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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. Stevie B
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Is Bennett (Wolves) nailed? Thank you!

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

      no

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

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

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

      In my opinion he is.

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

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

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

          Dendocker plays both DM and CB

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

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

    1. Please Help I Don't Kn…
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

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

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

      Why get rid now?

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

        Need Aguero. Auba did nothing today really...

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

          He outscored Aguero lol

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

    Bottomed
    Lingard or fraser??

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

      Fraser

    2. Better Call Paul
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Fraser

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

      F

  4. LewanGOALski
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 months 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
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Hardly breaking the template mate

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

      very good team

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

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

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

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

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

      Im on WC also and pick Lukaku with those fixtures.

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

    What are people doing with these two bench buddies?

    Bilva and Micky?

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

      Last chance saloon for Bilva

  6. Please Help I Don't Kn…
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

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

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

      yes

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

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

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

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

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

        This. Only a casual gets carried away.

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

          You seem like a casual tbh

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

            It takes one to know one buddy.

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

      How do you do that?

  8. Speédy
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

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

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

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

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

      depend which player you want to get

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

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

    4. Darth_Krid
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months 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…
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        same this

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

    JeSuisChucky

    #freethechuck #nobanchucko

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

      Make chuck great again

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

        😀

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

      😀 This might get you banned....

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

      What the Chuck is going on?

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

        Chuck victimisation.....

        #chuckgate #chucklolban #chuckforUN

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

          (C)huckguerooooo

    4. Better Call Paul
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      # Who gives a chuck

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

        The mods don't :wow:

  10. Lecky Legs FC
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months 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
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I'd WC

      1. Lecky Legs FC
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

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

  11. AC Me Rollin
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Can Watford win the league

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

      Better chance than Leicester had..

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

      no

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

      no

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

      No

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

      nope

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

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

    7. Kamara Police
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

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

  12. Steve McCroskey
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 months 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
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

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

      1. Steve McCroskey
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

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

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

          Would downgrading DDG provide enough funds?

  13. Wizard of Ozil
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 7 months 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
    7 years, 7 months 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
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Yrs

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

      yes

  15. Harmonica1967
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months 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
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Anyone WC this team???

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

  17. sminkypinky
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

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

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

      no

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

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

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

        Cheers

  18. The Baby-faced Assassin
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 7 months 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
    7 years, 7 months 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
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      he is useless even he has pens now

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

          He missed

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

      He’s useless with pens

  20. Udo
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months 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
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      he is not locked until flag is removed

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

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

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

      He can drop.

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

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

  21. Scotty B
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Sell Zaha or wait?

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

      Sell

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

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

    3. Rust Cohle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months 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
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    best defender else than robbo alonso mendy ?

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

      None

    2. The Baby-faced Assassin
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Looking like Holebas

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

      whoever scores most points this week

    4. Yellin' in my Ear
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months 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
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        good idea but chelsea's fixtures are getting hard

        1. Yellin' in my Ear
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

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

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

            young competition ?

  23. Toblerone52 - Zlatan Ibra-H…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Average for top 10k looks to be 51

    45 Overall

    per FPL discovery

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

      wtf you're my rival this year 😉

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

        323p?

        1. Toblerone52 - Zlatan Ibra-H…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

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

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

          You're on 323 points?

  24. bigdip
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 7 months 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
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months 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
    7 years, 7 months 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
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

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

      1. The Final Boss
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Thanks mate..

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

    Bilva and Micky -> Hazard and Hughes

    1. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Could work out

  27. jumbob
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 7 months 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
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months 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
      7 years, 7 months ago

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

  28. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Holebas essential?

    1. Better Call Paul
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

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

  29. BAMBAA
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months 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
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

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