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Best Forwards for Wildcard GW35

Position-specific wildcard shortlist for forwards.

The top wildcard pick among forwards for GW35 is Watkins with a composite score of 45.7 and an average FDR of 3.83 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.

RankPlayerClubPriceNext 3Avg FDR (6)FormPts/GScoreDetail
1 WatkinsWatkins AVLAVL £8.7m TOT(H)BUR(A)LIV(H) 3.83 13.0 4.5 45.7 Open
2 BowenBowen WHUWHU £7.8m BRE(A)ARS(H)NEW(A) 3.67 12.0 4.9 45.2 Open
3 FlemmingFlemming BURBUR £5.3m LEE(A)AVL(H)ARS(A) 3.67 9.0 3.4 35.7
4 TatyTaty WHUWHU £5.5m BRE(A)ARS(H)NEW(A) 3.67 8.0 3.4 33.1
5 HaalandHaaland MCIMCI £14.7m EVE(A)BRE(H)BOU(A) 3.83 4.5 6.8 32.6 Open
6 ArmstrongArmstrong WOLWOL £5.1m SUN(H)BHA(A)FUL(H) 3.50 7.0 2.8 29.9
7 MatetaMateta CRYCRY £7.6m BOU(A)EVE(H)BRE(A) 4.00 6.0 3.6 28.9 Open
8 Kroupi.JrKroupi.Jr BOUBOU £4.7m CRY(H)FUL(A)MCI(H) 3.83 5.0 3.4 27.6 Open
9 RicharlisonRicharlison TOTTOT £6.5m AVL(A)LEE(H)CHE(A) 3.67 4.5 3.7 27.0 Open
10 BrobbeyBrobbey SUNSUN £5.3m WOL(A)MUN(H)EVE(A) 3.50 5.0 3.0 27.0
11 WilsonWilson WHUWHU £5.8m BRE(A)ARS(H)NEW(A) 3.67 5.0 2.5 25.4
12 HavertzHavertz ARSARS £7.3m FUL(H)WHU(A)BUR(H) 3.33 4.0 3.0 24.3
13 Calvert-LewinCalvert-Lewin LEELEE £5.8m BUR(H)TOT(A)BHA(H) 3.33 2.0 4.1 23.9 Open
14 ThiagoThiago BREBRE £7.2m WHU(H)MCI(A)CRY(H) 4.00 2.0 4.8 23.9 Open
15 G.JesusG.Jesus ARSARS £6.4m FUL(H)WHU(A)BUR(H) 3.33 5.0 1.7 23.7
16 João PedroJoão Pedro CHECHE £7.4m NFO(H)LIV(A)TOT(H) 3.83 0.5 5.1 21.7 Open
17 WoltemadeWoltemade NEWNEW £6.7m BHA(H)NFO(A)WHU(H) 3.50 2.0 3.3 21.3 Open
18 OsulaOsula NEWNEW £5.5m BHA(H)NFO(A)WHU(H) 3.50 2.0 3.2 20.9
19 EvanilsonEvanilson BOUBOU £6.6m CRY(H)FUL(A)MCI(H) 3.83 2.0 3.2 20.5 Open
20 Igor JesusIgor Jesus NFONFO £5.9m CHE(A)NEW(H)MUN(A) 3.83 2.0 3.1 20.5 Open
21 ManéMané WOLWOL £4.2m SUN(H)BHA(A)FUL(H) 3.50 2.0 2.7 20.3
22 WelbeckWelbeck BHABHA £6.3m NEW(A)WOL(H)LEE(A) 3.33 1.0 3.4 20.1 Open
23 GyökeresGyökeres ARSARS £9.1m FUL(H)WHU(A)BUR(H) 3.33 1.0 3.6 20.1 Open
24 NmechaNmecha LEELEE £5.0m BUR(H)TOT(A)BHA(H) 3.33 2.0 2.4 19.8
25 BarryBarry EVEEVE £5.7m MCI(H)CRY(A)SUN(H) 3.67 2.0 2.5 19.4
26 WoodWood NFONFO £7.1m CHE(A)NEW(H)MUN(A) 3.83 2.0 2.7 18.6 Open
27 RaúlRaúl FULFUL £5.9m ARS(A)BOU(H)WOL(A) 3.83 1.0 3.1 18.4
28 EkitikéEkitiké LIVLIV £9.0m MUN(A)CHE(H)AVL(A) 4.00 0.0 4.5 18.3 Open
29 BetoBeto EVEEVE £5.1m MCI(H)CRY(A)SUN(H) 3.67 1.0 2.8 18.3 Open
30 Strand LarsenStrand Larsen CRYCRY £5.8m BOU(A)EVE(H)BRE(A) 4.00 2.0 2.1 17.6
31 IsidorIsidor SUNSUN £5.0m WOL(A)MUN(H)EVE(A) 3.50 1.0 2.3 17.2
32 MunizMuniz FULFUL £5.3m ARS(A)BOU(H)WOL(A) 3.83 2.0 1.7 16.7
33 ToluTolu WOLWOL £5.1m SUN(H)BHA(A)FUL(H) 3.50 1.0 2.0 16.5
34 Kolo MuaniKolo Muani TOTTOT £6.9m AVL(A)LEE(H)CHE(A) 3.67 1.5 1.7 16.1
35 KostoulasKostoulas BHABHA £4.8m NEW(A)WOL(H)LEE(A) 3.33 1.0 1.7 15.8
36 PabloPablo WHUWHU £5.4m BRE(A)ARS(H)NEW(A) 3.67 1.0 1.9 15.3
37 ŠeškoŠeško MUNMUN £7.2m LIV(H)SUN(A)NFO(H) 3.83 0.0 3.7 15.2 Open
38 ZirkzeeZirkzee MUNMUN £5.8m LIV(H)SUN(A)NFO(H) 3.83 1.0 1.8 14.9
39 SolankeSolanke TOTTOT £7.1m AVL(A)LEE(H)CHE(A) 3.67 0.0 2.7 14.8
40 DelapDelap CHECHE £6.2m NFO(H)LIV(A)TOT(H) 3.83 1.0 1.6 14.5

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.