Profile
Raúl Jiménez Rodríguez is a £6.0m forward for Fulham who sits in the budget forward bracket but still offers a clear route into regular minutes and penalty box involvement. Listed as available with status a, he has played 2142 minutes this season, which underlines his role as a trusted senior option in Marco Silva’s attack. For FPL managers, that matters more than reputation. Raúl is not a flashy upside pick, but he is a dependable starter who can fill the third forward slot when fixtures line up.
At his best, he gives Fulham a focal point and can convert decent supply into steady returns. The issue is ceiling. He is more useful as a value enabler or short-term fixture play than a player you build captaincy plans around. Still, with three gameweeks left and a manageable run, he is back on the watchlist.
This-season output
Raúl has produced 110 total points at 3.2 points per game, numbers that place him in the acceptable rather than elite category for forwards. His raw returns are 9 goals and 5 assists, which is solid at this price, especially when paired with 9 clean sheets and 7 bonus points. The underlying FPL scoring profile is decent too, with 405 BPS and an ICT Index of 152.6.
The concern is current momentum. His form over the last five matches is just 1.5, which tells you recent output has cooled. That makes him difficult to buy on form alone. If you are considering him now, you are betting on fixtures and price point rather than a hot streak.
Ownership and price journey
Only 1.9% of managers own Raúl, so he is very much a differential. His price has fallen from £6.5m to £6.0m, a drop of £0.5m, which reflects a season where he has been serviceable without becoming essential. That decline has at least made him more accessible for wildcarders and late-season punters looking to save cash.
Transfer activity this gameweek suggests the market is still unconvinced. He has seen +6,088 transfers in but -15,898 transfers out, a net negative swing that matches the weak recent form. In other words, managers are mostly moving away rather than jumping on. That can work in his favour if you want a low-owned one-week punt, but it also shows there is no real community momentum behind him.
Upcoming outlook
Fulham’s final three fixtures are respectable for a budget forward. In GW36 he has BOU at home with an expected points projection of 3.88. In GW37 it is WOL away with 4.00 xP, actually his best projection of the run. In GW38 he finishes with NEW at home for 3.84 xP.
Those projections are steady rather than explosive. A range between 3.84 and 4.00 xP says Raúl is a credible starter in your XI if you need a budget forward, but not a captaincy candidate. Even in the best of those spots, the upside does not compare with premium midfielders or heavily backed forwards. The wider press conversation is also focused elsewhere, with the main recent signal centring on Bukayo Saka boosting Arsenal’s title push, not on any surge around Fulham assets. That is another reminder that Raúl sits outside the premium conversation.
Verdict
Watch, with selective own appeal. Raúl is not in top form at 1.5 over the last five, and the transfer trend is negative. But at £6.0m, with 110 points, 9 goals, 5 assists, and three playable fixtures, he is a reasonable short-term squad option for managers needing a low-owned forward. He is not a serious captaincy pick, and he is not a must-buy. If you already own him, there is enough in the schedule to hold. If you do not, he is a punt, not a priority.