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

    Why are people selling Zaha after he was only left out for 1 week for personal reasons?

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      People don’t like the flags messing up the look of their app team 🙂

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

      Rumours he’s out for 4 weeks?

    3. Bury94
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      There's rumours he is gonna be out for 4 weeks with a groin strain, not sure how true that is

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

      he is injured. likely out for a month.

    5. George James
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Groin injury. Up to 4 weeks out

  2. George James
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Never usually a fan of an early transfer however have exact money for..

    Zaha + Walcott >>> Lacazette + Hojbjerg -4

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Nope

    2. Thinkering like a Boss
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Nope

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

      I wouldn’t take a -4 this early for a transfer that includes Hoijberg unless both Zaha and Walcott ruled out.

      I have exact money for Zaha and Walcott to Ings and David Silva but will miss out on it when Zaha falls and I’m ok with that because half my team is playing international break and could be injuries not to mention more news on Zaha and Walcott... May take the 0.2 or so loss on Zaha and just live with it for more clarity.

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

      No

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

      laca seems to be a player who will be in and out of the starting line up with good returns sometimes and no returns other times. mitrovic probably best replacement for zaha, exc. for next gw manc away.

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

      If hojgjerg is going to be used as a 5th midfielder then he is as good an option as any. If used as a 4th I wouldn't do the above

    7. George James
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Cheers for replies. I will hold off

  3. Georgeyboy33
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Time for a wildcard?

    Patricio Fab
    Mendy Robbo PVA Shaw Daniels
    Salah Walcott Bilva Seri Stephens
    Aguero Auba Kamara

    Really feeling I need Alonso/Pedro - and has Auba found his goal scoring boots now?

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I would. Midfield is poor

      1. Georgeyboy33
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        What do you reckon to this (new players in caps)

        Patricio Fabianski
        ALONSO Mendy Robertson AWB BENNETT
        PEDRO MADDISON Salah Seri Stephens
        Kun Auba INGS

        1. RAFA THE GAFFA
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Looks decent. Although it does fall into the current “template”. Perhaps wait a few weeks and WC to try gain an advantage!

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

    Auto sub done, final GW points updated

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Nice 🙂

    2. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Good needed that extra point.

  5. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    WC team:

    Patricio
    Alonso, Mendy, Alexander-Arnold (Van Bissaka, Bennett)
    Pedro, Hazard, Mané, D.Silva, Eriksen
    Aguero, Mitrovic (Kamara)

    What do you reckon? Get Kane rather than Eriksen and then I need to get rid off Pedro for a cheap midfieldr?

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I’d go Kane if I WC

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

      Even after today? He's basically playing #10

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

      what did TOT do today, esp. kane or eriksen for people to buy them?

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

        They'll come good. It was one game.

  6. TLF
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Ditched all Pool assets on WC this week due to Klopps comments about rotation and poor fixtures. Hope I dont get punished too much. Score could have been a lot better, only 46 points this week and team was as follows:

    Ryan
    PVA, Alonso, Mendy
    Hazard, Walcott, Dilva, Mkhi
    Aguero (C), Zaha, Wilson
    (Patricio, Fraser, WB, Bennett)

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

      2.6 itb for flexibility, will roll transfer this week.

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

      Robertson and Salah will haunt you

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

        They will be back, just hope they don't hurt me too much in the mean time.

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

        Salah maybe Robertson not so much

        Rotation incoming lol

  7. Pap Boomez
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    I have 2FT and £0.2 ITB

    What needs work???

    DDG - Hamer
    Pieter - VVD - AWB - Tomkins - Mendy
    Salah - Stephens - Maddison - Walcott - Mané
    Tosun - Kun - Zaha

  8. AdamJ91
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Would you WC from A to B?

    A)
    Schmeichel / Hamer
    Robertson / Mendy / Bellerin / Peltier / AWB
    Salah / Mane / B.Silva / Walcott / Stephens
    Aguero / King / Arnie

    B)

    Schmeichel / Hamer
    Alonso / Mendy / Shaw / Holebas / AWB
    Hazard / Mane / Pedro / Fraser / Billing
    Aguero / Lukaku / Jimenez

    Would leave 0.2 ITB aswell.

  9. AzzaroMax99
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    As you see I don't have Haz, Mane, Pedro, Maddison, Fraser, Mitro and other in-form players.
    Stuck with likes of Cairney, Walcott, Bilva, Mkhi, King, Arnie, Boly...is it time to use WC and get some of the above players?

    Fab, Foster
    Medny, Alonso, Robbo, WB, Boly
    Salah, Mkhi, Bilva, Wally, Cairney
    Kun, King, Arnie

    1 FT, 0.6 IDb

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

      I’ve had a similar conundrum and WC’d to get some form with decent upcoming fixtures. Also beating price rises.

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

      Not looking that bad. Sort oit wally this time aroung and the following week. You can take a (-4) if necessary but wally the only issue for the time being

  10. Delhidynamo
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Hudson Odie dropping forcing my hand

    Is Hojberg nailed?

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

      Yes

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

    Hazard chance rising in price tonight?

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

    Any point consider Lucas Moura in a WC team if Son is set to return after IB?

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

      I’m keeping in WC team can’t see him losing his place in team he’s spurs best player over last few Gameweeks

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

        True but similar playstyle to Son, and Poch prefers Son over Lamela or Moura so not sure about it :/

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

          Eriksen or Alli will be the likely to be rotated ASSUMING son even gets game time

          Even last year he never started when Kane and Alli where available

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

            Eriksen won’t be rotated lol; plays 95% of games when fit. Moura is on form and will keep his spot for a few more gameweeks. Son will come on in the 70th or so for the next 3-4 weeks IMO.

    2. Mooster©️
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I was thinking the same thing. Probably will be heavily rotated.

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

      Yes. Becomes a rotation risk with Son back.

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

      You'd have to assume rotation looms

    5. Mongreloid
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Keep for the price rise that is inevitable and then see how you feel towards the end of the break once injuries etc have been taken into account

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

        Pretty much what I'm doing atm

    6. darth_valdes
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Considering that WC causes players to miss 1-2 gameweek and Son has a WC + Asia games (no rest), I expect him to miss the next 3-4 gameweeks. If you get Moura in, you'll have 3-4 game weeks to access him. If he's good, no point for Poch to rush Son back. If he's not performing, you wouldn't want him anymore anyways.

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

      Keeping him on my WC with an exit option to Rich if rotation kicks in

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

    I have exact money to do:

    Mahrez and Zaha > Maddison (or Fraser?) & Lacazette for -4

    Yay or Nay?

  14. Mooster©️
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    What do you think of my WC??

    Patricio(Hamer)
    Robertson Mendy Alonso(Shaw, Bennett)
    Hazard Mané Pedro Silva(Billing)
    Arnie Agüero Ings

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

      Would have Mitro / Wilson over Arnie. Mitro for form and Wilson for fixtures

      1. Mooster©️
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        tnx. Think Arnie looked good last game.

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

    Would you WC this team?
    Just a yes or a no would be appreciated 🙂

    1ft, 0.2m itb

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

    Foster - WanBissaka - Peltier** - Stephens

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

      No way

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

      No

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

      No imo. Walcott - Maddison, Mkhi - someone for -4. Zaha could be back next game.

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

    It's so painful not owning Goalonso and seeing his points and price soaring.

    Want to just rage transfer him in but have to do it in 2 moves, he'll be 7.0 by the end of this international break :/

    Any other non-owners struggling to get him in or does every man and his dog have him now :p

    1. Thinkering like a Boss
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I too desprately need him right now

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

      No, I have same problem.

      I can do it in 2 for -4, but with no Hazard.

      Pretty much going to have to sack off Eriksen if I want to get Alonso in, but quite happy to get rid of him now.

    3. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Blow softened by the fact that I have Mendy, Robertson and Holebas, but feel like I need Alonso and play 4 in defence every week.

  17. qotsa77
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    A) Salah+Tomkins > Hazard+Alonso
    B) Aubameyang+Mkhitaryan > Hazard+Wilson

  18. Thinkering like a Boss
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Mahrez, Bednarek/Shaw > Alonso, 7.2/6.1 mid (-4) yay or nay?

    If Shaw I play 3-5-2 with WB, Kamara, Bednarek as sub. If Bednarek, Rotation between Shaw or 6.1 Mid

  19. The Pesci challenge
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Does getting Pedro in cover the lack of hazard?

    1. Thinkering like a Boss
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Maybe

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

      no, but he's a good pick regardless especially if you can't afford haz

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

      Look at GW3.

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

      I think Pedro is really good value for his price, will be in the points when they score

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

      Short term I feel he would be good cover yes

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

      You get what you pay for

      1. The Pesci challenge
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Very true. But dont necessarily want to lose Salah and mane but would have to drop Salah to hazard

    7. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Thanks all

  20. Dybala10
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Current
    Ederson, Hamer
    Mendy, Robertson, PVA, AWB, Boly
    Mkhi, Salah, Mane, Walcott, Stephens
    Ings, Arnautovic, Aguero

    Potential
    5.5, Bettinelli
    Mendy, Robertson, Alonso, AWB, Duffy
    Pedro/Pereyra, Hazard, Mane, Lucas Moura, Fraser
    Ings, Mitrovic, Aguero

    A) Do the WC
    B) Hold and stop being a knee-jerky baby
    C) PVA & Walcott > Alonso & Fraser (-4)?

    1. Thinkering like a Boss
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      C maybe

  21. Well you know, Triffic
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Got the funds to get Haz in for one of these 3. Need help deciding who!

    1) Salah
    2) B. Silva
    3) Mhki

    Thanks!

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

      Mhki

    2. Rocky FPL
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      2 easily or maybe 3

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

      2 or 3.. Not 1

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

      Well 1 is a bit better than 2&3 to say the least

    5. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Bilva

    6. Well you know, Triffic
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      It's agreed Salah stays lol. Thanks

  22. Mackans
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Time to WC??

    Foster
    Mendy TAA Smith
    Salah Hazard Mkhi Walcott
    Aguero Firmino Ings

    Bench: Speroni, AWB, Peltier, Stephans
    0.0 ib

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

      Yeah... pure filth

    2. Thinkering like a Boss
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      You want Alonso right?

    3. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Nope

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

      no, not imo. can be fixed with few moves. I'd downgrade walcott to probably fraser, possibly downgrade firmino to someone in the 6-7 range (zaha if fit, mitro, deeney), and upgrade taa to alonso and/or smith to someone

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

    Thoughts on this WC team?

    Patricio
    Mendy, Alonso, Monreal, Shaw
    Hazard, Mane, Dilva
    Aguero, Vardy, Ings

    (Hamer, Neves, AWB, Billing)

    1. Point-one short
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Don't think I'd touch arsenal defence, even monreal with those fixtures

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

      Monreal? start again

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

    Auto-subs in.

  25. manu4life99
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Sell Daniels for a 4.6m def to avoid price fall or hold and wait for international break inevitable injuries?

  26. Point-one short
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Is ragaboly around with his rank predictions? Keen to know whether I stay in top 10k

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

      What did you score today at what rank?

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

    66 points here, how does that compare to you guys?

    1. Point-one short
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Very good week for you. 55 here

    2. AzzaroMax99
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Nice done!
      41 pts ..awful week for me.

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

      Same score

    4. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      You know how.

    5. Emmicson
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      65 here with Mhktaryan 1pt killing my d.luiz 8pts on bench.

  28. Emmicson
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Hello, Good day to Y'all. How can One Improve this Team ?
    Alisson Forster
    Alonso Mendy D.Luiz Shaw Bisaka
    Mane Mkhtaryan Moura Pedro Pereyra
    Aguero Firmino Kamara
    1.5 ITB 1FT Looking at:
    Firmino to Auba ?
    Firmino to Lukaku ?

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

    Best replacement for Zaha?

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

      The other Wilfried

  30. AzzaroMax99
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Would you get Seri or Fraser as 5th mid ?

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

      Fraser