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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. doy
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Neat work with adding the shirt numbers to the names Neale!

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

      Where did they add this?

      1. Licious Lizard
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        In the text accompanying the players’ average positions in the article.
        Before you has to know each player’s shirt number for all 20 teams.

    2. Licious Lizard
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Yes, thank you!

  2. Eleven Hag
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Still no auba price rise?

    1. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Still on -40. Probably won't rise this week.

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

    Any nice 4.5 or below def?
    I have Lundstram

    1. Eleven Hag
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      this place has one name - lowton

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

    Thoughts on this WC draft? I know there’s no Mane or Salah but I can’t see a way to fit one of them in

    Pope Button

    TAA Digne Aurier Soyuncu Lundstram

    Sterling KDB Son Mount* Cantwell

    Wilson Abraham Pukki

    1. Eleven Hag
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      downgrade digne and upgrade wilson to firmino?

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

      That looks like my team but you have Wilson over Auba.

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

        How did you get Auba in?

        1. SHOOTER MCGINN
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          I've got a very similar team too with Auba, the sacrafrice being a very budget defence with Rico over TAA. Not sure about it though as that leaves me with no Liverpool players.

        2. Pat Bonner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Mount to 4.5 and downgrade one of the defenders

    3. Better off with a pin and a…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      You've got a benching dilemma and only 1 premium. Personally, I'd probably downgrade Mount and maybe Digne to get Auba for Wilson. I like all the picks individually.

  5. ZeBestee
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    KDB was the most advanced player of the entire Cty team yesterday. Didn't particularly have a superb game but still came out with an assist and missed a few good chances. Worth keeping him AND Sterling or Kun ? Or just get one of Sterling or Kun and stick? On WC.

    1. Eleven Hag
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      KDB is a keeper

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

        A midfielder surely?

    2. Murder On Zidanesfloor
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      He is my captain this weekend

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

      If you got KDB at 9.5 you’re laughing all the way to the bank

      Keep, sit back, out the feet up, and enjoy the points week after week after week until he gets injured

  6. andres
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Imagine you have sterling, kun and kdb...

    Which one of those three (or probably two most expensive ones) would you let go after watford?

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

      Definitely Kun.

    2. Murder On Zidanesfloor
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Raz

    3. antis0cial
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I’d keep until Aguero shares pitch time with Jesus.

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

    On a wild card.

    Clever or stupid to go without Liverpool mids?

    Pope
    Digne - TAA - Aurier
    KDB - Sterling - Son - Cantwell
    Pukki - Abraham - Auba

    Button - Lundstram - Rico - Hayden

    1. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      You don't know the answer to this?

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

        Given the fixtures I don't. For me it comes down to who will score more Auba vs Salah.

        1. Evasivo
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Salah all day for me

    2. Eleven Hag
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      digne to 4.5 or 5.0....hayden to someone

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

        I don't see why I would lose points from my first team to strengthen a reserve player. I have 3 playing subs so plenty of depth and 2 of them can rotate with Cantwell if required.

        1. Eleven Hag
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          to get a better starter than cantwell

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

            You gave to spend 2 mil to find one. That is a lot.

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

      I think it's worth a shot. The bench is too cheap though.

      1. Eleven Hag
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        thats pretty much eveyones bench...

    4. bluetiger
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I’m toying with it, although Salah killed me when I dropped him last season

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

        I had that issue as well. Went from 2k to 20k. He also killed me the year before. Will I learn my lesson...

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

          I was guilty of trying to be REALLY clever by selling him immediately after his hat-trick ahead of a tough run of fixtures...

    5. Joggers Nipple
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Get LIV mid imo

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

      I’m considering going h either way and just locking in Mo perma captain for the season now

      Captaincy rotation is getting trickier every season

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

        I can also see the logic of that.

        There are not many fixtures which I feel people will captain Salah in a it reduces the risk a little.

        I also like Wilson as an option. The safer bet is Wilson/Salah over Auba/Son. It is just weighing up risk vs reward.

    7. Karan14
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      It could definitely pay off.
      I wouldn't be put off by it.

      Considering Mane & Wickham to Son & Tammy myself.

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

        That could pay off. Which player do you currently have in your XI which you will look to remove? That is key.

    8. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I’m on wc as well and have thought about losing salah but think I’d prefer to sacrifice sterling and get Aguero. Salah and Aguero over sterling and Aubameyang for me (you might need to downgrade Digne/Aurier to do it tho!)

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

        I can see logic in that switch as well. Jesus is a big rotation threat I feel and Auba being a flat track bully is my main concern. But one to think about.

    9. Captain Kakaroto (I blame R…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I like it. But, I'm considering instead go without Sterling as he played so wide the last 2 GWs (+ yesterday) and I think he is less explosive there. But will monitor after Watford game.

  8. Cto
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Dilemma

    Sterling + Cantwell 4-4-2
    Aguero + Cantwell 3-4-3 (-4 points)

    1. Eleven Hag
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      343

  9. Rik Waller
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    There's so many bargains this year, I'm finding it hard to spend the cash...

  10. Rinseboy
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    who do you prefer for the next 5-6 weeks
    A - Sterling Haller Digne (what I have)
    B - Son Aguero Hanley
    C - Son Auba Mings

    1. Eleven Hag
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      B

    2. The Senate
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Probably C scores the most but I’m not brave enough to drop Sterling

    3. Evasivo
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      A

    4. Joggers Nipple
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      b

    5. Klopp's Kids
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      C

    6. CostaCoffee
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      C

  11. bluetiger
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Morning all. 2 FTs this week, 0.0 in the bank, and no idea how to use them. Still have my wildcard and sitting in the top 50k. Would like to have money to do King > Abraham next week, and hold Mount...

    Pope (Button)
    TAA/ Digne/ Dunk (Diop/ Rico)
    Salah/ Sterling/ KDB/ Mount (Dedonker)
    King/ Pukki/ Haller

    Thinking of Salah and Dedonker > Auba and Cantwell. Can you see anything better?

    1. Eleven Hag
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      sterling king to wlison son

    2. Eze Really?
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Mount news?
      You need 2 tfrs to move King.
      I would go King to Auba and Salah to Richa/Lanzin/Iwobi maybe

    3. Evasivo
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Difficult to find that case unless you downgrade TAA or KDB imo, but iwouldn't want to lose either for Abraham's

  12. Evasivo
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Two FTs + no where to change. Perhaps Ryan?
    Suggestions appreciated:-

    Ryan Button
    Digne TAA Lowton Diop AWB
    Salah Sterling KDB Cantwell Dendo
    Barnes King Pukki

    2FT £0.5itb

    1. Eleven Hag
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      awb rico...dendo to mount next week

    2. bluetiger
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I’ve got the same problem. You tempted by Aguero/ Auba instead of Salah?

      1. Evasivo
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Definitely not tempted, would love either but not at the cost of Salah

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

    Lowton or Mings?

    1. Eleven Hag
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      burnley

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

    Auba or Aguero on WC?
    Will be captaining most of the weeks.

    Have KDB

    1. Eleven Hag
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      kun

    2. Over Midwicket
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Bameyang

  15. Joggers Nipple
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Dull team, dull problems low rank. Any help?

    Pope
    Digne VVD Zinchenko
    Salah Sterling KDB Ceballos
    Barnes Pukki Abraham

    Button Cantwell Lundesrtom Kelly
    2FT 0.3 ITB

    - Ceballos, urgh, guess stick
    - 0.1 away from Kelly to to 4.5
    - Ditch Zinch to a 4.5 and use the cash? Feels a week too soon
    - Zinch to Ota and Kelly to 4.5 an option

    Any ideas really welcome!

    1. Eleven Hag
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      only ceballos is the weak link...wud get rid of him

    2. Evasivo
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Zinc would be my priority

    3. Joggers Nipple
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      cheers both, may do a dull Kelly to Rico this week and next week Zinch to a playable 4.5 and have some cash itb to get a Ceballos upgrade?

  16. Klopp's Kids
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Thoughts on this wildcard? The defence is weak but I'd rather rotate 5 4.5s then go premium. At the moment City look weaker defensively and Liverpool might rotate TAA soon for Gomez. I'd consider Robertson if anything but his fixtures are poor. I could easily do Richarlison>Cantwell and upgrade the defence but don't see value in many defenders right now.

    Pope
    Williems Ward Keane Tomori Engels
    Mane Son Richarlison De Bruyne Hayden
    Abraham Aubameyang Pukki

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

      I see what you did there. But TAA will outscore Richarlison.

      Get him.

      1. Klopp's Kids
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        I agree over a season but in the next 8 games I see Richarlison/Siggy being better personally.

        Think TAA will get assists but Liverpool aren't really keeping cleansheets or even defending as well as last year.

  17. Karan14
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    What moves if any would you make with this team?

    Pope
    TAA - Digne - AWB - VVD
    Mane - Sterling - KDB - Cantwell
    Pukki - Barnes

    (4.0 - Mount! - Lundstarm - Wickham)
    1.0m & 1FT

    Mane & Wickham to Son & Tammy for a hit tempts me the most but just not sure if it's worth it this week.

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

      I'd hold

    2. Eleven Hag
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      VVD Wickham to 343

    3. Murder On Zidanesfloor
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I would just hold and do a mini wildcard next week. 3 moves to downgrade that defence and get Son for Mount and

      1. Murder On Zidanesfloor
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Oh missed that you have 1m ITB. VVD, Mount > 4.5, Son

  18. ShaunGoater123
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    How’s this wildcard look?

    Adrian / button

    Digne / tomori / Lowton/ lundstram/ Rico

    Salah / sterling / Pepe / son / mount

    Pukki / Abraham / greenwood

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

      Not sure on pepe.

      Is tomori nailed?

      Going to need a new keeper at some stage.

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

    I know you are going to be jealous at the riches of my team, but who to start

    A - Rico (sou away)
    B - Dunk (new away)

    1. Eleven Hag
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      b

  20. seewhyaxe
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Really have no idea what I should be doing with her:

    Pope, Button
    Robbo, VVD, Digne, Zinchenko, Rico
    Salah, Sterling, KDB, Mount, Dendonker
    Pukki, Barnes, Greenwood

    2FT, 0itb.

    Any suggestions would be welcomed!

    1. Evasivo
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Zinc and Greenwood out

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

        For whom though?

  21. Lingard’s Shin Guards
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    What to do here?

    Pope
    TAA Montoya Lundstrum
    Sterling Mane KDB Mount* Cantwell
    Aguero Pukki

    Button Pieters Soyuncu Wickham (1FT 0m itb)

    Was thinking of doing Sterling, Wickham -> Son, Abraham but 0.3 off... could sell Mount but not sure about the options in that price range. Save?

    1. You've got red on you.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I'd probably stick and then do something with 2FT next week.

  22. You've got red on you.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Any changes needed for my WC team? Had to pick Robertson and Mane over Trent and Salah to afford it.

    Pope
    Robertson - Soyuncu - Diop
    Mane - De Bruyne - Sterling - Cantwell
    Aubameyang - Pukki - Abraham

    1. Willllsonnn!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Don't like Diop bit the rest looks good. What's your bench?

  23. Typo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Will we know more about Martial befor the deadline tomorrow?

    1. Eleven Hag
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      At best a cameo imo

  24. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    KDB did not play the full match last night and Aguero did not feature.

    Very good news as both looking guaranteed starters this weekend 🙂

    Still on Kun for captain but Salah is looking tasty vs CHE defence...

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

      Mo (and Mane) are both great calls this week but hard to ignore Kun if you have him.

      Interesting one is Auba. Villa have been battered in terms of shots conceded in both away matches and that included Palace! Auba has an exceptional strike rate for chances

      1. Eleven Hag
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Interesting stats...more reason to captain auba

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

    Is Digne to Mendy going to be the temptation next week if he starts this week? Too early?

    1. Eleven Hag
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      gud movie

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

        Got Digne and AWB in on WC as effective placeholders for whichever of Mendy and Cancelo first got a run. Question of timing in my head still despite both Digne and AWB being decent value so far.

        1. Eleven Hag
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          i ve got digne AWB and zin...wud probably move to TAA Mendy and lowton in next 2 GWs

  26. Rinseboy
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Following from the above. Thoughts on
    Digne Sterling Haller to Hanley Son Aguero for a -4?

    Pope
    TAA Rico Digne
    Salah Sterling KDB Cantwell
    Haller Pukki Barnes
    Button Lunds Mount Soyuncu

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

      Not for me

      Think I’d lose Barnes for sure over Haller. Does Digne Sterling Barnes to Auba Son 5.5 City add up

    2. Rinseboy
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      actually I think I might do Sterling Haller Mount to Son Auba 4.5.
      Then next week I have the cash for Barnes to Tammy which I prefer.

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

        That’d work for me too.

        Still think though that 5.5 defence will prrove it’s worth and avoid another defensive transfer down the line.

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

    Best cheap rotating defenders?

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

      Lundstram, Rico, Söyüncü, Dunk, Guilbert/Kings, Burnley, take your pick

    2. CostaCoffee
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Tomori Lowton

  28. CostaCoffee
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Captain Auba after Sterling played 90mins last night?

  29. Majestic Chanka
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Everyone up to speed with Ceballos being a terrible pick yet?

    Xhaka 2.0, just wait till he starts giving away pens!

  30. Eleven Hag
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Wud it be stupid to have all three of rico, Lund and kelly in the team and start one of them every week?

    1. Majestic Chanka
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Yes because pretty soon only one of them will be starting, even them Lundstram could be rotated in the future as well.

      1. Eleven Hag
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        thnx mate