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Ronaldo starts and City unchanged again: FPL Gameweek 4 team news

There are six Premier League matches kicking off simultaneously this afternoon but there is only one place to begin with the team news.

Cristiano Ronaldo makes his first start for Manchester United since re-signing from Juventus last month and is one of two changes that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has made to his starting XI from Gameweek 3.

Nemanja Matic also returns, with Fred dropping to the bench.

The Red Devils’ opponents, Newcastle United, make four changes to the side that drew 2-2 with Southampton last time out.

Callum Wilson is injured, with Joelinton replacing him up top.

Fabian Schar, Federico Fernandez and Jacob Murphy also make way, with Isaac Hayden, Ciaran Clark and Javier Manquillo recalled.

As for the ‘noisy neighbours’, Pep Guardiola has named an unchanged team for the third match in a row.

Brendan Rodgers makes three alterations from the Leicester side that begun the win at Norwich, with Ryan Bertrand and Jannik Vestergaard making their first Leicester starts. Timothy Castagne is also recalled.

Daniel Amartey, Ricardo Pereira and Luke Thomas drop out.

Ralph Hasenhuttl makes two tweaks to the Southampton team that salvaged a point at Newcastle, with Nathan Redmond and Romain Perraud brought in for the benched Che Adams and Kyle Walker-Peters.

West Ham boss David Moyes keeps faith with the same side for the fourth game in a row, with recent signings Kurt Zouma, Nikola Vlasic and Alex Kral all among the substitutes.

Watford make two changes from their 1-0 defeat by Spurs before the break. Both are at full-back, with Danny Rose and Jeremy Ngakia ousting Craig Cathcart and Adam Masina.

Wolves are unchanged again.

Mikel Arteta makes seven changes from the 5-0 defeat at Man City.

Kieran Tierney, Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang are the only four players to keep their places.

Aaron Ramsdale and Takehiro Tomiyasu make their debuts, while Emile Smith Rowe is only a substitute.

Daniel Farke makes four changes from his side’s last outing. Christos Tzolis, Lukas Rupp, Kieran Dowell and Andrew Omobamidele start, with Ben Gibson, Billy Gilmour, Milot Rashica and Todd Cantwell dropping to the bench.

Brentford make one change from the side that drew 1-1 at Aston Villa as Shandon Baptiste makes his first Premier League start, with Saman Ghoddos dropping to the bench.

Brighton hand a debut to Spain international defender Marc Cucurella, with Joel Veltman and Danny Welbeck also recalled.


GAMEWEEK 4 LINE-UPS

Arsenal XI: Ramsdale, Tierney, White, Gabriel, Saka, Odegaard, Aubameyang, Maitland-Niles, Tomiyasu, Pepe, Lokonga

Subs: Leno, Partey, Lacazette, Smith Rowe, Soares, Tavares, Chambers, Mari, Martinelli

Norwich XI: Krul, Aarons, Hanley, Rupp, Dowell, Tzolis, Lees-Melou, Williams, Pukki, Kenny McLean, Omobamidel

Subs: Gunn, Gibson, Gilmour, Cantwell, Kabak, Normann, Rashica, Sorensen, Idah


Brighton: Sanchez, Webster, Duffy, Dunk, Cucurella, Veltman, Lallana, Bissouma, Welbeck, Trossard, Maupay.

Subs: Steele, Scherpen, Roberts, March, Alzate, Richards, Locadia, Roberts, MacAllister.

Brentford: Raya, Pinnock, Jansson, Ajer, Henry, Janelt, Norgaard, Canos, Baptiste, Toney, Mbeumo.

Subs: Fernandez, Thompson, Ghoddos, Jensen, Onyeka, Zanka, Forss, Wissa, Roerslev.


Leicester XI: Schmeichel, Castagne, Soyuncu, Vestergaard, Bertrand, Albrighton, Ndidi, Tielemans, Barnes, Vardy, Maddison.

Subs: Ward, Amartey, Ricardo, Evans, Dewsbury-Hall, Soumaré, Daka, Lookman, Iheanacho.

Man City XI: Ederson, Walker, Dias, Laporte, Joao Cancelo, Bernardo Silva, Rodri, Gundogan, Gabriel Jesus, Torres, Grealish.

Subs: Carson, Stones, Ake, Sterling, Zinchenko, De Bruyne, Fernandinho, Mahrez, Foden


Man Utd XI: De Gea, Wan Bissaka, Varane, Maguire, Shaw, Pogba, Matic, Greenwood, Bruno Fernandes, Sancho, Ronaldo.

Subs: Heaton, Bailly, Dalot, Lindelof, Fred, Lingard, Mata, van de Beek, Martial

Newcastle XI: Woodman, Manquillo, Hayden, Lascelles, Clark, Ritchie, Willock, Longstaff, Almiron, Joelinton, Saint-Maximin.

Subs: Schar, Lewis, Hendrick, Krafth, Fernandez, Murphy, Darlow, Gayle, White.


Southampton XI: McCarthy, Livramento, Stephens, Salisu, Perraud, Elyounoussi, Ward-Prowse, Romeu, Djenepo, Redmond, Armstrong

Subs: Forster, Walker-Peters, Lyanco, Adams, Broja, Tella, Diallo, Bednarek, Valery

West Ham XI: Fabianski, Coufal, Dawson, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Soucek, Rice, Bowen, Fornals, Benrahma, Antonio

Subs: Areola, Zouma, Yarmolenko, Lanzini, Vlasic, Noble, Diop, Fredericks, Kral


Watford XI: Bachmann, Ngakia, Troost-Ekong, Sierralta, Rose, Etebo, Sarr, Sissoko, Kucka, Bonaventure, King.

Subs: Louza, Cleverley, Masina, Sema, Cathcart, Tufan, Kabasele, Hernandez, Elliot.

Wolves XI: Jose Sa, Kilman, Coady, Saiss, Nelson Semedo, Neves, Joao Moutinho, Marcal, Trincao, Jimenez, Traore.

Subs: Hoever, Ait Nouri, Daniel Podence, Mosquera, Boly, Silva, Ruddy, Hwang, Dendoncker.

1,981 Comments Post a Comment
  1. kolama84
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Already have Ronaldo + Salah, and have quite a bit of cash ITB.
    What about Benny + Toney -> Sissoko + Lukaku (for -4) ?
    Better options around? I guess going to Bamford & Jota instead or something similar?

  2. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Maybe 4 at the back is the way on wc?
    TAA - Dias - Marcal - James

    They better then any 6 mil mid like Sarr

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      When is Jonny due back?

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Does he take semedo or marcal place ?

  3. Stranger Mings
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Guys looking at tanganga replacement under 4.9 - thinking wolves defender or even tierney or white? Or is there anyone else ? Thanks

    1. BIGREDDOG
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      I'd go Tierney tbh

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Thanks think it’s between tierney, semedo and marcal

  4. BIGREDDOG
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    NON HUMBLE BRAG - I'm sitting at a poor rank of 1 million having had Sancho this entire time BUT how good does it feel when you hedge your Fantasy football decisions with real money bets? Played my WC to captain Ronaldo and put 20 quid on a Lukaku brace because I didn't have him

    1. space mercenary
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Nice work. Win-Win!

  5. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    pukki the best 6m or under striker option? thanks

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Yep, we don't really have many alternatives at that price other than Armstrong.

      1. PartyTime
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        How’s your BuLi team doing.

        Up to 4k OR at the moment 🙂

        Forgot to switch the star from Weghorst & Jeong to Lewy & Kimmich 🙁

        1. Holmes
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          Other than midfield I guess its doing ok 😀

          Currently 7.5k, decided to stick with Weghorst star since I thought Bayern game will be tight, even had Orban 😆

          Currently midfield star on Endo.

          Playing with premium forwards and defense this time, not able to get decent returns from midfielders till date.

          1. PartyTime
            • 2 Years
            2 years, 7 months ago

            Same here. Just Kimmich returned. Defence & Attack did well.
            Starred Gießelmann in defence & Luthe did well yesterday.

            Not happy with Weghorst. Will likely sell him & Grifo to Bayern assets(Müller & maybe Sabitzer). Bayern’s fixtures looks juicy.

            Would remove Jeong for Stindl & star him if Sosa does well today.