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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.




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  1. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Pukki out Abraham in

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

      This

    2. Little fekirs
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Really ? Not sure about that

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

      Actually I’m going for the forward who’s returned in 4 of 4 and has the 5 worst defences coming up 🙂

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

    Average for top10K pls?

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

      18.18 (-1.08) = 17.10

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

        Ta

      2. how now brown cow
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        So many 🙁 🙁

    2. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      17.22

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

    How is Trossard looking with Laporte having come off?

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

      Had a goal bound shot saved by Ederson's knee. Had another chance but he dilly dallied and the chance to shoot was snuffed

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

        Excellent use of the term dilly dally. It isn't used enough these days I feel. Cheers for the reply too.

    2. Greasy Grealish Gang
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Looked dangerous 2x. Especially with Laporte coming off.

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

    Just got Pukki and Sterling (c) in for Sigurdsson and Kane. Looking good.

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

      Not at this rate

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

    Score checks? Dare I ask?

    5 from 4 here...

    Captain playing

    1. Podge
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      19 from 5

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

      19 from 7 🙁

    3. Yankee Toffee
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      25 from 8

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

      19 from 7
      On WC 😕

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

        Great score.

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

      7 from 6 incl captain

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

        Thank you. Sick of just people with good scores 😉 😆

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

          youre welcome

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

            caveat being i have double city defence, halfway to a cs. my only hope really

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

      13 from 5

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

      15 (-4) from 6.

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

        20 from 8

    8. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      20 from 7

    9. Coys96
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      17 from 8 🙁

    10. Skalla
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Congrats most already in double figures! 7 from 6 for me Sterling cap 🙂

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

        same

    11. Ragabolly
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      37 from 7, WC success

    12. All For One
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      17 from 8

    13. Midlands Saint73
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      14 from 7 incl captain

    14. 1zverGGadeM
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      15/6

    15. buggyball
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      11(-4) from 7

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

      11 from 7 with captain Sterling playing. Awful GW so far.

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

    Damn fellas where is my sterling in this game ???

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

    Flukki finally run out of luck.

    1. Podge
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Not getting a kick, wham outplaying them, might get something on the break.

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

    How is Lanzini playing guys?

    1. Podge
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Not bad. Almost played Haller in for a second

    2. F4L
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      West Ham struggling to create anything meaningful to be honest.

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

    Have to feel sorry for Laporte. Finally gets a call-up, then this.

    1. Garth Marenghi
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      How serious do we think it is?

      1. Coys96
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Twisted knee apparently

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

      Pep wouldn't go to this extent for an IB injury, surely?

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

      It looks bad..

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

    Liking these Pukki sale posts...

    Sell sell sell

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

      45 minutes left

  11. Harmonica1967
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Too reactive a WC team?

    Pope-Heaton
    Ward-Soyacu-Mings-Dunk-Lumdstram
    Salah-Sterling-KdB-Martial
    Pukki-Abraham-Haller

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Ditch Soyasauce

      1. Harmonica1967
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Verdict otherwise?

        1. Royal5
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Decent. I'd want City/TAA at the back personally

          1. Harmonica1967
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Can drop sterling to Fraser, ditch Heaton, and do a back line of Walker, TAA, Digne, Dunk and Lund?

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

              What

            2. Am sorry to say again it�…
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Don't listen to this person, they have completely lost the plot

              1. Harmonica1967
                • 6 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                Moves I could do in reply to Royal5's suggestion?

                1. Harmonica1967
                  • 6 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  Reply fail, meant to be to prior comment

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

      Id put Barnes in instead of Pukki and play one gk and use the money to boost a defender

  12. bench boost for every gamew…
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Kun goal nice but why do vardy and haller keep scoring. Being behind you need some luck..
    Laporte out could have effect both fpl wise and league. More important than allison.

  13. seewhyaxe
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Posted wrong thread.

    Does that mean Rico will never be starting? 🙁

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Howe is the worst manager in the league right now I wouldn’t be surprised to see him go for someone with sense who would play a left back

  14. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    With Laporte out the Kun, Sterling, KDB treble could be live

    If Allison comes back it could be paired with TAA, Robbo, VVD for the ultimate double treble up

  15. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Captain choices are ruining me this season: Salah, Salah, Kane and now Sterling.

    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      HT

    2. F4L
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Same was said about sterling during the West Ham match

  16. Whats the Mata?
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Any early news on Laporte?
    Heard a rumour he that he might've torn his ACL.

    Any truth in this news?

    1. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      All i know is that it was his knee.

  17. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Ashley Young vs. Saints

    0 Tackles
    0 Interceptions
    0 Clearances
    0 Take-Ons
    0 Crosses
    0 Chances Created

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      1 yellow card

    2. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Consistency

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

      Lingard-esque

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

      0 crosses? Which game were you watching?

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

      How much bird crap consumed?

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

      Well, he's sh.t
      Not at all surprised !

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

      He definitely threw some crosses in, as he does, but yep, he was terrible

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

      I don't understand the 0 crosses bit.

      I definitely saw him put at least 3 crosses into the box after Danso got sent off.

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

      Not correct, remember him having a clereance. and won a header in the box. Not saying he's good though.

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

      #fakenews

    11. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      That’s not correct. He had 6 crosses, 3 corners and 1 shot assist

    12. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Apologies. Stats are for 'Successful' of the above.

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

    Anyone not Wildcarding this coming week?

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

      \o/

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

      Not planning on it just yet.

    3. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I don't see the need to.

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

      Saving FT.

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

      Didn’t plan to. Planned just Jota Sigurdsson VVD to Barnes KDB 6.0. Will do if I get injuries etc

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

    6 (-4) from 7 any good?

    1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      At least be humble

  20. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    The first half has been a big bummer. No KdB. Ouch.

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

    Gonna lose value on
    Perez, martial, kwp, awb, dendonk
    Over the ib.

    No kdb
    Time to wc and restructure the team?
    Lost the fallers and catch the risers?

    1. Podge
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I would

  22. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    What an awful day so far.

    Positive thinking now......

  23. Random Name
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Might just delete the team at this rate and spend more time trolling these comments

    1. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Ffs 😀

  24. MGMT
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Is Ings -> Abraham for free obvious?

    Currently have Martial, but will wait Int Break.

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

      I got him this gw so I'd say go for it

  25. Wally711
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Nothing from sterling. I should’ve just stuck with salah captain.

  26. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Chelsea clean sheet gone...

  27. adibo
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Robinsooonnn

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

    Sheffield score

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

      Robinson

  29. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    OMG Robinson

  30. Tcheco
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    3 game weeks too late Robinson...