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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. AzzaroMax99
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    41 pts. I'm all on red!
    Thank you Emery, you &^%$ $%^&!!!

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

      True

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

      Did he bench the wrong players for you?

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

    What did top 10k average increase by today

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

      Very little.

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

        So my Mhki 1 + Doherty 6 autosub = 7 should mean another boost from yesterday? Around 500k currently

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

          I'd say so

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

          Overall went up 11.

  3. Pukki Party
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Foster
    Alonso Mendy TAA WB
    Salah Bernardo Maddison
    Aguero Firmino Arnautovic

    Hamer Hughes Peltier Richarlison

    0itb 2ft Bernardo to Pedro and save the other transfer for now look ok?

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

    Which two are most essential right now out of these 4....

    A) Salah
    B) Mane
    C) Hazard
    D) Auba

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

      Don’t know about essential but A & C would be my choice.

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

      C, B, D, A

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

      I don't know about essential, but it ain't D

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

        Interesting mix of opinions I guess! I’m currently thinking AC

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

          I've got ABC in my team, and Aguero. Can't see myself dropping any one of them.

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

            Who are your other strikers then?

    4. kinghenry14
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      none of these are essential but if i had to pick 2 it would be B and C

  5. Srv210
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Watford : couldn't watch game vs spurs ,result was a little odd but Watford are performing well ...but wanted to ask from people who watched the game did they play well or spurs were bad??

    Thinking about holebas, Pereira as assets after their fixtures turn.

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

      With holebas being on set pieces, he is a great asset at the moment. No need to wait for fixture turns

      I don't think spurs are anywhere near their best but Watford also played well

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

      Watford played amazingly well in the second half

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

      Spurs controlled the first half but just couldn’t do much with the ball, Kane & Alli missed good chances they would usually bury (both from yards out). Moura looked sharp playing almost alongside Kane.

      Watford played extremely well second half, organisation on set pieces is key for them so Holebas is proving a great pick. Third highest scoring defender....

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

    Sorry for repost, bottomed last page

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

      I'd WC

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

      You're crazy if you're thinking of getting rid of Salah. I wouldn't WC at this stage with the team you currently have.

  7. Ribus
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Still possible to see if rival is on WC? Cant find it anymore.

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

      No. 0 transfers made and team value + money in the bank changing around and going up and down gives it away though.

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

      Only team value/money in bank changes.

  8. kinghenry14
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    safe transfer and just monitor walcott right? 1FT 0ITB

    ryan
    alonso mendy awb
    salah haz dilva walcott
    kun mitro king

    button bennett doherty gunnarsson

    cheers

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

      I have King and looking to get rid at the moment, rest is good

      1. kinghenry14
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        whoops king is wilson

  9. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Who wins:

    A. 54pts all out

    B. 61pts all out

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

      Depends

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

      61 pts with Walcott?

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

        Do not mention him, please.

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

          Theo 'FPL Honeytrap' Walcott takes another victim!

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

            😀

            Filthy troll...

    3. GAMBIT
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Tough one. Too close to call

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

      Humble brag

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

      A has a shot if he slips B a tenner

    6. A.T
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Too close to call. Wait for the update.

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

      easy B

  10. rjcv177
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Even with a good start...feeling worried about this team. Would u WC this?

    Fab, foster
    Alonso, mendy, robbo*, a.smith*, awb
    Mane, mkhy*, bilva*, wally*, stephens*
    Kun, auba, king

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

      I would want Hazard but I don’t think it needs a WC. Maybe it does because of the inexpensive mids, though.

      1. rjcv177
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Yeah. Cant get haz for a hit unless i sell mane or auba.

        Other option is mkhy+bilva to pedro/fraser/maddison (combo of 2)

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

          Hmm. I don’t like Mkhi but Fraser, Maddison and Pedro are good picks imo. Pedro might (just might) be enough Chelsea attack together with Alonso.

          1. rjcv177
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            Thkx. Very encouraging thinking cheap might keep up with premium 😉 well a mane owner here betting against salah from d start

    2. EMERGING STAR
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      No. I am trying to get that front 3 !
      Would suggest to ship Mkhi and Robbo and take care of Bilva and Wally in coming weeks

      1. rjcv177
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Thkx. Robbo benched next gw and sold for gw6 (almost sure rotation) for trippier or monreal

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

      What’s wrong with robbo?

      1. rjcv177
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        No CS on next 3 or 4, and rotation big issue for the easy gw6

      2. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Nothing wrong with Robbo....people knee jerking on his fixtures.....

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

      Should have WC a week ago, looks like you're chasing now after this week

      1. rjcv177
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Thkx for the input...but having bilva, mkhy on bench and now wally inj wasn't on the books

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

    DDG, PvA > Patricio, Alonso -4?

  12. Slitherene
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Firmino price likely to fall tonight?

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

    Iv activated my wildcard!

    Salah has gone

    Thoughts please on this team
    Hennessy foster
    Alonso robbo mendy holebas wanb
    Richarl hazard mane fraser moura
    Aguero mitrovic deeney

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

      Why have you got Rich lmao

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

        Because he only misses one more game and il save my transfer the following week not having to get him in

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

          He plays Arsenal on his return though. Hardly an easy fixture. Just get someone else and then transfer him in after the Arsenal game.

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

            Fair point but I can see him scoring against arsenal to be honest

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

            He is also a cert to play unlike players like pedro and mkhy

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

      Not a lot!

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

        Salah is a must in my eyes. You generally get what you pay for in life, go without Salah and you'll pay the price in the long run

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

          Salah has tough fixtures for the foreseeable il take the risk.. if he starts running riot again il take a couple of hits and remove mane. But in the mean time iv got alot of big hitters that will make up if not beat his points until then

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

      Very nice... arsenal coverage?

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

        I dont trust any arsenal players to be honest. Defence are poor. Had mikhy and will never have him again. Laca and auba arent worth having in my opinion. Too inconsistent and anyones guess who plays and scores each week between them two

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

    dunno what to do with peltier . Annoying drop.Is it worth a swap to bennet as he has nice fixtures in next 5 or is it an unnecessary move just for price drops.Is it worth?Plus is bennet nailed

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

      Waste of a transfer imo.

      1. kinghenry14
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        this

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

        agree but dunno y the hell a 4.0 mil defender gets a price drop.Y are people bothered to transfer him out.So annoying

        1. Do I Not Like Orange
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          There's usually room for a never playing 3.9 defender on your bench. Mbemba sat there for about 6 months on mine last season.

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

      Depends how much you need the 0.1-0.2??

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

        dont need it now.Might need in future

  15. Chandler Bing
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    What to do here?

    Begovic* Hamer*
    Mendy Alonso Wan-Bissaka
    Walcott* Salah Mane Mkhitaryan*
    Hudson-Odoi*
    Aguero Zaha* Wilson 1.9M ITB

    A. Salah -> Hazard
    B. Zaha and Mkhitaryan -> Bobby Reid and Hazard (-4)
    C. Mkhi and Walcott -> Hazard and Hughes (-4)
    D. Peltier -> Laporte
    E. Wildcard

    1. Chandler Bing
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Peltier* Kabasele* are the other defenders

  16. EMERGING STAR
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    How will you fit Kun into this team keeping Salah?
    Ready to lose Bobby and Robbo till GW9.

    Fabianski
    Mendy Robbo Alonso Sakho AWB
    Salah BSilva Pedro Fraser Stephens
    Auba Firmino King 0.0 ITB

    1. Auba + Robbo => Aguero + Holebas + 0.9
    2. Firmino + Robbo ==> Aguero + 4.2(Bennet?)
    3. Firmino + BSilva ==> Aguero + Milner/Neves

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

    Please everyone... do sell salah

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

      I'm loving it. People ain't watching Liverpool play 😆

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

      Please stop.

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

        Why? I want to pick him up at about 12 mill in a couple of weeks 😉

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

    If the situation comes out such that I have double Crystal Palace defence next week it's not a disaster right?

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

      Without Tomkins and Zaha, having any Palace coverage is a disaster

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

        Soooo True!

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

        Any Tomkins news? Do I need to sell?

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

      Far from one..

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

    Which combo do you think scores more in the next 4 gameweeks?

    A) Salah + Mkhi/Moura

    B) Hazard + Lacazette

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

      B

    2. Chandler Bing
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      B

    3. kinghenry14
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      b

    4. Touré De Force
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Salah + Moura

  20. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Back from my 1 hour ban... So what did i miss? 😀

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

      😯 😆

      What for Chuckster?

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

        for posting Lolba.... 😮 😀

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

          😆

          After the peno miss?

          But no @ so technically not ban worthy....

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

            Ban for mod who banned you?

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

            yeah after that peno miss... both lol+player name and lol@ posts are moderated these days.... I feel sorry for those mods... 🙁

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

              This

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

          😆 seriously? Which angry mod had Pogba in their team?

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

      Why?

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

      Racism-gate.

  21. el polako
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Hardest thing now will to be resist the temptation of tinkering with my squad for 13 days. Will need some distraction, I may even try to rebuild my social life and check how my kids are doing.

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

    I have Bilva and Micky, do I keep them both, upgrade one or replace both? £1m ITB. I really want Hazard but it would leave me with two -£5m midfielder

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

      You can't have everything. If you are want hazard then sacrifices have to made somewhere. Better off getting one 4.5 then another upti 5.5 mids

  23. Dušan Citizen
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Richarlison falling tonight?

  24. Spartac Mac
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Madison or Pedro?

    Suspect Pedro rotation with Champions League upcoming.

    Thanks.

    1. el polako
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Maddison.
      Chelsea is not in CL btw.

  25. nkhoughton
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    How's this wc draft? 0.5itb

    Foster
    TAA Mendy Alonso
    Hazard Mane Walcott Pedro
    Aguero Firmino Mitrovic

    Hamer Stephens Bennett Wan bisaka

    1. S.Kuqi
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Would rather have Fraser than Walcott

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

        Or maddison

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

        How's the rest look?

        1. S.Kuqi
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Nothing wrong with it

  26. A.T
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    What % of posters are selling Salah would you guess?

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

      15%

      1. A.T
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        I thought it would be higher.

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

          Nah the % of posters talking about selling salah is very high, the % actually going through with it is considerably less

    2. Touré De Force
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      < 10%

  27. Jumbosausage
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    When do the points from the bench get added? My overall score isn't showing Maddisons 5 that should have added on in place of Zaha

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

      At the update in the next hour.

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

        ty

  28. S.Kuqi
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Think I'll keep Salah. Don't want to go for gw6 without him.

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

      He will go gw6 without you

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

    Lingard or fraser?

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

    Hey, Bilva>Moura and Tomkins>Holebas? Holebas price will rise?

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

      Wait for Holebas' fixtures to get better