FPL best forward picks: A key differential striker identified
Which strikers should you be picking to lead your line this weekend? We’ve looked at the numbers ahead of Gameweek 7.
Using our new FPL rating system — Squawka Score — we are providing you with our top recommendations for selection heading into Gameweek 7.
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 7
Best cheap forwards for Gameweek 7
Best forwards with easy fixtures
Alvarez preferred to Haaland
Here are the top 10 Premier League forwards based on their FPL Squawka Score from the 2023 calendar year.
| Player | FPL Squawka Score | 23/24 Team | 23/24 FPL Price |
| Julian Alvarez | 79% | Man City | 7.0 |
| Erling Haaland | 76% | Man City | 14.1 |
| Callum Wilson | 72% | Newcastle | 7.8 |
| Darwin Nunez | 71% | Liverpool | 7.4 |
| Gabriel Jesus | 68% | Arsenal | 7.9 |
| Cody Gakpo | 63% | Liverpool | 7.3 |
| Ollie Watkins | 63% | Aston Villa | 7.9 |
| Alexander Isak | 62% | Newcastle | 7.6 |
| Danny Welbeck | 59% | Brighton | 5.8 |
| Eddie Nketiah | 59% | Arsenal | 5.5 |
Ollie or Gabby as the best mid-priced striker?
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 7, we’ll be taking a closer look at Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins (17.5%) and Arsenal’s Gabriel Jesus (3.4%).
Both players are available at the same price (£7.9m) but there is a huge difference in ownership percentage. As you can see below their per90 stats aren’t too different either.
So why switch? Arsenal have a nice run of fixtures coming up and you can get ahead of the game with owning Jesus before he starts to fire them in for the Gunners.
Could a switch from the Midlands to North London see you pick up some key differential point?
Here’s how their per 90 stats from 2022/23 compare on our Comparison Matrix.
Brighton Duo key cheaper options
We have run the numbers from 2023 through our Squawka Score super computer to find some budget forwards ahead of Gameweek 6.
Here are our recommendations.
The best 5.5 picks for 23/24 FPL
- Eddie Nketiah, Arsenal (59%)
- Joao Pedro, Brighton (55%)
- Carlton Morris, Luton (49%)
The best 6.0 picks for 23/24 FPL
- Danny Welbeck, Brighton (59%)
- Evan Ferguson, Brighton (54%)
- Yoane Wissa, Brentford (47%)
Alvarez to put feast against Wolves
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 |
| Arsenal | Gabriel Jesus | 68% | 7.9 |
| Brentford | Yoane Wissa | 47% | 6.0 |
| Burnley | Jay Rodriguez | 34% | 5.3 |
| Chelsea | Nicolas Jackson | 58% | 7.0 |
| Everton | Beto | 47% | 6.0 |
| Luton | Carlton Morris | 49% | 5.5 |
| Man City | Julian Alvarez | 79% | 7.0 |
| Man United | Anthony Martial | 44% | 6.5 |
| Newcastle | Callum Wilson | 72% | 7.8 |
| West Ham | Michail Antonio | 30% | 5.9 |
