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Most Valuable centre-forwards by Market Value in League One 26/27

The most valuable centre-forwards in League One in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Y. Salech of Cardiff is the standout for raw talent across centre-forwards in League One, with a Field Insider Rating of 51.4, and K. Wootton has been the form player this season, grading 46.8, and C. Stead leads the scoring with 13 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: A. Pepple has improved his Season rating most, up +25.4 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, C. Stead of Cambridge United is the most valuable name in this group at 12.6.

Best talent
Y. Salech51.4RTG
Cardiff
In form
K. Wootton46.8SsN
Stockport County
Rising potential
A. Pepple+17RTG
Plymouth · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
A. Pepple+25.4SsN
Plymouth · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
C. Stead13goals
Cambridge United
Most valuable
C. Stead12.6val
Cambridge United
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PlayerTeam
1C. SteadCentre-forwardCambridge United2612.63432
2T. WrightCentre-forwardBradford251118146.6%4846.3%
3R. ŠimićCentre-forwardCardiff2311148.6%581.9%
4J. TaylorCentre-forwardHuddersfield2310.836±0%48±0%
5A. PeppleCentre-forwardPlymouth2310.638±0%49±0%
6K. ChaukeCentre-forwardBurton Albion231018±0%47±0%
7N. EnnisCentre-forwardBlackpool279.91525.2%3422.2%
8B. PointonCentre-forwardBradford229.929±0%51±0%
9J. WarehamCentre-forwardWycombe239.850±0%50±0%
10D. TaylorCentre-forwardBlackpool229.81074.8%4318.3%
11B. KnightCentre-forwardCambridge United249.829±0%36±0%
12G. BrownCentre-forwardSheffield Wednesday229.6557
13C. WebsterCentre-forwardBurton Albion229.621±0%47±0%
14O. SandersonCentre-forwardStevenage229.513115%4539.8%
15A. PressleyCentre-forwardStevenage249.42410.8%32±0%
16Y. SalechCentre-forwardCardiff249.438±0%51±0%
17T. BloxhamCentre-forwardBlackpool229.427±0%49±0%
18G. YahyaiCentre-forwardCambridge United259.30100%3616.6%
19H. LeonardCentre-forwardPeterborough239.246±0%511.8%
20M. DennisCentre-forwardBurton Albion249.13310.4%34±0%
21M. MellonCentre-forwardStevenage229.12237.3%32±0%
22P. LaneCentre-forwardReading25912±0%42±0%
23Isaac HeathCentre-forwardCambridge United218.9228
24B. RadulovićCentre-forwardHuddersfield268.826±0%41±0%
25C. MarshallCentre-forwardLuton218.80100%6713.7%
26L. SmythCentre-forwardNotts County228.81042
27S. PerkinsCentre-forwardWigan228.7038±0%
28M. KirkCentre-forwardBarnsley228.6310.8%57±0%
29Mark O’MahonyCentre-forwardBurton Albion218.50100%4135%
30David KamaraCentre-forwardPeterborough218.5642
31Wanya MarçalCentre-forwardStevenage238.30100%5121.7%
32M. StevensCentre-forwardAFC Wimbledon288.32440%323%
33A. HigginsCentre-forwardWigan218.3037
34A. SasuCentre-forwardAFC Wimbledon218.3039±0%
35S. SpencerCentre-forwardReading228.2038
36B. TouréCentre-forwardBarnsley238.219±0%601.9%
37Adama SidibehCentre-forwardStockport County288.1170.6%3316.2%
38D. ScarlettCentre-forwardLeyton Orient228.10100%6552.4%
39E. TezgelCentre-forwardWycombe2182710.7%340.9%
40Donnell McNeillyCentre-forwardAFC Wimbledon208321.7%42±0%
41Jeremiah Okine-PetersCentre-forwardReading258036
42B. TumaCentre-forwardReading2180394.4%
43R. EvansCentre-forwardReading218039
44C. SlatteryCentre-forwardSheffield Wednesday2783313.5%42±0%
45I. HutchinsonCentre-forwardDoncaster2684410.3%31±0%
46M. Matthews LewisCentre-forwardBurton Albion217.9038
47M. HarrisCentre-forwardOxford United277.910±0%46±0%
48C. TaylorCentre-forwardBarnsley227.94843.1%232.7%
49S. PattonCentre-forwardReading207.8040
50S. KaderCentre-forwardBromley227.8028