Who are 5 Best FPL Forwards to Pick in GW 2

The opening gameweek of the Fantasy Premier League 2025/26 has already begun, and we have already experienced some quality matches. As Gameweek 1 nears its end, FPL managers are busy setting their teams for the second gameweek.

FPL 2025/26: Gameweek 2 deadline

Gameweek 2 will run from August 22 to 25, 2025 (as per the BST timeline), and its FPL deadline is at 18:30 BST on Friday, August 22.

Once again, the FPL forwards will play important roles in the upcoming FPL gameweek. In the opening gameweek, they've already produced three double-digit hauls. Here, we look at the best FPL forwards for Gameweek 2. To select the best FPL forwards of the second gameweek, we have to look at form and fitness, along with the opponents.

5 Best FPL Forwards for Gameweek 2

Erling Haaland (Manchester City): £14.0m

With the second-highest FPL valuation of £14.0, Manchester City’s star forward Erling Haaland started the new season strongly with two goals. In their Premier League season opener against the hosts Wolves, Man City won 4-0, with Haaland playing 73 minutes and generating 13 FPL points, including three bonus points. Justifying his high valuation, Haaland has made a strong start to the season.

In the second gameweek, Man City will host Tottenham Hotspur, and the Norwegian striker Haaland is expected to continue his strong early form.

Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool): £8.5m

Liverpool’s newly signed French forward Hugo Ekitiké can become an FPL favourite early in the new season. After scoring one goal in the FA Community Shield, where the Premier League champions Liverpool lost against FA Cup champions Crystal Palace in a penalty shootout, the French forward made his Premier League debut with one goal and one assist in the 4-2 home win against Bournemouth. He generated 11 FPL points from that game.

The Reds will now face the hosts Newcastle United in the second gameweek, and if Ekitiké manages to score or assist, he will surely be among the FPL favourites.

João Pedro (Chelsea): £7.5m

After scoring three goals in the FIFA Club World Cup 2025, including a brace in the Semi-final and one goal in the Final, Chelsea’s Brazilian striker João Pedro scored one goal each in their two pre-season friendlies. So, the former Brighton striker, who scored 104 and 126 FPL points the last two seasons, has strong potential to prove himself as one of the best FPL forwards.

After hosting Crystal Palace on Sunday in the opening gameweek of the new season, Chelsea will face the hosts, West Ham United, in the second gameweek. Hammers started the new season with a 3-0 away defeat against the promoted side Sunderland.

Wilson Isidor (Sunderland): £5.5m

Serving for the promoted club Sunderland, French striker Wilson Isidor has managed a good start in the Premier League 2025/26. He produced eight FPL points in the first gameweek with the help of one goal and two bonus points, as the Black Cats defeated West Ham United at home by 3-0.

Last season, Isidor recorded 13 goals and two assists for Sunderland. It is too early to say whether he can be one of the best FPL forwards this season, but they will face the hosts Burnley in the second gameweek, and the £5.5m player will be one of the must-watch players in that game.

Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal): £9.0m

Arsenal’s latest forward recruit, Swedish goal machine Viktor Gyökeres, is one of the must-watch faces of the season, who has a reputation for scoring goals consistently. While he served for Portugal’s first division side Sporting CP in the last two seasons, he scored 43 and 57 goals, respectively, and finished as the leading goal-scorer in the last two Primeira Liga seasons (29 goals and 39 goals). In the 2023/24 season, he recorded two hat-tricks for the Lions (including one in Primeira Liga), and in the last season (2024/25), he recorded six hat-tricks, including five in Primeira Liga (including twice recording four goals) and the other one in the UEFA Champions League league phase against Manchester City. So, the Swedish centre-forward has complete potential to become one of the best Fantasy Premier League forwards.

After facing the hosts Manchester United in the opening gameweek of the new PL season, Arsenal will host promoted Leeds United in the second gameweek.