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            <p>Wondering who the best Fantasy Premier League (FPL) budget forwards are for the 2023/24 season? Expert Fantasy Premier League manager Abdul Rehman (<a href="https://twitter.com/FPL_Salah">FPL Salah</a>) has it covered.</p>
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<h2><strong>Best FPL budget forwards 2023/24</strong></h2>
<p>Identifying the best FPL budget forwards is no easy feat. It’s probably the hardest position to nail down, as the players are limited and not always consistent - hence their low price.</p>
<p>Here are our top selections:</p>
<h3><strong>Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£6.0m) – Everton</strong></h3>
<p>Calvert-Lewin’s last two seasons have been severely affected by injuries. But when he is fit, he is a fantastic FPL asset.</p>
<p>He scored 13 goals in the 2019/20 season and 16 goals and six assists in 2020/21.</p>
<p>He is definitely one to monitor during pre-season, as if he shows signs of full fitness then he can be fantastic value at only £6.0m.</p>
<p>He is a proven Premier League player and - if fit - will lead the Toffees' front line and be the focal point of the attack.</p>
<p>He is also the penalty taker for <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/everton-fantasy-football-tips-team-preview-2">Everton</a>.</p>
<p>Everton were one of the worst attacking sides in the league last season, scoring only 34 goals (second worst) with an <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/a-simple-guide-to-opta-stats-for-fpl">expected goals (xG)</a> of 48.38 (14th).</p>
<p>But if Calvert-Lewin is fit and starting, he will no doubt get the majority of their goals and will surely help his team score more often too.</p>
<p>Furthermore, Sean Dyche’s team have good fixtures to start the season. They play Fulham (H), Wolves (H), Sheffield United (a), Luton (H) and Bournemouth (H) during their first eight games.</p>
<p>These are very enticing fixtures for a fit Calvert-Lewin. Needless to say, it’s a good idea to keep an eye on him during <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fpl-pre-season-results-guide">pre-season</a> to see where his fitness is at.</p>
<p>A £6.0m player who is the talisman for his club, on penalties and can score around 15 goals a season could end up one of the best-value players in the game.</p>
<div id="attachment_55603" style="width: 808px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-55603" class="size-full wp-image-55603" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Dominic-Calvert-Lewin-Stats.jpg" alt="Dominic Calvert-Lewin Stats. best budget forwards fpl" width="798" height="650" /></p>
<p id="caption-attachment-55603" class="wp-caption-text">Dominic Calvert-Lewin's stats</p>
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<h3><strong>Evan Ferguson (6.0m) – Brighton</strong></h3>
<p>Ferguson made a great impression last season. The 18-year-old is going to have a very bright future and this could be the season he makes his mark in a big way.</p>
<p>We saw from his limited minutes last season what he is capable of, with six goals and two assists in only 10 starts.</p>
<p>Ferguson is another forward who we will have to wait for pre-season to get a better gauge of how likely he is to be in the starting 11 when the new season starts. The signs are positive for the Irishman though.</p>
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<p>Brighton were one of the best attacking sides in the league last season, scoring the fourth-most goals (72), with an xG of 78.59 (third best).</p>
<p>Their opening fixtures are also great, as they come up against Luton (H), Wolves, (a), West Ham (H), Bournemouth (H) and Fulham (H) during their first 10 games.</p>
<p>If Ferguson ends up being the first-choice forward for Robert De Zerbi, he will get plenty of chances to score this season given their attacking philosophy.</p>
<p>The Irishman also put up good underlying numbers last season, with an xG of 5.44. He averaged 0.39 xG per start.</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-55604" class="wp-caption-text">Evan Ferguson's stats</p>
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<h3><strong>Carlton Morris (£5.5m) - Luton</strong></h3>
<p>Morris was <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/luton-fantasy-football-tips-predicted-lineup-set-piece-takers-and-team-preview">Luton’s</a> top scorer last season in the Championship, managing 20 goals and creating seven assists.</p>
<p>It’s always hard to gauge how forwards who do well in the second tier will fair in the Premier League but Morris looks the best bet from the promoted teams' forwards.</p>
<p>He is Luton’s talisman and penalty taker, so will very likely be the one scoring the majority of their goals.</p>
<p>The Hatters scored 57 times last season - which was the least from the promoted teams - but that doesn't mean Morris cant be a good option.</p>
<p>Teemu Pukki is a good example of a budget forward in a poor team who still fared well as an FPL asset.</p>
<p>Luton’s fixtures aren’t too bad to start the season also. The play promotion rivals Burnley (H), West Ham (H), Fulham (a), Wolves (H), Everton (a) and Forest (a) during their first nine games, so Morris looks one of the best budget forwards to start with.</p>
<p>The disadvantage is that he is an unknown quantity in the Premier League and is a bit risker than other budget options - but he does have his merits.</p>
<p>If he hits the ground running, he will be a great differential to have as he’s only owned by 3.4% of managers at the time of writing.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone wp-image-56162 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Screenshot-2023-07-29-at-15.44.10.jpg" alt="" width="790" height="644" /></p>
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<h3><strong>Taiwo Awoniyi – (£6.5m) – Nottingham Forest</strong></h3>
<p>Awonyi had a decent season for <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/nottingham-forest-fpl-and-fantasy-football-tips-predicted-lineup-set-piece-takers-and-team-preview">Forest</a> last season, scoring 10 goals (6.93 xG) and one assist, ending the season as their top scorer.</p>
<p>He really picked up at the end of the season when he started to get more game time and scored six goals in his last four games.</p>
<p>He came with plenty of promise from Union Berlin last season, where he scored 15 goals and assisted two with an xG of 14.31 and xA of 2.35.</p>
<p>It will be interesting to see how he fares in his second season but scoring 10 goals for Forest in your Premier League debut is no mean feat.</p>
<p>With the quality of players Forest have, they should surely be a much better side with a full pre-season under their belt and Premier League experience.</p>
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<p>Awoniyi will play as Forest’s centre-forward or in a front two with <strong>Brennan Johnson (£6.0m)</strong> who has been reclassified as midfielder this season.</p>
<p>There has been talk of <strong>Kelechi Iheanacho </strong>joining though, which could impact our thinking. Again, it's something to keep an eye on in the run up to Gameweek 1.</p>
<p>Over his career, the Nigerian has 71 goals and 25 assists in 220 games, so he can clearly score and assist, and at looking at his underlying numbers he looks like a great option at £6.5m.</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-55606" class="wp-caption-text">Taiwo Awoniyi's stats</p>
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<h3><strong>Dominic Solanke (£6.5m) – Bournemouth</strong></h3>
<p>The <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/bournemouth-fpl-and-fantasy-football-tips-predicted-lineup-set-piece-takers-and-team-preview">Bournemouth</a> forward was great value last season, as proven by his £0.5m price hike.</p>
<p>He scored the most points of this season's budget forwards (130) with six goals and 10 assists. He registered an xG of 8.32 and an xA of 5.2, so was unfortunate not to have scored a few more goals.</p>
<p>He was Bournemouth’s talisman last season, with the most attacking returns and the highest goal involvement in his team (37%).</p>
<p>He is an all-round forward with both goal and assist threat and is nailed to start for the Cherries. He is also the first-choice penalty taker.</p>
<p>Bournemouth’s new manager Andoni Iraola comes with an impressive CV. He took second-tier Spanish side Mirandes to the semi-finals of the Copa Del Ray and in his first season in charge of Rayo Vallecano achieved promotion via the play-offs, finishing a respectable 12<sup>th</sup> and 11<sup>th</sup> in his subsequent two seasons.</p>
<p>He has a tough start to the season though, playing Liverpool, Spurs, Chelsea, Brighton and Arsenal during the first seven fixtures.</p>
<p>However with Solanke nailed to start, on penalties and with both goal and assist threat, he may be worth starting with depending on your team structure.</p>
<div id="attachment_55607" style="width: 808px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-55607" class="size-full wp-image-55607" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Dominic-Solanke-Stats.jpg" alt="Dominic Solanke Stats" width="798" height="650" /></p>
<p id="caption-attachment-55607" class="wp-caption-text">Dominic Solanke Stats</p>
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