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The Complete Guide to FPL Gameweek 4: Tips, captaincy, best players and team news


Our comprehensive guide to Gameweek 4 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) has all you need to know ahead of the Saturday morning deadline.

On top of the usual Scout Picks, differentials, injury news, captaincy discussion, predicted line-ups, fixture analysis, team reveals, Members articles and videos, we’ve got plenty of content for those FPL managers who are playing a Wildcard.


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  1. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Here's me. Such a battle on WC between choosing short-term options while preparing for the long-term.

    DDG
    TAA - Christensen - Tierney
    Salah - Torres - Jota - Greenwood - Traore
    Ronaldo - Antonio

    Steer - Coady - Sissoko - Gelhardt

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Too many risks for a WC

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Raphinha in next week for one of the mids.

    2. GoonerSteve
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      I've looked at a similar midfield by wikdcarding but worried to have all three of Greenwood, Torres and Jota as rotation risks.

      Looks great if they all play.

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Strong first sub, but yes, will look to move one on in the coming weeks. It will allow me to bring in Reece James too.

    3. Ser Davos
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      I like it TS, pretty similar here

      1. Ser Davos
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Street over Geldhardt. Low owned and you may want 3 Leeds assets

      2. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Cheers Ser Davos. In for a pound and all that.

        I can't see myself wanting Bamford, Raphinha and Ayling, but it's a good point. Thanks mate.

  2. Bonus magnet
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Saka or Traore

  3. Forgetmeknot
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    I’ve got 3 Liv (Salah, Jota, taa) and 3 united (Bruno, Greenwood, shaw).

    With most presumably captaining ronaldo, does that sway going for Bruno as captain? I can’t work out if my brain is talking sense or non sense

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

    High chance that chillwell gonna start ahead of Alonso this week?

  5. Vpan
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Who would you start:

    A) Livra (vs WHU)

    B) Gilmour (at Ars)

    C) Bissouma (at Bre)

  6. royals forever
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Who to give the armband out of

    Lukaku
    Salah

    Any ideas would be welcomed

    1. Traction Engine Foot
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Lukaku

  7. boroie
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Haven’t seen any news this morning…

    Anything come out that will affect this or am I gtg?

    Sanchez
    TAA Shaw Digne
    Salah(C) Greenwood Benrahma Raphinha
    Ronaldo(VC) Antonio Toney

    Steele; White Tsimikas Gilmour

    1. Couch Potato
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      I had the exact starting 11 you have.

      Decided to pivot away from Digne/Toney to Coady/DCL

      1. boroie
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Yeah I would love to do that but don’t think it’s worth a -8 as I’ve no FTs left. You on WC?

        1. Couch Potato
          • 5 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Yes

          Please don't take a -8!

          I very nearly went with the team you have, it's fine.

          Good luck

          1. boroie
            • 5 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            Cheers mate! Good luck to you too!

  8. GoneFishing
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Does this Wildcard Team work?

    Bachman - Gunn

    Tierney- TAA-Semedo-Livramento-Williams

    Salah - Jota - Traore- Odegaard -Bissouma

    Ronaldo - Aubameyang - Antonio

    1. sunzip14
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      If Arsenal start working...

    2. GoneFishing
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      I just switched Ronaldo to Lukaku, don’t want to count the minutes

  9. Judeksi
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    A or B? Slightly leaning towards B...

    A) Coady/Marcal, Gray, DCL
    B) White, Sarr, Bamford

    1. the dom 1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      i like A with Coady

    2. H.E. Pennypacker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Trincão / Semedo / Jiminez

  10. boroie
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Start:

    A - Raphinha (LIV)
    B - White (NOR)

    1. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      A

  11. Tabes
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    A - Bruno
    B - Lukaku

    Captain?

  12. jaywills
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Fernandes and Ings out to Torres and Ronaldo
    A) Hell Yes
    B) No
    C) Ings to Bamford - Roll the transfer and captain Bruno?!

    1. FPL Bond @ Twitter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      HELL YES

    2. Couch Potato
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      A and captain Ronny

  13. Tabbara
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Thoughts on Mahrez Out for Sarr (-4)
    Worried that mahrez is benched again and have ayling as first bench
    Thx

  14. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Mbeumo double digit haul incoming

    1. el polako
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      They playing Arsenal ?

  15. MFPL
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Which option?

    A) Torres + Coady + Williams (bench)
    B) 6.2m mid + Tierney + Coady (bench)

    Option A means that Coady will be starting every week, or rotating with Livramento.

    Option B has Tierney as the main starter, with Coady coming in for the home games most likely. I already have Sarr.

  16. yousunkmybattleship
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    People capping Ronaldo or Salah?

    1. Warby84
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Salah

    2. GoneFishing
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Ronaldo

    3. Gandalf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Ronaldo for me. Feel like for his ego he’ll need to score and will find a way, possibly even more

    4. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Chris

    5. H.E. Pennypacker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Antonio

    6. Kroos-Control
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Salah safer option imo. If ronaldo had a guaranteed 90 mins then I’d go for him

    7. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Messi options. Go for Lukaku

    8. GoneFishing
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Sorry Not Ronaldo, I just read this:

      Solskjaer said: "He will get on the pitch at some point, that's for sure."

  17. KirkhamWesham
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Save FT?

    Sanchez
    TAA Veltman Shaw
    Raph. Greenw'd Bruno Salah Benrahma
    Antonio Ings

    Steele Dennis Tsimikas Ayling

    0.1m itb

    1. H.E. Pennypacker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      I took out Ings for Jiminez

  18. Fernandito
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Sanchez
    TAA Shaw Tierney Semedo
    Salah Jota Gray
    Jimenez Ronaldo Antonio

    Steele Raphinha Sissoko Livramento

    WC 0.5itb, GTG? Anything u would consider changing?

    1. boroie
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Like it

      1. H.E. Pennypacker
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        I like it. Not so sure on the current Gray craze, I prefer Trincão

  19. Kroos-Control
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Sarr/Trincão/Traore?

    1. H.E. Pennypacker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Trincão!

  20. Eewraks
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    which do you prefer?

    A) Traore and Bamford
    B) Raphinha and Jimenez

    1. H.E. Pennypacker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      B

    2. Couch Potato
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      B

      Traore flatters to deceive

    3. Couch Potato
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      C Sarr & Bamford might be a nice pivot

  21. Gentle_Turks
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    G2G, or Son to Jota worth a minus 4?

    Sanchez
    Veltman Shaw TAA
    Benrahma Salah Sarr Raphina
    Ronaldo Antonio
    (Livra Ayling Perico)

    1. the dom 1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      go Son > Jota imo then G2G

    2. H.E. Pennypacker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      I have a similar dilemma with Sonny, although thinking about swapping for Mane, but at a 4 point hit I'm not so sure he would cover it when I could just get Benrahma off the bench d=for Sonny and save the minus 4..

      1. Gentle_Turks
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Benrahma off the bench is fine. My problem is Livramento comes in. And then if Veltman doesn't play which is possible, Ayling comes in. So not great. Wish we knew how long Firmino is out for.

        1. H.E. Pennypacker
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 3 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          I have a similar issue and have Ayling in over Tsimi and Bertrand from Leicester..

  22. Erez Avni
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    play one

    A. coufal
    B. white

    1. the dom 1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      B

  23. chriscosta
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    On WC !!

    Sanchez (Bachmann) - Downgrade Keeper to upgrade weak defence ??

    AAT Semedo Duffy (Williams, Livramento) - 3 cheap defence Wait for white Price drop (hopefully at -96%) duffy to white

    Salah Torres Jota Grey/ESR or Odegaard (Raphinha)

    Jimenez CR7(C) Antonio - I know i will have a forward headache, lol

    Downgrade keeper to upgrade Defence Duffy > White (could drop in price currently at -96%) or Wait

    1. chriscosta
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Grey or ESR or Odegaad

    2. chriscosta
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Alos would doing Antonio to DCL be stupid to do as W.ham fixtures are becoming more diffucult ??

  24. Le _ Professeur
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Play one of :

    A) Ings (che)
    B) Dennis (WOL)

  25. jimmyharte
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Sorry another q. Would you -4 Son to Greenwood?

    1. the dom 1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      go for it

  26. ball c
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    A) Ings to DCL for -4
    B) Ings to Jiminez for -4
    C) Keep Ings and save hit

    Thanks

    1. FPL_Crisis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Which way you leaning?
      Exact moves I’m eyeing up.

      Would be Bamford next week if I hold him but very tempted to bring in Jimmy who has Norwich next week

      1. ball c
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        I’m looking at Bamford too for next week but yeah Jiminez is a good pick too.

        I’m leaning towards just saving my points and keeping Ings. He could grab a goal today. Not sure it’s worth the -4.
        What you thinking?

        1. FPL_Crisis
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          If No Buendia or Watkins it will be very tricky to breakdown Chelsea defence.
          I’m leaning towards -4 to try and cater for not owing Ron or Rom
          Other move is likely Barnes to Sarr (cue Barnes scoring vs City)

  27. Sgt Frank Drebin
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    I wonder how many hits were taken this GW. -2 pts average before the first game?

  28. Oz lotto
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Sanchez Foster
    TAA Shaw Dier Pinnock Amartey
    Salah Son Benrahma Jota Gray
    Antonio Ings Toney

    1.8mil in bank...

    to WC or just do Son to Torres for -4?

    Thanks in advance

    1. FPL_Crisis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      I wouldn’t wildcard less than an hour before deadline
      I’d go Son to Greenwood plenty of rumors Cavani isn’t in the squad and I wouldn’t want to go into the Newcastle game with No United attacking coverage

  29. boroie
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    A - Ings -> Jimi
    B - Ings & Bruno -> Ronaldo & Greenwood

    1. Traction Engine Foot
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      B

  30. Traction Engine Foot
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Final decision:

    A Play Barnes
    B Play Livramento
    C Barnes to Torres -4