In this article, we will look at the best forwards to pick for your Fantasy Premier League team in Gameweek 1 of the 2024/25 FPL season. Which FPL attackers to buy, hold, and sell?
Let’s look at our watchlist we regularly update before each gameweek. Here are the attackers to pick from, with our comments and ratings of each.
Read more about GW1 in our guide: FPL Gameweek 1: Tips, Captain, Transfer Targets & Team Selection
Best forwards to pick in Gameweek 1 Our watchlist
We will look at forwards from every price point: budget enablers, midpriced picks and premium options.
Budget forwards to pick in Gameweek 1 (4.5m – 7m)
Chris Wood (6m, Nottingham Forrest) – 4/10
Verdict: Buy as a differential
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Wissa (6m, Brentford) – 3.5/10
Verdict: monitor Toney’s situation and whether he leaves or not. Wissa could be a good option from GW6 onwards after fixture swing
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Gabriel Jesus (7m, Arsenal) – 5.5/10
Verdict: Buy as a differential
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Mid-priced FPL forwards for Gameweek 1 (7.5m – 8.5m)
Solanke (7.5m, Arsenal) – 4.5/10
Verdict: One to watch after his transfer to Tottenham
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Isak (8.5m, Newcastle) – 8.5/10
Verdict: Buy
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Watkins (9m, Aston Villa) – 9/10
Verdict: Buy
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Premium FPL forwards to pick in Gameweek 1 (9m – 15m)
Haaland (15m, Manchester City) – 9.5/10
Verdict: Buy
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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 3 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?