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

    gawd i go check my abysmal score, please tell me pva got the assist for that goal

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      pva got the assist for that goal

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

    Who scored the disallowed Villa goal?

    1. Crystal Alice
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Lansbury

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

        Angela

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

    Nothing like going into an international break off a crappy gw

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

      That's every week.

  4. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    2 obvious clean sheets in Palace and West Ham 😆

  5. Limbo
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Captain fails happen. Often. Reeeeeelaaaaax. It’s a loooong season .

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

      not if you captain KDB 🙂

      1. Ninja Škrtel
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Or Kun

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

      also fine on a week like this where noncasual eo of a player is 175%+

    3. European Bob
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Got it on Aguero, I'm relaxed

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

    Hey doctor am I on the right section?

    Yes son depression department

  7. Hulk Smash
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    How have Palace got away with that? No VAR on that is an absolute disgrace

    1. MTPockets
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Who cares
        Ward owner

      • HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        It’s seriously pointless. It’s made things no better to worse imo

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

        exactly

      • Hulk Smash
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        The video refs are clearly too reluctant to overrule their colleagues. Pointless. Fans were promised VAR would reduce the number of controversies and major cockups which affect results but it hasn't worked at all there!

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

      A nailed to start Aguero vs Brighton at home didn't make the Scout Picks 😮

      1. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Sounds about right for the Scouts

      2. fgdu
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Yeah I read it, basically they said they thought Sterling + De Bruyne + Zinch would cover it. Have to say Sterling looked very idle in that game

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

        I called this before the match, they're too busy selecting their own players.

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

      Oh gosh just seen the disallowed villa goal

      How is this happening with VAR?

      Unbelievable

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

        Yeah for a Grealish dive too...

      2. Hulk Smash
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        It seems VAR is there only to back referees.

      3. MITHRRANDIRR
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Hayden handball for Newcastle goal. Allowed by VAR. Same as Laporte-Jesus incident.

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

      I guess they're going to retrospectively award Pukki's points, right?

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

        Pukey

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

          Flukki

    5. FDMS All Starz
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      If only I capped Kdb instead of Raz

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

      15 points no golas or assists...... OUCH
      that is going to hurt 🙁 😥

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

        You are not the only one but on the bright side Sterling kept that CS point!

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

      How quickly does members area update a players stats and heat map?
      Ty

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

      Ok. Need goals from all three. VVD, TAA and Salah.

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

        literally

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

        2-0 with goals from the first two and lots of Pope saves would be ideal.

    9. SkeletONv01
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Heh, like i posted earlier, lets hope for not a boring goalless GW, at least all the Tammy owners can be happy 🙂 What will be average? Around 30 after these games i guess?

    10. CRO KLOPP
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Will Haller get any baps?

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

        it would be genocide if he doesn't get all 3, actually

      2. Critical Observer
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Masuaku comfortably the MotM though.

      3. zon
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        2 according to anewpla

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

      Projected 198k to 860k.

      Jeeeez! 🙁 that’s pretty bad. 7 players to go.

      1. SkeletONv01
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        7!?

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

          Yesh. Salah TAA VVD Pope Jota Sigurdsson Digne

          1. SkeletONv01
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            So your GW barely started 😛 Mine almost done ^^

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

        And now you have 2 weeks to marinate in it

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

          Lovely!

          Hopefully gets boosted back up by the end of the week, at least a bit...

      3. Hulk Smash
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        With what score? I started at a similar rank

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

          16. Don’t think I’ll get any BAPS from Sterling Zinch Pukki or Mount lol.

          Hopefully double pool defence actually delivers today!

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

      Does it make sense get 5 x 4.0 in defence and go huge front 7?

      I’m only averaging about 1 point per player per week with defenders 😮

      1. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        No

      2. FDMS All Starz
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Maybe 4.5 defenders defo not 4.0

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

      Meh 42 with Salah, VVD left. I cant complain because people scored less but gonna end on a low score. Probably going to get wrecked tomorrow

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

      Remember guys, VAR is only brought into play for 'clear and obvious' potential errors...borderline calls wont be getting reviewed, nor will ones where the ref is confident in his original call.

      To me, VAR should be much more involved in the game, but the powers that be dont want it that way.

      Theyre idiots.

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

        in bundesliga, var is very efficient. in fact, the referees can themselves check it on the screen

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

          Yup, but the FA or whomever else runs the Prem are SCARED OF PROGRESS and do not like 'changing the game'....conservative loons.

      2. MITHRRANDIRR
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        True. There was an ankle-breaking stamp from Tielemans on Callum Wilson, which VAR reviewed and said no red card. It was a clear red card. Tielemans later assisted Vardy for the third goal.

    15. FDMS All Starz
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Need Salah to keep quite and Robbo and VVD to get goals and Cs to cheer me up

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

      Need goals from Salah and Barnes and clean sheets from Pope and Trent.

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

        Lmao

      2. Vinyl78LP
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        ....Yep, Pope and Trent subbed at 61 mins and Salah and Barnes go wild - good shout.

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

      Ok, I fecked up going Pukki(C) over Aguero...damn!

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

        At least you had Aguero.

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

          true that mate but very surprised by that WHU CS!

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

        U won't get lucky every week with fkukki(c)

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

      Sterling (c) but with De Bruyne and Aguero, should I be happy?

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

        Yes obviously

      2. Demí
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Help him out lads

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

        Yes you had aguero.

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

        Yes!! Aguero alone outscoring my team 🙂

      5. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Yes, if you can choose to be happy why wouldn't you?

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

        sorry this sounds like a humblebrag having since read the comments I didn't realise a lot of people did badly. It feels like unless I make the right captain choice I have a crap week.

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

          You got away with it by having kun and kdb, most either only had kdb or neither.

      7. Meinhoff
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Yes

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

      live fpl is useless

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

        Don't need livefpl to tell me my projected rank will drop from 1.2mil to 6mil.

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

        It isn't
        Actually it's brilliant

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

        Don't use it then

    20. HD7
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I was leading in our mini league for the month award. I always plan to play my chips in the long run to have a chance to be first in the overall ranking in the end. However most of the other 20+ teams are using the chips in the first chance they have for a month award.
      For example the team behind me played Free hit today - needless to say he had Kun and Vardy...

      So do you have any rule in your mini leagues that makes using the chips not so shortsighted, mates?

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

      Too knee jerk to have a kun, kdb and sterling attack after international break? 🙂

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

        Youll be missing Salah/Mane...it COULD pay off nicely, but, thats if you have little to zero faith in Salah or Mane repeating their previous high-scoring seasons.

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

          I think I can squeeze mane in, going to have a little tinker now

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

            Id be scared to see the rest of your team after that. Im not a fan of loading up on 3 offensive players on one team, let alone 2 (thats the max imo, and only for prolific teams like Man City). One bad week will send you rocketing downwards and it wont be made up by the 'good weeks'.

            Keep in mind, most everyone will have 2 of your 3 players each week.

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

      If u didn't captain Aguero why not???

      If u don't have him why not???

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

        Jesus is back soon.

        Thats what they said.

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

        KDB better value

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

        No room at the inn.

      4. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Had Gundogan to cover him.

    23. Christina.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Poor Mark

      17(-4)

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

        Lord Lucan

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

        Did you cap Kun?

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

      Help me choose:
      A) Haller
      B) Abraham
      -
      A) Mount
      B) James

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

        Both A