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

    United Cs wipe out, lovely

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

      They can't defend it seems

  2. Mr. O'Connell
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Luke Shaw most overhyped FPL player of all time?

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

      100%, utterly useless

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

      Never seen him being hyped....where did you get that from?

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

      Digne just in front

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

        Yeah both not worth 5.5, 5.0 would be more accurate

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

      Bit like Cancelo last season except at least you got some CSs with him

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

    Maguire & Varane there 😆

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

    Luke Shaw massive fail.

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

    Bloody hell.....Shaw CS wiped as well

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

    Well deserved.

  7. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Good for Ronaldo baps

  8. Stupendous
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Shaw is a goner now. Worthless.

    Shaw to James the easiest move i've ever made.

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

    When will people realise United are in for a top 4 race and are not title challengers

  10. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Also Luke Shaw can pish off.

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

    Manquillo essential at 4.0 lmao

  12. Agger
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    It's been coming, United being left wide open in defence

    1. Gizzachance
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Got away with it in couple previous games to
      Shaw owner!

  13. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Fing pumpkinhead huge mistake...

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

    Mannequin sold us all a dummy

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

      Noice

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

    the goal we all asked for, but not the goal we wanted

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

    Maguire diving in... In his own half and Newcastle tear them apart.

  17. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Jimenez been crap? Crap…

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

      Yes poor.

  18. El Presidente
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Manquillo, I knew that first draft of the season was a keeper..

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

    Sancho is special.

    1. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Very.

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

    Utds defence is awful. They were lucky last game against Wolves and now conceded again. Shaw is going for Reece James.

    1. Gizzachance
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Same

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

    4.0m def matching 12.5m Ronnie

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

    United hanging on.

  23. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Perfect

    On Luke Shaw here

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

    Plastics gone quiet.

  25. It’s A Joke
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    I’m thinking double Chelsea and Liverpool defence. Mugs like Man Utd are not worth it.

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

      TAA, Christensen, James, 4.0, 4.0

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

    Is Varane playing?

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

    De Gea needs to go

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

    Wouldn't mind a Sarr goal and something in the Brighton Brentford game.

    Otherwise loving it.
    Ronaldo to score and United to embarrass themselves is peak fantasy football enjoyment

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

    I've said it many times, Shaw is overrated and very over priced this season

  30. Uppercut Panda - A legend i…
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Shaw, please get out of my team