Every forward ranked by expected points from the odds: goals, assists and bonus.
How to use this →Gameweek 9Tips and overview →
These are the Gameweek 9 picks as published, frozen at the deadline, with what each player actually scored. This week's forwards →Other weeks:GW7GW8GW9GW10
GW9: Haaland is the best forward for GW9 on 7.0 expected points. He is also the most likely to score, at 53%. Best for £6.5m or less: Evanilson, 4.3. As of Sat 31 Oct, 10:43 UK.
Haaland tops the forwards for Gameweek 9 on 7.0 expected points, at home to Brighton, 2.0 clear of N.Jackson.
It's the goal threat: he is 53% to score and 18% to assist, the best goal chance of any forward this week.
| # | Player | Goal | Assist | Starts | Top 10k | Expected | Scored | Watch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HaalandMCI · FWDv BHA (H) · £15.8m · 78.9% owned | 53% | 18% | 93% | 100% | 7.0 | 2 | + Watch |
| 2 | N.JacksonAVL · FWDv FUL (H) · £7.1m · 30.7% owned | 37% | 17% | 93% | 2% | 5.0 | 9 | + Watch |
| 3 | MarmoushTOT · FWDv CRY (H) · £7.0m · 2.6% owned | 35% | 21% | 93% | 0% | 4.6 | 2 | + Watch |
| 4 | EvanilsonBOU · FWDv LEE (H) · £6.5m · 23.5% owned | 29% | 20% | 93% | 4% | 4.3 | 9 | + Watch |
| 5 | ThiagoBRE · FWDv NFO (H) · £7.8m · 8.3% owned | 38% | 13% | 93% | 1% | 4.2 | 9 | + Watch |
| 6 | Calvert-LewinLEE · FWDv BOU (A) · £6.0m · 17.7% owned | 31% | 8% | 93% | 45% | 4.2 | 2 | + Watch |
| 7 | IsakLIV · FWDv ARS (H) · £9.3m · 24.9% owned | 31% | 12% | 79% | 4% | 4.1 | 2 | + Watch |
| 8 | SolankeTOT · FWDv CRY (H) · £5.8m · 1.4% owned | 36% | 17% | 93% | 2% | 4.1 | 2 | + Watch |
| 9 | EmersonnIPS · FWDv HUL (A) · £5.4m · 2.9% owned | 28% | 13% | 93% | 1% | 4.0 | 2 | + Watch |
| 10 | WissaNEW · FWDv EVE (H) · £5.9m · 8.4% owned | 32% | 16% | 93% | 5% | 4.0 | 1 | + Watch |
| 11 | McBurnieHUL · FWDv IPS (H) · £5.5m · 1.7% owned | 29% | 17% | 93% | 0% | 4.0 | 12 | + Watch |
| 12 | KostoulasBHA · FWDv MCI (A) · £5.8m · 9.9% owned | 27% | 14% | 93% | 6% | 3.9 | 2 | + Watch |
| 13 | HavertzARS · FWDv LIV (A) · £7.4m · 6.0% owned | 30% | 15% | 93% | — | 3.9 | 9 | + Watch |
| 14 | BarryEVE · FWDv NEW (A) · £5.7m · 10.6% owned | 30% | 10% | 93% | 17% | 3.8 | 9 | + Watch |
| 15 | GonzaloFUL · FWDv AVL (A) · £5.9m · 3.7% owned | 28% | 12% | 93% | 9% | 3.5 | 2 | + Watch |
| 16 | DelapNFO · FWDv BRE (A) · £5.3m · 1.5% owned | 27% | 13% | 93% | 1% | 3.4 | 2 | + Watch |
| 17 | WelbeckCHE · FWDv MUN (H) · £5.8m · 0.7% owned | 33% | 14% | 93% | — | 3.3 | 1 | + Watch |
| 18 | Thomas-AsanteCOV · FWDv SUN (H) · £5.0m · 0.9% owned | 22% | 14% | 93% | 0% | 3.1 | 1 | + Watch |
| 19 | BrobbeySUN · FWDv COV (A) · £5.7m · 4.7% owned | 29% | 12% | 64% | 0% | 2.8 | 2 | + Watch |
| 20 | GyökeresARS · FWDv LIV (A) · £7.0m · 3.0% owned | 30% | 16% | 79% | 0% | 2.7 | 1 | + Watch |
Choosing a captain? The captain picks rank every candidate on points doubled, and the differentials find the low-owned players the odds rate.
Marmoush, Evanilson and Rodríguez: 21%, 20%, 20% to assist. Three points an assist, and bonus often follows.
Evanilson at £6.5m: 4.3 expected points at home to Leeds. Then Calvert-Lewin at £6.0m on 4.2.
Thiago is ruled out for now.
Goal and assist chances come from the anytime scorer and assist markets with the bookmaker's margin removed. A forward no bookmaker prices shows a dash rather than a guess.
Top 10k is the share of our sample of the top 10,000 managers who own him, taken an hour after the last deadline.
Full methodology →The top row of the table, ranked by expected points from the odds, usually the forward with the best goal chance who is sure to start.
Switch the table to £6.5m or less. A cheap forward who starts and takes penalties is the one to look for.
The rundown lists the three forwards with the highest goal chance from the anytime scorer odds.
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