Expert scan · Gameweek 5
What the experts say
Captain, transfers and chip calls from 3 public FPL sources for Gameweek 5, each linked, next to the evmax model's own squad.
| Source | Captain | Transfers in | Transfers out | Chip |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fantasy Football Scout — early Scout Picks (+1)published 2026-09-14 Early 'bus team', Forest triple-up at home to Coventry; the final Scout Squad publishes after Friday's pressers. | Haaland | Gibbs-White, N.Williams, Tarkowski, B.Fernandes, Calvert-Lewin, Haaland, Delap, Dewsbury-Hall, Stach | — | — |
| Fantasy Football Fix — popular movespublished 2026-09-15 The crowd's own moves, not a recommendation: Rogers 300k+ in, Szoboszlai 200k+ out; Isak to Haaland the most common swap. | — | Rogers, Groß, Gvardiol, Gibbs-White, Schade, João Pedro, Wissa, Barry, Havertz, Tavernier, Konsa, Tarkowski, Mykolenko, De Cuyper | Szoboszlai, Shaw, Elanga, Cherki, Tzolis, Thiago, Gakpo, Wirtz, Foden, White, O'Reilly | — |
| All About FPL — buy, avoid, sell, holdpublished 2026-09-16 Hold Bruno and Cherki; avoid Groß and De Cuyper away at Arsenal. Captain poll: Haaland at home to Sunderland, Gibbs-White and Bruno the alternatives. | Haaland | Gibbs-White, Dewsbury-Hall, Barry, Garner, Muñoz, N.Williams, Murillo | Isak, Wirtz, Thiago, O'Reilly | — |
| evmax — the model squadfrozen before the deadline · projected 62.6 | Cole Palmervice Szoboszlai | — | — | — |
Where they agree, where they split
- Captain: the sources lean Haaland (2 of 3); ours is Cole Palmer.
- Most recommended buys: Gibbs-White (3), N.Williams (2), Tarkowski (2), Dewsbury-Hall (2).
- Recommended by them, not in our squad: Dewsbury-Hall, Barry, Haaland, Delap, Stach.
- Being sold elsewhere, held by us: Szoboszlai, Thiago, B.Fernandes.
Each row is that source's own published call, linked. We record who they picked and nothing else: no projections, no paywalled text. Fantasy Football Fix's row is the crowd's transfer counts, not a recommendation. Our row is the squad frozen before the deadline and graded after it in the ledger.