Community X: Budget Forwards
Last season saw the emergence of using solely budget forwards in your FPL front line.
With value lying in budget forwards, managers are tempted to set up without any premiums leading the line.
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I) Stats Bomb
It looks as though Everton are moving to sign Moise Kean from Juventus to solve their striker problems. He could be a great option to start the season with, given Everton’s great fixtures, and at a budget friendly price.Moise Kean possibly on his way to Everton? @footballfactman has a brief statistical profile for you. https://t.co/tXaNWIMyMp
— StatsBomb (@StatsBomb) July 30, 2019
II) Andy
Andy has produced some interesting statistics on five budget forwards that should be under consideration for your Gameweek 1 squads. Plenty of these assets start with great fixtures.?️ New #FPL Video ?️
— Andy (@LetsTalk_FPL) July 30, 2019
Looking at some of the best budget forwards.
Video ? https://t.co/EYZ7HnESCe pic.twitter.com/1gh8wxCezg
III) Weekly
On the Fantasy Weekly podcast last week, I recommended Glenn Murray as one of the budget forwards who could be a differential. Age isn’t on his side, but consistency is.Thoughts on Glenn Murray? @FFCommunity_ thinks he could be a great #FPL differential for the start of the season.
— Fantasy Weekly (@FantasyWeekly_) July 26, 2019
FULL POD: https://t.co/Mgl18tLgGx pic.twitter.com/xjMVHHPRIS
IV) Arrow
Diogo Jota is one of the most popular budget forwards in the game, depsite a price increase and a change of position. Arrow FPL have produced an informative thread on how he can allow upgrades elsewhere.? Diogo Jota Thread ?
— Arrow FPL (@ArrowFPL) July 26, 2019
There’s been much discussion around the 6.5m budget forward bracket.
With Sterling, Salah and Kane commanding so much of your budget, who do you pick to balance your books?
We think Diogo Jota could be a solution.#FPL #FPLCommunity
V) Family
FPL managers are spoilt for choice in the budget forwards department, including last seasons Championship leading goal scorer, Pukki. Lee from FPL Family sets out the £6.5 million options.6.5m is a great #FPL price point…
— FPL Family (Lee) (@FPLFamily) July 27, 2019
What’s good about having a couple of players in your team at 6.5 is that you can easily hop off/on depending on early form.
Perez
Tielemans
Deulofeu
King
Jota
Fornals
Gross
Pukki
Barnes
Lanzini
Redmond
Who makes your GW1 team? ? pic.twitter.com/8nIyIoFP2B
VI) Neil
There’s also depth in the slightly lower £6.0 million bracket, including that man Glenn Murray. Neil sets out some of his options as this budget friendly price.With the arrivals of Wesley Moraes & Che Adams & with Arnie looking like he's off, 6M forwards suddenly look as interesting as the 6.5M bracket:
— Neil Murray #FPL (@roneildinho) July 3, 2019
Wesley Moraes
Che Adams
Danny Ings
Javier Chicharito
Billy Sharp
Dominic Calvert-Lewin
VII) Stag
FPL Stag has produced an informative Twitter thread showcasing his favoured mid-price players in each position. He’s less than impressed by the potential downgrades, preferring premium options.The mid-price bracket is a tough one this season. Here’s my top 3 picks in each of DEF, MID, and FOR
— FPL Stag (Anthony) (@FPLStag) July 28, 2019
An #FPL thread:
FORWARDS
— FPL Stag (Anthony) (@FPLStag) July 28, 2019
6.0-7.5
1. Raul Jimenez
Can’t ignore last season.
See also: Jota
2. Sebastian Haller
Good stats in ??, should start
3. Tumbleweeds tbh – this category is short on talent
Wilson is much better than King; Deulofeu so unpredictable, prefer Locadia to Murray long term pic.twitter.com/GgjBiykzyQ
VIII) Luckhurst
There’s positive news coming out of Manchester United, that youngster Mason Greenwood could be set to start the season. At just £4.5 million, he’s a must own in FPL.Solskjaer says it's possible Greenwood could start against Chelsea in the season opener. #mufc
— Samuel Luckhurst (@samuelluckhurst) July 17, 2019
IX) Hopcroft
Adam Hopcroft has provided a statistical comparison of some of the most popular budget forwards. They all look like intriguing options and there’s another man for the watchlist.Comparing 6.5m fwds gw20-38
— Adam Hopcroft (@ahopcroft13) July 5, 2019
Jota
Apps 17
Goals 7
Assists 5
Big chances 13
Shots in box 34
Chances created 14
Deulofeu
Apps 18
Goals 7
Assists 3
Big chances 8
Shots in box 29
Chances created 14
King
Apps 19
Goals 7
Assists 1
Big chances 15
Shots in box 36
Chances created 21
New player for the watchlist
— Adam Hopcroft (@ahopcroft13) July 2, 2019
Could be this year's Jimenez pic.twitter.com/JmTXd49Gbd
X) Rebant
Rebant has done some in depth visualisations to help us decide between the best budget forwards. Ashley Barnes looks to have plenty of potential, followed by Josh King.With several teams incorporating budget forwards to support an expensive backline, I decided to take a closer look at the ≤7m forwards.
— Rebant Malhotra (@RebantMalhotra) July 1, 2019
The viz looks at how nailed on they are(were) and their scoring potential#FPL #FPLCommunity #PremierLeague @FFootballHub
RT's Appreciated pic.twitter.com/Ep3FZk39S6
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