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

    Lukaku 1-0

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

      Sanchez assist.

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

    Lukaku goal, Alexis assist

    Shaw assisting the assister

    1. Four Hit Wonder
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Shaw and Alexis are forming a nice partnership on the left flank.

  3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Sanchez assist

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

    Who does Poch play alongside Lucas up front when Son is available?

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

      He drops Lucas.

    2. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Kane lol

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

    Didn't see the match
    How did Lacazette look ?
    Nailed ?!

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

    Kaku essential?

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

    Trollkaku strikes again

  8. Chenku╰☆╮
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Sanchez captain yes yes

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

      Sanchez captain?!

      1. Chenku╰☆╮
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Yes easy game for them

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

          Burnley away?

  9. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Lukaku is 11m. Big differential. Nice fixtures. If you're on WC he's worth at least considering.

    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I’d want a penalty taker in a jose team for 11.0, I think he’s just too expensive

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

      1 goal is not enough to consider him.

      1. Majestic Chanka
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        I’d rather have him score goals after I buy him than before

      2. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        The thing is, he's pretty underrated in general I feel. Lots of "flat track bully" and "trollkaku's" but he's quite consistent at his best and he played superbly at the WC. I genuinely feel if United can find their form, he will be an integral part of it and will score loads. I have an outside bet on him winning golden boot this year too.

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

          You won’t be seeing that money again

          1. Camzy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            Want in? Admittedly it's not a particularly likely outcome but it's not impossible.

    3. Rusty71
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Flat track troll!

  10. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    United got good fixtures coming up

    Sanchez and Lukaku double up time?

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

      Triple up with Pogba

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

      Expensive gambles

    3. Chenku╰☆╮
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I am doing it on WC.

    4. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I think you should

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

      No, and I'm a United fan. Fully expect this to end 1-1 tbh.

  11. COLLIN QUANER
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Lukaku triple captain lets get another 2 please

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

      New team every GW?

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

      Ballsy move that

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

    How long is Zaha out for?

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

      Some say 4 weeks but don’t think club have clarified

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

      There are reports of 4 weeks but that may just be clickbait.

  13. Silva’s Left Nut
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Facing a dilemma. Would it make more sense to do Salah —> Haz today (to beat Haz price rises), or to wait until the end of the int’l break (in case of Haz injury)? How much are you guys expecting Haz to rise by then?

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

      Probably Hazard 10.7 and Salah 12.9 till GW5

  14. Desperately Seeking Dusan
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Lol, there’s Trollkaku! I’ll get back in my box!

  15. Robson-Canoe
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    What do you guys think about this WC draft?
    Ryan (Button)
    Alonso Mendy Shaw (AWB Bennett)
    Mané Hazard Maddison Fraser (Billing)
    Agüero Kane Ings

    1. bobbysmith76
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      GTG

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

      Pretty much my exact wc team so it's incredible.

    3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      No Lukaku?

  16. bobbysmith76
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    King + Firmino > Ings + Auba (-4)?

  17. Dannyb
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Aguero and Kane to Auba and Lukaku for -12?

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

      How much you had to drink?

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

        Lots Shinned it, lots. Account got frozen an hour ago, probably won't be long before it happens again.

    2. International Richard
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      U should be on stage DannyB ...... cleaning it

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

        That's hurtful, ban. Lol

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

    Finally TM wont delete my 'Sanchez assist' post this time. I win

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

      Haha n1

  19. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    MoUrA cLoSe

    1. Chenku╰☆╮
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Moura close to be booted back to the bench..last game for him then.

  20. SADIO SANÉ
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Walcott is quick - surely that's a fact? it's been measured

    1. Sir David White
        7 years, 7 months ago

        He's not as quick as Usain Bolt so I could argue he's slow

        1. SADIO SANÉ
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          I COULD argue that the Earth is flat, but I'd be talking utter bollox

          1. Sir David White
              7 years, 7 months ago

              Yes because it's a proven fact that it's not. To say someone is 'quick' is purely subjective.

              1. SADIO SANÉ
                • 10 Years
                7 years, 7 months ago

                eurgh

        2. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Not when he is injured

        3. Podge
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Relative isn’t it

      • Chenku╰☆╮
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        I am thinking of giving away £21m from my budget if anyone wants to buy Lukaku and Sanchez..

        1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          No thanks, I don’t have 2 spots to spare

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

          That won't be enough will it you tight arse.

      • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Kane on throw ins

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

          Haha! 😉

      • Stef rocks
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        General question - I took a -4 hit and it looks like I want to change more players.

        My question is - if I play wildcard now, will I have the -4 pts refunded?!

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

          yes

        2. Ady87
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Yes

        3. International Richard
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Yessir

        4. Ruth_NZ
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Yes

        5. Chenku╰☆╮
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          You won't be refunded..but hits taken away

        6. Stef rocks
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Ok great, thanks a lot. Seriously considering wildcard then.
          It is obvious that you want change your entire team with wildcard, but in your opinion what is the minimum number of players that you need to change (or players that you want) in order to use wildcard - I am on 5 currently, maybe 7 with bench fodders

        7. Lilac Breasted Roller
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          yes. hits only come in once the GW is locked btw

      • Les Bleus
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Didn’t FPL say there were going to award the highest score to a team that doesn’t use chips for that GW? Why is that not the case so far?

        1. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          No, they said a person playing a chip or a new team can’t be eligible for the prizes

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

          That's for prizes

        3. Les Bleus
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Ah ok thanks both

      • Ógie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Kane is poo in this system 🙁

      • Dont_Win_Friends_With_Salah…
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        How does this WC team look?

        Patricio Hennesey

        Alonso Mendy Robertson Shaw Obi-Wan

        Mane Hazard David Silva Fraser (to be changed to Richarlison when back) Billing

        Aguero Ings Mitro

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

          Looks similar to my non wildcard team. I'm happy if this is considered desirable.

      • bobbysmith76
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        King + Firmino to:

        A) Ings + Lukaku (-4)
        B) Ings + Aubameyang (-4)
        C) Ings + hold Firmino till after Southhampton

        1. korbendallas82
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          C. Since he just scored, and he looks like banker starter still.

          1. korbendallas82
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            Firmino *

      • The Train Driver
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Pass thatto Lingard ffs...

      • Zizoulicious
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        If I use my ft chip after already Making the transfer, will it still apply it?

        1. MTPockets
            7 years, 7 months ago

            no

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

            You get your old team back.

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

              Cheers. So it’s good for when you think you’ve made some bad transfers, or too many, and want to revert back?

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

                May as well wildcard if an option. Free hit is a one week wildcard.

          • Four Hit Wonder
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            You mean a free hit chip? It erases previous transfers in that gameweek.

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

              Yup. So even if I’ve done like 5 transfers, it will erase them?

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

                Yes, you'll get all the bad players back.

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

                  Nice. So I can do the transfers, then decide whether to do free hit or wildcard. I’m still slightly confused what the difference between the two is but I’ll dig further.

                  Thanks for the advice!

              2. MTPockets
                  7 years, 7 months ago

                  Yes. But you have to be careful with the free hit chip.
                  If using it to address injuries/rotation you'll have your old team back the week after.

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

                    Ohhhh ok that makes a bit more sense. And with that free hit chip can you do as many transfers as you want without points reduction?

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

                        Ooh nice one. That makes sense now!

          • FlyingWithoutIngs
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            Do we think hamer will become first choice again once he’s fit?

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

              No

            2. Netley Lucas
              • 10 Years
              7 years, 7 months ago

              Sadly no

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

              Both having poor games but Lossl is less awful.