Here are the best players for FPL Gameweek 5 using Fantasy Football Hub’s AI predicted points.
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Best midfielder: Mohamed Salah vs Everton (H) - 7.6 predicted points
Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah once again tops the AI rankings as the best captain pick, with a potentially tough fixture on paper in the Merseyside derby. Liverpool top the league with four wins from four, keeping clean sheets in consecutive games.
Salah has begun the season with three goal involvements in four appearances, but left it late on all of those occasions with returns in injury time. His underlying numbers are lacklustre, showing some good fortune, with just five shots and five key passes made.
Liverpool remain the best attack in the Premier League this season, scoring nine goals in the opening four Gameweeks. Salah has a reasonable record in this derby fixture, with eight goals and two assists in 13 appearances.
Midfield gem: Yankuba Minteh vs Spurs (H) - 5.2 predicted points
The midfield template is holding firm, with Brighton’s Yankuba Minteh popping up as a potential differential in the AI predictions. He’s expected to score 5.2 points in the home game against Spurs, sitting in just 0.8% of teams.
Minteh is among Brighton’s top performers this season, grabbing his first attacking return at Brighton last weekend, setting up Kaoru Mitoma’s goal. He picked up defensive contribution points in Gameweek 3.
He’s perhaps been unlucky not to deliver more, having had seven shots on goal and created six chances for his team-mates, including two big chances. Brighton are unbeaten at home this season, while Spurs have Champions League midweek football to contend with.
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Best forward: Erling Haaland vs Arsenal (A) - 6.0 predicted points
Man City striker Erling Haaland has begun the season in red-hot form to be the top-performing player over the opening four Gameweeks, amassing five goals in this time. His ownership is gathering momentum, with Burnley at home in Gameweek 6 the key entry point.
Plenty of fantasy managers will be looking to buy him this week, despite a tricky fixture away at Arsenal. He has the pedigree in this fixture, having produced four goals and two assists in six Premier League meetings against the Gunners.
He leads the way for shots (19), big chances (9) and xG (5.68) over the opening four gameweeks. Arsenal will be a tricky defence to break down - they’ve started the season with three clean sheets and just one goal conceded.
Forward gem: Jarrod Bowen vs Crystal Palace (H) - 5.0 predicted points
It’s 6.8% owned Jarrod Bowen who leads the AI rankings among the forward differentials, despite a tricky start to the season for West Ham. They’ve taken just one win from their opening four fixtures, a 3-0 victory away at Nottingham Forest.
In this time, Bowen has produced one goal. He has been close to netting defensive contribution points, with an average of eight per game. Remember, forwards need to meet the target of 12 to achieve the two extra points.
Bowen is listed as a forward but is playing as a winger. His underlying numbers show some promise, with 10 shots on goal, although no big chances. Crystal Palace have kept three clean sheets this season and could be difficult to break down.
