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Following the lunchtime double-header at Leicester and Southampton, there are another two Premier League matches kicking off concurrently at 14:00 BST.

Two sides who have yet to gain a point are on the road this afternoon, with Arsenal playing host to Sheffield United and Wolverhampton Wanderers entertaining Fulham.

The headline team news from Molineux is that Daniel Podence (£5.6m) is fit to feature, with the Portuguese winger replacing Adama Traore (£6.4m) in Wolves’ three-man attack.

Leander Dendoncker (£4.9m) and budget Fantasy Premier League defender Max Kilman (£4.0m) are also brought into the side, with Joao Moutinho (£5.5m) dropping to the bench and Ruben Vinagre (£4.4m) not in the squad at all.

Reports on Friday suggested that Vinagre was set for a switch to Olympiacos.

Raul Jimenez (£8.6m), signed by a further 329,362 FPL managers in the run-up to Gameweek 3, leads the line for the hosts but Marcal (£4.9m) hasn’t recovered from injury and misses out.

Scott Parker’s ongoing search to find his best starting XI has seen him rotate yet again, with the Fulham teamsheet showing three changes from the 3-0 defeat at Aston Villa.

Michael Hector (£4.4m), Denis Odoi (£4.5m) and the injured Kenny Tete (£4.5m) make way in defence, with Antonee Robinson (£4.4m), Ola Aina (unpriced) and Maxime Le Marchand (£4.4m) all starting in their steads.

Aleksandar Mitrovic (£6.0m), the only Fulham player owned by more than 3% of FPL managers, and budget midfielder Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa (£4.5m) both start.

At the Emirates, Sheffield United’s sole alteration sees John Egan (£4.9m) replace Ethan Ampadu (£4.5m) at the heart of the defence.

Bargain-bin FPL midfielder Oliver Burke (£4.5m) is again part of a two-man Blades attack, with the transfer of Rhian Brewster (£4.5m) not completed in time for the ex-Liverpool striker to feature this afternoon.

Mikel Arteta has made four changes from Monday’s defeat at Liverpool, the most notable of which sees Alexandre Lacazette (£8.5m) – who has yet to blank in FPL this season – drop to the bench.

Eddie Nketiah (£5.8m) instead joins Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.9m) and Willian (£8.0m) in a three-man attack.

Rob Holding (£4.5m), Granit Xhaka (£5.5m) and Ainsley Maitland-Niles (£5.0m) are also omitted from the line-up, with Gabriel (£5.1m), Dani Ceballos (£5.0m) and Bukayo Saka (£5.3m) handed recalls.


Arsenal XI: Leno, Bellerin, Luiz, Gabriel, Tierney, Ceballos, Elneny, Saka, Willian, Nketiah, Aubameyang.

Sheffield United XI: Ramsdale, Basham, Egan, Robinson, Baldock, Lundstram, Berge, Osborn, Stevens, McGoldrick, Burke.

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Patricio, Saiss, Coady, Boly, Kilman, Neves, Dendoncker, Semedo, Neto, Jimenez, Podence.

Fulham XI: Areola, Bryan, Ream, Le Marchand, Aina, Cairney, Anguissa, Robinson, De Cordova-Reid, Cavaleiro, Mitrovic.


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  1. Shultan
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    My OR is 4.9 mil, anyone lower?

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Yeah, 600k.

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        Haha, that gave me a laugh. Nice one.

        1. Piggs Boson
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 9 months ago

          If you can make just one person smile, your day was well spent.

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Season over bud i’m afraid, same for me also

      1. Ohhhhh Gary Macca!
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        See ya

    3. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      4,958,492 pre this week. Someone on here earlier was 5.3 million

    4. seewhyaxe
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      3.2mil here, not far ahead

    5. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      I'm close - but still in the 4 millions.

      It'll be a struggle back up, but don't give up. Have to just take these on the chin, not panic and set yourself up long-term.

    6. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Yeah, 5.3

    7. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Its 4 weeks ffs. Variance is massive. Nothing wrong with teams just the dark side of probability.

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

    Safe to say tripling up on Wolves and City was a massive fail.

    1. Sylas
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Okay, Captain Hindsight!

      1. Cok3y5murf
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        I did it too

    2. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Causal picks tbf.

    3. Amey
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      I have 3 combined but still huge fail

    4. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      I got no Wolves and just KDB. That was a massive fail too!

    5. dekikide
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      I had triple city,. double Wolwes.. 2 gameweeks in a row.. Terrible..

    6. Ohhhhh Gary Macca!
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Only team to triple up on atm is Everton

  3. The Polymath
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Finally got to 20 points with 3 to play. Only problem is I took a -8 this week. 😀

  4. squ1rrel
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    rashford save me

  5. Cojones of Destiny
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    need help, would you:
    a. keep Foden
    b. transfer to Hamez for free

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      I'm doing it for a hit.

    2. HNI
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      After Liverpool

  6. French Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    The Postman seems on strike

    1. Paul Psychic Octopus
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      It needs sorting.

    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      No post on Sundays

    3. Pipermaru
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Seems to be more cautious after delivering goods to wrong address last week 😉

  7. teneighty
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    I suck at this game. Son nailed second on my bench...

    1. Joey Tribbiani
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      why would you bench him...

      1. teneighty
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        Because I suck at this game?

  8. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Who would you rather keep?
    Ings or Jimenez?

    1. Amey
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Jimenez

    2. @persecuted_by_mods
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Ings easily

    3. El Presidente
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Tough. Jimenez has the better fixtures but Ings plays for a better team atm...

    4. Moderately content penguin
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Depends slightly what you're after

      Jim for me - there's so much history there. He'll blank of course but he'll also just keep on ticking over at a decent level - at value,

      Ings has a bigger topside and Southampton will score more but not quite the same surety for me

      Either one the key is just to hold through and disregard blanks,

  9. seewhyaxe
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    A Pool blank would be awesome for this game.

  10. Cocomelon
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Bloody FPL always has a mind of its own

  11. 1zverGGadeM
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Cmon Harry Kane! Save me from this miserable score, dude!

    1. Gabantoya
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      no. we're all for this sinking ship and you're coming with us.

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

    A team in my mini league is on 11 points with only TAA and Fernandes left to play.

  13. FPL Daniel
    • 17 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Saiss and McCarthy bonus pts final nail in the coffin 🙁 WC fail

  14. Puntillimon
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Trent capt May turn out ok after all? Considering most caps failed this week. Might be a good week for a cap punt

    1. tinear
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Salah is my punt. But he will blank too I reckon

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
        5 years, 9 months ago

        Salah can never ever be described as a punt

        1. tinear
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 9 months ago

          For this week he can

        2. tinear
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 9 months ago

          Everybody can

    2. korbendallas82
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      perfect week for that it seems. GL

    3. Das Boot
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      I think he is a great shout and seriously considered this myself. Now I wish I had stuck to my guns. Good Luck, I hope it works out well for you

  15. FPLShaqiri
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    What's up with Doherty not starting? Aurier taken his spot or Doherty likely to be starting again in GW5?

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Doherty played Thursday.

      Time will be shared.

      1. FPLShaqiri
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        Thanks, was hoping he would be getting PL games and Aurier cups but guess not. Hope Aurier has a stinker here then 🙂

  16. GAMBIT
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Guys, how is it possible that we're all having bad seasons? Surely the tried and tested strategies pull through in the end?

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Some of us are having great seasons just don't wanna rub it in, and also this season FFS has been the whiniest its ever been

      1. Urchin
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        Well said

      2. GAMBIT
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        This is probably the real truth

    2. Bushwhacker
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Because its a game of luck - especially early on.

    3. Goonsquad245
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      It’s not even 4 gameweeks in

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

    A. Jimenez to Kane
    B. Reese James to Robertson

    1. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      A

  18. seewhyaxe
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    I didn't know Mou is bald too

  19. AzzaroMax99
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Saiss locked on 3 bps?

    1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 17 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Unbelievablely yes

  20. Do I Not Like Orange
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Have come to the conclusion that Covid Era FPL is a completely different game, and I am crap at it.

  21. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Alex Telles joins United!

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Nice 😀

      VDB, Cavani, Telles.

      Just need Sancho and a CB now... and maybe a DM...

      Yeah, not happening...

  22. Garlana
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Son to make sellers pay again... surely not another 4 gosls!

    1. Garlana
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Goals*

    2. @persecuted_by_mods
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Martial will

      1. Garlana
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        Yeh it's only so long till he gets his haul

    3. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Gosls worth 7pts?

    4. ThisTimeNxtYrRodney
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Dont put the curse on him. I need good points from him and bruno.

    5. El Presidente
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Or Mourinho is forcing a not cured hammy and he will be subbed off before HT...

  23. Albrightondknight
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Looks like only one consistent team left and I don’t think that will have changed by the end of the GW

    Might wait til GW6 but how about
    Werner and Barnes
    To Brewster and Mane
    Got Salah already.
    After Eve so many east fixtures for Liverpool.
    Or is getting Robertson to to with TAA and Salah a better idea?

    1. korbendallas82
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Mane seems sensible to get in. For me, next move will be getting in a 3rd playing striker around 6.5. Maupay probably.

      1. Albrightondknight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        Cheers another Mane fall is need cause Werner will fall again and exact cash right now.

  24. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    All united fans will be watching the news on their Telles tonight.

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        😆

    1. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      🙂

    2. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      I’m pretty Shaw if it anyway or else they might be reading the Bailly Mail

  25. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    A) Jiménez/Ings to Kane(C)
    B) Jimenez/Ings,Reed to Maupay, Pulisic/Son(C) for -4

    1. Urchin
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      A with Ings

  26. Kodap
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    27 with Captain Salah, Trent & Martinez to play... not looking good!

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

      Exactly the same!

    2. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      3 x what I have. Well
      Done.

    3. Rhodes your boat
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      19 with salah robbo and Martinez left here!!

    4. Moderately content penguin
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Doing ok really - pretty much bang on average and C in hand is a plus

  27. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Shaw is 5m so Telles should match that price right?

    1. Cheeto__Bandito
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      5.5mil

  28. Cheeto__Bandito
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Ings and Jiménez owners laughing at Werner holders yesterday, what u saying now?

    1. Moderately content penguin
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      They don't score every week - they don't need to. They just return really consistently

    2. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      You are all sh1te

    3. @persecuted_by_mods
      5 years, 9 months ago

      We spent less on failure

  29. ace3.1415
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    I'm doing James > Chilwell. Is Foden > Barnes a good transfer?

  30. Under my Cucurella
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Son to Zaha -4 has aged well. Every decision I've made this season has been the wrong one.

    1. Danstoke82
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      I made the same move but with Zaha’s other fixtures in mind. However I’m now casting my eye back to Son again as he’s far more explosive