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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. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Trent has the runs.

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

      Always does great runs that lad.

    2. WHUFCSmith23
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      He is always bombing out from the back.

  2. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Have I missed any notable meltdowns?

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

      have you missed the last 40 mins?

      1. how now brown cow
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Yes

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

    Klopp: "Trent was not planned to be honest. He woke up this morning and felt unwell - we just had to send him home. He is all fine, it is not COVID." #awlive [sky]

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

      Not covid at least

  4. Shultan
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    My bench
    Antonio, dier & Amartya
    In starting 11, TAA & benrahama

    Horrible week

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

    The f*** happened to TAA and Matip????

    Damn it, can't even field 11 players this week. Is this the start of the season or the end!

    😡 😡

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

      Ill & rest.

      Matip can't be risked for 3 games in a week.

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

        Do you think its better to transfer out Matip?

        Had him as my "differential"... lol!

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

    With a TAA no show, a Gallagher brace should do nicely.

  7. Viprin
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    A Salah blank and we have a 30+ pts average

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

      fingers crossed / wishful thinking Ronaldo blanks

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

    No one having a Tsimikas party?

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      My whole ML

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

      Transferred him out for Semedo

    3. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      No parties for just starting.

  9. Joey Tribbiani
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Raya on the bench :/

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Played him last week. Benched Sanchez. WC him out this week. This game sucks.

  10. Babit1967
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Cmon Tierney time to explode

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

      Exploding is another injury technically i guess

      1. Babit1967
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Assist goals and clean sheet but yeah prob what you said

  11. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    My mood has plummeted after that Wolves result. Time to step away. All the best for gameweek folks!

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

      Plenty to play for still. Hopefully no captain armbands on Wolves assets!

      1. Forza Papac
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        No armbands, just a wasted wildcard.

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

          You’re WCing for more than one week. I expect more at Southampton. I WC too and brought in Jimmy and Semedo so disappointed too.

  12. Fish up a tree
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Jimenez to……
    Got Antonio & Lukaku

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

      Hold. He’s “due”

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

    Does anyone still believe Leeds and Wolves 'green' fixtures are going to work in their favour?

    Thank heavens I never rushed to get Wolves assets and sfter shipping Raphina out last night, I own no Leeds.

    Both these teams are on a path of struggle.

    1. Fish up a tree
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Bit premature or is he already ruled out fir a couple of weeks

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

      Sorry but transferring out Raphinha is a terrible move no matter if Leeds struggle or not. They are a very attacking team and everything goes through Raph especially this season. At that price point you really can't get anyone better.

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

    11 Dribbles.

    That's quite a lot isn't it?

    1. barry custard
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      more than your average baby…

    2. Cruyff's Eleven
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Average night for me

    3. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Its certainly a wet trouser leg.

  15. barry custard
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Ship Traore or leave for another week? Wolves are just dreadful.

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

      Traore was always a trap

  16. Mr. O'Connell
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    2 seasons in a row I WC the week of the Wolves fixture swing and the same thing happens

  17. Babit1967
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Liverpool 5 Palace 1
    Salah 3 g Jota 2 g

    Too much to ask?

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

      tsimikas 5 assist

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

      do you have the lottree numbers?

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

    People focus too much on Wolves and too little on Brentford. Toney is an absolutely brilliant attacker. Great technique and vision, strong, pretty quick and his hold up play is brilliant. He will come good throughout the season and I expect him to return even through that tough fixture run. Mbeumo lets him down quite a bit with his bad decision making and terrible finishing but still.

    1. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Good team Brentford but really dislike their time-wasting tactics. Hope refs are quick to put an end to it.

  19. Thanos
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    All I want is for Palace to score... even if one!

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

    It’s mental how Raphinha & Traore only came away from those two games with just one goal

    Could have had 3G 3A between them easy

    1. Cruyff's Eleven
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Football is played in a team though. You can't assist yourself like.

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

        Eh?

    2. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Traore is the FPL bridesmaid never the bride

  21. 1984 TC
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Let’s go Smith Row, give us a show! Oh, and you too Auba.

  22. Fish up a tree
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    So why didn’t they?

  23. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    No TAA FFS!

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

    My triple Wolves gambit has failed.

    Its ok tho.

    Torres (c) will save my gw 😎

    1. Fish up a tree
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      My good start going up in flames!

    2. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Hope you have a good VC

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

        Yup.

        TAA.

  25. The Polymath
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    I'm keeping Tarore. If he doesn't get points by GW 38 I'm dropping him.

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

      The only way he’s gonna get points is if they fix their formation so he is truly on the wing instead of up front

  26. Oscy23
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    1min into this Liverpool game, it's Gonna be a dumpster fire GW. I can feel it already.

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

    Jota 😆 😆 : lol:

  28. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Jota get out my team you useless moron!! Never get anything from him. Miss of the season!