Big Numbers

FPL Gameweek 4: analysis of the key underlying stats

With three weeks of player and team statistics to analyse and patterns starting to develop, our Big Numbers series returns for 2019/20.

Ahead of this Saturday’s deadline, we take a look at the data available to subscribers in our Members’ area and present the eye-catching stats that may be of interest to Fantasy managers’ and could help shape transfer decisions.

We’ve run down the stand-out figures in every position, as well as looking at the strengths and weaknesses of various teams to assess which Fantasy Premier League assets could have a profitable Gameweek 4.

Members can read on for our analysis below.

Lessons learned from Gameweek 3

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  1. Kip
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Would you:

    A) Martial + Jota => Mount + Haller
    B) Martial + Montoya => Cantwell + TAA

    Have no pool defenders atm...

    1. Drip Doctor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A

    2. MTPockets
        4 years, 7 months ago

        a

      • Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Id do B

    3. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Sanchez loan to Inter confirmed.

      United still paying around 200k a week of his wages, for the duration.

      What a joke that all turned out to be.

      1. THFC4LIFE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Unbelievable how he’s declined since being at United

        1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          spending time with immature personalities like Lingard will take it's toll on you

      2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Lukaku and Sanchez up front for Inter, what could go wrong

        1. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Both playing CL football, they’re the ones laughing.

          1. The Big Fella
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Hahahah shots fired!

      3. Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        🙁

      4. Bruce Lee
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        he's loving life

        fair play to him, remember hearing his tough childhood stories... he made it clear

        1. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          100%, not his problem.

      5. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Shameful management

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          What else that could have been done ??
          (Other than not paying players over the odds)

          1. Magic Zico
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Not about the loan but the buying at first place and destroying the wage structure

            1. Amey
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Yeah
              Completely killed the structure

      6. The Ejiptian King
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Utd's worst ever transfer.

        1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          says something. They have had many bad ones in recent times

          1. Amey
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Most*

          2. DeathoftheParty
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Oooo yeah. Rough. Even in the Fergie era... What was Kleberson?!

            1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
              • 13 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              veron springs to mind, anderson too?

              1. DeathoftheParty
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                Good god... Veron! Djemba-Djemba! There's millions! What are the scouts round here doing!

                1. el polako
                  • 6 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  Veron was a classy player.

        2. Amey
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Fred
          De Maria
          Anderson
          Bebe
          Darmian
          List goes ON and ON bro

          1. DeathoftheParty
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Tip of the iceberg.

          2. The Big Fella
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            A couple of those aren't bad players though, they just didn't settle into Manchester United

      7. Andy'81
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Not all transfers work out no matter who the player is, Lorra lorra money lost there though.

      8. Collie01
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        United's lack of attacking options is quite stark. After Martial and Rashford, they are essentially relying on Lingard (useless), Mata (past his best) and unproven youngsters James and Greenwood for goals. Martial is injury prone and Rashford is hardly prolific.

        1. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Target is mid table so they’ll be alright 😉

      9. JUST ONE LOMBARDO...
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        What shocking business.

    4. Bob McMayday
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Martial + Rashford > De Bruyne + Haller -4?

      1. Zladan
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Keep Rashford

      2. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I want Rashford

    5. StevePeave
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Why's Greenwood in so many teams suddenly? What did I miss??

      1. MTPockets
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Was already in loads as a cheap dead pick

          1. StevePeave
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Yeah but only in WC teams today! Martial injury exciting people I guess?

            1. MTPockets
                4 years, 7 months ago

                Fitting Aguero in is the only reason I'd pick Greenwood now, I think
                But each to their own

          2. Yank Revolution
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Cheap, has a chance at some minutes with Lukaku gone.

            1. StevePeave
              • 11 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Yeah lukaku and sanchez leaving is probably it, thanks!

          3. Magic Zico
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            You’ve missed the 442 and 451 taunted during pre season

          4. Chazz69
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Dreamers and Panickers

        • Rinseboy
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Think I'm pretty set on my wildcard.
          Although already getting a benching dilemma! Who to start from
          A - Soyuncu, Kelly or Lunds
          B - Barnes and Cantwell?

          1. Bruce Lee
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            b

            1. Bruce Lee
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              so easy btw lol

          2. Amey
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Soyuncu Cantwell

            1. Rinseboy
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              thanks!

          3. Rinseboy
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            ooops phrased that wrong.

            Need 1 to start from A and 1 to start from B!

            1. Men in green tights
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Kelly and cantwell

        • Bruce Lee
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Remember when Sanchez was fpl head honcho and the main captain choice almost every week?

          1. Yank Revolution
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            After his injury, I guess he wasnt the same player anymore. But yes, he was a fun one to watch.

          2. Revival
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Yeah in my Arsenal supporters league any week you didn't captain him when he scored was fatal.

          3. badgerboy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Remember the 'does Walcott cover Sanchez' debacle.

            1. The Big Fella
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              No. No, he didn't.

          4. Rainer
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            DGW goal away at Stoke while injured, was something else that season!

            1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
              • 13 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              then the non-owners scrambling for crumbs after he went off after about 70 mins with a knock hoping he was out for the sunderland at home fixture.

              The sight when he was seen smiling on the bench a few minutes later put that to rest

              1. Rainer
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                😀 😆

              2. Nightcrawler
                • 4 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                He ended up scoring 2 in midweek game. TCed him. Got 81 points

                1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
                  • 13 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  fair play, sunderland at that point was a points banker but if I remember he was still a differential

                  I triple c him once in the game where he blanked first (can't remember v who) but scored v southampton away in the second game. Saved my season in a way

                  1. Nightcrawler
                    • 4 Years
                    4 years, 7 months ago

                    That is correct. Sanchez was surprisingly not the obvious pick that she

                    Think youre talking the dgw where arsenal faced us(united) first. We lost xhaka scored that ling range goal

          5. el polako
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Yep, that was 10kg ago

          6. AFC49
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Those 75 points as triple captain!

          7. jason_ni
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            I think he got my top ever gw score from one player.. 75 if I remember correctly.. legendary stuff!!

        • mcgrejam
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Thinking of using FT next week plus -4 points to go from

          A) Martial, Wickham, Aguero

          To

          B) KDB, Barnes, Haller

          Worth it?

          1. Magic Zico
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Moving out Aguero is an interesting insight

          2. MTPockets
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Those transfers are for this week or next week?
              Don't like the Barnes/Aguero shift this week, but guess may prove better long term

          3. thunder_mike
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Original plan was to save my FT to make a move for KDB in GW5. With Martial out and Mount a doubt, should I make that move for a hit?

            Pope
            Digne VVD AWB Soy
            Sterling Salah Mount Cantwell
            Pukki Kane
            Button Lundstram Wickham Martial

            A) Save FT
            B) Martial + Kane > KDB + Barnes/Rashford

          4. Bruce Lee
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Any update on martial?

            1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
              • 13 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              yes, he's out this gw

              1. Bruce Lee
                • 5 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                just this one?

                1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
                  • 13 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  no more news apart from he's out this gw

                  1. Bruce Lee
                    • 5 Years
                    4 years, 7 months ago

                    cool, just checked the man utd site and they said ogs should give an update tomorrow morning

                    thanks

                2. Rainer
                  • 7 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  Presser tomorrow.

                  Ole is usually straight forward on the injury front.

                  1. Bruce Lee
                    • 5 Years
                    4 years, 7 months ago

                    ogs: he's out for a short amount of time... maybe 1 week

                    pep: he will be back between 2 and 39 weeks

                    1. The Ejiptian King
                      • 5 Years
                      4 years, 7 months ago

                      Howe: We need to be careful, looks unlikely he'll play a part. *starts*

                      1. Bruce Lee
                        • 5 Years
                        4 years, 7 months ago

                        😀

                      2. Rainer
                        • 7 Years
                        4 years, 7 months ago

                        Tony Pulis: Matt Phillips is close to a return.

                        Repeated every week for months.

                      3. Amey
                        • 5 Years
                        4 years, 7 months ago

                        Good Ebening

            2. The Ejiptian King
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Not heard anything.

            3. Yank Revolution
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Ole has a press conference tomorrow where we should learn more about Martial (but out for sure vs Soton)

              1. Bruce Lee
                • 5 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                thanks buddy!

                mount looks like the man to get in although i'd have liked to take perez out for mount

            4. Magic Zico
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Out GW4?

            5. stu92
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 4 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              To be confirmed tomorrow morning in the press conference, but definitely out this week.

          5. Tsparkes10
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Been off it in terms of news and what not today. I know most pressers are tomz but any new concerns and what's CL consensus?

            Hendo
            VVD Digne Diop AWB
            Martial Sterling Salah KDB
            Wesley Pukki
            (Stek, Greenw, Dend, Montoya)

            1. Bruce Lee
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              no vardy?

              1. Tsparkes10
                • 5 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                I actually respect the guy haha

            2. Revival
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Martial is ruled out for gameweek 4

            3. Nightcrawler
              • 4 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Are u Sheffield fan?

              1. Tsparkes10
                • 5 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                Yh mate

          6. MrFrodo
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            I wasn’t planning on using my wild card just yet but my team isn’t looking great. Do you think its time to activate my wildcard?

            Heaton
            Digne, VVD, Wan-Bissaka, Kelly, Lundstram
            Sterling (C), Salah, Trossard
            Kane, King

            Button, Martial, Dendoncker, Greenwood

            1. Collie01
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Definitely not WC territory imo.

          7. Fresh_From_Desh
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            I can do martial to B Silva.

            Yay or Ney?

            1. Collie01
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              As a Bilva owner this year, I can categorically say no to that one.

            2. Yank Revolution
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Nay, sir, nay.

              1. Fresh_From_Desh
                • 6 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                Gosh why can't he be nailed!

                1. Yank Revolution
                  • 12 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  Good question, General...but the answer is always, "Cuz Pep!"

            3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
              • 13 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              I won't say no but sounds more like just getting a city asset. He may very well do good v brighton but for a long term pick not for me. He doesn't get involved as much fpl wise

            4. MTPockets
                4 years, 7 months ago

                He'll haul at some point but ditto to the above

                1. Fresh_From_Desh
                  • 6 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  Feeling punty so may might just go for it

                  1. MTPockets
                      4 years, 7 months ago

                      Good luck. Bench + blank was enough for me

                2. Burger
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 8 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  Delete account, right now.

              • Tmel
                • 13 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                Pope
                Laporte Robbo TAA Digne
                Trossard Sterling Salah Martial
                Pukki Jota
                (4.0 Dendoncker Greenwood Rico)

                0.5ITB + 1FT

                a) Dendoncker > Cantwell
                b) Martial > Mount
                c) Martial & Jota > Mount & Haller (-4)

              • Jordan.
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                with most people already having lundstram the 4.5 sheff u defender baldock is not getting much love ,but with that many touches in the oppo,s half hes on my watchlist..

              • GE
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                1) or 2)? 🙂

                1) Martial -> Mount (-4)
                2) Play Lundstram (Chelsea away)

                1. Magic Zico
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 5 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  I am waiting to trigger A but for free

                2. Grimlock
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 5 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  2)

              • Rinseboy
                • 12 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                Think I'm set on this for my wildcard. Wanted a city defender but Barnes fixtures after this week are too tempting. Look good?

                Pope
                TAA Digne Soyuncu
                Salah Sterling KDB Mount Cantwell
                Pukki Haller
                Button Barnes Kelly Lunds

                1. Magic Zico
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 5 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  Solid

                2. Dont_Win_Friends_With_Salah…
                  • 6 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  Identical to mine apart from Digne - I am 0.1 short so went Zincenko for now.

              • Master Kane
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 10 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                Only have 6.6m to replace Martial.
                a - D James
                b - Ceballos
                c - Lanzini

                1. EMBOLOFAN
                  • 5 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  d play your sub

                  1. Master Kane
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 10 Years
                    4 years, 7 months ago

                    Weak subs

                    1. EMBOLOFAN
                      • 5 Years
                      4 years, 7 months ago

                      martial long term option

                2. Bruce Lee
                  • 5 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  mount?

                3. Master Kane
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 10 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  Am I correct in thinking Mount is out? Was first choice as a replacement

                  1. Bruce Lee
                    • 5 Years
                    4 years, 7 months ago

                    he trained and was called up for eng

                4. Jordan.
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 14 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  lanzini if your without haller

              • VanDijksToWatchOutFor
                • 6 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                Anyone know when OGS speaks tomorrow?

                1. RamaJama
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 11 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  10

                  1. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
                    • 6 Years
                    4 years, 7 months ago

                    Thank you

              • Collie01
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 6 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                Hi all. Any injury update on Stones? I think he was spotted in training pics this week but not in England squad

              • Not again Shirley
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                Sterling or Kun for Man City premium player?

                1. stu92
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 4 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  Sterling

                2. Queens of the South Age
                  • 6 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  Tempted to wildcard and I always end up with Kun when trying out different teams. Had KDB from the start and keeping him. No way to get all 3 and Salah. It's a gamble as most have Sterling but could pay off nicely.

                  1. Not again Shirley
                    • 7 Years
                    4 years, 7 months ago

                    Think I’m gonna go Kun as better 7 million options in midfield compared to striker.

                    If I go Kun I can get Maddy but if sterling then Abraham.

                    Prefer the former.

              • The Ejiptian King
                • 5 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                My team looks like it's been rotated for a League Cup tie against minnows.

              • stu92
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 4 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                A - start Ceballos
                B - start Greenwood (Ceballos first sub)
                C - Martial > Mount (-4)

              • Collie01
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 6 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                Torino just scored. 1-1 on the night, AGG 4-3 in Wolves favour.

                1. Collie01
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 6 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  Dendonk just scored now. 2-1 Wolves

              • Teomi
                • 5 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                Already used my ft, is it worth to take hit to get martial out?
                Or hope that Greenwood will start?
                I have 8,7 million to use.

              • Rainer
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                Donkey G
                Jota FPL A

                😮

                1. Amey
                  • 5 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  Cantwell to Donkey done
                  😀

              • AFC49
                • 10 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                What to do with this team?

                Pope
                Robbo, VVD, Digne, KWP
                Salah, Sterling, Ceballos, McGinn
                Kane, Pukki

                Button, Lundstram, Dendoncker, Greenwood

                1FT, 0.8 ITB

                1. RamaJama
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 11 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  Save or kwp out

                  1. AFC49
                    • 10 Years
                    4 years, 7 months ago

                    KWP > Zinchenko?

                    1. RamaJama
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 11 Years
                      4 years, 7 months ago

                      This

              • RamaJama
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                Which combo?

                A) Lanzini/Greenwood
                B) Cantwell/Wesley

                Rest of attackers are:
                Salah, Sterling, Kdb, Mount
                Pukki, Barnes

                1. stu92
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 4 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  A

              • Revival
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                Yes Dendoncker goal.

                1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
                  • 13 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  the new cantwell

              • g40steve
                • 6 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                Thoughts on D Silva as Martial replacement?

                Only got Sterling from City & most teams have three.....

                1. FPL Virgin
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 7 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  I'm tempted. I can't get up to KDB unless I make 3 transfers. Silva gets a rest over the IB too.

                2. Collie01
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 6 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  Be prepared for heavy rotation and/or managed minutes.

                3. EMBOLOFAN
                  • 5 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  fine if u arent the type of person to sell him for a hit the second hes benched, which is going to happen a lot

                4. g40steve
                  • 6 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  Got this lot, could do Dilva & Zinchenko -8 🙁

                  Or curve ball Trent & Kun?

                  Pope
                  Virgil, Digne, KWP,
                  Salah, Sterling, MARTIAL, Ceballos, Cantwell
                  Pukki, Kane

                  Button, Lundstram, Montoya, Greenwood

                  1.2 itb

              • Rash
                • 6 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                Maybe I was a bit hasty to sell dendonker..