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

    Ronaldo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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

    Damn Ronnie

  3. Muchentuchel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    this is just not possible

    1. Utopsis
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Oh lawd help us

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

    Greenwood assist . I'm in heaven

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

    OMG RONALDO

  6. 3 A
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Casual win with king of tap in.

    Penaldo.....

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

    Never in doubt!!

  8. El-Kloppico
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    CR7

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

    Oh ffs…..WC time

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

      Same here

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

    Is that a Greenwood assist?

    1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Yep

  11. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Greenwood + CR7 owner 🙂

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

    No Ronny but Greenwood assist. Happy enough.

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

      Got both

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

    Yesss

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

    SIIIIUIUUUUUUUUU!!!!!

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

    Well done Greeny

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

    Cap goal + assist 😎

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

    That a Greenwood assist?

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

      yes

  18. Ninja Škrtel
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    SCENESSSSS HERE WE GOOOOO

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

    Greenwood get in too!

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

    Ronallllldoooooo

  21. AIRMILES
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Great. I watch for 40 mins then my stream dies at the crucial moment.

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

    Shouldn't be surprised it is a tap in 😀

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

    Ok here we go

  24. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Omg woodman why u do that to me?

  25. Arvin-ation
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    SSSUUUUUUIIIIIIIII!!!!!!

  26. adibo
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Tab in expert

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

      It's Tap

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

    Captain my captain

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

      In Denzel Washington voice...

  28. 3 A
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Oh my God Ron driblle from his own half! Against 12 y.o kids

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

    Greenwood and Ronaldo owner, this day continues to be enjoyable 😀

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

    At least I’ll get the assist from Mason, right?