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 Who are the best FPL budget goalkeepers for 2025/26? Expert Fantasy Premier League manager Abdul Rehman (<a href="https://twitter.com/FPL_Salah">FPL Salah</a>) has it covered.
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<h2>Best FPL budget goalkeepers 2025/26</h2>
FPL budget goalkeepers have always been a popular and effective choice.
A rotating pair of £4.5m keepers, or one £4.5m and £4.0m option respectively, allows you to spend your budget elsewhere.
There is almost always a bargain that emerges each season and let’s face it, nobody likes spending too much money in the goalkeeper position.
Here are our top selections:
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<h3>Caoimhin Kelleher (£4.5m) Brentford</h3>
Kelleher is currently the most selected goalkeeper in FPL - but he comes at a risk for Gameweek 1 amid fitness doubts.
After years of deputising for Alisson at Liverpool, he finally has the chance to prove himself as a starter following a summer move to Brentford. 
He’s already shown glimpses of quality, with 24 clean sheets in 67 appearances and a knack for penalty saves. 
In his limited league action last season, he averaged 4.5 points per game - no keeper managed more. 
One other thing he will benefit from also is the new bonus rules, which state that goalkeepers still earn two BPS for a save - but if the save is from a shot made from inside the box, they now earn an additional one BPS. 
The Bees conceded the fourth most shots in the box (414) and shots on target (209) so if he's on form, he could end up with some big scores with save points and bonus.
Brentford’s have OK fixtures to start the season but Kelleher is probably best used as a set-and-forget keeper.  
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<h3>Bart Verbruggen (£4.5m) Brighton</h3>
Verbruggen is Brighton's first-choice keeper. 
He started 36 games last season while making 91 saves - the most among the current crop of budget goalkeepers.
The Dutchman is still young but highly rated - and Brighton’s defence should be more settled now in Fabian Hurzeler's second season.
Brighton’s opening schedule is a mixed bag, so he’s probably best used as a rotating goalkeeper. 
The Seagulls play Man City (H), Chelsea (A) and Newcastle United (H) in their first eight.<span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}"> 
Fellow £4.5m shot-stoppers Kelleher and Alphonse Areola rotate well for Brighton's tough games.<span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}"> 
Just keep an eye on the rest of <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fpl-pre-season-results-guide">pre-season</a>, as Verbruggen is working his way back to fitness following injury.
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<h3>Alphonse Areola (£4.5m) - West Ham</h3>
West Ham’s new era under Graham Potter didn’t bring many clean sheets last season - just three in 18 games.  
They do however have a solid run to start the campaign, with Sunderland (A), Palace (H), Everton (A) all in their first six. 
Areola remains first choice currently and if West Ham settle defensively, he could be a real bargain. 
What makes him stand out is his almost perfect rotation pairing with Djordje Petrovic. 
Between them, they face just one top six team in the first 13 gameweeks. 
The Hammers probably won't keep a lot of clean sheets but that’s not always the be all and end all for keepers. 
They conceded the fifth most shots in the box (391) and shots on target (187), so Areola should benefit from the new BPS rules too. 
He made 82 saves last season, which equates to an extra 27 points. 
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<h3>Djordje Petrovic (£4.5m) Bournemouth</h3>
Petrovic comes into this season off the back of a stellar loan spell at Strasbourg.
He was voted player of the season and kept 10 clean sheets in 31 games. 
Now permanently at Bournemouth, the ex-Chelsea man looks set to be the clear number one, replacing Neto and filling the void left by Kepa Arrizabalaga's transfer to Arsenal.<span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}"> 
Bournemouth start the season with their toughest game - against Liverpool (A). 
But they then enjoy quite a good run of matches against Wolves (H), Brighton (H), Leeds (A) and Fulham (H), so there's plenty of clean sheet potential there.<span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}"> 
They are actually a very solid defence - conceding the fifth least goals (46) with an expected goals conceded (xGC) of 48.4 (eighth-best).
As mentioned earlier, Areola and Petrovic enjoy a nice long-term rotation pairing but the Bournemouth signing also rotates well with Kelleher for the first eight.
Petrovic is the highest predicted-scoring budget goalkeeper (30.1 points) for the first eight games according to <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/predictions">Hub AI.</a>
<h3>Antonin Kinsky (£4.0m) - Spurs</h3>
 There is no guarantee Spurs' new head coach Thomas Frank will retain Guglielmo Vicario as his first choice in goal.
Kinsky has also been linked to a move away to Lille but at the moment is still a Spurs player, so he’s definitely one to monitor. 
If he stays, then there is every chance. The duo have shared gametime equally in pre-season at the time of writing.
Spurs also have a great fixtures to start the season but Kinsky also allows you to spend a bit more on your first goalkeeper.  
Going for one of the £5.0m options as a set-and-forget and Kinsky as backup is a fine plan. 
Under Frank, you would imagine Spurs tighten up at the back and they will surely be nowhere near as open as they were during Ange Postecoglou's tenure.
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<h3>Martin Dubravka (£4.0m) - Burnley</h3>
Dubravka’s move to Burnley was the transfer we were waiting for.
He will almost certainly be the Clarets' number one following James Trafford's departure.
The ex-Newcastle keeper is an exciting £4.0m option for FPL managers hunting for a budget pick. With Trafford's move, Dubravka looks well-placed to start the season as Burnley’s No.1.
His experience and shot-stopping ability could help him replicate Trafford's heroics last season, as the Clarets only conceded a <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/burnley-defence-analysis-fpl">record 16 goals in the Championship</a>.
Starting goalkeepers at the £4.0m price point are rare, and if Dubravka nails down the role, he could offer incredible value either as a rotating keeper or a reliable bench enabler.
He might even come useful in a few games early on in the season.
Burnley play Sunderland (H), Nottingham Forest (H) and Leeds (H) in the first eight.
<h2>Best FPL £4.0m goalkeepers: </h2>
Karl Darlow (£4.0m) ousted Illan Meslier (£4.5m) at the tail end of last season as the first-choice keeper for Leeds United. 
He started the last seven games in Leeds’ Championship-winning campaign, keeping four clean sheets.  
The signing of Lucas Perri (£4.5m) from Lyon probably ends Darlow's hopes of starting the season as first choice but Perri missed the latest pre-season friendly through injury. He is not guaranteed to be ready for Gameweek 1.
If you are looking for the best £4.0m to just sit on your bench, one option is to go for the one who plays for the same team as your main goalkeeper, although with this strategy it's best to pick the player who is clear second choice.
This way if your main goalkeeper gets injured, the back-up will take his place and you don't have to use a transfer straight away.
Another approach is to pick a non-playing £4.0m who is not very highly owned. The more popular ones may drop in price when the masses realise they are not starters.
<h2>Best FPL budget goalkeepers: Abdul's rankings </h2>
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