it does not claim a live ownership percentage. Add candidates to a private browser watchlist and review them through pre-season.

1
Declan RiceArsenal · MID · 7.0 credits · opening difficulty 3.5
Set pieces and defensive contributions broaden his routes to points.
2
Igor ThiagoBrentford · FWD · 8.0 credits · opening difficulty 3.5
Twenty-two league goals last season, including eight penalties.
3
Jordan PickfordEverton · GK · 5.0 credits · opening difficulty 2.8
Save potential plus two promoted opponents in the first six.
4
Pedro PorroTottenham Hotspur · DEF · 5.5 credits · opening difficulty 3.5
Attacking defender; early schedule is mixed.
5
Jarrad BranthwaiteEverton · DEF · 5.0 credits · opening difficulty 2.8
Everton's opening six include Ipswich and Hull.
6
Matz SelsNottingham Forest · GK · 5.0 credits · opening difficulty 3.0
Useful early home fixtures; monitor defensive changes.
7
Eberechi EzeCrystal Palace · MID · 8.5 credits · opening difficulty 3.0
Creative focal point with set-piece involvement.
8
MurilloNottingham Forest · DEF · 5.0 credits · opening difficulty 3.0
Home fixtures against Leeds, Spurs and Coventry in the first five.
9
João PedroChelsea · FWD · 8.0 credits · opening difficulty 3.5
Potential value if pre-season confirms a central starting role.
10
Joachim AndersenFulham · DEF · 5.0 credits · opening difficulty 3.3
A steady minutes pick rather than an explosive one.
11
Morgan RogersAston Villa · MID · 7.5 credits · opening difficulty 3.0
Direct attacking role with a balanced opening run.
12
Jean-Philippe MatetaCrystal Palace · FWD · 8.0 credits · opening difficulty 3.0
A focal-point forward suited to managers avoiding the premium tier.
13
Oli McBurnieHull City · FWD · 6.5 credits · opening difficulty 3.5
Scored 18 times in Hull's promotion campaign; a promoted-team watch.
14
Bernd LenoFulham · GK · 4.5 credits · opening difficulty 3.3
Budget goalkeeper with save-volume appeal.
15
Dan BurnNewcastle United · DEF · 4.5 credits · opening difficulty 2.8
Budget route into an improving run; role requires checking.
16
Dominic SolankeTottenham Hotspur · FWD · 8.0 credits · opening difficulty 3.5
Central-forward upside, with new-system minutes to assess.
17
Kaoru MitomaBrighton & Hove Albion · MID · 7.0 credits · opening difficulty 3.7
Explosive option; fixtures alternate between appealing and difficult.
18
Iliman NdiayeEverton · MID · 6.5 credits · opening difficulty 2.8
A lower-cost route into Everton's kind opening fixtures.
19
EvanilsonAFC Bournemouth · FWD · 7.0 credits · opening difficulty 3.5
Capable option, although the opening six are demanding.