Holly Shand’s Best Forward Targets For FPL Gameweek Eight As Premier League Football Returns

With Premier League football back this week, Holly Shand provides you with the best FPL Gameweek 8 forwards to try and fit into your teams.

Best FPL Gameweek 8 Forwards To Target

As form and fixtures collide, some key forward targets are coming to the fore for FPL Gameweek 8, while injury absences continue for early season bandwagons Alexander Isak and Joao Pedro.

So which forwards warrant you transferring in?

Chris Wood (£6.2m)

Nottingham Forest striker Chris Wood isn’t the most attractive of fantasy targets since he’s never had a prolific season in the game, with 14 goals his best tally.

However, he has hit double digits for goals in five seasons, which shouldn’t be overlooked at this price point and ownership.

This season is no exception. Wood already has four goals in seven appearances this season, having started every single game for Nottingham Forest.

The experiment of starting striker partner Taiwo Awoniyi alongside him failed in Gameweek 6 against Fulham, meaning Wood is now nailed on to start.

We also now know that he’s Nottingham Forest’s first-choice penalty taker, which provides an additional route to points.

Nottingham Forest have three home games in their next four, with an attractive schedule of Crystal Palace, Leicester City, West Ham and Newcastle United.

Dominic Solanke (£7.6m)

It was a turbulent start to the season for Spurs’ new signing Dominic Solanke, who picked up an injury in Gameweek 1 and missed the subsequent two Gameweeks.

That’s seen his ownership drop significantly to just over 10%, but he’s since produced three attacking returns in the last three Gameweeks.

Solanke has the potential to be massively underpriced in the game, since he was a Bournemouth’s striker when his price was set.

He certainly has the potential to come close to the 19 goals he scored last season, as a 90 minute man in a top six team and with Heung-min Son a doubt, he may also be on penalties.

After a challenging run of fixtures, Spurs now hit a more favourable spell where they have three home games in their next four.

The schedule comprises West Ham, Crystal Palace, Aston Villa and Ipswich, with the potential for goals. Solanke does have a European schedule to also navigate though.

Kai Havertz (£8.3m)

Arsenal’s Kai Havertz has been flagged with an injury doubt over the international break but it’s not thought to be a significant issue, so wait for news in Mikel Arteta’s press conference on Friday before making a decision.

Havertz remains a sound route into the Arsenal attack as their number nine, with the side thriving despite the injury to Martin Odegaard.

He has five goal involvements in seven appearances this season, and has been supported by Gabriel Jesus and Leandro Trossard as strike partners in recent weeks.

This week Arsenal travel to Bournemouth who have won just one of their last four games, conceding six goals in this period and failing to keep a clean sheet.

Havertz is a great long term hold in the game given the consistency he provides and should still be considered a key target.