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With Gameweek 6 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) nearing, our pundits are starting to finalise their teams ahead of Saturday’s deadline.

FPL General, who has three top 500 finishes to his name, is fully committed to going without Mohamed Salah (£14.5m) and Erling Haaland (£14.3m) this season. He shares his Gameweek 6 team thoughts here…

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General no Salah Haaland

GAMEWEEK 5 REVIEW

Gameweek 6 FPL General

I deployed the Bench Boost in Gameweek 5, which resulted in a rise from 6.5m to 5.2m. Hopefully it’s the beginning of an extended run of green arrows! 

Realistically, the bench would have been Martin Dubravka (£4.0m), Marc Cucurella (£6.2m), Pedro Porro (£5.6m) and Tijani Reijnders (£5.7m) for a combined score of 14 points. That’s probably my best ever Bench Boost, which doesn’t say much! It’s nice to have it out of the way now. I will gradually move funds from the bench picks to the starting XI over the coming weeks. 

With a lack of standout captaincy options in my squad, the armband ended up on Antoine Semenyo (£7.7m) at home to Newcastle. I fancied Bournemouth to win that game with Eddie Howe’s team having played Barcelona on the Thursday night, but it wasn’t to be. He didn’t get any attacking returns but the DefCon points were very sweet. Viable captains will be the focus of my next few free transfers.

That’s the second time in five Gameweeks that all three forwards have blanked. It should never happen; they’re paid to score goals!

I’m not concerned about Joao Pedro (£7.8m). Arsenal’s fixtures improve very soon, too, which should see Viktor Gyokeres (£9.0m) be more productive. Chris Wood (£7.5m) is the major concern. He hasn’t lasted more than 74 minutes in each of his last three appearances. Ange Postecoglu has really good alternatives up front, Igor Jesus (£5.8m) in particular. I’m possibly benching Wood this week, then looking to sell in Gameweek 7 or 8. 

Having included Mohammed Kudus (£6.6m) on my Gameweek 3 Wildcard, it was good to finally get some returns from him. Spurs face Wolves (home), Leeds (away) and Aston Villa (home) in their next three games. Kudus could be sticking around for a while. 

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  1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 9 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Foden or Ndiaye on WC if money isn't a problem?

    1. Letsgo!
      • 9 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Foden

      1. TekkerDude
        • 1 Year
        2 months, 9 days ago

        Ndiaye - he’s the better pick AND I know you said money isn’t a problem but u can use that 1.5

        1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
          • 9 Years
          2 months, 9 days ago

          It's just that the next 3 fixtures after West Ham look really bad not sure why everyone is saying he has good fixtures

    2. LinkenRoach
      • 3 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Foden looks good but I do not trust the rotation risks. Ndiaye for consistent starter and has been performing well.

  2. Captain Vantastic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Foden or Saka?

    1. TekkerDude
      • 1 Year
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Long term - B
      Short term - A
      Definitely A for this week if it’s a free hit question

      1. TekkerDude
        • 1 Year
        2 months, 9 days ago

        Btw I was referring to Foden as A and Saka as B

    2. LinkenRoach
      • 3 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Agree. Long term Saka, one week punt Foden.

  3. Cluckfuster
    • 14 Years
    2 months, 9 days ago

    Tosin replacements, up to 4.6

    Please may I have your long term suggestions?

    1. AAAFootball
        2 months, 9 days ago

        Vdv or Andersen. Senesi is so much better if you have the cash

      • Gregor
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        2 months, 9 days ago

        Diakite.

    2. SpaceCadet
      • 11 Years
      2 months, 9 days ago

      Bottomed.

      Bench one?

      A. Watkins
      B. Gakpo

      Haaland tc?

      1. Yes
      2. No

      1. AAAFootball
          2 months, 9 days ago

          Bench Ollie
          Yes to tc

        • Gregor
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 16 Years
          2 months, 9 days ago

          Gakpo

          Yes

        • LinkenRoach
          • 3 Years
          2 months, 9 days ago

          Bench A
          TC Yes

      2. balint84
        • 9 Years
        2 months, 9 days ago

        Salah, Gyökeres to Haaland, BrunoF is obvious this week?

        1. AAAFootball
            2 months, 9 days ago

            Yes

        2. Philosopher's Stones
          • 5 Years
          2 months, 9 days ago

          With a heavy heart, I'm letting Watkins go this GW.

          Best combo for a couple weeks before WC?

          A: Kudus + Evanilson
          B: Semenyo + Richarlison

          1. NielsvanDelft
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            2 months, 9 days ago

            B

          2. Gregor
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 16 Years
            2 months, 9 days ago

            B

          3. _Greg
            • 15 Years
            2 months, 9 days ago

            Save transfers

          4. NotsoSpursy
            • 8 Years
            2 months, 9 days ago

            B

        3. Brunsvigeren
          • 10 Years
          2 months, 9 days ago

          Freehit here, or keep Faith in my team?

          Raya
          Virgil, Munoz, Sensei
          Salah, Semenyo, Reijnders, eze
          Bowen, Issak, Mateta
          Dubravka, King, Andersen, Guehi

          1. _Greg
            • 15 Years
            2 months, 9 days ago

            Free hit.

            1. Brunsvigeren
              • 10 Years
              2 months, 9 days ago

              Yeah, Im close to!

            2. Brunsvigeren
              • 10 Years
              2 months, 9 days ago

              IT could also be a huge boost, If Salah, Isak goes mental..

              So dificult for me to freehit them out as a Liverpool fan 😀

        4. LinkenRoach
          • 3 Years
          2 months, 9 days ago

          Which option would you pick for the long term.

          A. Gyokeres and Livermento

          B. Isak and 4.0 mil Def (e.g. Alderete, Sunderland)

          1. _Greg
            • 15 Years
            2 months, 9 days ago

            Isak and Alderete

          2. SoulShakinTex
            • 4 Years
            2 months, 9 days ago

            A, but with Tarkowski, Chalobah or Arse defender not doable?

        5. _Greg
          • 15 Years
          2 months, 9 days ago

          6 hours until Brentford vs Manchester United

        6. SoulShakinTex
          • 4 Years
          2 months, 9 days ago

          Play one this week:
          1) Enzo at home to Brighton (have Chalobah and Pedro also)
          2) Gyokeres away to Newcastle (have Calafiori on the bench)

          1. NotsoSpursy
            • 8 Years
            2 months, 9 days ago

            2

          2. LinkenRoach
            • 3 Years
            2 months, 9 days ago

            Play Enzo. Should be on pens with Palmer out.
            Newcastle fairly solid at the back.

        7. NotsoSpursy
          • 8 Years
          2 months, 9 days ago

          Bench headache

          Bench one:

          A) Kudus
          B) Gakpo
          C) Grealish

          1. SoulShakinTex
            • 4 Years
            2 months, 9 days ago

            B

        8. Laurel and Vardy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          2 months, 9 days ago

          Is it too risky to bench Gyokeres this week and play 3-5-2?

          1. SoulShakinTex
            • 4 Years
            2 months, 9 days ago

            I’m leaning same way, see above

        9. SoulShakinTex
          • 4 Years
          2 months, 9 days ago

          Pick one to replace Gakpo going forward:
          1) Reijnders
          2) Doku
          3) Foden
          Rest of mid is Enzo, Grealish, Kudus, Semenyo. Front three is Haaland, Pedro, Gyokeres. Cheers.

          1. Laurel and Vardy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            2 months, 9 days ago

            Reijnders is the only one save from rotation (for now) but Doku and Foden are more explosive. I would stick with A and use the money elsewhere.

        10. balint84
          • 9 Years
          2 months, 9 days ago

          A or B for long term?
          A) Salah + Gyokeres
          B) Haaland + Bruno

          1. TekkerDude
            • 1 Year
            2 months, 9 days ago

            B

        11. FPLnews6
            2 months, 9 days ago

            Bench one:

            A Anderson (NF)
            B Beto

            1. TekkerDude
              • 1 Year
              2 months, 9 days ago

              Benchboost? if not then A

          • balint84
            • 9 Years
            2 months, 9 days ago

            A) Mbeumo
            B) Kudus
            C) Wirtz
            D) Foden

          • dimitros
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            2 months, 9 days ago

            Rate my Wildcard team:
            Raya Dubravka
            Gabriel Porro Senesi VDV Alderete
            Fernandes Foden Semenyo Reijnders Grealish
            Haaland Gyokeres Foster

          • iamkiko
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            2 months, 9 days ago

            Kudus or Xavi on WC?