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The Big Numbers – Gameweek 5

Next up this Tuesday evening, we delve into the Opta data from Gameweek 5 in the first members’ article of the week. West Ham and Arsenal’s midfields are put under the microscope, while we also turn our attentions to Tottenham’s attack and Eden Hazard’s form as the fixtures turn against Chelsea.

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  1. BrockLanders
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Anyone have a quick insight into Bony's underlying stats?

    1. The Enlightener
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      I don't, but I'm guessing that can't be all that great.

    2. TokyoRisingSun
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Had a look at the members section. Long story short, not good

  2. JÆKS ⭐
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Hardly see Costa in any teams on here, is it just because he has some 'harder' fixtures? Or is it because he barely gets any bonus points?

    He has the form and if he doesn't get a yc against Arsenal, I'll probably bring him in, could score against anyone. Got 3 bonus against Swansea, and just missed out on a bonus against Liverpool, so if Hazard keeps underperforming, I think Costa will get some bonus points since he will be Chelsea's key player then in an attacking point of view.

    1. BB-8
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Have him atm. Keeping him over Ibra gives me Firmino over someone like Chadli/Snodgrass

    2. VS10_
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      I think people are mainly concerned about the 3 yellows and knowing that he loves to have a go at the Arsenal CB's a 4th yellow wouldn't surprise anyone. Good pick otherwise.

    3. Bullet Eder
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      I've got him for the next two.

      1. JÆKS ⭐
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Why ditching after those 2 games?

        1. Volley127
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 8 months ago

          For his 1 game suspension ☺️

  3. Net Gains
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    It's only Tuesday evening and Hazard is starting at a price drop for the third time already this week!!!

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Slightly too expensive.

      1. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Reply fail to above.

        1. TokyoRisingSun
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 8 months ago

          I do agree that hazard is slightly too expensive right now though 😉

  4. joescores
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Is there a patent to use a WC or you go by your need. Surely you have had learned something in the past. Thoughts?

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Make your team good.

      1. joescores
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Fine that's what majority does..My Q was, can you use it better than others? What time zone is the most essential?

  5. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Some big names look like falling tonight, Ibra, Rooney, Barkley and Hazard (again) included

    1. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Hazard triple rise next week 😉

    2. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Is it me or are price drops back to how they were a few years back? Last season was once in a blue moon...now they are freefall

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Certainly seems a lot easier to fall than to rise

    3. Belsunz
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      did you just include 'big names' and 'Barkley' in one sentence? 😉

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        He's still over 14% ownership which makes him a big name in the game

  6. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Which pair will score more points over the course of the season? 🙂

    A) Hazard & Payet
    B) Snoddy and Kun

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Kun.

    2. BrockLanders
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Yeah, B

    3. TokyoRisingSun
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Think Kun alone will outscore the other two

      1. Sánchez
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Dont be daft. He'd need about 380 points. He's never even been top points scorer ever

    4. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Are you suggesting going without Kun?

      1. Chucky
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Yeah I will have to downgrade Hazard and Payet to fodder and Snoddy and play 343 if go for B.Playing 352 atm

        1. Chucky
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 8 months ago

          if i*

    5. Rex Lapis
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      B

    6. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Thanks all

    7. The Enlightener
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      My guess is that going without Kun wouldn't last that long. You'll see him scoring and scoring, perhaps even 5 in one game, and you'll realize just how dangerous it is.

  7. BrockLanders
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Really want Son and Chadli in my team but have a front 8 of...

    Sanchez, Firmino, Sterling, Antonio, Capoue
    Aguero, Lukaku, Austin

    1m ITB.

    Any suggestions or should I just stick??

    1. TokyoRisingSun
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Worry abou Austin instead

    2. BrockLanders
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Might change him to Deeney anyway as on WC but also have Holebas and Capoue.

      Should go with my instinct and drop Antonio & Capoue for the above 2.

  8. Rex Lapis
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Which one?
    A. Sanchez Fletcher Kelly
    B. Sterling Snodgrass Walker

    Heaton Pickford
    Baines Holebas Evans Amat ___
    Firmino Antonio Capoue ___ ___
    Kun Zlatan Lukaku

    1. BrockLanders
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      b

    2. cheese XL
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      B

  9. Phil Dagger ⭐
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    only for this week who is better?

    1) payet

    2 ) Mane

    3) Firmino

    1. TokyoRisingSun
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Mane

    2. Bullet Eder
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      2

    3. EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      3

    4. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      3

    5. Trae44
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      2 for me

    6. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Have 1&2 atm but might get Firmino for Haz as well

    7. Phil Dagger ⭐
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      cheers all 🙂 😀

  10. PvA
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    RMT

    Heaton
    Shaw, Stones, Evans
    Hazard, Coutinho, Payet, Capoue
    Aguero, Ibra, Deeney

    Pickford, de Roon, Kaboul, Amat

    1. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Just 3 similar picks.I wish you goodluck 😉

      1. PvA
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        You too mate 🙂

  11. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Good to see Mings back for Bournmouth, terrible luck for him 🙂

  12. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Best picks from the following...
    A Williams or
    B Coleman

    1 Deeney or
    2 Defoe

    Y Mane or
    Z Firmino

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      B
      2
      Z

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Sorry,
        B
        1
        Z

    2. Jude Rooney
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      B1Y

  13. Do I Not Like Orange
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Which front 8 is better?
    A)
    Firm/Sanch/Antonio/SNOD/Cap
    IBRA/Kun/Benteke

    B)
    Firm/Sanch/Ant/STERLING/Cap
    LUKAKU/Kun/Benteke

    (In both of these, Benteke becomes Deeney next week. Determined to keep him for Sunderland, though).

    1. Jude Rooney
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      B

    2. LewanGOALski
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      B for me

      1. Do I Not Like Orange
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Cheers all.

  14. LewanGOALski
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    No spectacular price rises on the horizon for tonight, right..?

    1. Badger Badger Mushroom Mush…
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Nothing tonight by looks of it, maybe Jaku.

  15. PvA
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Someone has copied my grav

    1. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      😆

      1. Trae44
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Where can we find this idiot?

        1. Trae44
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 8 months ago

          Will change mine didn't see yours when I put mine on 🙂

          1. PvA
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 8 months ago

            Nah it's alright mate, I'll change 🙂

        2. PvA
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 8 months ago

          I'll change mine later

          1. Trae44
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 8 months ago

            All good, doing it now

            1. John t penguin
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 8 months ago

              This conversation gonna look weird in a few minutes

    2. The Enlightener
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Awkward!

  16. JÆKS ⭐
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    If 1 player gets 5 yc, he receives a 1 game ban right?

    Do they reset the limit to 10 yc after or is there a 1 game ban for every player getting 5 yc.

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      The former.

      1. JÆKS ⭐
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        So if Deeney get's his 5th yc before Costa, he is safe? (for now)

        1. Jimmers
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 8 months ago

          No he's not. Deeney's yc has no bearing on Costa's

          1. JÆKS ⭐
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 8 months ago

            I'm not following anymore. If they reset the limit of 5 yc for a ban, to 10 yc, and someone else besides Costa is getting his 5th yc first, Costa won't be banned after 5 yc I would think?

            1. John t penguin
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 8 months ago

              You're taking the p*ss right

              1. JÆKS ⭐
                • 9 Years
                7 years, 8 months ago

                No I am not, I'm not familiar with the system here in England but from the explanation I got, they will only ban the first player to receive 5 yc and after that, you will get banned when you have 10 yc, or did I get it wrong here?

                1. Jimmers
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 13 Years
                  7 years, 8 months ago

                  Every player who gets 5 yellows gets a 1 game ban. 2 game ban for 10 yellows

                  1. JÆKS ⭐
                    • 9 Years
                    7 years, 8 months ago

                    Oh ok tnx!

  17. rdamjan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Son option?

  18. MartialMatas
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Thought on this defence?

    Heaton Pickford
    Valencia Stones Lovren Holebas Amat

    I know people are getting frustrated by stones but surely the clean sheets are coming

  19. Flynny
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Random question....

    Who would you rather have in wildcard....

    A....Martin Kelly 4.4

    B.....Simon Francis who may soon be 4.4

    Thanks

    1. michudagawd
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Francis

      1. MartialMatas
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        I've heard Fryers may start over kelly

        1. Flynny
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 8 months ago

          Cheers...will scrutinie Francis a bit more....

  20. jurgenklopp.8
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    0.2 off this team...

    Foster - Heaton
    Valencia - Walker - Williams - Holebas - Kingsley
    Firmino - Sanchez - Sterling - Snodgrass - Capoue
    Kun - Lukaku - Deeney

    A) is it worth making 0.2 from walker to vertongen or heaton to pickford?
    B) or should i get antonio and ighalo +0.5 in for sterling and deeney?

    1. MartialMatas
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      williams to lovrenand heaton to mandanda? not as good but you can afford it.
      Or downgrade Capoue

    2. George Agdgdgwngo
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Downgrade Kingsley to the 3.9 hulk defender at the end of the week

  21. FPL AXE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Why is it that Agüero still has a red warning triangle on his player profile on the FPL website even though he will be available for GW6?

    1. michudagawd
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      He's still suspended until after City's EFL Cup game tomorrow.

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Suspended for tomorrow.

    3. KingNidge
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Technically still suspended until after tomorrows game

  22. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Any live streams of EFL matches?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Chelsea website.

      1. Rolls-Royce
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        TM, Chances of Walker double rise? Badly need that 0.1

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 8 months ago

          Saturday morning at best.

      2. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Not that one. Want to see how a world class striker plays against a club that couldn't hold on to him.

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      No illegal stream links allowed.

  23. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Is the scoutcast tonight or tomorrow?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Hot topic

      1. Smurf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        Ah. Thanks TM.

  24. athreya
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Given the Arsenal Chelsea head to head of recent times it seems positively boneheaded to do Hazard to Alexis. Yet I have done it. Who else is feeling the dissonance?

    1. Badger Badger Mushroom Mush…
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Considering keeping KDB for this GW and doing Sanchez next week.

      Care to share the H2H?

      1. athreya
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        1 win for Arsenal in last 10 games and that was in community shield. 2 wins in last 24 PL games 🙁

        1. athreya
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 8 months ago

          Sorry 4 in 24. Still piss poor.

    2. VS10_
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      More about Mourinho v Wenger than Arsenal v Chelsea.

  25. @SirAustinDangerPowers
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Finally comes down to this.

    A Sanchez Deeney
    (ideally want Ighalo but can't find the extra. 5)

    B Ibra Chadli
    (this will become A before GW8 with Fts)

    Who to go with for now?

  26. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Gabriel starting tonight i see

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Earning his pay seeing he won't start unless an injury occurs.

  27. Net Gains
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    If you could invent one extra FPL chip, what would it be?

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      A chip that cancels all chips to everyone.

      1. Net Gains
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        oooooh touché!

    2. Podge
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Double my highest scorer, whoever that turns out to be

    3. @SirAustinDangerPowers
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Instead of One full WC have 2 half WCs
      Only 6 transfers allowed in each half

      1. Net Gains
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        that's a really good one

    4. Sánchez
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      The Capoue

      Where you can retrospectively take a player off the bench for someone else once in the season

      1. Net Gains
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 8 months ago

        lol love it!

  28. JÆKS ⭐
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Flashscore has Steven Naismith playing as a CB... What happened there?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Hacked

    2. MartialMatas
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Yeah I saw that just now. wtf

  29. EmreCan Hustle
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Preston goal

  30. ScottyMaz12
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Best option from these two combos for wildcard, folks?

    a) Sterling & £7.2m striker (or below)
    b) Snodgrass & Costa