Tips

The Complete Guide to our FPL Gameweek 4 tips and advice

This season we are collating all relevant Gameweek advice in one article every week to help you with your preparations.

In this latest article we have pulled together all the content that we have already produced relating to Gameweek 4.

We hope this round-up will help anyone looking for some last-minute tips.

Best Captain Candidates

FPL Gameweek 4 captain options: armbands set for Sergio Aguero

Scout Picks

Aguero, Salah and Hazard headline Scout Picks for Gameweek 4

Team News

FPL Gameweek 4 – Team News Round-up

Richarlison Replacements

Who are the best FPL replacements to transfer in for Richarlison?

The Opinion

FPL Question Time – Richarlison replacements, City midfield dilemma and differentials

Set Pieces

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

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

The Underlying Data

FPL Gameweek 4 – An analysis of the key stats

Become a Member and access our data

Memberships for the 2018/19 campaign are now available for the price of £15.

Join now to get the following:

  • Plot your transfer strategies using the fully interactive Season Ticker.
  • Get projections for every Premier League player provided by the Rate My Team statistical model.
  • Use Rate My Team throughout the season to guide your selections and transfers.
  • Get access to over 130+ exclusive members articles over the season.
  • Analyse our OPTA-powered statistic tables specifically tailored for Fantasy Football Managers.
  • Use our exclusive tool to build custom stats tables from over 100 OPTA player and team stats.
  • View heatmaps and expected goals data for every player.
  • Use our powerful comparison tool to analyse players head-to-head.

CLICK HERE TO BECOME A FANTASY FOOTBALL SCOUT MEMBER

3,160 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Salarrivederci
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    On WC. Where would you spend the last 1.2m? Or would you just save to be able to adapt later on?

    Ryan - Button
    Alonso - Mendy - Robertson - WanB - Bennet
    Salah - Hazard - Mkhi - Walcott - Townsend
    Agüero - Jiménez - Kamara

    1.2 ITB

    1. Paul
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Would downgrade Townsend and upgrade Jimenez

      1. Woy of the Wovers
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        Jimenez or Kamara both dross. Should be possible to find a credible 6m odd striker.

    2. ShackledAce
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Rotating GK for my taste, but i'm sure you thought of that

      1. Salarrivederci
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        I did. Also thought of Hamer.

        I like Begovic as the rotating keeper. Hennesey too, but I like to play WanB, and I am not sure I would want to double on Palace defense.

    3. kinghenry14
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      jimenez to zaha/mitro and townsend to fraser/wilson imo

      1. Salarrivederci
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        0.1 off doing Jiménez and Townsend to Zaha and Fraser 🙁

        Also I like to be able to do Townsend -> Maddison, Lingard, GroB, Pedro etc. in a few GW's.
        I really do think Townsend will return over the next few GW's. Has had some fine shots on target. Has been on some Set Pieces and so on.

        Just feel Townsend + Jiménez + 1.2 is better value. But ofc only if I find somewhere good to spend the 1.2 in a few GW's.

    4. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Looks good but I would either upgrade kamara or Townsend

    5. MikeBravo
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Another half on a keeper to rotate with Ryan?

      1. Salarrivederci
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        Ye - might do that. Begovic could be the one.

    6. Tomlette Greggs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Kamara to Jimenez?

      1. Salarrivederci
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        Have both already 🙂

    7. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Townsend-4.5 and Kamara-Zaha

  2. 8ball
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    gtg?

    Ryan, Hamer
    Mendy, Alonso, TAA, Bennett, AWB
    Salah, Hazard, Walcott, Mkhi, Billing
    Aguero, Zaha, Mitrovic

    1. Rust Cohle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Yes

    2. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      GTG

  3. Stimps
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    1st sub, Ings or Kante?

    1. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Ings every day of the week.

    2. Home Late From Age
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Kante

    3. MikeBravo
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Don't forget Kante is due a hat-trick.

    4. CostaCoffee
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      If you do the maths, Kante has 1 goal every 3 games this season. And he hasn’t scored in his last 2 games so he’s guaranteed a goal right?

    5. FC nelo
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      I am playing Kante over Ings. Bournemouth at home and nailed to start. Ings more uncertain because of the foot "injury".

  4. Karan14
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Is Dummet nailed on for Newcastle?

    1. Paul
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Should be

    2. Bob McMayday
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Yes we have no cover for him

  5. Drip Doctor
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Anyone found a good rotating 4.5 keeper combo?

    1. Big Hippo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Been on Foster / Fab since the start. Think Palace / Fulham a good option if we know who Fulham #1 is for sure

    2. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Palace/Brighton looks decent.

    3. Khark
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Palace / Fulham is the best but blooming Fulham have 3 decent keepers

  6. MesQueUnClub
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Bellerin or Monreal? Monreal seems to play a bit deeper, but offers still more goal threat than Bellerin IMO. Bellerin more assist threat though.. What are your thoughts?

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Bellerin.

    2. Tomerick
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      If you must go Arsenal defence go Monreal

    3. COLLIN QUANER
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      I prefer Monreal. Arsenal have some nice fixtures. Arsenal defence could be a great shout. Monreal very low ownership too.

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

    Mane and Richarlison Out.

    D. Silva and who else in?

    A. Pedro
    B. Wally
    C. Moura
    D. Other?

    1. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Hazard and Fraser

      1. dhirst
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        Do Fraser and Hazard score more than Dilva and Wally/Pedro over be next 4 then?

        1. My heart goes Salalalalah
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 9 months ago

          IMO for sure. Also both sure starters unlike Dilva and Pedro

    2. MikeLowrey
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      I like Wally for the short term

    3. MikeBravo
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      F. Fraser
      G. Gross

    4. fattfattygavgav
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Pedro

  8. Mr_Barbs
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Bench one:

    A) AWB
    B) Shaw
    C) Neves

    Currently on

    Ederson
    TAA, Mendy, AWB
    Salah, Mane, Pedro, Neves
    Aguero(c), Zaha, Arnautovic

    Stekeleberg, Shaw, Maddison, Tomkins

    1. Woy of the Wovers
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      I'd play Shaw over Neves

    2. MikeBravo
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      B

  9. Woy_is_back
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Captain check

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Aguero TC

      1. Woy_is_back
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        O_O

    2. Saint Luke
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Hazard

    3. MikeBravo
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Aguero TC, yes.

    4. CostaCoffee
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Azar

  10. MikeLowrey
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    In a pickle. Play Ryan vs Fulham, but I have Mitro on field. Or go with Fab

    1. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Go with your gut. Personally I hope Mitrovic gets a couple past Ryan

    2. Woy of the Wovers
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Stick with Ryan

    3. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Play Ryan, Fulham very attacking so you should get savepoints

  11. soliduslee
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Kante or Bissaka?

    1. Big Hippo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Probably Kante

    2. MikeBravo
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      AWB

    3. soliduslee
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Tough choice....

  12. Big Hippo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Heads been turned to Salah (c) by the stats. Anyone else going with him over Aguero?

    1. MikeLowrey
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Yep. Liverpool bias

    2. Rust Cohle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      No. Mostly because I hate the early match.

  13. FPL Maldini
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Is Holebas looking like the real deal as a fullback or just avoid?

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      I got him in because of his set pieces.

      So far he’s been good.

    2. 824545201
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Have you seen Watford's fixtures?

    3. Carlton Palmer's Eyes
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      He's playing out of his skin. Masina was brought in to replace and is currently benched because of Holebas' form. Added to that, Masina had a good cup game. Once Holebas' form dips, I reckon Masina is in.

  14. EL_FENOMENO
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Should i get AWB with a free or play Tomkins/Daniels ?

    1. fattfattygavgav
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      If that's all you have to worry about play Tomkins and roll the transfer. That transfer will come in so handy over the IB.

  15. Tomlette Greggs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Repost. Finalising that WC. Last dilemmas are A or B, and 1 or 2. Please vote:

    A) Ederson, Hazard, Wilson
    or
    B) Sterling, Zaha, Fabianski

    1) Mkhitaryan
    or
    2) Ramsey

    1. kinghenry14
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      a 1 imo

    2. Bury94
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      B & 1

    3. thom830g
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      A 2

      1. thom830g
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        A 1 sorry

    4. MikeBravo
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      B 2, Ramsey against his old club

    5. Gizzachance
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      A & 1

  16. Tornado
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Not seeing kane in too many wc teams....too expensive having salah and kane and aguero?

    1. Bury94
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Yeah the rest of your team would be massively affected

    2. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Moura is £5m less

    3. CostaCoffee
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Reckon I’ll bring him in for Kun in 2/3 weeks

  17. thom830g
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Is Kabasele -> Holgate a good move?

    1. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      No

    2. Woy of the Wovers
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Not in my book.

  18. Toonzie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    alli or walcott

    1. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Alli

    2. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      UKIP team?

    3. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Walcott

  19. Frank Koscielny
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Play Neves or Wanbiss?

  20. rverity2828
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Fabianski
    Alexander-Arnold Schlupp Mendy Wan-Bissaka Shaw
    Mané Salah Hazard
    Tosun Agüero (c)

    Subs Foster, Ings, Fraser, Stephens

    Thoughts on this? Playing 5 at the back

  21. Sz21
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Who would u start from-

    1. Ings.
    2. Wan-Bissaka.

    1. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      2

    2. You've got red on you.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      I've gone for Obi Wan. Ings might not play 90 mins or at all.

  22. Fuddled FC
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Already plsy PVA

    Would you play AWB instead of Bailey or TAA ?

    1. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      TAA

    2. Gizzachance
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      bailey

  23. ShackledAce
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Play Jorginho or AWB?

    1. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      1B

  24. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    A/ TAA, Moura, Wilson

    B/ Robbo, Seri, Zaha

  25. darkmatt3r
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Ready to go or any improvements to be made, Arnautovic to Zaha maybe? On wild card so could go mad only made a few necessary changes so far 0.3itb

    Patrício

    Mendy Robertson Wan-B

    Salah Hazard Walcott Mkhi

    Kun Arnautovic Mitrovic

    Foster Stephens Bennett S Cook

    1. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Yes I would go with zaha and go arnie from week 10

  26. You've got red on you.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    What's your biggest gamble/decision you have to make for this GW?

    Mine is going to drive me crazy until (and after) deadline.

    I have Sanchez and can't decide whether to switch to Hazard for -4 or stick, play him against a tired Burnley and transfer him out next week for free.

    I know most of the advice will probably be too ditch Sanchez and I will be doing the move...But because of the -4 I kinda feel it might be worth giving Sanchez one last try.

    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Mané > Haz for a hit. Usually not a fan of hits, but in this case I’ll throw the rule book out the window

  27. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Have some lovely fixtures this week, cue a 27 pointer:

    Ederson, Mendy, Kun - NEW
    Alonso, Haz - BOU
    AWB - SOU
    Theo - HUD
    Mkhi - car

    1. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Haha you know it’s coming

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        Mendy, Kun benched, Haz blank, AWB red card, Theo hamstring after 10 mins sounds about right

  28. tattywelshie
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    BSilva > Walcott for a -4pt?

    A. YES YES YES!
    B. Nah, hold

    1. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      No way

    2. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      B

  29. Vlad Tepes
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Thoughts on the Brighton vs Fulham game? do you think it will be a 0-0 game?

    1. Shark Team
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      It will be a 1-1 or 2-1 game

    2. caldracula
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      2-0

  30. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Pick 2 to start this gw
    BOLY - SCHNEIDERLIN - KING

    1. Gizzachance
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      boly king