With The Festive Period On The Horizon, the Ballgist team is back with their latest set of FPL tips for the next couple of gameweeks to stay ahead of the curve.
Here we highlight a list of forwards we could back up until the end of the year, barring any injury or unfortunate circumstance. We’d hope they are in the best position to gather a little more points than expected, setting a balance across your team for other positions worthy of premiums.
Alexander Isak (£8.5m)
Alexander Isak – £8.5m
Alexander Isak started the season in around 50% of FPL teams and is now sub 20% owned. With six goal contributions so far and a good run of fixtures there are plenty of reasons to punt on the Swedish striker.
Newcastle has had back-to-back wins versus Arsenal and Nottingham Forest and this has seen Isak net 20 FPL points. With four very good looking fixtures against West Ham, Crystal Palace, Leicester and Ipswich in their next six games, the upside is there for the forward.
Team structure might hinder some moving to Isak. Who doesn’t come cheap at 8.5 million but if you’re a Haaland seller or happy finding the extra funds from the wealth of good cheap forwards out there, then the Newcastle front man will surely be a differential in your mini league.
Pedro Neto (£6.2m)
Pedro Neto is Chelsea’s first choice wide man, make no doubt about that. Jadon Sancho’s absence saw the Portuguese star given starts in the league. Now he has played his way into the first XI with a string of excellent performances.
Pedro Neto – £6.2m
Starting on the left side, Neto has been finishing on his preferred right side and whilst Noni Madueke sees early subs, Neto has stayed on the pitch for 90 minutes in the last three games where he has one goal and one assist to his name.
Fast, direct, good on both feet, and loves a ball in behind, he is a Maresca-style winger, and if he stays fit, he’s starting the majority of games throughout the festive period.
Chelsea are top of the FDR, and have some great big ceiling games coming up.
Joao Pedro (£5.4m)
João Pedro is back fit and the main-man in this Brighton team. Somehow priced under 5.5 million, he’s arguably the bargain of the season.
Fitness is his only concern with just three starts this season. However, he is now available and we can expect him to be a permanent fixture in this exciting, front foot Seagulls team.
The Brazilian has three goals and one assist so far. He also takes penalties and faces a great fixture run over the festive season which includes Southampton, Leicester, Crystal Palace and West Ham all before Christmas Day.
