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Hall of Fame number one Fábio Borges’ Gameweek review and transfer plans

One of the world’s best FPL managers, Fábio Borges, looks at Kevin De Bruyne replacements and defensive improvements ahead of Gameweek 5.


Finally, another long international break is behind us and, after a crazy Gameweek 4 in which I was lucky enough to get 81 points, I’m really looking forward to tinker with my team again!

Gameweek 4 was an incredible rollercoaster of emotions for me. It started with the news that my transfer in (Reece James) had been benched by Frank Lampard. This was really surprising and disappointing because I really felt he would still be the first choice to play in the Premier League since Cesar Azpilicueta played the cup match a couple of days before.

I knew Lampard’s rotation could be a problem going forward but I have to admit I never expected it would happen so soon. And so, considering James’ fixtures, price, attacking stats and the fact that he is one of the best defenders at collecting baseline bonus points by quite some margin, I decided he was a risk worth taking and a massive improvement over James Justin (who was always a short-term pick for me). Clearly, I was wrong.

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  1. Kun Tozser
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    KDB out for -4

    1. Bruno
    2. Grealish
    3. Trossard
    4. Just play KWP +4

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      4

    2. 1zverGGadeM
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      1

    3. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      1

    4. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      1

    5. Latetotheparty
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      4

  2. Slitherene
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    KdB ->

    A) Sterling (-4)
    B) Start Justin (AVL)

    1. 1zverGGadeM
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      A

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      B

    3. asdf_1
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      A

    4. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      B

  3. Oggle22
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Mccarthy
    TAA Taylor Mitchell
    Salah Son Bruno Rodriguez Neto
    Mitrovic Jiminez

    Nyland KWP Saliba Davis

    -4 Neto to Grealish?
    Also tempted -8 Neto to Barkley allowing Jiminez to Kane?

    Cheers

    1. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Mitchell won’t start

      1. Oggle22
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        More chance of a clean sheet then KWP if he does if not get KWP from the bench unless of course Mitchell cameos for pva towards the end of the match

  4. Cilly Bonnolly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Got two frees. Going to do KDB to Son who I’ll captain. James Rodriguez to Grealish or save the other free?

    Team as it stands will be:

    Martinez
    TAA, Digne, Saiss
    Salah (v), Son (c), James Rodriguez, Foden
    Calvert-Lewin, Jimenez, Mitrovic

    Subs: Button, Lamptey, Mitchell, Anguissa

    1. 1zverGGadeM
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Save the ft

      1. Cilly Bonnolly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks.

    2. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Why on earth would you take out james

      1. Cilly Bonnolly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Don’t think he’ll play ninety minutes, his hauls have mainly come when Richarlison isn’t on the pitch, have three Everton and don’t like having three of any team if I can help it, Grealish is a great option, especially against a depleted Leicester.

    3. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Villa struggle at Leicester

      Unless they're truly transformed?

      1. Cilly Bonnolly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        But they’ve just put seven past Liverpool and Leicester have no players.

    4. Latetotheparty
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Foden > trossard

  5. Lord Flashheart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    the only captaon real choices:

    A son
    B kane
    C salah

    ?

    1. Kay317
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      I can't decide between Salah and Son... I trust Salah more but Son is on fire at the mo.

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      A or B for me ...

      But Salah could easily shine.

  6. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Play Lapmtey or Dallas?

    1. asdf_1
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Lamptey

    2. 1zverGGadeM
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Dallas, Lamptey first sub

    3. _Gunner
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Dallas

  7. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Justin relegated to my bench and chopping board.

    Leicester in injury crisis against in form villa!

  8. asdf_1
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Play 2
    A) mitchell
    B) taylor
    C) ayling

    1. King Kun Ta
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Mitchell & Taylor

  9. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Salah or son captain?

    1. King Kun Ta
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Son

  10. King Kun Ta
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Give Jimi one more chance? Or sell him for Kane(-8 & already have Son)?

    Ta for the advice!

    1. asdf_1
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Jimi

  11. davies
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Soucek or Mitchell

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Soucek

  12. TSN
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    PVA or castagne?
    Have Mitchell on sub.

    1. aapoman
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      PvA

  13. Blue Moon Rising
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    A) KDB fo Sterling

    Or

    B) KDB to Grealish and Mitro to Kane (-4)

    1. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      B

  14. Arteta
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Captain Sonny or Harry?

    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Son

    2. Latetotheparty
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      I've gone harry

  15. Bonus magnet
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    better combo?

    1. mahrez+rashford
    2. sterling +greenwood

  16. SomeoneKnows
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Play Saiss or Dallas?

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Dallas

    2. tilope
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Dallas

      What’s about Ayling v Podence?

    3. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Dallas

  17. Von Lipwig
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    1) Grealish Foden
    2) Barkley Rodriguez

    1. tilope
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      2

  18. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Which one on a WC?

    A)Martinez + Saiss

    B)Ryan/Meslier + Semedo

    1. GE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      A

  19. Atimis
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Last WC dilemmas:

    1. Lamptey 4.7 or some 4.5/4.4
    2. Semedo or Reguilon

    ?

    1. Atimis
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Lamptey would be on bench anyway

      1. Jebiga
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Never bench Lamptey ! 🙂
        Hes so good to be benched

    2. GE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      1. L
      2. S

  20. GE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Last WC-draft - gtg or change something?

    (0.0 itb)

    Martinez
    Robertson/Chilwell/Saiss
    Salah/Son/James/Grealish
    Kane/DCL/Maupay

    Bench: Button, Dallas, Bissouma, Mitchell

    1. Fit_to_drop
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Good to go IMO

    2. LegendMoon
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      great team, gtg

    3. EgyptianKing
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Nice!

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

      Thanks

    5. SomeoneKnows
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Same team as mine only I went for Soucek over Bissouma

      Not sure whether to start Saiss or Dallas this week

  21. boroie
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Is KDB out worth a -8 as I am already on a -4?

    McCarthy
    TAA - Chilwell - Justin
    Son - Podence - KDB - Salah
    Kane - Wilson - Brewster
    Nyland - Shaw - Bissouma - KWP

    1. LegendMoon
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      defo no, thats why you've got a bench

      1. boroie
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Do you think Sterling outscores Bissouma by 4?

        1. LegendMoon
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          -8 will reduce your rank by about 100,000

          1. boroie
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 5 months ago

            Surely the only question here to answer is whether Sterling outscores Bissouma by 4 points... if the answer is yes then it is worth a hit. If not then it isnt...

  22. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Mahrez or Grealish this gw only?

    1. EgyptianKing
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Grealish imo

    2. LegendMoon
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      1 week only - Mahrez, long term - Grealish

  23. EgyptianKing
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Brewster likeky to start this GW in your opinion?

    Tempted to start him

  24. UKG
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    KDB to:

    Sterling
    Bale
    Bruno
    Havertz
    Other (have Son, Salah, Jrod)

    1. boroie
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      A

  25. Jebiga
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    All set ?

    Martinez
    R.James, Mitchell, Lamptey
    Son(C), Sterling (VC), Salah, Rodriguez, Barnes
    Jimenez, DCL

    Sub: Forster, Brewster, Dunne, Ferguson
    2.5 in the bank
    0FT

    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Looks good to me

  26. Kitman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Hi guys,

    How’s this WC looking?

    Martinez, Steer
    Robertson, Saiss, Zouma, Lamptey, Mitchell
    Salah, Son, Rodriguez, Grealish, ASM,
    Kane, DCL, Antonio

    I was debating a Martinez/Ryan rotation but that gives me headaches
    Also no KDB - or city at all really

  27. boroie
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    KDB to...
    A - Sterling
    B - Rashford
    C - Zaha
    D - James Rod
    E - Grealish
    F - Save the -4 and start Bissouma

    First to 3 votes win...

    1. Alchim1sT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      A

  28. Alchim1sT
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Last Dilemma:

    Dallas or Lamptey on WC? Rest of defensive consists of: Robbo, Chillwell, Saiss, 4,0

    1. Chelsea91
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      i go for Dallas as i have Maupay

  29. Super salah
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Pick one (for this week only

    A chilwell
    B pva
    C watkins
    D barkley
    E bamford

    1. Alchim1sT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      A

    2. Chelsea91
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      i have a n b

  30. LanMi
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    How do you rate Joel Ward? Is he nailed on?