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

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

    Hull not giving up on their title challenge

    1. Ignasi M
      1 month, 18 days ago

      Top 4. They look so well organised.

  2. TheTinman
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Mauled by the tigers

  3. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Chelsea’s defence is comically bad

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

      Only 3 CS points lost...

  4. Ignasi M
    1 month, 18 days ago

    This has got a McBurnie winner written all over this.

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

    Leif Davis assist lovely

    1. Gizzachance
      1 month, 18 days ago

      Same(on bench!)

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

      3rd on bench - can’t see any match I would actually play him 😆

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

    A hull in Chelsea’s defense there

    1. Calafiornication
      1 month, 18 days ago

      😀

  7. Feanor
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Hull pulled one out of the Hatto

    1. Calafiornication
      1 month, 18 days ago

      😀

  8. Ze_Austin
    1 month, 18 days ago

    5 matches
    4 goals

    xGC winning so far

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

    TC Palmer getting 3x2 pts 😉 Can I please change my TC? Anyone has time machine to loan.

    1. TheTinman
      1 month, 18 days ago

      Patience?

    2. Ignasi M
      1 month, 18 days ago

      Was always a risk considering Hull's defensive record. I captained Palmer but no way triple captain. Save that for Ipswich or Coventry.

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

        They are away games for Che, Bruno not on corners and Haaland minutes and form risk. Alea iacta est.

    3. Supersonic_
      1 month, 18 days ago

      He'll get something

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

    Hull are actually legit DEEcent

  11. Fifa las vegas
    1 month, 18 days ago

    How are Hull managing this after they were supposed to be the shite ones from championship!?

    1. Feanor
      1 month, 18 days ago

      Hull if I know

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

      In fairness they spent most of last season in the Championship playoff positions

  12. Pep Roulette
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Best one week punt on BB in GW5

    Defender for 4.9m

    Will be my last player on bench from GW6 onwards

    1. Jigger & Pony
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 month, 18 days ago

      Van Hecke

  13. Calafiornication
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Continuing like this and my WC + bb combo will be full Hull

  14. Supersonic_
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Bruno Szob Rogers Ode midfield on GW6 WC

  15. fantasyfog
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Man wirrz couldn't set Iask up just now, instead drags a shot wide, awful pick, get szob in there to feed .y captain!!!

  16. Shark Team
    1 month, 18 days ago

    let's be honest, the Chelsea attack doesn't deserve the hype so far in this game. they struggle a lot to get forward

    1. jacob1989
      1 month, 18 days ago

      Now hull do score 2nd!

  17. jacob1989
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Hull almost 2nd

  18. PartyTime
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Hull going for 2 here

  19. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Palmer to Bruno done, seen enough in 30 mins to know. He's playing well but Chelsea not the best and goals are spread across the team when they come.

  20. PartyTime
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Hull Goal Belloumi

  21. Royal5
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Chelsea woeful

    1. jacob1989
      1 month, 18 days ago

      Glad i switched emi to raya on wc

  22. g40steve
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Nearly 2 for Hull 🙂

  23. Ignasi M
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Chelsea 1 - 2 Hull

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

      Ha!

  24. Feanor
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Hull unlucky not to get a 2nd

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

      did now

    2. Feanor
      1 month, 18 days ago

      Now they get it

  25. Supersonic_
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Wow

    1. Ignasi M
      1 month, 18 days ago

      They should have scored 3 by now. Palmer is looking tired.

  26. PartyTime
    1 month, 18 days ago

    The people are starting to believe the Tigers 😆

  27. noissimbus
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Wow Hull. Statement indeed.

  28. Supersonic_
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Triple Hull on WC

    1. Calafiornication
      1 month, 18 days ago

      No doubt

  29. Ignasi M
    1 month, 18 days ago

    I hate my life. right. no more listening to content creators anymore. I can't do this anymore. they ruin my life. Hull top.

    1. Gudjohnsen
      1 month, 18 days ago

      I liked this game a lot more when people just made their own choices.

      1. Ignasi M
        1 month, 18 days ago

        Yeah. Big time. I did better before the content creators!!

    2. Fifa las vegas
      1 month, 18 days ago

      Surely Palmer gets something!? Glad I’m only on FH now, hopefully Bruno doesn’t haul tomorrow though

      1. Ignasi M
        1 month, 18 days ago

        He looks shattered. then again, if you had a partner that looked like his...I'd be shattered all the time.

  30. BeaversWithAttitude
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Ha!