FPL Gameweek 5: Transfer news, injuries, suspensions, fixtures and picks

The Premier League threw up a few surprising results last time out with Ipswich Town drawing at Brighton, Leicester City picking up a point at Crystal Palace after being close to snatching all three and, chief among them, Liverpool losing at home to Nottingham Forest (something which still seems to be rankling with Reds head coach Arne Slot).

This wreaked havoc with a number of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers transferring Liverpool players such as Mohamed Salah, Diogo Jota and Trent Alexander-Arnold in.

But with Champions League back in action this week and so far serving up the Reds getting back to winning ways, Manchester City being held at home by Inter Milan and Aston Villa winning their first game back in Europe's top football competition since 1983, this has given FPL managers much to ponder once again.

Throw in that and what could already be a huge game in the context of the title race this weekend between Manchester City and Arsenal and there is much head scratching to be done.

Each gameweek, we'll be keeping you up-to-date with all the latest that's going on, including transfers while the windows are open, injury news, suspensions, who's playing who and our own FPL picks and transfers too.

Here's Indy100's preview for FPL gameweek 5.

FPL injuries

Each gameweek, this is a comprehensive guide to players who are out or are a doubt for each club in the order they appear for their club in FPL.

If they have a knock and a chance of playing, this will be reflected (if they have a 75 per cent chance of playing, the number will be by their name in brackets, the same for 50 per cent chance and so on), otherwise they are ruled out.

• Arsenal - Oleksandr Zinchenko (50), Kieran Tierney, Tomiyasu Takehiro, Martin Odegaard, Mikel Merino
• Aston Villa - Matty Cash, Tyrone Mings (25), Boubacar Kamara (25)
• Bournemouth - Dango Ouattara, Tyler Adams
• Brentford - Rico Henry, Aaron Hickey, Matthias Jensen, Josh Dasilva, Gustavo Nunes, Yoane Wissa, Igor Thiago
• Brighton - James Milner, Solly March, Brajan Gruda (50), Matt O’Riley, Joao Pedro (75)
• Chelsea - Malo Gusto (50), Reece James, Romeo Lavia (50), Omari Kellyman (25)
• Crystal Palace - Chadi Riad Dnanou, Trevoh Chalobah, Chieck Doucoure (75), Matheus Franca
• Everton - Vitalii Mykolenko (75), James Tarkowski (75), Seamus Coleman (50), Jarrad Branthwaite, Nathan Patterson, James Garner (75), Dominic Calvert-Lewin (75), Armando Broja, Youssef Chermiti
• Fulham - Carlos Vinicius
• Ipswich Town - Harry Clarke (25), Nathan Broadhead (50)
• Leicester City - Jakub Stolarczyk, Patson Daka
• Liverpool - Harvey Elliott
• Manchester City - Nathan Ake, Kevin de Bruyne (75), Oscar Bobb
• Manchester United - Victor Lindelof, Tyrell Malacia, Luke Shaw, Leny Yoro, Mason Mount (50), Rasmus Hojlund (50)
• Newcastle United - Sven Botman, Jamaal Lascelles, Lewis Miley, Alexander Isak (75), Callum Wilson
• Nottingham Forest - Willy Boly (75), Ibrahim Sangare, Danilo
• Southampton - Gavin Bazunu, Will Smallbone (75), Kamaldeen Sulemana (50)
• Tottenham Hotspur - Yves Bissouma (75), Wilson Odobert (25), Timo Werner (75), Richarlison, Will Lankshear
• West Ham United - Emerson (75), Niclas Fullkrug (50)
• Wolves - Rayan Ait-Nouri (75), Toti Gomes (75), Bastien Meupiyou, Boubacar Traore, Enso Gonzales, Sasa Kalajdzic

Three players scored 15 FPL points in gameweek 4, including Arsenal's Gabriel / Justin Setterfield, Getty Images

FPL suspensions

Even though it's early in the season, some players have already picked up suspensions or are ineligible to face their parent club after joining a different team on loan.

• Southampton - Jack Stephens

FPL Gameweek 5 fixtures

These fixtures kick-off on Saturday at 3pm unless stated.

• Aston Villa v Wolves
• Brighton v Nottingham Forest (Sunday, 2pm)
• Crystal Palace v Manchester United (Saturday, 5.30pm)
• Fulham v Newcastle United
• Leicester City v Everton
• Liverpool v Bournemouth
• Manchester City v Arsenal (Sunday, 4.30pm)
• Southampton v Ipswich Town
• Tottenham Hotspur v Brentford
• West Ham United v Chelsea (Saturday, 12.30pm)

Mikel Arteta's Arsenal visit Pep Guardiola's Manchester City this weekend in what could already be a huge game in the context of the title race / Michael Regan, Getty Images

FPL Gameweek 5 picks - Indy100 FPL team update

As previously mentioned, the start of Gameweek 6 is when Indy100 plans to use the Wildcard so there are no big changes for this weekend.

With Manchester City and Arsenal playing each other, returns could be quite slim from those players unless there are clean sheets or Erling Haaland continues his magnificent form (he's scored more goals himself than any other Premier League club so far after all).

Liverpool players could yield good returns but that's not a given following their defeat to Nottingham Forest last weekend, playing in Champions League midweek and coming up against a Bournemouth side which was very unlucky not to get anything from the home game against Chelsea.

However, with Indy100's team having a strong focus on Liverpool, this will be stuck to and Salah will be made captain with Haaland vice-captain.

No transfers will be made as Indy100 is planning to build these up a little bit as insurance after playing the Wildcard, just in case things don't work, as they don't reset after playing it anymore.

There is no change to the starting XI either but there is a shuffle on the bench.

Wout Faes is the first substitute with Taylor Harwood-Bellis second and Gabriel Martinelli third.

Indy100's team

Goalkeeper

• Dean Henderson, Crystal Palace, £4.5m (Manchester United H)

Defenders

• Andrew Robertson, Liverpool, £6m (Bournemouth H)
• Dan Burn, Newcastle United, £4.5m (Fulham A)
• Ezri Konsa, Aston Villa, £4.5m (Wolves H)

Midfielders

• Mohamed Salah, Liverpool, £12.7m (C, Bournemouth H)
• Noni Madueke, Chelsea, £6.6m (West Ham United A)
• Emile Smith-Rowe, Fulham, £5.7m (Newcastle United H)
• Morgan Rogers, Aston Villa, £5.1m (Wolves H)

Forwards

• Erling Haaland, Manchester City, £15.2m (VC, Brentford H)
• Alexander Isak, Newcastle United, £8.4m (Fulham A)
• Dominic Solanke, Tottenham Hotspur, £7.5m (Brentford H)

Substitutes

• Alphonse Areola, West Ham United, £4.5m (Chelsea H)
• Wout Faes, Leicester City, £4.1m (Everton H)
• Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Southampton, £4.0m (Ipswich Town H)
• Gabriel Martinelli, Arsenal, £6.9m (Manchester City A)

When does the next FPL gameweek start?

The next FPL gameweek starts with Newcastle United v Manchester City on Saturday, September 28 at 12.30pm.

Players can still join in and play and if you've missed it, Indy100 has put together some tips and strategies to get you started:

• How to get started in Fantasy Premier League
• What's new in Fantasy Premier League as 2024/25 season starts
• The best Fantasy Premier League names and how to change it
• Fantasy Premier League: When is the best time to use chips?
• Which teams have the easiest starts to the season in Fantasy Premier League?
• Fantasy Premier League: Who to pick ahead of the new season starting

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