FPL best forward picks: Gameweek 13 Budget, differential and premium tips
Who is the best striker to lead your line this week? We’ve looked at the numbers ahead of Gameweek 13.
Using our new FPL rating system — Squawka Score — we are providing you with our top recommendations for selection heading into Gameweek 13.
What is Squawka Score? You can learn more about how we devised our fantasy football ranking system here.
Best FPL forwards
Top forward pick for Gameweek 13
Best cheap forwards for Gameweek 13
Best forwards with easy fixtures
Plenty of striking options available
Here are the top 10 Premier League forwards based on their FPL Squawka Score from the 2023/24.
| Player | FPL Squawka Score | 23/24 Team | 23/24 FPL Price |
| Darwin Nunez | 85% | Liverpool | 7.5 |
| Erling Haaland | 80% | Man City | 14.0 |
| Julian Alvarez | 71% | Man City | 7.1 |
| Ollie Watkins | 67% | Aston Villa | 8.4 |
| Nicolas Jackson | 59% | Chelsea | 6.8 |
| Callum Wilson | 58% | Newcastle | 7.9 |
| Alexander Isak | 52% | Newcastle | 7.4 |
| Odsonne Edouard | 52% | Crystal Palace | 5.5 |
| Eddie Nketiah | 49% | Arsenal | 5.7 |
| Beto | 48% | Everton | 5.8 |
Which striker should be your selection?
In our Differential Duel feature, we look for a player who scores well on our system but is not being selected by most FPL managers.
We will then pit that player against a comparable asset who is being widely selected and it’s on you to make the all-important final decision.
Ahead of Gameweek 13, we’ll take a look at if you could benefit from moving away from Darwin Nunez (16.4%)
We think we may have identified a different striking option without compromising in quality.
Eddie Nketiah (10.2%) could be a viable option to make the switch to.
Nunez costs 1.8m more but his stats don’t hold up against Arsenal’s Nketiah, who could well benefit from an injury to Gabriel Jesus.
Here’s how their per 90 stats from 2023/24 compare on our Comparison Matrix.
Edouard the man to turn to
We have run the numbers from 2023 through our Squawka Score super computer to find some budget forwards ahead of Gameweek 13.
Here are our recommendations.
The best 5.5 picks for 23/24 FPL
- Odsonne Edouard, Crystal Palace (52%)
- Matheus Cunha, Wolves (46%)
- Chris Wood, Notts Forest (46%)
The best 6.0 picks for 23/24 FPL
- Eddie Nketiah, Arsenal (49%)
- Beto, Everton (48%)
- Yoane Wissa, Brentford (46%)
Hojlund the key man this week
You more than likely have a pretty good idea of who you want leading your line this weekend, but we have one more factor for you to take into consideration.
Combining the numbers on the FPL’s official Fixture Difficulty Rating (FDR) with our Squawka Score system, we have determined below the best forwards to pick from each club with what is considered an ‘easy’ match this Gameweek.
| Team | Top pick | FPL Squawka Score | 23/24 FPL Price |
| Bournemouth | Antoine Semenyo | 42% | 4.5 |
| Brighton | Joao Pedro | 45% | 5.3 |
| Burnley | Lyle Foster | 29% | 5.0 |
| Crystal Palace | Odsonne Edouard | 52% | 5.5 |
| Fulham | Raul Jimenez | 24% | 5.2 |
| Luton | Chiedozie Ogbene | 36% | 4.9 |
| Man United | Rasmus Hojlund | 33% | 7.1 |
| Sheffield United | Oli McBurnie | 44% | 5.4 |
| West Ham | Michail Antonio | 31% | 5.8 |
| Wolves | Matheus Cunha | 46% | 5.5 |
