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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. ‘Tis the Season
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Auba or Kun?

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

      Kun will take back the hot seat when Jesus starts in Ukraine.

      1. ‘Tis the Season
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Thanks Rainer

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

      neither but if i owned kun id be concerned about him playing out wide when laca returns, as he did against burnley

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

        auba*

        1. ‘Tis the Season
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          How long is laca out

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

            back in “october”

            1. ‘Tis the Season
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Auba Worth it then I’d say

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

                hard to say. was thinking the same until second half of arsenal v watford. reminded me of the benefits of city/liverpool premiums

  2. FPL Maldini
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Not really a fan of James in my team anymore, do I ....

    A) Keep one more week

    B) Get Madison

    C) Get Zaha

    1. Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Keep for 4 more weeks

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

      b plays liverpool

      c...no

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

      How long is he there? 😀

  3. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Anyone get more than 120 pts this week with no chips?

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

      Those with 3 teams maybe.

      1. Differentiator
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I got 37 :3 Any gd?

        1. tets mcgee (Bachmann an Rob…
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          38 here loser 🙂

          1. tets mcgee (Bachmann an Rob…
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            on the plus side we survived lms

  4. Riverside Red
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    VVD to Walker so you can be another victim of Pep's roulette

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

      Cancelo overdue a start.

  5. ryacoo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    A) Son + Cilson (with Cantwell always benched)
    B) Salah + Cantwell (with Greenwood benched)

  6. jdp219
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    I don't suppose Maitland-Niles will be starting for much longer, will he?

  7. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    worth holding ceballos?

    1. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I feel i made a big mistake with him. Lack of minutes and Arsenal seem a mess even with fixtures. Auba only really...

      1. ‘Tis the Season
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Couldn’t agree more

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

      id keep him. jury is still out. hes extremely cheap and has fixtures

    3. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      He’s got the Villa game for me, then I’ll have 2 FTs

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

      Sell. Not even nailed. Was a premature bandwagon.

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Agree with this but it’s usually advisable not to sell a player with a home game. With one FT, worth a save.

  8. cjhewitt92
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    What to do with Lanzini

    A) Mount
    B) James
    C) Ceballos
    D) Bernard
    E) Any other suggestions already own Auba and Abraham

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

      A but I'd be tempted to give Lanzini one more first

    2. ‘Tis the Season
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A

      1. cjhewitt92
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Is Abraham and Mount double up to much Chelsea or have they got lots of goals in them

  9. Don Van Vliet
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Who do you think would be better on a WC?

    1. Tarkowski and Iwobi
    or
    2. Lowton and Mount

    Currently have Abraham.

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

      2

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

      2 by an absolute mile

  10. FF Dirtbag
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Did dendoncker - > Cantwell with my FT. Plus I am majorly failing so how does the team look? Anything I should focus on?

    Pope
    VVD Digne Zinchenko
    Sterling(c) Salah kdb mount Cantwell
    Wilson Pukki

    Button ;Greenwood, lundstram, Soyuncu... 0FT and 0.6 mill in the bank.

  11. jayzico
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    If you had too:

    Kun for abraham or pukki

    or

    not

    own de bruyne and sterling