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The final match of Gameweek 5 takes place this evening as Aston Villa take on West Ham United at Villa Park.

Kick-off is at 20:00 BST.

Not one of the 22 players in the two starting XIs sits in more than 7% of Fantasy Premier League squads, with Sebastien Haller (£7.5m) the most-owned asset on show.

Haller was transferred in by just under 180,000 Fantasy bosses in the run-up to Gameweek 5.

All of West Ham’s other players are owned by 5% of FPL managers or fewer.

Tyrone Mings (£4.6m), Tom Heaton (£4.5m) and John McGinn (£5.6m) are the only members of Aston Villa’s starting XI who are in more than 5% of Fantasy Premier League squads.

Dean Smith has made two changes to the side that lost at Crystal Palace, one of which is enforced.

The suspended Trezeguet (£5.3m) is replaced by Anwar El Ghazi (£5.5m), while Marvelous Nakamba (£4.4m) is brought in at the expense of Douglas Luiz (£4.6m) in central midfield.

West Ham’s team news is a lot more straightforward, with Manuel Pellegrini naming the same starting XI that lined up in Gameweeks 3 and 4.

The Hammers are unbeaten in three Premier League matches and have taken four points from their first two away games.

Aston Villa won their previous home fixture, defeating Everton 2-0 in Gameweek 3.

Aston Villa XI: Heaton, Taylor, Engels, Mings, Guilbert, Marvelous, McGinn, Grealish, Jota, Wesley, El Ghazi.

West Ham United XI: Fabianski, Fredericks, Diop, Ogbonna, Masuaku, Rice, Noble, Lanzini, Yarmolenko, Anderson, Haller.

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  1. Moderately content penguin
    7 years, 1 month ago

    What sort of team will United put out on Thursday? It’s a really thin squad no in attack?

    1. TheBrazilianRonaldo
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Greenwood? Angel? Would be great for them to get games

  2. Albrightondknight
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Wow OR is still very close after only 5 weeks
    With 11 points for Haller McGinn and Heaton
    I just went from 500k to about 255k according to livefpl. 🙂

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

      Very nice.

    2. Moderately content penguin
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Surprised it wasn’t a bigger bump really.

    3. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I will take it for sure.

  3. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    7 years, 1 month ago

    LMS safety score currently 36 if bonus doesn't change.

    1. Tsparkes10
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Bruh. Diop might have done me a madness. Was sure I was out

    2. GENERATION X
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Ive p1ssed it with 38 on WC

      1. have you seen cyan
        7 years, 1 month ago

        next week be 78, no worries

        1. GENERATION X
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Yeah you set your stall out but sometimes nobody comes to market, we go again

          1. have you seen cyan
            7 years, 1 month ago

            lol
            Im just picturing you trying to sell a brass candle holder week in, week out. That old man will come buy it one day :>

            1. GENERATION X
              7 years, 1 month ago

              Or Del and Rodney selling that watch

              1. have you seen cyan
                7 years, 1 month ago

                oh I love only fools and horses, whoever uploads the mini clips that find their way into my facebook feed is a legend. That was such a great program never fails to make me laugh even when i seen it 3/4 times

    3. The Gobstopper
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Does that include autosubs?

  4. Tsparkes10
    7 years, 1 month ago

    1FT 1.0m itb
    Hendo
    TAA VVD Digne Montoya
    Salah Sterl KDB Ceballos
    Wesley Pukki
    (Stek, Diop, Greenwood, Dendonk)

    A) Dendonk to Cantwell
    B) VVD to 4.5, Wesley to Vardy (-4)
    C) Wesley to Barnes
    D) VVD to 5.5, Wesley to Abraham (-4)

    Hmmm

    1. Rinseboy
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Wesley to anyone even Greenwood

      1. Tsparkes10
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Loool

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      7 years, 1 month ago

      sent ya the link on previous page mate, i need sympathy lmao

      Regards to your post, i like D, but maybe do nothing & roll it?

      1. Tsparkes10
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Could do I guess. But Wesley :/. Suppose I can take a look at Spurs assets, Vardy and other strikers for another week. Dendonk to Cantwell just as good but obvs means no FT for next week

    3. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      7 years, 1 month ago

      No interest in WCing?

      1. Tsparkes10
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Not anymore, chilled down haha

        1. Tsparkes10
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Especially as I've missed a few price rises. Feels stupid

          1. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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            7 years, 1 month ago

            Missed out on a few points isn't great either.

            1. Tsparkes10
              7 years, 1 month ago

              Guess we'll see. Do fancy Salah against Chelsea and Sterl vs Watford. If they blank will 100% wildcard. Son, Abraham and Vardy who id get in not greatest fixtures either so it's cool

              1. TorresMagic™
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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                7 years, 1 month ago

                2 big games before that.
                Don't own Salah so hopefully not him.

    4. Moderately content penguin
      7 years, 1 month ago

      D of those but much preferred your WC side.

      1. Tsparkes10
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers, same tbh but think it'll be good to save for now.

  5. FPL Forward Thinker
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Being top 1m is the new being top 100k

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I'm in the top 200 k then.

    2. have you seen cyan
      7 years, 1 month ago

      the way I see it is everyone in top 10k at moment is a chip playing casual so I wouldnt worry too much. Sure some good managers have sneaked in there by captaining Pukki or something for his hatti but thats about it

      1. Bartowski
        7 years, 1 month ago

        I'm in the top 10k (just) and did neither of those things

      2. diesel001
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Don't agree. The numbers show that 41% of the Top 10k have not yet used a chip and only 38% have used one (which is either a TC or a WC). That means the majority of the Top 10k are in a similar position to those on FFS - either used their WC or still hanging on.

        The data is here, but note the graph labelling is incorrect. The numbers 1-5 in chips used should be 0-4:
        https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2019/09/15/how-the-top-10k-fpl-managers-set-up-for-gameweek-5/

        The data is taken from here:
        https://www.livefpl.net/figs

  6. Weeb Kakashi
    7 years, 1 month ago

    RMT outta 10

    Pope
    TAA Tomori/Aurier Soyuncu Lundstram Rico
    Mane KDB Son Mount 4.4
    Auba Wilson Pukki

    Thoughts??

    1. The Knights Template
      7 years, 1 month ago

      6

      1. Weeb Kakashi
        7 years, 1 month ago

        What did you not like?

        1. Marmalade Forest
          7 years, 1 month ago

          No Salah or Sterling. Poo bench. Poor at the back. Feels a bit inflexible with something missing.

    2. Slitherene
      7 years, 1 month ago

      8

    3. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Tell me what a 10 team looks like then I'll have a baseline. Otherwise I couldn't possibly

      It looks ok..

  7. Cornholi0
    7 years, 1 month ago

    In a strange situation. Got 0,0 ITB and 2 free transfers, but got no clue who I should transfer out/in,

    Dendoncker or Kelly the obvious one, but I can`t see anyone worth getting at 4,5 :/

    Any tips???

    Heaton (Button)

    TAA, Digne, Zinchenko, Rice, Kelly

    Salah, KDB, Son, Mount, Dendoncker

    Aguero, Pukki, Surridge

    1. Slitherene
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Since you only seem to have 10 decent week in week out players, you have to sacrifice 1 premium player.
      If you want more balance then,
      Aguero + Surridge -> Tammy + Wilson

  8. Doctor Evil
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Abraham flag has gone, that will help his price rise again now.

  9. FPL Daniel
    7 years, 1 month ago

    BP?

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

      Final.

    2. Rainer
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Flying up in price.

      One City defeat and we all pay the price!

    3. Syd.
      7 years, 1 month ago

      ESSO

  10. Coaly
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Haller to Tammy?

    1. Eze Really?
      7 years, 1 month ago

      HALLER WAS THE BEST HAMMERS PLAYER TONIGHT.

      1. Coaly
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Did he score?

        1. EMBOLOFAN
          7 years, 1 month ago

          if you expect 7.5m players to score in every away game you’re not going to enjoy fpl

          1. Coaly
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Silly comment. Tammy is on fire

            1. EMBOLOFAN
              7 years, 1 month ago

              cant wait for his certain hattrick against liverpool

              1. Coaly
                7 years, 1 month ago

                The pool who concede most weeks?

      2. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Must have been a low quality game.

      3. Rinseboy
        7 years, 1 month ago

        BUT DIDNT HAVE A SHOT

        1. EMBOLOFAN
          7 years, 1 month ago

          he did

    2. micsway
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I'd be asking Chelsea or Hammers

    3. Pukki Blinders
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Did Haller look that bad today?

      1. Rinseboy
        7 years, 1 month ago

        he didn't look bad but west ham looked bad and he got no service. No service is the worry here not Haller so much. Chelsea look like they playing some fearless attacking football now

        1. Coaly
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Exactly so Tammy the better option surely

          1. Rinseboy
            7 years, 1 month ago

            for sure. the question is do you wait till after they play Pool. Tammy could score but he wont haul this week. Haller is probably similar though at utd so it's a 50/50

            1. Pukki Blinders
              7 years, 1 month ago

              Last time Hammers played United they demolished them, I’ll hold Haller one more week and reassess as price rises don’t concern me too much. Don’t fancy Chelsea scoring this week either

            2. Coaly
              7 years, 1 month ago

              May as well go now if it’s the same next week and better after

  11. Tmel
    7 years, 1 month ago

    KDB or Son?

    1. Regin
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Kdb. His rest is over.

    2. Epic Fail
      7 years, 1 month ago

      A

    3. Rainer
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Kev

    4. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
      7 years, 1 month ago

      KDB for me!! More consistent over a longer period of time imo

      1. Moderately content penguin
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Putting it mildly

        Son averaged 2.5 over his last 13 appearances

  12. Regin
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Gw2 captained Salah though my gut told me to captain mane. 10 point loss
    Gw3 opposite happened 12 point loss.
    Gw4. Got in kdb instead of kun- had I got kun I would have captained kun than sterling- 14 point loss
    Gw5- got into Norwich no defenders hype captain sterling instead of Salah- 7 point loss.
    43 point loss due to wrong 50-50 captain choice

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      7 years, 1 month ago

      woe is you

    2. Eze Really?
      7 years, 1 month ago

      This site is dangerous.
      Hindsight is perfect but why, even if it Citeh, choose an away side over a Pool side at home against easy opponents?

      1. Brosstan
        7 years, 1 month ago

        City had the lowest goal scoring odds at literally every bookie

      2. Regin
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Bcoz Norwich were playing makeshift defence so thought score will be like 1-4 or 1-5. Newcastle more resilient so thought narrow victory for Liverpool

        1. Riverside Red
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          7 years, 1 month ago

          The easy opponents scored leaving Pools strikers as the only source of points

    3. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Welcome to FPL!

  13. Firmino
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Heaton McGovern
    Robbo VvD Digne Montoya Rico
    Salah Sterling KdB Mount Cantwell
    Haller Pukki Greenwood

    2FT 0.3ITB

    Any suggestions?

  14. PepSala
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Thoughts on KDB to Son if you have Sterling? KDB played as the last man in the last 20 mins..really pissed me off

    1. Firmino
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Wait one week at least, Son has Leicester away

    2. Epic Fail
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I prefer KDB. Makes no difference if you have Sterling, he'll still get the same points.

    3. Syd.
      7 years, 1 month ago

      How many weeks have you had KDB?

    4. MTPockets
      7 years, 1 month ago

      If can't stomach random benchings then yeah sell KDB/Sterling

    5. Rinseboy
      7 years, 1 month ago

      will bite you. KDB has just had a rest too. madness

    6. GENERATION X
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Was trying to get ball off defenders. They had lost plot by then in terms of ideas

    7. Mr. O'Connell
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Cos Mahrez sterling Jesus and Aguero were all on

    8. Moderately content penguin
      7 years, 1 month ago

      He’s had his rest.

    9. Rainer
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Owning Sterling is irrelevant.

      Rested KDB has WAT.

      Son has lei after CL midweek.

    10. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      7 years, 1 month ago

      KDB owners were just unlucky. Doubt Pep will make that mistake again. He's the best player in the league and a points machine.

      1. PepSala
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers lads

    11. Warby84
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Still think son scores more goals, so for me he’s a better option and a reasonably good differential, I planned this move for GW7 to move to Son, also have sterling cover...

  15. Rhodes your boat
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Tinkering with my wc currently

    A) tomori son haller
    B) Maitland-Niles McGinn auba

  16. Pukki Blinders
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Heaton Button
    VVD Digne Ota Mings Montoya
    Salah Sterling KDB Mount Donck
    Haller Pukki Greenwood

    1.2 itb, 1ft... any obvious moves stick out? Bring in Cantwell, Ceballos, or Mcginn for dendoncker maybe?

    1. Rhodes your boat
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Vvd to taa maybe? Bit sideways but think it will pay off long term

  17. Uncle John from Jamaica
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Any love for Dan James? Started four out of five scoring three......

    1. Rhodes your boat
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Considering him and mount as 3rd and 4th mids to enable auba as 3rd premium but would prefer other options

  18. Flynny
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Any chance sterling rested midweek?

    Want to captain him v Watford but would be concerned with his minutes of he starts on weds...

    Other options for armband would be kdb and Salah....thanks

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      7 years, 1 month ago

      Decent chance.

    2. Rainer
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Rested on Saturday meaning he won’t play from Wed till following weekend?

      Rochdale marked in for plenty of their rests.

      KDB injury record + IB minutes aside.

    3. TLF
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      7 years, 1 month ago

      No idea what Pep will do but I'll be monitoring, will influence my Sterling v Auba armband pick this week.

    4. Pukki Blinders
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Have to wait and see the midweek game, I see City putting out a near top strength side after the Norwich game

  19. jez_wright
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Anything to do this team peeps?

    Heaton (Pope)
    TAA Dunk Soyuncu (Lundstram, Kelly)
    Mane Sterling KDB Mount Ceballos
    Auba Pukki (Greenwood)

    0 FT + £0m ITB

    1. Rhodes your boat
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Looks gtg

    2. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Looks great!!

  20. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Ryan is out after Newcastle but for who? Already have Lowton.

    A) Heaton
    B) Pope
    C) Other

    1. Rhodes your boat
      7 years, 1 month ago

      A I think but only because you have lowton

  21. Dacra
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Ft Haller or Abraham, or save?

    1. Rhodes your boat
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Abraham just but could wait a week

  22. PepSala
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Got two free transfers and 0.0 ITB

    No idea what to do apart from Dendo to Hayden maybe. I'm not getting getting rid of the double LIV defense.

    Pope
    TAA Robbo Digne Lunds
    Sterling KDB salah mount
    Pukki Haller

    Button Dendo Rico Greenwood

    A) waste free transfer
    B) Dendo to Hayden
    C) Haller to Tammy (seems sideways)
    D) Downgrade Digne (has a good fixture coming up)

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      7 years, 1 month ago

      B

    2. Rhodes your boat
      7 years, 1 month ago

      B

    3. Regin
      7 years, 1 month ago

      C

  23. Rinseboy
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Tammy after pool right now looks a pretty decent move. Form and great fixtures in what looks like an attacking Chelsea team. However he has pool this week but is at home.

    Serious question who do you think scores more this week Tammy at home to Pool who have conceded a few times already or Haller at home to UTD who again are hit and miss but could be solid.

    Or do we expect similar scores from both?

    1. Rhodes your boat
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I expect both to blank this week but then find decent form

    2. Rainer
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I’d back Haller vs the new chuckle brothers over Tammy.

      West Ham due a hit and always raise it at home for United.

      1. Rainer
        7 years, 1 month ago

        2 & 2 wouldn’t be one bit surprising either.

  24. FCSB
    7 years, 1 month ago

    What’s the news on the Robertson injury? Does anyone have a source please...

  25. elchilangles
    7 years, 1 month ago

    any decent replacement for Ceballos at same value or less? (will wait one more week for fixture against AVL first)

  26. grooveymatt65
    7 years, 1 month ago

    hows this for a wc team?

    Pope Button

    Alderweirald Peiters Lundstrum Diop Rico

    Mane Sterling (c) Kdb Son Chong

    Abraham Haller Pukki

    0.0 itb

    thoughts guys? 🙂

    1. Rhodes your boat
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Worried about taa salah?

      1. grooveymatt65
        7 years, 1 month ago

        liverpool have crap fixtures and mane is nearly matching salah for points...

  27. DA Minnion (Former great)
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Get rid of (couldn't hit a Barnes door )or (Haller the baller) for Tammy Abs.
    Keeping the Pukki monster.

    1. Rhodes your boat
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I’d get rid of Barnes for Abraham

    2. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Neither. Burnley plays Norwich, West Ham plays Man Utd and Chelsea plays Liverpool.

  28. Goonermeister
    7 years, 1 month ago

    2 FT but not sure what needs attention? 0 ITB

    Pope 4.0
    TAA Digne Soyuncu Lund Kelly
    Salah Sterling KDB Mount Cantwell
    Barnes Pukki Haller

    Thank you!!

  29. Brosstan
    7 years, 1 month ago

    LiveFPL not working again?

  30. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Assuming no injuries in CL/ Europa games would you carry transfer on this team. If not what move would you make?

    Pope
    TAA Van Dijk Digne
    Salah Sterling(c) KDB Cantwell Ceballos
    Pukki Haller

    McGovern Diop Rico Greenwood

    1. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      7 years, 1 month ago

      * .3 m in bank

      1. Flynny
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Save.

        Who doctou captain of sterling plays most of the game midweek tho?

        1. dunas_dog
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Thanks. Might move to KDB

    2. EMBOLOFAN
      7 years, 1 month ago

      rrrrrroll ft