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In the first part of this week’s set pieces article we have uncovered some interesting match-ups for Gameweek 4.

We’ve managed to uncover the fact that the side to have conceded the most attempts from dead ball situations in the first three Gameweeks will be facing the striker with the most shots from them – the stuff of Fantasy Football dreams.

Fantasy Football Scout members can view the data both in the Members Area and in the article below, where we go into a bit more detail.

Make sure you check out Part Two…

The best set piece takers and targets for FPL Gameweek 4 – Part 1

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  1. Buck The Trent
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Peltier worth -4 to Doherty for squad reasons?

    I have TAA (3 yc) and AWB (played in Carabao) who could be rotated and my 5th mid is injured

    1. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Unless you think he has a good chance of scoring more than 4, then no.

    2. Hart-ake
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Nah. Not worth it. Awb basically confirmed to play as well.

    3. Planet Head
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Only take hits for first team reasons

  2. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Assuming both are fit, would you play Tomkins or AWB?

    1. Buck The Trent
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Tompkins

    2. #FPLBhuna
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Awb 100%

    3. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I have Sakho first sub for the baps, AWB second for the attacking and baps, and I would put Tomkins 3rd for the goals, which is the least likely I think.

    4. Hart-ake
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I'm playing awb. But I read that Saints are vulnerable from set pieces...

    5. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Tomkins would seem to have more goal threat...but AWB could get an assist....guess Id go Tomkins.

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

      AWB_his price is wrong and he's a damned fine player and a cemented 1st choice

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

      AWB has the assist threat, but Tomkins has the goal threat and better baseline BPS.

    8. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Thanks all.

    9. Woy of the Wovers
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I'd question why I'd want to bench either. But AWB is the first I'd play.

      1. how now brown cow
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Kepa
        Robbo Mendy AWB/Tomkins
        Pedro Mane Salah Bilva
        Aguero Arnie Zaha

        Anyone else you'd bench instead?

  3. MJM
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Would you say that D.Silva is nailed while KDB is out?

    1. lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I'd say pretty certain to start

    2. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      No one in that team is nailed, but I think he is a good pick.

    3. Ambrosiana Inter
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      He s been pretty nailed last season when kdb was fit so,I say 100% yes

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

      I'm passing all Citeh m/f questions on to my superiors.

      I'm fruitfully flummexed

    5. Legomané
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I expect him to be a regular starter, but wouldn't say he's nailed

  4. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Pick one to bench out of this lot for this gw
    A fraser
    B king
    C WB

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

      A

    2. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      A

  5. Dr. Ante Pavlovic
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Going with 5-2-3 this week, what do you think?

    Kepa
    Trippier, VVD, Mendy, Luiz, WB
    Salah, Hazard
    Mitrovic, Aguero(c), King

    Bench: Stekelenburg, Neves, Fraser, Masuaku

    1. lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I'll probably play fraser ahead of wb/luiz

    2. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Looks nice

    3. Men in green tights
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      No clean sheet for Chelsea this week so go with fraser

  6. Hazardous1983
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Moura or miki on wc

    1. Scotty B
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I've gone Moura. Tough choice tho

  7. EgyptianKing
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Best captain choice for GW4 - Salah or Kun?

    Big indecision for me

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

      Easy decision- kun, see his record vs the toon plus Home game

      1. EgyptianKing
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        He should start for sure, no?

        Thanks

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

          I’d say so

    2. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Even with your name (unless you are referring to Hossam Ghaly)?

      I'm going Kun.

      1. EgyptianKing
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Ahahah!

        I'll probably give the vice-captain armband to the Egyptian King this week, yeah...

  8. Davido989
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Liverpool's September is up there with one of the hardest fixture schedule. Such few recovery days too. Rotation looms. 😯

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

      Except for VVD whilst Lovren out...

      1. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Still has the same fixtures though. Happy to have sold and have just one Pool asset for now, despite their fixture-proofness

        1. tets mcgee (Ha La Land)
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          i felt something was missing, but couldnt put me finger on it... then i realised im not beating mr deulofail in a league yet this season 🙂

          1. Deulofail
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            Hahaha we can amend this if you like.

    2. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Get 2 or 3 up, forwards come off on the hour mark. .

      A doddle

    3. Pompel
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      So too late to jump on the Robbo wagon then I guess. Will keep Salah and possibly Mané I think

    4. Jay_
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Are the Euro dates/teams confirmed yet? I was only planning to C Salah weeks 6 and 10. If 6 is off the table, it’s time to re-think.

        1. panda07
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          They play tot on 15th, PSG 18th & SOT on the 22nd

          1. Jay_
              7 years, 7 months ago

              So PSG is confirmed? Thanks. Chelsea 29th too.

        2. Richd
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          And people will sell Robertson for TAA/Lovren. He’s not a season keeper.

          Those who say I’m wrong are all bookmarked 😉

      • FPL Scoop
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Fabianski or Ryan set and forget with Hamer?

        1. Croaker
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Ryan

      • Yank Revolution
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Richarlison/Bilva out
        Walcott/Moura in

        - 4

        Should I?

        1. FPL Scoop
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Just Rich out. If you can’t afford Walcott go for Fraser or someone

          1. Yank Revolution
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            Cant afford, yes and already have Fraser.

        2. g40steve
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          I have just done both, grab the price rise tonight.

          1. Yank Revolution
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            Done....thx gents.

      • Patch
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Bloody hell because I pulled a sickie to go to Diggerland today, I tort tomorrow was Saturday (i.e. deadline day)!

        1. how now brown cow
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Diggerland is tops.

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

            It certainly is there is a big discount deal right now (expires tomorrow)

        2. Patch
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Come on guys pls sell Stephens pronto

          He is on the brink of dropping, make sure you don't lose valuable value!!!!

      • Chris_White
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Pool play PSG between Spurs (A) and Soton (H)

        Could be some rotation for Soton...

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

          Are Pool home or away?

          1. Chris_White
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            home

      • Scotty B
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Pick two of these:

        A Dilva
        B Moura
        C Mkhi

        1. FPL Scoop
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Easy AC here

        2. #FPLBhuna
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          A b

        3. Rotation's Alter Ego
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          AC

        4. Legomané
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          AB

        5. phace
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          BC

          1. g40steve
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            This

      • Bobby Digital
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Would you cap Salah or Sterling? Early kickoff putting me off Salah..

        1. Dannyb
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Sterling as I think he will surely start this week.

        2. Ambrosiana Inter
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Sterling 100%

        3. Men in green tights
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Who else have you got as none of them

          1. Bobby Digital
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            Sterling and Salah only bighitters...

        4. FPL Touches
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Too much risk capping Sterling for me. Could be better off going left-field and sticking it on Alonso

        5. Ode
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Sterling!

        6. MTPockets
            7 years, 7 months ago

            Salah. Pep roulette just not worth the stress

          • Legomané
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            Rahz

        7. #FPLBhuna
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Anyone got any news on zaha? Reading rumors

          1. Ambrosiana Inter
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            Naaa Rumours concerning national team on,y

          2. Richd
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            Reading can’t afford him

            1. #FPLBhuna
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 7 months ago

              Haha 😉

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

              Needs more credit

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

              😆

          3. Hart-ake
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            What rumours? Worrying..,

            1. Rotation's Alter Ego
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 14 Years
              7 years, 7 months ago

              Wouldn't stress it. Not going to the ACON qualifying games with Ivory Coast because of 'Personal Reasons'

        8. WijnaldumLeviosa
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          I know I'm slow but still stuck on the Mkhi vs Walcott transfer in for Richarlison... anyone still willing to settle this?

          1. FPL Scoop
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            Mhki here

          2. Ambrosiana Inter
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            Got arsenal cover?go Walcott. Got Everton cover go Mkhitaryan

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

              And if you don’t have either cover?

              1. Ambrosiana Inter
                • 8 Years
                7 years, 7 months ago

                Mkhitaryan...

                1. WijnaldumLeviosa
                  • 7 Years
                  7 years, 7 months ago

                  No Arsenal or Everton players here so...

          3. Ode
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            Both are great options but Mkhi edges it for me

          4. Richd
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            No way would I get Walcott. Mkhi. Pedro. Fraser. Gross. Hundreds ahead of that clown.

            1. WijnaldumLeviosa
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 7 months ago

              Already got Fraser and Arsenal's fixtures look too good to miss over Chelsea and Brighton

          5. Angelic upstart
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            Why not keep? Maybe Gylfi?

            1. WijnaldumLeviosa
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 7 months ago

              I also have Cairney out injured so want to transfer one to play next GW; not sold on Gylfi at that price point

          6. phace
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            Mhki. Has looked great so far this season, coming in off the wing to shoot and overlaps for assists. I have Walcott as well - inevitable that he will let you down. Plus Arsenal fixtures are decent.

            1. WijnaldumLeviosa
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 7 months ago

              Looking like the best option, cheers!

          7. Dthinger
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            Moura

            1. WijnaldumLeviosa
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 7 months ago

              I have Eriksen...

          8. WijnaldumLeviosa
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            Thanks to all for the responses!

        9. Nice to Finally Michu
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Is this worth a -4?

          Firmino, Richarlison, Doherty > Auba, Fraser, Bennett?

          1. Richd
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            I would. Auba is 10.9 bargain now.

            1. FPL Touches
              • 14 Years
              7 years, 7 months ago

              Not much more of a bargain that 11.0 surely? 😆

              1. Richd
                • 13 Years
                7 years, 7 months ago

                Almost 1% more of a bargain.

          2. MTPockets
              7 years, 7 months ago

              Maybe but I'd wait for form first from Auba.

            • Hart-ake
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 7 months ago

              I don't like it. Not worth the -4 for me.

            • FPL Touches
              • 14 Years
              7 years, 7 months ago

              Just keep Firmino for the time being and do it for free

              1. Ambrosiana Inter
                • 8 Years
                7 years, 7 months ago

                Sturridge lurking

                1. FPL Touches
                  • 14 Years
                  7 years, 7 months ago

                  Firmino playing a much different role to a typical Sturridge role. Studge more a direct replacement for Mane or Salah

            • Ambrosiana Inter
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 7 months ago

              Yesssss

          3. Jay Jay Okocha
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            Have 1.0 ITB after dumping Richarlison...

            A) Bernardo to Dilva
            B) Tomkins to PVA/Pereira

            1. Men in green tights
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 7 months ago

              Pereira after this weekend

            2. Bobby Digital
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 7 months ago

              Both are sideways moves.. not for me...

          4. The Legend Squad
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            Hello, what do we think:

            1. D.Silva and Holebas (will rotate with Wan-Bissaka)
            2. Moura and Robertson

            1. MTPockets
                7 years, 7 months ago

                Would you also rotate Robertson? If so 1

                1. The Legend Squad
                  • 11 Years
                  7 years, 7 months ago

                  No. 2 would be a set and forget defence of Alonso, Mendy, Robertson.

                  1. Would be Alonso, Mendy and Holebas/WanBissaka depending on fixtures

                  1. MTPockets
                      7 years, 7 months ago

                      Hard to decide then. Moura's minutes may apparently become limited by Son/Lamela. Robertson has lei, tot, SOU, che, MCI. Think I'd go 1 just on basis of Silva's fixtures and def rotatability, but both have pros/cons and guess most here would pick 2.

              • We Go Again
                • 11 Years
                7 years, 7 months ago

                I'm seeing Ings is yellow, start him or Wan Bissaka? Scared Ings will come off the bench for and deliver 1 point...

                1. On The Up
                  • 16 Years
                  7 years, 7 months ago

                  play wb

                2. Richd
                  • 13 Years
                  7 years, 7 months ago

                  He’ll be fine. It’s a blister.

                3. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
                  • 15 Years
                  7 years, 7 months ago

                  Blister. If he’s able to run about on it then he will start, if he can’t then I doubt he’ll even be on the bench. So play Ings, WB first sub

              • #FPLBhuna
                • 9 Years
                7 years, 7 months ago

                Vice

                A) Hazard
                B) Auba

                Currently on Auba simply due to the fact he plays sUnday and he’s got to come good did great end of last season.

                1. The Legend Squad
                  • 11 Years
                  7 years, 7 months ago

                  A. Hazard looking fiiiine under Sari

                2. FPL Touches
                  • 14 Years
                  7 years, 7 months ago

                  Hazard all the way for me

              • Dannyb
                • 9 Years
                7 years, 7 months ago

                Right guys need some help with this one.
                A - Salah to Hazard
                B - Mane and Ward (Cardiff mid) to Hazard and Walcott -4
                Will be wildcarding in a few weeks so can bring Salah back if it's a colossal balls up.

                1. FPL Touches
                  • 14 Years
                  7 years, 7 months ago

                  B looks very decent to me

                2. MTPockets
                    7 years, 7 months ago

                    Honestly don't like either (Salah out/Mane out for a hit), but B if had to choose.

                  • Men in green tights
                    • 7 Years
                    7 years, 7 months ago

                    Neither wc later to get hazard

                  • The Legend Squad
                    • 11 Years
                    7 years, 7 months ago

                    I think its best not to be too clever with Salah... he's a keeper.

                    B looks great. But how are you affording this? Can you not just do Mane to Hazard?

                    1. AleksanderVN
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 14 Years
                      7 years, 7 months ago

                      POO?

                  • Dannyb
                    • 9 Years
                    7 years, 7 months ago

                    Ahh feck, I can't afford B so would have to be Bavies downgrade to a 5m defender.

                  • Dosh
                    • 12 Years
                    7 years, 7 months ago

                    B

                3. chrisdale98
                  • 11 Years
                  7 years, 7 months ago

                  Aight got a big problem lads, forgot to switch rich for Walcott and now I can't afford it without a hit. Do I do
                  A) Rich to Maddison straight swap
                  Or
                  B) Rich and Chilwell to Walcott and Holebas?
                  Or something else

                  Thanks in advance 🙂

                  1. FPL Touches
                    • 14 Years
                    7 years, 7 months ago

                    A

                  2. Dannyb
                    • 9 Years
                    7 years, 7 months ago

                    Watford fixtures aren't brilliant so I wouldn't be bringing in a defender for a hit.

                4. RUUD!
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 13 Years
                  7 years, 7 months ago

                  I asked earlier when champs league fixtures would be announced and was told tonight. Still not seeing any?

                5. Gazza2000
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 14 Years
                  7 years, 7 months ago

                  Do you think Richarlison will drop again before deadline ?

                6. Sterling Malory
                  • 10 Years
                  7 years, 7 months ago

                  Anyone know what’s happened to Otamendi?

                  Was pretty nailed last season.

                  1. RUUD!
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 13 Years
                    7 years, 7 months ago

                    I thought this. Laporte and Stone are the future. Kompany was woeful against wolves

                  2. Sarcastic Warnock
                    • 7 Years
                    7 years, 7 months ago

                    He is going to start against the geordie boys

                  3. FPL Scoop
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 9 Years
                    7 years, 7 months ago

                    No clue

                7. jayjay2411
                  • 10 Years
                  7 years, 7 months ago

                  Pedro or Moura?

                  I can make a case for either or

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

                    So cannot I
                    Moura.

                    1. Dthinger
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 9 Years
                      7 years, 7 months ago

                      Moura.

                8. Coys96
                  • 8 Years
                  7 years, 7 months ago

                  GTG? (WC)

                  Ryan

                  Alonso Mendy Robertson WB

                  Walcott Salah Hazard

                  Aguero Mitrovic Zaha

                  Bench: Hamer, Fraser, Bennett, Stephens

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

                    Missing an arsenal asset...

                  2. Richd
                    • 13 Years
                    7 years, 7 months ago

                    Seems cool.

                    Worrying if you need Auba or Kane soon tho!

                9. Richd
                  • 13 Years
                  7 years, 7 months ago

                  Been a boring fpl week really.

                  The first couple were crazy with high scores.

                  The lull of a low score followed by everyone using their FT on Richarlison and most doing that move early due to price changes has killed the week early.

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

                    Ok.then Ralls to Guendo or Stephens?

                    Agree.v boring but just need an answer ...

                    If Stephens falls by sat morning then him otherwise Guendo....fair?

                    1. Richd
                      • 13 Years
                      7 years, 7 months ago

                      Yeah. Stephens if 4.4 else guendo is the man.

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

                        Ok done FLP Fate to take this forward

                        Goodnight I sleep a bit easier

                        Basically means I save 0.5 using 1FT

                        After IB I have 2FT so will find the next 0.5 to enable Mane to Hazard

                  2. Brosstan
                    • 11 Years
                    7 years, 7 months ago

                    First weeks were awful, just the template performing. Now its becoming interesting.

                10. Obi-1 Kenobi-0
                  • 10 Years
                  7 years, 7 months ago

                  My finger is so bloody itchy - can't wait for the palpable relief of hitting that WC button on Saturday at midday.

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

                    😆 good time I think