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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. Rhodes your boat
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    thoughts on
    foster pickford
    baines Valencia stones evans amat
    sanchez hazard sterling bolasie capoue
    aguero costa grabban

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

      It was all going so well until Lewis Grabban.

      1. Rhodes your boat
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        next vardy maybe haha

    2. GREENDREAMS11
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Not so sure on Stones, done nowt so far and fixtures not great apart from that looks ok

      1. Rhodes your boat
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        agree totally with you there but at 5mil for a city defender looks a steal

  2. Fluctus de Mutilatio
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    On WC:

    A) Valencia + Williams
    B) Baines + Lovren

    to partner with Evans, Holebas, Amat?

    1. EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      B

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

      A

    3. Kun Tozser
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      A

    4. Scholes Balls
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      A

  3. melvinmbabazi
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Choose?
    A) Chadli
    B) Snodgrass

    1. The Tinkerman
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Short term A, Longer term B.

  4. GREENDREAMS11
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Is it right to assume that Son will be OOP as a replacement for Harry Kane? Great fixtures and a nice price

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

      What if Jannsen plays

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

      No. Fully expecting Janssen to play up front.

    3. NLB
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I'm taking a wait and see approach. Most think Janssen will fill the void

    4. GREENDREAMS11
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      cheers, wasn't sure which is why I asked,

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

    Anyone got a strong reason for saving my wildcard?
    I need to get Aguero back and possibly Ibra out as if rather spend the money on Sanchez.. Also have Costa and hazard one of whom may have to make way.thoughts ?

  6. Aseel
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Hi guys, please rate my WC team

    Heaton, Pickford
    Holebas, Williams, Jagielka, Lovren, Amat
    Sterling, Snodgrass, Antonio, Capoue, Firmino
    Lukaku, Aguero, Ibrahimovic

    Plan is to have double Everton at the back for (bou & CPL) and then Jagielka > C.Davies in GW8
    No Sanchez but he has less ownership than Ibra & Lukaku so he won't hurt as much as not owning these two.
    What do you guys think?

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

      Looks good to me. Would like a WBA defender over Lovren or Jagielka.

  7. The Tinkerman
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Our ideas of what is "essential" to have in our teams seems to be changing every week or two now. My team is far from what is currently considered ideal, but I think I'll stick with it an see what happens up to the next international break.

    1. Kun Tozser
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Says the tinkerman

      1. The Tinkerman
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Haha, you've got me there. I've been considering a lot of changes, particularly in midfield. Having already got Kun in, anything I can do would take hits, so the best course of action seems to be to save 2FT and wait out the international break.

    2. Hansel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Same here, I'm saving my WC. Have most of the "essential" players anyway

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

        Aye. I dont feel using my WC on just getting Aguero soon as he's back makes sense when my team is

        De gea
        Azpi walker stones
        Antonio hazard sterling firmino
        Ibra lukaku negredo

        All perfectly good options most on decent form or capable of big scores and only lukalu yellow flag.

    3. Sánchez
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I dont go in for the essential phrase lark. Or the knee jerk phrase though.

      Nobody is essential all the time. And grabbing those on form is wise not fickle. The key for me is being set up to be flexible so as to quickly be able to get the short-mid term key players but everyone is subject to the chop if circumstances suit.

  8. Lizard Lips
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    What keeper combos are people running with??

    1. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Did you catch my post the other day about getting the .1 you needed for your ideal team?

      1. Lizard Lips
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        No I didn't dude. I'll search your profile for it though, cheers in advance 🙂

        1. Lizard Lips
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Missed the Costa rise! Argh cheers for the advice anyway mate 😉

        2. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          That's a shame mate as it pretty much relied on you bringing Costa in and hoping for a double rise but he of course has gone up since

  9. NLB
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Any Mahrez owners out there?

    Deciding who to drop between him and Haz to fund my Aguero move. Was going to be Mahrez, but I like Leicester going forward now with the Slimani addition. Also Haz these last two games has been far from convincing.

  10. Bun Rab
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Azpi 2-2.

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

    Azpi screamer!

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

    Azpi 2-2 screamer

    1. The Tinkerman
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Fantastic strike. Not sure Chelsea deserve to be level though...

  13. Gashead9
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Hi All

    I am struggling to find out how to scroll across on the members's season ticker so that I can look at a set of fixtures from GW8 for example, can anyone help?

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

      Use the slider down the bottom.

      1. Gashead9
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Thanks TM

        1. Gashead9
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Ha, cant believe I missed that!

  14. Drip Doctor
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Coutinho again. Anyone know his record under Klopp?

    1. Stats Don\'t Lie
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      12g 6a in 35

  15. FPL Puppy
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    AZZZZPPIIII!!!!!! WOWWWWWWW

  16. Iain Dowies Love Child
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Bottomed (sort of) :
    On WC: if I decide to bring in ShawoddySnoddy alongside Sanchez, Firmino & Capoue, would you go A or B (Kun owner obvs):
    A) Sterling
    B) Antonio

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

      I did sterling because City is amazing

  17. The Mighty I
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Slimani worth a punt on a WC?

    1. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Think he will do well just not sure on the fixtures at this moment in time

    2. Iain Dowies Love Child
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Not yet but watchlist

    3. The Tinkerman
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I wouldn't like to predict which strikers we will start around CL ties, the only one I'd say with any confidence is Vardy. In theory Slimani will now partner him, but Musa, Ulloa and Okazaki will get minutes in there.

  18. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    This Coutinho guy seems alright

  19. Polaris - The Mortal Coil
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Great strike that.

    Tekaboo my son, as Andy Gray would say.

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

    No Lukaku, City or Liverpool. Looking forward to another 200k drop

    1. The Tinkerman
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Sounds similar to me, but at least I have Kun back now.

  21. LewanGOALski
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Lovren's place under threat from Klavan ?

    1. Drip Doctor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      No.

  22. SLUMVILLAGE1
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Heaton (Jaku)
    Baines-Valencia-McAuley(Amat)(Kingsley)
    Firminho-Capoue-Antonio-Cazorla(Barry)
    Kun-Zlatan-Costa

    My WC team,

    Any changes? Midfield is a bit weak but happy with rest

    1. Donnie Brasco´s
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Downgrade Costa and buy Deeney!

      Sold Cazorla and buy Sterling/Ozil/Mahrez or Kdb (if you have enough founds for him)

      Going without ManCity MID is not good for WC Team.

      Cheers!

      1. SLUMVILLAGE1
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Cheers mate, would you risk double watford then. Cazorla on pens and price is tempting for arsenal cover I think. Would like sterling or kdb if I can afford

  23. World XI
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Coutinho tempting me over Firmino at this rate

    1. Chenku╰☆╮
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Scores one goal and he is the next big thing eh? he is far too inconsistent. 5 blanks next.

      1. World XI
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        assist weekend on top after missing game before

    2. Scholes Balls
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      they are playing derby county... Domt make decision based on this game

  24. Long Juan Silva
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Not to be a JK about things, but... I was gonna get Son last GW but couldn't afford him.

    Bow down to my masterful foresight you bandwaggoning peasants.

  25. Junior Mint
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Would love to see Yaya in Man U next year

    1. Long Juan Silva
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      lol

    2. Polaris - The Mortal Coil
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      You're probably alone there.

  26. Lizard Lips
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Might ignore Antonio and get Coutinho and Firmino

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

      Could do well

  27. Donnie Brasco´s
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Like all of you Lads I have some Kun problems.
    At the moment I do not have him.
    Kun Will come in my WC team during next international break

    My Team are below (Playing 3-5-2)
    Heaton (Jaku)
    Baines-Stones-McAuley (Pieters, Amat)
    Haz-Sanchez-Sterling-Capue-Redmond
    Kane-Ibra (Diomande)

    What to doo?
    A) Kane and Redmond > Firmino and Deeney
    B) Kane and Redmond > Payet and Deeney

    Tnx!

  28. World XI
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    0-3 Liverpool. Origi

  29. Clump
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Pool got goals in them this year.

    1. Long Juan Silva
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Shame it's not just one or two hogging them all though

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

    Sooooo. Coutinho or Firmino on WC?

    1. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Mane