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Around 7 million people played Fantasy Premier League (FPL) last season. And if you didn't, maybe this time you should. FPL players draft footballers into a fantasy team, and then get points based on their real life performances.
Every contestent in the FPL has a budget of 100 million, and each player is priced based on their quality. This makes it very important to have a number of decent, cheap options to support the big guns. Here we look at 5 interesting strikers, who are not very costly and not owned by a massive number of people.
This time around, strikers seem to be a bit of a novelty with a lot of them getting classed as midfielders in the game. So here I have decided to take a look at 5 interesting and cheap strikers. Danny Ings, Alexander Mitrovic and Raul Jimenez are already quite popular, and hence are excluded from this list.
#5 Che Adams - Southampton (6.0m)
When Southampton bought Che Adams last season, they intended for him to do the things Ings did. He had scored 22 goals for Birmingham in the Championship and shared his lofty ambitions in his first interview as a Saints player, saying he wanted to win the title.
Before lockdown, he hadn't scored and things didn't look great. However in the little amont of time after resumption, he came into his own, scoring 4 times. His first was in a 1-0 win over Manchester City where he scored an outrageous effort from near the halfway line.
With his form on the up, he can be a very solid punt for cheap in the FPL. In fact he almost scored in gameweek one, and only a phenomenal Vincente Guiaita save could keep his shot out.
#4 Michy Batshuayi - Crystal Palace (6.0m)
Bought from Marseille in 2016, Michy Batshuayi has never really settled in at Chelsea. Loan spells at Dortmund, Valencia, Palace were successful but he couldn't nail down a starting berth at Chelsea. Now he's been loaned out to Crystal Palace yet again, because he had become 4th choice at the club.
At 6.0m he is a worthy bet. He has always been a good striker and with the creativity of Wilfried Zaha and Ebere Eze flanking him on both sides, Batshuayi can provide the goals that Palace (and your FPL team) would need.
#3 Callum Wilson - Newcastle (6.5m)
There can be little doubt over Callum Wilson's pedigree. Everyone knows he can do it in the Prem. His 23 Goals+Assists season in 2018/19 made him a favorite among FPL managers and also earned him his first England cap. He had a poorer season last time, getting relegated with Bournemouth and only scoring 8 in the process.
But now at a better team, playing with the likes of Allan Saint-Maximin, Miguel Almiron and a more interested Ryan Fraser (who simply didn't want to be at Bournemouth last season), Wilson will keep getting the goals. Get him into your teams quick, because he's already started firing, scoring against West Brom on the opening day.
#2 Chris Wood - Burnley (6.0m)
Chris Wood and Burnley are made for each other. A tall, brute of a no-nonsense striker, Wood symbolizes Burnley perfectly. He's not the most fashionable but he gets the job done well enough. This season he's started well too, scoring against Leicester in the first game. The New Zealand international has scored 10+ goals in his last 3 PL seasons. His partnership up top with Ashley Barnes can be scary.
#1 Ollie Watkins - Aston Villa (6.0m)
Aston Villa looked dire upfront last season, time and again needing Jack Grealish to pull something out of his hat. The talismanic captain came up trumps more often than not, but he will not have to do everything alone this season, after an excellent transfer window for Villa.
Villa have moved quickly and signed Ollie Watkins from Brentford. The Englishman banged in 25 goals last season as part of a very exciting Brentford front three. What's more none of his goals came through penalties. With the support of Grealish, new signing Bertrand Traore and the impending arrival of Milot Rashica, he can deliver the goals.
