Fantasy Football Captain Picks Gameweek 5 2017/18
Welcome to Fantasy Football Captain Picks Gameweek 5. This is only my second Captain Picks article but in my last article 4 out of my 7 picks either scored, assisted or both; so hopefully I can continue this trend with my picks below.
Last weekend we saw some new players settling into their teams and their new surroundings in the first gameweek after the International Break and the closing of the transfer window. The likes of Renato Sanches, Zappacosta and Krychowiak all featured for the first time in the Premier League. Hopefully with all the business now done and the new players settling into their teams it will allow us, as fantasy managers, to see the real picture and begin to get a feel of how the landscape lies. Case in point GroS and the rest of the Brighton team, not a single goal scored in 3 games and as soon as I decide to bench him, Brighton score 3 with the German involved in all (but I’m not bitter I swear!!).
Let’s move onto the players who will hopefully bag some massive numbers for us this weekend. Here are my 5 picks, in reverse order, for that invaluable Captain armband this week –
5. Mohamed Salah vs Burnley
Last week Rosco tipped Firmino as one of his choices as Liverpool would be “full of confidence” after the 4-0 demolition of Arsenal…. I blame him for the loss against City, he put a curse on them! After the 5-0 loss to City, Liverpool showed just why they desired VVD so much, not just because he plays for Southampton but also because Klavan and Matip are as useful as a knitted condom. Defence is not Liverpool’s strong suit but attack is and a key part of that is Mo Salah. While writing this I do not know the outcome of Liverpool’s fixture against Sevilla and Salah was replaced at half time against City with Sevilla in mind. Whether this means he is benched against Burnley and brought on for a cameo I don’t know but with Mane out Liverpool need all the speed they can get so I would play him.
Salah could be the focal point with Mane out and was looking very lively against City before the red card and his subsequent substitution. In the 45 minutes he did manage, he really should have added to the 2 goals and 2 assists he already has this season but did not have the finishing touch or final bit of composure. One upside to a sad injury to Heaton (may he get well soon) is that 25-year-old Nick Pope is going to be in goal and Liverpool could capitalise on this by scoring like they did against Arsenal and if so then I expect Salah to be amongst the points this weekend.
4. Chris Wood vs Liverpool
This may be a weird one as I am placing him ahead of Salah but the Burnley new boy could really hurt Liverpool. As we all know Liverpool aren’t exactly the masters of defending, especially set pieces!! This is where I can see Brady and Wood succeeding the most. Wood has scored 79 goals in his career and a lot of them are headers and the tall physical Kiwi could really trouble the Liverpool defence at set pieces and even just when holding them off and turning towards goal. Wood has scored in the two games he has played in so far since signing for Burnley and could extend that run here against a poor defence. He could be a nice differential for those who have him.
3. Lukaku vs Everton
I debated putting Lukaku higher in this list but never once did I debate not including him. Lukaku has been on fire this season so far, as have United. They did stumble against Stoke but the Big Belgian still got on the score sheet as he has done in 3 out of the 4 games this season. Lukaku is welcoming his former employers Everton in this one and could be out to show how much they will miss him. With both teams having a former player returning, Lukaku will want to outshine the man who can’t keep it in his trousers, so I wouldn’t be too quick in taking the armband off the boy.
Lukaku is quickly becoming a perma captain this season and that is mainly due to the fact he is averaging a goal a game so a lot of people are leaving the armband on him and just letting the lad do his thing. If he keeps getting 6 points doubled in every game why not but sometimes people like a bit of change so here are some more choices.
2. KDB/Aguero vs Watford
This one is risky as Pep could screw us over with rotation but I feel KDB and Aguero are safe enough. KDB could be the most controversial pick today as he has done nothing apart from the Liverpool game but I think that performance could be the boost he needed to kick on. As we know KDB is a brilliant player and usually pulls the strings for the Sky Blues which is exactly what happened on Saturday at the Etihad. KDB showed all his doubters that he can turn up when he wants to. With Watford keeping 3 consecutive clean sheets people might shy away from capping a City player but those clean sheets came against Bournemouth, Brighton and Southampton who aren’t the greatest sides and shouldn’t really make City that worried.
The other key man for City is Sergio Aguero, the little Argentinian has always been a brilliant captain choice for FPL managers and with Jesus up top partnering him I can only see more goals being added to his tally. Aguero has 2 goals and an assist this season and with fixtures turning in his favour a bit he could once again become a great captain choice for this game and beyond.
1. Harry Kane vs Swansea
No need to check your calendars because Harry Kane has scored which means it’s no longer August!! Since September 1st HuriKane Harry has come storming in with 4 goals, a brace for both club and country and against a Swansea side that did not look very good against Newcastle, Spurs and Kane should have too much for them. He may have dropped in price due to a lot of impatient people but if he continues this form Kane’s price will rise again and all those who stuck with him through August can laugh at all those scrambling to bring in the Londoner. Eriksen, Alli and Davies have been getting all the points for Spurs so far but with Kane having turned the page of his calendar it shouldn’t be long before his name is top of the Spurs points sheet. He will most definitely be my captain choice this weekend and I hope he can reward me and all of us!
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This article was written by Matt.
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Dear FPL towers,
Since Salah is actually starting the match today and obviously isn’t sick, could you please remove his flag so people stop panic selling him??
Hugs,
RedVT
Where’s the fun in that Red? We need some speculation in the game. Yep, you guessed it, I don’t have him!
Haha, those speculative flags are a killer sometimes DMC. Players seem to get flagged before there’s even any confirmation from the clubs these days! Sucks when you have a player on the rise and they get reset after the flag is removed, but I’ve benefited from it with a player about to drop being reset so I can’t complain (too much).
Yeah – they should flag or unflag everyone according to Ben Dinnery’s list!
Don’t forget to do your CL changes, all the teams are now announced.
Capo Neymar -» Capo Ronaldo
The rest looks good.
Have Sadio “aka Karate Kid” Mane, Isco and Ronaldo (C) this evening.
Best of luck.
Cheers
Nice DMC. Just got Ronnie. We gotta (c) him right? Playing striker against a much lower ranked team?!?
@Sanchez – yeah, I learned my lesson the hard way last season. He wasn’t that sharp atm so I banked on him blanking against a team I can’t now remember for him to post a hattie… He’s in good form here and rested given the suspension and all so this is a no brainer. I would have second thoughts if I had Messi too, of course, but with Neymar I’m “only” losing 6 so I can live better with losing 6 than missing a hattie or the like from him. Who are you losing?
Right?! Had it on Lewanbrewski (8×2=16).
Well, it’s the same with Neymar – he got 8, so we’re only losing 6, unless Ronaldo get’s himself booked. I now see Messi only got 9 so I’d do it too if I had him. O notice we are very close at the summit of FF247 open league so best of luck for us to keep it going!
Switched Capo to him too.
Also got Brahimi, Marcano, Jorge and Srna to go.
Who the hell is Jorge?
Monaco LB
As long as he doesn’t go shoving the ref again! Haha. Aigt, good luck all!!
Sheesh, Citeh (Stones) and Spurs (Son) up already. Son has always been great in the CL from Leverkusen days! Liverpool down already!
Goalfest. Ronnie on the scoreboard.
And again
Anyone know what’s up with Alli? He’s not even made the bench tonight?
Yeah, he’s suspended
Phew. One less to worry about. I got greedy and made my moves last night to avoid the Morata price rise.
Hi all
Thinking pogba and jwp to mkih and grob. Any other choices? Cheers
Those moves make sense to me
Thanks
Gents
I need your help!
Who do I replace pogba with? 0 ITB
Mitro
Besides the obvious (miki), you need someone for the next 3 gw, as the worst scenario is Pogba returning after the ib, so you can take a punt with someone with good 3 next fixtures, for example siggy, everton has after man u, bournemouth in burnley in brighton out( in that order), and then take pogba back again. Who knows maybe siggy ll make you keep him, with his returning points.Other than him maybe Pedro as i think he is the safest choice from Chelsea mids attacking wise.
Evening Teo
I only have 8.1 to get someone else! I be fucked!
Prob Silva or Pedro but yeah a bit of trouble there. Maybe GroB then you can upgrade Richarlson or Hernandez next week
Smash
Thinking silva to be honest…. there is another option but no doubt you won’t like it 😉
-8 and I do this
Don’t think I’d be completely against a -8 here. To get Salah I’d prob downgrade Hernandez instead though to get the cash
Left with 6m for a forward if I do that!
Any other suggestions mate?
This is major punt territory so maybe a bit out there. Can as Mane is suspended or even Fellaini as Pogba is out. But not sure if I like it lol. Silva has gone off early tonight so think he starts at weekend
I don’t like that mate! It’s either silva or an -8.
What about this?
Yeah I prefer that to my options
Which one is best?
Forget siggy you can t afford him for 0.1 my bad.So besides miki i think pedro is the way to go, as you already have every mid from spurs you can have and can t afford salah either.Last is d.silva but i m not very convinced yet by him.
I think confused you more than help you….
I am in exactly the same boat, David Silva is the main one im considering as i have no City cover either, just haven’t had the balls to press the ‘confirm transfer’ button yet. Because he is playing tonight im just really worried he may get rested on Saturday but then you could say the same for the whole team. Other option is to get a cheaper alternative to Richarlison or Chicharito and then get Salah or Mhki in for a hit. Its a tough one but good luck whatever you decide.
Ssssss…don t talk to mitro about hits please…
Teo
It will be for a -4 mate! Did mane to erisken Sunday night!
Snap again, i too will be on -4 if i transfer him out. Do we know how long for definite Pogba is expected to be out? Heard 2-3 weeks but nothing official yet?
Nothing official but you would expect around the 3 week mark
Silva
Cheers init
Evening gents best 4.5m def got Spurs / Sou/ WBA / & a4m filler ????
Leicester have a couple of options… Morgan or Simpson?