Introduction
At the start of this season I showed how to use linear programming to mathematically optimise your fantasy football team in order to get as many points as possible for your transfer budget.
The winter transfer window is now well under way, meaning we all get a bonus wildcard to play in the Premier League's Fantasy Football that gives unlimited transfers for a week. Since I've been inundated* with requests over the past few days for an update here is the 'best' squad you can currently buy for your £100 million.
The Optimised Squad
| Position | Team | Points | Name | Cost(£) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Man Utd | 89 | de Gea | 5.80 |
| Goalkeeper | Swansea | 80 | Fabianski | 5.20 |
| Defender | Chelsea | 108 | Terry | 6.70 |
| Defender | Southampton | 103 | Bertrand | 5.80 |
| Defender | Southampton | 94 | Clyne | 5.80 |
| Defender | Everton | 93 | Baines | 7.10 |
| Defender | Southampton | 89 | Fonte | 5.60 |
| Midfielder | Arsenal | 144 | Sánchez | 11.50 |
| Midfielder | West Ham | 116 | Downing | 6.60 |
| Midfielder | Spurs | 111 | Eriksen | 8.20 |
| Midfielder | Swansea | 104 | Sigurdsson | 6.70 |
| Midfielder | Spurs | 102 | Chadli | 6.60 |
| Forward | QPR | 109 | Austin | 6.50 |
| Forward | Spurs | 90 | Kane | 5.90 |
| Forward | West Brom | 88 | Berahino | 5.50 |
*I had four requests, watch out readers this blog's going big time :-)