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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. Stevie B
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 1 day ago

    Is Bennett (Wolves) nailed? Thank you!

    1. OPTA FPL
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 1 day ago

      no

    2. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 day ago

      No -find extra for Doherty (4.4) or Boly (4.5)

    3. Bielsa's Bucket
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 day ago

      In my opinion he is.

      1. Bielsa's Bucket
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 1 day ago

        Neither Saiss, Dendoncker are CBs, they are DMs - Castro and Vinagre are LBs.

        1. jomikijiq
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 1 day ago

          Dendocker plays both DM and CB

          1. Bielsa's Bucket
            • 14 Years
            8 years, 1 day ago

            But he isn't a natural CB. Even asked amongst Belgium fans, they believe he is best played in a DM/CM role. I don't see him ousting Bennett, one of the few players amongst the Wolves squad with Premier League experience under his belt, two seasons with Norwich.

  2. OldBenKenobi
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 day ago

    So long Auba....it’s been long over due

    1. Please Help I Don't Kn…
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 day ago

      Glad I kept the faith. Expect him to start hauling soon now.

    2. Ghost Gooner
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 day ago

      Why get rid now?

      1. OldBenKenobi
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 day ago

        Need Aguero. Auba did nothing today really...

        1. Fantastisk
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 1 day ago

          He outscored Aguero lol

  3. Emiliano Sala
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 day ago

    Bottomed
    Lingard or fraser??

    1. OldBenKenobi
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 day ago

      Fraser

    2. Better Call Paul
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 day ago

      Fraser

    3. Ghost Gooner
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 day ago

      F

  4. LewanGOALski
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 1 day ago

    Trying to break the template a bit in my WC.
    Thoughts on this? Or too punty on the likes of Pedro / Fraser / Kaku / Jimenez

    Hennessey - 4.0
    Alonso - Mendy - Robertson - AWB - Bennett
    Hazard - Mane - Pedro - Fraser - Billing
    Aguero - Lukaku - Jimenez

    1. Better Call Paul
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 day ago

      Hardly breaking the template mate

    2. OPTA FPL
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 1 day ago

      very good team

    3. KGFC
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 day ago

      Not sure about Pedro. Like Kaku & Jimmy, thinking myself.

      1. LewanGOALski
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 1 day ago

        Pedro for the next 2, and then Richarlison in for FUL at home for him - that’s the current plan

    4. Strchld
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 day ago

      Im on WC also and pick Lukaku with those fixtures.

  5. Jonny Sutt
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 day ago

    What are people doing with these two bench buddies?

    Bilva and Micky?

    1. Ghost Gooner
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 day ago

      Last chance saloon for Bilva

  6. Please Help I Don't Kn…
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 day ago

    Zaha and Eriksen to Wilson and Hazard (-4)? Can't do the move with Mitrovic sadly.

    1. BenDavies
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 day ago

      yes

  7. OPTA FPL
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 1 day ago

    how accurary is FPl discovery? Projected rank 51 lol. Not being casual I may win it this year

    1. child of God
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 day ago

      Easy bro, don't get ahead of yourself, still a long way to go

      1. Fantastisk
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 day ago

        This. Only a casual gets carried away.

        1. Ibralicious
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 1 day ago

          You seem like a casual tbh

          1. Fantastisk
            • 8 Years
            8 years, 1 day ago

            It takes one to know one buddy.

    2. A.T
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 day ago

      How do you do that?

  8. Speédy
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 day ago

    Worth wildcarding if a -8 is sorting the team out?

    1. Whats the Mata?
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 day ago

      Nope. Maybe just a -4 this week and ft next.

    2. OPTA FPL
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 1 day ago

      depend which player you want to get

    3. Cok3y5murf
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 day ago

      No. Everyone here would trade 8 points for an extra wildcard if possible

    4. Darth_Krid
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 day ago

      I took a -8 this week instead of WC and it paid off massively. If you've had a decent start (top 100-200k) then I reckon you've got enough in the kitty points-wise to splash out rather than waste the precious WC.

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

        same this

  9. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 day ago

    JeSuisChucky

    #freethechuck #nobanchucko

    1. Robe Wan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 day ago

      Make chuck great again

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 1 day ago

        😀

    2. Chucky
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 day ago

      😀 This might get you banned....

    3. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 day ago

      What the Chuck is going on?

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 1 day ago

        Chuck victimisation.....

        #chuckgate #chucklolban #chuckforUN

        1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 1 day ago

          (C)huckguerooooo

    4. Better Call Paul
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 day ago

      # Who gives a chuck

      1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 day ago

        The mods don't :wow:

  10. Lecky Legs FC
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 day ago

    My team as it stands:

    Patricio
    AWB Boly Kabasele
    Dilva Eriksen Pedro Salah
    Aguero Firmino Murray

    Subs:Ryan, Stephens,Tomkins & Peltier

    1 FT 0.3 ITB

    Is it best to WC now during the international break?

    1. Ghost Gooner
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 day ago

      I'd WC

      1. Lecky Legs FC
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 day ago

        Yeah got two weeks now to to keep with my squad and get it's TV up

  11. AC Me Rollin
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 day ago

    Can Watford win the league

    1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 day ago

      Better chance than Leicester had..

    2. BenDavies
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 day ago

      no

    3. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      8 years, 1 day ago

      no

    4. Fantastisk
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 day ago

      No

    5. The White Pele
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 day ago

      nope

    6. Fantastisk
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 day ago

      Just like Tottenham Hotspur winning the Premier League, ain't gonna happen.

    7. Kamara Police
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 day ago

      can they ?...yes
      will they ?..no

  12. Steve McCroskey
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 1 day ago

    Would you wildcard this bunch? Worried about not having Alonso whilst all my rivals do.

    De Gea/Hamer

    Mendy/Robertson/AWB/Cedric/Boly

    Salah/Mane/Walcott/Pedro/Stephens

    Kun/Arnie/King

    1. Rash
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 day ago

      Not worth a WC imo. Can you get him with a hit?

      1. Steve McCroskey
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 1 day ago

        just about I think. Could do Salah > Haz and Cedric > Alonso

        1. Rash
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 1 day ago

          Would downgrading DDG provide enough funds?

  13. Wizard of Ozil
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 1 day ago

    Is it knee jerk to Wildcard already?
    Have Zaha, Cairney, Tomkins and Bernardo Silva who was benched

    Yes or no.

    Rest is

    Mendy ,Robertson, Alonso AWB
    Salah,mane, Lucas moura
    Aguero and The lesser spotted Kamara
    Fabianski Stekelenberg
    0 ITB

  14. OldBenKenobi
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 day ago

    Auba + Zaha > Aguero + Mitro -4?
    (got exact funds)

    Hart
    Mendy Trippier Davies TAA
    Salah Sterling Maddison
    Auba Zaha* Arnie

    Hamer** AWB Billing Stephens

    1. Robe Wan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 day ago

      Yrs

    2. Emiliano Sala
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 day ago

      yes

  15. Harmonica1967
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 day ago

    Does this need a wildcard or a points hit to sort out/beat the price rises? Zaha, Walcott, Daniels all presenting problems and a -8 seems a bit much.

    Kepa
    Alonso-Mendy-Robbo-AWB
    Salah-Mane-Pedro-Walcott
    Aguero-Zaha
    Speroni-Kennedy-Daniels-Kamara
    1 FT, 0.1 ITB

  16. Legohair
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 day ago

    Anyone WC this team???

    Fab-Foster
    Mendy-Robbo-Pereira-Doherty-W-B
    Salah-Mane-Mkhi-Walcott-Ward
    Aguero-Zaha-Tosun

  17. sminkypinky
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 1 day ago

    Getting Alonso tonight with Wilson. I need to rid Zaha or Arnie. So any news on Zaha?

    1. OPTA FPL
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 1 day ago

      no

    2. Cok3y5murf
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 day ago

      Alonso in the Spain squad for the international break, so do it at your own risk.

      1. sminkypinky
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 1 day ago

        Cheers

  18. The Baby-faced Assassin
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 1 day ago

    Which one would you do?

    A) Mahrez > Pedro
    B) Salah (have Mane) > Hazard & Mahrez > Fraser (-4)

  19. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 day ago

    Didn't watch the United game, time to cash in the .1 profit on Pogba? He's a bit useless if he doesn't have pens now.

    1. OPTA FPL
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 1 day ago

      he is useless even he has pens now

      1. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 day ago

        I'm talking from a fpl perspective. 8m is good value for a top 6 regular pen taker plus the odd assist here and there. Without pens he isn't of much use.

        1. Fantastisk
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 1 day ago

          He missed

          1. Team Cruel
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 1 day ago

            That's kind of why I'm asking the question. If he still is on pens then I don't mind keeping. If he isn't then he isn't of much use.

    2. Robe Wan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 day ago

      He’s useless with pens

  20. Udo
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 day ago

    May I ask for advice in terms of Rich, is he able to drop in price now, or is he locked? As I understand he could drop now, but I am a bit confused tbh.

    1. OPTA FPL
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 1 day ago

      he is not locked until flag is removed

      1. Udo
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 day ago

        So he will drop when he's reaching the -100% as anybody else?

    2. CloudSky
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 day ago

      He can drop.

      1. Udo
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 day ago

        Thank you, now I just need to find a replacement for him.

  21. Scotty B
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 day ago

    Sell Zaha or wait?

    1. Fantastisk
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 day ago

      Sell

    2. Udo
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 day ago

      Sell, I read somewhere that he might be out for 3 weeks, or even longer.

    3. Rust Cohle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 day ago

      With varying reports of groin injury versus injured abductor, I wonder if he has a hernia. If so, he could have an extended absence.

  22. Emiliano Sala
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 day ago

    best defender else than robbo alonso mendy ?

    1. Fantastisk
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 day ago

      None

    2. The Baby-faced Assassin
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 day ago

      Looking like Holebas

    3. OPTA FPL
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 1 day ago

      whoever scores most points this week

    4. Yellin' in my Ear
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 day ago

      Haha, just thinking the same (to sell Bavies). Considering Azpi for a double up keeping it premium, or maybe one of the Watford guys.

      1. Emiliano Sala
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 day ago

        good idea but chelsea's fixtures are getting hard

        1. Yellin' in my Ear
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 1 day ago

          True, fixture wise potentially (and whisper it quietly), maybe Shaw....?

          1. Emiliano Sala
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 1 day ago

            young competition ?

  23. Toblerone52 - Zlatan Ibra-H…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 day ago

    Average for top 10k looks to be 51

    45 Overall

    per FPL discovery

    1. OPTA FPL
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 1 day ago

      wtf you're my rival this year 😉

      1. OPTA FPL
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 1 day ago

        323p?

        1. Toblerone52 - Zlatan Ibra-H…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 1 day ago

          No I mean the average is 45 overall points mate. I'm way down at 50k :')

        2. AnfieldLad
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 1 day ago

          You're on 323 points?

  24. bigdip
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 day ago

    Fabianski (Patricio)
    Robertson, Mendy, AWB (S.Cook,Peltier)
    Haz Salah (C), Walcott Mkhi (Cairney)
    Arnie, Aguero King

    1FT with 0mn ITB

    Thoughts on what to do as I have Mkhi and Walcott and no Alonso.

    Thanks

    1. Ibralicious
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 day ago

      Had the same issue and I WC'd but make sure you consider everything else before doing the same.

  25. The Final Boss
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 day ago

    Guys suggestion needed....

    Patricio foster

    Mendy robbo AWB petlier* Luiz
    Salah mane mikhi moura cairney*
    Ings Kun zaha*.

    a)Wc or not?
    B)if not should I save the transfer (0 itb).

    TIA

    1. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 day ago

      B just monitor Zaha injury, you could easily switch to likes of Mitrovic if he is out

      1. The Final Boss
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 day ago

        Thanks mate..

  26. Jonny Sutt
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 day ago

    Bilva and Micky -> Hazard and Hughes

    1. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 1 day ago

      Could work out

  27. jumbob
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 day ago

    Hi!
    I’m considering activating a WC before next gw, but i’ve got questions about this:
    1. Is it smarter to activate the WC now incase of potential price-drops or is this irrelevant?
    2. Would I get my team-value to spend, or is it regular transfers? F.ex sometimes when i transfer a 6,8 valued mid, i’ll be able to sell him for only 6.6.
    Cheers

    1. Better Call Paul
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 day ago

      1. If you are going to do it activate it now
      2 you would get team value to spend (assuming you got them in before price rises

    2. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 day ago

      1. Now
      2. Regular transfers. Sell value is what matters.

  28. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 day ago

    Holebas essential?

    1. Better Call Paul
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 day ago

      I think if he gets another haul against United he will be going in my team fo sure

  29. BAMBAA
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 day ago

    Peltier -> Doherty tonight or take the 0.1 drop and play VVD + save transfer? Exact 4.4 to use for the transfer and no other worries in the team at least before the internationals..

  30. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 1 day ago

    Currently have Bilva, Daniels and Kabasele in my team...any suggestions for replacements? Think Daniels may drop tonight...Boly?