Gameweek 5 · deadline Fri 18 Sept, 18:30 BST

FPL Gameweek 5 preview

The fixtures the market favours, who the bookmakers expect to score and to keep clean sheets, what the crowd is doing with its chips and transfers, and who is flagged. Haaland priced at 61% to score against Sunderland, the crowd split on a Wildcard now or after the break, and Elanga the second most sold player in the game with no return date on his flag. Here's your GW5 preview.

Fixtures to target

favourite at 60% or better

Only two fixtures clear the 60% line: Man City at home to Sunderland at 76% and Newcastle at home to Hull at 60%.

MCIvSUNSun 14:00
Clean sheet49%
Over 2.561%
NEWvHULSat 15:00
Clean sheet35%
Over 2.559%

Clean sheet chance is the favourite's.

Most likely to score

anytime goalscorer

Bookmakers price Haaland at 61% to score at home to Sunderland, well clear of Thiago at 47% against Chelsea and Wissa at 45% against Hull. The crowd's armband is on Haaland too.

Haaland
v SUN · 72.5% owned
61%
Thiago
v CHE · 9.5% owned
47%
Wissa
v HUL · 18.1% owned
45%

Chance of scoring at any point in the match, taken from the median bookmaker price.

Clean sheet favourites

Nothing is priced above evens this week. Man City at home to Sunderland lead at 49%, with Arsenal at Brighton on 38% and Forest against Coventry on 37%.

Man City
v SUN
49%
Arsenal
@ BHA
38%
Nott'm Forest
v COV
37%

Chips and the crowd

community consensus

The crowd's Wildcard is split between this week, for the Newcastle, Fulham and Everton fixture swings, and GW6 after the three-week break. The Free Hit is the one-week alternative, with GW12, when Arsenal host City, the next window.

  • GW5Wildcard
  • GW5Free Hit
  • GW6Wildcard
  • GW12Free Hit

Captain: Haaland at home to Sunderland is the clear number one.

Our read of what the FPL community is planning this week, not a recommendation.

Flags

5%+ owned

Six players above five percent ownership carry a flag. Elanga has no return date; Shaw, Pedro Porro, White and Cash are all at 75%, and Mendy is at 50% after a concussion.

  • Shaw10.1% owned75%
    Unspecified injury - 75% chance of playing
  • Elanga9.1% owned0%
    Unspecified injury - Unknown return date
  • Pedro Porro9% owned75%
    Unspecified injury - 75% chance of playing
  • Mendy7.2% owned50%
    Concussion - 50% chance of playing
  • White6.5% owned75%
    Muscular injury - 75% chance of playing
  • Cash5.3% owned75%
    Muscular injury - 75% chance of playing

Transfers this week

top 5 each way

Rogers is the most bought player in the game at more than 400,000, with Groß, Gvardiol and Gibbs-White each above 300,000. Szoboszlai and Elanga lead the sales, with Cherki, Shaw and Fernandes behind.

Most bought
  • Rogers£7.7m▲ 418.2k
  • Groߣ5.7m▲ 338.7k
  • Gvardiol£5.7m▲ 309.4k
  • Gibbs-White£8.0m▲ 309.1k
  • Schade£6.1m▲ 255.9k
Most sold
  • Szoboszlai£7.0m▼ 298.2k
  • Elanga£6.2m▼ 282.8k
  • Cherki£7.8m▼ 174.5k
  • Shaw£4.4m▼ 172.6k
  • B.Fernandes£12.0m▼ 169.3k

Price changes this week

10 up · 64 down · most-owned shown

Fallers outnumber risers more than six to one: 64 down against ten up. João Pedro, Rogers, Gvardiol, Groß and Tarkowski all went up.

Risers
  • João Pedro£7.8m▲ £0.1m
  • Rogers£7.7m▲ £0.1m
  • Gvardiol£5.7m▲ £0.1m
  • Groߣ5.7m▲ £0.1m
  • Tarkowski£6.1m▲ £0.1m
Fallers
  • Lammens£4.9m▼ £0.1m
  • Hughes£4.4m▼ £0.1m
  • Cash£4.4m▼ £0.1m
  • Senesi£5.8m▼ £0.1m
  • Roefs£4.9m▼ £0.1m