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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. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    Is isak doing anything?. Got him in on wc

    1. Ignasi M
      • 9 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      No.

    2. DeSelby
      • 4 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      Nada.

    3. TheTinman
      • 11 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      He looks awful even despite the brace last week. I started with him as I thought he may start well if fit. Looks like the injuries have taken their toll to me, nowhere near as sharp as when he was playing for the toon

    4. SM001
      • 10 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      He's had 4 touches.

    5. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      1 shot missed so far..0.08xG

    6. FantasyTony
      • 9 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      No he’s back on strike

  2. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    kluivert g

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      How did he squeeze that in while falling? Glorious stuff

  3. Ignasi M
    • 9 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    Chelsea can't get near Hull

  4. faux_C
    • 13 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    Schade on my bench, of course.

  5. Ignasi M
    • 9 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    Chelsea need to be careful, otherwise this will get embarrassing.

  6. Botman and Robben
    • 9 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    Belloumi just 1% owned

    1. TheTinman
      • 11 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      A lot of them likely to be auto select teams surely.

    2. Jacquet of all trades, mast…
      • 7 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      He'll rise now

      1. Botman and Robben
        • 9 Years
        1 day, 6 hours ago

        Yeah, might get him as my 5th mid on WC

  7. SM001
    • 10 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    Liverpool are gash.

    1. fantasyfog
      • 11 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      Insulting to gash

  8. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    Hull have a tasty next 5

    5 NEW (A)
    6 EVE (H)
    7 FUL (A)
    8 BRE (H)
    9 IPS (H)

    1. Jacquet of all trades, mast…
      • 7 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      Gw5 WC with gw6 bb triple Hull looking hot

    2. ITS AMAD WORLD
      • 3 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      Glad I have Egan now

    3. TheTinman
      • 11 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      Getting battered away at SJP let's be serious

  9. chocolove
    • 15 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    What floodgate actually?

  10. ITS AMAD WORLD
    • 3 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    It's the eye of the tigerrrr

  11. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    Lol, I could have had a half decent week had I not made late changes.

    Swapped armband from Rogers to Isak and kept swapping between Gakpo in starting XI and Kluivert 1st sub and vice versa.

    Please no cameo Gakpo!

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      Here's hoping

    2. SINGH
      • 8 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      I need Gakpo hattrick

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        1 day, 6 hours ago

        Well that would be ok just not a cameo blank please

  12. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    Palmer with the dim look on his face, Chelsea looking clueless

    1. ITS AMAD WORLD
      • 3 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      Glad I didn't triple captain him against the mighty tigers of Hull

  13. JBG
    • 8 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    Emi CS broken.. Pino, my Schade replacement subbed off. Great FH

    1. JBG
      • 8 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      Also Giles on my bench, just because he's 4m. Outscoring them

      1. Jacquet of all trades, mast…
        • 7 Years
        1 day, 6 hours ago

        Giles is the first auto sub for my work league Leader cause he still got Watkins since gw1 getting jam points of the bench

    2. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      Chel dont don’t do cs

  14. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    Hato having howler

    1. ITS AMAD WORLD
      • 3 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      Never rated him. Cucurella was miles better than him.

      1. Utopsis
        • 6 Years
        1 day, 3 hours ago

        Great going forward, absolutely no idea how to spell defending

  15. Esraj
    • 10 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    I love Chelsea.

    1. Ignasi M
      • 9 Years
      1 day, 5 hours ago

      They're so corrupt and toxic it eventually bleeds into the players. Horrible club.

  16. SINGH
    • 8 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    I will have to WC October break. At this rate I will end up bottom around the world

  17. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    Omg leif davis keeps ticking on my bench

    1. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      Same, goal assist today
      Goal gw 2 all on bench !

      Nothing in gw1 on bb

  18. JBG
    • 8 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    Davis G, Emerson A

    Good

    1. JBG
      • 8 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      That's what Palace get

    2. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      Damn! Bemched him

    3. GCHILD2K16
      • 10 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      He is my 3rd def so get in! More GA to come before the final whistle

  19. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    Davis first bench with NOR starting, damn!

  20. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    wow davis

  21. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 10 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    Davis G+A

    1. fantasyfog
      • 11 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      2 years too late!!!

    2. HadiSLIM
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      he's on my wildcard bench 🙁

  22. TheTinman
    • 11 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    You would have thought Chelsea might have wanted to bring in a world class keeper this summer

    1. GCHILD2K16
      • 10 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      They did but only God can save that back 3..lol

    2. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      1 day, 3 hours ago

      Help

  23. Calculated Risks
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    Of course Davis second on my bench

    1. HadiSLIM
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      same here

    2. GCHILD2K16
      • 10 Years
      1 day, 5 hours ago

      Why did you make such a bad decision? :-p

  24. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    Leif Davis essential

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      The season he didn't have last time

      1. TheBiffas
        • 5 Years
        1 day, 6 hours ago

        He was probably higher owned that season, the hype was crazy and started 4.5m too

    2. GCHILD2K16
      • 10 Years
      1 day, 5 hours ago

      Yoh see when you stick to the point, you make sense so totally agreed. More GA to follow

  25. Lucky Z
    • 9 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    Davis is my best pick this year

  26. Fifa las vegas
    • 14 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    Wish I didn’t get Davis just as bench filler for FH now 🙁

  27. Milk, 1 Šuker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    Wow and to think I was going to bench Leif Davis! Glad I started him!!

    1. Jacquet of all trades, mast…
      • 7 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      Well done

  28. Ignasi M
    • 9 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    Rogers is such a twink. There's no way this team will get top 4.

  29. chocolove
    • 15 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    Hull is a yellow FDR right now

    1. ITS AMAD WORLD
      • 3 Years
      1 day, 5 hours ago

      Should be red judging by what they've done so far. They're strong at the back and not afraid to attack teams.

  30. Bobby Digital
    • 9 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    Davis on fire. Too bad he only does it in away games, when everyone have him on the bench.

    1. GCHILD2K16
      • 10 Years
      1 day, 5 hours ago

      Never a bench player unless haaland is in town. He is s great perma 3rd def in a 3 4 3:-)