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The best forwards to sign with the Free Hit chip in Blank Gameweek 31

Our series of articles on the best Free Hit squad for Blank Gameweek 31 concludes with a look at Fantasy Premier League forwards.

Using data that can be found in the Fantasy Football Scout Members’ Area, we have assessed which options are the most likely to find the back of the net, offer assists, or provide a combination of both.

Members can read on and take in our analysis, but those without membership can still enjoy Tuesday’s article on goalkeepers for free.

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  1. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    What do I do here lads, got 1FT, 1.9 ITB. Was thinking Pogba+Sterling to Mane+Tielmans

    Fab, Rui*
    Robertson,Shaw*,WB*,Bennett*,Kola*
    Salah,Felipe,Billing,Pogba*,Sterling*
    Higuain,King,Rondon

    1. Pea Soup
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Pogba has a double in 32

  2. jtreble
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Anyone know how to open a trouble ticket for the FFS RMT Tool?

    1. Ross From Friends
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Have a drink, it's Friday

  3. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Struggling with the final mid slot:

    A) Sigurdsson
    B) Brooks (have Fraser)
    C) Maddison
    D) Lanzini
    E) Tielemans

    1. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Maddison

    2. Poseidon.
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      I like C of those

    3. Riggs
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Brooks or Maddison. I personally will chose Maddison, (due to the fact that you already have Fraser). He is on corners and set-pieces .

    4. Pompel
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Between Maddison and Tielemans for me. Similar stats

    5. Kun Tozser
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      D

  4. Riggs
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Does Wilson for Higuain for -4 worth it (giving the fact the Higuain has been ill and may not be in the best condition)?
    Note: I already have 11 starting players for that GW without Free hit and will not use it.

    1. Poseidon.
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Not for me

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Doesn't seem worth it if Higuain takes part, as he is rumoured to do.

    3. Bruin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Not for -4

  5. CHARLIE HULL
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Jimenez to Wilson for a -4? Already own King. Need to do tonight, would lose 0.5 on Wilson.

    1. Riggs
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      If you already have King probably not, I think. That double up on Bournemouth attack can be beneficial for that GW, but may leave you with weakness for the future and burn your free transfer to repair the things.

    2. enrico.palazzo
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Do it

  6. Sol
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Fab (Hammer)
    Robertson AWB Digne
    Salah F.Anderson Pogba Fraser Hazard
    Vardy Wilson
    Sub ( Doherty Bennett* Jiménez )

    A) Pogba > Mane (-4)
    B) Pogba Jiménez > Mane Barnes/Arnie (-8)
    C) F.Anderson Jiménez > Mane Banres/Arnie(-8)

    Cheers

  7. Scotty B
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Bench 1:-
    A Rich
    B Higgy
    C Mane

    1. BENOIT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      What

    2. Poseidon.
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      What

    3. John Nerdelbaum
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      lol

    4. George James
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      C

    5. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Haha

    6. Bruin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      What playing player did you transfer out? Otherwise they all should be playing looking at your team

  8. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Now I’m worried over Mane on my free hit... which is better/safer?

    A) Rice & Manè
    B) VVD & Anderson

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      B is ruined by Anderson.

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        You just know he is going to haul this gw right

        1. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 14 days ago

          After I have said this, definitely.

  9. Supersonic Marv'
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Is 8 players enough for 31 then?

    1. BENOIT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Take hits!

      1. Supersonic Marv'
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        I am. Fielding 8 will cost me -4.

    2. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      No you need 11

      1. michudagawd
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        No you don't.

    3. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Hits are for free I keep reading on here!

    4. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      I think 8 will be about the avg amount of players...Id feel more comfortable with 9 or 10.

    5. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      I'm doing -8 for Hazard today. Maybe -12 with Lascelles out. That's for 10

  10. Demel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    For a FH which is a little different. Any thoughts?

    Boruc
    Luiz - Cresswell - VVD
    Salah - Mane - Lanzini - Hazard
    Arnie - Higuain - Wilson

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Not that different.

      1. Demel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        It is difficult to be too different. Still it is a little different.

        1. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 14 days ago

          It's just a mix of the FFS Scout Picks + FPL Scout Pick. Not bad, but still very same-y. Hard to avoid in a BGW, nevertheless.

      2. Kiwivillan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        Not that different from no FH32 teams that take a few hits

    2. Nyom Legend
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Lanzini -> Fraser, and Higs->Vardy maybe

    3. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Template. May as well remove Mane for Maddison

    4. Snevitz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Just get in the players who you think will score the most, don't worry about being the same or being different.
      Its not a bad team but do you really see Higuain as a better option than Vardy?

    5. MINUS FOUR
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Given I've got 6 of your attackers with H Barnes instead of Wilson the only difference, and I'm not playing my FH or taking any hits, I like it!

      Hopefully this is the GW my planning pays off.

  11. Nyom Legend
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    A or B (already have Fraser)?
    A) Vardy and Brooks
    B) Wilson and Barnes

    1. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      B

  12. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Tielemans seems fastest rising Leicester midfielder on fpl stats. But is Maddison the better option to get in?

    1. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Tielemans 6 shots on target to Maddison 1 on 5 weeks since he joined. Way less chances created but 3 to 2 big chances created

    2. michudagawd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Maddison the better option.

    3. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      People buy players that have done something the previous week. That's how it works.

    4. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      It's a really hard one between the three of them:

      Over the last 5:
      Chances created: Maddison 24 vs. Tielemans 8 vs. Barnes 7
      Shots inside box: Maddison 2 vs. Tielemans 4 vs. Barnes 15
      Shots on target: Maddison 1 vs. Tielemans 6 vs. Barnes 3

      It feels like Madds gets you a decent chance of an assist or 2 due to the set pieces, while Barnes has got the highest goalscoring potential due to the touches and shots in the box being far higher than the others (but issue is most of hit shots aren't hitting the target). Tielemans seems to be a middle ground. Thoughts?!

      1. dunas_dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        Great information- think swings my decision to Maddison

  13. D-Burls
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    A) Play Pereira (bur)
    B) Buy and play Wilson (new) instead (-4)

    Have 11 players with A), but am so tempted by Wilson (I have Brooks already)

    1. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      A- not worth hit to do B.

    2. GE
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      A

    3. TLF
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      I'm tempted to bring in Vardy-4 and bench Pereira this week. Means I'll have 1 bench player just in case Trent or Anderson are benched, I'll also be able to sell Anderson for GW33 for a better asset. I dont really see a CS for Leicester. Be typical of Pereira to get some attacking returns this week though after nothing for ages.

      1. D-Burls
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        That's the worry, but I really think that Perieira is not going to do much (again). I actually think vardy may be worth the hit more than Wilson, especially as Leicester have Huddersfield in 33.

  14. Planet Jo
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Help! I've scraped 11 starters together for this week by taking a -4.

    But with two of these being Fraser and F.Anderson, do people think it is worth going -8 to have a defender on the bench? Or just leave things as they are?

    1. GE
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Leave it IMO, you would kill yourself if one of them got a houl

    2. michudagawd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Leave as is.

    3. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      No Fraser is great. Why compare with Anderson who at least playing worst team

    4. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      What players did you get -4??

  15. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    11 no hits , just a free one.

    1. GE
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Great 😉

    2. Pea Soup
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      I’ve run out of medals, sorry.

      1. DA Minnion (Former great)
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        Try and find one from somewhere

    3. Snevitz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Same but I have more points than you.

      Can I have your medal please?

    4. Poseidon.
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Shame about your OR

  16. GE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Worth a hit here? And who? 🙂

    (0FT, 0.4 itb)

    Boruc
    Robertson/Pereira/Digne/Ogbonna
    Salah/Hazard/Mane/Fanderson
    Wilson

    Bench/not playing: Guaita, Pogba, Jimenez, Doherty, Kamara

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Bayern
      PSG and napoli
      ??

      1. The Count of Monte Cristo
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        Wouldn't call Bayern post-Guardiola a difficult draw - many stronger teams in the comp.

        You can't avoid a big team in the Group Stage if you're not the in Pot 1 so that's irrelevant imo.

        Liverpool deserve plenty of credit nevertheless for how well they've done. Liverpool v City final is what I predict.

      2. Surfeit of Lampteys
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        Bayern nope. Lucky to get through group with nine points.

    2. Poseidon.
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Lol Adrian Durham is one of us. True Red Devil

    3. Gianluca Busio's Hair …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      wow cry me a river. someone had to play Ajax and Porto!

      1. Surfeit of Lampteys
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        There's no lie in what Durham says though.

  17. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    What’s this about Mane people posting?

    Did he not train today?

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      No training pictures

    2. George James
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      176 pics.

      Not in any

      1. La Roja
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        Blimey

  18. korbendallas82
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Hey. Is it possible Chelsea get a double Gameweek in week 32? And what does it take for it to happen?

    1. Snevitz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      It looks almost certain to me but we will find out soon.

      1. korbendallas82
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        Ok. Thanks. Very interesting.

  19. Alli
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Got 9 playing

    A) Jiménez > Wilson (-4)
    B) AWB > Aké (-4)
    C) Pogba > Maddison (-4)
    D) Save

    Etheridge* - Hamer*
    Robertson - Luiz - TAA - Pereira - W.Bissaka*
    Salah - Hazard - Pogba* - F.Anderson - Stephens*
    Vardy - Rondón - Jiménez*

  20. JollyGoodYellows
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Take a -8 to get Haz in for Sterling this week?
    Already done Pog + Jimi > Fraser + Wilson (-4)

  21. gullibaldurs
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Harvey Barnes or David Brooks as my 10th player for a -4?

    Any reason for either one? I like Brooks' fixtures more but Barnes has been getting opportunities to score left, right and centre the last GW's without scoring.

    FH in 32 btw so looking at GW 31 and 33.

  22. Ruinenlust
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Is Mane a doubt?

    1. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Very much so, didn’t train

      1. Hy liverpool
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        Source?

        1. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 14 days ago

          Liverpool website news article (+ Getty Image gallery).

          Does not mention Mané. He is just not pictured.

      2. BENOIT
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        Frs

      3. Poseidon.
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        *wasnt pictured training

        Beware the trolls

  23. IRBOX ⚽
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Good?

    Fab
    Robbo TAA Chilwell Digne
    Salah (TC) Hazard Felipe
    Vardy Wilson (TVC) Higuaín

    X X X X

    1. 420king
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Hope so, that's basically my team. Only difference is Pereira and Chambers.

    2. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Similar here.

      Fab
      TAA - VVD - Rice
      Salah(C) - Hazard - Brooks - Felipe
      Vardy - Wilson - Higuain

    3. XabiAlonso
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Yep g2g looks similar to mine
      Fab
      Robbo taa Chilwell
      Salah(TC) Haz Felipe
      Wilson rondon vardy

    4. George James
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Nice mate. Considering Salah TC myself can I ask why you think this is the best option between now and end of season?

  24. Gilbo88
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Really struggling with my transfers this week. Normally I’d be looking at the next 6 weeks or so, but it’s weird picking for just 2 matches. And no real price constraints either as I’m getting rid of Kun and looking at Wilson, etc.

  25. Athletic Nasherbo
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Bring in Vardy or Arnautovic? Will be -4

    Have Wilson + King already.

    9 GW31 players so far

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Jamie

  26. Ruinenlust
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Will Anderson start?

  27. I Have No Idea What I'…
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Is this free hit team good to go?

    Fabianski
    VVD Rice Chillwell
    Salah Mane Fraser Hazard
    Arnie Vardy Wilson

    Bench: Boruc Pedro Schindler Stankovic

    £0.2m in the bank

    Thank you for any responses

    1. XabiAlonso
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      People think mane won't play. Rest is ok

  28. MafioSol
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Hi Guys,
    People have been talking up Leicester's midfield assets in Maddison and Barnes for this GW. What's your thoughts on Tielemans? I feel that he's been overlooked and I'm going to include him in my team this week.
    Thanks. M

  29. BlzE_94
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Pick one please:

    A) Robertson + Azpi

    B) TAA + Luiz