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The best FPL forwards to consider as Calvert-Lewin and Antonio replacements

With Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£8.2m) set for a spell on the sidelines and a ban ruling Michail Antonio (£7.9m) out of Gameweek 5, many Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers are unexpectedly in the market for a new forward.

At the time of writing, the pair are the two most-sold forwards in FPL, but should we be selling them, and if so, who are the best replacements?

In this, our latest Fantasy Football Scout Members article, we’ll attempt to answer those questions.

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  1. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Benrahma to Sare for free?

    1. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Sarr*

    2. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Not for me geezer

    3. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Watford’s next 2 couldn’t be better, I like it

    4. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      I think most people who have Sarr probably want to get rid of him, but will keep because of the next 2 games.

    5. WVA
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      No way

    6. WVA
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Did you watch Ben v Saint's?

    7. Hits from the Bong
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      No

  2. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Quite the stat...

    13% - Manchester United have lost seven of their 11 UEFA Champions League matches under Ole Gunnar Solskjær. 13% of their total defeats in the competition have come under Solskjær (7/54), despite the Norwegian only being in charge for 4.8% of their matches (11/231). Fall.

    https://twitter.com/OptaJoe/status/1437853999835779080?s=19

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Loves basking in the glory, utterly clueless when things go wrong.

  3. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    United reality check confirmed

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        2 years, 6 months ago

        I thought that happened Vs Southampton

      • SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Needed this humbling, will finish 4th place this season, talks off a title challenge are laughable!

      • Swills
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        They played with 10 men for 60 mins !

        1. Dthinger
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Against Young Boys...should have been able to beat them with 9

      • Bushwhacker
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Ole is clueless as soon as a game goes off script. Not even sure who or what he was trying to blame in the post game interview.

      • FPL Brains
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        It's not a reality check. We already know Ole's in game tactics are generally poor.

        How he thought sacrificing the midfield battle and leaving two players on the pitch who won't move about as much was a good idea is beyond me.

        Dalot > Sancho was fair enough, go back to a back 4 but surely you'll put three central midfielders in there and play pace on the counter.

        Just annoying, it's last year all over again.

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Let's go Bamford!

      1. WVA
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Hey?

      2. BrockLanders
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Rumours he's a hamstring injury

    3. WVA
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      I brought in Lukaku last night, if anything happens to him the curse is real!

      1. One Man
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Spurs tough fixture tho.

    4. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Bayern all over Barca

    5. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Wicked deflection

    6. ZTF
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Is Dennis nailed for Watford?

    7. BrockLanders
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Is Bamford injured??

      1. Dannyb
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        No?

        1. BrockLanders
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Talk he was caught on audio at the end of his interview that his hamstring 'pinged'

          Could be bollocks obviously

          1. @persecuted_by_mods
              2 years, 6 months ago

              Not bollocks I've heard it, but doesn't mean he's injured and he didn't mention it at all once the interview actually started

              1. BrockLanders
                • 9 Years
                2 years, 6 months ago

                Be incredible if him, DCL and Antonio all out

        2. Eat my goal!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Possibly

      2. Amartey Partey
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Alonso basically playing left winger here.

        1. BrockLanders
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          So dangerous isn't he

        2. F4L
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          I'd happily buy him if he started vs the easy teams, and let Chilwell play 90 in the tough games

      3. Penang Sandman
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Man it is sad to see Sane's decline. he was really good couple years ago

        1. Swills
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Didn’t he get an assist

          1. Penang Sandman
            • 11 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            Stats doesnt mean that much. He can barely run and hes a winger

        2. el polako
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Sane is playing well.

      4. Gazwaz80
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        What price do you think Lingard will be at West Ham…

        1. BrockLanders
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          ...in January

          1. Gazwaz80
            • 4 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            Yep 😀

        2. Dthinger
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          6.8

      5. Swills
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        WC 1or2

        1: Sanchez 4.0
        TAA Shaw Marcal Duffy Livrameto
        Salah Raph Gray Gallagher Sissoko
        Ronaldo Lukaku Antonio

        2: Sanchez 4.0
        Shaw Marcal Matip Livrameto Omo
        Salah Jota Gray Benrahma Gallagher
        Ronaldo Lukaku Antonio

        Any advice for either team appreciated

        1. BrockLanders
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          1. Looks very nice.

        2. Fish up a tree
          • 2 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          1 better but with a Antonio on the bench & Gallagher at Liverpool not good team for next week

      6. Ginkapo FPL
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Arent Wolves traditionally better against top six? Seems to be analysis by connecting dots rather than thinking

        1. SADIO SANÉ
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Alanis Morissette

          1. Ginkapo FPL
            • 12 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            Ten thousand spoons indeed

      7. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        My Leeds fan mate said Bamford trained today, moderate intensity, full session. (I don’t think he’d lie to me)

        1. BrockLanders
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Nice one mate

        2. Ask Yourself
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Would you lie to us though

          1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            I brought Bamford on last night mate haha so I’m just hoping my mate is telling me the truth!!!

      8. Fred the Red
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Not sure what to do with my team, thinking about wild carding ahead of GW7 but this current team would possibly do with some improvements. 1 FT and 0.1 in the bank...

        Sanchez Foster
        TAA Coady TAA Tsimikas Amartey
        Salah Son Raphinha Benhrahma Bissouma
        Ronaldo Antonio Toney

        Any thoughts or suggestions? Cheers

      9. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        It pinged for Bamford again today, his phone this time.

        https://twitter.com/LUFC/status/1437865233167667200?s=19

      10. denial
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Anyone considering Kovacic?

        1. Ask Yourself
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          No

        2. Khark
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Absolutley not.

          1. denial
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            OK. That's fairly unanimous.

        3. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          For?

          1. Corona is not good 4 U
            • 3 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            Not me. Sorry!

          2. denial
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            On a WC as a 5th mid

            1. have you seen cyan
              • 4 Years
              2 years, 6 months ago

              GW7 onwards maybe he is an option

        4. ViperStripes
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Yes til Fridays WC hoping for a double rise, but doubt it.

      11. And nothing else Mata'…
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Raphina or Pogba for the next 4-5 fixtures?

        1. Corona is not good 4 U
          • 3 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Pogba.

        2. BrockLanders
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          I'd probably go Pogba. Raphina hasn't impressed me at all this season, but neither have Leeds tbf. Bizarre so many are considering on WC

          1. Rupert The Horse
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            I guess it’s for the same reason people are getting Wolves players.

      12. Corona is not good 4 U
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        A) Toney -> Saint Maximin for free
        B) save

        Thank you!

        1. BrockLanders
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          For free, yeah. Nice Friday night fixture too

        2. Snooze ya lose
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          A

      13. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        B

        1. Big boy Bowen
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Reply fail to corona

      14. -GK22-
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        DCL & Antonio

        To

        Lukaku and Pukki/Hwang -4

        1. Your Man With The Hair
          • 13 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Nope.

        2. Hinchcliffe Thumper
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Yes

      15. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Rudiger 😮

        1. Dannyb
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          What?

      16. Steve The Spud
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        I think bam bam was just tired, put a big shift in, his hamstrings were cramping a little bit, I think if he’d actually ‘pinged’ a hamstring he wouldn’t be standing around doing interviews

        1. Ginkapo FPL
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          And what happens next week when is more fatigued?

          1. el polako
            • 6 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            He gets to watch cbeebies with cup of warm milk ?

          2. Steve The Spud
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 4 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            Doubt he gets more fatigued against Newcastle than he does against Liverpool ?

          3. Steve The Spud
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 4 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            Physiologically speaking - From that game he will have unloaded most/all of the fatigue by Friday and be ‘fresh’

        2. have you seen cyan
          • 4 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          he is certainly a risk, I wouldnt take on WC

      17. tractorjess
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        What to do with this? Or save til next week? Was hoping to keep Antonio.

        Sanchez
        Shaw Digne White
        Salah Bruno Torres Saka Bissouma
        Lukaku Toney

        Foster Antonio Tsik Amartey

      18. Your Man With The Hair
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        On a WC, I've 15.1m left for 1x mid & 1x forward and really can't decide what to do with it.
        Suggestions really appreciated.

        Sanchez
        TAA | Cancelo | Marcal
        Salah | Pogba | Raphinha | xxxx
        Lukaku | Antonio | xxxx

        (Foster, Duffy, Williams, Bissouma)

        1. have you seen cyan
          • 4 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          you could do Auba and Doucoure/Gray maybe (nearly).

      19. HD7
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Ramsdale
        Trent James Dias -
        Salah Raph Gray -
        Ronaldo Lukaku

        Steele Sissoko Livra Scarlett

        A) Marcal, Sarr/Traore
        B) Semedo, Gallagher

        1. Gunners in Haaland
          • 4 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          B

      20. Atimis
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Looks like Greenwood is a long term go to United asset. Can’t go wrong having him at 7.5

        1. Rupert The Horse
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Yes I think so.

        2. have you seen cyan
          • 4 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Probably the best option of him Jota and Torres

          1. Eat my goal!
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            What with KDB, Foden & firmino returning

      21. Rinseboy
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Anyone going Doucoure over Gray?
        If so what's the reason?

      22. bso
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Play Rudiger or Ayling?

        1. yeahbuddy
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Rudiger every game without a doubt for me