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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. Alexis Nonsense
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    So looks like:

    Ronaldo about to outscore Joelinton at least....

    Lukaku to make a mockery of Ronaldo this gw no?

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

    Arteta. Tick, tock.

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

      He's knows you can't lose six-pointers, doing fine so far.

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

      He's done great so far in keeping Norwich out

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

    Any footie on today ?

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

    Will Arsenal get their first point today?

    1. Glad He Ate Her
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Knowing them, all games today will end 0-0 and they'll lose 1-0

    2. Gunneryank
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Let's not get carried away. Let's work on goals first.

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

      Six pointer

  5. Glad He Ate Her
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Where you at Lukaku capt gang?

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

      hey

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

      O/

    3. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      o///

    4. Tasty Jerk
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Hand up 😀 (with Ronaldo as VC)

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

    3 clean sheets on bench at the moment.

    1. Glad He Ate Her
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      So does 90% of everyone

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

      And on the pitch presumably.

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

    We should have known Newcastle would bring the 747 and park it

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

      I'm happy with my Newcastle defence so far

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

        Nice one

  8. SADIO SANÉ
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Semedo should have done a goal

  9. Saka Rice
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Any statistics nerds know the last time no teams have still not scored?

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

    Well done salah and Lukaku cappers

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

      Lukaku probably gonna brace or something

      1. Bubz
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Hatty all day

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

    Tomyam chance

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

      A bit spicy soup for me

  12. 272MK
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Come on Antonio(C) and Traore.

    Dont lose to Salah(C) and Jota

    I dunno what I was thibking

  13. Viprin
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Is the International break still on?

  14. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Semedo misses a sitter

  15. Bounce
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    My girlfriend has Ronaldo in a different type of fantasy.

  16. SADIO SANÉ
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Are Arsenal actually playing 4 at the back or is Keown showing signs of CTE again?

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

    Ronnie! G

  18. Il Capitano
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    There he is

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

    CR7777777777777777777777777777

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

    Yes !!!!

  21. Zimo
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Ronaldo!!!

  22. OLEgend
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Siuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!!!

  23. Davros
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    I knew I should have played livramento instead of Bruno

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

    RONALDOOOOOO

    GREENWOOD ASSIST

  25. zes
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    How crap are the Man U fans? Supposed to be a big game with a legend returning and all you can hear is the Newcastle fans

    1. Tasty Jerk
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Yep, they are pretty quiet aren't they, almost Arsenal like.

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

    Goal United

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

      Ronaldo...

      Greenwood fluffed shot from the keeper

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

    Edouard's rising tonight. 0.3% ownership and over 10k transferred in this GW already

  28. Debauchy
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Ronaldooooooooooooooooooo

  29. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Ronny!

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

    Lads