Welcome to the Hive FPL for GW6 of the season.
First off a shout out to 6 teams who have made the perfect start to the head to head season with 5 wins out of 5! They've obviously been reading these posts and gaining valuable insights that have driven their success (crickets chirping).
Those managers are
| Hive Account | FPL Team | Division |
|---|---|---|
| @yagman01 | YagmanFC | 1 |
| @stuartcturnbull | Eh, No, Ah, Meh. | 2 |
| @belemo | Bankai | 2 |
| @tengolotodo | Tengo Rangers | 2 |
| @suttercane | Sutter Kane | 2 |
| @kenechukwu97 | K Empire Balls | 2 |
Can they keep their run going for a 6th game week?
I wrote in the match preview post earlier in the week, that it feels like the season is really starting to get going now and for FPL lovers that's also a positive as we get to see which teams and players have found a bit more consistent form.
Chips are such an important part of a successful strategy and I'm sure that this is the time of the season that a lot of managers will considering using their first wildcard of the season so that they can bring in those players who look capable of being a mainstay this year.
Remember this year you get 2 wildcards. The first to use between GWs 1 - 19 and the 2nd to use from GWs 20 - 38. But that's not all!
Managers are also having their free transfers topped up to the maximum of 5 during GW16 to account for the start of AFCON. So if you like, it's almost as if managers have 2.5 wildcards this season.
Let's have a look and see who has used which chips so far...
It perhaps won't surprise you to learn that in the first 5 weeks of the season only 7 out of the 20 Division 1 players have played any chips at all. These guys are seasoned pros, will probably have picked a solid team to see them through the early season, allowing them time to assess before pulling the trigger on a complete overhaul.
Division 1
| Hive Account | FPL Team | Chips Used (Game Week) |
|---|---|---|
| @deniskj | Cunha Do Sum' 4 Mee | BB (GW2), FH (GW4) |
| @herbae | Steve Herbae | BB (GW5) |
| @teofilex11 | Likodra FC | WC (GW3) |
| @thoth442 | Red Cards of Rohan | BB (GW5) |
| @yagman01 | Yagman FC | WC (GW3) |
| @mckane | FC McKane | WC (GW4) |
| @talesfrmthecrypt | Suffragette City | BB (GW3) |
@deniskj is the only Division 1 player to use multiple chips to date but it wouldn't surprise me if this list grew in GW6 & 7.
Equally, Cunha Do Sum' 4 Mee are top of the Classic League and have won 4 out of their opening 5 head to head matches. Having a chip or 2 up your sleeve is a good thing but ultimately playing them at the right time, whether that's GW1 or GW38 is what matters most!
After all, none of the sides occupying the bottom 7 places in Division 1 have used a chip yet. Yes, it's very early days and certainly not worth publishing a league table at this stage but there are already a few sides whose squad probably needs a shot in the arm to get them up and running for 25/26. That includes last year's Classic League champion @sperosamuel15 who has just 1 H2H victory so far and the Division 1 H2H champion from 24/25 @blockchainfpl who has 2 wins out of 5.
No one has so far deployed the triple captain chip but with Haaland being passed fit for the game against Burnley then I'd imagine we'll see a few players giving it to him on current form.
Division 2
We have 17 players in Division 2 who have deployed a chip so far and 1 of them @valchiz (Valchiz FC) who played a chip in each of the first 4 weeks!
The tactic hasn't really paid off though, as he sits 53rd in the Classic League and has secured just 2 wins in H2Hs.
We've also seen several other players using their Wildcard as early as game week 2! @saif-ul-wahab and @gentleshaid are clearly not easy men to please! They pushed the button on their squad after just 1 appearance.
It's also worth mentioning those who haven't played a chip yet but have enjoyed a strong start to the season. @leebennett (Blue Mooners), @belemo (Bankai) and @suttercane (Sutter Kane) are flying in Division 2 and have 4 chips left to use over the next 13 weeks. A chance to really establish themselves as strong contenders for promotion!
Division 1
GW5 Results
| Team | Hive Account | Score | Score | Team | Hive Account |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Likodra FC | @teofilex11 | 69 | 59 | Hungry Lions | @gvkanten |
| @blockchainFPL H2H | @blockchainfpl | 35 | 53 | YAGMAN FC | @yagman01 |
| Hijos del VAR | @aaalviarez | 31 | 41 | Legion fc | @b0s |
| Jungle squad | @george-dee | 52 | 46 | Spero FC | @sperosamuel15 |
| Steve Herbae | @herbae | 64 | 34 | Skander | @skanderh |
| Hiveheadz | @borran | 36 | 39 | Formidable Milano� | @damolexy |
| nonzy fc | @nonsowrites | 41 | 41 | Suffragette City | @talesfrmthecrypt |
| samostically | @samostically | 52 | 59 | Red Cards of Rohan | @thoth442 |
| Vickoly FC | @vickoly | 41 | 57 | Cunha Do Sum' 4 Mee | @deniskj |
| Shamzy FC | @Shamzy | 55 | 51 | FC McKane | @mckane |
GW6 Fixtures
| Team | Hive Account | Team | Hive Account | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hungry Lions | @gvkanten | v | Shamzy FC | @Shamzy |
| FC McKane | @mckane | v | Vickoly FC | @vickoly |
| Cunha Do Sum' 4 Mee | @deniskj | v | samostically | @samostically |
| Red Cards of Rohan | @thoth442 | v | nonzy fc | @nonsowrites |
| Suffragette City | @talesfrmthecrypt | v | Hiveheadz | @borran |
| Formidable Milano� | @damolexy | v | Steve Herbae | @herbae |
| Skander | @skanderh | v | Jungle squad | @george-dee |
| Spero FC | @sperosamuel15 | v | Hijos del VAR | @aaalviarez |
| Legion fc | @b0s | v | @blockchainFPL H2H | @blockchainfpl |
| YAGMAN FC | @yagman01 | v | Likodra FC | @teofilex11 |
Division 2
| Team | Hive Account | Score | Score | Team | Hive Account |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutter Kane | @suttercane | 42 | 31 | Mighty Fc | @twicejoy |
| hamzamusic | @Hamza-art | 62 | 35 | Top 10k? | @elvisking |
| The People's XV | @publioscelta | 56 | 56 | Blugrana | @ronnie10 |
| Amirirans | @amirtheawesome1 | 31 | 46 | Dapomola Fc | @dapomolaaaa |
| Fire Power | @emekaj | 50 | 34 | Itachi FC | @justfavour |
| Krake99 | @kraken99 | 52 | 48 | Queen dynasty | @princess-dara |
| Cygnus FC | @donjaun | 56 | 40 | Kelsco FC | @kilvnrex |
| Akatsuki | @seki1 | 55 | 42 | Emeka4 | @emeka4 |
| Bankai | @belemo | 55 | 48 | Hadji | @hadji |
| Six and the City | @princekwame | 18 | 45 | valchiz Fc | @valchiz |
| Tengo Rangers | @tengolotodo | 58 | 37 | Könttyrät FC | @pvmihalache |
| Corner | @artniche | 52 | 63 | Jeremie Ping Pong | @pingpongfrimpong |
| Blue Mooners | @leebennett | 47 | 53 | Kingsleyy | @kingsleyy |
| TheVulcAns⚓️ | @the9thcreator | 30 | 22 | Deals on Wheels | @derek-trotter |
| Large in the Rear | @chineduokafor | 52 | 27 | Uwabbs FC | @uwabbs001 |
| Newton Heath RFC | @samirich | 52 | 36 | Pepzerbi | @pepzerbi |
| racibo | @racibo | 44 | 56 | Eh, No, Ah, Meh. | @stuartcturnbull |
| ThtHive | @tht | 51 | 41 | Teamkoko | @myanmarkoko |
| Noobmaster69 | @workingdad | 43 | 57 | K Empire Balls | @kenechukwu97 |
| Sportin | @depar | 34 | 35 | Funwarriors | @Jmis101 |
| Murima | @youngvic | 41 | 53 | adewalehafis | @adewaleopeyemi63 |
| Los Magos del Balón | @el-maestro | 42 | 40 | ARFANTASY FC | @arfa |
| Working 9 to 5 | @aunt-granny | 34 | 34 | Matz Sels Seashells | @doombot75 |
| Magical McFizzy | @mcfizzy | 55 | 40 | HappyBoys FC | @happyboy1 |
| Chrisamuda FC | @hive-world | 52 | 39 | Garuda XI | @aditya-p |
| Show Not Tel | @jmehta | 29 | 48 | gentleshaid | @gentleshaid |
| Corkscrew | @deraaa | 49 | 59 | The Cellas | @blanchy |
| Wongi | @wongi | 31 | 46 | WIKE BOYS | @gone-hive |
| Stevenson Fc | @Stevenson7 | 40 | 47 | Bennett's Boys | @olibennett |
| Holohive | @acidyo | 40 | 39 | Rys FC | @omrys5 |
| Hasaaland | @earplugs | 44 | 37 | PHOENIX FC | @kelvinpeters |
| Tangram | @desro | 36 | 32 | Micheal Fc | @micheal87 |
| SportsNerd | @saif-ul-wahab | 46 | 28 | Rubilu | @rubilu |
GW6 Fixtures
| Team | Hive Account | Team | Hive Account | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mighty Fc | @twicejoy | v | Bennett's Boys | @olibennett |
| WIKE BOYS | @gone-hive | v | Rys FC | @omrys5 |
| The Cellas | @blanchy | v | PHOENIX FC | @kelvinpeters |
| gentleshaid | @gentleshaid | v | Micheal Fc | @micheal87 |
| Garuda XI | @aditya-p | v | Rubilu | @rubilu |
| HappyBoys FC | @happyboy1 | v | SportsNerd | @saif-ul-wahab |
| Matz Sels Seashells | @doombot75 | v | Tangram | @desro |
| ARFANTASY FC | @arfa | v | Hasaaland | @earplugs |
| adewalehafis | @adewaleopeyemi63 | v | Holohive | @acidyo |
| Funwarriors | @Jmis101 | v | Stevenson Fc | @Stevenson7 |
| K Empire Balls | @kenechukwu97 | v | Wongi | @wongi |
| Teamkoko | @myanmarkoko | v | Corkscrew | @deraaa |
| Eh, No, Ah, Meh. | @stuartcturnbull | v | Show Not Tel | @jmehta |
| Pepzerbi | @pepzerbi | v | Chrisamuda FC | @hive-world |
| Uwabbs FC | @uwabbs001 | v | Magical McFizzy | @mcfizzy |
| Deals on Wheels | @derek-trotter | v | Working 9 to 5 | @aunt-granny |
| Kingsleyy | @kingsleyy | v | Los Magos del Balón | @el-maestro |
| Jeremie Ping Pong | @pingpongfrimpong | v | Murima | @youngvic |
| Könttyrät FC | @pvmihalache | v | Sportin | @depar |
| valchiz Fc | @valchiz | v | Noobmaster69 | @workingdad |
| Hadji | @hadji | v | ThtHive | @tht |
| Emeka4 | @emeka4 | v | racibo | @racibo |
| Kelsco FC | @kilvnrex | v | Newton Heath RFC | @samirich |
| Queen dynasty | @princess-dara | v | Large in the Rear | @chineduokafor |
| Itachi FC | @justfavour | v | TheVulcAns⚓️ | @the9thcreator |
| Dapomola Fc | @dapomolaaaa | v | Blue Mooners | @leebennett |
| Blugrana | @ronnie10 | v | Corner | @artniche |
| Top 10k? | @elvisking | v | Tengo Rangers | @tengolotodo |
| Sutter Kane | @suttercane | v | Six and the City | @princekwame |
| hamzamusic | @Hamza-art | v | Bankai | @belemo |
| The People's XV | @publioscelta | v | Akatsuki | @seki1 |
| Amirirans | @amirtheawesome1 | v | Cygnus FC | @donjaun |
| Fire Power | @emekaj | v | Krake99 | @kraken99 |
GW6 Player Picks and Tips
Again, as the season starts to settle out we there are some really appealing fixtures and match-ups developing.
The obvious fixtures to target particularly from an attacking sense are
Man City vs Burnley
Spurs vs Wolves
Everton vs West Ham
Brentford vs United
Will the real Pep Guardiola please stand-up?
Despite the memes and banter around the way Man City set-up away at Arsenal last weekend, I think it's safe to say we'll see a return to a much more possession based style of play with City dominating large phases of their match against Burnley this weekend.
From an FPL manager point of view, what's probably more of an interest/concern with Guardiola teams is his love of squad rotation. If you've played FPL for more than 5mins, you've undoubtedly been burnt by a Pep change of personnel. Regardless of form or fitness, he likes to switch things up.
However, that's not been the case in recent weeks. Man City's starting XI has been exactly the same for the last 3 games in all competitions. Will Pep go with the same side in this match?
We know that Kushanov is out injured so a change will have to made in defence. However, with Marmoush, Cherki and Kovacic all still unavailable switching up the midfield options might prove trickier, while Haaland remains the only fit forward they have.
Oscar Bobb is certainly a possibility to come back in, having started the first 3 matches while we wait to see if Savinho is allowed off the naughty step following a summer of transfer speculation which it appears he did little to quell.
So the question is, do you go in for a player like Phil Foden who got a goal and 2 BP in his last home match knowing that the last time he started in 3 or more back to back Premier League games was in February? It's always a high risk, high reward pick with Pep!
Ndiaye or Grealish?
The clamour to get Jack Grealish into fantasy squads continues. The Man City loanee is now in just under a quarter of FPL squads making him the 5th most popular midfielder in the game this season and pushing his price up to 6.9mil from it's starting point of 6.5mil
His performances have certainly warranted attention, particularly for a player in that 6.5 to 7.0mil bracket but are we getting caught up in the moment?
There seems to be a lot of love for Jack 'the lad' as much as there is for his footballing ability. What do the underlying stats suggest?
Source: Opta stats
His points haul to date has been bolstered by 4 assists, 2 each versus Brighton and Wolves but are those returns something you can bank on game after game? After all, assists are probably the most fickle of stats. You might lay it on a plate for a forward to blaze it over from 6 yards one week, and the next knock a 5 yard square pass to a teammate who smashes it in from 30 yards.
For me, Ndiaye represents a far better bet if you want an Everton midfielder at this price range for this week or the foreseeable future.
Firstly, he is much more of a goal threat, both in open play and by the fact that he's Everton's first choice penalty taker. He's already got 2 this season and he scored 9 last year from 29 starts. Grealish has never managed more than 8 goals in a Premier League season and that coming in a much freer role for Aston Villa way back when.
As the stats above show, Ndiaye has also got the highest expected points return for an Everton player this season which really say it all. Add to that the fact that he's 0.4mil cheaper and in only 10% of teams and it feels like he might be the better option.
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Spurs at home to bottom club, no points this season, worst defence in the league, couldn't hit a cow's ass with a banjo, Wolverhampton Wanders. It's a no brainer right? Fill your boots with attacking and defensive returns from this Thomas Frank team!
Well, if you've been watching Tottenham for as long as I have you know that these are the games that you fear the most as a Spurs fan. If ever there was a side to play when you really need a win, it's us and we have a terrible recent record against Wolves to boot.
If however, you're more of a glass half-full kind of person (you're clearly not a Spurs fan) then yes, this game looks full of potential points.
Wolves have got the most ineffective attack in the league this season, returning the lowest expected goals of any side. Add to that, the fact that they have conceded the most goals so far this year from open-play situations (9 compared with 2nd worst Brentford's 6) and you can see that they do have the perfect recipe for relegation brewing which is probably why they've just given their manager a new contract.
Richarlison is proving a popular pick for GW6 transfers. The Brazilian returned to the starting line-up against Brighton and scored his 4th of the season. That's a goal in each of his EPL starts this year. He along with Kudus were rested for Spurs midweek win against Doncaster so should be fresh and raring to go for this one.
Xavi and Kudus are likely to be Spurs main threat against Wolves
If you're looking for a slightly less popular pick, then perhaps Spurs new signing Xavi Simons is the way to go. He got an assist on his debut versus West Ham and had a positive impact off the bench against Brighton. He did play midweek and did so in a more central role with Odobert off the left. Might he play in a similar position in this one?
He's owned by just 3.9% of clubs but his value is already climbing and will probably go even higher if he can orchestrate a win and deliver points in this one.
Big gamble at my end. I have made Grealish my captain
oooooh that is some move! He is in my team so I hope he bags a couple of goals and assists against West Ham today. They sacked Potter so maybe West Ham will get a bounce!
Love it!
If it comes off that'll be a big swing in your game against @stuartcturnbull and the Classic League!
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Grealish was player of the match last game. His had a good start to the season so far.
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BEER.I’m treble captained Haaland this week . Sore back smack . He will play. I thought I was clever adding Grealish but according to above everyone is doing it . Wirtz out!!
Yeah done the same so that’ll be a nil nil for Burnley and City!
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Have had Grealish from the start, although alot of Toffees say that Ndiaye is the better bet as he is penalty take. I decided not to TC Haaland after reading too many reports on it all, he is my captain so I hope he gets a barrow load though!
Wild card used and got haaland in along with salah, hopefully Gehui doesn’t come back to haunt liverpool
Big play!
I wonder what a Haaland, Salah, Isak squad would look like.
I think Palace could take something from Liverpool
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Couldn’t quite stretch to Isak - I tried
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BEER.So far so good, I did Wild Card in GW 4 and was on the fence about TCing Haaland this week. But you never know with that injury so I just left him as Captain. Great to see these new cards and scoring rules this season, it has got me more into it that is for sure.
For 89mins it looked like a good call not to TC Haaland. I'm just surprised Pep left him on that long!
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Yeah I could not believe the full time result, last I checked he had only one assist 🤣
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BEERKING.Unless there has been a real disaster with team selection, I always wait until the transfer window is shut and use my wild card then
For sure. Gotta let the dust settle. I’m thinking might use mine next week but ideally GW8 just because Sods Law says half your team will come back from international duty injured!
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BEER.Haaland triple captain delivering beautifully. 😌
He basically got twice as many point as the rest of my team combined 😂
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Don't even remind me. I went from a potential 18 pointer from Bruno+Mbuemo to a 1 pointer. I would have been flying this week. 💔
Thank you for sharing. Congratulations on your achievements.