Last gameweek, Erling Haaland was the second-most sold player in FPL, with his next four fixtures including a blank gameweek, Chelsea (a) and Arsenal (H).
Therefore, with next gameweek being a blank, now is potentially a good time to twist in the forward department for a few weeks.
Squawka have used their <a href="https://www.squawka.com/en/comparison-matrix/">Comparison Matrix</a> to analyse the four most transferred-in forwards this week.
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<h3>Joao Pedro (£7.7m) &#8211; Chelsea &#8211; 47.6% owned</h3>
Fixture: Newcastle (H)
Joao Pedro has been in red-hot form for Chelsea since Liam Rosenior’s arrival. 
The Brazilian has scored eight goals and provided five assists in his last eight league games.
The 24-year-old is the most-transferred-in player in FPL this week, with over 306k managers bringing him into their team.
Pedro is averaging 1.8 shots per 90 minutes, getting 1.1 of those shots on target, with a shooting accuracy of 60.47%.
The Brazilian also averages 1.1 chances created per 90 and averages 0.3 assists per 90, showing his threat doesn’t just come from finding the back of the net.
Despite Chelsea’s tough fixtures to end the season, if Pedro continues to produce points at his current rate he will be tough to ignore.
<div id="attachment_74061" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-74061" class="size-full wp-image-74061" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/GettyImages-2229150044.jpg" alt="Joao Pedro. Picture by Getty Images" width="1024" height="690" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/GettyImages-2229150044.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/GettyImages-2229150044-300x202.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/GettyImages-2229150044-768x518.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" />Joao Pedro. Picture by Getty Images</div>
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<h3>Igor Thiago (£7.2m) &#8211; Brentford &#8211; 34.6% owned</h3>
Fixture: Wolves (H)
Igor Thiago is the second-highest scorer in the Premier League this season, racking up 18 goals.
 He’s already broken the record for the highest-scoring Brazilian in the Premier League in a single season.
The Brentford striker has been transferred in by 96,277 managers this week, making him the second-most transferred-in forward behind Pedro.
Thiago has the best goals-per-90 ratio of all the options discussed, with 0.7 per 90.
The 24-year-old is hitting 2 shots per 90, getting 1.4 of those on target, giving him a shooting accuracy of 66.67%.
He is also contesting 7.9 aerial duels per 90, winning 3.0 of those aerial duels and giving Brentford considerable threat from crosses into the box.
<div id="attachment_75845" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-75845" class="size-full wp-image-75845" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/GettyImages-2243379134.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="699" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/GettyImages-2243379134.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/GettyImages-2243379134-300x205.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/GettyImages-2243379134-768x524.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" />Igor Thiago. Picture by Getty Images</div>
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<h3>Hugo Ekitike (£9.1m) &#8211; Liverpool &#8211; 34.1% owned</h3>
Fixture: Spurs (H)
Hugo Ekitike has been a success story since joining Arne Slot’s side in the summer.
 He’s scored 11 goals and provided four assists in 26 league games so far this season.
The 23-year-old has been transferred in by 87,542 managers this week, with Liverpool set to face Tottenham (H), Brighton (A) and Fulham (H) in their next three fixtures.
Ekitike is taking 2.4 shots per 90, although he is only getting 40.43% of his shots on target, the lowest of all the options analysed here.
However, Ekitike is still getting himself into dangerous areas frequently. He averages the most touches in the opposition box on this list, with 6.8 per 90.
The Frenchman also averages 1.9 take-ons completed per 90, and 0.3 assists per 90 along with his 0.6 goals &#8211; which highlights his multi-faceted levels of threat.
<div id="attachment_77496" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-77496" class="wp-image-77496 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/GettyImages-2258736212.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="694" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/GettyImages-2258736212.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/GettyImages-2258736212-300x203.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/GettyImages-2258736212-768x521.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" />Hugo Ekitike. Picture by Getty Images</div>
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<h3>Benjamin Sesko (£7.3m) &#8211; Manchester United &#8211; 6.1% owned</h3>
Fixture: Aston Villa (H)
Benjamin Sesko has found form in the last few weeks. He’s been given a chance to lead the line by Michael Carrick, and has repaid his manager with a run of three goals from his last four games.
The Slovenia international has been transferred in by 64,825 managers this week, with Manchester United set to face Aston Villa (H), Bournemouth (A) and Leeds (H) in their next three games &#8211; all of whom could suit Sesko&#8217;s style of play quite nicely.
Sesko is averaging the most shots per 90 of all these options (3.0 per 90), getting 1.9 of those on target
The 22-year-old is also winning the most aerial duels (3.6 per 90) and averaging 5.6 touches in the opposition box per 90.
This is a bit more of a differential option, but with some favourable fixtures for a striker who likes to run in behind, Sesko could be an interesting punt in the coming weeks.
<div id="attachment_78306" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-78306" class="wp-image-78306 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/GettyImages-2263198114.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="683" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/GettyImages-2263198114.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/GettyImages-2263198114-300x200.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/GettyImages-2263198114-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" />Benjamin Sesko. Picture by Getty Images</div>
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