<p><em>Fantasy Premier League Budget Forward tips from now until the end of the season. <a href="https://twitter.com/RichP_FPL">@RichP_FPL</a> uses FPL points as a metric to discuss the best budget Forwards for the run in &#8216;Using FPL Points as a Metric&#8217;!</em></p>
<p>This week the focus will be on Forwards that are being widely coveted right now, using the overall FPL Points for and against as well as the specific fixture data on a PPG basis. These Forwards are <strong>Chris Wood (£6.4m), Patrick Bamford (£6.4m) and Michail Antonio (£6.4m). </strong>Three Forwards all the same price that are candidates to replace the likes of <strong>Kelechi Iheanacho (£6.3m).</strong></p>
<p>Armed with the data provided from the metric as well as <a href="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/opta/">Hub OPTA data</a> the aim is to try and help us identify transfer targets for our team. As ever, you will see tables for fantasy points both For and Against &#8211; Green is good and red is bad in both tables.</p>
<p>Green indicates a team is either scoring lots of FPL Points at this position or is conceding lots of FPL Points to this position.</p>
<p>*<strong>Please note: article written prior to the Aston Villa vs Everton/Manchester United vs Liverpool games*</strong></p>
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<h2>FPL Forwards Data</h2>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-34747 size-large" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Screenshot-2021-05-13-at-10.31.18-1024x412.jpg" alt="FPL Points Against and Scored with remaining fixtures" width="1024" height="412" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Screenshot-2021-05-13-at-10.31.18-1024x412.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Screenshot-2021-05-13-at-10.31.18-300x121.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Screenshot-2021-05-13-at-10.31.18-768x309.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Screenshot-2021-05-13-at-10.31.18-1536x618.jpg 1536w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Screenshot-2021-05-13-at-10.31.18-610x245.jpg 610w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Screenshot-2021-05-13-at-10.31.18-1080x435.jpg 1080w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Screenshot-2021-05-13-at-10.31.18.jpg 1690w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></p>
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<h2>FPL PPG Data</h2>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-34750 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Screenshot-2021-05-13-at-10.56.31.jpg" alt="FPL Points Against and Scored with remaining fixtures" width="716" height="762" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Screenshot-2021-05-13-at-10.56.31.jpg 716w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Screenshot-2021-05-13-at-10.56.31-282x300.jpg 282w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Screenshot-2021-05-13-at-10.56.31-610x649.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 716px) 100vw, 716px" /></p>
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<h2>Chris Wood</h2>
<p>Here we have the &#8220;in form&#8221; striker in the league. Between Gameweek 30 and Gameweek 35, he&#8217;s top of all forwards for Shots on Target (13), Shots In The Box (18), Big Chances (8) and Goals (6).</p>
<p>Burnley themselves actually top the charts for most FPL Points Scored by Forwards on 297 points. Wood himself is responsible for 132 of those, just under 45% of total FPL Points for Burnley strikers.</p>
<p>In his next three games he comes up against Leeds, Liverpool and Sheffield United (SHU). Leeds and Liverpool are actually closer to the red ends of our tables, which is bad news for Wood. Leeds are ninth for Shots On Target conceded (27) over the last six gameweeks, with Liverpool in 14th (22).</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-34213 aligncenter" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/fpl_wood.jpg" alt="best fantasy football tips gw36" width="1024" height="683" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/fpl_wood.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/fpl_wood-300x200.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/fpl_wood-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/fpl_wood-610x407.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></p>
<p>So in these two fixtures, Wood may not get many chances, but he&#8217;s in the sort of form where he may not need them. A final day of the season game away to SHU could be much more profitable, with the Blades just outside the top five teams giving up the most FPL Points to opposition Forwards at home, on 6.8 PPG.</p>
<p>His current ownership is 3.5%, and with a final day plum fixture, the transfer of <strong>Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£7.6m) </strong>to Wood in Gameweek 38 could be a popular differential move if you can&#8217;t get to him now.</p>
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<h2>Patrick Bamford</h2>
<p>In the same time period as Wood, Bamford has been much quieter, registering only nine shots, all in the box, and only four of which were on target. Five big chances, one goal and one assist in six gameweeks isn&#8217;t much to write home about, but this may have been directly impacted by the loss of <strong>Raphinha (£5.4m) </strong>to injury.</p>
<p>Now that he&#8217;s back, Bamford could be in line for more returns. Leeds come up against Burnley, Southampton and West Brom. All of these are in the top eight teams giving up the most FPL Points to opposition forwards.</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-32662 aligncenter" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/FPL-Bamford.jpg" alt="fantasy football tips gameweek 36" width="1024" height="683" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/FPL-Bamford.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/FPL-Bamford-300x200.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/FPL-Bamford-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/FPL-Bamford-610x407.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></p>
<p>When we look at the specific fixtures, we see that Burnley are giving up an average of 7.2 PPG to opposition Forwards when they play at home, which is third overall. Southampton are 0.1 PPG outside the top five on 6.8 PPG when they play at home and West Brom are top for most FPL Points conceded to opposition forwards when they play away, averaging 8.4 PPG conceded.</p>
<p>All three teams are in the top 10 for most Big Chances conceded over the last six gameweeks, as well as most Shots On Target Conceded and most goals conceded. Those <a href="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/opta/" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c="1" title="FPL Stats by OPTA - Player and Team Stats">stats</a> all indicate good things for Bamford, so in my opinion he&#8217;s a strong option for the final three gameweeks.</p>
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<h2>Michail Antonio</h2>
<p>Injury worries could see Antonio as more of a punt than the other two, but he is only 5.8% owned and with a game coming up against a Lewis Dunk-less Brighton, he may be in with a chance of returns.</p>
<p>West Ham still have a glimmer of hope for Champions League football next season, so the motivation is there as well. Whilst the metric shows Brighton to be a tricky opponent, West Brom have conceded the most FPL Points to forwards overall this season on 287, and concede an average of 7.9 PPG when they play at home.</p>
<p>Southampton are just outside the top five teams and whilst they are a little less obliging when they play away, they&#8217;ve conceded the fourth most Big Chances (16) over the last six gameweeks.</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-32960 aligncenter" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/FPL-Antonio.jpg" alt="fpl gameweek 36 captain" width="1024" height="683" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/FPL-Antonio.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/FPL-Antonio-300x200.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/FPL-Antonio-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/FPL-Antonio-610x407.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></p>
<p>When you filter the OPTA data by &#8220;Per Appearance&#8221; (to account for Antonio&#8217;s injury layoffs) for all Forwards priced £6.4m and under, you see that Antonio is right up there in key shots metrics across the board. He&#8217;s a risk, but one that could come with a lot of upside given the fixtures and low ownership.</p>
<p>Well there we have it, lots to ponder ahead of the deadline. I hope you’ve found this interesting and would love to hear your thoughts on it!</p>
<p>Drop me a follow <a href="https://twitter.com/RichP_FPL">@RichP_FPL</a>. Below, you&#8217;ll see that I&#8217;ve dropped in the tables of the data overall for the other positions, then split into Home and Away matches, if you want to do more of a deep dive into the data. Cheers!</p>
<p><strong>*Please note &#8211; data is prior to the Aston Villa vs Everton/Manchester United vs Liverpool games*</strong></p>
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<h2>FPL Goalkeepers</h2>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-34751 size-large" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Screenshot-2021-05-13-at-11.46.09-1024x403.jpg" alt="Goalkeeper FPL Points Conceded and Scored with remaining fixtures" width="1024" height="403" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Screenshot-2021-05-13-at-11.46.09-1024x403.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Screenshot-2021-05-13-at-11.46.09-300x118.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Screenshot-2021-05-13-at-11.46.09-768x302.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Screenshot-2021-05-13-at-11.46.09-1536x605.jpg 1536w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Screenshot-2021-05-13-at-11.46.09-610x240.jpg 610w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Screenshot-2021-05-13-at-11.46.09-1080x425.jpg 1080w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Screenshot-2021-05-13-at-11.46.09.jpg 1702w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></p>
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<h2>Defenders</h2>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-34752 size-large" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Screenshot-2021-05-13-at-11.48.54-1024x407.jpg" alt="Defender FPL Points Conceded and Scored with remaining fixtures" width="1024" height="407" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Screenshot-2021-05-13-at-11.48.54-1024x407.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Screenshot-2021-05-13-at-11.48.54-300x119.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Screenshot-2021-05-13-at-11.48.54-768x305.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Screenshot-2021-05-13-at-11.48.54-1536x610.jpg 1536w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Screenshot-2021-05-13-at-11.48.54-610x242.jpg 610w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Screenshot-2021-05-13-at-11.48.54-1080x429.jpg 1080w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Screenshot-2021-05-13-at-11.48.54.jpg 1702w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></p>
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<h2>Midfielders</h2>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-34753 size-large" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Screenshot-2021-05-13-at-11.49.57-1024x404.jpg" alt="Midfielder FPL Points Conceded and Scored with remaining fixtures" width="1024" height="404" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Screenshot-2021-05-13-at-11.49.57-1024x404.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Screenshot-2021-05-13-at-11.49.57-300x118.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Screenshot-2021-05-13-at-11.49.57-768x303.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Screenshot-2021-05-13-at-11.49.57-1536x606.jpg 1536w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Screenshot-2021-05-13-at-11.49.57-610x241.jpg 610w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Screenshot-2021-05-13-at-11.49.57-1080x426.jpg 1080w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Screenshot-2021-05-13-at-11.49.57.jpg 1702w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></p>
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<h2>Home and Away Data</h2>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-34754 size-large" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Screenshot-2021-05-13-at-11.52.41-1024x966.jpg" alt="The above data split into Home &amp;amp; Away Games" width="1024" height="966" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Screenshot-2021-05-13-at-11.52.41-1024x966.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Screenshot-2021-05-13-at-11.52.41-300x283.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Screenshot-2021-05-13-at-11.52.41-768x724.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Screenshot-2021-05-13-at-11.52.41-610x575.jpg 610w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Screenshot-2021-05-13-at-11.52.41-1080x1019.jpg 1080w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Screenshot-2021-05-13-at-11.52.41.jpg 1128w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></p>
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