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The FPL line-up lessons we learned from Gameweek 5

We take our regular look back at the Premier League line-ups from the weekend just gone, analysing the systems and personnel used by the 20 top-flight clubs and seeing what lessons could be learned ahead of Gameweek 6.

The article has taken a slightly different format this week as we harness the use of the average position maps in our Members’ Area.

The figures in brackets given after each player name correspond to the numbered shirts in the position maps.

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Lessons learned from Gameweek 5

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  1. Tsparkes10
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    KDB, Sterling and Jesus all looked poor tonight tbh.

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Jesus usually looks crap until he scores anyway, but the other 2 are way below par.

      1. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        See what I mean 😉

        1. thepeen555
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Just going to say that

        2. Rainer
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Save the powers for Saturday, FFS 😛

      2. La Roja
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Timing

    2. MTPockets
        5 years, 1 month ago

        🙂

      • RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        😀

      • Tsparkes10
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Still poor from KDB 😉 only just got ball out of his feet lol

    3. timawflowers
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Salah out for son madness, it will let me bring auba in

      1. The Overthinker
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Salah will Score 13 this gw

        1. thepeen555
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          13 goals? Wow lol

      2. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Auba is not worth getting rid of Salah

        1. timawflowers
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          I can do sterling and kane to kun and son, what you think?wont have auba though

    4. Rainer
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Jesus G
      KDB A

      1. JonBoy
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Jesus essential on that kind of cross.

    5. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Benzemaaaaaaa
      Disallowed

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

      Sterling, Greenwood to McGinn, Aguero?

      1. 7rjngs lollygagger
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Yes please I need a McGinn rise 😉

        (Decent move if free - does McGinn play every week?)

      2. fr3d
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Do you ever get tired of this

        1. Ultimo Campo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          This is where you shut everything down and go and draw a nice picture of a dog, away from football haha. But yeah I've been looking at defensive options the last few nights and now I jus want to delete all the defenders.

    7. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      3-0 PEP YOU BALD FECK ...........TAKE STERLING OFF

    8. Weeb Kakashi
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Auba OR Kun on WC?
      Will be captained in home games.

      Have KDB

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Auba

      2. Wiseguy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        What you going to do with the extra 1 itb?

    9. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Repost as bottomed

      Pope
      Digne - TAA - Zinc
      Mount - Sterling - Salah - KDB - Lanzini
      Pukki - Abraham
      ________________________________
      Button: Lundy, Wickham, Hanley

      Something needs to change! This for a -8?

      Mount + Lanzini + Digne >> Son + Cantwell + 4.6 defender?

      1. Weeb Kakashi
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Keeping faith in Raz?

        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          It’s waining, but i think i’ll keep for now.....maybe 🙂

          1. Weeb Kakashi
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Those transfers are not worth it.

            Can Son get you the -8 back??
            Digne alone can get you 8.

            Just get Mount out. Dont panic

            1. Salah’s Sonnet
              • 13 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Hmmm, fair point, just impatience this i guess.
              Just Mount then i agree, bit concerned about Sterling

      2. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Not this week.

        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Would be more wise i guess, cheers TM

          1. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 15 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Digne will probably punish you.

      3. Marmalade Forest
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I wouldn’t do that big move no personally.

        I’d do Lanzini to Cantwell this week, then look to make an upgrade next week.

        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Yeah could be either Mount or Lanzini then just for now then in preparation to facilitate next weeks moves

          1. KNOW IT ALL
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            nice team zico, I would only change lanzini and zinc from your team.
            Would you rather have son or KDB?

            1. Salah’s Sonnet
              • 13 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Sorry mate didn’t see this reply, thanks man, i’d rather have KDB than Son, but Son as well if could be squeezed in.

    10. Rainer
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Bilva on
      KDB off

      1. Rainer
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        77'

      2. Longlatini
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        🙂

      3. Weeb Kakashi
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Nice.

    11. No_Mo_Salah?
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Vardy and Sterling to Kun and Son for free?

      1. Gudjohnsen
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Sounds good.

      2. Gizzachance
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        very tempting !

      3. Dele
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Looks good to me

    12. Wag the Drog
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      More likely to happen this weekend?
      a) Mendy starts over Zinchenko
      b) KWP starts over Aurier

    13. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Get sterling off

    14. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Is Sterling the most nailed CITY player? With Sané out they really need his speed?

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        If he starts this weekend, yes.

      2. 7rjngs lollygagger
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Is Mahrez slow?

    15. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Sterling off get

    16. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      KDB Captain over Sterling now this weekend ??

      1. Gudjohnsen
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Not sure.

      2. Iceball
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Pukki maybe?

        1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Always tempting!!

      3. Bobby Digital
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I have Pukki atm due to the uncertaincies surrounding Sterling and KDB.

    17. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      KDB off

    18. Longlatini
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Higuain off Ronaldo next goal!

    19. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Sterling ain't playing this weekend is he let's face it

      Thinking Greenwood Sterling --》 Kun Cantwell -4

      Got the old wc as an insurance policy when it all goes to shite

      1. MTPockets
          5 years, 1 month ago

          No idea, but Mahrez/Jesus still on too so totally unclear

        • Twisted Saltergater
          • 15 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Anyone who hasn’t got Cantwell yet, isn’t going to impulsively sell Sterling. Let’s be serious for a sec.

          1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
            • 15 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Never really had a chance to bring him in. Till now

      2. The Overthinker
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        City look good at the back

        1. Rainer
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Zinchenko looks right at home.

          1. Weeb Kakashi
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Mendy could start soon.

            1. Salah’s Sonnet
              • 13 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Would Mendy be thrown straight in though from a start? Would of thought he’d be subbed in easy

              1. DMil
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 10 Years
                5 years, 1 month ago

                Subbed on for Zinchenko on the 59th minute the way my lucks been going

          2. The Overthinker
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            His time are limited with mendy back

      3. DAZZ
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Sterling (c) this weekend anyone

        1. Gudjohnsen
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Might take the chance. Got nothing to lose.

      4. Hy liverpool
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Walker off
        Cancelon

      5. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Walker ??? Get Sterling off you fool.........

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

        So Bilva and Aguero come in for Mahrez and Jesus at the weekend?

        1. Weeb Kakashi
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Mahrez keeps his place.
          Sterling drops for Bilva would be my guess

      7. Tsparkes10
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Sterling Wesley to Son, Vardy or Mount, Aguero tempting.

      8. Rainer
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Cancelo getting up to speed.

      9. Marmalade Forest
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Is Pukki a viable captain candidate?

        1. Pukki Party
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          YES

      10. Pukki Party
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Idrissa Gueye has been brilliant tonight. Bossing that midfield

      11. 7rjngs lollygagger
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Template creaking a bit tonight 🙂

        1. PogChamp
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          I think the template only exists on here. I had template team last GW and got a GWR of 5.5m 🙂

      12. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Mendy coming on

        1. Weeb Kakashi
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          A start at the weekend looks likely.

      13. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Sterling gets 90