Our Fantasy Premier League (FPL) 2025/26 team preview guides continue with Marco Silva’s Fulham.
Here, their best FPL picks for the upcoming campaign are discussed. We’ll also attempt to predict the line-up for Gameweek 1, review pre-season, detail the best players for defensive contributions (DC) and more.
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defensive contributions
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REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL
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UNDERLYING DEFENSIVE STATS
Admittedly, it’s been a struggle to think of reasons to invest in a team that barely gets mentioned in FPL circles. Their attacking stats are almost always mid-table but, despite a clean sheet total (five) that only outdid the relegated trio, Fulham’s underlying defensive data wasn’t too bad.
They allowed the third-fewest big chances (74, fewer than Manchester City, Chelsea and Newcastle United) and were also in the top seven for restricting attempts (433), shots in the box (308) and expected goals conceded (xGC, 48.16).
In each of these three, they bettered Nottingham Forest’s resolute backline. So perhaps Fulham can be the next Forest, who themselves had good underlying numbers in 2023/24 and converted them into a series of shutouts in 2024/25 that almost brought Champions League football.
COMPETITIVE AGAINST THE TOP HALF
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Above: Fulham’s results grid against last season’s league table, from Statsbomb
Speaking of Nuno Espirito Santo’s side, Fulham were unbeaten in their six meetings with Liverpool, Forest, and Newcastle United. They even did the double over the latter two.
Alongside that was a victory at Chelsea on Boxing Day, plus a home draw versus Arsenal.
That resulted in them getting nine wins against the top half and just six against those in the bottom half!
REASONS TO BE FEARFUL
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STANDING STILL