With the increasing popularity of 3-5-2 I thought I would come up with a budget striker “ones to watch” article for those thinking of it. The idea being that the cheap striker either plays as a reserve for injuries or is rotated home and away with a budget midfielder. I’ve given a simialr table of stats that goes with the strikers to assist you in making a decision.
fantasy premier league budget forwards – GW3 “ones to watch”
Rank | Name/ ownership % | value | Minute per FPL point 13/14 | Minute per FPL point 14/15 | consist 14/15 | fixt ease | top 10 managers own | |
1. | Berahino (6%) | £5.6 | 17.9 mins | 11.9 mins | 1/2 50% | 18/(17) | 0 | |
2. | Jelavic (2%) | £6.0 | 22.2 mins | 18.9 mins | 1/2 50% | 13/(3) | 0 | |
3. | Fletcher (1%) | £5.5 | 26.9 mins | 41.5 mins | 0/2 0% | 4/(4) | 0 | |
4. | Naismith (17%) | £5.2 | 17.5 mins | 10.0 mins | 2/2 100% | 15/(15) | 0 | |
5. | Ings (2%) | £6.0 | N/A | 42.8 mins | 0/2 0% | 11/(16) | 0 | |
6. | Ulloa (1%) | £5.5 | N/A | 20.0 mins | 1/2 50% | 17/(20) | 0 | |
7. | Agbonlahor (2%) | £5.5 | 25.1 mins | 60 mins | 0/2 0% | 20/(14) | 0 | |
8. | Bojan (12%) | £5.4 | N/A | 70 mins | 0/2 0% | 6/(12) | 4 | |
KEY:
Player/FPL ownership %: self explanatory at the time of the article
Value: At the time of the article
Minute per FPL point 13/14: Last seasons minutes it took to earn an FPL point. The lower the better obviously
Consistency 13/14: Last seasons % of games where the player got a goal or assist
Minute per FPL point 14/15: As above except 14/15
Consistency 14/15; As above except 14/15
Fixture ease: The rank of the 20 FPL teams easiness of the next fixtures from an attacking point of view. The next 6 are first with the next 3 in brackets. See article
Top 10 FPL managers ownership: How many of the top 10 FPL managers I follow own this player. See article
Berahino
I’ve gone for Berahino due too his 2 goals and pen duties to date. He also had fairly solid stats last year. On the negatives he will play in the attacking 3 players behind the striker rather than and out and out striker. Also WBA have tricky fixtures and WBA are still bringing in players which may create some gametime risk. The position of new signing Sebastian Blanco in particular may cause some issues. Rotate with a Villa midfielder say Richardson or NZogbia
Swansea (A)
Everton (H)
Spurs (A)
Burnley (H)
Liverpool (A)
Man Utd (H)
Jelavic
Got off the mark at home to Stoke and now the main forward at Hull. Has some reasonable fixtures on the horizon although a little mixed. Expensive for a rotation or reserve.
Aston Villa (A)
West Ham (H)
Newcastle (A)
Man City (H)
Crystal Palace (H)
Arsenal (A)
Fletcher
Is the lone striker in the 4-1-4-1 system with Wickham shunted out to the wing. Has had little sucess so far having drawn 2 blanks and been quiet in both games. This is about 2 good home games and 3 good away games in the next 6 and is something of a fixture and positional punt rather than based on any form. Little Newcastle midfielder rotation options as all too expensive.
QPR (A)
Spurs (H)
Burnley (A)
Swansea (H)
Stoke (H)
Southampton (A)
Naismith
This is the player really in form with 2 goals in 2 games. He also has the highest ownership %. With Barkley injured he will play centrally behind Lukaku and has really staked his claim for the position. The negative is that the fixtures aren’t the best thats for sure.
Chelsea (H)
West Brom (A)
Crystal Palace (H)
Liverpool (A)
Man Utd (A)
Aston Villa (H)
Ings
The Burnley striker has yet to return in the first 2 games and at £6.0m is on the edge of the price for any rotation or bench sitting. He has impressed though with a number of chances and looks like he has the potential to turn things around. Fixtures are mixed but have some reasonable games in that. 26 goals and 8 assists in the Championship last season for Burnley
Man Utd (H)
Crystal Palace (A)
Sunderland (H)
West Brom (A)
Leicester (A)
West Ham (H)
Ulloa
I’ve gone for Ulloa rather than Nugent as he appears to have adjusted far better to the premier league than Nugent. He’s scored compared to Nugents 2 blanks and has had far more chances. Not great fixtures unfortunately though. Roate with a Southampton midfielder such as JWP.
Arsenal (H)
Stoke (A)
Man Utd (H)
Crystal Palace (A)
Burnley (H)
Newcastle (A)
Agbonlahor
Playing as the main striker in the absence of Benteke. Apart from this weekend the fixtures couldn’t be tougher. No returns to date either. It’s a positional and value play nothing more. Rotate with WBA midfielder Dorrans or Brunt
Hull (H)
Liverpool (A)
Arsenal (H)
Chelsea (A)
Man City (H)
Everton (A)
Bojan
2nd to Naismith in ownership of the cheapie strikers. Was left out for tactical reasons against Hull so hard to see him starting away to City. Also a fitness doubt which won’t help. Did well against Villa without returning but quiet against Hull. That was undersandable due to the nature of the game as Hull sat deep with 10 men. Had a great pre-season but that can only last so long if gametime and form are questionable. Good fixtures after Man City so he will have every chance to produce. Rotate with Dyer or Routledge of Swansea.
Man City (A)
Leicester (H)
QPR (A)
Newcastle (H)
Sunderland (A)
Swansea (H)
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