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            <p><em>Who is the <strong>best FPL Gameweek 5 captain</strong>? Our resident FPL captaincy expert <a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisTanFPL">Chris Tan</a> takes a close look at the fixtures, poll and stats breakdown before concluding on his best pick for the best picks for the FPL captain's armband. </em></p>
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<h2><strong>Gameweek 4 Recap</strong></h2>
<h3><strong>The Top </strong></h3>
<p>With four games played, the cream is starting to rise and the favourites all sit at the top. Despite <strong>Newcastle</strong> parking the bus, the return of <strong>Cristiano R</strong><strong>onaldo (£12.5m) </strong>drove them to victory.</p>
<p>It was his movement and clinical finishing that proved the difference. Without him, the old <strong>Manchester United</strong> may have struggled to break the deadlock. Yet the lack of a quality defensive midfielder is impacting their defensive potential.</p>
<p><strong>Chelsea</strong> are a well oiled machine and similar to the aforementioned Ronaldo, it was <strong>Romelu</strong> <strong>Lukaku (£11.6m)</strong> that made the difference.</p>
<p>The Belgian scored <strong>two goals from two shot</strong>s. That’s something that wouldn’t have happened last season with <strong>Timo Werner (£8.7m)</strong>.</p>
<p><strong>Liverpool</strong> had too much to handle for <strong>Leeds United </strong>and if it wasn’t for some outrageous greed, combined with poor finishing from <strong>Sadio</strong> <strong>Mane (£11.9m),</strong> the Reds could have won by much more.</p>
<p><strong>Everton</strong> continue their run of form and their budget midfielders are attracting attention. <strong>Manchester</strong> <strong>City</strong> created a number of chances against <strong>Leicester</strong>, but unlike <strong>Manchester United</strong> and <strong>Chelsea,</strong> they lack a clinical number nine.</p>
<p>Yet their defence looks watertight and they have only conceded one goal so far, which is only equalled by <strong>Chelsea</strong> and <strong>Liverpool</strong>.</p>
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<h3><strong>The Premiums </strong></h3>
<p><strong>Mohammed Salah (£12.5m)</strong> scored his 100<sup>th </sup>goal and could have returned more. His single return was not enough to earn any bonus points, which is something that does impact on his captaincy appeal at times.</p>
<p><strong>Harry Kane (£12.2m)</strong> didn’t register a single shot at the weekend and the lack of creativity was prominent.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, both <strong>Ronaldo (£12.5m)</strong> and <strong>Lukaku (£11.6m)</strong> demonstrated why they are the premium forwards in demand with a brace and maximum bonus.</p>
<p><strong>Bruno Fernandes (£12.0m)</strong> recorded a respectable eight points, but it’s clear who the main man at United is now.</p>
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<h3><strong>Who to Target</strong></h3>
<p>Both <strong>Norwich</strong> and <strong>Newcastle</strong> look to be conceding a lot of chances at the moment. <strong>Leeds</strong> are always willing to do battle with any team and this leaves them open against stronger opposition.</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: center;">How have we done to date?</h2>
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<p id="caption-attachment-38575" class="wp-caption-text">FPL Gameweek 5 Best Captain = Our Performance</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-38580" class="wp-caption-text">FPL Gameweek 5 Best Captain = Top Performers by Position</p>
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<p>Our second pick is having a nightmare start! Who will be cursed this week?</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: center;"><strong>FPL Gameweek 5 Best Captain - The Fixtures</strong></h2>
<p style="text-align: center;">Watch out, it’s a Friday deadline this week:</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-38572" class="wp-caption-text">FPL Gameweek 5 Fixtures</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: center;"><strong>FPL Gameweek 5 Captain <a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisTanFPL">Twitter</a> Poll</strong></h2>
<p style="text-align: center;">Who do my Twitter followers think is the best FPL Gameweek 5 captain?</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-38581" class="wp-caption-text">FPL Gameweek 5 Best Captain = Twitter Poll</p>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;"><strong>Old Hunting Ground – do any of the likely lads have a good record vs their opposition?</strong></h3>
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<p id="caption-attachment-38576" class="wp-caption-text">Past Performances vs Gameweek 5 Opposition.</p>
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<p>It was tempting to throw in <strong>Ronaldo (£12.5m)</strong> and <strong>Lukaku (£11.5m)</strong> but the stats would be meaningless given how different all the factors would have been since they last played in the league and for different teams.</p>
<p><strong>Salah (£12.5m)</strong> – has <strong>never blanked when he’s started at home against Crystal Palace</strong>. He came on for a 33-minute cameo last season and still managed two goals and an assist at Selhurst Park.</p>
<p><strong>Mane (£11.9m)</strong> – also has a tremendous record against Crystal Palace and<strong> hasn’t blanked in his last eight games against them</strong>.</p>
<p><strong>Alexander-Arnold (£7.5m)</strong> – picked up his only goal against the Eagles at home. However, the absence of Elliot might impact on some of the positions he’s been taking up this season.</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: center;"><strong>Members Stats Breakdown - FPL Gameweek 5 Best Captain</strong></h2>
<p style="text-align: center;">Four weeks have passed and it's time to look at the stats:</p>
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