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Fantasy interest limited as Villa face West Ham in final Gameweek 5 fixture

The final match of Gameweek 5 takes place this evening as Aston Villa take on West Ham United at Villa Park.

Kick-off is at 20:00 BST.

Not one of the 22 players in the two starting XIs sits in more than 7% of Fantasy Premier League squads, with Sebastien Haller (£7.5m) the most-owned asset on show.

Haller was transferred in by just under 180,000 Fantasy bosses in the run-up to Gameweek 5.

All of West Ham’s other players are owned by 5% of FPL managers or fewer.

Tyrone Mings (£4.6m), Tom Heaton (£4.5m) and John McGinn (£5.6m) are the only members of Aston Villa’s starting XI who are in more than 5% of Fantasy Premier League squads.

Dean Smith has made two changes to the side that lost at Crystal Palace, one of which is enforced.

The suspended Trezeguet (£5.3m) is replaced by Anwar El Ghazi (£5.5m), while Marvelous Nakamba (£4.4m) is brought in at the expense of Douglas Luiz (£4.6m) in central midfield.

West Ham’s team news is a lot more straightforward, with Manuel Pellegrini naming the same starting XI that lined up in Gameweeks 3 and 4.

The Hammers are unbeaten in three Premier League matches and have taken four points from their first two away games.

Aston Villa won their previous home fixture, defeating Everton 2-0 in Gameweek 3.

Aston Villa XI: Heaton, Taylor, Engels, Mings, Guilbert, Marvelous, McGinn, Grealish, Jota, Wesley, El Ghazi.

West Ham United XI: Fabianski, Fredericks, Diop, Ogbonna, Masuaku, Rice, Noble, Lanzini, Yarmolenko, Anderson, Haller.

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  1. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 6 days ago

    This is how fpl kills you. Letting your whu/avl defenders keep a cs into the 80th minute.

  2. Slam
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 days ago

    I swear that yellow just cost me 4 points

  3. FPL_DON
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 6 days ago

    Lanzini....

  4. Rainer
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 days ago

    Lanzini +xG

  5. SAUCY SALAH
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 days ago

    Guilbert clean sheet banked, you may score now West Ham

  6. Rainer
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 days ago

    Guilbert CS banked

    1. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      Love it (non owner)

  7. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 6 days ago

    Anyone else get Haller instead of Tammy this week? My god what a terrible decision to believe in WHam

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      0-0 away not a bad result for west ham

    2. tambourineman
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      I swapped Wilson and Pukki to Barnes and Haller on Wildcard, 23 point loss.

    3. Greasy Grealish Gang
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      Well, imagine getting Pukki out and De Bruyne in. Including a -4.. Happy days.

  8. FPL Forward Thinker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 6 days ago

    Noble: West Ham’s new left winger LOL

  9. tucaoneo
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 6 days ago

    Guilbert outscored my entire backline.

  10. Rainer
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 days ago

    Haller in the Kane role

  11. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 6 days ago

    Villa playing their all out attack chip

  12. Brosstan
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 6 days ago

    Can at least one of those teams concede. Every single game this game week has been the worst possible results and point scorers for me...

    1. MTPockets
        5 years, 6 days ago

        indeed

    2. The Train Driver
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      Haller slowly realising how Arnie felt...

    3. Henning
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      Haller and TAA out for Aubameyang and VVD?

      1. Gudjohnsen
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        Yes

      2. JBG
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        Yes

      3. EMBOLOFAN
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        did you bring haller in last week

        1. Henning
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 6 days ago

          Yes. But after this game i dont want any Villa or Hammers players : )

          1. EMBOLOFAN
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 6 days ago

            lol

      4. ‘Tis the Season
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        Yes

      5. Gudjohnsen
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        3 million price difference

        1. Henning
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 6 days ago

          No problem.

    4. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      Funny old game. Never ever would have predicted 0-0.

    5. The Yorkshire Pirlo
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      Auba, Tammy, Pukki on WC?

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        Yes for me

      2. ‘Tis the Season
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        Dep on team but yes

      3. European Bob
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        Yeah!

      4. Majestic Chanka
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        Until next week when one blanks and they are now trash, out of form, a troll, etc....

        Barnes, Vardy and Haller say hi

    6. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      If only Villa still had Tammy.

    7. European Bob
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      Grealish, a good championship player, no more than that

      1. soup natsi
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        Not sure about good

    8. FPL Daniel
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      What I missed? I didn't watch the game.

      1. JBG
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        Nothing...

      2. Gudjohnsen
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        Nothing

      3. FPL Forward Thinker
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        Lucky you

      4. The Train Driver
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        Wish I joined u...

        1. FPL Daniel
          • 15 Years
          5 years, 6 days ago

          Thanks lads

    9. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      There is a goal on this game

    10. BENOIT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      Grealish lol

    11. Rainer
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      Wesley now a classified donkey.

      1. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        Harsh on donkeys

      2. EMBOLOFAN
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        always was. awful record

        1. Rainer
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 6 days ago

          Was giving him the benefit of the eye test first.

    12. Tcheco
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      Would you do this for a -4?

      Mount AWB Wesley ----> Tammy McGinn Aurier

      1. EMBOLOFAN
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        no

      2. JBG
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        No.

      3. soup natsi
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        You’re buying McGinn?

        1. Tcheco
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 6 days ago

          Makes Tammy possible

    13. The Train Driver
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      First time watching Fornals, not impressed at all...

    14. Cok3y5murf
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      Grealish? More like rubbish

    15. Bartowski
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      You're just a sh*t Mark Noble the West Ham fans sing to Grealish

      1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        And that is kind

    16. have you seen cyan
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      at least West Ham have a nice away kit eh

    17. Brosstan
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      Haller is like having an injured player on FIFA 98 right now

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        they run it off sometimes!

    18. European Bob
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      What a crock of poo for a Monday night game

    19. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      Fornals not making a casefor himself