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Jonathan White

Time, tide and the start of the Fantasy Premier League season wait for no one.
If you have not picked your team then you have until the kick-off of the first game of the English Premier League – or risk starting from behind everyone else in the myriad mini-leagues you will be in this season.
So where to start?
After taking a look at the FPL basics, our guides to goalkeepers, defenders and midfielders now is the time to look at forwards – the business end of the pitch in both real-life and Fantasy football.

What should you do with Ollie Watkins (£7.5m) after Danny Ings' (£8.0m) arrival at Aston Villa?

The #FPL experts discuss pic.twitter.com/bBcfncv99N
— Fantasy Premier League (@OfficialFPL) August 8, 2021

Unlike Manchester City, where money is no object and you also do not have to play with a forward, you will be confined by your 100 million budget and having to pick three attackers among your 15-player squad.
The good news is that for every Harry Kane – who is joint-most expensive player in FPL with Liverpool’s Mo Salah at 12.5m – there are bargain bagsmen to be had. Read on for more forwards than a WhatsApp group.
Fantasy Premier League 2021-22 tips: guide to FPL defenders
Harry Kane (12﻿.5m)
The England skipper had his best season yet last campaign to finish top of the scoring and assists charts. He has told Spurs that he wants to leave and Manchester City want him but his first order of business is to play for Spurs against the champions on the opening weekend. Wherever he plays this season he will score goals and rack up points.

Subbed on at half-time⁣
️ Assists Fernandes⁣
⚽️ Bags brilliant brace⁣

Edinson Cavani produced this stunning #FPL display against Southampton last season

Don't forget to create your 2021/22 side now
— Fantasy Premier League (@OfficialFPL) August 11, 2021

Edinson Cavani (8.5m)
Manchester United have not signed the striker that many predicted but why would they with Edinson Cavani still at Old Trafford? He notched 10 goals in the last 11 games of last season and will be expected to keep his eye in when he returns from an extended break after the Copa America.
Patrick Bamford (8.0m)
The Leeds United striker finally proved himself in the English top flight last season and was second only to Kane among forwards last time out. Expect more of the same as Marcelo Bielsa’s side look towards Europe this season. Bamford is the focal point.
How to play Fantasy Premier League: the basics
Danny Ings (8.0m)
Aston Villa swiftly spent some of their Jack Grealish cash on the Southampton striker, who has been one of the most consistent forwards in the top flight in recent seasons. If Ings is allowed on penalties then his numbers could go even higher, though what his signing means for last season’s breakout star Ollie Watkins (7.5m) is a huge question.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin (8.0m)
A 16-goal return was reward for Calvert-Lewin last season, one which ended with him as part of the England Euro 2020 squad. With Rafa Benitez adding two wingers in the summer, DCL could get even more chances to show-off his aerial prowess.

The wait is almost over

Your #FPL GW1 deadline is just 10 days away!
— Fantasy Premier League (@OfficialFPL) August 3, 2021

Michail Antonio (7.5m)
West Ham United’s star man was not available for all of last season but, injury permitting, the former midfielder will be the focal point of the attack at the London Stadium. Antonio notched 10 goals despite his shortened season, back to back double figures for the former non-league player.
Kelechi Iheanacho (7.5m)
Leicester City’s Jamie Vardy (10.5m) is the second priciest striker in the game but it could be his understudy Iheanacho that shoulders the scoring burden for the Foxes this season. The Nigerian striker scored 12 times in the league, only coming into the starting line-up halfway through the campaign.
Fantasy Premier League 2021-22 guide: goalkeepers
Callum Wilson (7.5m)
The long-suffering fans of Newcastle United have to put up with a lot but Callum Wilson has been a positive. He bagged 12 in 25 games last season and will be expected to keep that up if he is to keep the Magpies up.

He is Ivan Toney.
Height: 1.85m
Age: 25 years
Club: Brentford
Position: Centre-Forward
Last Season Stats:
33 goals, 10 assists (in 48 games) in Championship. #FPL pic.twitter.com/U66RdHvnrq
— FPL News (@TheFPLnews) August 9, 2021

Ivan Toney (6.5m)
Diehards might remember the Brentford striker from his cameos for Newcastle United five years ago but he made his name last season with 31 goals in the Championship as the Bees came up. A bargain if he can do similar in the top flight but every other manager has had the same bright idea.
Fabio Silva (6.0m)
Only 19, Silva shone for Wolves last season and should do more so this time out. Much will depend on how the side gel under new boss Bruno Lage but the teenager will be solid support for Raul Jimenez (7.0m) and new arrival Francisco Trincao (6.0m).


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Fantasy Premier League tips: FPL forwards guide, where to get bargains, top scorers

Tottenham Hotspur’s English striker Harry Kane celebrates after he scores in the English Premier League against Aston Villa. Photo: AFP

Fantasy Premier League tips: FPL defenders guide, where to get bargains, top scorers

Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold in English Premier League action against Brighton & Hove Albion. Photo: Reuters

Fantasy League 2021-22: how to play FPL, rules, how to score points

A Manchester City supporter celebrates outside the Etihad Stadium in Manchester after his team clinched the English Premier League title. Photo: AP

Fantasy Premier League goalkeepers: where to get bargains, stars, set and forget, rotation

Aston Villa's goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez reacts at the end of the English Premier League match against Sheffield United. Photo: AP

Liverpool's Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson Becker (2L) celebrates scoring his team's second goal with Liverpool's Brazilian midfielder Roberto Firmino (R) during the English Premier League football match between West Bromwich Albion and Liverpool at The Hawthorns stadium in West Bromwich, central England, on May 16, 2021. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths / POOL / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. /

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Will Ivan Toney be the new Patrick Bamford and thrive in the English Premier League?



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Harry Kane is the most expensive striker in the game but there are bargains to be had elsewhere

Will Ivan Toney be the new Patrick Bamford and thrive in the English Premier League?