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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.

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  1. Ze_Austin
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Of course, Lingard

  2. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Hahaha just saw the guy who was at the United training ground trying to meet Ronaldo in the stands.

    Give the man his picture!

  3. SADIO SANÉ
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Pogbaaaa

  4. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Jimenez YC

  5. FPLtfs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Lukaku -> CR7 for free a no brainer, right?

    1. JONALDINHO
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Did Lukaku play yet?

      1. FPLtfs
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        5 years, 1 month ago

        At best he’ll match CR7. And the next two fixtures are bad.

        1. JONALDINHO
          5 years, 1 month ago

          I’d want Lukaku over Ronaldo come GW7. Is it worth the transfer for just 2 weeks? If you plan on captaining Ronaldo GW6 I’d do it. If you don’t play on captaining him I don’t see the point unless no other issues

    2. Harry the Hack
      5 years, 1 month ago

      dude are you high?
      did you see Tottenham today - they will be missing Dier and Tanga next week. He'll go big today and go big next week

  6. _Ninja_
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Antonio rc

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      5 years, 1 month ago

      OMG

    2. TheBiffas
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Really?

    3. g40steve
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Makes a decision easy

    4. Gamst - Up (?) the Rovers
      5 years, 1 month ago

      WAT

  7. WVA
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Marcal lol how do people get that lucky!

  8. Rainer
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Pogba assist king.

  9. Bubz
    5 years, 1 month ago

    My god Antonio

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Goal??

      1. Bubz
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Lol

  10. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Antonio RED

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Oh

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

    Antiono Red!

  12. Rainer
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Antonio hahaha

  13. _Ninja_
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Brighton goal

    1. _Ninja_
      5 years, 1 month ago

      trossard

  14. TheTinman
    5 years, 1 month ago

    JLingz has got to start ahead of Sancho. He's just a better player

  15. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Raya CS gone

  16. SADIO SANÉ
    5 years, 1 month ago

    XG FC goal

    1. SADIO SANÉ
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Trossard

  17. TomSaints
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Damn it Antonio

  18. Paqueta Rice
    5 years, 1 month ago

    What a goal

  19. Piggs Boson
    5 years, 1 month ago

    So happy for Jesse 🙂

  20. JONALDINHO
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Antonio to DCL is my transfer sorted then

    1. TomSaints
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yep

    2. fantasyfog
      5 years, 1 month ago

      You can't afford to get him back if you had him from gw1

  21. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    5 years, 1 month ago

    At least we all own Antonio

    1. fantasyfog
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Thank god

      1. fantasyfog
        5 years, 1 month ago

        (or Ronaldo as he's often known)

  22. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Antonio to Ronnie done

  23. TomSaints
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Utghhhh I needed Brighton to concede

  24. Gunneryank
    5 years, 1 month ago

    WHAAAAAAAT Tony why

  25. Paqueta Rice
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Rival with Pogba and Ronaldo

  26. Duke Silver ☑
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Pogba 2 baps.

  27. Dr. Rog
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Antonio train just went off the rails

    1. FPL_Crisis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      5 years, 1 month ago

      He didn’t want to face Ronaldo next week
      So much for holding my transfer for gw5

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

    Anyone captain Antonio?

    1. fantasyfog
      5 years, 1 month ago

      There will be a few

  29. Rainer
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Welcome Bamford!

  30. DandyDon
    5 years, 1 month ago

    NOOOO. flip sake Antonio RC. just as well i still have the WC available for next week. Antonio and Benhrama out next week for sure