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 Hugo Ekitike (LIV), Jorgen Strand Larsen (CRY), Nicolas Jackson (CHE). 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 starts 21 August 2026.
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#1 · VALUE
Hugo Ekitike
Liverpool · FWD · £7.5m
5.6 PPG
#2 · VALUE
Jorgen Strand Larsen
Crystal Palace · FWD · £6.0m
5.6 PPG
#3 · VALUE
Nicolas Jackson
Chelsea · FWD · £6.5m
5.2 PPG
The full board
1FWD£7.5m5.6
Hugo Ekitike · Liverpool
0.52 xG/90 in Ligue 1
2FWD£6.0m5.6
Jorgen Strand Larsen · Crystal Palace
New lead striker · ex-Wolves
3FWD£6.5m5.2
Nicolas Jackson · Chelsea
15+ G ceiling
4
FWD£6.0m5.0
Chris Wood · Nottingham Forest
20 PL goal pedigree 24/25
5
FWD£5.0m4.8
Joel Piroe · Leeds United
Nailed pens · 10 PL G in 25/26
6
FWD£5.5m4.6
Haji Wright · Coventry City
17 Champ goals · nailed pens
7
FWD£5.0m4.4
Chuba Akpom · Ipswich Town
€4.4m from Ajax · 28 G in 22/23
8
FWD£5.5m4.2
Wilson Isidor · Sunderland
Lead striker
9
FWD£5.5m4.2
Beto · Everton
Lead striker
10
FWD£5.5m4.0
Oli McBurnie · Hull City
Late Wembley winner · pens
11
FWD£5.5m3.8
Lukas Nmecha · Leeds United
Backup striker
12
FWD£5.0m3.8
Brandon Thomas-Asante · Coventry City
12 Championship goals
13
FWD£5.0m3.6
Ellis Simms · Coventry City
10 Championship goals
14
FWD£5.0m3.6
Joe Gelhardt · Hull City
Direct FK · share pen duty
15
FWD£5.0m3.4
George Hirst · Ipswich Town
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Projected points-per-game from Onside's model. Prices are pre-season estimates; final FPL prices confirmed when the game opens (~August 2026).
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