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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. jam
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Well FPLfix gameweek live says I have 56 but I actually have 51.
    So that's annoying to realise.

    1. The Wise Owl
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Any autosubs coming on?

      1. jam
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        3 points for Zaha, no idea how they've added it up wrongly.

        1. The Wise Owl
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Weird!

          1. jam
            • 16 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            I know! My second sub is Ings 8, it's like they've replaced Zaha with Ings and not Neves.

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

    54 points all out after a TC Aguero fail. Ouch. Was 22K before this GW. Not sure how much I will drop, ill take top 75K

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

      Wont drop. But TC chip gone.

      1. SuperMane Returns
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Yep, it could have been worse if not for that Aguero assist, could have been 12 points worse. Nearly a 42 points - yikes.

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

      Top 10k average is only around 51

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

      You'll be fine with that

    4. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Similar to me in terms of total and the TC.
      Last night went from 150k to 67k, expecting a drop to 100k

  3. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    When Son is back, who do you think will drop out? Would it be mad to suggest it'll be eriksen? Moura most threatening player and with trip on set pieces he's as dispensable as he's ever been.

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

      Great question. Don't think Son will come straight back it. Maybe Moura shipped on the hour mark.

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

        Yeah, that's a good shout. Avoid military service and come back to find you've lost your job anyway...

    2. Greenbackbøøg…
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      lol, it won't be eriksen

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

        I'd be surprised, true, but think he's got to play better to justify his place.

    3. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Ali

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

    best two mids for 19m

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

      Mane and Dilva

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

      I would go Mane and Pedro

    3. Ambrosiana Inter
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      For next fix Maddison and sterling

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

      Mane and Moura atm.

  5. crazyyapper
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    salah walcott zaha -> hazard auba fraser?

    1. Ambrosiana Inter
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Too early to think about dropping Zaha...sounds like a transfer dictated by frustration, Walcott too

  6. as33
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Bilva>Moura and Tomkins>Holebas? Holebas price will rise i think.

  7. Differential C (Mark)
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Pereyra and Deeney the new Vahrez

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

      Is holebas Chilwell?

  8. Regin
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Anyone considering sterling? Or rotation risk with cl coming up?

    1. The Wise Owl
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Possible, worth a punt.

    2. Ambrosiana Inter
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I was but sooo expensive, hard to fit in any decent team...the cheap strikers won’t score double digit forever unfortunately

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

      Not for 11mil

  9. Ambrosiana Inter
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    De gea bandwagon starts yet?

    1. tvz32
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I think i will keep him for now. Got other fires to fight

    2. jam
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Not with 5 saves from the last 20 shots

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

    I think the Ticker needs to be adjusted for Watford. No longer a blue fixture for most teams.

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

    Mkhi my only problem.
    Worth selling him (up to 7.1m) for -4?

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

      I'm in the same boat. leaning toward holding

    2. The Wise Owl
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      How is he a problem? Played 3 games and came off the bench, he'll likely play next game.

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

        Every team with a squad with rotate, just need to ride it out.

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

      yeah. think you're right guys. cheers all

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

    1ft, 0.2m itb

    Patricio
    Robertson - Mendy - Alonso
    Walcott** - Mkhitaryan** - Salah - Mane
    Kun - Ings - Zaha**

    Foster - WanBissaka - Peltier** - Stephens

    Would you WC this team?

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

      Very similar to mine!

      Main concerns for me, considering your team, are Walcott, Mkhi and Zaha.

      However I think you should be OK without wildcarding yet

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

      I’m considering it with a similar team, although you have Alonso, which is what’s really hurting me at the moment. Stephens looks like dropping as well.

  13. aidmata
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Foster Fabianski

    Mendy Robertson Shaw Tomkins Wan-B

    Salah Mane Stephens Mkhitaryan Walcott

    Ings Aguero Arnautovic

    1.1 ITB - WC time?

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

      IF you did I'd lose Shaw, Tomkins Mki, Wally and Arnie out of that lot.

      Look at ways of getting Alonso in, Mane/salah v Haz is a decision too, if you can't squeeze both in.

  14. EgyptianKing
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Would you Wildcard this team guys?

    Patricio
    Alonso; Robertson; Mendy
    Mane; Salah; Mkhi; Pedro; Waclott
    Kun; King

    Hamer; Bissaka; Kamara; Peltier

    Cheers!

    1. jam
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Of course not

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

        Thank you for your opinion mate

    2. super zlatan
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      No. Just ship wally.

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

        Very unfortunately I cannot bring Moura without a hit.

        Schurle has a very difficult fixture next GW.

        What do you suggest? Maddison?

    3. Spoox777
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      This one is a "Ooooooh look at how good my team is!!!" post.
      You KNOW you've got no intention of using your wildcard.

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

        Not at all mate!! But thank you anyway.

        I was considering it because of Walcott injury, worries on Mkhi and Pedro rotation, better GKs duo etc.

        Besides, I would like to bring Ings, Mitro and Hazard in, as well as Monreal or Bellerin.

        1. jam
          • 16 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          I'd take a -4 or -8 and not use my WC. Just don't rush into anything with th break coming up.

  15. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    NOBODY ON THIS SITE HAS HOLBAS APPARENTLY

    1. The Wise Owl
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Why are you shouting?

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

      No player with that spelling so makes sense.

    3. Ghost Ship
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Yes. On the bench. Laughing at my double Palace defenders.

    4. Nüno Vippan
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      first sub, but zaha didnt play 🙂

  16. Yankee Toffee
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Quick, everyone sell Salah!

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

      Gladly.

    2. Oven Glover
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Good shout. Out of form, fixtures turning bad and rotation looming.

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

        Ha, ha and ha.

        Please do drop him though, will leave you an absolute scramble to get him back.

        1. Oven Glover
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Haven’t had him this season.

  17. Mortal.Swinbat
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    WC team thoughts?

    Patricio
    Mendy, Alonso, Robertson, Holebas
    Salah, Hazard, Pereyra, Maddison
    Aguero, Mitrovic

    4.0, AWB, Billing, Wilson

    0.0 in bank, wondering if making funds for Richarlison would be good or stick with Maddison?

    1. super zlatan
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Not bad. Love that defence.

    2. Tsparkes10
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I do like that a lot

  18. Eden Wizard
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Terrible lol 48 OUT

    1. super zlatan
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Not terrible. Probably bang on the average.

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

        most likely well above average

  19. Totalfootball
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    How did Lacazette play ?

    1. Ghost Ship
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Dangerous. Winning goal. Assist. Made his point.

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

        Nailed now ?

        1. doublyG
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          You'd hope so. At least until they play stronger teams

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

            However Laca being nailed could affect starts for Mkhi, no?

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

              Maybe but Ozil was pretty dire today.

            2. doublyG
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              7 years, 7 months ago

              You'd think so. Two of Ozil, Ramsey and Mkhi (and to a lesser extent Iwobi)

        2. Ghost Ship
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          No idea. Enery has some secret criteria for deciding who plays.

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

      Decent

  20. BrockLanders
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Evening chaps

    Exact money to do Salah & Peltier to Hazard & Alonso -4?

    Yay or nay?

    1. Pras (FPL)
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Yes

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

      If you have Mane (to provide you some attacking exposure to Liverpool without Salah), then I think is a risky but good and probably rewarding move

    3. Andy Mac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Yay

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

    Spurs conceding 2 against Watford.

    Liverpool could run riot!

    1. super zlatan
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Mané and Salah owner here.
      Tempting to keep them both albeit I was gona ship mané for haz.

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

        Ship Mane ?
        Seriously ?

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

          I just brought Mané and haz in at the expense of salah

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

        Getting out Mane now, in my opinion, may not be the greatest decision. Namely being more than 3m cheaper than Salah...

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

        Haz has got Cardiff at home.

  22. child of God
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Taa >holebas yay or nay

  23. Tsparkes10
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Pickford
    Alonso, TAA, Mendy, AWB
    Salah, Haz, Lucas
    Aguero, Jimenez, Zaha
    (Speroni, Fraser, Kabasele, Odoi)
    1FT 0.7ITB

    Ill be fine for next gw hopefully, just keep tabs on zaha and other things during international... not panicking just yet 🙂

  24. BenDavies
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    60 all out. Happy with that.

  25. mocky666
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    I love you hart 10 points lol

  26. stat
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Shouldn't DDG be on 3 saves?

        1. stat
            7 years, 7 months ago

            Strange, I watched the game and thought he made 3 saves

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

        With fixtures I think Lukaku could be decent. I was going to hold off 2-3 more weeks but even when rusty today he still scored 2. Also seems to avoid rotation fairly well

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

          He is a good pick IMO, certainly better than Aubameyang/Lacazette

        2. zizzou123
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Rotation free but still unsure about United. Burnley shown they would lose to anyone after playing in EL.

      2. Conor Salmon for life
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Kepa - Speroni
        Mendy - Laporte - Alonso - Wan Bis - Bednarek
        Mane - Alli - Maddison - Walcott - Fraser
        Aguero - Lacazatte - Zaha

        Thoughts on this slightly alternative WC team ?

        1. Tsparkes10
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Not keen on Alli, Walcott, Kepa and the double up on city defenders

      3. doublyG
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Is Holebas worth the 0.2 more than Doherty? Need to get rid of Bednarek

      4. OPTA FPL
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Projected rank 153 😉

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

          Humble flex

          1. OPTA FPL
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            1k8 before this gw, activated wc and some people here abused me lol

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

          Is there any site which indicates one's projected ranking ?

          1. OPTA FPL
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            https://www.fantasyfootballfix.com/live/

            you have to log in by your FPL email

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

              Need to pay for premium services to view the predicted rank ?

              1. Wouldiwas Shookspeared
                • 11 Years
                7 years, 7 months ago

                no, its free for now.

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

                  Yea... saw in the gameweek live page. When you say it's free for now....does it mean they will soon make it "pay-to-view" soon ?