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

    Every commenter here berated me for suggesting Digne over Shaw 😉

    1. AlCapwnUK
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Digne has hardly been on fire either.

      I went digne over Shaw but there's not been much in it

    2. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Every?

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

        Almost*

        1. TorresMagic™
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          • 14 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          Shaw assist lol

    3. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Sold Shaw on my wildcard, so not everyone! McTominay injury is a big loss

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

      Jinx worked. Promise. 😉

    5. TheTinman
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Juuuhuuuuuuuu

  2. thegaffer82
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    How come only one 3pm game today?

  3. The Senate
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    here we were two weeks ago thinking De Gea was back, now Newcastle score their only SoT in an hour

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

      Blame DDG for that? The two CBs were exposed in one move.

    2. TheTinman
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      He drilled it right in the corner. No keeper saves that

  4. SADIO SANÉ
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Arsenal fan super Todd Cantwell coming on

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

    When is Henderson going in net?

    1. Lingard’s Shin Guards
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      not exactly DDG's fault

    2. TheTinman
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Had literally nothing to do with the keeper

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

      Never said it was his fault, I just want a 4.9 utd defense coverage

  6. TheTinman
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    TOON TOON

    BLACK AND WHITE ARMY

    TOON TOON

  7. El Presidente
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Torres could have been on a hattrick by now...

  8. Uppercut Panda - A legend i…
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Its like Bruno is now scared to get in the box. He is a dead FPL option now confirmed.

    1. Lingard’s Shin Guards
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      cant enter ronaldo's domain

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

    Shaw >

    A) Alonso
    B) Regulion
    C) Other

    1. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Easy b

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

    Pogbad yellow

  11. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    LMS Safety Score currently 6

  12. WVA
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    That goal is good for Ronaldo mind

  13. thegame983
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Veltman YC

  14. Harry the Hack
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    anyone still have Pog?

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

    Pogba needs to get that technique out of his game. Lucky boy.

  16. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Ronaldooooooo

  17. Thanos
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    RONALDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

    1. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      I'll go change.

  18. Zimo
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Ronaldo!!!!!

  19. Podge
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Braaacccceeee

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

    Haul Ronnie

  21. OLEgend
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Siiiiiiiiiiiuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

  22. The Senate
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    SIUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU NOOOOOOOOO I DONT OWN HIM

  23. TorresMagic™
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    • 14 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Shaw assist, Ronny goal 🙂

  24. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    10 mins until my Alonso disappointment

  25. Debauchy
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Ronaldoooooo

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

    Arsenal can't even score against Norwich...

  27. mezza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Ronaldo and shaw boom

  28. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    RIP Mark Sutherns Team. No Ronaldo

  29. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Lol @ "Shaw is useless"...

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

    Shaw-shank redemption assist.

    1. rrcmc
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Lol!
      Know what you mean