{"id":156033,"date":"2025-09-20T00:52:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T00:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/156033\/"},"modified":"2025-09-20T00:52:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T00:52:10","slug":"fpl-generals-gameweek-5-team-reveal-transfer-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/156033\/","title":{"rendered":"FPL General\u2019s Gameweek 5 team reveal + transfer plans"},"content":{"rendered":"

With Gameweek 5 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL)\u00a0nearing, our pundits are starting to finalise their teams ahead of Saturday\u2019s deadline.<\/p>\n

FPL General, who has three top 500 finishes to his name,\u00a0is fully committed to going without Mohamed Salah (\u00a314.5m) and Erling Haaland (\u00a314.2m) this season. He shares his Gameweek 5 team thoughts here\u2026<\/p>\n

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\"GeneralGAMEWEEK 4 REVIEW\"\"<\/p>\n

A green arrow, finally! Getting another red at 7.9m OR would\u2019ve been an achievement in itself. The 71 points resulted in a 1.4m jump to 6.5m. The transfer was rolled, so there are two available for Gameweek 5.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Despite the highly owned captains Salah and Haaland delivering, the green arrow gives me confidence that the ground given up over the first three Gameweeks can be made up over the course of the season. Captaincy will be key, of course. I celebrated the Viktor Gyokeres (\u00a39.0m) return more than any Manchester United fan should, but that\u2019s what FPL does to us! After a frustrating first few weeks with the armband, it was a relief when his goal went in. The Gameweek 5 decision is much trickier; more on that later.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Opting for differential goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez (\u00a35.0m) on the Gameweek 3 Wildcard didn\u2019t go to plan initially, with him missing the Crystal Palace fixture, but it was satisfying to see him back between the sticks to keep the clean sheet against Everton. Sticking with Joachim Andersen (\u00a34.5m) since Gameweek 1 paid off in Gameweek 4 with a 10-pointer in his first start for the troops. Recent recruits Virgil van Dijk (\u00a36.1m) and Daniel Munoz (\u00a35.6m) have been great too. Hopefully, all three will be season-keepers. The Marc Cucurella (\u00a36.2m) benching and subsequent one-pointer was frustrating, with Pedro Porro (\u00a35.6m) locked on the bench with a clean sheet.<\/p>\n

In midfield, it\u2019s now 17 appearances for the season and just two players returning, Antoine Semenyo (\u00a37.5m) last weekend and Bukayo Saka (\u00a39.8m) in Gameweek 2. Cody Gakpo (\u00a37.7m), Mohammed Kudus (\u00a36.6m) and Tijjani Reijnders (\u00a35.7m) need to start performing soon or they won\u2019t be around for much longer.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Up front, I\u2019m happy with Gyokeres and Joao Pedro (\u00a37.8m). Chris Wood (\u00a37.6m), not so much. I\u2019m concerned about his minutes under Ange Postecoglou<\/a>. However, he got a complete rest midweek and has Burnley (a) and Sunderland (h) in the next two. He\u2019ll probably survive for those games, but Liverpool\u2019s Alexander Isak (\u00a310.5m) is likely to replace him when he\u2019s fully fit.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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