With Tottenham Hotspur's Dominic Solanke (£7.5m) ruled out of Saturday's home fixture against Everton, and Spurs subsequently facing tough matches against Newcastle United and Arsenal in the following two Gameweeks, heavy sales of the forward are likely in Fantasy Premier League.
Speaking in his pre-match press conference, Spurs head coach Ange Postecoglou said: "Dominic picked up a knock in the last game. He got through the game [against Leicester] but he flared up the day after and he’ll miss tomorrow."
Here, The Scout reveals the best replacements for the injured forward.
Wood and Watkins the top picks
Chris Wood (£6.0m) and Ollie Watkins (£9.0m) look the standout options for Solanke owners to turn to.
Nottingham Forest’s Wood has the form and fixtures to immediately offer great value.
According to the Fixture Difficulty Ratings (FDR), seven of his side’s next nine matches score only two.
The New Zealand international visits promoted Southampton this weekend on the back of a goal and nine points against AFC Bournemouth last time around.
However, if you’re prepared to wait until Gameweek 3 after Aston Villa’s home meeting with Arsenal, then Watkins has to be the top target.
According to the FDR, all four of Villa’s matches from that point - which includes trips to promoted pair Leicester City and Ipswich Town, and home encounters with Everton and Wolverhampton Wanderers - score only two.
Watkins’ output against promoted sides last season played a big part in helping him top the forward standings on 228 points. He averaged 12 points per match in away matches against such opponents, including hauls of 18 points at Sheffield United and 13 points at Luton Town.
Other options
Crystal Palace’s Jean-Philippe Mateta (£7.5m), Fulham forward Rodrigo Muniz (£6.0m) and Southampton’s Adam Armstrong (£5.5m) also have favourable schedules, with all three benefiting from three home matches over the next four Gameweeks.
Mateta has scored in all seven of his home appearances since Oliver Glasner was appointed head coach in Gameweek 25 last season. The Frenchman amassed 74 points across those encounters, averaging just over 10 points per match.
Muniz averaged 6.4 points per home start in his breakthrough Fantasy campaign in 2023/24, compared with only 3.3 points per away start.
Meanwhile, Armstrong’s five shots and four shots in the box both ranked among the top two forwards in Gameweek 1.
