Best Forwards for Wildcard GW29
Position-specific wildcard shortlist for forwards.
The top wildcard pick among forwards for GW29 is Watkins with a composite score of 38.4 and an average FDR of 2.83 over the next six fixtures. This page ranks the best forwards to bring in on a wildcard chip, combining recent form, points per game, fixture difficulty, value, and start probability into a single score.
| Rank | Player | Club | Price | Next 3 | Avg FDR (6) | Form | Pts/G | Score | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Watkins |
AVL |
£8.6m | CHE(H) MUN(A) WHU(H) |
2.83 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 38.4 | Open |
| 2 | Beto |
EVE |
£5.0m | BUR(H) ARS(A) CHE(H) |
2.83 | 10.3 | 2.8 | 38.0 | Open |
| 3 | Thiago |
BRE |
£7.3m | BOU(A) WOL(H) LEE(A) |
2.83 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 35.7 | Open |
| 4 | Bowen |
WHU |
£7.7m | FUL(A) MCI(H) AVL(A) |
3.00 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 32.7 | Open |
| 5 | Mateta |
CRY |
£7.5m | TOT(A) LEE(H)- |
3.00 | 6.0 | 3.9 | 31.5 | Open |
| 6 | Haaland |
MCI |
£14.5m | NFO(H) WHU(A)- |
3.17 | 2.7 | 6.6 | 29.8 | Open |
| 7 | Igor Jesus |
NFO |
£5.8m | MCI(A) FUL(H) TOT(A) |
2.83 | 5.7 | 2.8 | 29.4 | — |
| 8 | Osula |
NEW |
£5.4m | MUN(H) CHE(A) SUN(H) |
3.17 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 28.1 | — |
| 9 | Welbeck |
BHA |
£6.3m | ARS(H) SUN(A) LIV(H) |
3.17 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 26.5 | Open |
| 10 | Taty |
WHU |
£5.5m | FUL(A) MCI(H) AVL(A) |
3.00 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 26.2 | — |
| 11 | Flemming |
BUR |
£5.3m | EVE(A) BOU(H) FUL(A) |
3.33 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 25.7 | — |
| 12 | Brobbey |
SUN |
£5.3m | LEE(A) BHA(H) NEW(A) |
2.83 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 25.3 | — |
| 13 | Calvert-Lewin |
LEE |
£5.7m | SUN(H) CRY(A) BRE(H) |
3.00 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 25.0 | Open |
| 14 | Evanilson |
BOU |
£6.7m | BRE(H) BUR(A) MUN(H) |
3.33 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 24.5 | Open |
| 15 | Raúl |
FUL |
£6.1m | WHU(H) NFO(A) BUR(H) |
2.67 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 23.9 | Open |
| 16 | João Pedro |
CHE |
£7.7m | AVL(A) NEW(H) EVE(A) |
3.67 | 1.0 | 5.2 | 23.0 | Open |
| 17 | Šeško |
MUN |
£7.3m | NEW(A) AVL(H) BOU(A) |
2.83 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 23.0 | Open |
| 18 | Kroupi.Jr |
BOU |
£4.6m | BRE(H) BUR(A) MUN(H) |
3.33 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 23.0 | Open |
| 19 | Gyökeres |
ARS |
£8.8m | BHA(A) EVE(H)- |
3.83 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 22.7 | Open |
| 20 | Woltemade |
NEW |
£6.7m | MUN(H) CHE(A) SUN(H) |
3.17 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 22.5 | Open |
| 21 | Richarlison |
TOT |
£6.3m | CRY(H) LIV(A) NFO(H) |
2.83 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 21.7 | Open |
| 22 | Ekitiké |
LIV |
£9.1m | WOL(A) TOT(H) BHA(A) |
2.83 | 0.3 | 4.5 | 21.5 | Open |
| 23 | Solanke |
TOT |
£7.2m | CRY(H) LIV(A) NFO(H) |
2.83 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 21.0 | — |
| 24 | Havertz |
ARS |
£7.3m | BHA(A) EVE(H)- |
3.83 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 20.8 | — |
| 25 | Isidor |
SUN |
£5.0m | LEE(A) BHA(H) NEW(A) |
2.83 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 20.8 | — |
| 26 | Armstrong |
WOL |
£5.2m | LIV(H) BRE(A)- |
3.00 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 20.3 | — |
| 27 | Abraham |
AVL |
£5.8m | CHE(H) MUN(A) WHU(H) |
2.83 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 20.1 | — |
| 28 | Pablo |
WHU |
£5.4m | FUL(A) MCI(H) AVL(A) |
3.00 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 19.7 | — |
| 29 | Muniz |
FUL |
£5.3m | WHU(H) NFO(A) BUR(H) |
2.67 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 19.4 | — |
| 30 | Wood |
NFO |
£7.1m | MCI(A) FUL(H) TOT(A) |
2.83 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 18.8 | Open |
| 31 | Barry |
EVE |
£5.7m | BUR(H) ARS(A) CHE(H) |
2.83 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 18.8 | — |
| 32 | Mané |
WOL |
£4.3m | LIV(H) BRE(A)- |
3.00 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 18.5 | — |
| 33 | Isak |
LIV |
£10.3m | WOL(A) TOT(H) BHA(A) |
2.83 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 18.5 | Open |
| 34 | Nmecha |
LEE |
£5.0m | SUN(H) CRY(A) BRE(H) |
3.00 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 18.4 | — |
| 35 | Foster |
BUR |
£4.9m | EVE(A) BOU(H) FUL(A) |
3.33 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 18.3 | — |
| 36 | Wilson |
WHU |
£5.8m | FUL(A) MCI(H) AVL(A) |
3.00 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 17.8 | — |
| 37 | Strand Larsen |
CRY |
£5.9m | TOT(A) LEE(H)- |
3.00 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 17.8 | — |
| 38 | Kolo Muani |
TOT |
£6.9m | CRY(H) LIV(A) NFO(H) |
2.83 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 17.7 | — |
| 39 | Awoniyi |
NFO |
£5.2m | MCI(A) FUL(H) TOT(A) |
2.83 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 17.3 | — |
| 40 | Tolu |
WOL |
£5.2m | LIV(H) BRE(A)- |
3.00 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 16.6 | — |
How This Works
Each forward is scored using a weighted composite formula: form (2.05x), points per game (1.95x), fixture difficulty over 6 gameweeks (2.2x), value efficiency (0.08x), and start probability (0.04x). Lower average FDR means easier upcoming fixtures. The score helps identify forwards who combine strong recent output with a favourable fixture run, making them ideal wildcard targets.
Watkins
AVL
CHE(H)
MUN(A)
WHU(H)
Beto
EVE
BUR(H)
ARS(A)
Thiago
BRE
BOU(A)
WOL(H)
LEE(A)
Bowen
FUL(A)
MCI(H)
Mateta
CRY
TOT(A)
Haaland
NFO(H)
Igor Jesus
Osula
NEW
SUN(H)
Welbeck
BHA
LIV(H)
Taty
Flemming
Brobbey
Calvert-Lewin
Evanilson
Raúl
João Pedro
Šeško
Kroupi.Jr
Gyökeres
Woltemade
Richarlison
Ekitiké
Solanke
Havertz
Isidor
Armstrong
Abraham
Pablo
Muniz
Wood
Barry
Mané
Isak
Nmecha
Foster
Wilson
Strand Larsen
Kolo Muani
Awoniyi
Tolu