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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. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 day, 5 hours ago

    neco williams big chance missed

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      1 day, 5 hours ago

      *well biggish 🙂

      hes getting forward quite alot even with munoz in side it seems

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

    Half time. But should be 1-3.

  3. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    1 day, 5 hours ago

    Choice between Palmer & Isak has been inconsequential
    Didnt get it right
    Didnt get it wrong

    1. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      1 day, 5 hours ago

      until Cherki hauls

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

        Yeah Cherki looks possessed the season. You can see he hates himself when he plays poorly.

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

        Preach brother

  4. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 day, 5 hours ago

    HT

  5. Ten Hag of Bud
    • 4 Years
    1 day, 5 hours ago

    Fulham
    Bonus
    King (2)
    Charles (2)

    LOL

    1. Jacquet of all trades, mast…
      • 7 Years
      1 day, 5 hours ago

      😀

  6. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    1 day, 5 hours ago

    Hull City

    Top, top, top of the league

    As it stands

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 day, 5 hours ago

      Chelsea need another big second half...

      As do the TC chippers.

      Could all come in still

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

        Not with Hull's defence. Maybe Chelsea pull a goal back, so 2-2 full time.

  7. Esraj
    • 10 Years
    1 day, 5 hours ago

    This was a great fixture for Hull.

    1. nisag17
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      1 day, 5 hours ago

      Hahaha. Tough fixture for Chelsea playing playing top 3 side.

  8. Pompel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    1 day, 5 hours ago

    OMG Davis - 12 pts staring at me from 3rd bench spot!

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

      Brutal.

    2. Calculated Risks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      1 day, 5 hours ago

      *14

    3. Fifa las vegas
      • 14 Years
      1 day, 5 hours ago

      1st on mine 🙁

    4. MIGHTY JOE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 day, 5 hours ago

      Rival started him. Would like to have the same voices in my head…

  9. Three Pints of Schlager
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    1 day, 5 hours ago

    Luckily, I got rid of Davis.

    Otherwise, he would be sitting on my bench.

    1. TheSteel
      • 14 Years
      1 day, 5 hours ago

      You shouldve kept him and started. He had a goal and an assist!

      1. Three Pints of Schlager
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        1 day, 5 hours ago

        O Reilly?

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

    Liverpool also look trash. Looking like a two horse race between Arsenal and City, but I guess it was always going to be.

    1. Jacquet of all trades, mast…
      • 7 Years
      1 day, 5 hours ago

      Forgot Hull ?

  11. have you seen cyan
    • 7 Years
    1 day, 5 hours ago

    Only just saw the Schade goal. Such a good pick he is.

    1. Moon Dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 1 Year
      1 day, 5 hours ago

      xG beast

      I was spooked by Anthony

    2. MIGHTY JOE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 day, 5 hours ago

      Waving from 1.st position on the bench

  12. Supersonic_
    • 5 Years
    1 day, 5 hours ago

    As if my rival started Davis

  13. JohnnyCroat
    • 11 Years
    1 day, 5 hours ago

    Both Chelsea and Liverpool doing a Chelsea and Liverpool, eh?

  14. EL tridente
    • 8 Years
    1 day, 5 hours ago

    Starting Leif Davis over Shaw seems like a good decision.

    1. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      1 day, 5 hours ago

      U must be only one who started him

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

        Nope. I started him. He is my perma 3rd def in 3 4 3

    2. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      1 day, 5 hours ago

      Locked on WC this lad - he's learnt from his previous PL season

    3. Calculated Risks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      1 day, 5 hours ago

      Amazing!

  15. fantasist
    • 16 Years
    1 day, 5 hours ago

    A few of us hoping one of our defenders don't play so we get Davis on

    1. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      1 day, 5 hours ago

      Only 2nd on my bench

    2. Calculated Risks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      1 day, 5 hours ago

      Can't wait to start him all hopeful next week, and get a 1 point return !

    3. Fifa las vegas
      • 14 Years
      1 day, 5 hours ago

      Not going to happen for me I’m afraid 😆

  16. chocolove
    • 15 Years
    1 day, 5 hours ago

    Palmer TC fail

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

      Haaland was right there

  17. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 day, 5 hours ago

    So ... will Palmer score second half? 😉

    1. DeSelby
      • 4 Years
      1 day, 5 hours ago

      All signs point to 'no'.

  18. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    1 day, 5 hours ago

    Who's is this Bell Lomey? Scottish?

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

    When are we getting the 5000/1 betting odds on Hull City winning the league then?

  20. Utopsis
    • 6 Years
    1 day, 5 hours ago

    Are Hull going to do a Leicester?

    1. FantasyTony
      • 9 Years
      1 day, 5 hours ago

      Nah, they’ll walk the league

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

      I'd love it tbh. The league has been so boring.

    3. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 10 Years
      1 day, 5 hours ago

      Poor oppositions till now.

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

        Not many teams bar Arsenal are solid at the back yet tbf

    4. Three Pints of Schlager
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      1 day, 5 hours ago

      The question is, are Chelsea going to do a Leeds 2nd half again?

  21. ididnt
    • 15 Years
    1 day, 5 hours ago

    Unashamedly happy I started Leif Davis as Rodon injured and Hume seemingly benched. Bring it on!

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 day, 5 hours ago

      Well done, enjoy those points

    2. have you seen cyan
      • 7 Years
      1 day, 5 hours ago

      I had Davis but sold on WC. Basically impossible to play him over my already strong defence.

      No idea why so many people picked Diop over him at the start. Davis has always been so good in the championship. And two seasons ago when he was in the PL, he should have got so many attacking returns, but the team around him literally sucked and no one ever converted his chances. Maybe this time it will be different for Davis.

      1. ididnt
        • 15 Years
        1 day, 5 hours ago

        He was good for me a couple of seasons ago but there’s no way I’d have started him under regular circumstances.

        1. have you seen cyan
          • 7 Years
          1 day, 5 hours ago

          Yea so hard to play him. Unless he does a Lundstram.

    3. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      1 day, 5 hours ago

      Ummed and arrrd between him and Thomas for ages!

  22. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    1 day, 5 hours ago

    Leif Davis my pick of the season so far fo’ sure!

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

      Tzolis just edges it

  23. Calculated Risks
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    1 day, 5 hours ago

    After 18 yrs or so I've learnt it's better to be picking players like Davis and losing their points on the bench than picking garbage players getting 2 points a week...but still

    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 10 Years
      1 day, 5 hours ago

      You calculate, but dont take the risk!

      1. Don Be Zeelly
        1 day, 5 hours ago

        He calculates his risks.

      2. Calculated Risks
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        1 day, 5 hours ago

        Ha, maybe ought to change my name, become more risk averse in my old age!

    2. Three Pints of Schlager
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      1 day, 5 hours ago

      I prefer to have those players on the bench of my mini league rivals.

  24. JBG
    • 8 Years
    1 day, 5 hours ago

    Traditional "top" teams have become so trash... it's so fcking awful. Far from the PL I grew up with.

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

      Perfect for a club like Hull to take advantage of them

      1. JBG
        • 8 Years
        1 day, 5 hours ago

        Exactly

    2. Three Pints of Schlager
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      1 day, 5 hours ago

      Barcola, Wirtz, Isak, Rogers, etc worth every penny. 😉

      1. JBG
        • 8 Years
        1 day, 5 hours ago

        Every 100m+

  25. The Philosopher
    • 6 Years
    1 day, 5 hours ago

    Any chance of a no show for Cherki/Ode/Calafiori/anyone? Davis first on the bench.

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

      Nope.
      Cali got rested in CL so starts barring injury in warm up and ars will concede .
      Odegard starts and cherki gets 70mins

    2. DeSelby
      • 4 Years
      1 day, 5 hours ago

      Just asked AI. 0.95 percent chance.

    3. Zalk
      • 15 Years
      1 day, 5 hours ago

      Expect all three to start on the bench but then sub on...classic fpl

  26. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 day, 5 hours ago

    when it comes to defensive contributions, any tackle counts right? successful tackles just give you an extra boost of bps

  27. DeSelby
    • 4 Years
    1 day, 5 hours ago

    Liverpool bringing on Kerkez for Tsimikas. Yeah, that should fix things.

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

      An out of the frying pan and into the fire situation

  28. TLC Fresh Produce
    • 7 Years
    1 day, 5 hours ago

    How to cancel FH chip? Lol

    1. More Tragic
      • 11 Years
      1 day, 5 hours ago

      Pour a cup of coffee/tea into the computer while it's powered up.

      1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 10 Years
        1 day, 5 hours ago

        Works all the time

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

      Have you tried turning it off and on again?

  29. JBG
    • 8 Years
    1 day, 5 hours ago

    Tavernier YC, Pino subbed off, Emi 2 goals conceded. Free (s)Hit.

    Yet another GW where doing nothing would've been better.

    1. Not again Shirley
      • 9 Years
      1 day, 5 hours ago

      Yet you’ll do nothing next week and wish you had.

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

    Lol. Palmer's girlfriend scowling and shaking her head at him in the crowd. She's disappointed. Her eyes saying: "if you lose today, you're not getting anything tonight. You'll be a loser. " I expect Palmer will score a hat trick this half. Chelsea 4-3 Hull.

    1. Don Be Zeelly
      1 day, 5 hours ago

      Maybe she triple capped him.

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

        hmmmmm good point.

      2. Three Pints of Schlager
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        1 day, 5 hours ago

        She was going to triple cap him tonight.

    2. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      1 day, 5 hours ago

      You could say she was attractively built

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

        Absolutely. She could scowl at me all day and I'd still love her. Dear lawd.

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

          Grow up and stop simpin. Plenty of better options around;-P