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16 Oct 2020

Fantasy expert Az Phillips explains why he's backing Chelsea midfielder for a big GW5 points haul

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With Liverpool's Mohamed Salah (£12.3m) facing a tough trip to Merseyside neighbours Everton on Sunday, Fantasy Premier League expert Az Phillips sees Gameweek 5 as an opportunity to take a risk with the captaincy. 

He is giving his armband to Chelsea midfielder Kai Havertz (£8.4m), who has gained attacking returns in the last two Gameweeks.

Havertz also displayed his captaincy merits with an EFL Cup hat-trick last month and scored for Germany over the international break. 

"This game is good for Chelsea, Southampton will play a high line," says Phillips on the latest FPL Show ahead of Chelsea's GW5 home match.

"It could be good for all of the Chelsea players. Havertz should be the one pulling the strings, feeding Christian Pulisic and Timo Werner.

"Hakim Ziyech is going to be in and adds so much creativity to the team. Havertz is a goalscorer, we've seen it."

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