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2 September 2018 3734 comments
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After a barnstorming match between Cardiff City and Arsenal on Sunday lunchtime, the two 16:00 BST kick-offs at Vicarage Road and Turf Moor bring Gameweek 4 to an end.

Tottenham Hotspur have made three changes to the side that beat Manchester United last Monday, with Ben Davies (£5.8m), Davinson Sanchez (£5.9m) and Michel Vorm (£4.9m) – in for the injured Hugo Lloris (£5.5m) – the men to come in. Danny Rose (£5.9m) and Eric Dier (£4.9m) drop to the bench.

Sanchez’s inclusion means that Mauricio Pochettino’s side are set to employ a 3-5-2 formation this afternoon, with Lucas Moura (£7.2m) possibly set to join Harry Kane (£12.5m) in attack – as the Brazilian did in the 3-1 win over Fulham. Moura was the second-most-bought player of Gameweek 4, being drafted in by more than half a million Fantasy Premier League managers.

Watford, meanwhile, are unchanged for the fourth successive league match.

The injured Phil Jones (£5.2m) is one of three players to drop out of Jose Mourinho’s starting XI, with Fred (£5.8m) and Ander Herrera (£5.0m) forced to watch on from the bench.

Alexis Sanchez (£10.2m), Marouane Fellaini (£5.0m) and Victor Lindelof (£4.9m) earn a reprieve to the United first team, which looks on paper to be a 4-3-3 following the wing-back experiment of Gameweek 3.

United are yet to keep a clean sheet this season (having recorded a league-high 19 in 2017/18) and David De Gea (£5.9m) – the most-sold goalkeeper of this round – has the worst save percentage of all the Premier League shot-stoppers this campaign.

Having naming an unchanged team for his side’s first three league matches, Sean Dyche has rotated his full-backs, with Charlie Taylor (£4.5m) and Phil Bardsley (£4.4m) replacing Stephen Ward (£4.9m) and Matthew Lowton (£4.9m).

An injury to Johann Berg Gudmundsson (£5.9m) means that 18-year-old Dwight McNeil gets a start on the left flank.

Burnley XI: Hart; Taylor, Tarkowski, Mee, Bardsley; Cork, Hendrick, Westwood, Lennon, McNeil; Wood.

Manchester United XI: De Gea; Valencia, Lindelof, Smalling, Shaw; Fellaini, Matic, Pogba; Lingard, Lukaku, Sanchez.

Watford XI: Foster; Janmaat, Cathcart, Kabasele, Holebas; Hughes, Capoue, Doucoure, Pereyra; Deeney, Gray.

Spurs XI: Vorm; Trippier, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Sanchez, Davies; Dembele, Eriksen, Dele; Lucas, Kane.

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

    What do we think of Tottenham?

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

      What do we think of shi*?

      1. Bielsa's Bucket
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Fertiliser

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

          😀

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

      Not enough squad depth still

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

        HA ha ha. Solid reply

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

      Feel sorry for them

    4. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Kane should just leave

  2. Desperately Seeking Dusan
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Holebas essential.

    Except when I get him and he picks up 5 yellows in straight games.

    1. Whitetiger14
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      This

  3. Texas Pete
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    I should watch laggy streams while on here more often. I bet I could make some money from my mates.

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

    Tempted by Tripper... Aaaaandddd its gone!

  5. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    At least i made the right captain choice and capped my highest scoring player in Aguero 😎

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

      Damn. You must have had a tough week. No Mane or Alonso?

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

        33 points..

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

          No clean sheets, no attacking returns outside of aguero and Robertson assist

  6. badgerboy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Llorente lunging on the sideline.

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

      Moura most likely to leave?

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

    Everyone in my work league has Holebas. Christ.

  8. Bouncebackability
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Benched Hart for Ryan. Thought that was logical. Never mind! Come on Burnley!

  9. dvdguy
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Played AWB instead of Holebas, Micky cameo blocking my Holebas points.

    1. GREEN IS GOOD
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Ouch

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

    Seriously considering Deeney in for Zaha, or Holebas in for AWB. That Hornets run is not bad at all.

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

      Yeh Arnie fixtures worsening so Deeny the rugby player looks a good shout

  11. FISSH
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    COME ON WATFORDDDD

  12. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Lukaku should have 3 goals.

    1. Sasquatch Slayer
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      At least

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

      Easily

  13. The Enlightener
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    F me. Why did I bench Holebas! Ha ha. Good on him anyway.

    1. dvdguy
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      feel your pain brother, that Micky 1 pointer is a kick in the nuts.

  14. David Brains - OH NO!
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Salah and Peltier to Hazard and Mendy? Exact funds... move or wait?

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

    Come on Burnley, you got kicked out of the Europe cup already...don't be embarrassed further by blanking!!!

  16. noahzark22
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    eriksen and gudmnunson out for hazard and maddison?

    1. noahzark22
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      or fraser?

  17. It's Fergie Time
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    thats a penalty

  18. Silecro
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    I just cant wait for FPL Facebook site to post someone's team with Cedric, Hart, Ings, Holebas on bench

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

      And Mkhi with Bilva

  19. SHOOTER MCGINN
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Ings Shaw and Holebas on the bench. Mhki Fraser and AWB raking in the points. A hat trick of bad decisions.

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

      That’s harsh but you’re not alone!

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

      That's awful luck. Must be a great team though.

  20. Limbo
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Zaha out - holebas off the bench saves me. Luckiest move of the year so far.

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

    A Shaw CS and Hart pen save means my pre WC team only fell short of my WC by 7 points. Still feel like I’m better set up for future GWs or I wouldn’t have done it. Still, you hate to see it!

  22. TomSaints
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Give up. Pogba has put it on a plate for Lukaku twice and he's messed up

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

    Mkhi cameo is blocking some serious bench points this week.

    1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Justice

  24. DV8R
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Shout out to those who went for Kabasele over Holebas

  25. Zlat-man
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Bilva, Bavies > Hazard, Bennet (-4)
    Exct cash until one of then rises.

    Good move ?

    1. Texas Pete
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Yup, depending on the rest of the def.

  26. darkmatt3r
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    What a week played wc brought in Wally Mika and Zaha ffs haha

    Any news on Wally and Zaha?

    1. korbendallas82
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Unlucky. Really. All 3 good pics in my opinion.

  27. L'Aeroplanino
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    WC?

    Fab Foster
    Alonso Robertson Mendy Tomkins AWB
    Salah Hazard Mkhitaryan Fraser Stephens
    Kun Zaha Ings

    1. DR0GBA
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      What would you even change..?

    2. jdp219
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      That the current team, or the one you'd bring in?

  28. Bolivian Seaman
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    It's amazing what the europa league does to clubs, especially the smaller clubs

  29. Ibralicious
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Man just wants his hattrick

  30. Sasquatch Slayer
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Lukaku doesn’t have Pogba in his team