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Jonathan White

Fantasy Premier League welcomes the three newly promoted English Premier League teams to the game this season: Leeds United, West Bromwich Albion and Fulham.
As ever, the top flight new boys will be busy in the transfer market trying to strengthen to stay up, which gives any budding Bielsas something of a headache.
The new additions represent a risk, especially if they have no Premier League pedigree to speak of, while those who remain at the club after getting them up have to adapt almost as much.
As we have seen over the years, there is – contrary to what Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson thought of its real-life equivalent – “value in the market” when it comes to the newly promoted sides.
Is this finally your year? A virgin’s guide to Fantasy Premier League
Newly promoted clubs offer great value early on in the season before their star performers see their prices go up. So who might offer that value this Fantasy Premier League season and who will be this season’s breakout star from the English Premier League new boys?
Read on for our tips for players to consider to free up spends for the game’s established stars while adding a few points at the same time.

Fantastic reaction from the #LUFC fans and team mates of Illan Meslier following his clean sheet on league debut.

Hull City 0-4 Leeds United. pic.twitter.com/nyGQoeDvml
— Jonathan Buchan (@jonathanbuchan) February 29, 2020

Ilian Meslier – Leeds United (£4.5m) – goalkeeper
The 20-year-old goalkeeper came in for first-choice Kiko Casilla after the Spanish stopper was found guilty of racially abusing Charlton Athletic’s Jonathan Leko. He kept his place – but for one game against Derby County – keeping seven clean sheets in 10 games on loan from French side L’Orient. Now Bielsa has made the France under-21 keeper’s signing permanent and he is widely tipped to be the first choice for the club’s first season in the top flight in 16 years.


Luke Ayling – Leeds United (£4.5m) – defender
As part of the stingiest defence in the Championship last season, Ayling was a key performer at right back. More than that – and there is reason enough to select any Leeds defender for clean sheet potential alone – the 29-year-old had his best season at the club since signing in 2016, scoring four goals and laying on five more for the champions. If the new boys can play anything like they did under Bielsa last season then there are plenty of points to be won.


Stuart Dallas – Leeds United (£4.5m) – defender
Teammate Stuart Dallas offers a similar threat to Ayling from left back. The Northern Ireland international has also been at Leeds for years but had a starring role as they won the Championship last season. Dallas scored five goals and laid on three for teammates in 45 games.

First Day Made up to finally get going and meet the lads! pic.twitter.com/QlpRqjIV2P
— Antonee Robinson (@Antonee_Jedi) August 24, 2020

Antonee Robinson – Fulham (£4.5m) – defender
A new arrival at Fulham and one who had a roller coaster of a season, being minutes away from joining AC Milan in January and then being relegated with Wigan Athletic after the club were deducted 12 points for going into administration. The England-born US national team left back was previously at Everton, where he came through the ranks, but never made the first team. Now he has a chance to show them and the Milan side what they missed out on.


Joe Bryan – Fulham (£5.0m) – defender
The star of the play-off final against Brentford at Wembley, where his brace secured promotion, the left-back was involved in 10 goals over the course of the Championship season and had more shots than the club’s other defenders combined. As well as free kicks, he scored one at Wembley, he also takes corners offering more chances for notching assists.




















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4 weeks ago today and it still hasn’t sunk in #GIG #WBA
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Semi Ajayi – West Brom (£5.0m) – defender
A Nigerian international, the London-born central defender channelled his boss Slaven Bilic at both ends of the field – they were the third tightest backline and Ajayi netted five goals. That was an impressive debut campaign for a player who had been on the bench for Premier League games with Arsenal before dropping down the leagues and working his way back up. He is expected to start often for the Baggies, who have as easy a start to the season as a newly promoted team could hope for.

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A HUGE goal in the tie as @Neeskens_Kebano turns into prime Beckham at the most important time in Cardiff! #FFC pic.twitter.com/0TWrNv7b5Y
— Fulham Football Club (@FulhamFC) August 18, 2020

Neeskens Kebano – Fulham ( £5.0m) – midfielder
He shares his name with one of the greatest players in the Netherlands, whom his father named him after, and he has made his own impact in Southwest London. The former France youth international opted to play for DR Congo internationally. Going into his fifth season at Fulham, he grabbed five goals in the last five games of the season to guide Scott Parker’s side to the play-offs – having not scored before that all season. He was at the club the last time they were promoted but hopefully the 28-year-old former PSG player can have a bigger impact this time out.

Welcome back, @WBA! pic.twitter.com/VoYnwvJBzZ
— Premier League (@premierleague) July 22, 2020

Matheus Pereira – West Bromwich Albion (£6.0m) – midfielder
The Brazilian was a revelation on loan at The Hawthorns last season and finished as the top assist-provider in the Championship with 20. The 24-year-old has since signed for the Baggies permanently from Portuguese side Sporting Lisbon. Pereira also scored eight goals for Slaven Bilic’s side in his debut season in England.


Patrick Bamford – Leeds United (£5.5m) – forward
Could this finally be Bamford’s time to shine in the top flight? The forward was top scorer for Leeds as they romped to the Championship, 10 points ahead of West Brom, in a season where he notched 16 goals and set up two more. The question mark is where Bielsa sees the club’s record signing Rodrigo, newly arrived from Valencia, fitting in.

30-yard stunner
Mitrovic brace
6 goals@FulhamFC secured the first win of their top-flight return #OnThisDay in 2️⃣0️⃣1️⃣8️⃣ pic.twitter.com/Ur1AR74sU8
— Premier League (@premierleague) August 26, 2020

Aleksandar Mitrovic – Fulham, Striker (£6.0m) – forward
The burly Serbian striker has caused problems in the Premier League before – 21 goals in 77 appearances between Newcastle United and Fulham – and was in even better form in the Championship last season, where he was top scorer with 26 goals. Mitrovic knows the league and at 25 is coming toward his prime. Plus, he will definitely be tasked with scoring most of Fulham’s goals. He may pick up a few yellows along the way, though.


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Newly promoted clubs offer great value early on in the season before their star performers see their prices go up
Who will be this season’s breakout star from the English Premier League new boys?



Newly promoted clubs offer great value early on in the season before their star performers see their prices go up.


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Fantasy League guide: Leeds United, Fulham and West Brom present bargains for your FPL side

Newly promoted clubs offer great value early on in the season before their star performers see their prices go up Who will be this season’s breakout star from the English Premier League new boys?

Newly promoted clubs offer great value early on in the season before their star performers see their prices go up

Who will be this season’s breakout star from the English Premier League new boys?