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The Big Numbers – Gameweek 5

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We look at why Sergio Aguero has profited from a change of tactics and try to ascertain just why Harry Kane’s output remains a major issue at Wembley Stadium.

Man City, Brighton and Liverpool’s playmakers also find a place in this week’s article, while the West Ham and Swansea defences also catch the eye.

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  1. Valkyrie
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Hi guys. If you own Lacazette, what would you do? Sell or keep him for a few more games as Arsenal fixtures looks good

    1. Konstaapeli
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Id keep if I owned now.

    2. Lone Wolf
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Share minutes with Sanchez so maybe swap him for Jesus if possible

      1. Pooodle
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Ditch for Jesus

    3. Paul
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      definitely keep...will score 3 over the next 2

    4. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      keep

  2. davies
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    If you had to, which would you rather play:

    A) RLC (mci)
    B) Hegazi (ars)

    1. Eton Rifles
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      rlc

      100%

    2. Lone Wolf
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      A
      but to be honest I would make a hit to field some decent pick

      1. davies
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Just sorting bench order mate, just wanted to push an answer out of people

        1. Lone Wolf
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 7 months ago

          hehe, clever 🙂

    3. Paul
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      A

  3. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    i have the luxury of having 0.4 in the bank which is actually an awkward amout to have to update someone. shall i leave it or get mustafi for cedric ?

    any advice welcome 🙂

    1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Get Mustafi/Maguire

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        thank you 🙂

    2. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Or Monreal!

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        good point but isnt mustafi better for creating chances ?

        1. RAFA THE GAFFA
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 7 months ago

          Creating? nope. Slight more goal threat but doesn't get many BAPS

  4. SAY SOMETHING SIGNIFICANT
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Which 2 of Atsu, Brady and Naughton for GW 6?

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      brady and naughton

    2. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Atsu Brady

  5. liamwilkinnnns
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    ederson
    valencia,keane,walker,maguire
    mhki,mane,salah
    jesus,lukaku,morata

    2 FT 0.3 ITB

    Any suggestions??

    1. Hardly Athletic
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Keane > Davies

      1. kennethrhcp
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        def not this ^^^

        Mane out for Alli/Eriksen imo

        1. Majestic Chanka
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 7 months ago

          Agreed, no point having Mané benched for two more weeks.

          Keane has great fixtures for most of the rest of the year.

  6. AlpoShearer
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Elliot
    Mee - Jones - Bavies
    Mooy - David Silva - Eriksen - Choupo-Moting
    Chicharito - Kane (C) - Lukaku (V)

    Foster Carroll - Zanka - Hegazi
    1 FT 3,5 ITB

    What shall i do for my team?

  7. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    FREE HIT CHIP! What you think?

    Elliot
    Kolasinac • Davies • Bellerin • Fernandez
    Salah • Mkhitaryan • Eriksen • D.Silva
    Kun(C) • Jesus(vc)

    1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Have you played it already? If the double ups dont work this might score less than your real team but you should have saved it.
      Probably someone else other than Eriksen for this week? rest looks good

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Not played it no! just toying with the idea so I don't lose most of my current team and Spurs, Arsenal, City have great fixtures. My team is:

        Elliot
        Monreal • Trippier • Suttner
        Mkhitaryan • Antonio • Eriksen • Atsu
        Kane • Lukaku • Firmino
        (Foster, Carroll, Daniels, Long)

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

      why use it this week?

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Fair enough, back to the drawing board then 🙂

    3. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Save it for the blanks Rafa

    4. Freddo
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Why would you do that? 🙂

      You'll regret that when it's the league cup final weekend and four teams may be missing.

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Good point Freddie! Thanks 🙂 Any suggestions on what to do with the below team?

        1. Freddo
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 7 months ago

          I've done Lukaku to Aguero myself, see Van Djik back, don't see Lukaku bullying him and Southampton have done ok against United in the past so I like that move but Yoshi to Monreal also looks good.

    5. Hardly Athletic
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Wait until an FA Cup weekend when there aren't that many matches.

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Yeah, fair point mate 🙂

    6. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Yeah, true guys. Thanks for input. I'll hang fire then. Just no Man City this weekend is annoying me 🙂

      What would you change here with 1FT. Thinking Yosh>Monreal or Lukaku>Kun?

      Elliot
      Yoshida • Trippier • Suttner
      Mkhitaryan • Antonio • Eriksen • Atsu
      Kane • Lukaku • Firmino
      (Foster, Carroll, Daniels, Long)

  8. Lone Wolf
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Looking for 1 week punt! Cheers!

    a) Carroll (Wat)
    b) Can (Lei)
    c) Fellaini (Sou)

    1. jumpinjeffflash
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      I'd go Carroll. I've wildcarded in Cresswell, so I must admit I have a vested interest in (a) doing well...!

      1. jumpinjeffflash
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Sorry, I thought you meant Andy not Tom. I is not gud at reading and ting innit. In that case, I'd still go with (a) - mainly because I'm not sure if Can or Fellaini will start.

    2. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      A or B

    3. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Fellaini

      1. We Will Klopp you
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        None of them are appealing, Can may not even start, if you were to force an answer out of me C could be most lucrative

  9. Forza Juventus
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    For those of us who still have our first wildcard to use, when are you thinking is the best time to pull the trigger?

    1. Karan14
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Next Saturday

    2. Lone Wolf
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      depends how is your team
      I will use it during IB but my ML friend told me that he will hold even longer as he is happy with his team so all depends how your team looks

    3. LC1
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Next Saturday before internationals

      1. liamwilkinnnns
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        whys it best to save before internationals??

        1. Now I'm Panicking
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 7 months ago

          2 weeks with lots happening, and coincides nicely with a turn in fixtures for more teams than any other GW in the first 12 this season.

    4. MFC86
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      International break next week

    5. Majestic Chanka
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Around that start of December, maybe late November.

      Believe there is a change in fixture difficulty for a few teams and preps squad for Dec rotation

      1. Now I'm Panicking
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Have never understood how a WC helps just before a time of likely squad rotation for all teams, but there you go 🙂

  10. Paul
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Might be considered too crazy and absolutely idiotic...
    Is it too out there...that i'm not even considering Man City Players for this gw???

    1. kennethrhcp
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      you aint alone!

    2. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Same

    3. Pooodle
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      You should consider them at least...! Going without is brave but could work. You'll need a big sofa to watch the game behind though - Palace are dire.

    4. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      i think you need one of aguero jesus or david silva

  11. greghammer95
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    My team is quite the shambles....

    Bertrand & Mounie to Kolasinac and big AC?? Would mean two West Ham attackers (Including Antonio now)... OR Kane to Aguero and Daniels to Kolasinac...

    1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      B looks good if not on a hit i guess

  12. Agent P
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    What would you change in this team

    Foster
    Davies / Bertrand / Bailly / walker
    Atsu / Mooy / Salah
    Aguero(c) / lukaku / Kane

    Bench - Elliot / RLC / Carroll / Rangel

    1. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Midfield isn't great but u gotta fund that forward line somehow

    2. Pooodle
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Mooy will need to go at some point.

    3. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      dont like it sorry

  13. Karan14
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Any ideas? 0.2Itb & 1Ft.

    Foster
    Davies Bertrand Jones
    Eriksen Salah Mkhi Ritchie
    Kane Lukaku Joselu

    (Elliot - Carroll - Suttner - Long)

    A) Bertrand ➡ Monreal
    B) Bertrand ➡ Mustafi
    C) Kane ➡ Aguero

    Appreciate your thoughts!

    1. Lone Wolf
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      after reading a lot of posts here you will probably get a lot of C answer but dont do it imo.
      I would hold. If you must A

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        c all the way 🙂

      2. Karan14
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Least likely to do that. I want to captain Kane.

        Monreal over Mustafi?

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

      Erm B

      1. Karan14
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Any reason why Mustafi over Monreal?

  14. Rhittique
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Need help with few things as i activated my wildcard

    Is trippier nailed on? or rotation-risk as there is aurier
    Is Stones nailed on for the long run at city? Need to be sure on this

    And a 5m Mid to choose from Atsu, Davis, March, Ibe. Who to choose?

    Will appreciate your opinion beacuse these small decisions matter very much

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      no
      not sure
      atsu or davis but have you considered can ?

  15. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    who is captaining Kane again?

    1. Konstaapeli
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      I am.

    2. Eton Rifles
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      o/

      1. Eton Rifles
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        He's the golden boot winner 2 years running.
        He costs 12.5m
        Only 10 strikers have more points
        Spurs have scored a whopping 7 goals in 5 games. (1 an og)
        Spurs have scored once in the last 4 years @ West Ham

        It's a no brainer.

    3. OldBenKenobi
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      o/

    4. OldBenKenobi
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      If your keeping him then your captaining him! Simple

    5. Dybala10
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Unfortunately.

    6. Lanley Staurel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Sold in wildcard. I wont be captaining him most weeks so he is too expensive to have.

      1. Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        I don't understand or buy this logic! I aim to have 5 big hitters and obviously captain 1. By your logic you'd only buy 1 big hitter...

        1. Lanley Staurel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 7 months ago

          "Too expensive" was my term and not "big hitter". He is £12.5m and that is above my tolerance level for expenditure if Im hardly going to captain him. Its a product of exploiting every £ spent.

    7. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Kept him but can't look past Kun

    8. Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      O/ Jesus doesn't feel captaincy trustworthy.

  16. Azathoth
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Which combo you suggest
    a) De Gea - Naughton - Hoedt
    or
    b) Fabianski - Jones - Kola

    Rest of my def
    Elliot
    Otamendi - B.Davies - Lascelles

    Thanx

    1. OldBenKenobi
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      B easily for me

    2. Hardly Athletic
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      b

  17. meclive
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Lads - help!
    Can't for the life of me choose which of the options below to go for with my wildcard.
    Grateful if you can say A/B/C for the group you think will score most points over the next couple of gameweeks!

    a) De Gea, Lascelles, Trippier, Atsu, Jesus
    b) De Gea, Mbemba, Kolasinac, Atsu, Jesus
    C) Fabianski, Mbemba, Kolasinac, Salah, Rashford

    1. OldBenKenobi
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Prob B but I hope you have a decent bench in case Mbemba doesn't play. Also am money itb?

  18. OldBenKenobi
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Pick any 2 to play (but one has to be a defender)

    A) Alexander-Arnold
    B) Naughton
    C) Mbemba

    1) Loftus-Cheek
    2) Carroll

    I'm tempted to start TAA and RLC to be honest.

    If TAA doesn't play I doubt he we come on at all therefore autosub kicks in. Being on set pieces a bonus and LIV due a clean sheet.

    Also think RLC and Palace will break their goal drought against a team we least expect it (isn't this just something that happens in football)

    I don't think playing the fixtures has worked well so far.
    What are your thoughts?

    1. Dybala10
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      B1.

      Carroll has done bugger all and RLC could have scored a couple at the weekend.

      1. OldBenKenobi
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        This is my point. Fixture wise ppl will say Carroll but I think RLC has looked the more likely to get returns. Not a fan of rotating attackers either

  19. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Gareth Crooks just said this lol : -

    'Sead Kolasinac is built like one of those north London brick toilets that withstood bombing raids during the Second World War,

    😆 😆

    1. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Absolute beast I tell yah!

      1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        True!

      2. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        after Sol Campbell, probably the best free transfer for Arsenal.

      3. The Wanton Trader
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Get a room...! 😆

  20. Whats the Mata?
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Is Kolasinac worth a hit now if you're gonna WC gw8?

    DDG; Bavies, Suttner, Mee would be my def for this week

    1. Pooodle
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      No, think your defence is fine this week.

  21. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    At whch point will the rank swings become more steady rather than the huge rises and drops in rank we see in the early stages of the season

    1. greghammer95
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      From my experience last year it was around GW14, it's going to gradually tail off every week. This was slightly different with a much higher average.

  22. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Six English players on the Golden Boy shortlist. That's more than any other country France (5), Italy (2), Spain (2).
    The nominees in full:
    Aarón Martin, Espanyol; Jean-Kévin Augustin, RB Leipzig; Rodrigo Bentacur, Juventus; Steven Bergwijn, PSV Eindhoven; Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Everton; Federico Chiesa, Fiorentina; Ousmane Dembélé, Barcelona; Amadou Diawara, Napoli; Kasper Dolberg, Ajax; Gianluigi Donnarumma, Milan; Gabriel Jesus, Manchester City; Joe Gomez, Liverpool; Benjamin Henrichs, Bayer Leverkusen; Borja Mayoral, Real Madrid; Kylian Mbappé, Paris Saint-Germain; Emre Mor, Celta Vigo; Reece Oxford, Borussia Mönchengladbach; Christian Pulisic, Borussia Dortmund; Marcus Rashford, Manchester United; Allan Saint-Maximim, Nice; Dominic Solanke, Liverpool; Theo Hernandez, Real Madrid; Youri Tielemans, Monaco; Enes Ünal, Villarreal; Kyle Walker-Peters, Tottenham.

    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Kyle Walker-Peters to just pip Mbappe I reckon.

      Does it really need this many nominations (whatever on earth it is)

    2. Dybala10
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Only Rashford could have a sniff and I wouldn't have him in my top 5.

  23. whatsgoingon
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Elliot
    Suttner Lowe mee (Ryan Dawson)
    Ritchie Alli salah Carroll (Fraser)
    Chica lukaku kane(c)

    Bank 1.5
    No ft
    May I know if any transfer with hit is worthy? Thanks.
    Thanks

  24. G-Whizz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Never paid much attention to TV and all that but this year something's wrong 😆

    Squad Value: £100.01m
    In the bank: £1.3m

    Can't say I remember ever been that good in the transfer market! I've made over a million wheeling and dealing? Can't be right...

    1. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      *Squad Value: £100.1m

    2. OldBenKenobi
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Hegazi?

      1. G-Whizz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Made 0.2m off him but that was it lol

    3. Point-one short
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Yeah it definitely is, how'd you get 0.01m rise?

  25. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Manuel out till January
    Guess he won't be back before the Neuer.
    😆

  26. Baz
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Any ideas what to do here? 2FTs and £0.0

    Elliot
    Jones Alonso Naughton
    Alli Salah Brady Atsu
    Kane(c) Lukaku Fimino

    (Foster, TC, Cedric, Mbemba)

    1. Dybala10
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Looking very good.

      Maybe Caroll to RLC if you aren't planning anything next week.

      Hold.

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

      Looks good. I'd maybe swap Foster or Cedric and roll FT again

    3. Baz
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Cheers both

  27. Live Lad
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Mkhi or Silva on WC?

    1. mikess
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Silva, just

  28. mikess
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    A) Save FT. Play one of Hegazi (ARS), Schindler (bur) or Mbemba (bha)

    B) Hegazi > Mee

  29. Lanley Staurel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Blimey Ive gone 180 degrees around and now have a WC draft with a decent defence. Decided I need more balance in my team if its going to last till my next WC!

    Fabianski Elliott
    Kolasinac Alonso BDavies
    Alli Ramsey DSilva
    Lukaku Jesus Rooney

    Rotate...Atsu Lascelles Naughton and RLC

  30. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Morata or Jesus?

    1. Hardly Athletic
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Jesus