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Our Fantasy Premier League (FPL) analysts reveal their teams for Gameweek 5 of the English Premier League fantasy game. Expert picks on Captains, Strategy, Chips, and Transfers to make ahead of the upcoming FPL gameweek.
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Wale's Team Reveal for FPL Gameweek 5
Captain: Mohamed Salah vs. Everton
Vice Captain: Cole Palmer at Manchester United
Transfers: Rolling
It’s been an average start to the season. I finished with 50 points after taking a hit last week, and it only got worse with a Cole Palmer (£10.4m) return on the bench. Four weeks have passed, and my team has a total of 204 points with an average of 51 points per week; something needs to change soon to ensure a strong season.
Ollie Watkins (£8.8m) has given me more price falls than goals this season, and my patience is running thin. I’m giving him one more week before shipping him out for Erling Haaland (£14.1m), facing Burnley in Gameweek 6. As for transfer plans, I’m rolling this week as there are no quick fires to snuff out.
I’m benching DefCon kings, Elliot Anderson (£5.5m) and James Tarkowski (£5.5m) this week for Josh King (£4.5m) and Quilindschy Hartman (£4.0m), and giving Mohamed Salah (£14.5m) the armband in the Merseyside Derby.
Jamie's Team Reveal for FPL Gameweek 5
CapEkitikéugo Ekitike vs. Everton
Vice Captain: Florian Wirtz vs. Everton
Transfers: Dan Ndoye > Daichi Kamada
Coming off the back of my worst week of the season, some extra tinkering may be in order. For now, I’m rocking with the 3-4-3 formation. After captaining him last week (and being burned), Jack Grealish (£6.8m) is set to be the odd man out. That’s purely down to Everton’s matchup (away at Liverpool).
I’ve made one transfer already, ousting Dan Ndoye (£6.1m) for Daichi Kamada (£5.0m). Kamada was on my radar coming into the season. Now that he’s back from the injury sustained in the Community Shield, it feels like the right time to make the switch, especially as it frees up some funds down the line.
Alexander Isak (£10.4m) not being included in Liverpool’s matchday squad at the weekend means I have a bit more time before having to reEkitikéugo Ekitiké (£8.8m). At present, he’s also my front-runner for the captain’s armband, as I suspect many managers will be moving away from him this week.
Euan's Team Reveal for FPL Gameweek 5
Captain: Mohamed Salah vs. Everton
Vice Captain: Jean-Philippe Mateta at West Ham United
Transfers: Rolling
It was a tumultuous weekend for my FPL team. I removed Erling Haaland and Cole Palmer, only to see them rack up three returns. Fortunately, the duo I brought in, Mohamed Salah and Victor Gyokeres, claimed two goals to ease my pain.
I'm trying to accumulate two free transfers for Gameweek 6 and reverse the Mohamed Salah to Erling Haaland move. However, I also need to make moves to play my Bench Boost chip in the next few weeks, and I have some issues with Ismaila Sarr still red-flagged and Marc Guiu rotting on the Chelsea bench.
I'm still rocking with a patience over points mentality at the moment, but I can feel the Wildcard button calling my name like the one ring to Gollum in The Lord of the Rings. For now, I'm staying the course because Gameweek 6 could be a Free Hit or using two free transfers, and I'm not ready to commit to either strategy.
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