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Marcal the most-bought defender of Gameweek 5 ahead of Wolves v Brentford

Two of the statistically better defences of the 2021/22 Premier League season so far meet at Molineux this lunchtime.

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Brentford gets underway at 12:30 BST.

Neither of these sides has conceded more than one goal in a single match in this embryonic campaign, with the Bees only an 89th-minute Brighton strike away from registering their third clean sheet of the season in Gameweek 4.

Both defences are among the top five clubs for fewest ‘big chances’ conceded, too.

Wolves’ defensive fortitude and favourable fixture run has no doubt contributed to the raft of recent transfers used on Marcal (£4.6m), Fantasy Premier League’s most-bought defender of Gameweek 5 – although last weekend’s two attacking returns were obviously the main catalyst for that.

Bruno Lage’s side are generally underrepresented in FPL, however, with Conor Coady (£4.5m) their most-owned asset at 7.0%.

Ivan Toney (£6.3m) remains Brentford’s most popular Fantasy asset at 13.7% but he has lost around one million owners since the beginning of the campaign, with only a solitary attacking return against Aston Villa to show for his endeavours so far.

As for the team news, it’s very uneventful: both sides are unchanged.

GAMEWEEK 5 LINE-UPS

Wolves: Jose Sa, Kilman, Coady, Saiss, Nelson Semedo, Neves, Joao Moutinho, Marcal, Trincao, Jimenez, Traore

Subs: Ruddy, Hoever, Ait-Nouri, Podence, Mosquera, Boly, Silva, Hwang, Dendoncker

Brentford: Raya, Pinnock, Jansson, Ajer, Henry, Janelt, Norgaard, Canos, Baptiste, Toney, Mbeumo.

Subs: Fernandez, Thompson, Ghoddos, Jensen, Onyeka, Zanka, Forss, Wissa, Roerslev.


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  1. King Carlos
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Toney owners, party's here!

    1. BOATIES FC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      0/

    2. Arn De Gothia
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Whoop whoop

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

      Casual

  2. WVA
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Lol Toney, pretty sure every player I sold on my WC has returned since

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      And all the ones I brought in have blanked....

    2. Arn De Gothia
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Thats the Price for kneejerking?

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

    TONNNNNNEEEYYY PPAAARRRTTYYY!!!!

  4. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Toney haul all the more sweeter now after his price drop

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

      I envy you.. sold him for Pukki, had enough. Proved me wrong.

      1. Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Might hold on to him for the next few fixtures now as got other fires to put out first

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

      Very sweet indeed

  5. Sterling Archer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Toney holders unite

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

      I did Mbeumo + Tsimikas > Raphina + Semedo using two FTs. Not sure if I'd be better off at then end of this GW! Anyways happy that Toney getting returns which I also own and couldn't transfer out.

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

        Post fail! But still makes sense.

    2. Arn De Gothia
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      0/

  6. Uppercut Panda - A legend i…
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Marcal and Semedo have already truly put my WC in the bin

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

      Semedo will be okay after Marcal is dropped next match.

  7. Muchentuchel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Great respect to people who wanted to replace Antonio and then chose Toney. He was the best pick out of the forwards up to 8m and hardly anyone noticed.

    1. drughi
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      captain hindsight*

      1. FC Hakkebøf
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Hopefully just comic post

        1. Muchentuchel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          dead serious

  8. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    well the Semedo/Marcal double is already paying dividends, and ofc Toney is the one to capitalise

  9. Tomerick
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    What a week to sell Toney…

  10. Paqueta Rice
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Sa got a yellow too ffs

  11. BIGREDDOG
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    This is vintage FPL

    1. El Presidente
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Indeed!

  12. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Screw you, Wolverhampton Wanderers

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

      Keep faith! They ve got good fixtures comin up!

  13. drughi
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    You know all the managers who kept toney did it because other fires to put out not because the wanted to lol

    1. Muchentuchel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      I actually have two in my ML who brought him back this GW. Nowhere to hide for non Toney owners.

      1. drughi
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        who brings toney in with those fixtures, cant be serious managers but lucky this week

    2. Saka Rice
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      100% pure luck

      1. Muchentuchel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        absolutely not. While everyone was going for Bamford they went for Toney.

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

        There's a reason he was one of the most owned at the start of the season

    3. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      True. I am one of them

      1. drughi
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        must be a great feeling either way

        1. FC Hakkebøf
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          IT is! Lost 0.2 SV on him. No direct replacement. So needed to take a hit to get rid

    4. Arn De Gothia
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Guilty

    5. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      I definitely consider Wolves as a easy fixture so would be madness to sell him beforehand

      1. WVA
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Lol I think they had the best clean sheet odds hence why everyone brought in Wolves defenders

    6. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Fair. Thing is he probably still is the best option of the sub 6.5m forwards - great finisher, on penalties etc, so I was struggling to switch him without a hit.

    7. Heisenberg W. W.
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Agreed! DCL's injury was a blessing in disguise

  14. Walter White (WW)
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Wolves defence double up lived long

    1. Thomas Magnum
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      People too caught up with stats and not results

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

    Liverpool gonna get wrecked next week

    1. Danno - Emre Canada
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Hope so, I’m having to turn up late for my partners 40th opps

  16. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Sá on -1 atm

    Lol

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

      Horrendous

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

    That’s the end of Marcal anyway

  18. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Scenes when Lukaku and Ronaldo blank

    1. Thomas Magnum
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Toney top scorer of the week

    2. drughi
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      and pukki gets a brace, return of the 6 mil forwards

  19. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    FPL hits you so hard, it slaps you in the face when you are trying to dream lots of pts

  20. King Carlos
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Toney owner and no wolves defenders... feeling happy

    1. Arn De Gothia
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      0/

  21. El Presidente
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    I'm glad WOL were great for xGc...

  22. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    You watch Ramsdale get a 10 pointer 🙁

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

    Marcal please retire from football you have no brain

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

    Bruno Lage’s new manager bounce consisted of 3 defeats & a win…

    Now the rot will firmly set in

    Can’t defend, can’t score - relegation fodder

  25. Saka Rice
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Toney you're a troll and I'm not buying you back because you won't score again

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

      This

  26. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Ait Nouri at 4.3m is pretty tasty once Marcal is dropped

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

      Wouldn’t buy a Wolves defender for 3.0

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

  27. tbos83
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Not for the first time, I'm totting up the points on the team I had pre-wildcard

  28. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    We should have learnt last year

    Never wildcard into wolves assets!

  29. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    I'm switching off. Wolves have messed my GW up before it's even started

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

      It can't be that bad surely. you surely cant have triple wolves defence?