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Hull City FPL: Who To Own, Captain And Avoid
The call — Hull's defence is the third-meanest in our projections. Not eighth. Not "solid for a promoted side". Third. That's the sort of number that should make you look twice at a £4.5m goalkeeper nobody owns — and sure enough, Peter Tzolakis is the pick of the lot here. He tops our Hull list, he's projected around 15 points over the first…
Up front, Oli McBurnie at £5.5m is the next call, and the attack is no joke either — our model has Hull as a top-half attacking side over this run, helped by that kind fixture list. Around 13-14 points over six from a third-striker slot is honest work. He won't go massive; that's not the job. The job is not blanking every week while your money sits elsewhere.
In midfield, note the ordering: Slater at £4.5m sits above Belloumi at £5.0m in our list despite the projections looking similar. That's deliberate — Slater's the one our model trusts for the slot. If you want a fifth midfielder who actually plays, he's your man. Kaine Giles at £4.0m is the bench-fodder defender option, though at 7-8 points over six he's exactly that: fodder that occasionally starts.
The caveat, because there always is one: this is a promoted side, the sample is what it is, and Manchester United first up is a rude welcome. If GW1 goes badly, ownership won't move and neither will the price — which, frankly, suits anyone who got in early.
The call: buy Tzolakis. £4.5m for the third-best defence in our projections and a very kind run of fixtures is the closest thing to free money at the position. McBurnie's a sensible add if you need a cheap third forward. Get the keeper first.