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Ronaldo starts and City unchanged again: FPL Gameweek 4 team news

There are six Premier League matches kicking off simultaneously this afternoon but there is only one place to begin with the team news.

Cristiano Ronaldo makes his first start for Manchester United since re-signing from Juventus last month and is one of two changes that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has made to his starting XI from Gameweek 3.

Nemanja Matic also returns, with Fred dropping to the bench.

The Red Devils’ opponents, Newcastle United, make four changes to the side that drew 2-2 with Southampton last time out.

Callum Wilson is injured, with Joelinton replacing him up top.

Fabian Schar, Federico Fernandez and Jacob Murphy also make way, with Isaac Hayden, Ciaran Clark and Javier Manquillo recalled.

As for the ‘noisy neighbours’, Pep Guardiola has named an unchanged team for the third match in a row.

Brendan Rodgers makes three alterations from the Leicester side that begun the win at Norwich, with Ryan Bertrand and Jannik Vestergaard making their first Leicester starts. Timothy Castagne is also recalled.

Daniel Amartey, Ricardo Pereira and Luke Thomas drop out.

Ralph Hasenhuttl makes two tweaks to the Southampton team that salvaged a point at Newcastle, with Nathan Redmond and Romain Perraud brought in for the benched Che Adams and Kyle Walker-Peters.

West Ham boss David Moyes keeps faith with the same side for the fourth game in a row, with recent signings Kurt Zouma, Nikola Vlasic and Alex Kral all among the substitutes.

Watford make two changes from their 1-0 defeat by Spurs before the break. Both are at full-back, with Danny Rose and Jeremy Ngakia ousting Craig Cathcart and Adam Masina.

Wolves are unchanged again.

Mikel Arteta makes seven changes from the 5-0 defeat at Man City.

Kieran Tierney, Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang are the only four players to keep their places.

Aaron Ramsdale and Takehiro Tomiyasu make their debuts, while Emile Smith Rowe is only a substitute.

Daniel Farke makes four changes from his side’s last outing. Christos Tzolis, Lukas Rupp, Kieran Dowell and Andrew Omobamidele start, with Ben Gibson, Billy Gilmour, Milot Rashica and Todd Cantwell dropping to the bench.

Brentford make one change from the side that drew 1-1 at Aston Villa as Shandon Baptiste makes his first Premier League start, with Saman Ghoddos dropping to the bench.

Brighton hand a debut to Spain international defender Marc Cucurella, with Joel Veltman and Danny Welbeck also recalled.


GAMEWEEK 4 LINE-UPS

Arsenal XI: Ramsdale, Tierney, White, Gabriel, Saka, Odegaard, Aubameyang, Maitland-Niles, Tomiyasu, Pepe, Lokonga

Subs: Leno, Partey, Lacazette, Smith Rowe, Soares, Tavares, Chambers, Mari, Martinelli

Norwich XI: Krul, Aarons, Hanley, Rupp, Dowell, Tzolis, Lees-Melou, Williams, Pukki, Kenny McLean, Omobamidel

Subs: Gunn, Gibson, Gilmour, Cantwell, Kabak, Normann, Rashica, Sorensen, Idah


Brighton: Sanchez, Webster, Duffy, Dunk, Cucurella, Veltman, Lallana, Bissouma, Welbeck, Trossard, Maupay.

Subs: Steele, Scherpen, Roberts, March, Alzate, Richards, Locadia, Roberts, MacAllister.

Brentford: Raya, Pinnock, Jansson, Ajer, Henry, Janelt, Norgaard, Canos, Baptiste, Toney, Mbeumo.

Subs: Fernandez, Thompson, Ghoddos, Jensen, Onyeka, Zanka, Forss, Wissa, Roerslev.


Leicester XI: Schmeichel, Castagne, Soyuncu, Vestergaard, Bertrand, Albrighton, Ndidi, Tielemans, Barnes, Vardy, Maddison.

Subs: Ward, Amartey, Ricardo, Evans, Dewsbury-Hall, Soumaré, Daka, Lookman, Iheanacho.

Man City XI: Ederson, Walker, Dias, Laporte, Joao Cancelo, Bernardo Silva, Rodri, Gundogan, Gabriel Jesus, Torres, Grealish.

Subs: Carson, Stones, Ake, Sterling, Zinchenko, De Bruyne, Fernandinho, Mahrez, Foden


Man Utd XI: De Gea, Wan Bissaka, Varane, Maguire, Shaw, Pogba, Matic, Greenwood, Bruno Fernandes, Sancho, Ronaldo.

Subs: Heaton, Bailly, Dalot, Lindelof, Fred, Lingard, Mata, van de Beek, Martial

Newcastle XI: Woodman, Manquillo, Hayden, Lascelles, Clark, Ritchie, Willock, Longstaff, Almiron, Joelinton, Saint-Maximin.

Subs: Schar, Lewis, Hendrick, Krafth, Fernandez, Murphy, Darlow, Gayle, White.


Southampton XI: McCarthy, Livramento, Stephens, Salisu, Perraud, Elyounoussi, Ward-Prowse, Romeu, Djenepo, Redmond, Armstrong

Subs: Forster, Walker-Peters, Lyanco, Adams, Broja, Tella, Diallo, Bednarek, Valery

West Ham XI: Fabianski, Coufal, Dawson, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Soucek, Rice, Bowen, Fornals, Benrahma, Antonio

Subs: Areola, Zouma, Yarmolenko, Lanzini, Vlasic, Noble, Diop, Fredericks, Kral


Watford XI: Bachmann, Ngakia, Troost-Ekong, Sierralta, Rose, Etebo, Sarr, Sissoko, Kucka, Bonaventure, King.

Subs: Louza, Cleverley, Masina, Sema, Cathcart, Tufan, Kabasele, Hernandez, Elliot.

Wolves XI: Jose Sa, Kilman, Coady, Saiss, Nelson Semedo, Neves, Joao Moutinho, Marcal, Trincao, Jimenez, Traore.

Subs: Hoever, Ait Nouri, Daniel Podence, Mosquera, Boly, Silva, Ruddy, Hwang, Dendoncker.

1,981 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Harry the Hack
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Ronaldo to have a quick word to Ole about Varane not passing

    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      😛

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

    Man Utd live bps update:

    Pogba (8)
    Wan-Bissaka (6)
    Matic (4)
    Shaw (4)
    Sancho (4)

    Everyone else

    Ronaldo (-1)

  3. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Average this week will be like 41

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      20 mins in...

      1 game gone.

  4. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Veranne just wide with the looping header...

  5. Paqueta Rice
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Varane almost

    1. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Should do better

  6. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Hopeful crosses galore.

  7. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Super Saturday!

  8. Thanos
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    No goals so far in any game 🙄

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Except at Palace.

      It's how they end that counts

    2. DARE TO BISCAN
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Palace got 3

  9. AlCapwnUK
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Greenwood is the answer to who should lead the line.

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Correct, the future 9

    2. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Its great for Ronaldos development that he has a mentor like Greenwood

      1. FPL price manipulators are …
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Lingard also needs a mentor

  10. Bartowski
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Grealish close

  11. FPL price manipulators are …
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    If Ole has an ounce of tactical nous he will know to use Ronaldo as a target men knocking the ball down from Greenwood, Sancho and Bruno to run onto

    1. JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      If you had an ounce of common sense you’d know Ronaldo wouldn’t pass

  12. Paqueta Rice
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    We just need one for the floodgates

  13. Costa Nostra
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    The whole league waiting on Ronaldo to score to kick things off?

  14. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    No goals yet, c'mon guys, me team needs points!

  15. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Goals please

  16. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Where the hell are the goals

  17. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Neither Man U or Newcastle has a shot on target

  18. Delhidynamo
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Hanley essential

  19. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Sancho needed on the right for a crossing option, Newcastle letting AWB have it...

  20. Ady87
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Bit of an anti climax these games after a couple of weeks wait. Hopefully it heats up.

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

      Last 20 minutes at Selhurst delivered.

  21. Drexl Spivey
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    See, I quite like Vardy when he's hungry like this.

  22. Worsle90
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Have 12 teams really not scored in nearly half an hour?

    1. Andy1
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Judging by the scores, yes

    2. Harry the Hack
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      *13

    3. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Bemba’s net is down

  23. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Bruno do something!

  24. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Big Sam looking full.

    1. dark91
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      And angry

  25. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Boring

  26. TOLV TUMS
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Big Sam! What on earth is he doing there? He's scouting players for...:

    1. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Arsenal

  27. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    ASM pushing

  28. Forza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Has anyone actually kicked off or is it just a big conspiracy?

  29. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Bruno 😮

  30. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    any live streaming link chaps?

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Not quite...

    2. soxela
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Sportsurge

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

      nizarstream.com – but it's a bit on the blink