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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. Ha.
    8 years, 1 month ago

    8 figure GW rank

    1. Eden Wizard
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Always 😆

  2. Ibralicious
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Aubameyang-> Lukaku for -4 a no-brainer?

    1. Desperately Seeking Dusan
      8 years, 1 month ago

      No. You need at least two more hits.

    2. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Don’t

      1. Ibralicious
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Half trolling, half hyped because we are actually playing half decent. 😀

  3. Desperately Seeking Dusan
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Trollkaku essential.

  4. Rover
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Lukaku turning into an away bully?

    Watford (a) up next...

    1. Rover
      8 years, 1 month ago

      and West Ham (a) in the next 3

      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Even better, always scores v them

    2. Ha.
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Watford not too shabby...

    3. Zebrahimović
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Don’t underestimate Watford this season

  5. Uppercut Panda - A legend i…
    8 years, 1 month ago

    yeah.. maybe i should have played shaw instead of AWB

    1. Podge
      8 years, 1 month ago

      You serious ?

      1. Uppercut Panda - A legend i…
        8 years, 1 month ago

        very

    2. yakirh
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Shaw didn't come on for someone?

      1. Uppercut Panda - A legend i…
        8 years, 1 month ago

        no. bilva, pedro and mkhi all played in the end.... still not over mkhi.... why did unai have to do me like that

  6. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Do many top players actually have Lukaku though?

    Also, do remember they’re playing a much regressed Burnley side

    1. Desperately Seeking Dusan
      8 years, 1 month ago

      No they don’t.

    2. Podge
      8 years, 1 month ago

      7%

    3. TheTinman
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I do

    4. Desperately Seeking Dusan
      8 years, 1 month ago

      It’s less than 7% because that’s the lowest owned player to appear... he doesn’t make the list.

  7. TJ
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Lukaku will outscore Kane this season

    1. Zizoulicious
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Once Kane gets going he’ll outscore him easily I reckon

      1. Desperately Seeking Dusan
        8 years, 1 month ago

        This

    2. Uppercut Panda - A legend i…
      8 years, 1 month ago

      no way. kane's probably going to get 30 goals. i just cant see kaku matching that

  8. Rash
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Kaku ownership in top 10k?

    1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Less than 7%

    2. Klein
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I doubt any

    3. Desperately Seeking Dusan
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Less than 7.4% because that’s the lowest owned forward.

    4. Desperately Seeking Dusan
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Top 10k not so relevant right now since it’s only GW4. Lots in there who will be gone by GW8 or 9.

      1. Rash
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Hopefully I won't be one of those dropping off.

  9. SADIO SANÉ
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Ooo look at those United fixtures ...

  10. tafrère
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Lowton 1-pointer incoming. 🙁

  11. Jafooli
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Who assisted Loltrollukaku’s second?

    1. Syd.
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Nobody

      1. Jafooli
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Might get him with a FT....

        1. Desperately Seeking Dusan
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Madness. Only get him for hits.

    2. Andy_Social
      8 years, 1 month ago

      2 defenders

  12. OPTA FPL
    8 years, 1 month ago

    template break, Kaku is essential now

    1. GianniBanani
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Kaku for Aguero for -16?

  13. Sharkytect
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Alli not looking very good

    1. Brosstan
      8 years, 1 month ago

      as usual.

  14. fr3d
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Lingard looking really good btw

    1. Dannyb
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah he has about 3 of those games a season.

      1. fr3d
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Looked good in 2 out of 2 so far this season.

        1. Eddie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          8 years, 1 month ago

          So 1 more.

        2. tafrère
          8 years, 1 month ago

          And looked good all last season.

  15. Cok3y5murf
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Someone who suggested Lukaku here this week was laughed at by everyone.

    Yep, defy the template and you're mocked.

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      8 years, 1 month ago

      The one laughing probably had Salah too

    2. OPTA FPL
      8 years, 1 month ago

      ok people with kaku in team atm maybe in top 1.000.000 now lol

      1. Cok3y5murf
        8 years, 1 month ago

        More mockery. He didn't have him in his team. He was suggesting bringing him in with Burnley up next.

      2. Desperately Seeking Dusan
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Hahaha, this is so true actually. Lot of people throw a lot of stuff out there, occasionally right and full of themselves and have some ridiculous rank.

        1. WE ARE RANGERS
          8 years, 1 month ago

          posters on here full of themselves? Pots and kettles

        2. Cok3y5murf
          8 years, 1 month ago

          That's not the point. You can laugh at his rank, but why laugh at this? With Burnley up next, it wasn't an idiotic suggestion. But noooo, they just have to shut it down right away because they don't own Lukaku.

    3. GianniBanani
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I was laughing at Wally buyers. It doesnt mean anything

      1. Cok3y5murf
        8 years, 1 month ago

        I mean they weren't just laughing, they were more acting like it was a ridiculous suggestion when it really wasn't with Burnley up next.

  16. TerryVenables
    8 years, 1 month ago

    (A)Shaw
    (B)Bellerin/Monreal

    1. Syd.
      8 years, 1 month ago

      A

      Arsenal are awful

  17. TheSteel
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Who would you get rid of first? Tosun King or PvA

    1. yakirh
      8 years, 1 month ago

      These are your problems?? nice!

  18. woodles
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Own Walcott & Tompkins (both doubts), Miki, Pelts, Arnie & King. All who I am considering selling for one reason or another. Is that enough fires for me to pull the WC trigger? I also really want Haz and Alonso.

    My WC would basically be

    Ederson to Rui Pat
    Robbo, Pelts, Tompkins to Alonso, Bennett, Hoedt(/4.5m)
    Miki, Walcott to Hazard, Fraser
    Arnie, King to Mitro, Ings

    I'd play a 343 most weeks with a mid of Salah, Haz, Mane, Fraser

  19. Tomerick
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Lukaku is now essential

    1. Ha.
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Essentially, no.

  20. jdp219
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Lukaku looks like he gained 20 pounds, and not in muscle. Did I miss something, or is it just the pink jersey?

    1. Paul Psychic Octopus
      8 years, 1 month ago

      could be Spam rather than fat

  21. Whats the Mata?
    8 years, 1 month ago

    What would you do if you owned Zaha, Walcott and Mkhi?

    (Transfer wise xD)

    1. Goat
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I’ve Zaha, Tomkins, Wallcott and bednarek. Think I’ll WC

    2. We Go Again
      8 years, 1 month ago

      In similar situation. Brain is telling me to wait it out but heart wants to get them all out

    3. Mcgugan
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Zaha will surely be back in 2 weeks so take him out of your thinking.

      I presume you brought in Walcott for more than 1 week.

      So your issue is Mhki - transfer to Fraser/Moura etc

  22. Goat
    8 years, 1 month ago

    3 injuries, a Bednarek, no alonso and a rotation problem with Bilva. Wait or WC? Minimum -4 to get in Alonso and still have the injury problems

    1. Bury94
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I'm in a similar position, gotta wait for press conferences before GW5 before making that decision

  23. Paul Psychic Octopus
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Still on the cricket. Has Kane had even a whiff of a goal attempt yet?

    1. Differentiator
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Sadly not

  24. Differentiator
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Flat track bully on to a hattrick I guess

  25. TheTinman
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Come on Rom I want 4

  26. Ibralicious
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Lukaku can easily score 25+ a season if he can keep his head intact while finishing chances VS the Top 5.

    1. Differentiator
      8 years, 1 month ago

      So in short, he can't score 25+ a season

  27. MartialMatas
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Wildcard?

    DDG
    Alonso Mendy TAA
    Salah Bilva Mkhitaryan Walcott
    Kun Zaha Mitro

    Stekelenburg Boly AWB Stephens
    1FT £1.0m ITB

    1. Tomerick
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Needs Lukaku

      1. OPTA FPL
        8 years, 1 month ago

        agree

    2. yakirh
      8 years, 1 month ago

      4 big problems here
      Bilva Mkhitaryan Walcott Zaha

      1 problem for the specific GW: Mitro

      But maybe you can survive with 2 transfers (1 hit)

  28. Eden Wizard
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Luke Shaw to salvage the week

  29. Strchld
    8 years, 1 month ago

    On a WC, is it time to bring Lukaku in? Tasty fixtures.

    1. Ibralicious
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Yes good differential

  30. Zizoulicious
    8 years, 1 month ago

    How does this risky transfer sound?

    Tomkins and Salah -> Alonso and Sterling/D.silva

    City have the fixtures and getting rid of Salah seems the only way for me to get Alonso, who is essential