Fantasy Premier League: The 10 most expensive FPL forwards in 2024-25

Cameron Smith

• 17 Jul 2024 15:10 BST
• 5 min read

Erling Haaland is the most expensive forward in the 2024-25 Fantasy Premier League season.

The Manchester City bagsman has retained his status as the most expensive player in FPL after he won the Premier League Golden Boot for the second consecutive season.

Haaland scored 217 FPL points last year and he is expected to be an extremely well-owned asset once again in 2024-25. However, his huge price tag may put some FPL managers off.

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The Man City forward has been priced at £15 million for this season’s Fantasy Premier League. As a result, he is now the most expensive FPL player in history.

Previously, he was the joint-most expensive player along with Thierry Henry, Cristiano Ronaldo and Robin van Persie. They all enjoyed £14m price tags, but Haaland has now set a new record.

Ollie Watkins is second, with the Aston Villa forward handed a £9m price tag after a scintillating campaign under Unai Emery. The England international bagged 228 FPL points last season, a tally that was only bettered by Cole Palmer and Phil Foden.

In third place is Alexander Isak. The Newcastle United star tallied 5.7 points per match last season, the eighth-most of any player.

Kai Havertz is the fourth-most expensive FPL forward this season. The Arsenal star was classified as a midfielder last season, but he is now an £8m forward.

Darwin Nunez, Cody Gakpo, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Nicolas Jackson, Dominic Solanke and Ivan Toney have all been priced at £7.5m.

Of those six players, Solanke scored the most FPL points in 2023-24 (175), while Toney bagged the least (57).

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How do forwards score points in FPL?

Forwards have the least number of ways to score points in FPL 2024-25. However, there are still plenty of opportunities for them to bag high scores.

The most rewarding way is through goals as forwards will earn four points for every goal they score. Goalkeepers, defenders and midfielders all score more points for each goal they net, which is why it’s important to pick a forward who is regularly on the scoresheet.

Assists are also key for forwards in FPL as they score three FPL points for every assist they contribute. They score the same number of points for an FPL assist as any other position.

Furthermore, they will score two points if they play more than 60 minutes (excluding added-time) and one point if they play up to 60 minutes.

The final way forwards can score points is through the FPL bonus points system. According to the official FPL website, this is how bonus points are allocated: “They [bonus points] are devised and allocated post-match according to a Bonus Points System (BPS).

“The BPS utilises a range of statistics supplied by Opta that capture actions on the pitch, to create a performance score for every player.

“The players with the top three BPS in a given match receive bonus points - three points to the highest-scoring player, two to the second best and one to the third.”

Forwards can also lose points if they receive a yellow or red card, if they miss a penalty or if they score an own goal.

Who was the most expensive FPL forward in 2023-24?

Haaland was also the most expensive FPL forward in 2023-24. The Man City bagsman netted 36 Premier League goals in his debut campaign and his price sky-rocketed to £14 million as a result.

Harry Kane was the second most expensive FPL forward last year, although he was soon a non-existent figure in the game due to his big-money move to Bayern Munich.

There was a big drop in price to the third most expensive forward in the 2023-24 FPL season. Arsenal’s Gabriel Jesus was tied for third place, along with English trio Ivan Toney, Ollie Watkins and Callum Wilson. They were all priced at £8m - £4m less than Kane and £6m less than Haaland.

There were five forwards who started the 2023-24 season with an FPL price of £7.5m - Darwin Nunez (Liverpool), Cody Gakpo (Liverpool), Alexander Isak (Newcastle), Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham), and Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea).