Gameweek four kicks off with no fewer than six 3pm Premier League fixtures. The Dugout Discussion chatroom will be a hive of activity right up until the final whistle at the Reebok stadium this evening.
All the team news from the games starting on the hour is in, and here are the headlines…
The unprecedented levels of fantasy investment in Edin Dzeko meant nothing to Roberto Mancini, who starts Carlos Tevez ahead of the Bosnian after his International endeavours. He sits alongside Samir Nasri on the City bench, who is nursing a broken hand.
At Goodison, new signings Royston Drenthe and Denis Stracqualursi join Ross Barkley and captain Phil Neville on the bench for the home side, who have to utilise Tim Cahill as their lone striker. Darren Bent recovers from the injury that kept him out of England duty last week to start for the visitors.
The returning Craig Bellamy is on the pine for Liverpool’s trip to the Britannia Stadium, sharing company with the likes of Andy Carroll and the injury-free Glen Johnson. Stoke City hand their record-signing Peter Crouch a first start against his former club.
More new signings making their debuts today are Scott Parker and Emmanuel Adebayor for a Spurs side away at in-form Wolves. The home side are forced to bench Matt Jarvis due to slight ankle injury.
Andre Villas-Boas rings in the changes for Chelsea, with Raul Meireles, Juan Mata, Petr Cech and Daniel Sturridge all in the starting line-up. That sees the much-maligned Fernando Torres joins Florent Malouda on the subs bench. Their opponents Sunderland stick Nicklas Bendtner straight into the first eleven.
Looking to bounce back from the 8-2 nightmare at Old Trafford, Arsenal give debuts to Per Mertesacker and Mikel Arteta, with Clarindo Andre Santos, Yossi Benayoun and Park Chu-Young all waiting in the wings on the bench.
It’s a lot to digest, so come and join in with the Dugout Discussion.
