There are lots of ways of measuring Premier League greatness, but fantasy football is as good as any other method.
Fantasy Premier League has been around for 20 years and has grown into something of a phenomenon, with millions playing it worldwide. But which have been the absolute greatest FPL players since the Premier League launched the game back in 2002?
We’ve taken a look through the data and put the all-time best-performing players into an XI in a 3-4-3 formation. Admittedly, you wouldn’t be able to afford all of this lot in the same team at the same time, but it’s nice to daydream about how incredible it’d be.
GK: Brad Friedel – 2002-03
A surprising choice and the only player in this XI not from a ‘big six’ club.
Goalkeepers like Alisson, Ederson and Petr Cech have gone on to register more clean sheets in a Premier League season than the American, who registered 15 in 37 appearances from the very first official FPL season of 2002-03.
The bonus points system worked differently back then, and no keeper has surpassed his tally of 187 points. Last season, Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson won the Golden Glove award (shared with Ederson) and was the highest-scoring FPL keeper after keeping 20 clean sheets, but he was 11 points off matching Friedel’s record.
Friedel is also one of only six goalkeepers to score a Premier League goal, doing so against Charlton during the 2003-04 season. That should surely be worth more than just six FPL points.
#OnThisDay in 2004, Blackburn’s Brad Friedel scored a late equaliser against Charlton, but only to then concede minutes later! 🥴 pic.twitter.com/ENeHM7mKGo
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) February 21, 2022
DF: Trent Alexander-Arnold – 2019-20
It’s no surprise to see assist king Alexander-Arnold in here.
The right-back’s best year to date was unsurprisingly in Liverpool’s superb title-winning 2019-20 campaign, when he smashed the Premier League record for assists by a defender with 15. He also scored four goals and kept 14 clean sheets.
Scoring 210 FPL points is a hell of a feat.
DF: Andrew Robertson – 2018-19
Alexander-Arnold doesn’t actually hold the record for most FPL points for a defender, though. That accolade belongs to fellow Liverpool full-back Robertson, with whom he shares a healthy rivalry.
The Scotland international was immense in the season Manchester City pipped 97-point Liverpool to the Premier League title. He scored 213 FPL points, which came from 36…
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