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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. Harry the Hack
    • 17 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Ronaldo to have a quick word to Ole about Varane not passing

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      😛

  2. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Man Utd live bps update:

    Pogba (8)
    Wan-Bissaka (6)
    Matic (4)
    Shaw (4)
    Sancho (4)

    Everyone else

    Ronaldo (-1)

  3. have you seen cyan
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Average this week will be like 41

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      20 mins in...

      1 game gone.

  4. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Veranne just wide with the looping header...

  5. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Varane almost

    1. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Should do better

  6. Rainer
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Hopeful crosses galore.

  7. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Super Saturday!

  8. Thanos
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    No goals so far in any game 🙄

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Except at Palace.

      It's how they end that counts

    2. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Palace got 3

  9. AlCapwnUK
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Greenwood is the answer to who should lead the line.

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Correct, the future 9

    2. have you seen cyan
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Its great for Ronaldos development that he has a mentor like Greenwood

      1. Defcons are for Kinnear
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        Lingard also needs a mentor

  10. Bartowski
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Grealish close

  11. Defcons are for Kinnear
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    If Ole has an ounce of tactical nous he will know to use Ronaldo as a target men knocking the ball down from Greenwood, Sancho and Bruno to run onto

    1. JONALDINHO
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      If you had an ounce of common sense you’d know Ronaldo wouldn’t pass

  12. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    We just need one for the floodgates

  13. Costa Nostra
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    The whole league waiting on Ronaldo to score to kick things off?

  14. Botman and Robben
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    No goals yet, c'mon guys, me team needs points!

  15. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Goals please

  16. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Where the hell are the goals

  17. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Neither Man U or Newcastle has a shot on target

  18. Delhidynamo
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Hanley essential

  19. Rainer
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Sancho needed on the right for a crossing option, Newcastle letting AWB have it...

  20. Ady87
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Bit of an anti climax these games after a couple of weeks wait. Hopefully it heats up.

    1. BeaversWithAttitude
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Last 20 minutes at Selhurst delivered.

  21. Drexl Spivey
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    See, I quite like Vardy when he's hungry like this.

  22. Worsle90
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Have 12 teams really not scored in nearly half an hour?

    1. Andy1
      • 17 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Judging by the scores, yes

    2. Harry the Hack
      • 17 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      *13

    3. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Bemba’s net is down

  23. Bobby Digital
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Bruno do something!

  24. Rainer
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Big Sam looking full.

    1. dark91
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      And angry

  25. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Boring

  26. TOLV TUMS
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Big Sam! What on earth is he doing there? He's scouting players for...:

    1. OPTA FPL
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Arsenal

  27. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    ASM pushing

  28. Forza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Has anyone actually kicked off or is it just a big conspiracy?

  29. Rainer
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Bruno 😮

  30. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    any live streaming link chaps?

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Not quite...

    2. soxela
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Sportsurge

    3. BeaversWithAttitude
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      nizarstream.com – but it's a bit on the blink