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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. TerryVenables
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Change anything from this?
    -Patricio-
    -Mendy-Alonso-Trippier-
    -Mane-Hazard-Moura-Pedro-
    -Aguero-Vardy-Mitro-
    Bench-AWB-Bennett-Hojbjerg

    Planning on Pedro > Richarlison after Chelsea’s next 2 fixtures.

  2. Emiliano Sala
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Trippier worth the risk or go safe with vertonghen/alder?

    1. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I would avoid spurs defender's with cl coming up. But trippier would be my choice

    2. Ghost Gooner
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Vert

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

      Well worth... from Wk 6.

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

      Why bother with Spuds defenders? They've not been good. Won't play United every week. I called a Watford win today

      1. Emiliano Sala
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        So who is the best defender else than alonso robbo and mendy?

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

          Wolves, AWB

    5. Khark
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Very rotation safe.

      Trip assist monster.

      50/50 flip a coin

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

        Vert

    6. AC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Here's another way to look at it. You can play 4-3-3 with trippier or 3-4-3 with a 6.0 mid, at this point from gwk 6 I'm thinking to play 4-3-3 for a while

      1. Emiliano Sala
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        I just don't know whether trippier will start most games or not

  3. Stokelona
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Ederson
    Coleman Mendy Luiz
    Mkhitaryan Hazard Mane Maddison
    Firmino Mitrovic Aguero

    Stek, Wan B, Stephens, Peltier.

    Mkhi and Firmino to Fraser and Lukaku?

    1. Victor6359
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      No, think firmino and mikhi are better

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

      Don’t chase this weeks points.

      Firm and Mkhi seem better going forward IMO

  4. Gentle_Turks
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Wildcard this or hold? I have one FT and 1.0 ITB.

    Foster, Fab
    Robertson, Mendy, Alonso, WB, Peltier
    Salah, Bilva, Mane, Fraser, Stephens
    Kun, Ings, Arnie

    Thanks for your input.

    1. Victor6359
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I’d hold

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

        Thanks. I’d like to hold. Last season I wildcarded in GW8 or maybe 9.

        Anyone else?

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

      Why? It looks pretty good!

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

        Slight paranoia after a fairly ordinary week...

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

      Perhaps change Bilva - but that is it

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

        Agree, he probably has to go.

  5. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    play which gk next gw??
    A)fabianski
    b)Foster

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

      A

  6. Kun, Ayew Nigerian?
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    @TM

    I scored 56. Is that a green or red.

    I had a red from 44 points last night

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

      Small green

      1. Kun, Ayew Nigerian?
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Thanks mate

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

      Impossible to tell.

      You could be first place and have an amazing score of 70 but second place has 90 and you still potentially get a red.

      Depends on your rank, players around you ect...

      1. Kun, Ayew Nigerian?
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        I'll be patient, then. I really hate seeing red arrow during intl break.

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

      Add 3 to the top 10K average, if you beat that, normally a green.

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

        LMS safety score?

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

          Too early.

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

            okay!

      2. Kun, Ayew Nigerian?
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Thanks, The Magician!

        FPLDiscovery: Top10k is 51.7.

        I guess I escaped narrowly by 1.3 points.

        Small green. Cool

        Thanks, once more

  7. Victor6359
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Which combo would you rather have?

    A: hazard, Mane and Firmino

    B: Pedro, Sarah and Auba

    Cheers

    1. Victor6359
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      * Salah

    2. Emiliano Sala
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      A

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

      A

      1. Victor6359
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Cheers lads

  8. ★Kuntheman★
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Any moves worth making for this lot?

    Hart (Hamer)
    Alonso Mendy Robertson Shaw (Wan-Bissaka)
    Salah Hazard Mane Fraser (Guendouzi)
    Aguero Ings (Kamara)
    0.0 ITB

    I was considering Hart>Hennessey but now a little hesitant to make that move. Shaw>Holebas another one I'm looking at. Maybe dropping Salah? Seems everyone is bringing in Hazard for him though, and I already have Hazard. I'd be content with leaving this for another week, interested to hear what everyone thinks!

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

      Nope.

      1. ★Kuntheman★
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Cheers!

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

      Bar a few tweaks that’s good enough for a wildcard team - so I like it.

      I’d roll the transfer as none of the moves worth making are particularly needed so it would be good to bank a transfer.

      1. ★Kuntheman★
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Sounds good. Hart>Hennessey the only one that's kinda on my mind, but Hart seems to be getting minutes for the time being!

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

      nope, good team. very good, in fact.

      1. ★Kuntheman★
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Cheers!

    4. The White Pele
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      why would you drop shaw?

      1. ★Kuntheman★
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Only for Holebas. Watford look decent, not conceding many goals and he's getting plenty of attacking points. I'm not committed to dropping Shaw tho

        1. The White Pele
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          yeah, both have good fixtures too (after next gw). i'd just save the ft.

    5. Ghost Gooner
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I'd go for a more nailed GK now. Hart might get dropped for Heaton, same applies to Hennessy.

      Btw is Kun in the Argentina squad?

      1. ★Kuntheman★
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Kun isn't in the squad. To be fair, Jesus isn't in the Brazil squad either...so no real advantage

        1. Ghost Gooner
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Thanks for the reply. Was worried about injury hopefully he doesn't go to concerts and smoke shisha pipes 😆

  9. Emiliano Sala
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Which one seems better?
    A) kane, lingard, davies and ederson
    B) vardy, sterling, trippier and patricio

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

      B

      1. Emiliano Sala
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Just a little worried about sterling rotation risk. You think trippier a good pick or vertonghen better?
        Thanks

    2. mojoindojo
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      A

    3. Sandy Ravage
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      B

  10. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    to avoid getting priced out, is it worth risking Mkhitaryan + Arnautovic > Hazard + Jimenez (-4)?

    1. Emiliano Sala
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Yes

      1. Sandy Ravage
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Thanks Jacky Boy

    2. wernerhedgehog
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      no

  11. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    If a premium defender did what Holebas did he would be essential..

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

      Like AWB?

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

        Already essential?

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

      Surely would

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

    People having most of the core of Alonso, Robbo, Mendy, Kun, Salah, Mane, if you're planning to WC, who
    all would you get in?

    Seems a waste to WC this week.

  13. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Do you think Moura going to be benched once Son returns?

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

      Rotation

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

      We need Moura information, too Son to tell.

  14. Team Bobcat
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Is the following risk worth the (-8)

    Salah BSilva > Hazard Sterling

    1. Team Bobcat
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      The answer is clearly NO

      Once I read it back it doesn't make sense.

      I will do it in stages for free...

  15. Jonny Sutt
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Anyone else captain Lacazette today? He wasn’t even in the captain pole choice list this week! Feeling pretty smug!

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

      Ha nice

      1. Jonny Sutt
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Big gamble, didn’t think he’d even start! It was make or break for him in my team today. Looks like he made it!

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

    Which move should I look at?

    Option 1 (no Arsenal) (-4):
    Ederson (Hamer)
    Mendy - Robbo - Alonso - AWB (Steve Cook)
    Salah - HAZARD - Fraser - Walcott (Stephens)
    Agüero - MITROVIC (Kamara)

    Option 2 (Mkhi switch) (free transfer):
    Ederson (Hamer)
    Mendy - Robbo - Alonso - AWB (Steve Cook)
    Salah - MADDISON - Fraser - Walott (Stephens)
    Agüero - Aubameyang (Kamara)

  17. George Agdgdgwngo
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Best 5.5m striker?

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

      Still Jimenez over Austin tbh

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

    Eriksen > David Silva no brainer?

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

      Definitely not a no brainer.

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

        CL rotation or faith in Eriksen(really now..)? Can't do hazard.

  19. I Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Already on a -4 but I don't need to WC this right?

    Patricio
    Alonso, Mendy, PVA
    Hazard, Mane, B. Silva, Mkhi, Fraser
    Aguero, Zaha

    Hamer; Robertson, AWB, Kamara.

    Robbo and AWB on the bench looks strong enough in case of any benchings.

    1. Rotation's Alter Ego
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Wouldn't bench Robbo but he'll come in for Zaha anyways if he's out.

      No need for a WC

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

      Member when I told you nope? Member? 😉

  20. HD7
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Hi!

    Salah to Hazard next transfer?

    De Gea
    Mendy Robbo WanB Alonso
    Salah Walcot Mane Jota
    Zaha Aguero

    Subs: Hamer, Tomkins, Hughes, Kamara

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

      Looks decent to me

  21. Daniel Exeter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Peltier - dropping tonight
    Tomkins - dropping tonight
    Walcott - injured should recover
    Bilva - rotation started
    Zaha - injured

    No Alonso

    Would you WC?

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

      You have my blessing.

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

      probably yes

    3. Adro3
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Yeah I'm the same, will have to WC

    4. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Can you remove 2 and get Alonso in for -4?

  22. Henning
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    So 1 ft and 2.6 m in The bank.

    No need to do any transfer until after the break right? Or is there any transfer i should do right away?

    Hennessey Hamer

    Robertson Alonso Mendy Cook Wan-Bissaka

    Salah Mkhitaryan Neves Wallcot Moura

    Aguero Mitrovic Ings

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

      Nice, yeah wait it out

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

    Hey guys, been gone all day, so sorry if I'm repeating a question here.

    In regards to Mkhi, what do we make of his benching? Just regular rotation or do you believe Emery has changed his preferred line up?

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

      He doesn't yet know his preferred starting line-up.

  24. Jolly Good
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Clicked WC to avoid droppers... now repenting 🙁

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

      Enjoy it, 2 weeks of stress free play game around.

  25. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Any thoughts on what to do with Pogba?
    Every week he looks like money I could spend elsewhere

  26. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    It's so easy just wait 1 week and do Walcott to Rich(Wally might still play)

  27. Beautiful Game
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Which combo scores more in the next 4 gameweeks?

    A) Salah + Mkhi/Moura

    B) Hazard + Lacazette

    1. Jonny Sutt
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      B

  28. MrYev
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    So I have had a start to the season that I would have easily taken if offered to me at the beginning of the season, top in all my mini-leagues and fairing fairly well nationally (TOP 25K in UK) yet the projectory of my points per week is worrying.

    GW1- 90, GW 2- 75, GW3- 60, GW 4 - 55, I cannot tell if this is due to my team selection becoming weaker or whether the game weeks have simply been lower scoring.

    Bilva served me well early but I feel should be on his way and my defense is also looking slightly week ( I have mendy/robbo) but shaw/ WB/ adam smith no longer look the best options. Also Salah has been OK... and I am glad I chose him from the off, however with Pools upcoming fixtures and his general performance I am wondering if he is worth it? Yes he is performing very well but no better than a lot of 9mn + options...

  29. Rash
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Some advice on my team please

    Foster
    Robbo mendy Alonso
    Salah mane Bilva Fraser
    Ings Wilson aguero

    Fab awb tomkins Stephens

    1ft 1.5itb

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

      Looks good. Bilva to Dilva seems logical

    2. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Either save ft or transfer out silva maybe to Pedro

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

    Would you WC here? 1FT 0.4itb

    Kepa*
    Mendy, VVD*, Shaw
    Hazard, Salah, Mkhi*, Bilva*, Neves
    Aguero, King*

    (AWB, Kamara*, Bednarek*)

    *Who I'd probably get rid of, maybe Salah too.

    1. ★Kuntheman★
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Only ones I'd be dropping are between Bilva and Mkhi. Rest is decent.