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Forwards have been resurgent in the month of September after lagging on points behind other positions at the beginning of the season. Big hitters such as Hary Kane and Sergio Aguero have been giving regular returns and have quickly climbed to the top of the leaderboards.
October brings a round of several interesting fixtures which might bring a lot of points to some of these players. There is an international break coming up after Gameweek 8 which would mean there are 3 rounds of Premier League matches to be played during this month. We have also taken into account the first match of November in some of the cases.
Also, check out our list of top midfielders in October for points.
#1 Alexandre Lacazette - Arsenal
Arsenal's run of favorable fixtures continues going into this month where they play Fulham, Leicester and Crystal Palace. In-form striker Lacazette is expected to grab a lot of points during this time.
The French forward has so far scored 2 and grabbed 4 assists; most of which came when he became a regular starter for his side. Now having nailed down a place at the head of the Arsenal attack, Lacazette has given an attacking return every game. His points total of 36 will only grow and so will his asking price of £9.5m. It is a surprise to see that he has only been selected by only 7.6% of the total Fantasy population so far.
If manager Emery does not deceive the FPL players with his selection policy again, as he did with Leno and Mkhitaryan, then Lacazette is a fair choice of a premium forward who promises regular returns.
#2 Marko Arnautovic - West Ham United
After a wretched start, West Ham seems to have turned a corner and are now beginning to get the results that their fans demand. This seems like a good news for the owners of the Austrian striker who has steadily given points in the opening months of the season even while fighting with injuries.
Arnautovic comes in at £7.0m which puts him in a budget mid-range option. With 4 goals, 1 assist and 6 bonus points he seems to be justifying his price tag pretty well. The month of October sees him playing against Brighton, Spurs, and Leicester. All of those are slightly tricky fixtures but Arnautovic seems to have made a habit of grabbing goals through all kinds of matches.
With an offence-minded team at his back and an attack loving manager, expect Arnautovic's returns to steadily pile up throughout the season, if the striker indeed, does manage to stay fit.
#3 Jamie Vardy - Leicester
Leicester's upcoming list of fixtures gives a huge potential for points and who better to bank upon but the English striker. Vardy after spending a bit of time out after suspension is back and among goals. He is way down the leaderboard right now with only 26 points but don't let that mislead you into thinking he isn't a worthy FPL asset.
Give him a month or two and I can assure you that you'd be seeing Vardy up amongst the top 5 at the very least in the strikers' chart on the FPL. He has 3 goals and 1 assist currently in only 338 minutes this season. Being the primary striker of the team and having retired from international duties, Vardy's prime focus would be to grab as many goals in the Premier League as possible.
If you can cough up £8.9m, do it on the Leicester striker. Currently only selected by 5% of the players, if he indeed does go on a goalscoring run, it will give you a headstart over the rest.
#4 Raul Jimenez - Wolves
The new boys in the Premier League were expected to be something special this season and they are proving to be just that. As a result of their performances, Wolves are giving FPL managers many budget options for some good points. One of them is the Mexican striker Jimenez who is only £5.6m in price and is a regular starter for his club.
He has grabbed 2 goals and 2 assists so far this term, accumulating a respectable 30 points which are great for his price. Also, his fixtures in October are all potential points yielders with Wolves playing Crystal Palace, Watford, and Brighton.
Jimenez is real quality value for his price who offers the assurance of starts in every game. Don't expect him to grab a goal week in week out but for this price, the attacking returns that he is bringing are good enough for him to warrant a transfer whilst also leaving players with extra funds to spend elsewhere.
#5 Harry Kane - Tottenham
Kane is banging in the goals again this season after scoring in August for the first time ever. He has got 5 of them for his team so far along with an assist, which has taken his total points tally to 44. Second only behind Aguero, who we haven't picked in this list only because 2 of 3 City's matches are very tough going into this month.
Kane, on the other hand, plays Cardiff and West Ham before facing Manchester City in a crunch game. Both the former mentioned teams are leaking in a lot of goals this season and you would expect the England captain to take advantage.
Currently selected by almost 30% of the FPL players, Kane doesn't come cheap at £12.5m but brings with him the assurance of regular goals. He would also be aiming for a 30 goal campaign this season after missing it by a solitary goal last term, so is a great long-term investment.
