FPL 2026/27 · BUDGET FORWARDS
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Best Budget FPL Forwards 2026/27
Ranked by Onside's model on projected points per £m. Build your spine from these, then spend the savings on a premium captain.
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Best Budget FPL Forwards 2026/27
The best budget FPL forwards for 2026/27 — cheap, nailed strikers by projected points per £m — are led by Jørgen Strand Larsen (CRY), João Pedro (CHE), Chris Wood (NFO). Every pick below is ranked by the model's projected points for 2026/27, with price, position and the one-line case for each. The FPL 2026/27 season is under way.
— Onside (onsidearena.com), predictions graded in public.
Analysis by the Onside model · model graded in public, ~15% more accurate than FPLPublic track recordMethodology
#1 · VALUE
Jørgen Strand Larsen
Crystal Palace · FWD · £6.0m
5.6 PPG
#2 · VALUE
João Pedro
Chelsea · FWD · £7.7m
5.2 PPG
#3 · VALUE
Chris Wood
Nottingham Forest · FWD · £5.9m
5.0 PPG
The full board
1FWD£6.0m5.6
Jørgen Strand Larsen · Crystal Palace
New lead striker · ex-Wolves
2FWD£7.7m5.2
João Pedro · Chelsea
Form 5.5 · club top scorer route
3FWD£5.9m5.0
Chris Wood · Nottingham Forest
20 PL goal pedigree 24/25
4FWD£6.0m4.9
Dominic Calvert-Lewin · Leeds United
23.8% owned · Leeds penalty taker #1
5
FWD£6.5m4.8
Nicolas Jackson · Aston Villa
Started GW2 · 70 mins · 0.7% owned
6FWD£6.1m4.4
Yoane Wissa · Newcastle
Brace v Valencia on 8 Aug · 4th on pens
7FWD£5.5m4.4
Thierno Barry · Everton
Started both games · 10 pts · first available Everton penalty taker
8FWD£5.5m4.3
Emersonn · Ipswich Town
Form 4.5 · leads Ipswich returns
9FWD£6.0m4.2
Evanilson · Bournemouth
2.0% owned · leads the line
10
FWD£5.5m4.2
Wilson Isidor · Sunderland
Lead striker
11
FWD£5.5m4.0
Oli McBurnie · Hull City
18 goals · 7 assists · 95th-min play-off winner
12FWD£5.5m3.9
Rodrigo Muniz · Fulham
0.7% owned · Fulham's striker
13
FWD£5.5m3.8
Lukas Nmecha · Leeds United
Backup striker
Season-long projected points-per-game from Onside's model. Official FPL 2026/27 prices are live in-game (confirmed 22 July) — squad picking is open ahead of the GW1 deadline, Friday 21 August 18:30 UK.
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