Nottingham Forest FPL Guide GW9 2026/27
Best FPL picks, captain options, budget enablers, DEFCON routes and differentials: synced to official prices.
By FootballDream Admin · Last updated · Prices synced from the official FPL API
- DEFCON: centre-backs and full-backs who rack up tackles, blocks, clearances and interceptions now have a second scoring route beyond clean sheets.
- Fixtures: check Nottm Forest's opening run on the FPL fixture list and the GW9 preview above before locking premiums.
- Prices: every Nottm Forest price is on FPL prices : then play free on Gameweek Fantasy.
- Differentials: looking for a low-owned Nottm Forest pick? Check FPL Differentials.
📊Fantasy Overview
Nottingham Forest are 19th on 5 points after 7 games (DWLLL). Last time out they lost to Arsenal 0–1 at home in GW7. GW9 brings a trip to Brentford (Sat 31 Oct, 15:00 GMT), rated 3/5 for difficulty. Top FPL scorers so far: Morgan Gibbs-White (£7.9m, 32 pts), Neco Williams (£5.0m, 31 pts), Murillo (£5.5m, 28 pts). On the injury list: Neco Williams (arm injury: 75% chance of playing); Igor Jesus (calf injury: Unknown return date). Open predicted XI → · GW9 preview →
Forest are built around Gibbs-White at £8.0m, comfortably the most expensive player in the squad and the creative hub of everything they do. Behind him the pricing drops off sharply — Hudson-Odoi and Wood, both £5.8m, lead a broad mid-price group. Sels is £5.0m in goal behind a defence where Milenkovic, Diomande and Murillo cost £5.4m, Daniel Muñoz (from Crystal Palace) arrives at £5.4m as the attacking-upside option at right-back, and Aina, Savona and Netz sit at £4.4m, with three more defenders at £4.0m.
🔁2026/27 Transfers That Change Your Picks
- ↓ INDaniel Muñoz, From Crystal Palace at £5.4m. Attacking right-back who was Palace's standout defensive fantasy asset; check the lineup before he settles in.
👥Full Squad & Prices
⭐Premium Picks
Gibbs-White at £8.0m is the pick that defines whether you own Forest — creative focal point, set-piece responsibility, a guaranteed central role, and by some distance the most expensive name in the squad. He's the most direct route into their returns. Hudson-Odoi at £5.8m is the cheaper alternative from wide, with Milenkovic, Diomande and Murillo at £5.4m the premium defensive options, and Muñoz at £5.3m the pick if you want attacking upside from the back line.
💷Budget Enablers
Forest's defence offers real value right across the price range. Aina and Williams carry attacking full-back upside, and Muñoz at £5.3m adds another attacking option at the top of that range. Sels at £5.0m is a solid budget goalkeeper, with Victor at £4.5m as cover. Yates at £4.4m is the cheapest midfield route in.
🎽Captaincy Options
Gibbs-White is a legitimate differential captain in a favourable home fixture, where his set-piece duty and central role give him multiple routes to points. Not a default armband — Forest's overall scoring volume trails the top sides — but a solid mid-price captaincy option when you need to make ground on rivals who all own the same premium striker.
🎯Differential Picks
Forest's mid-price attackers are all genuinely low-ownership. Hudson-Odoi at £5.8m is the more established differential, and Wood at £5.8m offers a proven Premier League scoring record whenever he holds the striker's shirt. Domínguez at £4.9m offers minutes-based midfield value with defensive contribution points on top.
⚠️Players to Avoid
The centre-forward slot is the clearest thing to avoid. Wood at £5.8m and Kalimuendo at £5.4m compete for the same starting berth — Awoniyi's move to Coventry narrowed the rotation but didn't eliminate it. The attacking midfield is similarly congested around £5.5m. Outside Gibbs-White, I'd treat Forest picks as fixture-specific bets rather than season-long holds.