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The Australian
4 days ago
- Sport
- The Australian
SuperCoach EPL guide: Best players to pick for 2025-26 season
You don't need to spend hours of pouring over stats sheets or studying pre-season form to play SuperCoach. The beauty of Australia's favourite fantasy game is, however you want to approach the season — you can. There will be people who have spent weeks looking at spreadsheets and collating numbers since SuperCoach EPL launched for the first time. And of course, there will be others who pick a team in haste as the kick-off for the first game of the season approaches. That match is on Saturday at 5am when champions Liverpool host Bournemouth. The beauty of SuperCoach EPL is you can structure your team however you want and change your formation every week. There will be some coaches who focus on forward firepower and others who spend big in defence and try to bank clean sheet points. If you're late to SuperCoach EPL — or don't know who to pick — this is where you should start. Dorde Petrovic saves a penalty during Bouremouth's pre-season. GOALKEEPER Pick Dorde Petrovic — £4,500,000 Pick 1 of these guys Ederson £7,750,000 Alisson £7,420,000 Robert Sanchez £6,920,000 David Raya £6,770,000 Robin Roefs £3,900,000 James Trafford £3,900,000 Petrovic will start the campaign as Bouremouth's No. 1 after making a big-money move from Chelsea. You can either start him as your on-field keeper or put him on the bench and pay up for a top custodian like Alisson or Ederson. This is the position where many coaches have chosen to save money and go with an option like Robin Roefs who is cheap and will start the campaign in goal for Sunderland. Aston Villa left-back Ian Maatsen. DEFENDERS Pick 2-3 of these cheapies Ian Maatsen £4,770,000 Gabriel Gudmundsson £4,500,000 Patrick Dorgu £4,400,000 Kyle Walker £4,200,000 Leny Yoro £3,900,000 Adrien Truffert £3,750,000 El Hadji Malick Diouf £3,750,000 Pick 2-3 of these guys Virgil van Dijk £9,040,000 Milos Kerkez £8,470,000 Aaron Wan-Bissaka £8,290,000 Rayan Ait-Nouri £8,150,000 Marc Cucurella £7,650,000 Jeremie Frimpong £6,500,000 Matty Cash £6,490,000 Defence will be what separates many coaches. There are plenty of SuperCoaches will be happy to go cheap, especially with Manchester United appearing to offer plenty of value. But if champions Liverpool start strongly and van Dijk, Kerkez and Frimpong are scoring well, those who go with a premium defensive strategy will have an edge. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall will slot straight into the Everton midfield. Jack Grealish will be out to reignite his career at the Toffees. MIDFIELDERS Pick at least one of Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Jack Grealish — both £3,900,000 Pick Cole Palmer — £12,720,000 Pick 2 or 3 of these guys Jarrod Bowen £11,730,000 Bruno Fernandes £11,490,000 Enzo Fernandez £9,320,000 Delcan Rice £9,280,000 Youri Tielemans £9,080,000 Mikkel Daamsgaard £8,470,000 Dominik Szoboszkai £8,320,000 Elliot Anderson £8,130,000 Martin Odegaard £7,910,000 Rayan Cherki £7,000,000 Tijjani Reijnders £6,500,000 Grant Xhaka £6,500,000 Anton Stach £4,500,000 James McAtee £4,150,000 Myles Lewis-Skelly £3,900,000 Dewsbury-Hall and Grealish have emerged as standout cheapie options as moving from Chelsea and Manchester City respectively to Everton. Chelsea was a dream fixture to start the season and it's little surprise the Blues' talisman Cole Palmer is one of the most popular players in SuperCoach. Whether you can pair him with another premium such as Bruno Fernandes will come down to how much you plan on spending in defence and attack. Bejamin Sesko. Viktor Gyokeres slams a header on target. FORWARDS Pick Erling Haaland — £11,570,000 Pick 2 of these guys Bukayo Saka — £10,470,000 Omar Marmoush — £8,640,000 Joao Pedro — £8,440,000 Ollie Watkins — £8,300,000 Florian Wirtz — £8,000,000 Morgan Rogers — £7,760,000 Viktor Gyokeres — £7,500,000 Cody Gakpo — £7,390,000 Hugo Ekitike — £6,500,000 Benjamin Sesko — £6,500,000 Thierno Barry — $4,500,000 Donyell Malan — £4,220,000 Haaland still netted 22 goals last season despite a campaign interrupted by injury and exacerbated by Manchester City's slump. The prolific Norwegian is the sixth most expensive player in SuperCoach but should really have a similar price tag to Mo Salah. Liverpool maestro Salah is the most expensive player by almost £3,000,000 but with trades at a premium, squeezing him in should pay off. Ollie Watkins has been on fire in pre-season and Donyell Malan has also impressed for Aston Villa. Big-money additions Viktor Gyokeres and Benjamin Sesko could prove serious bargains at less than £8,000,000.
News.com.au
4 days ago
- Sport
- News.com.au
SuperCoach EPL cheat sheet: Pick a Premier League fantasy team in five minutes
You don't need to spend hours of pouring over stats sheets or studying pre-season form to play SuperCoach. The beauty of Australia's favourite fantasy game is, however you want to approach the season — you can. There will be people who have spent weeks looking at spreadsheets and collating numbers since SuperCoach EPL launched for the first time. And of course, there will be others who pick a team in haste as the kick-off for the first game of the season approaches. That match is on Saturday at 5am when champions Liverpool host Bournemouth. The beauty of SuperCoach EPL is you can structure your team however you want and change your formation every week. There will be some coaches who focus on forward firepower and others who spend big in defence and try to bank clean sheet points. If you're late to SuperCoach EPL — or don't know who to pick — this is where you should start. GOALKEEPER Pick Dorde Petrovic — £4,500,000 Pick 1 of these guys Ederson £7,750,000 Alisson £7,420,000 Robert Sanchez £6,920,000 David Raya £6,770,000 Robin Roefs £3,900,000 James Trafford £3,900,000 Petrovic will start the campaign as Bouremouth's No. 1 after making a big-money move from Chelsea. You can either start him as your on-field keeper or put him on the bench and pay up for a top custodian like Alisson or Ederson. This is the position where many coaches have chosen to save money and go with an option like Robin Roefs who is cheap and will start the campaign in goal for Sunderland. DEFENDERS Pick 2-3 of these cheapies Ian Maatsen £4,770,000 Gabriel Gudmundsson £4,500,000 Patrick Dorgu £4,400,000 Kyle Walker £4,200,000 Leny Yoro £3,900,000 Adrien Truffert £3,750,000 El Hadji Malick Diouf £3,750,000 Pick 2-3 of these guys Virgil van Dijk £9,040,000 Milos Kerkez £8,470,000 Aaron Wan-Bissaka £8,290,000 Rayan Ait-Nouri £8,150,000 Marc Cucurella £7,650,000 Jeremie Frimpong £6,500,000 Matty Cash £6,490,000 Defence will be what separates many coaches. There are plenty of SuperCoaches will be happy to go cheap, especially with Manchester United appearing to offer plenty of value. But if champions Liverpool start strongly and van Dijk, Kerkez and Frimpong are scoring well, those who go with a premium defensive strategy will have an edge. MIDFIELDERS Pick at least one of Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Jack Grealish — both £3,900,000 Pick Cole Palmer — £12,720,000 Pick 2 or 3 of these guys Jarrod Bowen £11,730,000 Bruno Fernandes £11,490,000 Enzo Fernandez £9,320,000 Delcan Rice £9,280,000 Youri Tielemans £9,080,000 Mikkel Daamsgaard £8,470,000 Dominik Szoboszkai £8,320,000 Elliot Anderson £8,130,000 Martin Odegaard £7,910,000 Rayan Cherki £7,000,000 Tijjani Reijnders £6,500,000 Grant Xhaka £6,500,000 Anton Stach £4,500,000 James McAtee £4,150,000 Myles Lewis-Skelly £3,900,000 Dewsbury-Hall and Grealish have emerged as standout cheapie options as moving from Chelsea and Manchester City respectively to Everton. Chelsea was a dream fixture to start the season and it's little surprise the Blues' talisman Cole Palmer is one of the most popular players in SuperCoach. Whether you can pair him with another premium such as Bruno Fernandes will come down to how much you plan on spending in defence and attack. FORWARDS Pick Erling Haaland — £11,570,000 Pick 2 of these guys Bukayo Saka — £10,470,000 Omar Marmoush — £8,640,000 Joao Pedro — £8,440,000 Ollie Watkins — £8,300,000 Florian Wirtz — £8,000,000 Morgan Rogers — £7,760,000 Viktor Gyokeres — £7,500,000 Cody Gakpo — £7,390,000 Hugo Ekitike — £6,500,000 Benjamin Sesko — £6,500,000 Thierno Barry — $4,500,000 Donyell Malan — £4,220,000 Haaland still netted 22 goals last season despite a campaign interrupted by injury and exacerbated by Manchester City's slump. The prolific Norwegian is the sixth most expensive player in SuperCoach but should really have a similar price tag to Mo Salah. Liverpool maestro Salah is the most expensive player by almost £3,000,000 but with trades at a premium, squeezing him in should pay off. Ollie Watkins has been on fire in pre-season and Donyell Malan has also impressed for Aston Villa. Big-money additions Viktor Gyokeres and Benjamin Sesko could prove serious bargains at less than £8,000,000.
