FPL Gameweek 5 Fixtures - Fantasy Football Community

The Premier League continues and here we dive straight back in. In this article we take a look at the FPL Gameweek 5 fixtures with the help of the Official Premier League website and pick out some of the best stats in each meeting.

Looking at the FPL Gameweek 5 fixtures could be hugely beneficial for fantasy managers. Taking a look at the history between each fixture with the use of stats could help bring clarity to some of the decisions we have to make.

West Ham v Chelsea

Chelsea have won nearly double the meetings that West Ham have.
The Blues have failed to win any of their last two matches against West Ham.
Chelsea have averaged over two goals scored per game so far this season.

Aston Villa v Wolves

Both sides have won an equal amount of head-to-heads.
Both sides are also averaging more than one goal scored per game this season.
The player with the most ownership coming into the fixture is Ollie Watkins (22%).

Fulham v Newcastle

Both sides have won at least 12 of their 32 clashes.
Newcastle have won four of their last five matches.
Newcastle have also kept a clean sheet in four of their last five matchups.

Leicester v Everton

There has been 16 draws in the 34 matches played between Leicester and Everton.
Both sides have scored in all but one of their last five meetings.
Everton have conceded an average of three goals per game so far this season.

Liverpool v Bournemouth

Liverpool have won a huge 11 of their 14 matches with Bournemouth.
Liverpool have also scored between 2-9 goals in four out of five of their last matchups.
In addition, the Reds are averaging over two goals scored per game this season.

Southampton v Ipswich

Ipswich have won half of their last 10 meetings.
There has been at least three goals scored in all five of their last matchups.
The player with the highest ownership heading into the game is Southampton defender Taylor Harwood-Bellis (10.9%).

Spurs v Brentford

There has been three draws in the last six matchups.
Brentford have scored at least two goals against Spurs in all of their last four matches.
Tottenham are currently averaging two goals scored per game in the league.

Crystal Palace v Manchester United

Manchester United have won a huge 19 of their 30 matches against Crystal Palace.
Crystal Palace have scored in each of the last five head-to-heads.
Both sides are averaging 1.6 goals conceded per match so far this season.

Brighton v Nottingham Forest

Brighton won two of the four matches they have faced Nottingham Forest.
There has been just one goal scored in the last two home matches at Brighton.
Brighton are currently scoring an average of two goals per game so far this season.

Manchester City v Arsenal

Manchester City have failed to win any of their last two matches against Arsenal.
Both sides are currently averaging less than one goal conceded per game.
The highest goal scorer going into the tie is Erling Haaland.

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