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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. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    How has Haller looked?

    1. JBG
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Meh... Looks more like assisting someone, keeps laying the ball off to teammates than shooting himself.

      1. The Train Driver
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Always plays like that and manages to score plenty of goals...

    2. Free Hat
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Little support and no clear cut chances.

  2. Superflymonk
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Only 25 mins left! Go on, check the BAPS race and see where your player is at. Mmm those juicy clean sheets. Who needs pool and citeh defence when you've got villa and ham?

    1. Free Hat
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      When you ve to rely on whu, villa and sou to get clean sheets this week..

  3. Guy Demel
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    This game is dire

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Nothing like a red card to spice it up do!

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Absolute snooze fest

  4. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    have some shots west ham, need some save points

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

    Heaton CS confirmed

  6. Guy Demel
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Mike Dean............

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

    Oh dear

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

    Haller 2 pointer, locked

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

      Kick out in frustration coming

  9. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Mike Dean is a clown, can't believe he still has his job?

  10. Amey
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Wtf was that ??
    BS decision by ref

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

      Mike Dean being Mike Dean.

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Yep

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

    Just when I was thinking Arthur looked the best wham defensive option.

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

    that wasnt even a foul

  13. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Cmon McGinn

  14. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Lanzini.......get rid?

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

      Didn’t score this week so yeah.

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Cool

  15. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    OMG mas RED!

  16. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Yea I didnt expect anything from Haler anyway. Dean ruining the game as always. What an attention seeking moron that man is, cant wait for him to retire.

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

    Mike Dean HAS TO BE THE CENTRE OF ATTENTION .

    Arse bandit

    Stakes are too high for him to use this as an ego boost.

    1. The Train Driver
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      It's every damn game he does this, crazy how he manages to keep his job.

  18. Riders of Yohan
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Anderson had been dire today

  19. jtreble
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Appalling refereeing.

    1. MTPockets
        4 years, 7 months ago

        yep

      • have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        How was that not a yellow?

        1. jtreble
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          The “sucker” dive?

      • Jimbo123
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        The guy is scum

      • jtreble
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Dean: good no-call on the Mings-Fredericks contact tbh.

    2. SB007
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      forwards coming into view now - template forming. Pukki/Aguero/Abraham

      Wilson/Barnes/Aubam

      Vardy/Rashford/Heller

      Take your pick on any permutation!

      1. Bobby Digital
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I like option A

      2. Triple P
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Auba Pukki Tammy would be my pick

    3. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Villa winner now be most welcome

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

      Anderson has looked so uninterested. Bad pick

      1. Jimbo123
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Lol

      2. The Train Driver
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Made the same mistake last season, never again...

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

      The wee lad holding Villa midfield looks Marvelous

    6. Triple P
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      There goes the support for Haller.... umpf

      1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Incorrect - he needed to go off he was absolutely useless.

    7. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I like A

    8. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Anderson has been shocking for us this evening!

      McGinn has been brilliant for Villa, he is everywhere!

    9. Paracelsus
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      So VAR can find a red card when the referee misses it, but can't find a dive when the referee issues a red? What a system!

      1. Jimbo123
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Of course.

        VAR isn't supposed to be fair, get a grip mate

      2. ZimZalabim
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I think it can only be used for straight reds

        honestly the way these idiotic refs have implemented var they might as well have just gone without

        absolute joke

    10. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      zabaletta wheeled out, fanderson off

    11. Guy Demel
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Need a Diop CS to save my gameweek

    12. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Hammers better since down a player 🙂