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

    If anyone needs any super hot takes i'm here for you.

    1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Best singer of all time excluding Luis Suarez?

        1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          😆

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

      Thanks bro.

  2. DT42
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    What’s your playing style?
    When you are faced with a 50/50 decision, do you go with the differential, or go with the crowd?
    A. Differential Hazard
    B. Safe Aguero?

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

      The risk of not captaining Aguero in this case is too great for me.

    2. Jeremy T
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Depends how passionately I feel the differential will score well. Usually B though

      1. DT42
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Thanks. Switched to Aguero and instantly felt like a coward!!
        Time to roll the Dice of Eden!!

  3. Thomas M.
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Start Wilson or AWB?

    1. Effe
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      AWB

    2. Alonso The Great Midfielder
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      go for attaker

    3. KickIt
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Currently on AWB

  4. Alonso The Great Midfielder
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    So i have two to pick out of four player to play. Which two should i choose?
    a)B.silva
    b)Ings
    c)Hughes
    d)Awb

    1. Mr. Funny Name
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      A and d

    2. Jeremy T
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      A and D in my opinion

    3. Long ball Larry
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      AD

    4. AIRMILES
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      a'n'd

  5. Michu at De Gea Ba
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Play 1.

    A) Bellerin
    B) Robbo

    1. The Overthinker
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Bellarin

    2. northernbolt
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Bellerin

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

      Lol wow Bellerin over robbo

      These muppets above have lost their marbles

      Robbo 500%

    4. Long ball Larry
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      B

  6. The Overthinker
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Have the Aguero rumours started yet!?

    1. Paul Psychic Octopus
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      As Garth Crooks once said (supposedly), "What rumour's that Jimmy?"

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

      Confirmed Kun not in (Cardiff) City squad today

      1. Pep says
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

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        You're funny

    3. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      SHISHAAAAAAAAAAAA

  7. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Those with 4.5/4.4 mids. Who you gone for?

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

      Billing

      1. Mr. Funny Name
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        This

      2. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        On him too atm. Just not sure he's nailed enough

    2. kawaiii
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Billing, check the stats

    3. Ady87
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Geundouzi

    4. CloudSky
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Westwoody.

    5. Jeremy T
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I've had Gunnarsson sat uselessly on my bench 🙁
      Think Billing would be my pick now

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Thanks all

  8. Paul Psychic Octopus
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Grateful for any quick opinions.....

    Best triumvirate?

    A. Mitrovic, Mane, Salah,
    B. Kane, Mane, Miki (or other 7.1m MID)
    C. Mitrovic, Salah, Alli/Eriksen

    (with Moura, Kun etc.)

    1. The Overthinker
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      B

    2. Effe
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      A

    3. Ady87
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I quite like B but you'll get lots of A's.

    4. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      A

    5. Paul Psychic Octopus
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Thanks guys (and girls?)

      I'm on B, but living without Salah is living in tense times....

  9. MGD
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Okay - so Arnautovic will play? The Team News article was a bit fuzzy

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

      Yeah he’s confirmed fit

    2. Optic1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      He will.

  10. Ady87
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Show me your Non-Salah teams. Want to know if I'm doing it right.

    1. The Overthinker
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Check out my link

      1. Ady87
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Not a bad squad at all! What changes you made this GW?

        1. The Overthinker
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Replaced DDG with ederson

    2. KickIt
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      If you have a non-Salah team you are doing it wrong

      1. Ady87
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Ederson
        Alonso Mendy Robbo
        Hazard Mane Wally Mkhi
        Aguero(c) Zaha Wilson

        I'll take my chances!

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

          Does look good I will admit but Salah's effective ownership will kill you if he does something, which is a high probability each week. Although I plan to have virtually the same team with Salah from next week onwards. 🙂

        2. DT42
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Mine is the same but with Dilva over Wally

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

        He hasn't hauled so far and has tricky fixtures upcoming.

        You can talk about how he's consistently delivered around 8 PPG against the likes of West Ham, Palace and Brighton but I'd want a lot more if I'm spending 13m.

        Plus you can spread the funds and get better players.

        I'd rather have Aguero (c) + Hazard instead of Salah (c) + Arnautovic.

        And Aguero's ownership is inching closer to 50%, so not long until the 'high ownership' scare-mongering goes down the drain.

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

          Thing is you can have Aguero (c) and Salah and Hazard....

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

            I'd prefer having a good team overall 🙂

    3. Paul Psychic Octopus
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Foster, Hennessey
      Shaw, Mendy, Alonso, Bennett, AWB
      Mane, Moura, Neves, Miki, Walcott
      Kane, Kun, Wilson

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

      Hennessy, Hamer

      Shaw, Alonso, Mendy, TAA, AWB

      Hazard, Dilva, Mkhitaryan, Pedro, Hughes

      Aguero, Aubameyang, Kamara

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

      Fabianski
      Alonso Mendy AWB
      Hazard Mane Mkhi D.Silva
      Arnie Aguero Wilson

      Foster TAA Cairney Peltier

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

    Mané not expected to feature at Anfield today?

    1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Who are you asking and what are you asking as well.

    2. Salahlulijah
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Shaqiri?

      1. Bobbyg1
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        No,Playing at Leicester

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

      What makes you say that?!

    4. Cok3y5murf
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      No, just sold him

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

      Its confirmed he won’t feature at Anfield today

      1. Jsadler95
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        By who?

    6. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Cantt believe you caught so many 😕

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

      Source please

      1. nisag17
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Relax. Liverppol not playing at anfield. That is why the post is not being deleted.

  12. Ronnies
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Play 1.

    A) AWB - home to Soton
    B) Ings - away to Palace

    Thanks guys.

  13. Papasthathopolous
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Play one :
    A) Neves (West Ham away)
    B) Hughes (Spurs Home)
    C) King (Chelsea Away)

    First to three wins

    1. Effe
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      A

    2. northernbolt
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Neves... Hammers look shocking

    3. Stockport Hatter
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      A

  14. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Yesterday: Leroy Sane has been left out of the squad for tomorrow’s game according to the usually reliable @MCFCBaller
    Today: MCFCBaller so called City ITK has deleted his account

    Did Pep kill the mole?

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

      No great loss, he wasn't even very accurate.

  15. Whats the Mata?
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Any late news on Ings?

    Is he starting?

  16. nzkiwi103
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Got Cech
    Robertson Mendy WBissaka
    Salah Mkhitaryan Fraser Neves
    Aguero Firmino King

    Worth doing a -8 for Richarlison > Hazard and Firmino > Mitrovic or Arnautovic?

  17. Jaok
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    repost: GTG?

    Patricio
    Mendy Robertson Shaw AWB
    Salah Mane Maddison BSilva
    Aguero Tosun

    Foster Kamara Tomkins Richarlison 1.ft 0.itb

    or do a -4.. Bsilva + Rich -> Walcott + Mkhi?

  18. kawaiii
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    When does breakfast club start ?

    1. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      11.15

      1. kawaiii
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Cheers

      2. The Overthinker
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        30 mins from now?

  19. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Anyone else captaining Salah over Kun?

    1. Alonso The Great Midfielder
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      if not liverpool play early, i would considered

  20. TAT
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Play Fraser(CHE) or Stephens(FUL)?

    1. temo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Fraser

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

        Thanks!

  21. Frank Koscielny
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Play Foster (Spurs home) or Patricio (West Ham away)?

  22. temo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Play
    A Jorginho
    B Wan-Bissaka

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

      WankyBiscuit

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

      B

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

      Obi Wan Bissaka

    4. temo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Thanks!

  23. Jsadler95
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Should I play:
    A) Patricio vs West Ham away
    B) Fabianksi vs Wolves home

    Thanks

    1. temo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      B

  24. NilSatisNisiOptimum78
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Any Kun triple captainers out there? Considering it..

    1. Jsadler95
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Not worth it imo. As much as his record against them is mental, they will park the bus just like at Chelsea so there is way too much risk for me in TCing him.

    2. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Would be tempted but played WC so can't

      1. NilSatisNisiOptimum78
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Thanks for the link dude

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

      Yeah im playing. although Newcastle will park the bus city have Mendy so won't be trying to play through the middle like Chelsea. Aguero the likely beneficiary

  25. The Red Devil
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    start 2-
    Fraser
    King
    AWB

    TIA

  26. lalua
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Play Iwobi or AWB?

  27. The Overthinker
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Start AWB or Fraser?

  28. shredder
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Morning all. Final decision of the week. Need a 4.5 mid who will play this week. Appreciate any help
    1. Masuaka
    2. Schnederlin
    3. Westwood
    4 Mendy
    Cheers

    1. Mr. Funny Name
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Billing

    2. Alonso The Great Midfielder
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      masuaku

      1. shredder
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Cheers. At least he'll play

  29. kawaiii
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Adam Smith, Billing or Stephens first sub ?

    1. Mr. Funny Name
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Bill

      1. kawaiii
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Thanks

  30. LD
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Hi all, am I g2g?

    Foster
    Alonso mendy Robbo AWB
    Salah (vc) Mane mkhi Walcott
    Aguero (c) Zaha

    Begovic Fraser Bennett Kamara

    0.4 ITB

    1. Ady87
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Looking good