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Sunday treats us to a pair of Gameweek 4 fixtures, with Burnley hosting Crystal Palace in the early 1.30pm kick off.

After picking up four points in testing trips to Chelsea and Spurs, we’re keeping a keen eye on the Clarets’ budget options ahead of further home encounters against Huddersfield, West Ham, Newcastle and Swansea between now and Gameweek 12.

Such a schedule means that Ben Mee is Burnley’s most popular pick with 8% Fantasy Premier League ownership, though playmaker Robbie Brady and new boy Chris Wood are also on the radar after combining for the late leveler at Wembley last time out.

With no goals and no points after three matches, the Eagles’ disastrous start already has many suggesting that Frank de Boer has one foot through the exit door.

The big surprise is that the cut-price Ruben Loftus-Cheek is nowhere to be seen, despite recovering from a groin problem. Over 349,000 managers benched the on-loan midfielder for Gameweek 4, with 91,000+ selling him on.

And there’s little respite on the horizon for the Selhurst Park outfit, with clashes against both Manchester clubs and Chelsea in the following four.

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  1. JONALDINHO
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Foster - (Elliot)
    Bertrand - Stephens - Ake - (Suttner) - (Long)
    Eriksen - Mkhitaryan - Willian - Brady - (Carroll)
    Kane - Lukaku - Firmino 1FT 0.4ITB
    Should I WC?If not what moves?

    1. Qaiss
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      No. Just take out Willian for someone.

      1. JONALDINHO
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        How about Defense. Really want Bavies and no good Willian replacements in his price bracket

        1. Live Lad
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          Downgrade him. There are many 5.5-6.0 mids.

          1. JONALDINHO
            • 8 Years
            8 years, 7 months ago

            Don't like any

  2. Hardly Athletic
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Best midfielder up to 6.4

    1. JONALDINHO
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Play 4 ATB, defenders like Kola and Bavies will far out score cheap mids

      1. KUNingas
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        This

      2. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        +1

        1. Hardly Athletic
          • 16 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          Thanks guys

      3. I am 42
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        im playing 5

        Alonso Valencia Bertrand Cédric Bavies

  3. ignis88
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    WC ideas anyone? Sorry, got bottomed

    Currently on

    Foster Elliot

    Jones Cedric Alonso Davies Naughton

    Mkhi - Eriksen - Choupo-Moting - Doucoure - Carroll

    Firmino - Morata - Kane

    0.9 itb

    Seriously considering Foster -> 4.0 keeper, or Jones -> 4.5 def, then using the 1.5 to upgrade one of the mids

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      relied last page, poor midefield, other than that it's good.

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        replied* midfield* damn keyboard 🙂

      2. ignis88
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        feel that having alonso is basically like having a mid though, could play 5 atb in some games, and then the potential of doucoure and choupo-moting at other times should compensate?

  4. shirtless
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    82 all out. Decent!

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Enough

    2. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      ...just a smidge. Congrats 🙂

    3. Cok3y5murf
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Cocky brag, but have an upvote.

    4. Junior âš½
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Wow congrats.

    5. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Howww

    6. I am 42
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      wow double my points

    7. STONEROSES
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Blimey Shirtless, someone had their weetabix this weekend!

    8. shirtless
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Rather jammy I was very close to selling two of Gross, Kola or Jesus. Held my nerve!

  5. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    When is Rose back?

    Bavies safe for the next 4 gws?

    1. Mark-O
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      No ide
      50% yes at least

    2. MTPockets
        8 years, 7 months ago

        No point planning around Rose imo.

      • Pacer.
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        no guarantee of anything. with great sadness I had to sack him off this week as my third spurs player so I could get in Kane. I just don't trust them with full backs

      • Cok3y5murf
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Asking this question and avoiding Davies simply causes misery because no one knows. 🙂

      • I am 42
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        i just did long to bavies

        he is the highest scoring player in fpl now

    3. FPL ZB
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Atsu and Tadic benched has messed me up this week. Another disaster.

      1. Stokelona
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Dw Tadic will start next week, was just rested because of international fixtures.

        1. Yozzer
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          No he wasnt. He's not been playing well. Go on Southampton forums

    4. The Big Fella
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Atsu on the bench must have screwed a lot of people up around here......

    5. JWade
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Sane or Willian in draft league? Or look for a regular starter available from a poor team?

    6. money face bandwagon
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      whoever feel that fpl is luck based think again. after gw38 the better fpl players around here will always be in the top 10k

      1. bojack
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        They won't always be.

      2. MTPockets
          8 years, 7 months ago

          There's a huge element of luck in a single season. Repeating it not so much.

        • Hansel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          Yep

      3. Forza Papac
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Swansea playing three at the back?

        1. KUNingas
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          No

        2. Mark-O
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          4

      4. Weeb Kakashi
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Bp updated?

        1. G-Whizz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          Bonus Points:
          3 - Ward, Wood (32)
          1 - Cabaye (30)

      5. Junior âš½
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Worth holding Rambo or move to Eriksen?

        1. I am 42
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          will wait til friday

          1. JONALDINHO
            • 8 Years
            8 years, 7 months ago

            Erik will rise though

      6. I am 42
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        planning to swap Bertrand to Bavies but Soton vs CP next
        end up did Long to Bavies and play 523
        Bavies is currently the highest scoring player
        thus imo playing 523 might not be that "noob" afterall
        will transfer Bertrand to a 3.9m after a few game weeks

        Alonso Valencia Bertrand Cédric Bavies
        may my back 5 score many points for me

        1. Mark-O
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          Planning to downgrade Bertrand after the Palace match too

          Saints defence have been ups and downs this season...

          1. I am 42
            • 12 Years
            8 years, 7 months ago

            i will bench 1 against united and double up until gw 11

      7. Rossamous
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Is it worth braking up a Lukaku-Morata-Firmino frontline to accommodate Kane?

        1. Stokelona
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          I'd get him in for Lukaku. Better fixtures and better player in a better team, in my opinion. (But I have both).

          1. Rossamous
            • 13 Years
            8 years, 7 months ago

            That would be the route. Team more likely to score multiple goals in a game. Lukaku will give you a steady stream of one goal games imo

            1. bojack
              • 9 Years
              8 years, 7 months ago

              He's scored more PL goals than Kane and he got four in one last year.

              Not really sure what you're basing that on.

          2. sully29
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            8 years, 7 months ago

            First two, sure. Don't think many are picking Spurs to finish ahead of United this year though.

        2. sully29
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          Decide which two of Lukaku/Morata/Kane will provide you with the best captaincy picks over the coming weeks and go with them.

      8. SpaceCadet
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Mee doing the job. Gw comes down to Chico cap

        1. Albrightondknight
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          Was 50/50 Kane or Chica so not too unhappy right now that I went for Kane, but hoping Chica has a stormer.

      9. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        I would like to see one season where they sack all the players rather than the manager.

        1. Stokelona
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          Not feasible is it, what are they going to do, hold trials? I feel de boer was largely responsible for the opening defeats but was unlucky today.

          1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
            • 8 Years
            8 years, 7 months ago

            I'm not sure what the population of Crystal Palace is, but I'm sure the board could find a few individuals who can kick a ball of wind around.

            I was not actually directing the point specifically towards Palace mind.

      10. The Tinkerman
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        43 with Naughton to play.

        Mediocre start for the WC.

      11. The Mighty I
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Foster Elliott
        Jones Stones Stephens Mee Suttner
        Eriksen Salah Willian Brady Carroll
        Kane Lukaku Gabbi

        1FT - 0.4 banked

        Willian > Gross and Gabbi > Firmino once the CL game are done?

        Plan is to bring in Hazard eventually for Sala,h but first move Stephens and Stones out.

      12. Hansel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Was set on Dann -> P.Jones but looks like he was a real threat today.

        Hold for another week and keep rotating Dann & Mee or get Jones and play him most weeks?

      13. Scotty B
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Lacazette owners are you swapping to Jesus?

      14. money face bandwagon
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        i need sell 1 of the following to fund kane

        a) kolasinic
        b) bailly

        who to sell?

      15. RADOAFC
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Foster Elliot
        Jones Lowe Yoshida Kolasinac Hunemeier
        Ritchie Mane Eriksen JWP Carroll Kane Lukaku Abraham

        Mane and JWP need to go, any suggestions?

        Cheers

      16. Dušan Citizen
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Just had to use my WC finally. I am ranked 3m...The only ones who are behind me are those who trying to score the lowest and taking like 100 hits before every GW.

        So here it is - http://prntscr.com/gjes24

        Thoughts?

        1. Aram95
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          That's a lot of money in the back, but could still be good. Why Hemed? Brighton had an expected goal of 0.35 or so, just pure luck.

          1. Dušan Citizen
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            8 years, 7 months ago

            Looks nailed on, good fixtures coming up, best option for that price

            This could also be 442 or 532 even

        2. Stokelona
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          Looks good to me! Hemed has emerged as a good enabler.

          1. Dušan Citizen
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            8 years, 7 months ago

            Thanks!

        3. Clump
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          It's a bit this week.
          Not sure about it.

          1. Dušan Citizen
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            8 years, 7 months ago

            Yeah, but look - Moting is 5.5 mid playing as striker, should be nailed on and fixtures getting better soon. Hemed also nailed on, fixtures are good and he is the best for that price.

        4. bojack
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          I fancy Hemed as part of a 442 maybe, if he keeps starting.

          Mendy could be a great pick as well.

          1. Dušan Citizen
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            8 years, 7 months ago

            Yeah, he has good cross, expecting more assists from him and City's next opponets aren't so good at scoring.

      17. lordkippe
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        my trouble :

        Rank : 3,5 M

        Question : Should I hit the WC button ?

        1. Blind ( Did not start )
        2. Stephens ( Will he loose his place ? )
        3. Dawson/Foster ( Gives me double wba def )
        4. Long ( Not a starter )
        5. Daniels ( good for gw 4 but seems like Bournemouth struggles )
        6. Mane ( Needs to go )
        7. Willian ( Not a secure starter )
        8. Alli ( Looks cold compared to eriksen )
        9. Atsu ( Not a secure starter )
        10. Gabbiadini ( Rubbish )

        1. Dušan Citizen
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          And this guy also

          1. Optimus.
            • 15 Years
            8 years, 7 months ago

            🙂

        2. Business Cat
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          Yes...you need to WC that lot!

          1. lordkippe
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 7 months ago

            Yes my thoughts too. would really like to wait a couple of gws more but cant afford it pointwise.

        3. Stokelona
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          That looks like the most certain wildcard I've ever seen, but keep Alli, goals are coming for him.

        4. sully29
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          Yeah, probably wildcard.

        5. Ziro
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          Hit it right now.

        6. aaaaaa
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          Wildcard. Blind was with his manager tho, scouting. He'll be free next week.

        7. bojack
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          10 made me laugh.

          Gabbi was probably the main reason I used my WC 😀

        8. money face bandwagon
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          wow what a team

        9. Tactical Nuke
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          I would have wildcarded that lot preseason

        10. Pacer.
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          depends

          do you think you can improve with your second attempt?

        11. Ronaldo7
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          3,5,8,9 aren't major worries in my mind and would let it play out a bit longer. The other 6 i would be trying to change, so yes, wildcard from me!

      18. I am 42
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        anyone feel that salah is a poor in positioning & finishing?

        watched arsenal and city game, he could have score a lot more goals

        1. AC Pilkington
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          That's why I own Firmono

        2. Rainer
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          Positioning is amazing. Points will come.

        3. AF90
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          Hopeful of points against Burnley with Heaton out now too

      19. Kloppen Schloppen
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Best Mane replacement under £10m?

        Already have Eriksen, Miki.

        1. Dreams
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          +1. Same question here.

          1. Kloppen Schloppen
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 7 months ago

            In order I think:
            Salah
            Alli
            KDB
            Silva

            To monitor:
            Cout
            Mharez

            I think Salah, and especially if cout comes back and plays down the left.

        2. sully29
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          Mahrez?

          1. Kloppen Schloppen
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 7 months ago

            Interesting call that, will look into.

        3. Rainer
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          Salah or go dirt cheap and upgrade defence or forwards.

          1. Kloppen Schloppen
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 7 months ago

            Salah feels sideways, don't know how they will play without Mane. It's the safest bet though, I think...

        4. Business Cat
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          Alli

          Maybe Salah.

          Coutinho one to watch.

          1. Kloppen Schloppen
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 7 months ago

            I want Bavies so can't have Alli

        5. Stokelona
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          Sigurdsson's fixtures are improving.

          1. Stokelona
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 7 months ago

            But Alli defo

        6. Cok3y5murf
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          Alli.

        7. Birds of Prey
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          I'd say Pogba+itb. If you have a MU def though you can't. Siggy on a punt?

      20. Weasel51
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Best mid for 5.0 or under?

        Was thinking Atsu but he's been dropped

        1. Kryten
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          Carrol or rlc are popular maybe Swansea Sanches

      21. Kryten
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Thinking about it if Zaha had not got injured he would probably still be in our team as we Palace fixtures were good. Would be frustrating having Palace attack this season

        1. Dreams
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          They should have scored today. A bit more of decent finishing would help their cause.

      22. ralfb
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        play or bench kolasinac against Chelsea?

        1. Rainer
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          Definitely play.

        2. DR0GBA
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          Probably play if he's playing LWB

      23. Fanta sea
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Time to scout Sanches