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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. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Robinson G
    Stevens A

    Chelsea 2-1 Ireland

  2. Coys96
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Robinson

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

    Robinson G
    Stevens A

  4. El Matador
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Had the armband on KDB all week. Swapped it to Sterling this morning. Ffs

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Flopp

    2. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Opting for Sterling as captain was the correct decision. Correct decisions don't always work out though. Just one of those things.

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

      still 40 minutes to play

  5. twoplustwo
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Chelsea def is banter

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

    Lundstram C

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Red?

      🙂

  7. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Right young Mason Mounty-Bing-Bangs

    Let’s be avin ya

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I cringed, but agree 😆

      Sterling Zinchenko too

  8. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Some poor sod on here was selling Robinson this week

    1. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I benched him - shoot me now

      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        🙁 🙁 🙁

        My condolences

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

    Emerson isn’t going to be a good pick until Chelsea can keep a CS

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

    Robinson was a popular pick on here IIRC

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

      Perez seller punishment inc too.

  11. JELLYFISH
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Lindy assist?

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

      Robinson G
      Stevens A
      Lundstram C

  12. Four Hit Wonder
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    How on earth do you concede right after kick off????

    Still waiting for my Emerson points! Annoying.

  13. Kiwi Don
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Would you do:

    A) upgrade a 4.5 defender to TAA and play 442

    Or

    B) Upgrade Wickham to Abraham

    B means no Liverpool defence.

  14. 1zverGGadeM
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Emerson fail 🙁

    1. Del FPL-iero
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Emerson fail, Laporte fail.. WC fail

  15. Ask Yourself
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    What did frank say at half time?

    1. Bartowski
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Relax, presumably.

  16. DantheManinaPan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Yes Robinson! Perfect start to the half!

    1. DantheManinaPan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      As a Blade, not an owner

  17. Bartowski
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    At least Chelsea wont be able to coast this game now.

  18. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Stevens absolutely done Azpi for that goal

  19. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Lundstram ledge

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

      Why ?

      1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Another start for a 4m and playing OOP still 🙂

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

          What a stupid post .

          1. Bartowski
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Stop being supercilious...

            1. Twisted Saltergater
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              Don’t start this again!!

              1. Bartowski
                • 13 Years
                4 years, 8 months ago

                What can I say, I like trolling trolls....

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

                  Good afternoon . ☺

                2. George Sillett
                  • 8 Years
                  4 years, 8 months ago

                  You must own a house full of mirrors.

              2. Alan Watts
                • 5 Years
                4 years, 8 months ago

                Its hilarious let them at it hahaha

    2. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Ledge of what?

  20. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Keep that CS Kelly!

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

      +1

  21. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Wondering the next twist in the template. Maybe Sterling and Salah blank this week.

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      They’ll be sold in droves

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

      Salah blank = sell, thats the way, right?

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Mane essential

  22. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    How bad did Laporte’s injury look?

    1. Respect My Authoritah
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Very bad

  23. Ze_Austin
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Laporte straight to the hospital

    Ouch 🙁

    1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Welp, that went well for my set-and-forget premium defender...

  24. Lacabacca
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    About right time for one of them McGinn volleys.

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Mount*

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

    There is a trend developing with Chelsea in that they get off to fast starts, but then drop off in the second half.

  26. JoeSoap
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Now Robinson scores when he is on my bench

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

      Have you seen Chelsea defend?! Serves you right

    2. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Why would you bench to the worst defence he has played vs so far?

    3. JoeSoap
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      That is why so many have Chelsea defenders then.

  27. Messiah Hazard
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Abraham, Haller, KDB all have returned. Sterling, Mount and Pukki awaited

    1. Podge
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Time for a new name ?

    2. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Yeah. Hopefully.

    3. COYS.
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Same for me

  28. Pratik
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Damn, the feeling when you sold a player with a price drop who then goes on to score a goal. Robinson. 🙁

  29. 1zverGGadeM
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    So hard to predict CS this season
    Played Greenwood over Kelly
    Emerson FT failed
    Now Everton is up to concede with Liverpool...

  30. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Michelle Owen
    Mount Matip

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I was aiming for a more stealthy bottom of the page post for this 😆

    2. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      She’s adorable but you’re too late, she’s about to drop a sprog

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        why always me?

      2. George Sillett
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Her chest has expanded as a consequence.

        1. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Can’t say I noticed 😉

    3. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Naughty