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The Complete Guide to our FPL Gameweek 4 tips and advice

1 September 2018 3160 comments
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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. Matakuko
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 12 months ago

    2FT

    DDG (Lössl)
    Luiz, Mendy, Van Dijk (AWB, Daniels)
    Mané, Mkhitaryan, DSilva, Pedro (Stephens)
    Aguero, Zaha, Firmino

    What do I do with this lot?

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    1. My Name Is Pepu
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      Mane to Azaa

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    2. Chris_White
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      Daniels to Duffy

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    3. Critical Observer
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      DDG to 4.5
      Luiz to Alonso

      Bank the change, re-evaluate after GW4

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  2. b91jh
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 12 months ago

    Thoughts on aguero triple captain?

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    1. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2018/08/31/the-community-round-up-richarlison-and-liverpools-fixtures/?hc_page=10&hc_sort_by=comment_date#hc_comment_18789655

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    2. Woy of the Wovers
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      Not great

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    3. My Name Is Pepu
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      Do it if you have the balls

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      1. Mambino
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 12 months ago

        that chip is for a DGW

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        1. My Name Is Pepu
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 12 months ago

          Ik the majority including myself play it in the DGW.

          But if his gut tells him that Aguero will go mad today and he has the balls to do so, then why not?

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    4. jwong23
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      Go for it

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  3. Blue Gaffer
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 12 months ago

    Bench Wilson or Wan Bissaka?

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    1. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      Wilson for me.

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  4. Breakfast Club launches 11:15am - link now live
    J0E
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 17 Years
    7 years, 12 months ago

    Live Breakfast Club - 11:15
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKxYKQ8pgJ7V8wwh4hLsSXQ/live

    @FFScout_Joe @DavidMunday815 and @FFScout_Granny discuss:

    Our GWK 4 sides
    Granville's wildcard
    Reaction to Mark's GWK 3 Wildcard
    Live reaction to midday team sheets

    #FPL

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    1. Lone Wolf FPL
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      Let's go!

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    2. TAT
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      Will The Breakfast Club start 11:15 every week?
      (depending on deadlines, of course)

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    3. Ginkapo FPL
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      Gonna be amusing if you all have Mane. 😎

      Can feel it in ma blood

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    4. Khark
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      Will be watching.

      Announce a Salah benching to cause chaos

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    5. Amsterhammer
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      Quality love a bit of Granville

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  5. jurgenklopp.8
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 12 months ago

    am right to wait a week to do mane and b.silva to hazard and walcott/siggy?
    would cost -4 this week.

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    1. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      Do it now.

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    2. Mambino
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      take the hit but get siggy not Wally so the differential may compensate for the hit

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  6. The Royal Robin
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 12 months ago

    Duffy v FUL (H) or Fraser v che (A)?

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    1. Chris_White
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      Duffy

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    2. AYLD28
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      Same boat, going Duffy at the mo

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

      Duffy

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  7. waltzingmatildas
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 12 months ago

    I know there is a lot of awb questions, but which would you play out of awb and pva?

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    1. Chilli Heatwave
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      Pva surely

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    2. jurgenklopp.8
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      pva for now

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    3. MTPockets
      7 years, 12 months ago

      pva

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    4. Mattador
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      if you've got both I'd play both

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    5. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      I had this question for three weeks, so sold PVA

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    6. _Make
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      pva

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    7. waltzingmatildas
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      If I play both means benching one of Robertson, mendy, moura etc!

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    8. Richd
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      I’m starting both. But PVA is the obvious choice.

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  8. _Make
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 12 months ago

    Play air waybill, Australian Wheat Board or average white band? Asking for a friend...

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    1. Critical Observer
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      Andre Willas-Boas

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  9. Adzy
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 12 months ago

    Will Arnie out score pedro today?

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    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      maybe

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    2. COLLIN QUANER
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      Maybe, maybe not.

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      1. Mambino
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 12 months ago

        no they'll get exactly the same points

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  10. Tomlette Greggs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 12 months ago

    WC Dilemmas.

    A) Ramsey, Ederson, Wilson, Kante
    or
    B) Zaha, Mkhitaryan, Gundogan, Fabianski?

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    1. jurgenklopp.8
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      B

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    2. Chilli Heatwave
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      A

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    3. thonolan
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      B

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  11. Zoostation
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 12 months ago

    A: TAA

    B: Fraser

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    1. The Royal Robin
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      TAA, a million %.

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    2. Chilli Heatwave
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      A

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    3. OPTA FPL
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      B

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  12. Richd
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 12 months ago

    My 532 looks good. Never thought I’d play this by choice.

    Cue no clean sheets and many 1-1s this week.

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    1. Patch
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      Who are your two mids not playing?

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    2. Richd
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      Kante and the arsenal dude with Curley hair. I’ve also benched Ings.

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      1. Richd
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 12 months ago

        Reply fail

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  13. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 12 months ago

    Luke Shaw, Bah gayne

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  14. Fantasyamateur
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 12 months ago

    Need some last minute advice in this lineup:

    McCarthy
    Robertson - Mendy - Alonso
    Mané - Salah - Neves - Bernardo Silva - Mkhitaryan
    Agüero - Tosun

    Bench: Hamer, Bissaka, Kamara, Peltier.

    Question being, should I play Bissaka instead of Neves?

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  15. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 12 months ago

    Hazard Captainers unite!

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    1. The Overthinker
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      Semi captain allowedx? Tempted to go for him

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    2. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      Couldn’t even fit him in to my wildcard team so Aguero for me.

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      1. Ask Yourself
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 12 months ago

        Wildcarded specifically to fit him in

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        1. Cilly Bonnolly
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 12 months ago

          Couldn’t have him, Aguero, Salah and the holy defensive trinity without a severely weakened team elsewhere. Wasn’t worth it for me. Plus, he’s one of those players who does nothing any time I have him so I’ve developed a bit of a dislike to him anyway.

          Cue a hat-trick.

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    3. child of God
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      I first need assurance kun won't haul

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  16. 1justlookin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 12 months ago

    Changed my mind so many times with who to start between Ings & AWB but i'm deciding to play AWB purely down to ownership. A lot of rivals have AWB so it makes sense to start him in case he scores big.

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    1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      Dat all important ownership. AWB the rank destroyer.

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    2. Fifa las vegas
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      Same as myself. Its a really tough decision though.

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  17. The Overthinker
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 12 months ago

    Agueroooooooooio

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    1. FPL Pillars
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      o/

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  18. Gorbitz
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 12 months ago

    Is Iwobi an option?

    Desperately trying to find the best Richarlison replacement below 6.6.

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    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      No

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    2. Chilli Heatwave
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      Maddison or Fraser

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    3. FPL Pillars
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      Not Iwobi

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    4. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      Everyone has been selling him but I like Jota.

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  19. Mr. Funny Name
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 12 months ago

    Start Duffy or Wilson?

    On Wilson atm

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  20. Chris_White
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 12 months ago

    https://twitter.com/ManCity/status/1035829114572349440

    Sterling start confirmed? 😉

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    1. Oven Glover
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      Fingers crossed

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    2. Ask Yourself
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      This has happened before with the player benched dw

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

      Wally

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  21. Twiggster27
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 12 months ago

    A) Davies & Richarlison > Alonso & Iwobi
    B) Davies & Richarlison > Monreal & Walcott/Pedro
    A or B?
    If B Walcott or Pedro?

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

      B

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  22. Wayne8
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 12 months ago

    WC TEAM
    GTG?

    PAT / hamer

    ALONSO / SHAW / LAPORTE / BELLERIN / wan bis

    SALAH / HAZARD / MIKHI / WALCOTT / Masuaku

    AGUERO / ZAHA / kamara

    Cheers guys.

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

      I would rid of shaw to 4.0 and upgrade Kamera.

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  23. JustPark
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 12 months ago

    Didn't Newcastle a bit hard defensively this season? Last week iinm they were playing 9 at the back.

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  24. batmaniac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 12 months ago

    Is there a breakfast club vid this morning?

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    1. FPL Pillars
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      11.15 GMt

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    2. Ginkapo FPL
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      They were short of bacon. Expect delays

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    3. #FPLBhuna
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      Yrp 11.15

      Granville jonty munday

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  25. Vman
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 12 months ago

    G2G
    Foster
    Mendy Alonso AWB Robertson
    Salah Neves Walcott Mane Bilva
    Aguero

    Hamer/Wikson/Ings/ Stankovic

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    1. thonolan
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      Absolutely

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  26. Adro3
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 12 months ago

    Used my FT. Any advice? Cheers

    https://imgur.com/a/sSPDypT

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    1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      Solid.

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    2. General_Zod
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      gtg

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  27. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 12 months ago

    Good luck all! Think it could be a BIG scoring week 🙂

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  28. The Polymath
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 12 months ago

    How can you play someone who is an anagram of WBA?

    😉

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

      Lame

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  29. General_Zod
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 12 months ago

    Would you play

    A. Steve Cook (Guaranteed 90m v Chelsea)
    B. Wan-Bissaka (Returning 4m rookie home to Soton, game time not guaranteed)

    Cheers.

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  30. Blanka
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 12 months ago

    First on my bench,

    Kamara

    Daniels

    ? Lol

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