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The Complete Guide to FPL Gameweek 5: Tips, captains, team news and best players

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What to do with the injured Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£8.1m) and the suspended Michail Antonio (£7.9m) has been a hot topic among Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers this week.

Calvert-Lewin could be missing until after the October international break, while Antonio will sit out Gameweek 5 after his dismissal last weekend.

Leeds United’s favourable fixture swing and the ongoing Cristiano Ronaldo (£12.6m) v Romelu Lukaku (£11.6m) debate have also been on the FPL agenda in the run-up to Friday’s deadline.

You’ll find plenty of advice on these sources of discussion, along with the usual help with armband conundrums and transfer dilemmas, below.

There’ll also be team reveals, Members articles and videos in this comprehensive guide to the upcoming Gameweek.

WHO ARE THE BEST FPL PLAYERS TO OWN FOR GAMEWEEK 5?

FPL Gameweek 5 Scout Picks features Liverpool triple-up
The Scout Squad’s best FPL players for Gameweek 5
Can FPL differential Jiménez profit from Wolves’ good run of fixtures?
The best FPL forwards to consider as Calvert-Lewin and Antonio replacements

WHO IS THE BEST CAPTAIN FOR GAMEWEEK 5?

Who are the best FPL captain options for Gameweek 5?

Our captain poll is also now live for Gameweek 5 – cast your vote on the sidebar of our home page.

GAMEWEEK 5 TEAM AND INJURY NEWS

FPL Gameweek 5 team and injury news: Bamford fit, Wilson injured, DCL out
Team news, injury updates and predicted line-ups for FPL Gameweek 5

For more information, check out our Predicted Line-ups page and Injuries and Bans feed.

GAMEWEEK 5 TEAM REVEALS

FPL team reveal: Why I am reverting to the template
Mark Sutherns’ FPL Gameweek 5 preview and latest team plans

BEST FPL STRATEGY AND EXPERT TIPS FOR GAMEWEEK 5 AND BEYOND

Why Mane could be an explosive FPL differential captain in Gameweek 5
Should FPL managers buy Leeds United players ahead of Gameweek 5?
FPL Q&A: How to fit in Salah, Lukaku and Ronaldo, best Everton mid and Leeds picks
The key FPL Gameweek 5 stats on Salah, City, Wolves, Mendy, Spurs and more
How checklists can help you make better FPL decisions
The Leicester City players to consider in FPL ahead of Gameweek 5 fixture swing

GAMEWEEK 5 VIDEO CONTENT

Head over to our YouTube channel for more videos.

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  1. CRAZY TRAIN
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    there was an old lady who swallowed a fly

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    1. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Isn't that a Harris number? No place for that here

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  2. tryf88
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Sanchez
    Shaw TAA Christensen
    Raph, Torres, Benharama, Jota, Salah(c),
    Dennis, Ronaldo

    Foster, Liv, Amartey, Antonio
    1FT
    A. Benhrama --> Gray 1
    B. Roll

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    1. MikeS
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      A

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  3. FantasyHero
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Wolves defensive stats are really good. Think I'm going to double up on their defense.

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    1. That Was Easy!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Yeah, I agree. Looking to drop Veltman or Ayling (despite fixtures). Shame the 2 cheapies I went with in the back have largely had their attacking potential minimized due to positional changes.

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  4. umerlfc
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Which transfer should be a priority?

    A) Coufal - > Semedo
    B) Behnrama - > Gray

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    1. ZTF
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      A

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    2. Eh, just one more thing ...
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      A

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  5. Ibralicious
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    So is there a rumor for Gray missing out too now? Something to do with not being spotted in the training video...

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    1. Joey Tribbiani
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Threemium teams shaking

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    2. Ross Geller
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Ignore...

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  6. Henning
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    1ft save it?

    Sanchez
    TAA Coady Christensen
    Sarr Jota Salah Torres Gray
    Ronaldo Toney

    Steel Coufal Livramenu Antonio

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    1. ZTF
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Yep

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      1. Henning
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Thanx.

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  7. Drogba Legend
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Help appreciated

    Sanchez
    TAA - Shaw - Ayling
    Salah (C) - Gundo - Benhrama - Jota - Brownhill
    Bamford - Ronaldo

    Foster - Amartey** - Livramento - Antonio***

    A) Keep as is
    B) Benhrama > Raph/Sarr/Gray/Gallagher/Traore (-4) to play over Brownhill

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    1. ZTF
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Will your Benrahma replacement not still be playing alongside Brownhill? I’d leave it

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      1. Drogba Legend
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Whoops, fair point. Thanks ZTF. Any hits you'd be willing to take here? Sitting at 9k OR

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        1. ZTF
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          Not for a hit. You’re looking better than most for this week, only 1 player I don’t think can return and he’s obvs a bench player

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  8. Eh, just one more thing ...
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Start 2 and bench 2 please?

    Dennis
    White
    Ayling
    Williams

    Thank you?

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    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Dennis and white to play

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    2. ZTF
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Ayling & White (just, I don’t particularly trust arsenal in this fixture). Dennis 1st bench

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  9. Super John McGinn-
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Made the bad decision of not getting Ronaldo or Lukaku and get DCL last week so teams a mess, anything worth a hit?

    Sanchez, Foster
    TAA, Shaw, Coady, Ayling, Livramento,
    Salah, Bruno, Jota, Raphinia, Gilmour
    Bamford, Antonio, 4.5

    0 FT 2.5 ITB

    A) Bruno + 4.5 > Torres + Lukaku (-8)

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  10. MikeS
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Start one:

    A. Dier
    B. Allan

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    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      A

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    2. Eh, just one more thing ...
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      B

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  11. MrCloppity
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    A) Mendy and Ayling
    B) Sanchez and James

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    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      B

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  12. Nightf0x
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    benrahma -4 to gray docoure raph(have bamford) ? Y or N

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    1. MikeS
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      N

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  13. DaftKing
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Sarr or Torres?

    Mid of Salah Jota Raph Gray so far
    On WC

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    1. Eh, just one more thing ...
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Torres

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    2. MikeS
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      I have Torres hopefully he starts, seems touch or go

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  14. SpaceCadet
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Pages are dancing again

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  15. KKluigi
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Bottomed. Coady and James or Marcal and Shaw?

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    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Second

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  16. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    https://twitter.com/unit_football/status/1438905138052280320
    Raphinha fit to start probably

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    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      whats this about him even being injured?

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    2. Rog.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      This guy usually reliable?

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      1. Shark Team
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        yes always reliable from what i remember

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  17. HD7
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Best Gk on WC, mates?

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    1. MikeS
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Van Der saar

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    2. Carlton P
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Sa. Sanchez if you need .5

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    3. Alonso The Great Midfielder
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      sa or schemichael or mendy

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  18. gomez123
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    On WC
    A) RAPH & BAM
    B) TRAORE & JIMINEZ

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    1. Eh, just one more thing ...
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      A

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    2. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      A

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    3. MikeS
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      A easy

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  19. Connor's Calling
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Best bet for 5.2m or less for midfield slot?

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    1. Thomas Magnum
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Nobody really, maybe just Moutinho or Rice for the minutes or Kovacic if you can deal with the rotation but possibly higher reward or just go with a 4.5

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      1. Connor's Calling
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        thank you

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  20. DycheDycheBaby
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Raph travelled at least but who knows if he starts... - https://twitter.com/BenDinnery/status/1438892004390363142

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  21. McPollolocco
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Start or Bench gray against aston villa

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    1. Eh, just one more thing ...
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Depends on who your other starting options are?

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  22. Aladdin Sané
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Play one:

    A) Sissoko
    B) Veltman

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    1. Eh, just one more thing ...
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Veltman

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  23. winchester
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    evening lads! have 1ft and 0m itb. Can't field 11 players..

    sanchez
    taa shaw livramento
    benrahma salah(c) bruno esr sarr
    cr7

    foster antonio tsimi amartey obafemi

    a) bruno + tsimi -> jota + semedo/cancelo? (-4)
    b) bruno + obafemi -> greenwood + bamford? (-4)
    c) bruno + obafemi -> gray + bamford? (-4)

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  24. HD7
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Traore or Raph on WC?
    Does Raph play this week

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  25. Steinburg FC
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    % that Ricardo Periera starts??

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  26. Tomlette Greggs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    On a wildcard:

    A) Cancelo + Townsend

    or

    B) Raphinha + Tierney?

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  27. Junks
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    *REPOST X2 ANYONE*
    1FT 0.2ITB
    Sanchez
    TAA Shaw White Pereira
    Salah(c) Raph Greenwood Dele
    Toney Ronaldo

    Steele / Gilmour / TSI / Ant

    Dele to Saka and GTG is enough right??

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  28. woodles
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Play gilmour or omobamidele??

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    1. ZTF
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Omo

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  29. Weak Become Heros
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Raph starts, source: football intelligence unit, twitter.

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  30. buttsy9
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Lukaku or Ronaldo?

    And best Bruno replacement?

    A) Barnes
    B) Greenwood
    C) Pogba
    D) Jota
    E) Other

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