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FPL GW5 Tips 2026/27

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B.Fernandes

Best captain

7.3 xPts

Muñoz

Top differential

6% owned

Muñoz

Best value

£5.4m · 5.6 xPts

Best Wildcard GW5 vs Best Free Hit GW5

Best Wildcard 5

Best XI
0
Spurs kit
Kinsky
3.6xPts
Crystal Palace kit
Khalaili
4.3xPts
Arsenal kit
Calafiori
4.6xPts
Newcastle kit
Hall
5.5xPts
Arsenal kitV
Saka
6.8xPts
Man Utd kitC
B.Fernandes
7.3xPts
Chelsea kit
Palmer
5.8xPts
Bournemouth kit
Tavernier
5.5xPts
Arsenal kit
Odegaard
5.2xPts
Newcastle kit
Wissa
5.2xPts
Everton kit
Barry
5.0xPts
GKP
Fulham kit
Leno
2.7xPts
1.DEF
Ipswich Town kit
Davis
3.7xPts
2.DEF
Coventry City kit
Thomas
3.7xPts
3.FWD
Chelsea kit
Mheuka
0.4xPts

Best Free Hit 5

Best XI
0
Arsenal kit
Raya
3.7xPts
Man City kit
Guehi
4.8xPts
Newcastle kit
Hall
5.5xPts
Man City kit
Ruben
4.0xPts
Newcastle kit
Botman
4.2xPts
Arsenal kitC
Saka
6.8xPts
Chelsea kitV
Palmer
5.8xPts
Liverpool kit
Szoboszlai
5.6xPts
Man City kit
Semenyo
4.2xPts
Chelsea kit
Pedro
4.7xPts
Arsenal kit
Havertz
4.2xPts
GKP
Bournemouth kit
Petrovic
2.8xPts
1.MID
Liverpool kit
Munoz
3.2xPts
2.DEF
Bournemouth kit
Truffert
3.0xPts
3.FWD
Everton kit
Beto
0.0xPts

GW5. I've crunched the numbers on every player. B.Fernandes leads at 7.3 xPts. Nobody's talking about Muñoz at 6% owned. They should be.

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Best Captain Picks GW5

Captain xPts comparison: GW5

B.Fernandes
100%
Haaland
95%
Saka
93%
Mbeumo
80%
Palmer
79%
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B.Fernandes at 7.3 xPts. Haaland (7.0) is the safe alternative. The numbers are clear this week.

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Top Transfers GW5

Best transfers: GW5

#PlayerTeamxPts
1B.FernandesMUN7.342%
2HaalandMCI7.072%
3SakaARS6.812%
4MbeumoMUN5.923%
5PalmerCHE5.827%

B.Fernandes tops the list at 7.3 xPts. I plan 5-8 gameweeks ahead. These aren't one-week punts. They're the players with the best remaining fixture runs.

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Differentials GW5

Under 10% owned with strong expected points. The picks your mini-league rival doesn't have.

Top differentials: GW5 (under 10% owned)

#PlayerTeamxPts
1MuñozNFO5.66%
2TavernierBOU5.56%
3Dewsbury-HallEVE5.45%
4StachLEE5.23%
5BarryEVE5.07%

Muñoz at 6% owned.5.6 xPts and nobody's paying attention. That's how you climb.

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