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Attention now turns to Eden Hazard (£10.6m) and his Chelsea colleagues in the Saturday 3pm matches of Fantasy Premier League.

The Belgian midfielder starts for the Blues as they host Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge, fresh from earning 150,000+ new owners for Gameweek 4.

Meanwhile, colleague Pedro (£6.7m), who was revealed to be the best replacement for Richarlison (£6.7m) was named on the bench by Maurizio Sarri.

However, the top story of the afternoon already is the absence of Crystal Palace striker Wilfried Zaha (£7.1m) who reportedly picked up a groin injury in training this week. The Ivory Coast inernational sits in 33 percent of teams leaving plenty of Fantasy managers already disappointed at this early stage in Gameweek 4.

Aaron Wan-Bissaka (£4.1m) returns to the Crystal Palace line-up, while Danny Ings (£5.6m) overcame his blister from earlier in the week to start for the Saints.

The exploits of Theo Walcott (£6.8m) will be of great interest. The former Arsenal man has been chosen as the people’s replacement for the suspended Richarlison, earning 770,000+ new owners for Gameweek 4, more than any other player.

Pascal Groß (£6.9m) returns to the Brighton starting line-up to face Fulham, while Ryan Sessegnon (£6.4m) must be content with a place on the Cottagers’ bench for a second week running.

Following some confusion in the media over the fitness of Marko Arnautovic (£7.0m), he captains the West Ham side to face Wolves.

BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION XI (4-4-1-1): Ryan; Bong, Dunk, Duffy, Montoya; March, Propper, Stephens, Knockaert; Groß; Murray.

FULHAM XI (4-3-3): Bettinelli; Le Marchand, Odoi, Mawson, Fosu-Mensah; Zambo Anguissa, McDonald, Seri; Vietto, Mitrovic, Schurrle

CHELSEA XI (4-3-2-1): Kepa; Alonso, Rudiger, David Luiz, Azpilicueta; Kovacic, Kante, Jorginho; Hazard, Willian; Morata.

BOURNEMOUTH XI (3-4-3): Begovic; S Cook, Ake, Francis; Rico, Lerma, Gosling, A Smith; Fraser, Wilson, King.

CRYSTAL PALACE XI (4-4-2): Hennessey; Van Aanholt, Sakho, Kelly, Wan-Bissaka; Schlupp, McArthur, Milivojevic, Townsend; Ayew, Benteke

SOUTHAMPTON XI (4-2-3-1): McCarthy; Bertrand, Hoedt, Vestergaard, Cedric; Hojbjerg, Lemina; Elyounoussi, Redmond, Long; Ings

EVERTON XI (4-2-3-1): Pickford; Digne, Zouma, Holgate, Coleman; Davies, Schneiderlin; Calvert-Lewin, Sigurdsson, Walcott; Tosun.

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN XI (5-4-1): Lossl; Lowe, Schindler, Zanka, Kongolo, Hadergjonaj; Mooy, Billing, Diakhaby, van la Parra; Mounie.

WEST HAM UNITED XI (4-2-3-1): Fabianski; Cresswell, Balbuena, Diop, Fredericks; Sanchez, Wilshere; Antonio, Anderson, Snodgrass; Arnautovic.

WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS XI (3-4-3): Patricio; Boly, Coady, Bennett; Jonny, Neves, Moutinho, Doherty; Jota, Jimenez, Costa.

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  1. Holmes
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    4 attacking player and no defender in Che vs Bou game, obviously that game will end 0-0 😆

    1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Alonso attacker

  2. FDMS All Starz
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Everton looking very poor at the back, Pickford not worth 5.0

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

      Could have told you that in preseason tbh.

    2. SouthCoastSaint
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Going on my WC. Waste

    3. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      They are the new Watford

      1. ZeBestee
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        This.

  3. SPorting
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Can someone, anyone, tell me how many points their pre-WC team would have scored?

    I just love those posts.

    1. My Name Is Pepu
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      WC'ded last week.

      WC team scores 33, pre-WC team 62.

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

        You’re good at this.

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

      Don’t know Auba hasn’t played yet. Hazard hasn’t payed off yet though

    3. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      0 pts

      Still got my WC

      1. tsm
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        What’s a wildcard?

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

          Permission to go bareback

  4. My Name Is Pepu
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Please suggest one:

    A) Rope

    B) Rat poison

    C) Jumping off a cliff

    Ta

    1. Marcos Alonso is god
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Poor taste

      Avoid B

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

      AWB

    3. SPorting
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      D) Listening to the Scoutcasts

      1. My Name Is Pepu
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        HAHAHA 😆

    4. CostaCoffee
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      D) wait for second half

    5. Team Bobcat
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Whiskey

    6. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      All 3! In the order you have them

    7. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      D) Mane to Hazard for a hit

      1. My Name Is Pepu
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Did that already, I'm still alive and it hurts.

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

      Hot bath and razor

  5. Marcos Alonso is god
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Why is lossl bad now thought he was good

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

      Bring Back Hamer 😎

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

      Is this loss

  6. SouthCoastSaint
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    took a -4 to bring in Tosun, Walcott and Alonso for Firmino, Daniels and Richarlison.

    Amazing how good your team can look like on paper!

    Well done anyone who brought in Shirley

  7. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Mane max bonus! 😀

    1. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Jammy git

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Very surprised. His naps usually drop loads after a game

        1. RAFA THE GAFFA
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Baps 😆

    2. SouthCoastSaint
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Scored and didn’t give the ball away much. I seem to have players getting hammered for dispossessions Zaha, Salah etc

  8. Team Bobcat
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Watching paint dry!!

    Nothing exciting happening anywhere. Hope that changes soon

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      City kick off at 5:30

      1. Team Bobcat
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Cheers

  9. HamezMace
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Wan Bissaka top of the baps

  10. Nightf0x
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    So firmino/richar/luiz -8 to alonso/hazard/wilson not working well till now, wilson to come in for zaha with billing 2nd sub 🙂

  11. ZeBestee
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    How are Palace doing? Anyone watching their game?

  12. Mic
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Can someone pls write in capital letters a player i own

    1. Marcos Alonso is god
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      WALCOTT

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

        Lmao no thanks

    2. the snazzy viking
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      SALAH

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

        YES

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

      A PLAYER I OWN

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

      MENDY

  13. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Points for nobody

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

      Did he get another assist?

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

        Been on fire since he signed for Spurs

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

      Spurs summer signing at it again.

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

    11 from 8 at this point. Still got captain at least

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

      Which one of your teams is that TLD?

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

        😆 the only one (of two) i actually pay attention to

    2. Team Bobcat
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      It could be worse. Imagine WC for this tripe

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

        oh but i did

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

    Would be a great result for my boys Fulham if we can see it out. Going a goal up suits us massively with our style of play - devastating with our counter attacking. We’re not gonna be much good at chasing games though.

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

      Agree - long suffering Fulham fan here

    2. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I know it would be a great start if we get this win. COYW’s

  16. Egg noodle
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    I've got this useless Sterling sitting in my team doing nothing. Last chance saloon for him

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

      Here here

      1. Jack Sparrow
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        *Hear Hear

  17. ☻ Jon Snow ☻
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Alonso could have had a goal and a assist by now

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

      Yellow card instead

    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      he also could have lost his CS

    3. Eden Wizard
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      And a red

  18. Lukakuna
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    How's Walcott looking?

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

      Like a fraudster in a gym kit

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      1. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Ummm.......

      2. the snazzy viking
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        bye

    3. maverickga
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Through his eyes

  19. Delph & Safety
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    I’d love it if Townsend got some points in the 2nd half.

  20. JJO
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    VVD YC + stupidly lost CS
    Mane transfered out
    Salah missing good chances
    Billiin 3rd on bench
    Pickfords CS ruined by him
    Wally injured
    Alonso transfered in YC and post
    Zaha injured,in comes King for 1/2 points

    1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Revisit this in 45

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

      What a week

    3. JJO
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Great start of GW
      Expecting now Dilva to be rested to make it even better

      1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Well, you’ll be close to getting billings points then?

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

          no , even Cedric before him

  21. RÏɠBY
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    looks like this could be another crappy week for points

    next GW i'm going round all the games and spiking the players water with redBull and propane
    who's with me?

    1. J T
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I can think of something better to put in..

  22. BON
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    10 points from 7 players. Anyone doing worse lol?

    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      9 points from 8 players.

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

      1 from 6 after a -8 😉

    3. JJO
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      5 (-4)
      Is that worse 🙂 ?

    4. Dyballer
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      From these 3pm fixtures, 2pts from 6 players so far: Ryan (1), Alonso (0), Pedro (0), Groß (-1), Ings (1), Mitro (1)

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

    Walcott owners laugh at Pedro owners. Then can’t take it.

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      just wait till Pedro comes on and scores the winner

    2. Jack Sparrow
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Your WC must be terrible

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

        I didn’t get either on WC and certainly don’t have Walcott

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

          Double palace and city CS pal

          1. Jack Sparrow
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            Double Palace? LOL

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

              I HAVE INGS HAHAHHAA

        2. Jack Sparrow
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Sure

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

      What about owners of both?

    4. RubberDucky
        7 years, 7 months ago

        I own neither, how is Walcott doing?

    5. Chucky
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Hazard to explode in 2nd half....

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

        Body parts everywhere

      2. In Like Flynn.
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        They have medics there.

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

      Looks like now I'm on nice 20 points with 3 including (c) Kun to go xD

    7. Differential C (Mark)
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      AwB on for Max Baps.
      Sigh, benched him again.

      1. Delph & Safety
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Ings will bag one.

        1. My Name Is Pepu
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          *Ings will bag one RC

        2. Delph & Safety
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          What did I say.

      2. Kun Tozser
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Played, benched Richarlison

    8. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Forgot I even had Arnie playing, useless tube.

      1. Chucky
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        lol

    9. boc610
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      The bit ching moaning on here is priceless..., just because you got alonso in for this week doesnt entitle you a haul

      1. Jack Sparrow
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Can you type this in English please.

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

          Dry up Dursley you great prune

          1. Jack Sparrow
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            Use your big words.

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

        Hey, well said Champ! These darn kids ey

    10. Delhidynamo
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      More excited about the city lineups than these second halves

    11. My Name Is Pepu
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Need some Pedro goals in the 2nd half, assisted by Hazard and Alonso.

      Basically, anything involving the three of them except for OGs and red cards.

      Aaand.. das it 🙂