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Fantasy interest limited as Villa face West Ham in final Gameweek 5 fixture

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. Poseidon.
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Should be 1-0. Wesley manages to miss unmissable chance

  2. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Haller doing anything?

    1. Annie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      No

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Good linking.

  3. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Wesley 🙁 come on lad. Better than that

  4. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Is that Haller in the article pic? Have owned him for a couple of weeks but don't know what he looks like

    1. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      He's the kind of guy women want - not us keyboard mashing fpl lovers

      1. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Who are you calling keyboard mashing?!?!?!

    2. St Pauli Walnuts
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Guess you didn't get them him based on the eye test then eh.

  5. Pedram
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Made a CL fantasy team out of boredom.

    Ederson - Vlachodimos
    Alderweireld - Bonucci - Zinchenko - Tagliafico - Mechele
    Salah - Mount - Son - Patrick - Tousart
    Ronaldo - Messi - Abraham

    1. Lukakuna
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Team value?

      1. Pedram
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        100

  6. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    "Miss it, Wesley"

    "As you wish"

    1. Reedy
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Inconceivable!

      1. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        I don't think that means what you think it means.

  7. Poseidon.
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Who do you think would win in an actual fight between Wesley and Haller?

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      With Wesley’s accuracy, Haller for sure.

    2. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Wesley

    3. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Very good question, probably McGinn.

    4. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Haller would cooly stare him out

    5. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Wesley. If he can rob Villa of 40k a week then imagine how much he'd rob Haller.

  8. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Guilbert an option for 4.4?

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Managers past comments suggests ElMo will get minutes too.

  9. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    McGinn doing his best to get booked..

  10. George Sillett
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    McGinn showing Scottish type quality .

  11. Rhodes your boat
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    On wc which choice

    A) son haller
    B) McGinn (or 6.3 or below) auba

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      See who scores 1st.

  12. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Villa manager looks like Heaton's older brother

  13. Ady87
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Brought Wesley in on WC as a bench option (with Lowton replacing Digne) as I historically never have a playing bench, ever.

    Given my impatience this could be a very short experiment. Anyone else got him as a 3rd?

    1. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Ive had him from the start. Enjoyed his brace, that's all I can say. 🙁

      1. The Ejiptian King
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        He's only scored one goal, got 3 BAPS though I think.

    2. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I started the season with him, yet another masterstroke.

  14. Vlad Tepes
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Is it crazy to bring in Pepe instead of Auba on WC

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Guendouzi covers Auba better.

      1. Vlad Tepes
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Still think Pepe can explode soon, he is still adapting

        1. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Great differential so.

          1. Vlad Tepes
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Ye but dont know what to do, going really bad this season. My rank is 3+ mil atm.

          2. Maddi Son
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Or just pay 1.6m more for one of the best forwards in the world. Toughie.

        2. The Ejiptian King
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Looks like he's adapting to playing football from a different sport.

          1. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            NFL pathways program runs both ways does it?

    2. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Cover Mane and Salah with Fabinho and Wijnaldum while you're at it

      1. TheBrazilianRonaldo
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Haha so good

  15. pingissimus
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Fantasy interest limited?

    Not here: I could limit my loss to a mere 300k if McGinn doesn’t get booked.

    1. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      lol same.

  16. School of Poch
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Would you WC this lot?

    Ryan/Button
    Robbo/Zinc/Digne/Lundstram/Rico
    Salah/Sterling/KDB/Mount/James
    Pukki/Barnes/Greenwood

  17. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Snodgrass on the bench looks like he'd happily murder anyone.

    1. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Yes you would want him in your corner

      1. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Yeah. Whoever was in the other one!

  18. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    F me - what a load of shite

  19. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Quite the corner routine.

  20. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Grealish YC

  21. Jones Kusi
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Any tips are welcome 🙂
    2 FT 0.7 ITB

    Heaton Button
    Robertson VVD Montoya Digne Kelly
    Salah Sterling KDB McGinn Dendoncker
    Pukki Haller Greenwood

    1. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Dendoncker to Cantwell and save other FT?

  22. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Never understood short corners when you have capable players that can head the ball. More likely to result in a counter goal...

    1. AuFeld
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      IIRC the short corners create space in the box and increase the probability of a goal when the ball is crossed into the box vs a direct corner into the box.

  23. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Noble YC

    1. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Surprising

  24. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Doosra is so past it

  25. Dacra
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    If Haller doesn't score, I might do Haller to Abraham.

    I don't want to do Haller to Abraham.

    1. The Train Driver
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      What if he plays well and doesn't score?

      1. Dacra
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Dunno!

  26. dark91
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Mike Dean started the YCs showering

    1. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Lucky they're not golden cards, isn't it

  27. GOTHAM City F.C.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Any goals yet?

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      McGinn scored one.

      1. GOTHAM City F.C.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Not allowed. He's not in my team. Try again

  28. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Mike Dean likes to f*k up games, doesn't he? Hate refs that think the game revolves around them...

    1. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Worst ref in the league, exactly because he wants the attention on himself

      1. The Train Driver
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Agree, haven't seen a single game he refed where he hasn't annoyed the shibizzle out of me...

  29. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Would be ridiculous if this ended 0-0

    1. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      My rival that's had an amazing couple of weeks has Mings and Diop so it's nailed on.

  30. arkom
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Current team (1 FT / 1£ ITB):
    Ederson / Button
    Trent / Lundstram / Zinchenko / Digne / Robertson
    Sterling / Mount / Salah / James / Dendoncker
    Pukki / Abraham / Greenwood

    Potential WC team:
    POPE / Button
    Trent / Lundstram / SÖYÜNCÜ / WARD / RICO
    Sterling / Mount / SON / KDB / CANTWELL
    Pukki / Abraham / AUBA (c)

    Hit the free hit button or not?

    1. ‘Tis the Season
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I am leaning towards B on my WC. Auba on form and great fixtures