A computer has selected what it thinks will be the highest-scoring Fantasy Premier League side for the 2024/25 season - including an unexpected Ipswich Town player.
With millions of FPL players around the world currently picking their sides ahead of next weekend's big kick-off, Instant Casinos used an AI tool to predict the squad which will tally the most points in the coming season.
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There are some familiar and expected faces, led by Manchester City's goal machine Erling Haaland, who costs a record £15m in this season's version of the game.
Haaland bagged 27 goals and eight assists last term, racking up 217 points.
He's partnered up top by Newcastle's £7.5m striker Alexander Isak (172 points last season), while the computer also selects Arsenal's £6.5m defender Ben White, who was the highest-scoring defensive player last term, accruing 182 points.
But there are a number of surprise picks too, with Town defender Ben Johnson - who signed as a free agent after leaving West Ham in the summer - selected by the computer.
Johnson costs just £4m and will likely start every game for Town when fit, so looks a good value choice for a bench spot.
Left-back assist machine Leif Davis (£4.5m) and electrifying attacker Omari Hutchinson (£5.5m) both miss out though.
The computer predicts that a 3-5-2 formation will prove the most fruitful in the game, with midfielders leading the way in terms of points last season.
The full AI picked squad is:
Formation: 3-5-2
Keeper: Emiliano Martinez – Aston Villa (£5m)
Defenders: Ben White – Arsenal (£6.5m), Fabian Schar – Newcastle (£5.5m), Kieran Trippier – Newcastle (£6m)
Midfielders: Eberechi Eze – Crystal Palace (£7m), Gabriel Martinelli – Arsenal (£7m), Jarrod Bowen – West Ham (£7.5m), Marcus Rashford – Manchester United (£7m), Luis Diaz – Liverpool (£7.5m)
Strikers: Erling Haaland – Manchester City (£15m), Alexander Isak – Newcastle (£7.5m)
Subs: GK: Matthew Turner – Nottingham Forest (£4m), DEF: Ben Johnson – Ipswich (£4m), MID: Amadou Onana – Aston Villa (£5m), FWD: Joao Pedro – Brighton (£5.5m)
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