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

    Honestly reckon Trent comes on anyway. Meh.

    1. Lingard’s Shin Guards
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      I'm sure he will once klopp realises he's made a mistake

    2. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Yeah, his benching really isn't a big deal. All serious players will have him anyway.

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

      Not in the squad. He ill

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

        Bissouma in you come!

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

    Tsimi sellers in tears

  3. Free Hat
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    If true,
    Very glad Iv started Tsimikas instead of taking a minus 4 for semedo...

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Big surprise...

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

    Another horrendous week then… when will we acknowledge that Wolves are bad picks regardless of these fixtures?

    & now Trent benched? Brill

    1. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      The thing is though, they've actually played well in the rest of their games, but just didn't get the rewards.

      But, this game they've been shocking.

      Should we have known (somehow) that they'd suddenly play like cr@p? Perhaps, but I didn't see it coming personally.

  5. Lingard’s Shin Guards
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    why on earth is klopp benching both taa and Robbo, one's fair enough but two?

    1. Dušan Citizen
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      poor manager, nothing new

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

      No respect for Palace.

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

      TAA is ill

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

    Did someone say Torres benched too? End the bloody week already

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

    Eh no worries. If there's one player who deserves a rest, it's Trent. He's earned it for me.

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

    Torres benched too? Jesus

    1. Rotation's Alter Ego
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      No Jesus starts etc etc

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

    Hope Pool lose now. Klopp u weirdo

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

    Step up Sissoko.....the stage is set.

  11. Jones Kusi
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Clean as a whistle!

  12. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Surely a Salah (c) fail then without TAA

  13. Do I Not Like Orange
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Podence pouring water on himself like Triple H.

  14. DandyDon
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    not sure i've ever dropped down my predicted rank with 3 similar players playing in an unpopular game before! How am I dropping from my over night rank with such a powerful triple differential! lol Might be becuase they are on 3 points between them...

  15. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Ederson, Walker, Dias, Ake, Cancelo, Fernandinho (C), Gundogan, Bernardo, Sterling, Jesus, Grealish

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Nice. C'mon Gundog.

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

      bloody panicked and removed raphinha last night for Torres on wildcard

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

    Marcal coming off for Podence

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

    Trent is ill. That's why he misses out

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

    Lineups?

  19. The Senate
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Jürgen did you lose your hair in the week

  20. fusen
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    https://anewpla.net/fpl/lineups/

    Newcastle United: Darlow (26), Manquillo (19), Hayden (14), Lascelles (6), Clark (2), Ritchie (11), Almirón (24), Willock (28), Longstaff (36), Joelinton (7), Saint-Maximin (10),
    Subs: Mark Gillespie (29), Fabian Schär (5), Jeff Hendrick (16), Jacob Murphy (23), Jamal Lewis (12), Dwight Gayle (34), Federico Fernández (18), Ryan Fraser (21), Emil Krafth (17)

    Leeds United: Meslier (1), Dallas (15), Ayling (2), Cooper (6), Firpo (3), Phillips (23), Raphinha (10), Rodrigo (19), Klich (43), James (20), Bamford (9),
    Subs: Tyler Roberts (11), Crysencio Summerville (38), Charlie Cresswell (35), Liam McCarron (45), Jamie Shackleton (46), Sam Greenwood (42), Kristoffer Klaesson (13), Nohan Kenneh (54), Stuart McKinstry (39)

    Wolverhampton Wanderers: José Sá (1), Kilman (23), Coady (16), Saïss (27), Nélson Semedo (22), Rúben Neves (8), João Moutinho (28), Marçal (5), Trincão (11), Jiménez (9), Traoré (37),
    Subs: John Ruddy (21), Hwang Hee-Chan (26), Ki-Jana Hoever (2), Leander Dendoncker (32), Fábio Silva (17), Willy Boly (15), Daniel Podence (10), Rayan Aït-Nouri (3), Yerson Mosquera (14)

    Brentford: Raya (1), Ajer (20), Jansson (18), Pinnock (5), Canós (7), Baptiste (26), Nørgaard (6), Janelt (27), Henry (3), Mbeumo (19), Toney (17),
    Subs: Dominic Thompson (2), Mathias Jensen (8), Yoane Wissa (11), Álvaro Fernández (40), Marcus Forss (9), Frank Onyeka (15), Zanka (22), Mads Roerslev (30), Saman Ghoddos (14)

    Burnley: Pope (1), Lowton (2), Tarkowski (5), Mee (6), Taylor (3), Gudmundsson (7), Westwood (18), Brownhill (8), McNeil (11), Wood (9), Barnes (10),
    Subs: Nathan Collins (22), Aaron Lennon (17), Maxwel Cornet (20), Wayne Hennessey (13), Phil Bardsley (26), Matej Vydra (27), Erik Pieters (23), Jack Cork (4), Jay Rodriguez (19)

    Arsenal: Ramsdale (32), Tomiyasu (18), White (4), Gabriel Magalhães (6), Tierney (3), Partey (5), Pépé (19), Ødegaard (8), Smith Rowe (10), Saka (7), Aubameyang (14),
    Subs: Gabriel Martinelli (35), Rob Holding (16), Cédric Soares (17), Alexandre Lacazette (9), Ainsley Maitland-Niles (15), Bernd Leno (1), Albert Sambi Lokonga (23), Pablo Marí (22), Nuno Tavares (20)

    Liverpool: Alisson (1), Milner (7), Konaté (5), van Dijk (4), Tsimikas (21), Henderson (14), Fabinho (3), Thiago (6), Mohamed Salah (11), Diogo Jota (20), Mané (10),
    Subs: Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (15), Andrew Robertson (26), Caoimhin Kelleher (62), Nathaniel Phillips (47), Naby Keïta (8), Divock Origi (27), Curtis Jones (17), Takumi Minamino (18), Joseph Gomez (12)

    Crystal Palace: Guaita (13), Ward (2), Andersen (16), Guéhi (6), Mitchell (3), Gallagher (23), Kouyaté (8), McArthur (18), Ayew (9), Benteke (20), Zaha (11),
    Subs: Jairo Riedewald (44), Jack Butland (1), Will Hughes (12), Michael Olise (7), Martin Kelly (34), Nathaniel Clyne (17), Luka Milivojevic (4), James Tomkins (5), Odsonne Édouard (22)

    Manchester City: Ederson (31), Walker (2), Rúben Dias (3), Aké (6), João Cancelo (27), Gündogan (8), Fernandinho (25), Bernardo Silva (20), Sterling (7), Gabriel Jesus (9), Grealish (10),
    Subs: Cole Palmer (80), Joshua Wilson-Esbrand (97), Luke Mbete (79), Riyad Mahrez (26), Scott Carson (33), Ferran Torres (21), Kevin De Bruyne (17), Romeo Lavia (90), Phil Foden (47)

    Southampton: McCarthy (1), Livramento (21), Stephens (5), Bednarek (35), Walker-Peters (2), Romeu (6), Redmond (11), Ward-Prowse (8), Elyounoussi (24), Adams (10), Armstrong (9),
    Subs: Mohammed Salisu (22), Lyanco (4), Armando Broja (18), Yan Valery (43), Fraser Forster (44), Ibrahima Diallo (27), Romain Perraud (15), Moussa Djenepo (19), Nathan Tella (23)

    Norwich City: Krul (1), Aarons (2), Kabak (15), Hanley (5), Williams (21), Gilmour (8), Normann (16), McLean (23), Sargent (24), Pukki (22), Rashica (17),
    Subs: Todd Cantwell (14), Adam Idah (35), Christos Tzolis (18), Dimitris Giannoulis (30), Andrew Omobamidele (44), Angus Gunn (28), Lukas Rupp (7), Pierre Lees-Melou (20), Ben Gibson (4)

    Watford: Foster (1), Femenía (21), Cathcart (15), Troost-Ekong (5), Rose (3), Cleverley (8), Sarr (23), Sissoko (19), Kucka (33), Dennis (25), King (7),
    Subs: Peter Etebo (4), Jeremy Ngakia (2), Ken Sema (12), Imran Louza (6), Daniel Bachmann (26), Ashley Fletcher (17), Christian Kabasele (27), Cucho Hernández (29), Adam Masina (11)

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

    Let’s go Palace

    Smash the scousers for resting TAA

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

      He's ill

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

      He's ill not rested

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

    I told everyone midweek Torres would be benched. My biggest differential home to Southampton, always going to happen

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

      It's the risk we take, knowing what City can do. Besides, he probably comes off the bench for a fair chance of some action.

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

        Nope I can guarantee he blanks

  23. ClassiX
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    LIVERPOOL TEAM NEWS
    Team to play Crystal Palace: Alisson, Milner, Van Dijk, Konate, Tsimikas, Thiago, Henderson, Fabinho, Jota, Salah, Mane.
    Subs: Kelleher, Gomez, Phillips, Robertson, Keita, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jones, Minamino, Origi.

    CRYSTAL PALACE TEAM NEWS
    Team to play Liverpool: Guaita, Ward, Guehi, Andersen, Mitchell, Gallagher, Kouyate, McArthur, Ayew, Benteke, Zaha.
    Subs: Butland, Tomkins, Clyne, Kelly, Riedewald, Milivojevic, Hughes, Olise, Edouard.

    SOUTHAMPTON TEAM NEWS
    Team to play Man City: McCarthy, Livramento, Stephens, Bednarek, Walker-Peters, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Elyounoussi, Redmond, Adams, Armstrong
    Subs: Forster, Lyanco, Perraud, Broja, Djenpo, Salisu, Tella, Diallo, Valery

    MAN CITY TEAM NEWS
    Team to play Southampton: Ederson, Walker, Dias, Ake, Cancelo, Fernandinho, Gundogan, Silva, Grealish, Sterling, Jesus
    Subs: Carson, De Bruyne, Torres, Mahrez, Foden, Mbete, Palmer, Lavia, Wilson-Esbrand

    ARSENAL TEAM NEWS
    Starting XI: Ramsdale, Tomiyasu, Gabriel, White, Tierney, Partey, Odegaard, Pepe, Smith Rowe, Saka, Aubameyang.
    Subs: Leno, Lacazette, Maitland-Niles, Holding, Cedric, Tavares, Mari, Lokonga, Martinelli.

    BURNLEY TEAM NEWS
    Starting XI: Pope, Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor, Gudmundsson, Westwood, Brownhill, McNeil, Barnes, Wood.
    Subs: Hennessey, Cork, Lennon, Rodriguez, Cornet, Collins, Pieters, Bardsley, Vydra.

    WATFORD TEAM NEWS
    Team to play Norwich: Foster, Femenia, Ekong, Cathcart, Rose, Kucka, Cleverley, Sissoko, Sarr, Dennis, King
    Subs: Bachmann, Ngakia, Etebo, Louza, Masina, Sema, Fletcher, Kabasele, Hernandez

    NORWICH TEAM NEWS
    Team to play Watford: Krul, Aarons, Hanley, Kabak, Williams, Gilmour, Normann, McLean, Rashica, Pukki, Sargent
    Subs: Gunn, Gibson, Rupp, Cantwell, Tzolis, Lees-Melou, Giannoulis, Idah, Omobamidele

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

      cheers mate

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

      odd that Bachmann is on the bench as reports were hes missing due to knee injury

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

    Yes. My 2 Man City players start!

    Anything less than 15 points from them I will consider a failure.

  25. Lingard’s Shin Guards
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Livramento, i know it's city away but pls dont let in too many goals. cheers xx

  26. Salarrivederci
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Gallagher in for Trent.
    Hopes for 9-6 now 😀

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

    I am not letting grown man trowing bottles at me

  28. BenDavies
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Torres and TAA out for me. Awful GW

  29. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    ‘Rotation Risk’ Cancelo has started 5/5 for City

    1. Ser Davos
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      He's the man from City along with Dias

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

      My beautiful differential

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

    Trincao LB lol!