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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. Superflymonk
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    By the way, anyone knows what happened to Chucky? Haven't seen him around this season.

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

      Jafooli forgot the password.

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

        Hahaha

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

      He was here just the otherday

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

        Or there abouts

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

      Season over !

  2. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Who wins?

    Me: 6 points + Wesley
    Him: Fabianski

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

      You

  3. Bourbon, Pot Still or Islay…
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Anyone know where last man standing safe score gets published?
    Wondering what it’ll be this week

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

      On livefpl there is a link to it on bottom left -well on mobile version anyway

      1. Bourbon, Pot Still or Islay…
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Cheers

        Never seen that site before, thanks

    2. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      It's on the previous page somewhere.

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

    Mings and ElGhazi 🙂

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

    Heaton will be looking at 2/3 BAPs with his CS.

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

      Stop it

  6. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    McGinn retaliation and red card, incoming.

    1. European Bob
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Should've been

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Got the ball first, did come duds first though

  7. BENOIT
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    McGinn injured trying a cheap foul.

    Quick, sign him up

  8. The Overthinker
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Really wish dendoncker drops to 4.4 !!!

    Will allow to me bring in wilson

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

    McGinn shoots so much, starting to wish I'd kept him.

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

      Never on target

      1. cravencottage
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        this

      2. Dynamic Duos
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        This doesn't matter , take enough shots and one will eventually go in.

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

          Minus bps for shots off target, no?

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

            If he scores what does it matter? Prefer a player who misses a lot and scores than one who doesn't shoot at all..

          2. Dynamic Duos
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            But the goal will soon sort that .

  10. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    McGinn close..

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

    Shove your xGABCs...

    If I owned McGinn I’d want him shooting in them 0.01 positions every time, unless the assist is on.

    1. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Hope Salah doesn't read this

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

        Salah will be back off the lease soon.

    2. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      This

  12. cravencottage
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Pope, Button
    VVD, Robertson, zinchenko, Lundstrom, Rico
    Sterling, Salah, KDB, Lanzini, Cantwell
    Barnes, Pukki, Greenwood

    A) VVD and Lanzini > Soyuncu and Son
    B) VVD and Greenwood > Soyuncu and Abraham ( switch to 3-4-3-, from 4-4-2)

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

    arsenal fixtures are so good, is auba now the most essential player to own ?

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      No

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

        im "considering" losing aguero for him

    2. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      how do you work that? Im genuinely curious when there is so many budget strikers who can match or outperform him. Tammy, Pukki, Barnes, Wilson and even Haller say hi.

      Anyone who has a premium striker should really be questioning that decision

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

        hes more reliable surely ?

        1. have you seen cyan
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          for like 1 mill more or something you could have pukki and barnes. Auba is the least essential premium in fantasy and just a big red herring

          1. have you seen cyan
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            ok more like 2mill but still

    3. Saint Tim
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Quite possibly

    4. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I went there last year around GW18-ish & I’m never going there again, way too much hassle

      So yes, he will probably smash it

  14. Saint Tim
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Currently on the below but really want Auba into the end of the year

    Ryan, Button
    VDV, AWB, Zinchenko, Lundstram, Rico
    Salah, Sterling, KDB, Cantwell, Dendoncker
    Abraham, King, Wood

    Thoughts on VDV, AWB and Wood to Lowton, Soyuncu (?) and Auba for -4? Leaves 0.7m ITB. Clearly makes my defence pretty weak but 1) I then have Salah, Sterling, KDB and Auba which I really like and 2) clean sheets seem a rare thing so far this season; midfielders and strikers are outscoring defenders so why invest in defence?!

    Also, why is Charlie Taylor not playing? He was really good last year and is way better than Pieters!

    Thoughts and comments very welcome. Thanks in advance!

  15. BENOIT
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Everyone jizz over McGinn... it's all the rage.

    Like those stupid fu(king fila trainers that girls are wearing.

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Skeet skeet

    2. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Muahahaha

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

      He'll be furious

  16. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    McGinn come get suum

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

    Am I the only fool still holding a Pope Heaton rotation?
    It's not working out 🙂

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

      I'm with you. Not ideal at this point.

    2. Marmalade Forest
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I’m on it. 18 from first four plus whatever we get today from Heaton.

      Happy with that.

  18. The Yorkshire Pirlo
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    What’s more likely here?

    A) Haller goal
    B) Heaton clean sheet

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

      B, he’s only a minute away.

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

        Stop it I tell you.

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

      Sadly B

    3. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I have both

      1. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        So Lanzini goal or something like that 🙁

    4. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      both, Haller own goal and Heaton cs

  19. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    McGinn is making a though decision for me whether to go Kane and Ceballos to

    Aubameyang and McGinn or
    Barnes and Son

  20. JBG
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    What a scrappy and boring side Villa are, ugh. Makes my eyes hurt watching them play.

    1. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      This comment loses any credibility when I read your username.

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

        Weeeell I just picked a random username, first thing that came to me. Think I was watching Utd play and Matić had the ball at the time :/.

        1. Gnu
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Lucky you weren't watching Villa than I guess.

          1. Gnu
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            *then*

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

          Can't take seriously someone who doesn't take usernames seriously.

  21. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Locked.

    Onana
    Alonso Kimmich Ramalho
    Tadic Son Sterling Mane Depay
    Lukaku Dembele

  22. BENOIT
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Guilbert looking good

    1. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Not budget enough.

  23. The Quad
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    over the next 6 games who do you think scores more?

    Aguero or Aubameyang?

    1. SB007
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Ag

    2. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Debatable.

  24. Free Hat
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    I dont know about scoring, but Haller is certainly great in laying off balls for others...

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

      Had great assist record in BL

    2. JBG
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Pisses me off that I went for him over Abraham.

      1. DantheManinaPan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Why? I'd have made that decision 9 times out of 10

    3. Markus
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Yeah I expect as many assists as goals more or less, which playing upfront isn't too much difference in points

  25. SB007
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Pukki coming on first sub feels good 🙂

    Waiting for update - get this game over with now!

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Jammy casual

      1. SB007
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Expert player!

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

      Knife or spoon for that jam?

      1. SB007
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        :-))

  26. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Guilbert is so cheap in the Sky game, almost like having a £3.9m defender in FPL that you can start most weeks

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

    10 pointer for Fab here must be on

  28. Herman Toothrot
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    My ML leader has Mings and Diop. 0-0 incoming.

  29. SB007
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Sterling captain - check

    Pukki and Cantwell - check

    Abraham - check

    1 FT left - check

    Locked and loaded for Friday

    1. Alan Watts
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Sterlings blanked last 2 games....reconsider captain?

      1. SB007
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        observe the masses and do the opposite!

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

      I count 8 points there. Use the FT well 😉

      1. SB007
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        2 goals for Sterling and Pukki
        1 assist for Cantwell
        2 for Abraham

        about 50 points there son

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

          Always tricky to score from the bench.

        2. Alan Watts
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Abraham brace vs LIV? Naah
          Sterling, not in good recent form...might be rested after CL
          Might'nt be a lot of goals in Burnley game..

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

    Guilbert might be banking here