Top FPL picks at BUR
Anthony is the standout Burnley pick. At £5.0m, he delivered 116 points in 2456 minutes, comfortably the best total in this squad. The appeal is straightforward, he looks like Burnley’s most productive midfielder and his 1.8% ownership leaves room for differential upside. The only caution is his current form of 2.8, which is solid rather than explosive, so he fits best as a fifth midfielder or rotation option rather than a weekly starter in strong FPL teams.
Estève is probably the safest route into the Burnley defence. He is priced at just £3.9m, has 80 points, and played 2762 minutes. That combination of price and minutes is hard to ignore. His 6.8% selection suggests managers have already noticed, and for good reason. If you want a cheap defender who should keep getting starts, Estève is the best name here.
Dúbravka will jump off the page because he has 96 points and costs only £4.0m. He also logged 3150 minutes, which points to reliable starts. The problem is context. Goalkeepers from weaker sides need save volume and clean-sheet potential to stay relevant, and his current form of 2.0 is modest. Still, at this price he remains one of Burnley’s most usable FPL assets, especially for managers looking to save cash.
Flemming deserves mention as Burnley’s best attacker up front. He has 84 points in only 1511 minutes, with a strong recent form of 3.2. At £5.3m and just 0.3% owned, he is the kind of forward punt that can work if minutes improve. Among Burnley’s attackers, he has the most upside.
Mid-tier and budget options
Hartman looks like a solid bench defender. He is only £4.0m, has 63 points from 1825 minutes, and carries a respectable form of 2.5. He is not as secure as Estève on raw minutes, but the price keeps him in play as a budget enabler.
Walker is another cheap defender, priced at £4.4m with 65 points in 2825 minutes. The minutes are encouraging, but the upside is limited and his 0.8 form is poor. He is more of a depth pick than a target.
In midfield, Ugochukwu and Florentino are viable only if you want ultra-low ownership punts. Ugochukwu posted 88 points in 2108 minutes at £5.0m, but his 1.0 form and 0.1% selection tell the story. Florentino has 72 points in 1847 minutes, also at £5.0m, with a 1.5 form. Neither looks better than Anthony, and neither offers enough ceiling to become a priority buy.
Ekdal is worth tracking as a pure enabler. At £3.8m, any defender with 1539 minutes and 52 points has some utility for deep benches. He is not a starter for most FPL squads, but he is cheap enough to matter.
Avoid / fade
Cullen, Laurent, and Foster are easy fades. Cullen has 70 points at £4.9m, but his form is 0.0, which makes him a non-factor right now. Laurent is similarly underwhelming, 54 points in 1722 minutes at £4.8m, with just 1.0 form. These are low-upside midfield slots in a team that does not give you enough attacking confidence.
Foster is the bigger trap because he is a forward. A striker at £4.9m can be useful if he starts regularly and chips in, but 57 points from 1340 minutes with a 0.5 form is not enough. Flemming is the much better Burnley forward if you want one.
Captaincy potential
Realistically, there is no Burnley captaincy option in normal gameweeks. Anthony is the closest thing to a reliable pick because he leads the team with 116 points, but his 2.8 form is nowhere near captain material compared with premium assets from stronger clubs. Flemming’s 3.2 form is interesting for very deep differential play, but even that is not enough to justify the armband outside of the most extreme draft or anti-template scenarios.
The practical takeaway is simple. Anthony and Estève are the best Burnley outfield picks, Dúbravka is usable because of his £4.0m price and heavy minutes, and Flemming is the best upside punt. Beyond that, this is mostly a team for bench fillers and budget structure, not one to build around.