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Lukaku or Ronaldo? It’s the question that is on many Fantasy managers’ lips this week – but you can select both and be £10,000 richer come Sunday night…

We’re talking about the free-to-play weekly Fantasy5 game, where there are various other prizes on offer beyond the whopping jackpot.

And best of all, it won’t cost you a penny to be in with a chance of landing the huge cash windfall or any of the prizes.

You can even set up a mini-league and compete with colleagues, friends and family.

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It’s as simple as this: pick five players from the nominated Gameweek 5 matches below and, if they all exceed their ‘points targets’ (a par score set by Fantasy5 for each asset), you’ll be in the money.

  • Liverpool v Crystal Palace
  • Norwich City v Watford
  • Aston Villa v Everton
  • West Ham United v Manchester United
  • Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea

Ourselves and FPL Nymfria have selected our own picks for Gameweek 5, which can you can read below.

The deadline for this week’s entries is at 15:00 BST on Saturday 18 September.

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SCOUT’S GAMEWEEK 5 PICKS

With Liverpool’s key players needing two or more returns (attacking or defensive) to beat their points targets this weekend, we instead turn to an asset from a revitalised Crystal Palace side. Conor Gallagher is second among all Fantasy players for expected goal involvement (xGI) since he made his Eagles debut in Gameweek 2 and has been involved in four of Palace’s five goals in that time.

It’s hard to pick which way the battle between two of last season’s promoted clubs will go at Carrow Road this weekend. Watford haven’t carved out a single big chance in the last three Gameweeks but they should have an easier time of it against the bottom-of-the-table Canaries and Ismaila Sarr has had eight shots and created nine chances in 2021/22 to date.

Ollie Watkins really caught the eye at Chelsea last weekend, registering six shots and nine penalty box touches against arguably the best defence in the country. He’s part of a Villa side that are getting a lot of their attacking bodies back from injury and illness and, crucially, he hasn’t so far been redeployed out wide to accommodate Danny Ings.

A rest for Mason Greenwood in midweek bodes well for a start against a West Ham side who will be juggling domestic and continental duties for the first time this season. Greenwood found the net in this corresponding fixture in 2020/21, racking up a joint-high five shots in the process.

With Romelu Lukaku needing three attacking returns to beat his points target, we’ve instead gone for Edouard Mendy as our selection from the Spurs v Chelsea clash. Clean sheets have been arriving with regularity under Thomas Tuchel but Mendy has been kept busy, picking up five save points in his last three outings. Along with a shut-out, he’ll need six stops to pass his points target of 7.5 – something he managed in both Gameweeks 3 and 4.

NYMFRIA’S GAMEWEEK 5 PICKS

Odsonne Edouard impressed against Spurs in Gameweek 4, coming on to aid an emphatic win for Crystal Palace. Liverpool have conceded in two of their last three games in all competitions and if an ever-improving Palace can build on their performance last weekend, he could get some joy going forward.

Ismaila Sarr is such an important part of the way Watford play. The Hornets started 2021/22 with a bang and have since struggled but they will see this Gameweek as an opportunity to restart their season. Sarr will be at the heart of that attacking threat and his routes to points are manifold, with the potential for both goals and assists.

Demarai Gray‘s performance on Monday evening has put him firmly on the radar of all FPL managers, if he wasn’t already. He has now registered three goals in as many matches and is in one of the best spells of form we have seen in his club career. In the continued absence of Dominic Calvert-Lewin, it will be up to the likes of Gray to return goals for Everton at Villa Park and I can see him going close to his points target.

Cristiano Ronaldo has scored in both games that he has played for Manchester United on his return to the club and I can only see this continuing against West Ham this weekend. Without Michail Antonio, West Ham may struggle for the out-ball and the Red Devils should see plenty of possession with which to feed the Portuguese.

Spurs started the season well until a poor performance against Crystal Palace and this is something that they will want to bounce back from in Gameweek 5. As their talisman, Harry Kane will likely be involved in any goals that Spurs score; Romelu Lukaku’s points ceiling was too high for my tastes and these games are normally tight affairs.

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Fantasy5 is easy to play as it follows the exact same scoring system as FPL, just without the bonus points.

It’s also the fastest media outlet for live Fantasy points, displaying all player points from the five games in question, as well as the live score and time.

For the more detailed lowdown, head here.

The competition is limited to one entry per person per round and selections must be submitted before kick-off of the first eligible match.

If two or more entrants correctly select five players who all score more than their points target, then the prize pot is split among all winners.

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220 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Miro
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Digne to :

    A) Cancelo
    B) James
    C) Tierney

    cheers

    1. FPL price manipulators are …
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      B

    2. 2001: A Space Origi
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      anything ITB?

      1. Miro
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Yeah 0.7, that's why I have Cancelo in there.

    3. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Maybe better to stick with Digne and look at James or Cancelo after the next 3?

    4. House Frey Wedding Planner
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      I'm grudgingly holding onto Digne purely because of Everton's fixtures. If he blanks at home to Norwich then he's gone.

      I'd do B if you are selling Digne now

      1. Miro
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Cheers guys, might be a good idea to stick for now afterall ...

  2. jai1212
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Who scores better according to you this GW?

    A. Raphinha - Bamford - Gilmour - Mount (-4)
    B. Raphinha - Ings - Semedo - Mount (-4)
    C. Jota - Bamford - Coady/Marcal - Benrahma (-8)

    1. Stimps
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      A

  3. Stimps
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    G2G? Anything worth a hit? 1.3 itb

    Sanchez
    TAA Shaw Tierney Williams
    Salah (c) Jota Torres Traore
    Lukaku Bamford

    4.0 Sissoko Liv Antonio *

    1. Gunners in Haaland
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Gtg, nice team!

    2. Maeki2
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      You are gtg!

      What do you plan for upcoming moves?

  4. In a Rush
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Tierney or white?

    1. Miro
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Tierney

    2. We Go Again
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      I'm going with Tierney, but he's gonna start every week for me so I invested the extra cash

  5. Gunners in Haaland
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    A) Sissoko - NOR (A)
    B) Williams - WAT (H)

    Thanks

  6. tuvok
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Bamford training as normal with the rest of the team apparently:

    https://twitter.com/LUFC/status/1438466081446825990?s=20

    1. Khark
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      you beauty

  7. Hazardous1983
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    dcl to bamford

    saka and dcl to bamford and raphina for -4

    1. Gunners in Haaland
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Just DCL to Bam

  8. Tshelby
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Best striker for 10.4?

    A) Bamford (have Raphina and Ayling)
    B) Jimi
    C) Vardy
    D) Someone else?

    1. Miro
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      A

  9. FPL price manipulators are …
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Don't bet

  10. FredrikH
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    If Gray, Gallagher, Doucoure and the other 5.5-5.6 stops performing Elyounoussi 5.5M (sou) could be a nice switch in GW8. Good threat with a juicy run of fixtures.

    1. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Starter?

      1. FredrikH
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Expected behind Armstrong together with JWP in their 4-1-4-1.

  11. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Bamford owners or to be owners in heaven right now...

    1. Khark
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Aye, looking at the training video he definitely isn't injured. Still gonna wait for the press conference but 100% pulling the move today now.

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

      Is he a better option than Jimenez?

  12. N00B
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    For those who want to use their wildcard in GW8, who would you prefer?
    A) Antonio (Lee, BRE)
    B) Jimenez (BRE, Sou, NEW) and -4 points

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      B

    2. tuvok
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Oof. Antonio. For all of Jiminez's good stats, Wolves as a team are looking profligate in front of goal and Antonio could go big in those two fixtures. Plus you need Jiminez to score in that Brentford game to make up the -4

    3. Khark
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      A if you have someone who can fill in for him this week

  13.  ⓖⓐⓩⓩⓐ™
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Was going to wildcard but now thinking
    Ings & Antonio > Lukaku & ASM (-4)

    Whats everyones opinion or shall i wildcard? -4 leaves me with this team

    Sanchez. (Steele)
    Shaw .White. Coufal (Amaartey Tsimikas)
    Salah. Jota. Torres. Benrahma (Rupp)
    Ronaldo. Lukaku. ASM

    1. willos_wanderers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      save your WC

  14. Dogs Of War
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Can I have some thoughts on this WC team?

    Sanchez Steele
    TAA Christensen Semedo Williams Livramento
    Salah Raphina Gray Traore Gallagher
    CR7 Lukaku Pukki

    Slightly weaker midfield to allow for the three premiums, but pretty balanced and enough options to move things around based on fixtures/form.

    Thanks

    1. willos_wanderers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Don't like it. Three premiums means too much compromise elsewhere, and you can't captain all three at once.

    2. Khark
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      It comes down to this...

      Do you think the 3 premiums and budget midfield will outscore 2premiums and a mid priced midfield over say the next 5-10gameweeks. If you're confident then go for it, theres no right or wrong answer.

      Im in the 2 premium camp so im not quite liking the team, but it could work out very nicely for you!

  15. tuvok
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Need a downgrade to get 0.6 for Toney > Bamford.

    a) Coufal > Duffy
    b) Shaw > Semedo
    c) Benrahma > Doucoure

    Leaning towards B as Shaw has a bad run of fixtures & Semedo could deliver immediately. It's for a -4 though..

    1. CapK
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      B

    2. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      B

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

      cheers both

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

      B

  16. Big Ronnie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Even though Barnes has been poor I'm tempted to give him another week. Thoughts on below options? 1 FT and £0 ITB.

    Sanchez
    TAA, Shaw, White, Coufal
    Salah, Greenwood, Torres, Benrahma, Barnes
    Ronaldo

    Steele, Tsimikas, Richardson, Antonio*

    A) Barnes to Raphinha
    B) Coufal to Semedo
    C) Both for A & B for -4
    D) Coufal & Benrahma to Marcal & Raphinha -4
    E) Save

    1. Steiger
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      A

    2. Maxed
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      D

    3. willos_wanderers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      E

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

      Cheers all, mixed bag

    5. Khark
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      D. If you've held Barnes this wrong you may aswell continue to hold, hes due a return

      1. Khark
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        long not wrong

        1. Big Ronnie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Well could easily have been wrong! Cheers Khark

  17. hustler7
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Would you take a hit to do Anotonio to Lukaku this GW? Have exact cash for the upgrade.

    Bachmann
    TAA Shaw Duffy
    Salah Torres Benrahma Gallagher Gilmour
    CR7 Toney

    Foster Tmiskas Livra Antonio

    Anyone know why Gilmour didn't play too?

    1. Maxed
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      I did a few days ago, Lukaku + Bamford + Livramento for Toney + Antonio + Dier

    2. willos_wanderers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      No way - you have bigger issues in your team. Would be looking to upgrade Tsimi to a Man City or Chelsea playing defender.

  18. Atimis
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Can Tsim start over Robo?

    1. Maxed
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      he can

    2. 2001: A Space Origi
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      It's very possible looking at who he rested last night. But Robertson Carlos was at it full speed for most of the game, may be rested against Palace....

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

    Bielsa press conference to begin now?

  20. LangerznMash
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Fantasy5: Matip, Williams, Cash, Greenwood, Reguilon

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

      Have you checked the scoring system? You're backing 4 defenders there to get attacking returns

    2. 2001: A Space Origi
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Good luck, will be doing mine on Saturday morning, but think Matip is a great shout, he will score a header from a corner soon!

    3. Khark
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      I can't understand the Matip pick. He's never assisting so you're confident hes going to score?

      Fortune does favour the brave but thats abit too brave

      1. 2001: A Space Origi
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Please tell me any other player in that game that could reach his target???

        1. Khark
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Agreed, it's a very tough fixture to call. I went Trent at 9.5, think hes more than capable of scoring or getting a couple of assists over matip's one return but each to their own.

  21. 1justlookin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    How nailed is R.James? Debating on him or Rudiger

    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Tuchel...

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

      He will play all those games with 2 pointers and miss exactly when he could haul

    3. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      You can expect 2 out of 3 games

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

      Essentially featured in every game pretty much since Tuchel came in

      The wrinkle is he gets annoying cameos. From Gw21 on last season 5 appearances off the bench

  22. DannyDrinkVodka
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    What chance of a Tsimikas start?

    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Slim at best

      1. Boly Would
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Tslimikas

        1. DannyDrinkVodka
          • 4 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          That’s really good

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

        Should I start him or just go with Ayling?

  23. Conor Salmon for life
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    WC Gtg?

    Sanchez
    Dias Robertson Cancelo
    Salah Sarr Jota Rapinha Torres
    Bamford Ronaldo

    Fodder Omobamidele Duffy Fodder

    1. falafel
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Not afraid of PepRoulette?

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

      TAA missing

      1. Conor Salmon for life
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Robertson 1.5% ownership

    3. 2001: A Space Origi
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      3 City players - That could burn you with Pep roulette!! it's brave!!

    4. CRAZY TRAIN
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Ballsy but I quite like it.

  24. falafel
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    What do you guys think? I’m on wildcard!

    Sanchez (Steele)
    Semedo, TAA, James, Shaw (Livramento)
    Salah, Traore, Raphinha, Gray (Sissoko)
    Lukaku, CR7 (Scarlett)

  25. FredrikH
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    A.. Duffy Williams Traore Gray Lukaku
    B. James Marcal Jota Torres ASM
    C. James Marcal Jota Gray Jimenez

    To accompany

    Sanchez Steer
    Semedo TAA Livramento
    Raphina Salah McArthur
    Bamford Ronaldo

    1. Khark
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      B or C. Leaning towards C.

      Then Ronaldo - Lukaku gameweek 7

      1. FredrikH
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Still 0.6 itb on that alternative. Any obvious upgrades you'd do?

        1. FredrikH
          • 11 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Sanchez -> Schmeichel maybe.

          1. Khark
            • 8 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            Leicester have to get better defensively, but I'm not sure I prefer Schmeichel 0.1ITB over Sanchez 0.6ITB

            Just the way i play though.

        2. Khark
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          It's tricky to say without just pointing you in the direction of my team haha. That's what i love about this years fantasy there's far too many options, keeps it competitive and interesting.

          I'm liking your B and C picks because of Reece James, you'll be in desperate need of a Chelsea defender come gameweek7 so either one of them options is a must for me!

          The 0.6ITB is always good to have incase of a rainy day. Emergency funds and all that i wouldn't just waste it for the sake of it.

  26. Footieboot
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Sanchez
    TAA Shaw Coufal White (Livramento)
    Salah Jota Greenwood Benrahma (Gilmour)
    Ronaldo Toney (Antonio)

    1FT 0ITB

    A) Coufal --> Semedo
    B) Benrahma --> Sarr
    C) Benrahma + Coufal --> Marcal + Raphinha

  27. Khark
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    The news Dier only had a dead leg is big for spurs come the weekend. Still get lukaku'd like but there defence wont be as bad as feared

  28. GoonerGirl
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Playing around with a WC, how's this?

    Sanchez Steele
    White Rudiger TAA Marcal Livramento
    Greenwood Salah Torres Doucoure Gallaghar
    Lukakau Bamford Antonio

    Thanks

  29. DannyDrinkVodka
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Start Tsimikas and hope for no cameo or Ayling?

    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Ayling

  30. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    What did Bielsa say?

    1. CRAZY TRAIN
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      A

      1. Khark
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        haha

    2. Khark
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Said hes played his bench boost this week