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            <p>Who are the best FPL forwards for Gameweek 9?</p>
<p>Four-time top 1k and six-time top 5k finisher <a href="https://twitter.com/FPL_Salah">Abdul Rehman</a> uses the Hub's <a href="http://fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/opta/">OPTA</a>, <a href="http://fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/predictions/">Prediction</a>, <a href="http://fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fpl-player-comparision-tool/">Comparison</a> and <a href="http://fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fixture-ticker/">Fixture</a> tools to identify the best Fantasy Premier League forwards for Gameweek 9.</p>
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<p><strong>Other articles in this series - <a href="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/best-fpl-players-for-gameweek-9-top-5-best-midfielders/"><strong>Midfielders</strong></a> | <a href="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/best-fpl-players-for-gameweek-9-top-5-best-defenders/"><strong>Defenders</strong></a></strong></p>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">Best FPL Forwards for Gameweek 9</h2>
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Erling Haaland (£12.0m) – Manchester City</strong></h3>
<p><strong>Fixture: Manchester United (H)</strong></p>
<p><strong>Erling Haaland</strong> now has 11 goals and one assist in his first seven League games, with the best Expected Goals (xG) in the league (7.34) and an xA of 2.24 (seventh).</p>
<p>He is a fixture-proof player, and will likely be the best captain option most weeks.</p>
<p>Manchester City host rivals Manchester United in Gameweek 9. Although this looks a tough game on paper, City will be strong favourites to win, and Haaland is no doubt going to be one of the best captain options.</p>
<p>He is once again the favourite to score at anytime this gameweek, at 58%.</p>
<p>City have scored 23 goals (first) already with an xG of 17.4 (first) and they are also favourites to score 2.5+ goals (50%) in Gameweek 9, despite the fixture against their biggest rivals.</p>
<p>The combination of Man City and Haaland is just too strong and he will very likely be the most captained player this week.</p>
<p>Our <strong><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/predictions">Points Prediction Tool</a> </strong>agrees, as it has him as the highest predicted scoring player overall (7.9) overall for Gameweek 9.</p>
<div id="attachment_49516" style="width: 811px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-49516" class="wp-image-49516 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Erling-Haaland-Stats-3.jpg" alt="Erling Haaland Stats. best forwards gameweek 9" width="801" height="649" /></p>
<p id="caption-attachment-49516" class="wp-caption-text">Erling Haaland Stats</p>
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<h3><strong>Aleksandar Mitrovic (£6.9m) – Fulham</strong></h3>
<p><strong>Fixture: Newcastle United (H)</strong></p>
<p><strong>Aleksandar Mitrovic</strong> suffered only his second blank of the season last gameweek.</p>
<p>He has six goals so far in his seven league games with 25 shots in the box (first) and an xG of 5.71 (second). He has also created six chances with an xA of 1.46.</p>
<p>Fulham have been one of the surprise packages so far and look by far the best of the promoted sides. They have scored 12 goals (fifth) with an xG of 10.34 (eighth).</p>
<p>They come up against Newcastle United at home in Gameweek 9. The Toon have only conceded seven goals (third) but have an xGC of 11.6 (fourteenth) so have been fortunate not to concede more.</p>
<p>Newcastle will be favourites here but with the Cottagers being at home they will likely score and it's Mitrovic who is going to be the most likely to get the goals. He has a Goal Involvement Rate of 50% thus far.</p>
<p>Mitrovic has proven he is very much a Premier League quality player, and has scored against some of the best defences in the league including Liverpool, Brighton and Arsenal.</p>
<p>He is also at a healthy 39% to score anytime according to the bookmakers.</p>
<p>The Serbian also has the advantage of being the talisman for his side, on penalties, and being nailed in the starting 11.</p>
<div id="attachment_49517" style="width: 808px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-49517" class="size-full wp-image-49517" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Aleksandar-Mitrovic-Stats-1.jpg" alt="Aleksandar Mitrovic Stats. top 5 best forwards gameweek 9" width="798" height="650" /></p>
<p id="caption-attachment-49517" class="wp-caption-text">Aleksandar Mitrovic Stats</p>
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<h3><strong>Darwin Nunez (£8.9m) – Liverpool</strong></h3>
<p><strong>Fixture: Brighton (H)</strong></p>
<p>Liverpool haven’t had the best start to the season, with only two wins under their belt in the first six games.</p>
<p>We have only seen 174 minutes of <strong>Darwin</strong> <strong>Nunez</strong> in the league, but from what we have seen he has looked like a great fantasy prospect.</p>
<p>He has 12 shots in the box with an xG of 2.52, and he has also created four chances with an xA of 1.01.</p>
<p>I think it’s clear that Jurgen Klopp sees him as the number one forward ahead of <strong>Roberto Firmino (£8.0m).</strong></p>
<p>Despite the results, Liverpool have still managed to score 15 goals (second) with an xG of 13.13 (fourth) and they have only played six games. I don’t think they will have any trouble scoring judging by their stats.</p>
<p>They have a decent home game against Brighton who have just lost their manager, Graham Potter.</p>
<p>Following the appointment of <a href="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/how-will-roberto-de-zerbi-affect-brighton-players-fantasy-football-prospects/">Roberto de Zerbi</a>, it’s hard to gauge how Brighton will respond, but the Reds will be strong favourites regardless.</p>
<p>The Merseyside club are actually the second favourites to score 2.5+ goals (44%) this week and Darwin is 45% to score at anytime also.</p>
<p>Liverpool also welcome back <strong>Thiago (£5.2m)</strong> from injury, and this will no doubt help them in the final third.</p>
<div id="attachment_49518" style="width: 806px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-49518" class="size-full wp-image-49518" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Darwin-Nunez-Stats-1.jpg" alt="Darwin Nunez Stats. best players for gameweek 9" width="796" height="649" /></p>
<p id="caption-attachment-49518" class="wp-caption-text">Darwin Nunez Stats</p>
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<h3><strong>Ivan Toney (£7.2m) – Brentford</strong></h3>
<p><strong>Fixture: Bournemouth (a)</strong></p>
<p><strong>Ivan Toney</strong> has a very impressive five goals and two assists in his first seven league matches. He has an xG of 3.41 (fifth) and has created 11 chances with an xA of 2.26 (third amongst forwards).</p>
<p>The new England international has a very nice fixture in Gameweek 9 to add to his attacking returns. Bournemouth have conceded 19 goals (nineteenth) with an xGC of 13.1 (seventeenth).</p>
<p>Brentford have been great going forward scoring 15 goals (fifth) with an xG of 12.95 (fifth) so they should score a few here and Toney will be the favourite to get the attacking returns for sure.</p>
<p>He is currently the third highest scoring forward in the game, with a 47% Goal Involvement, and I don’t see this trend changing.</p>
<p>The bookmakers have him at 36% to score at anytime and he is nailed to play 90 minutes and is also on penalties.</p>
<p>Our <strong><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/predictions">Points Prediction Tool</a></strong> has him as the third highest predicted scoring forward (5.0 points) for Gameweek 9.</p>
<div id="attachment_49519" style="width: 808px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-49519" class="size-full wp-image-49519" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Ivan-Toney-Stats-2.jpg" alt="Ivan Toney Stats. best captain gameweek 9" width="798" height="652" /></p>
<p id="caption-attachment-49519" class="wp-caption-text">Ivan Toney Stats</p>
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<h3><strong>Dominic Solanke (£5.7m) – Bournemouth</strong></h3>
<p><strong>Fixture: Brentford (H)</strong></p>
<p>The Bournemouth forward had a great season last term scoring 29 goals and seven assists, and an Expected Goals (xG) of 33.86.</p>
<p>He is no stranger to the Premier League, having had three stints in the top division – none of which were particularly successful.</p>
<p>His last season in the Premier League was in 2019/20, where he managed three goals and two assists in 17 starts.</p>
<p>He has clearly improved since then though, and is now a first-team regular, having just had his breakthrough season.</p>
<p>The Cherries have a decent home fixture against Brentford in Gameweek 9.</p>
<p>The Bees have conceded 12 goals (seventeenth) with an xGC of 12.1 (sixteenth) so can definitely be got at, and <strong>Solanke</strong> will fancy his chances here.</p>
<p>Although Bournemouth have only scored six goals (eighteenth), a home fixture against a leaky side should see goals.</p>
<p>Solanke is the talisman for his club, and also the first-choice penalty taker. He won't get many better fixtures to score this season in the Premier League.</p>
<div id="attachment_49520" style="width: 814px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-49520" class="size-full wp-image-49520" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Dominik-Solanke-Stats.jpg" alt="Dominik Solanke Stats. best budget forwards gameweek 9" width="804" height="650" /></p>
<p id="caption-attachment-49520" class="wp-caption-text">Dominik Solanke Stats</p>
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<p>To conclude, I will rank these Gameweek 9 Forwards in accordance with our Power Rankings for Hub members!</p>
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<h2><strong>Hub Power Rankings</strong></h2>
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<h3>Best FPL Forwards for Gameweek 9</h3>
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