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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. corderz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Thoughts on my wildcard?

    Martinez Steer
    Robbo Chilwell Reguilon Dallas Mitchell
    Salah Son Rodriguez Grealish Soucek
    Kane DCL Maupay

    1. zotter
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Very good

      1. corderz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks pal

    2. Hot Fuzz
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Looks ok just a bit of a benching headache imo and if you bench soucek or maupay to much coin on the bench.

      1. corderz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Could do Soucek to a 4.5 and bank the 0.4?

        Thought Soucek 1st bench spot every week.......

        1. Hot Fuzz
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          I really enjoy west ham and soucek atm. I would play him heaps of times his stats are pretty good and think West ham are a different site this year

        2. FPL_DON
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          I would do that, great side!

          1. corderz
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 5 months ago

            Thanks. So you'd downgrade Soucek to a 4.5?

        3. Jones Town
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          For what it's worth, I'm doing this (soucek 1st on bench)

          1. corderz
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 5 months ago

            Think having a half decent 1st sub is important in these times

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

              Agreed

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

      I like it

      Your team value is strong compared to mine

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

    Right folks, please help decide

    A: Hope one of James/Mitchell/Burke plays and get salah for free in gw6 or
    B: Salah (-4) this week

    1. Stockport Hatter
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      I’d go -4 for this week

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

    Barnes to Grealish -4 worth it?
    Or....
    Barnes to Son -4 worth it?

    Scared of not having Son but I think Grealish is absolute class and have a feeling!

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

      For son maybe but not for Grealish

  4. Jay Jay Okocha
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Bottomed...

    A) Son and Maupay
    B) Pulisic and DCL

    1. Captain Haddock
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      A

    2. @FPLMason
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      A

    3. Atlan Arjan
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      A

    4. temo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      A

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

      A

  5. zotter
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Repost WC a or b???

    A
    Martinez. Forster
    CHILWELL. Trent. Lamptey. Kwp. Dallas
    Grealish. KLICH. Havertz. Son. Salah
    KANE. Brewster. Dcl

    B
    Martinez. Forster
    ROBBO. Trent. Lamptey. Kwp. Dallas
    Grealish. PULISIC. Havertz. Son. Salah
    MAUPAY. Brewster. dcl

    1. Captain Haddock
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      B

    2. Blue&White85
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      A

    3. Atlan Arjan
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      A

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

    Do we agree to steal a rule from Baines to Lamptey ?

    Never bench Lamptey ! 🙂

    1. Pratik
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Hmmm, I had him on the bench. Which 2 players would you put on the bench?

      Mitchell, Justin, Ayling, Lamptey (bench), Lewis (bench)

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

        mitchell probably

  7. wolves_simmo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Already on a -4.

    A) Play Bissouma
    B) KDB to Sterling for another -4

    1. Captain Haddock
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      B

    2. temo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      B

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

      A

  8. temo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    A James Rodriguez and Podence
    B Pulisic and Soucek

  9. Captain Haddock
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    A) Chilwell - Bissouma - Maupay
    B) KWP - Pulisic - Brewster

    1. Bucket Man
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      B

    2. temo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      A

  10. Fero1905
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    KDB --> Grealish for a Hit?

    1. Bucket Man
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Who is your sub?

      1. Fero1905
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Anguissa

  11. Bucket Man
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Played my WC after KDB adding to Martial and a awful start.

    A) Martinez and KWP
    B) McCarthy and Lamptey

    And bench Trossard this week play Brewster?

    X
    TAA, Chilwell, X, Ayling, Mitchell
    Salad, Sterling, Son, Pulisic, Trossard
    DCL, Watkins, Brewster

    1. sthelenslad92
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      B

      1. Bucket Man
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks. Guess there won’t be as much points difference between the GK come end of season.

    2. Atlan Arjan
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      A & play Trossard

  12. CarelessGenius©
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    KDB out.....who in? £££ not a prob...
    1. Auba
    2. Fernandez
    3. Grealish?
    4. Sterling?

    1. CarelessGenius©
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Forget it....just put Pulisic in.

  13. roghippo
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    A -12
    B - Free Hit

    Cheers Guys

    1. Saka Punch
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      A if the moves are decent

      1. Bucket Man
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        WC?

    2. Good Times
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      I was on - 16 then the Kdb news came so did the free hit.

      Depends on your transfers id say

  14. sthelenslad92
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Rashford or Pulisic?

  15. Saka Punch
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    A) Pulisic

    B) Grealish

  16. Inspector Norse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Going forward,

    Foden & Kane

    or

    Mahrez/Sterling & Wilson?

    (I have Son)

  17. Heiro
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    No mention of Jiminez Captain on here.

    Leeds score but aren't Italy 1990 at the back.

  18. Champ
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Thank God the football is back. This whole granola virus thing is nuts

    1. @FPLMason
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Agreed!

  19. JJeyy
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Reguilon or Saiss?

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

      Reg

  20. Fernando Torres
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Bale?

    1. Mufc202020
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Can see him coming on form the bench last 30 minutes

  21. Merlinho
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Ok - final decision - benchfodder for the wildcards.

    First sub is Dallas so hopefully these two aren't needed.

    sub £4.5m Midfielder - Bissouma, or swap to Stephens and bank £0.1m for later? Or is there a better option?

    sub £4m Defender - none are playing long term (Mitchell has be gone soon right?), so jump on Ferguson and hope he comes good, or get on Douglas who's unavailable but £3.9m so £0.1m banked for later? Or is there a better option?

    1. Gomolon
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      I'm on WC too and gone for Stephens ad Ferguson (Lamptey or Dallas as 1st sub)

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

      I’m still on Mitchell..

  22. ElliotJHP
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Start... James or Saiss?

    1. tokara
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Sucidal if James

    2. Mufc202020
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      I don’t think James would start, but I’d expect if he didn’t then he’d be an unused sub possibly. Go for James

  23. Mufc202020
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    I’m going to do it... I’m going to captain Werner...someone tell me not too

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

      do it

  24. MikeLowrey
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Final WC G2G?

    Martinez
    Robbo Semedo Lamptey
    Salah Son Pulisic Grealish Trossard
    Kane DCL

    (Forster Brewster KWP Mitchell)

  25. KrisMCFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Ramsdale
    Robbo, chilwell, (x)
    Sterling, son, havertz, pereira
    Werner, richarlison, mitro

    Steer, Taylor, Reed, Ferguson

    7m itb

    Should (x) be:

    A. Semedo
    B. Reguillion

    Gtg?

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

      reguillon imo
      but is this a wildcard? if so werner, rich to dcl, Kane

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

        Not a wildcard mate, Werner one more week in the team though before he’s > Kane/aguero

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

    Who to captain:
    a) Salah
    b) Kane

    1. tokara
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Tell u next week

    2. Champ
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Salah

  27. SpaceCadet
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Kwp or Justin?

  28. iL PiStOlErO
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Did a -4 for Sonny. GTG here?

    Ramsdale
    TAA Taylor Justin Mitchell
    Salah Sterling Son(C)
    Vardy Wilson DCL

    Steer Bissouma KWP Romeu

    0ft, 0.4itb

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

    Best defender for max 4.6? Have Ayling and Lamptey around that price area.

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

      Dallas

  30. 2hotty
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    On a wildcard Watkins or Antonio for my 3rd striker spot?

    1. Champ
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Watkins for now