In this article, we will look at the best forwards to pick for your Fantasy Premier League team in Gameweek 34 of the 2023/24 FPL season. Which FPL attackers to buy, hold, and sell?
Let’s look at our watchlist we regularly update before each gameweek.
If you are aiming to use a wildcard in GW34 here are the attackers to pick from, with our comments and ratings of each.
Read more about GW34 in our guide: FPL Gameweek 34: Tips, Captain, Transfer Targets & Team Selection
Best forwards to pick in Gameweek 34: Our watchlist
We will look at forwards from every price point: budget enablers, midpriced picks and premium options.
Budget forwards to pick in Gameweek 34 (4.5m – 7m)
Mateta (5m, Crystal Palace) – 3/10
Verdict: Hold as your budget enabler for GW34
- budget enabler for managers who are looking for a cheap forward for GW34
- solid form with 5G + 1A in last 10 games
Cunha (5.6m, Wolves) – 6.5/10
Verdict: Buy. He is back from injury and back in form, looks like an almost essential pick on GW34 free hit
- Was in amazing form before his injury
- He is 6th for points per match among forwards this season
- Wolves with 2 home fixtures in GW34, and then play Luton in GW35
Solanke (7.2m, Bournemouth) – 7.5/10
Verdict: Hold for double gameweek 34
- Key man for Bournemouth this season, involved in 20 of their 47 goals (20 attacking returns from 19.3 xGI)
Mid-priced FPL forwards for Gameweek 34 (7.5m – 8.5m)
Isak (7.9m, Newcastle) – 5/10
Verdict: Longer term pick, mainly with an eye on GW35 – GW38 fixtures
- top for form among forwards
- 17 goals this season
- good fixtures for Newcastle and double gameweek in GW37
- Wilson will be out for a longer time period, so Isak will be nailed
Darwin (7.7m, Liverpool) – 5/10
Verdict: Hold. But now when Diogo Jota is back, he might not get two starts in DGW34. Dvantage is, he can deliver even of the bench. But we prefer Diaz as our third Liverpool player for DGW34
- 22 attacking returns and only 21 starts, he can deliver even of the bench
- Second highest xGI among Liverpool players after Salah, 4th for xGI among forwards this season
- can be very frustrating to own him in FPL, he needs a lot of chances to finally deliver FPL points
- But still is a rotation risk
Watkins (8.8m, Aston Villa) – 9.5/10
Verdict: Hold. Excellent fantasy pick for managers who do not have any chip left (as he has no double gameweek but is a reliable player)
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Premium FPL forwards to pick in Gameweek 34 (9m – 14.5m)
Haaland (14.3m, Manchester City) – 9/10
Verdict: Hold despite poorer form recently
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Tips for picking the best forwards for your FPL team
- If you pick premium forwards, make sure he is also a good captaincy option.
- Also, consider forwards that are talismans for their teams – especially the cheaper ones
- Form and fixtures are also important parts of your decision-making process
- Consider probabilities when picking forwards in FPL. Let bookies any time goalscorer odds to help you with that. You can find them here: Premier League Goalscoring Odds.
FPL forwards with stable points output in the previous 4 seasons
Read more in our article: Best long-term FPL picks for 2023/24 season
How many points should you expect from your forwards in Fantasy Premier League?
Do not have unrealistic expectations from your FPL forwards.
- Usually, the top-scoring forwards can get around 180-230 points per season (on some occasions even more, but this is the realistic expectation from premium FPL forwards) – that is 4.7 – 6 points per match
- Good mid-priced FPL forwards (usually 6.5m – 9m range) can get approximately 130-160 points per season, so expect around 3.4 – 5 points per match on average
- Budget forwards can get around 90 – 110 points per season = 2.4 – 2.9 points per match
- The points of midfielders and forwards usually came in waves or in clusters – so the run of “form” can be followed with a run of blanks.
How are forwards awarded points in FPL?
The majority of FPL points for forwards go through goals – 4 points – and assists – 3 points – that’s their main source of points.
And usually, when FPL forwards register two attacking returns, he is more likely to earn bonus points as well.
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hello, I just read your articles about the best players in every position, which says buy hold sell, etc
but now I am confused about something maybe you can help me with it
if you mention a player to BUY, but at the same time to buy that player I’ll have to sell a player that you say HOLD, so in this situation what should I do?
i only sell the players that you suggest to SELL only?
And what about the players you don’t mention at all either buy or sell or hold, that means I shouldn’t have them at all?