Who are the best West Ham FPL players for the 2024/25 season?
We take a look at our top three Hammers players to own ahead of Gameweek 1, using Hub <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/opta">data</a> and <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/predictions">AI</a> to inform our decisions.
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<h2>Best West Ham FPL players 2024/25: Jarrod Bowen (£7.5m)</h2>
Bowen is the standout Hammers pick, having comfortably scored the most FPL points among his teammates last year.
He scored 16 and assisted six on his way to 182 points and was his team&#8217;s main attacking threat.
The England international had more total shots, shots on target and shots in the box than any other West Ham player. He also had the most big chances and was the only player with a double-digit expected goals (xG) tally &#8211; 11.96.
He didn&#8217;t lack a creative spark, either. He created as many big chances as Lucas Paqueta and James Ward-Prowse (12) and had a comparable expected assists (xA) record to the pair.
His expected points was therefore top among the Hammers&#8217; squad (4.57) &#8211; and the outlook for 2024/25 is promising.
At the time of writing, <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/predictions">Hub AI</a> predicts him to be the runaway leader in predicted points terms, with his forecast of 20.3 over the first four gameweeks five ahead of Paqueta.
His projected total is just outside the top 10 midfielders overall, however he ranks fourth when filtering the tool to those at his price point and below.
This is impressive given West Ham&#8217;s first four fixtures are rated worst in the league by the Hub&#8217;s <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fixture-ticker">customisable fixture ticker</a>.
A run of Aston Villa (H), Crystal Palace (a), Manchester City (H) and Fulham (a) may put FPL managers off initially &#8211; but Bowen is likely to be on the radar at some point this season.
<div id="attachment_65288" style="width: 907px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-65288" class="size-full wp-image-65288" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Bowen-23-24-stats.jpg" alt="Jarrod Bowen's stats" width="897" height="731" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Bowen-23-24-stats.jpg 897w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Bowen-23-24-stats-300x244.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Bowen-23-24-stats-768x626.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Bowen-23-24-stats-610x497.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 897px) 100vw, 897px" />Jarrod Bowen&#8217;s <a href="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/opta/" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c="1" title="FPL Stats by OPTA - Player and Team Stats">stats</a></div>
<h2>Best West Ham FPL players 2024/25: Mohammed Kudus (£6.5m)</h2>
Kudus had a solid start to life in the Premier League, scoring eight and assisting nine in his debut season.
His 17 goal involvements ranked second among West Ham players, three ahead of set-piece specialist Ward-Prowse.
David Moyes slowly integrated him into first-team action but the Ghanaian established himself as an important player, making 33 appearances.
Kudus over-performed his expected data, particularly when it came to assists. His xA of 3.48 was less than half his actual total.
But there was no doubt he was a quality addition to the squad and he begins 2024/25 with a year of top-flight experience under his belt.
At £6.5m, he is priced a full £1.0m cheaper than Bowen and when the fixtures improve, it will be a close call as to whether it is worth going for him and saving the cash.
Kudus ranks third for predicted points, 0.2 short of Paqueta.
<div id="attachment_65240" style="width: 907px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-65240" class="size-full wp-image-65240" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Kudus-23-24.jpg" alt="Mohammed Kudus's stats" width="897" height="731" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Kudus-23-24.jpg 897w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Kudus-23-24-300x244.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Kudus-23-24-768x626.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Kudus-23-24-610x497.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 897px) 100vw, 897px" />Mohammed Kudus&#8217;s <a href="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/opta/" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c="1" title="FPL Stats by OPTA - Player and Team Stats">stats</a></div>
<h2>Best West Ham FPL players 2024/25: Alphonse Areola (£4.5m)</h2>
Areola was one of the most popular goalkeepers in the game last season, largely thanks to his £4.0m starting price.
The Frenchman has been given a price rise in 2024/25, in recognition of his likely status as the clear number one.
He had a busy season, with the Hammers defence conceding the fourth most shots.
Their expected goals conceded (xGC) was worse than Burnley&#8217;s, ranking third worst, and they kept just five clean sheets.
Despite this, Areola was the sixth highest-scoring goalkeeper, managing 116 points. In the absence of shutouts, he made the third most saves (138).
West Ham&#8217;s fixtures, flaky defence and Areola&#8217;s price will make him a far less popular choice this season.
But there is hope that they will be harder to break down under Julen Lopetegui, as highlighted in our <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/west-ham-fpl-fantasy-football-team-preview-24-25">team preview article</a>.
The signing of Maximilian Kilman at centre-back should help, and while Areola should be called into action less often if the Hammers improve defensively, more clean sheets will offset the loss.
Areola ranks sixth among West Ham players for predicted points between Gameweek 1 and 4 but is the best defensive option in this regard.
<div id="attachment_61714" style="width: 1007px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-61714" class="size-full wp-image-61714" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Areola-2.jpg" alt="" width="997" height="812" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Areola-2.jpg 997w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Areola-2-300x244.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Areola-2-768x625.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Areola-2-610x497.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 997px) 100vw, 997px" />Alphonse Areola</div>
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