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Perez, Bernardo and Deulofeu among the benched FPL assets in Gameweek 4

Six Premier League matches kick off at 15:00 BST today, with Manchester City v Brighton and Hove Albion among the games taking place this afternoon.

A number of key Fantasy Premier League assets have dropped to the bench, one of whom is Bernardo Silva: the Portugal international is replaced on the right flank by Riyad Mahrez for the second time this season.

Rodri ousts Ilkay Gundogan from central midfield in Pep Guardiola’s only other change.

Raheem Sterling, Sergio Aguero, Oleksandr Zinchenko and Kevin De Bruyne all start.

Graham Potter has had a bit of a reshuffle, with Solly March joining the front three and Bernardo coming in at left wing-back.

Adam Webster replaces Shane Duffy at centre-half, while there is another start for Leandro Trossard.

Fikayo Tomori makes his first start for Chelsea in place of Andreas Christensen, who drops to the bench.

That is Frank Lampard’s only change, with opposite number Chris Wilder also making only one alteration: Oli McBurnie in for David McGoldrick.

Ayoze Perez has paid the price for a sluggish start to the season as he drops to the bench for Leicester’s match with Bournemouth.

Ben Chilwell, Wilfred Ndidi, Harvey Barnes and Marc Albrighton are recalled as Christian Fuchs, Hamza Choudhury and Dennis Praet also make way.

Harry Wilson in for Charlie Daniels is Eddie Howe’s only change.

Javi Gracia has made three changes from the West Ham defeat and appears to be going with a wing-back system: Jose Holebas, the injured Etienne Capoue and Gerard Deulofeu make way, with Christian Kabasele, Daryl Janmaat and Roberto Pereyra taking their places.

Amid all the injury talk at Newcastle, there are only two changes: Christian Atsu and Jetro Willems in for the sidelined Allan Saint-Maximin and Matt Ritchie.

West Ham have named an unchanged side from their win against Watford, while Daniel Farke has made just one alteration from Gameweek 3: Christoph Zimmermann replacing the injured Grant Hanley at centre-back.

Dean Smith and Roy Hodgson have named unchanged teams from Gameweek 3 as Crystal Palace take on Aston Villa at Selhurst Park.

Chelsea XI: Kepa, Azpilicueta, Zouma, Tomori, Emerson, Jorginho, Kovacic, Pulisic, Barkley, Mount, Abraham.

Sheffield Utd XI: Henderson, Basham, Egan, O’Connell, Baldock, Freeman, Norwood, Lundstram, Stevens, McBurnie, Robinson.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Ward, Kelly, Cahill, van Aanholt, Milivojevic, Kouyaté, McArthur, Schlupp, Zaha, Ayew.

Aston Villa XI: Heaton, Guilbert, Engels, Mings, Taylor, McGinn, Douglas Luiz, Grealish, Jota, Wesley, Trezeguet.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Ricardo Pereira, Evans, Söyüncü, Chilwell, Ndidi, Albrighton, Tielemans, Maddison, Barnes, Vardy.

Bournemouth XI: Ramsdale, Mepham, Cook, Ake, Smith, H. Wilson, Billing, Lerma, Fraser, King, C. Wilson.

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Otamendi, Laporte, Zinchenko, Rodrigo, De Bruyne, D Silva, Sterling, Mahrez, Aguero.

Brighton XI: Ryan, Burn, Dunk, Webster, Montoya, Pröpper, Stephens, Bernardo, March, Maupay, Trossard.

Newcastle United XI: Dubravka, Schar, Lascelles, Dummett, Krafth, Hayden, Longstaff, Willems, Atsu, Joelinton, Almiron.

Watford XI: Foster, Dawson, Kabasele, Cathcart, Janmaat, Cleverley, Doucouré, Kiko Femenía, Hughes, Pereyra, Gray.

West Ham United XI: Fabianski, Fredericks, Diop, Ogbonna, Masuaku, Noble, Rice, Felipe Anderson, Yarmolenko, Lanzini, Haller.

Norwich City XI: Krul, Aarons, Zimmermann, Godfrey, Lewis, Leitner, Trybull, Cantwell, Stiepermann, Buendia, Pukki.




2,369 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Nicholas just came in his pants

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

    My battle right now:

    KDB (c), Kane vs Aguero(c), KDB, -4
    18, Kane vs 15 as it stands. Another one please Aguero?

  3. 1zverGGadeM
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Sterling missed Kun assist...
    What a duck

    1. dark91
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Apparently you see things differently!! 😀

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

      45 mins left yet. Hopefully they will both do something and KDB will turn into the invisible man 😉

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

    F off Tammy let mason do something

  5. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Shoot Sergio!

  6. Srv210
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    I guess this was the week to go KDB+Haller on WC rather than Aguero+Ceballos

    Well hope it pays long term

  7. Daddy Kev
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Abraham always looked like a good captain choice this week.

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

    Pep mightn't bother bringing Sterling on for the 2nd half at this rate.

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

      or...
      takes Kun off and sticks sterling up front.
      decent opportunity to preserve your only striker.

  9. Four Hit Wonder
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Greetings from a Tammy owner

    1. Ghost Gooner
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Glad I went for him and ignord the Pukki mania this gw

  10. SirStevieG
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Sterling just did nothing in an entire half of football.

    1. Respect My Authoritah
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Well, that's not true

    2. Garlana
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Well that's not exactly factual

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

        It kinda is. Could have played with 10 men and still be 2 up.

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

      Silva wasted his assist. It was a sitter

  11. SuperDan
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Rate my early WC
    Pope, Button
    VVD, Digne, Mings, Lundstrom, Kelly
    Salah, Sterling, Mount, Cantwell, Dendoncker
    Aguero, Pukki, Abraham

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      No KDB looks a mistake

    2. Daddy Kev
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Weak midfield.

    3. Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Too early

    4. Sandy Ravage
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Get KDB for either Cantwell or Dendonker, choose between Tammy or Pukki and play 352

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Good call.

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

      Well done mate, you deserve a beer

      1. Baked baines
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Or a few?

  12. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    terrible start so far.... nil points
    cant beleive no sterling involvement

  13. JELLYFISH
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Haller and Tammy looking essential

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      nah

    2. Alan Watts
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      New template - in for Pukki / Barnes

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

        Barnes is a keeper imo

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

    Two awful goals and not clinical enough. Expecting big changes next week

    1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      You need an actual DM. Wont survive in the PL without one

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

        Fleck is injured but will be back. Besic also on the bench. Want to see 3 changes for Southampton

  15. Peter Ouch
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Cmon pep I have captained raz, please bring him in

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

    Nearly went tammy on wc but changed to pukki at the last second 🙁 🙁

    1. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Of course you did.

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

      Yeah ok

    3. CARROW ROAD
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I nearly win the lottery last night, but didn’t

  17. SH1M1
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Just give KDB the POTY now

    1. Baked baines
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Ahead of Stokes?

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

    2 from 6 including captain any good?

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

      How's that possible ?
      😮

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

    Sterling (c) fail...

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      It is only HT

  20. SirStevieG
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Next week I'll captain KDB and he'll blank and Sterling will get a hat-trick.

  21. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Got several fires to put out.... Martial, AWB, Laporte already

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

    Hopefully my players actually score this half.

    And the ones I don’t own stop.

    🙂 🙁

    1. jia you
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Yup, feel ya, I'm having a mare!

  23. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    come on Pu(k)ki!

  24. OPTA FPL
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Tammy is a trap, 2 lucky goals

  25. Pratik
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    So sporty both teams, Man City and Brighton!

  26. S.Kuqi
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    What a disapointment Laporte has been.

    Out he goes

  27. Ze_Austin
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Otamendi nailed?

  28. King Carlos
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Laporte injury bad?

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

    What happened to AWB?