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This season we are collating all relevant Gameweek advice in one article every week to help you with your preparations.

In this latest article we have pulled together all the content that we have already produced relating to Gameweek 5.

We hope this round-up will help anyone looking for some last-minute tips.

Best Captain Candidates

Captain Sensible – Aguero favourite but alternatives appeal in Gameweek 5

Scout Picks

Salah, Hazard and Aguero all earn Scout Picks for Gameweek 5

Team News

FPL Gameweek 5 – Team News Round-up

The Opinion

Why I’m turning to my FPL arch-nemesis on Gameweek 5 Wildcard

FPL Question Time – Hazard, defence strategy and Mkhitaryan replacements

Set Pieces

The best set piece takers and targets for FPL Gameweek 5 – Part 1

The best set piece takers and targets for FPL Gameweek 5 – Part 2

Fixture Analysis

The best and worst FPL fixture runs in the next six Gameweeks

Differentials

Spot the Differential – Alternative Man City attack for Gameweek 5

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

    Why are there stupid fake stories about players missing every week. It's getting boring!

    1. Totalfootball
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Which player are you talking about ?!

      1. Homer21
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Mendy

    2. Podge
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Why is the internet full of trolls ? Because people are arseholes I’m afraid.

      1. weaver93
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        attention seekers

      2. Homer21
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        This

      3. doublyG
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        I wasn't around when they started on here. But you can only post if you are subscribed on here so let's name and shame then so they get banned.

        1. Deulofail
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Liverpool Express ban incoming

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

            Has anyone every told you you are hilarious?

  2. Weilong7
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    kepa hamer
    robertson mendy luiz (awb, peltier)
    salah mane bilva walcott (stephens)
    kun zaha kamara

    0FT 1.4 ITB

    1) luiz to alonso?
    2) salah to hazard?
    3) kamara to someone else?
    4) stick
    5) any other suggestion?

    1. GREEN IS GOOD
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      1

  3. 32chickens
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    This time after the next international break k+ns will kick in.
    Know what I mean ppls

  4. LADY ARWEN'S ARMY
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    a.start bennet instead of mhki ?
    yes or no , thanks

  5. Norfolk&Chance
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Feels uncomfortable captaining Hazard... Any compelling seeds of doubt from anyone here?

    1. Eden Wizard
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      His penalty area touches are high - bonus magnet, on pens. But he’s not Aguero

    2. L'Aeroplanino
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      then don't.

      Aguero (C) no brainer, had a two-week rest.

      1. 32chickens
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        A Fulham won't be an easy ride
        BSome fella called jesus might lead line

        I'm with nailed Eden this time but kun is lined up

    3. Critical Observer
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      He played twice for Belgium. That's about as good as I can muster up re: reasons not to Ha(z)ard a captaincy.

      That said, I'll probably go with Sergio.

    4. CostaCoffee
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Think him and Kun will both score. Only thing edging me towards Hazard is extra goal point and cs point. Also a baps magnet so if he scores he’ll get at least 2/3

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

    Hey everybody RMT please:

    Patricio
    Mendy Pereira Alonso
    Dilva Hazard Pedro Mane
    Wilson Kun Mitrovic

    (Hamer, Holebas, Schurle, AWB)

    I caved and used my WC...

    G2G?

    1. Wayne8
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Very strong team mate.

    2. Totalfootball
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      GTG

    3. Podge
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Very nice

    4. Castiel
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Solid

    5. Von Lipwig
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Cheers everybody. Good luck y'all, let the nail biting begin.

  7. Garlana
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    If Mendy is out, looks like that takes a way my concern on whether to play mkhi or not... actually done me a favour... everyone has Mendy by now right!?

    1. AzzaroMax99
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Why would he be out?

      1. Homer21
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Possible troll news

    2. Klein
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Mendy out? What where how???

    3. soup natsi
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Stop spreading silly stories

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

        Spreading stories? The word *if* was used as it was based on what I'd read from others on here.

        1. soup natsi
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Yeah that’s how stories spread

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

            Ffs police I apologise

    4. Garlana
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Hah chill, I know as little as you guys, just read it on here. Hopefully it's bollox

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

      Uhhh panic!

    6. ChristoBisto
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Think we need to see a source for this sort of thing. The word if being used doesn't stop this suggesting he won't play, without a source.

  8. AzzaroMax99
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Repost!

    A) Lacazette, Maddison, Ings
    or
    B) Vardy, Schurrle, Wilson

    1. Totalfootball
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      A

  9. FPL Forward Thinker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Good Luck everyone in GW5. Wishing you all the points you would like.

    Team locked & loaded. Actually as planned on wildcard three weeks ago but here goes. 12hrs 15mins until Match of the Day. All apps closed & devices going off now.

    ??? Am I ready for the challenge and disappointment that follows by 11.45pm ???

    Here goes... ( I give myself less than 2hrs tbh - but I will try as hard as poss - all my XI players will have played by 5pm)!

    Not tried this since Etherington and Downing were in my team.

    Good luck all 🙂

    1. Cassius Clay
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      good luck mate... all will be good

    2. adams_6
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Wow. I’d NEVER have the discipline to do that.

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

    How do you rank these 4.5 GKs for next few weeks?

    A) Ryan
    B) Begovic
    C) Patricio
    D) Foster

  11. Jayv807
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Bad omen..in Australia, Mkhi and Auba were in add telling me how optus sport was the only place to watch the Premier league. I took them both out of my team earlier today so I could get Hazard. It was like they were looking right at me and telepathically telling me that I @#&!ed up...

    1. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      😆 Had the same experience once while watching Babestation

    2. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      😆

  12. Chrisitis
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Yes, points are more fun.
    But kane/richarlison/bennett are more fun then salah/ings/doherty, when kane is a differential right?

  13. Ed
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Mkhitaryan
    Fraser
    Zaha
    Cedric
    AWB

    Start first three with Cedric and AWB likely to come on anyway?

    1. L'Aeroplanino
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Fraser
      Zaha
      Cedric

      Mkh
      Awb

  14. jomikijiq
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    play 3

    A) AWB
    B) Jonny
    C) Walcott
    D) Fraser
    E) Mitrovic

    I guess I'll just play the attackers, but fear a Fraser or Wally cameo

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

      e c b

  15. Greenbackbøøg…
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    any link for this mendy thing?

      1. Greenbackbøøg…
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Hopefully he has a really good lookalike

        1. Deulofail
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Yeah, Phil Foden

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

        Am I misreading this, or is dated for 2009? Like 9 years ago?

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      It was on the bluemoon forum. A post last night said he was in a Manchester bar around midnight.

      Might be some truth in it with CL later in the week. Perhaps Sané will start this one.

    2. Klein
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Damn i just have mikh as my playing sub this week. Should i use my ft just to be safe?

  16. Jam0sh
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Hello guys. Save FT here?

    Patricio
    Mendy, VvD, Alonso
    Walcott, Salah, Mane, Bilva
    Ings, King, Aguero

    Subs: Foster --- Wan-Bissaka, Tomkins, Gunnarsson, 1 FT, 0 itb

  17. Visionaries
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Best combo?

    A Lukaku, Hazard, Fraser
    B Lukaku, Sterling, Fraser
    C Hazard, Sterling, Ings
    D Dilva, Hazard, Vardy

  18. Kopite With Growing Optimis…
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Grateful for thoughts/advice on this WC team:
    Hamer/Patricio
    Mindy/Alonso/W-B/Shaw/Hoelbas
    Hazard/Salah/Moura/Pedro/Hojberg
    Aguero/Wilson/Jiminez
    £1M the bank.

    Could for Pedro to Richarlison and then Shaw to Robo but tempted to wait (unless Robo looks to go up).

  19. edinson
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    hennesey (hamer)
    robertson, mendy, alonso(peltier, bednarek)
    salah, hazard, d.silva, schurrle(hudson-odoi)
    aguero, wilson, ings

    RMT please and give me some suggestion transfer

  20. FantasyRulez
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    A) D.Silva + Hazard
    B) Vardy + Hazard
    C) Vardy + Sterling

  21. Delta Varane'iant
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Last minute advice.
    Currently trying to pick between mkhi, AWB or Bennett to play last spot. Worried about mkhi being benched again.
    Other option is swap mkhi for Pedro (but already have haz) and would rather get rich next week.
    Thoughts?

  22. COLLIN QUANER
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Ah I see the weekly 'key player is out' rumours have started

  23. How Mina You
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    If I'm not mistaken, is Danny Ward a 4.5m starting, OOP forward for Cardiff? Is he expected to keep his place for a while?

  24. The Polymath
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Which 2 to play?

    A) Mkhitaryan (Newcastle A)
    B) Walcott ( West Ham H)
    C) Robertson (Liverpool A)
    D) Fraser (Leicester H)

    Have no other players from these clubs except Mane.

  25. ooooo
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Arnie + Robbo to Wilson + Alonso(-4)?
    Patricio
    Robbo Mendy WB
    Salah Mane Hazard Fraser
    Aguero Arnie Ings

    Hamer stephens Tomkins peltier,

  26. EDEN THE MAN
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Why won’t Luke Shaw play?

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Head injury. Even if cleared, may rest him as a precaution

  27. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    No official sources on Mendy being out. So can't take it as being true

  28. Viper
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    B. Silva - > Pedro.

    I'll probably wildcard next week so I'm a little reluctant to save a FT

  29. Horlicks esq.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Is a late change to Aguero (TC) a madness?

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

      Risky but could pay off

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

    G2G fellas?

    Hennessy
    Robertson Alonso Mendy
    Hazard Mane Dilva Moura
    Kun(c) Mitrovic Wilson

    Hamer Holebas WB Hojbjerg