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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. g40steve
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Palmer crunched

    1. Gudjohnsen
      1 month, 18 days ago

      Injured?

      1. g40steve
        1 month, 18 days ago

        Back up Bernie went though him

  2. Hughes Your Daddy
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Khalaili nearly with an assist there as well, what a ball

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

    Fair play Khalaili punters. 0.3% ownership. I had zero faith in Palace.

    1. Hughes Your Daddy
      1 month, 18 days ago

      Only got him on my FH, has looked great - just don’t fancy us getting a clean sheet as well though.

    2. Hughes Your Daddy
      1 month, 18 days ago

      As I was saying lol

  4. FOREST FOREVER 2
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Well played Khallili owners.

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

    If I post a comment the page gets stuck after refresh. Anyone else?

  6. F4L
    1 month, 18 days ago

    abit ridiculous fulham didnt get a pen when forest got one only a few weeks back for something similar

  7. Gudjohnsen
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Alot of Content creators with TC Palmer?

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

      Would be funny if it finished 1-0

      1. Calafiornication
        1 month, 18 days ago

        Funiier 1-2

        1. Calafiornication
          1 month, 18 days ago

          Ha

  8. TheBiffas
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Had exact cash to do Hume > Khalaili and bottled it

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

      Palace have Europa League soon, so probably a good long term decision.

      An extra FT is always good.

  9. PartyTime
    1 month, 18 days ago

    This ref at the bridge is an absolute amateur. Bad positioning & wrong decisions. Sorta ref that will engage in match fixing.

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

      That doesn't follow. Good job this is the anonymous Internet.

  10. Ignasi M
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Palmer absent so far. Honestly, why do I listen to content creators?

    1. Gudjohnsen
      1 month, 18 days ago

      100%

    2. Fifa las vegas
      1 month, 18 days ago

      Not in a rush to get him after my FH anyway. Rogers is the value.

      Could do with any return from palmer this week with the captaincy though!

      1. Ignasi M
        1 month, 18 days ago

        Thunk I might go Palmer > Saka

  11. PartyTime
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Tzolakis big save. Denies Palmer assist

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

    Davis A

    1. Zilla
      1 month, 18 days ago

      Got him since GW1 but always benched, not quite sure when is the time to play him lol

  13. Ze_Austin
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Palace defence is getting comical now

    1. Hughes Your Daddy
      1 month, 18 days ago

      Yep we had a different back 3 every game, just hope Sage settles on a first choice 3. Loves to tinker

      1. Ze_Austin
        1 month, 18 days ago

        Emersonn's free header got me laughing

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

      I worry for them this season

    3. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 month, 18 days ago

      Chelsea isn't 😉

      1. Ze_Austin
        1 month, 18 days ago

        Already was 😀

    4. polis
      1 month, 18 days ago

      Ahanor? At least he's honest.

  14. PartyTime
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Giles A. Belloumi G

    1. fantasyfog
      1 month, 18 days ago

      Not in it for Chelsea defense though, never keeping a cleanie that lot

  15. Shark Team
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Hull G - Belloumi

  16. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    1 month, 18 days ago

    palmer to bruno?

    1. Fifa las vegas
      1 month, 18 days ago

      😆

  17. Calafiornication
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Hull G

  18. Ignasi M
    1 month, 18 days ago

    1-1 . Chelsea are trash

  19. F4L
    1 month, 18 days ago

    😆 chelsea's defence

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

    Hull equalizer

  21. Supersonic_
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Lil

  22. Ignasi M
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Hull are very, very good.

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

      Chelsea defence is just very very bad

  23. Fifa las vegas
    1 month, 18 days ago

    What a balls up of a goal 😆

    1. Fifa las vegas
      1 month, 18 days ago

      Great finish though

  24. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 month, 18 days ago

    My oh my...

    The might Hull roar!

  25. g40steve
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Beloumi G

  26. Royal5
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Chelseas defense is horse shite

    1. Utopsis
      1 month, 18 days ago

      My word. So so bad

    2. fantasyfog
      1 month, 18 days ago

      Offensive to horse shite

  27. fantasist
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Wow Hull goal.. Blew Me

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

      User name checks out

  28. DeSelby
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Haha Martinez. Bite one.

    1. MrZ
      1 month, 18 days ago

      Penders will play sooner than we expected

  29. Supersonic_
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Come on Palmer son

  30. Ze_Austin
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Oh my word I just saw the Hull goal

    Hato howler