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With no lunchtime kick-off today, Gameweek 4 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) gets underway with five 3pm BST fixtures:

Pedro Palmer Rogers

TEAM NEWS

Joao Pedro, Morgan Rogers and Cole Palmer start as expected for Chelsea but there are two changes from the Gameweek 3 loss to Arsenal.

Maxence Lacroix and Josh Acheampong drop to the bench as Malo Gusto and Levi Colwill take their places.

Hull City’s only alteration sees Matt Crooks replace Lucas Gourna-Douath.

There are three Liverpool tweaks from midweek as Kostas Tsimikas, Ryan Gravenberch and Victor Munoz replace the benched Milos Kerkez, Alexis Mac Allister and Rio Ngumoha.

Cody Gakpo is fit enough to be among the Liverpool substitutes, while Bradley Barcola gets his first Premier League start.

Fulham bring in David Affengruber and Sander Berge for Joachim Andersen and Cesar Palacios.

Nottingham Forest’s two changes are enforced as Nikola Milenkovic and Jair Cunha are unexpectedly absent.

Summer signings Daniel Munoz and Ousmane Diomande both start, which presumably means Ola Aina will drop into the back three.

There’s one Aston Villa change from the midweek UEFA Champions League win over Club Brugge as Ross Barkley comes in for Joao Gomes, who is suspended domestically.

Matty Cash misses out again but Johan Manzambi is among the subs on his return from injury.

Bournemouth are unchanged from Gameweek 3 for their meeting with Brentford, who bring in Jannik Schuster, Aaron Hickey, Yehor Yarmoliuk and Jaidon Anthony for Michael Kayode, Dango Ouattara, Mikel Damsgaard and injured Nathan Collins.

Finally, at Crystal Palace, there are three seemingly enforced changes for the hosts from Gameweek 3 due to the absences of Dean Henderson, Jaydee Canvot and Eddie Nketiah.

Walter Benitez, Honest Ahanor and Jorgen Strand Larsen step up.

Ipswich Town’s sole alteration sees Jack Clarke oust Daizen Maeda.

LINE-UPS

Aston Villa XI: Suzuki, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Torres, Maatsen, Barkley, Kamara, McGinn, Buendia, Hemmings, Jackson.

Subs: Bizot, Mings, Ruggeri, Garnacho, Abraham, Mbaye, Bogarde, Manzambi, Alysson.

Nottingham Forest XI: Sels, Aina, Diomande, Murillo, Munoz, McAtee, Schlager, Williams, Ndoye, Gibbs-White, Delap.

Subs: John, Sangare, Hudson-Odoi, Domínguez, Wood, Igor Jesus, Kalimuendo, Yates, Netz.


Bournemouth XI: Petrović, Smith, Hill, Silva, Truffert, Adams, Scott, Rayan, Kluivert, Tavernier, Evanilson.

Subs: Di Gregorio, Cook, Soler, Brooks, Christie, Gannon-Doak, Diakite, Toth, Rodriguez.

Brentford XI: Kelleher, Hickey, Ajer, Schuster, Lewis-Potter, Sangare, Yarmoliuk, Anthony, Janelt, Schade, Thiago.

Subs: Valdimarsson, Henry, Ouattara, Wilson, Carvalho, Damsgaard, Diouf, Kayode, Nunes.


Chelsea XI: Martinez, Fofana, Colwill, Hato, Neto, James, Lavia, Gusto, Palmer, Rogers, Joao Pedro.

Subs: Penders, Acheampong, Chavarria, Lacroix, Barco, Quenda, Estevao, Gittens, Welbeck.

Hull City XI: Tzolakis, Coyle, Ajayi, Egan, Mendy, Giles, Belloumi, Slater, Crooks, Stroud, McBurnie.

Subs: Phillips, Targett, Norton-Cuffy, Herrington, Gourna-Douath, Iroegbunam, Thomas, Vaz, Cho.


Crystal Palace XI: Benítez, Khalaili, Richards, Disasi, Ahanor, Mitchell, Wharton, Timber, Pino, Kamada, Strand Larsen.

Subs: Matthews, Tomiyasu, Mingueza, Doucoure, Lerma, Chilwell, Hughes, Gozo, McNeil.

Ipswich Town XI: Scherpen, O’Shea, Diop, Greaves, Davis, Palacios, Lukic, Fatawu, Enciso, Clarke, Emersonn.

Subs: Walton, Kipre, Ouattara, Florentino, Nunez, Philogene, Maeda, Akpom, Flemming.


Liverpool XI: Alisson, Araujo, Jacquet, Van Dijk, Tsimikas, Szoboszlai, Gravenberch, Munoz, Wirtz, Barcola, Isak.

Subs: Mamardashvili, Endo, Kerkez, Mac Allister, Gakpo, Frimpong, Nyoni, Koumas, Ngumoha.

Fulham XI: Leno, Castagne, Affengruber, Bassey, Robinson, Berge, Charles, King, Bobb, Gonzalo, Iwobi.

Subs: Lecomte, Tete, Andersen, Larsson, Manuel Angel, Smith Rowe, Palacios, Kevin, Muniz.


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  1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    1 month, 18 days ago

    OMG rogers

    1. Ze_Austin
      1 month, 18 days ago

      There it is

  2. fantasyfog
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Here's a question, how come Sky aren't allowed/don't show a 3pm Saturday game in the UK ever? What's with that, wvery other country in the world gets the 3pm's but us

    1. x.jim.x
      1 month, 18 days ago

      To protect local attendance

      1. fantasyfog
        1 month, 18 days ago

        Really, would think teams have massive waiting lists for supporters they can just stream it surely, like some people do, other people you know....

        1. x.jim.x
          1 month, 18 days ago

          Not Premier League attendance, the lower leagues you silly sausage

          1. fantasyfog
            1 month, 18 days ago

            Surely not, lower league fans are tribal, wouldn't miss a game to watch premier league prima donnas

            1. x.jim.x
              1 month, 18 days ago

              There are loads of people who go just for a social, especially at non-league. They won’t go if United or Arsenal are on the telly instead.

              1. fantasyfog
                1 month, 18 days ago

                Arsenal maybe, Utd...not so much : )

    2. oi no professionals
      1 month, 18 days ago

      Yeah it’s supposed to encourage people to attend the lower league games but in today’s world it’s an outdated rule that doesn’t really help at all

  3. Ignasi M
    1 month, 18 days ago

    1-0 rogers

  4. Defcons are for Kinnear
    1 month, 18 days ago

    The floodgates have opened

  5. Supersonic_
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Dammit? Who A

    1. Coupes
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 month, 18 days ago

      JP

    2. jacob1989
      1 month, 18 days ago

      Pedro

  6. RICICLE
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Get in Rogers!!

  7. jacob1989
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Yes glad i went rogers over palmer. And c pedro!!

    1. fantasyfog
      1 month, 18 days ago

      So far so good, hopefully more than as assist there for you

  8. g40steve
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Rogers G

  9. Gudjohnsen
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Palmer and JP owner

    Typical

  10. Make FPL Casual Again
    1 month, 18 days ago

    The reverse jinxs worked! Let the flood gates open

  11. TheBiffas
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Keeper has to do better!

    1. Bobby Digital
      1 month, 18 days ago

      Tzolakis wasn't the wall we thought

  12. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Rogers since GW1 here, a steal!

    1. Fifa las vegas
      1 month, 18 days ago

      Took him out in final week leading up to GW1 with uncertain over minutes early on. In on FH this week. Might need to rectify it completely next week

    2. Gizzachance
      1 month, 18 days ago

      Was a troll early doors last season, few times during it!
      Fair play returns in games now, he needed that consistency

    3. Zilla
      1 month, 18 days ago

      Yep

    4. circusmonkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 month, 18 days ago

      Me too, didn't get the leave him because of the Arsenal game guff.

  13. Fifa las vegas
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Have all 3 (like most), but Palmer cap…meh

  14. Royal5
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Open the flood gates

  15. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Of course it's the one of the trio I don't own that scores!

    1. Zilla
      1 month, 18 days ago

      Surely not

    2. Gudjohnsen
      1 month, 18 days ago

      Exactly

      Rogers is a semi troll for me

      Scores alot when I don't have him.

  16. Zilla
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Rogers is in great form honestly!
    Hopefully no more JP involvements tho x

  17. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    1 month, 18 days ago

    ROGERSSSS baby!

  18. Moon Dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Rogers is so good is overrides the set-piece meta. Bargain at 7.5m.

    1. Moon Dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 month, 18 days ago

      he*

    2. fantasyfog
      1 month, 18 days ago

      Like an Ødegaard cheat code

  19. Bobby Digital
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Lavia is awesome, as long as he stays fit.

  20. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Rogers will need time to settle in

    1. Pompel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 month, 18 days ago

      Yesh, not a single assist so far this game

  21. F4L
    1 month, 18 days ago

    ah garcia shot off the line

  22. DeSelby
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Is Allison tripping? And how is that not a penalty? Insane.

  23. oi no professionals
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Palace goal! Khalaili

  24. Hughes Your Daddy
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Glad I got Khalaili in on my FH, nice goal

  25. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Congrats FHers with Khalaili
    Proper FH only pick that!

  26. Ninja Škrtel
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Khalali and Rogers. What a start for the FH!

    1. Utopsis
      1 month, 18 days ago

      Wowzers, well done!!

  27. JBG
    1 month, 18 days ago

    IDF G, Kamada A

    1. z13
      1 month, 18 days ago

      That was the reason I avoided him, otherwise he would be in. Not going to regret it, even now.

      1. Zilla
        1 month, 18 days ago

        Respect.

      2. JBG
        1 month, 18 days ago

        Exactly the same, on FH even

    2. Crystal Alice
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 month, 18 days ago

      Khalaili is Palestinian

      1. MrZ
        1 month, 18 days ago

        No he's not.

      2. z13
        1 month, 18 days ago

        Yes but he decided to go and rep israel anyway..

  28. TheBiffas
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Damn, nearly got Khalaili

  29. SpaceCadet
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Never heard of Khalalli, got in the bracer Mitchell instead.

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 month, 18 days ago

      one for the Defcons