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

    Lewandoski

    1. Walter White (WW)
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Lewangoalski?

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

        Well with scoring 18 games in a row, probably.

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

    What a weird finish from Lewandowski.

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

      Pure reaction. Guarantee it to go in.

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

        Inzaghi esque

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

          Yep. Best not too overcomplicate it, just make sure you score.

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

      I think it was a great instinctive finish. If he tried to side foot that or use the laces then it probably does not go in because of the pace it came at him.

  3. beetlejuice
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    You reckon Alonso is the 1st choice now or Chilwell will soon get the nod?

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

      Doubt he’s first choice. At best rotates.

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

        Then Chilwell is not match fit yet? That does not make sense to me.

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

          I fully expect Chilwell to be back in the side.

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

          Chilwell might get a cameo here and/or at the weekend. 90 minutes next midweek in the Carabao Cup, after that it's up in the air for the LWB spot.

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

      Has to be

    3. caldracula
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Hasn’t played for club or country and Alonso has played really well. Can’t see how Chilwell gets back in the team bar league cup appearances.

      1. Baines on Toast...
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Just wait till Spurs

        1. caldracula
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          No way he starts

  4. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Lukaku unlikely to rise/DCL unlikely to fall right?

    Got another night to decide if I take the hit and get Lukaku in earlier than planned

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

      Lukaku won’t. DCL has a small chance.

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

      Take the hit, I did it yesterday

    3. caldracula
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Just get him him after this game.

  5. 1justlookin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    After hours of tinkering I've come up with this for my WC, what do you reckon?

    Guaita, Foster
    TAA, Shaw, Semedo, Livramento, Williams.
    Salah, Jota, Raphinha, Traore, Sissoko.
    Ronaldo, Antonio, Bamford.

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

      Put Jiminez in for a game. Not sure on keepers

  6. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Why did Ramsdale play last week? Is Leno out of favour now? Them fixtures are beautiful

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

    Keep Son or sell? Also have Salah, Raphinha, Benrahma and Bissouma and 0.1 in the bank.

  8. Eh, just one more thing ...
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Evening. Who scores more points this weekend do we think (assuming both start) ….?

    A. Jiminez
    B. Bamford

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

      Bam is your man.

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

      I'd guess Bamford. Newcastle look terrible right now.

      Big FPL fan of Jimenez, but can't shake the feeling he's not the same player following his injury. Would love for him to prove me wrong though.

  9. barton fc
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Best option?

    A) Mahrez + tismi > jota + semedo - 4
    B) Mahrez + scarlett > gray + Bamford - 4

    Sanchez (foder)
    TAA Shaw coufal White (tismi)
    Salah Mahrez greenwood benni (brownhill)
    Ronaldo Antonio (scarlett)

  10. 1justlookin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Anyone else ever feel like jacking in FPL?

    It takes up far too much of my time & it quite often stresses me out when trying to make the right decision. I wish I could learn to not care so much but I don't think it's in my nature.

      1. 1justlookin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Absolutely brilliant that mate, proper laugh out loud stuff.

        1. Snoop Udogie Dogg
          • 3 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Lol 'piss into a thimble from 10 yards'!

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Just play with freedom and don't worry.

      Ignore the bs that surrounds it.

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

      I 100% feel it takes up too much of my time and can be very stressful. However, I have never thought of packing it in. I love that it's free and is my escape from reality.

      If you get too down just take a short break and when you come back just play it as a game - after all that is what it is.

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

      Not watching all the games helps, not seeing all the ‘bad luck’ you get can make it less annoying. Early transfers also stop you from thinking about it during the week, something that prevents overthinking also

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

      Nah, for me it fills the void in my life, I have no wife/gf or kids and few friends and don't drink, FPL is my life!! Your record is V good.

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

        Haha, that's my case well after the Covid, going through the worst phase of my life and FPL is my only distraction or something to look forward to thing.

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

          Welcome distraction, mate, altho my life is starting to pick up. As Del boy would say this time next year.....

      2. 1justlookin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Fair play mate. I do love it but i hate the stress side of it. My record wasn't bad but the last few years I've over thought everything.

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

      I’ve distanced myself from it to an extent (check a few times a week) and my game has vastly improved, back to back 20k finishes and off to a great start this year too, no longer overthink everything!

      1. 1justlookin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Class, i think thats what i need to get to mate. Well done. 🙂

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

    With Elliott snapped and Jota clearly better than Firmino, could Firmino not play the Elliott role?

    1. Walter White (WW)
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Henderson

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

      No not really.

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

        That was his position for years and he doesn’t score much, not mobile enough?

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

          He’s certainly not mobile enough and just doesn’t have it at this level to do the job.

  12. CFC1990
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Who would you replace this week?

    Alli (bring Raphina in)
    Toney (bring Bamford in)

    Alli does have Chelsea but may play more advanced if Son is out. Toney has the better fixture away at Wolves.

    1. Champione
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Alli out

    2. KunDogan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Toney

  13. Champione
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Pick 1 on WC:
    A) Sarr
    B) Traore

    1. CFC1990
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Traore

    2. barton fc
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Sarr

    3. popey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      im currently on both and no raphinha- bamford feels enough Leeds for the mnute so happy to take one each from the teams with fixtures and middling form

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

    17th WC draft, what do you think?

    Ramdale
    Semedo - TAA - Marcal
    Salah - Doucoure - Raph - Greenwood - Jota
    Ronaldo - Auba

    Foster, Livramento, Scarlett, Williams

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

      I actually really like this, just hate the 4.5 forwards and on a wildcard i want 3 playing players all bare minimum price of course

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

        Yea that is a downside, but still I don’t remember many if any weeks where I needed 3 subs.

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

          Think this season needs to be treated slightly different though with covid looming still but each to their own. Love your starting 11

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

            Thanks

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

      I went Greenwood Jota on my WC and really regret it.
      Just get Lukaku in now as planning a transfer never works e.g. Antonio this week!

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

        Triple premiums isn’t for me

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

    On WC:

    From James Rudiger Cancelo Dias...

    James Dias is the best combo?

    1. Inter Me Gran
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Can’t ignore Cancelo but surely he’ll get the odd benching. I like James but I fear the same for him….with a half decent bench I’d do (and want) both

    2. Carlton P
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      James Dias is the best combo. I’m going for all four plus TAA

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

    A) Antonio - Bamford
    B) Antonio - Jimenez
    C) Antonio - Bench and roll transfer - would be playing Sissoko or Williams
    D) Antonio - A.Armstrong/Edouard/Pukki bank the money for future
    E) Get a beer.

    What a headache. I'm not sure i like Antonios fixtures long term, but i have Raphinha and Traore and a double up on either Wolves or Leeds makes me uncomfortable!

    1. KunDogan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      A&E

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

        On my way. Think they'll understand when i tell them i've come down with a serious case of the fpl headaches

    2. Snoop Udogie Dogg
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      I was thinking along the lines of Edouard/cheap option because I wanted to get Rom & Ron, but now just thinking I'll swap Ron for Rom in GW7 and not have them both. Don't know what to think anymore 🙁

  17. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Chelsea 1.... Goal

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Lukaku clinical in the air

  18. Scholes Out For Summer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    I think I just used up my weekly jam in the UCL fantasy… Baku subbed out at the 61st minute to bank the CS points, right before the Wolfsburg CB gets a red

  19. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    GTG?

    Sanchez
    Ayling TAA Shaw Duffy
    Raphinha Salah(c) Pogba Torres Traore
    CR7

    Bench: Coufal Antonio Perica
    0 FT, 1.1m ITB

  20. drughi
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Lukaku is just unstoppable atm, captain against spurs

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Defo

      Ronaldo VC

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

      The other options are just too good to ignore this week.

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

      Just owning is enough this week, Salah captain

    4. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Highly considering it, think I'll take the chance even though Salah looks a better option on paper

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

      He is a different animal at the moment i agree. Gonna be some captain musical chairs in the coming days in my team thats for sure

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

      Seriously considering him to pair with Ronaldo now!

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

    Get him off Tuchel!

  22. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    I know Salah is a firm favourite and Bruno is brilliant on the pitch.

    It's just that Lukaku and Ronaldo do their work so much closer to goal and in and around the penalty box that makes me think they're the 2 premium picks for now plus Trent.

  23. Energetics
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    I think that Lukaku goal has convinced me to to do DCL and Antonio to Lukaku and 4.5 instead of DCL to Bamford

    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      do you think Lukaku outscores Bamford by 4 points in the next two?

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

        He has the form, it is possible and I would want Lukaku in 7 anyway

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

    Last post!
    1 or 2 WC
    1: Sanchez 4.0
    TAA Shaw Marcal Livrameto Duffy
    Salah Raph Gray Gallagher Sissoko
    Ronaldo Lukaku Antonio

    2: Sanchez 4.0
    TAA Tierney Marcal Williams Livrameto
    Salah Raph Gray Benrahma Sissoko
    Ronaldo Lukaku Antonio

    Any advice appreciated!

  25. Threat Level Midnight
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    LuCOCKu is going to bag 40+ goals this year.

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

      How many in the PL?

  26. Letsgo!
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    On wc, pogba or greenwood?

  27. Aiden375
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Could do with a quick look over my WC being played. Thoughts?

    Sanchez, Steele
    Dias, TAA, Rudiger, White, Williams
    Salah, Gray, Greenwood, Bissouma, McArthur
    Ronaldo, Lukaku, Dennis

  28. Thinkering like a Boss
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    What would you do if this is your team?

    Sanchez 4.0
    Digne Shaw White Tsimikas Livramento
    Salah Bruno Raph Benrahma Gray
    Ronaldo DCL 4.5

    1 FT, 0.2M ITB

    1. Pascal
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      DCL to Jimenez

      1. Thinkering like a Boss
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        not getting TAA / Lukaku?

        1. Pascal
          • 3 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          I assume you still have your WC, then yes downgrade Bruno and get Taa and Lukaku, also I would get rid of Digne,Tsmikas and Benrahma

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

      Wildcarr

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

    Chelsea's defensive luck is ridiculous.

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

    Mendy down.