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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. The Senate
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    It's not like a United goal hadn't been coming

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

      United goal - maybe
      CR7 goal - no

      1. The Senate
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        I have Shaw Bruno

        no Ronnie no Mason

        sad times

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

          Only Mason for me. Lukaku (c)

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

    Greenwood assist

  3. Nanoelektronicar
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Greenwood is the best ManU player right now.

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

    Woodman penetrated.

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

      Deserves that, such a time waster

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

    My boy Greens with the assist.

  6. hueycho
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    He is baaaaaccckkkk!!!!!!!

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

    Did I call it, or did I call it

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

      Now let the flood gates open second half

  8. BobbyV
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Well of course….

  9. Hy liverpool
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Siiiiuuuuu

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

      Bold.

  10. Captain Vantastic™
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    SIUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

  11. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Greenwood essential

  12. Isco Disco
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    SIUUUUUUUUUUUUU
    GOAT SCORES

  13. Offside Trapattoni
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    SIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

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

    biggest jam in history

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

    Own neither… *gulps

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

    Obviously doesn't matter but United have been awful, Ronaldo non-owners unlucky with a Woodman shocker.

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

      Rainer, your ABU attitude gets a bit tiring sometimes. United have been on top all game albeit not creating much but it was always coming

  17. CRO KLOPP
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Omg ronnie capt and greenwood,get in

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

    Greenwood covers Fernandes

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

    Ronaldo captain + greenwood Yessss

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

    Kerching!

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

    Oh for goodness sake

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

      Do you have Kane?

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

        Yes

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

    The whole crowd went siuuuuuu in sync

  23. Joey Tribbiani
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

  24. Isco Disco
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Oh captain my captain!
    What a time we’re living in witnessigg J the GOAT break all the records
    SIUUUUUUUUUUU

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

      You seen his goal? Messi is the goat most people and Fifa know this. He is younger, better goal scoring record, way more assists, better passer and dribbler. He's a scorer and creates chances too whereas ronaldo literally just stays in the box. He's amazing of course but not as good as Messi

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

      Get many goals from tap in ... G.O.A.T? Lol hahahahah.

      Stupid

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

    Get Ronaldo off for a rest.

  26. F4L
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Grealish playing a blinder, City wasteful in front of goal as usual

  27. CRO KLOPP
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Everyone waited for Ronaldo to score first

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

    Ronaldo to be 12.8 before next GW.

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

    United BPS anyone?

  30. Andy_Social
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Happy to bag a jammy goal for my captain two GWs running.

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

      Quite happy here too. Wonder what the odds on Ronnie scoring today were

      1. Ronaldo 7
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        I got 5/2 for first goal scorer - happy days!