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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

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  1. Gentle_Turks
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 hour ago

    Bench one -

    A Ings
    B WB
    C Fraser

    Thanks.

    1. Defcons are for Kinnear
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      B

      1. Gentle_Turks
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 hour ago

        Thanks

    2. Chilli Heatwave
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      C

    3. Carlton_Goal
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      A

  2. Henning
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 hour ago

    Asked this question before, but not shure what to do.

    1. Arnautovic in for Ings and play him for -4

    2. Bench Ings and play Neves/Wan-Bissaka

    1. Positive vibes
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      2 with WB

    2. Mr. Funny Name
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      Play awb

    3. Effe
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      2 AWB

    4. Henning
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      Thanx.

    5. Carlton_Goal
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      2. AWB

  3. TyroneGAA
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 hour ago

    Mmm I wonder after the games this week who will be the next best thing that you need to ruin your team to get him in ... same every week on here... Kane maybe?

    1. Desperately Seeking Dusan
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      Kane will rear his head at some point accompanied by the usual tedious and hysterical phrases on here such as “essential”, “guaranteed” and “mark my words”

      1. TyroneGAA
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 hour ago

        Mark my words he is nearly guaranteed to be essential soon.. so he is

        1. Desperately Seeking Dusan
          • 15 Years
          8 years, 1 hour ago

          Lol

  4. KINGVIZO
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 hour ago

    Who are the 'must haves' over next 4 gameweeks?

    I would say Hazard, Alonso, Mendy, Ageuro... Im also thinking Mikhi and Ramsey??

    What do others think?

    1. drughi
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      AWB

    2. nisag17
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      Salah. Next four and rest of season.

    3. Long ball Larry
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      Zaha

    4. Desperately Seeking Dusan
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      There are no “must haves”.

  5. Jay_
    8 years, 1 hour ago

    Is there any playing 4.4 mids?

    1. lilmessipran
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      gunarsson after the intl. break should start imo

    2. Mr. Funny Name
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      None nailed, gunnarsson when he returns from injury possibly

    3. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      I guess Gunnarsson will play when he’s fit.

    4. Jay_
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      Thanks all

  6. SirStevieG
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 hour ago

    Is Ings out?

    1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      He’s a Doubt. Think he’ll either be fit to start or not even on the bench with the kind of injury he has. So I’m playing him with a good 1st sub

      1. dunas_dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 1 hour ago

        Same here. AWB first sub

    2. Desperately Seeking Dusan
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      I never thought a player could miss again due to a blister but apparently you can.

      Saints medical supplies don’t extend to Dr Scholl gel plasters.

  7. wendty
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 1 hour ago

    Which option do you prefer?

    A:BENNETT/SALAH/D.SILVA/PEDRO/SCHURRLE

    B: HOLEBAS/MANE/HAZARD/MOURA/FRASER

    The other players are:

    FOSTER/FABIANSKI
    ALONSO/MENDY/ROBERTSON/WAN BISSAKA
    WALCOTT
    AGUERO/MITROVIC/WILSON

    1. Bruce Lee
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      I like the one with SALAH

    2. MG13
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      B

  8. Jässi
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 hour ago

    If I make three changes for -8 tonight and decide to play wildcard on, for example, Monday evening, will it cancel the hits I have taken? Or I need to activate the wildcard before I make changes in order not to get point hits?

    1. Prison Mike
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      Yeah it will cancel the hits

    2. Tomlette Greggs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      cancels the hits

    3. CMJC
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      Errrrrrrm...

    4. Pukki Party
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      As long as you make the transfers after deadline

  9. Prison Mike
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 hour ago

    Best 4.5 GK combo to go with on WC?

    Henessey and Ryan?

    1. Chilli Heatwave
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      Yes

    2. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      I’d have Hennessy and Patricio

    3. Carlton_Goal
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      That's the combo I've gone with

  10. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 1 hour ago

    nearly time for leaked liverpool lineup? Just want to make sure no suprises before pulling trigger on Mane > Haz

    1. The Seagulls and the Trawle…
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      Where is it available in general? Liverpool express?

      1. Gandalf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 1 hour ago

        Yeh that’s finished now - the account confirmed it last season

    2. FirminoIsBetterThanYou
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      Haven't had any leaked line ups this season leaks seemed to have been plugged

      1. ThisTimeNxtYrRodney
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 1 hour ago

        Good. Level playing field now.

        1. Desperately Seeking Dusan
          • 15 Years
          8 years, 1 hour ago

          Everybody had access to Anfield Express Twitter before, it was always a level playing field.

          1. Konig Luther
            • 13 Years
            8 years, 1 hour ago

            exactly... like this site is available for everyone. you use the info or not.

    3. Optic1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      What kind of Liverpool line up surprise would stop you making that move? Mane has been starting and scoring and you're still going to make the transfer.

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 57 mins ago

        Can you not think of ANY suprise that would impact the transfer? really?

  11. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 hour ago

    Everyone ready to get trolled by Ings, whatever Bournemouth player you bench and the wrong one from Pedro and Wally?

    1. Desperately Seeking Dusan
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      People shouldn’t be sheeps and let others make decisions for them

  12. rdamjan
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 hour ago

    11 players today. Red/boring sunday

    1. Pukki Party
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      Same

  13. MattysFantasyFooty
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 1 hour ago

    Why do FFs not just create polls of popular players who should start just like the captain pick

    1. Pep says
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      Said this so many times last season

  14. Tornado
    • 17 Years
    8 years, 1 hour ago

    Newcastle looked fairly tight vs chelsea...anyone scared of aguero captain?

    1. MattysFantasyFooty
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      It’s city at home no

    2. lilmessipran
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      yup, the non captainers

      1. Ady87
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 1 hour ago

        This haha

    3. CostaCoffee
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      Yeah I’ve gone Hazard but now I’m much more scared of not having (K)un than having him captain

    4. Gandalf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      Only fear is him being benched, but once see him in starting line up expecting a brace

    5. Desperately Seeking Dusan
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      I am. Probabilities day you should captain Agüero and I have but I love this idea that Newcastle are pushovers because Aguero once scored 5 against a different side and he has 9 little footballs next to his name from 5 games.

      I have seen City struggle at home before and the crowd’s sense of expectation if they haven’t scored after 20 is palpable. And Benetiz is known for defensively tight teams and bus parking.

      And who knows, maybe Jesus starts.

  15. Mr_Barbs
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 hour ago

    Play Shaw or Neves??

    1. Jaok
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      shaw

    2. Effe
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      Neves

    3. Eo_K
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      Shaw

  16. Fitzy.
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 hour ago

    Not sure how many NRL fans are here, but it's a sad night in a way. JT's just finished his career, and what a career it was! Farewell legend...

    1. JimboJ
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      Nice way to go out for him. One of the GOATs

  17. Gentle_Turks
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 hour ago

    G2G?

    Fab
    Robertson, Mendy, Alonso
    Salah, Mane, Bilva, Fraser
    Aguero(c), Arnie, Ings

    (Foster, WB, Stephens, Peltier)

    Thanks.

    1. Jaok
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      gtg

      1. Gentle_Turks
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 hour ago

        Thanx

  18. Tomlette Greggs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 1 hour ago

    On WC:

    A) D.Silva + Patricio
    or
    B) Ramsey + Ederson?

    1. lilmessipran
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      A imo

  19. TONEY HONEY
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 hour ago

    Which one to play?

    A: Maddison
    B: Bissakka

    1. Tomlette Greggs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      B, imo

    2. Effe
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      B

  20. Adro3
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 1 hour ago

    Used my FT earlier this week. Bench Tomkins and Cairney or take a hit?

    1. Origi-nal
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      Hit

  21. 8ball
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 hour ago

    gtg?

    Ryan, Fabianski
    Alonso, Mendy, AWB, Bennett, Peltier
    Salah, Hazard, Walcott, Mkhi, Billing
    Aguero, Zaha, Wilson

  22. tanumfr
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 hour ago

    Ryan or Fabianski today?

    1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      Ryan. WHam are pants

      1. tanumfr
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 hour ago

        Pants?

        1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
          • 16 Years
          8 years, 1 hour ago

          Pantaloons

    2. Desperately Seeking Dusan
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      Ryan. Brighton difficult to break down at home and don’t Fulham have a few doubts?

  23. DycheDycheBaby
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 hour ago

    Who gets more points today, Neves or Shaw?

    1. Mr_Barbs
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      Same dilemma, was on Neves but I'm swaying more towards Shaw - could still get attacking returns

      1. DycheDycheBaby
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 1 hour ago

        Thanks. I think I might flip a coin!

    2. Long ball Larry
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      Neves

  24. JONALDINHO
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 hour ago

    Any of these worth it for free?
    A) Robertson to Alonso
    B) Mane to Hazard
    Or save FT.

    1. No Professionals
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      Same boat, you'll regret whatever you do

    2. Desperately Seeking Dusan
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      I like saving a transfer over the international break but I would fancy Hazard to outscore Mane today and Liverpool’s fixtures are getting tough soon... and Klopp has hinted at rotation after the break.

  25. AYLD28
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 hour ago

    Start 2:

    1. Ings
    2. WB
    3. Fraser
    4. Duffy

  26. ddpour
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 hour ago

    Trippier in for Davies or Coleman?

    Who to leave on my bench:
    A) WanBiss v Soton (H)
    B) Jimenez v Wham (A)

  27. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 hour ago

    Talking to myself on a wrong thread.... 2qs please

    1) Best £13.1m FWD-MID duo? Not including Walcott or Moura
    2) Huds fans - how nailed is billing?

    1. Jsadler95
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      I'm not a Huddersfield fan but he's third choice behind Hogg and Mooy for the double pivot from what I can tell. So if Mooy replaces Pritchard in the CAM role then Billing would play I think.

  28. Lexi2014
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 hour ago

    Who to play?

    Boly vs West Ham (A)
    or
    AWB vs Sou (H)

  29. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 hour ago

    All set? 🙂 Good luck everyone!

    Patricio
    Robertson • Mendy • Alonso • AWB
    Salah • Mkhitaryan • Mané
    Arnautovic • Aguero(C) • Zaha
    (Hamed • Tomkins • Kenedy • Cairney)

    1. Jeremy T
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      Looking good to me!

    2. Pep says
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      Have 9 of your 11. Ryan and Walcott is all the separates us

    3. JONALDINHO
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      Yep. Nice team

    4. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      Very nice Rafa, decent bench too. Presumably Hamer not Hamed.

      Good luck 🙂

    5. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      Thanks all! Enjoy 🙂

    6. Skorr
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      I hope so!
      The only difference in our teams is that I missed the Mkhi price rise and have Walcott instead. 🙂

  30. Jeremy T
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 hour ago

    Hey everyone. How nervous should I feel with only Tomkins on the bench this week? My starting XI *should* all get game time. Would like to save FT for international break, but have £1.0 in the bank, so could upgrade the injured Cairney. Risk it with just Tomkins, or make the transfer for safety?

    1. My Name Is Pepu
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      Naah, you're better off rolling the transfer and having 2 over the IB rather than using one on a bench transfer.

      1. Jeremy T
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 hour ago

        Thanks! 🙂

    2. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      Just looked at your team, move Gudmunsson to Walcott.

      1. Jeremy T
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 hour ago

        Thanks! I already got rid of Gudmundsson (had 2 FTs this week).

    3. DeadStarComing
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      I actually used a free transfer to remove Tomkins. I wasn't too keen on having him and Wan B. anyway.

      1. Jeremy T
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 hour ago

        Yeah, I wouldn't usually like the double up. I included AWB originally as 4.0 fodder, but he's exceeded expectations. Think I may just hold on and be more prepared for after the international break. Thanks!

    4. ThisTimeNxtYrRodney
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      Defo hold your transfer. You will be better placed next two weeks to select a team for gw5. You could play 3 transfers then for your 4 points.8

      1. Jeremy T
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 hour ago

        Cool, thanks! 🙂