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. EgyptianKing
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Mates, if Greenwood starts, would you prefer to start him or King?

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

      Him

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

        Thanks

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

      10 minutes of Greenwood > King

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

        Ahah. He should get some gametime. But are you hopeful Greenwood can deliver?

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

          I hope not.

          But if he’s starting I’d pick him over King all day.

        2. FOO FIGHTER
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          King will start. Greenwood may not.

    3. Klaren
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      It's very unlikely that you'll know whether he is starting or not so playing King is safer.

      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        This this and this

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

        This is good advice. King on pens too.

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

      Noone wants Rashford, but will start Greenwood

  2. dezille
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    A few options that I need some advice on please. Cheers

    A) Perez, Jota > Mount, Haller (-4) - means Martial will be left and assume he will be back for GW5 after the break. Perez would have to go tonight due to the drop.
    B) Martial, Perez > KDB, Cantwell (-4) - GW5 transfer would likely be Jota > Barnes.

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

      Prefer B

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

    Start two:
    A) Lundstram.
    B) Dendoncker.
    C) Wood.
    D) Greenwood.

    Currently on C & D.

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

      Agree with you

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

    Martial to mount for -8 or just play dendoncker/Montoya or Lundstram?

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

      Dendoncker

    2. Klaren
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      If Martial is out long term, get Mount, if not play Lundstram. Montoya might end up 0 points anyway and Dendoncker might not start again as he started tonight's game.

    3. n-doggg
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Mount not an injury risk?

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

      It’s only a -4.

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

        only

  5. n-doggg
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    One week punts

    A. Lanzini
    B. Felipe

    X. Maddison
    Y. Perez

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

      Lanzini & Maddison 🙂

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

      Lanzini Maddison

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

    Kepa

    Digne, Walker, AWB, Pereira, Emerson

    Pogba, Maddison, Gylfi

    Rashford, Auba, Barnes,

    Choose one to remove in either my backline or frontline.
    FPL DRAFT!

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

      Pereira as he has Man Utd and Spurs in upcoming fixtures

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

        But. If you need to pick one to remove this upcoming gw? Would it be the same?

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

    Moura, keep or sell for free?

    1. Lecky Legs FC
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Keep unlucky my to score last GW and can make impacts of the bench

      1. Lecky Legs FC
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Unlucky not to & impact*

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

        Mount or Lanzini not better for free?

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

    Is this a bit too maverick..? WC team

    Heaton - Stek
    Digne - TAA - Robbo - Zinch (Lund)
    Mane - KDB - Lanzini - Mount (Cantwell)
    Pukki - Kun (Nketiah)

    0.2 itb

    Crazy to go without Mo and Raz?

    1. Valar(Keith)
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Considering ppl are WCing to get them in I'd say yes

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

        hows the wildcard team looking mate?

        I cant decide whether to go Barnes or Zinchenko and a better 4th defender?!

        1. Valar(Keith)
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Similar position. Just have a Kelly + Haller Or Zinchenko + Wesley debate to decide. Im slowly beginning to think Zinchenko is a trap though. Good punt if you have a WC handy but we won't have one after tmrw.

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

            yeah my current draft is
            Pope Button
            TAA Digne Kelly Lunds Soyuncu
            Salah Sterling KDB Mount Cantwell
            Haller Pukki Barnes.

            Not entirely who gets benched this week from that!

  9. No Professionals
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    A) KDB and haller
    B) Aguero and McGinn

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

      KDB Haller

    2. Root
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A by a fair margin.

    3. Lecky Legs FC
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      B

  10. Where dahoud at
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Hi everyone, looking some advice hows this wildcard look?

    Pickford
    Mings, digne, Azpilicueta
    Salah, maddison, sterling, kdb, cantwell
    Haller, barnes

    Bench, button, lundstram, pieters, greenwood

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

      No Pukki party on WC? Not fancy the defence myself sorry

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

    My 7 year old son is playing FPL for the first time this season, he’s accidentally activated his wildcard and cut a long story short to cheer him up I’ve activated mine lol.

    What do you think?

    Pope Button
    TAA Digne Zinchenko Mings Lundstram
    Salah Sterling KDB Mount Cantwell
    Haller Pukki Greenwood

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

      Copy/paste

    2. Party time
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I don't believe ya story

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

          Ok

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

        How do you ‘accidentally’ activate a Wildcard?

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

          That’s exactly what I said to him, he didn’t know what is was apparently....

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

            kids do crazy/funny things but of course it can be upsetting when he realised. Nice to see you activated with him though.

        2. SADIO SANÉ
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          he's 7 ffs

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

        Nice

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

        I'd say it's a good team. Of course zinchenko may not last much longer but you can switch him out when/if that happens

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

          Ye have a plan for an upgrade to Laporte when the time comes. Cheers for the reply

      • MTPockets
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Yeah looks fine - pretty template

        • Hits from the Bong
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Can’t you just press it again and inactivate it?

      • rozzo
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Not a brag post but mount and martial were my surprise tips to do well this season.

        Its easy chasing last weeks points but getting in a player just before he hits form is always great.

        Whos your surprise tips for the next few weeks?

        I'm going for Harry Wilson, i know he scored last week and i wont be getting him this week but just got a feeling about him, he likes a shot.

        1. Maddi Son
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Not really a surprise because he's class... but I think Auba is gonna smash up the template in coming weeks.

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

          I like the look of Anderson for the next few gameweeks. Norwich at home next who have already conceded 8 goals and then Villa after that. He is on my watchlist for sure.

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

          zaha as soon as hes settled down,completely off the radar atm ,certain bandwagon soon,timing will be worth a nice few points if you get it right...

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

          hardly surprise tips

      • ‘Tis the Season
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Ceballos, mount or Cathcart?

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

          Mount

      • sully29
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I've seen a few people talking about a GW8 wildcard. Any particular reason why? Is it just because Liverpool's fixtures take a turn around then?

        1. FOO FIGHTER
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Will you be able to fit in the players you want with price rises only playing your WC by GW8?

          We have already seen what is happening with Pukki.

          1. sully29
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            By GW8 I will almost certainly want entirely different players than I want now anyway. Aside from that, mine team is already pretty okay so my team value is fine.

            I'm more trying to figure out how big a block of fixtures to now look at for transfers. If I know there's a fixture swing in GW8 then that's a natural target.

            1. FOO FIGHTER
              • 4 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Sure things can change but unless you do not have Sterling, Salah and KDB plus a decent defence by now then you are most likely to play your WC after IB cause that is where the points are. The ones who got rid of Salah are now taking hits on players to get him back in.

              If you played your WC already and have Sterling, Salah and KDB plus a decent defence and 3 forwards who can make up for Aguero hauls then you have no fires yet. Should you need to fix your defence having Aguero up top eating away at your defence, you need to get rid of Aguero. Then you need a replacement for Aguero when there is no money in the front 3 as fixing your defence cost money.

              ITB over, I have no WC but points spread around my team with 2 FT's should I need to use them.

              I played my WC as GW3 has pretty much paved the way that and to avoid price rises and to have less fires to put out once the IB is done. Well hopefully. No point in thinking about injuries over the IB when the players you do not have and want could get an injury.

              Defence and Midfield is where the points are at. Your forwards will either rescue your GW or let you down. I would rather have 3 forwards than depending on one.

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

            This.
            I'm considering WC with Martial out and these flippin price rises are killing me.

        2. Werkself
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          International break I think.

        3. Pranav Santhosh
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Liverpool fixtures take a turn for the worse and arsenal and Chelsea fixtures clear up

        4. sully29
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Thanks guys, exactly what I needed to know.

        5. Cok3y5murf
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Sold Salah during a similar fixture turn last season and he went nuts.

      • jordanconstant10
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Dendoncker, Greenwood or Lundstram for Martial?

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

          Donk.

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

          Green’d

        3. FOO FIGHTER
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Lundstram. He has shown way much more than Dendo and Greenwood combined.

      • Ludde
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Thoughts of my WC?
        Pope Button
        TAA Laporte WanB Lowton Lundstram
        Salah Sterling KDB Mount Cantwell
        Pukki Barnes Greenwood

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

          I like it.

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

            Like it too. Had this team before
            Pope Heaton
            WanB TAA VVD Montoya Lundstram
            Salah Sterling Ceballos Martial Dendoncker
            Jota Rashford Wickham

      • Bleh
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Heaton (Button)
        VVD Robbo AWB Digne (Kelly)
        Salah Sterling Martial McGinn (Hayden)
        King Pukki (Greenwood)

        Martial to KDB, then King to Barnes after Burnley vs Liverpool? Yay or nay?

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

          Forgot to add 1 FT, 2.7 ITB. Wildcard available.

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

        Final week to remind Career Hall of Fame Top 1K ranked managers to join the new league. ‘Top 1K Career HoF’ code = (beeps2)

      • KagKagKag
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Cant work out if I should go for a premium forward in my wild card team or not. My options are -

        1. Haller + Barnes + Zinc
        2. Greenwood + Auba + Mings

        If going to the premium forward route, I have another question on going for
        a. Aguero + Mane
        b. Auba + Salah

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

          1 more balanced IMO.

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

        What the latest with Mount injury?

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

        Anyone else thinking Barnes will stop scoring if you get him in this weekend?

        1. Top Lad Dakes.
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Yeah that’s how I think.

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

          😉 got Wood here and he may be firing, prob GW5 onwards

        3. Cok3y5murf
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          That and that Wood is going to start scoring instead

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

          Need to check Adrian's team, if he have Barnes then he might be even captain material.

          #assisttoIngs

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

          Against Pool? Yes, very likely. Considering Rashford over him on WC

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

          for 1 week thats likely yeah

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

        Which option please
        WC used

        (A) Martial - Mount FT

        (B) Martial/Kane KDB/Haller -4

        1. Top Lad Dakes.
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          A

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

          A, I would play Kane on derby if I had him

        3. as33
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          A

      • as33
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        RMT on WC
        Pope
        Emerson, Pieters, Lundstram
        Salah, Sterling, KDB, Dilva
        Haller, Rashi, Barnes

        1. as33
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Could do Emerson>TAA and Dilva> Mount

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

            Emerson better this week though so good shout on WC

        2. Werkself
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Bold n Brassy

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

        -8 pt hit here

        KDB, Mount, Haller in
        Martial, Dendoncker, Kane out

        Thoughts and feelings?

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

          i'd be tempted

        2. MTPockets
            4 years, 7 months ago

            I'll probably take -4 to have the same 3

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

              Thanks fellows. Also, my top 2 subs for Martial would be Dendonck (risk to start) and Montoya (vs Man City)

          • EMBOLOFAN
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            dendo to mount not worth -4

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

              It's all part of a plan though....and I dont have a good sub for Martial (Dendo is my first sub and likely wont play this weekend, Montoya my second sub, Hanley my third). So, the minus 8 will be mitigated by having a good player like Mount stepping in for him immediately.

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

                dendo likely will play this weekend

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

                  dendo +2 outperforms mount most of the time, hes not likely a 6ppm+ player

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

                    +4

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

                  He played EL last week and didnt start on weekend. Why would he this time?

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

            Kane is just really annoying. Own him now after last weeks failed WC and now may bee to lose for further 4 points costs. He may do well against arsenal though so may give him little longer. Then again, Kun swap could also be good plan with his fixtures.

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

              I think its time to move on from Kane and Spurs assets until they get their act together.

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

          Is this crazy?

          Martial + Bilva + Jota (-8) > KDB + Mount + Wesley

          Thanks guys

          1. Hog Roast Junkie
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Maybe swap Mount and Wesley to Cantwell and Haller?

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

              Already have Pukki so wary about double Norwich. Just worried about the - 8.

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

            yeah

        4. Riders of Yohan
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Who’s the best 4.5 defender to rotate with Cantwell?

          1. Hog Roast Junkie
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Soy

            1. Riders of Yohan
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Thanks!

        5. Athletic Nasherbo
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          I have Rashford + AWB already so should I get rid of Martial using my FT or just play Lundstram this week?

          1. Hog Roast Junkie
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            I have a similar question below. Think Martial to Mount if the latter is confirmed fit

            1. Athletic Nasherbo
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Already have Mount...

        6. Hog Roast Junkie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          A) Martial and Greenwood to Cantwell and Haller
          Or
          B) Martial to Mount on ft
          Or
          C) bench Martial and play Dendoncker

          1. Hog Roast Junkie
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            -8 for A

            1. Hog Roast Junkie
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Sorry, mean -4

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

          Got Son and the injured Martial. Would you do the following for a -4?

          Son, Martial & Rash -> Salah, Mount & Haller

          ?

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

            Yeah looks good

        8. Ludde
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Laporte or VVD? Have TAA also

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

            Lap

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

              How hard is it to type Laporte?

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

                How easy is it to read Lap?

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

            lap

          3. Hits from the Bong
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            L