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The FPL line-up lessons we learned from Gameweek 5

We take our regular look back at the Premier League line-ups from the weekend just gone, analysing the systems and personnel used by the 20 top-flight clubs and seeing what lessons could be learned ahead of Gameweek 6.

The article has taken a slightly different format this week as we harness the use of the average position maps in our Members’ Area.

The figures in brackets given after each player name correspond to the numbered shirts in the position maps.

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Lessons learned from Gameweek 5

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

    KDB, Sterling and Jesus all looked poor tonight tbh.

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

      Jesus usually looks crap until he scores anyway, but the other 2 are way below par.

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

        See what I mean 😉

        1. thepeen555
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Just going to say that

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

          Save the powers for Saturday, FFS 😛

      2. La Roja
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Timing

    2. MTPockets
        4 years, 6 months ago

        🙂

      • RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        😀

      • Tsparkes10
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Still poor from KDB 😉 only just got ball out of his feet lol

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

      Salah out for son madness, it will let me bring auba in

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

        Salah will Score 13 this gw

        1. thepeen555
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          13 goals? Wow lol

      2. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Auba is not worth getting rid of Salah

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

          I can do sterling and kane to kun and son, what you think?wont have auba though

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

      Jesus G
      KDB A

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

        Jesus essential on that kind of cross.

    5. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Benzemaaaaaaa
      Disallowed

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

      Sterling, Greenwood to McGinn, Aguero?

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

        Yes please I need a McGinn rise 😉

        (Decent move if free - does McGinn play every week?)

      2. fr3d
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Do you ever get tired of this

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

          This is where you shut everything down and go and draw a nice picture of a dog, away from football haha. But yeah I've been looking at defensive options the last few nights and now I jus want to delete all the defenders.

    7. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      3-0 PEP YOU BALD FECK ...........TAKE STERLING OFF

    8. Weeb Kakashi
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Auba OR Kun on WC?
      Will be captained in home games.

      Have KDB

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

        Auba

      2. Wiseguy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        What you going to do with the extra 1 itb?

    9. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Repost as bottomed

      Pope
      Digne - TAA - Zinc
      Mount - Sterling - Salah - KDB - Lanzini
      Pukki - Abraham
      ________________________________
      Button: Lundy, Wickham, Hanley

      Something needs to change! This for a -8?

      Mount + Lanzini + Digne >> Son + Cantwell + 4.6 defender?

      1. Weeb Kakashi
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Keeping faith in Raz?

        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          It’s waining, but i think i’ll keep for now.....maybe 🙂

          1. Weeb Kakashi
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Those transfers are not worth it.

            Can Son get you the -8 back??
            Digne alone can get you 8.

            Just get Mount out. Dont panic

            1. Salah’s Sonnet
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Hmmm, fair point, just impatience this i guess.
              Just Mount then i agree, bit concerned about Sterling

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

        Not this week.

        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Would be more wise i guess, cheers TM

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

            Digne will probably punish you.

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

        I wouldn’t do that big move no personally.

        I’d do Lanzini to Cantwell this week, then look to make an upgrade next week.

        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Yeah could be either Mount or Lanzini then just for now then in preparation to facilitate next weeks moves

          1. KNOW IT ALL
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            nice team zico, I would only change lanzini and zinc from your team.
            Would you rather have son or KDB?

            1. Salah’s Sonnet
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Sorry mate didn’t see this reply, thanks man, i’d rather have KDB than Son, but Son as well if could be squeezed in.

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

      Bilva on
      KDB off

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

        77'

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

        🙂

      3. Weeb Kakashi
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Nice.

    11. No_Mo_Salah?
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Vardy and Sterling to Kun and Son for free?

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

        Sounds good.

      2. Gizzachance
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        very tempting !

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

        Looks good to me

    12. Wag the Drog
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      More likely to happen this weekend?
      a) Mendy starts over Zinchenko
      b) KWP starts over Aurier

    13. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Get sterling off

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

      Is Sterling the most nailed CITY player? With Sané out they really need his speed?

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

        If he starts this weekend, yes.

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

        Is Mahrez slow?

    15. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Sterling off get

    16. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      KDB Captain over Sterling now this weekend ??

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

        Not sure.

      2. Iceball
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Pukki maybe?

        1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Always tempting!!

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

        I have Pukki atm due to the uncertaincies surrounding Sterling and KDB.

    17. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      KDB off

    18. Longlatini
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Higuain off Ronaldo next goal!

    19. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Sterling ain't playing this weekend is he let's face it

      Thinking Greenwood Sterling --》 Kun Cantwell -4

      Got the old wc as an insurance policy when it all goes to shite

      1. MTPockets
          4 years, 6 months ago

          No idea, but Mahrez/Jesus still on too so totally unclear

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

          Anyone who hasn’t got Cantwell yet, isn’t going to impulsively sell Sterling. Let’s be serious for a sec.

          1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Never really had a chance to bring him in. Till now

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

        City look good at the back

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

          Zinchenko looks right at home.

          1. Weeb Kakashi
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Mendy could start soon.

            1. Salah’s Sonnet
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Would Mendy be thrown straight in though from a start? Would of thought he’d be subbed in easy

              1. DMil
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 9 Years
                4 years, 6 months ago

                Subbed on for Zinchenko on the 59th minute the way my lucks been going

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

            His time are limited with mendy back

      3. DAZZ
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Sterling (c) this weekend anyone

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

          Might take the chance. Got nothing to lose.

      4. Hy liverpool
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Walker off
        Cancelon

      5. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Walker ??? Get Sterling off you fool.........

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

        So Bilva and Aguero come in for Mahrez and Jesus at the weekend?

        1. Weeb Kakashi
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Mahrez keeps his place.
          Sterling drops for Bilva would be my guess

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

        Sterling Wesley to Son, Vardy or Mount, Aguero tempting.

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

        Cancelo getting up to speed.

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

        Is Pukki a viable captain candidate?

        1. Pukki Party
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          YES

      10. Pukki Party
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Idrissa Gueye has been brilliant tonight. Bossing that midfield

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

        Template creaking a bit tonight 🙂

        1. PogChamp
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          I think the template only exists on here. I had template team last GW and got a GWR of 5.5m 🙂

      12. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Mendy coming on

        1. Weeb Kakashi
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          A start at the weekend looks likely.

      13. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Sterling gets 90