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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. Rinseboy
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    sod this. Haller to Tammy with one of my FTs this week.
    West ham are a bunch of jokers.

    Any objections?

    1. FPL_DON
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Useless club

      1. FPL_DON
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        That being said, wait till after mid week

        1. Rinseboy
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          will do

      2. Fpl Richie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        None of that. Plenty of Irons here 🙂

        1. FPL_DON
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Can't talk really, I support the biggest bottlers in English football

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

            blasphemy!

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

        Jog on.

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

      yes, he has Man U next and Tammy Pool. Prefer Haller to net than Tammy

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

        You are way too logical mate.

        Stop talking sense and let these clowns knee jerk

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

          lol

        2. Rinseboy
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          not really a knee jerk when Chelsea have a quite unbeliavble run after Pool and Tammy is in hot form. Form over fixtures for attackers always. As shown with Pukki against city

      2. Rinseboy
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I think people are being a bit generous to Pools defence. I can see Tammy scoring at home whilst high on confidence.

        1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Tammy is breaking XG at the minute

          He has 7 goals from 2.4 XG last 3 games

          If he scores from any sort of chance v Liverpool it’s going to be 8 goals from probably 3-ish XG

          1. Rinseboy
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Who looks the better striker though right now Haller or Tammy and who has the best run of games next 6-7 weeks? I agree he is over performing but it doesnt look too crazy a move to me!

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

              Tammy should get an oscar for his portrayal of a good striker

            2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              I’ve actually not seen much of Haller so can’t really comment - but to be fair to Tammy, he looks like he’ll offer serious value - even if he regresses by 60-70% he’s still going to be at nearly one attacking return per game

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

      Nope, get Tammy in

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

      tammy plays lpool

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

        sorry your 7.5m player doesnt haul in the opening 80mins of every away game

        1. Rinseboy
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          yeah maybe my first comment was harsh. Just seems a good move to me to line up Tammy read for those games after pool

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

            west ham fixtures aint bad

  2. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Guess I picked the wrong keeper again then...

  3. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Heaton delivers yet again whilst on the bench. Time to sell Pope for a non started GK

  4. FPL_DON
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Nervous Heaton and Diop owner here

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

    Cant wait to take a dump on Mike Dean's grave.

    Bring it on

    1. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Strange ambition.

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

      Haha

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

    McGinn deserves some points out of thia game.

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

      *this

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

    Need a 90' Haller bicycle kick goal.

    1. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      That would be freaking amazing

    2. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      No service for him today

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

    Villa playing like they are one man down..

  9. Over Midwicket
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Will Son rise tonight?

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

      around 6am

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

      50/50

    3. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Possible but heaps of WC action so guess not

  10. TRIPOS TOPPER
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    righto full knee jerk mode in action

    Pope - (Button)
    Digne - TAA - Zinc - (Lund) -(Mings)
    KdB - Sterling - Salah - Cantwell - Lanzini
    Haller - Pukki - (Greenwood)

    2ft, 0.3 itb

    Lanzini to James / Mount?
    Haller to Tammy / Barnes?

    1. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Haha. Behave, not both.

  11. Feanor
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    I almost got Mings instead of Pieters on my WC. Bugger.

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

      Proper defender. Will be at a much better team next season I reckon.... Leicester maybe

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

        I feel better now he got a YC.

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

    The refs union must be pretty strong mustn't it?

  13. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Which one of Heaton or Pope to keep? Eventually I have to lose one

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

      Same thing here, I'm keeping Pope.

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

      Have to keep Pope?

      I played Pope GW1 but he’s been sub since. He’s back next week for foreseeable. Heaton to Gunn or 4.0m soon.

    3. FPL_DON
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I like Heaton

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

    Don’t fancy Villa defence in next 3 against Aubameyang, Barnes and Pukki

    But do fancy their attacking players especially v Arsenal and Norwich

  15. Whats the Mata?
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Masuaku on 3 points.

    4cs + 2 - 3 for the red card.

    Surely the cs points will go.away right?

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

      If Villa score.

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

    Serious question...

    What is Grealish supposed to be good at?

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

      Football

    2. el polako
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Boozing.

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

      Side step dive combo.

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

      i think he just touches the ball alot so people jsut hear grealish all the time and just asusme he is good?

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

      I think he’s good at dribbling in (opposition half only)

    6. RichardNixon
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      You watched/watching him play? Everything goes through him. Premier League quality player

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

        They pass to him a lot...

        But he does bugger alm with it.

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

          Every time Villa has the ball they build through him. He's not good for fpl imo but he's a quality midfielder. He'll be in the epl next year regardless what happens to villa.

    7. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Being a Poster Boy

    8. Touré De Force
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Been decent tonight

    9. Greasy Grealish Gang
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I don't get all the people dismissing him. I think he's quite good for Villa. Perhaps not the best FPL asset.

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

    Masuaka is still on for a clean sheet as it stands and that red will be overturned so won't miss any games.

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

      Minus points though

    2. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      You think so? Not watching - was it harsh

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

    Grealish is incredibly over-rated

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Is He? People actually think he is good?

      1. FPL_DON
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        This

    2. Touré De Force
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      He really isn't

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

    Rice overrated?

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

      Bread essential

    2. el polako
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Overcooked ?

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

    Zaba is sooooo slow lol

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

    what the hell are villa doing

    playing like panicked school children

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

      Happy with the point

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

      In fairness, Hammers reacted well to the red card

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

        hammers far more composed

        villa just hoofing the ball no pattern of play

  22. SHOOTER MCGINN
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Guilbert is a shocker.

  23. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Go fetch my boots

  24. European Bob
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Zinchenko, Salah and Haller to Aurier, Son and Aubameyang (-4)?

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

      No, why would you want Salah out?

      1. European Bob
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        To fund Aubameyang and Son who I feel should both outscore him over the next 4/5 games

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

      I wouldn't drop Salah. CHE has conceded the second most amount of goals.

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

        Agree. Just cause it’s a red fixture on FDR doesn’t mean it is for Liverpool attackers

        1. European Bob
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Cheers for input all, maybe I'll sleep on it though if Son goes up, I can't afford it anyway

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

            its not a bad swap imo, ur issue is no liverpool. Son and Auba are good picks tho. Aurier is risky but if you have bench players to cover him it could be worth a punt.

  25. Vlad Tepes
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Pukki or Haller?

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

      Pukki

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Pukki can score against anyone (ecvpet Fabianski).

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

        Ye I know hes been good but most of his scores are from Home games and they only have 1 in the 3 up coming games so might gamble and go without him

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

          Pukki has failed to score in only one away match this season

    3. Squib
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Pukki all day

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

        Pukki is first choice forward imo

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

    Does Grealish wear socks and shinguards?

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

      he got his shin pads out a kinder egg

  27. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Who's filling in at LB?
    Is Cresswell still alive?

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

      Zaba

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

    Haller +BPS

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

    Haller not really pacy. More a target man. Don't like that kind of forwards in fpl.

  30. Peter Ouch
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    On other news, haller is now non essential