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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. Arvin-ation
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    SSIIIIIIIIIUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!

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

    CR7 Shaw Greenwood Cancelo

    Yes!!!

  3. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Siiiiuuuuuuuu

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

    This is bad haha

  5. Rassi
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    SIIUUUUUUU

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

    Siiiiiiiiiiiuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

    Yes he's that good

  7. lilmessipran
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    SSiuuuu

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

    Lukaku > Ronaldo fail..

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

    Torres off 🙁
    Raz on

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

    Captain anyone vs Woodman!

  11. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Ronaldo(C) and Shaw. Will take it.

  12. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Newcastle keeper clearly has Ronaldo in his team FFS. Absolute gift of 2 goals. Useless clown!

  13. JoeSoap
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    The wait and see approach on Ronaldo backfired doh!

    1. gooberman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      still wont get him. Both goals have been lucky.

  14. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    It's Ronaldo.

  15. FPL_Crisis
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Guess the correct answer was Bruno to Ronaldo even for a hit

    1. One More Hit
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Cost me -8, quick maths on the back of a fag packet suggests it was the right move

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

    Auba goal

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

    Poor Mark

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      what he do?

    2. The Sociologist
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Looks like he is overthinking this season a bit

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

    Imagine all of those Ronaldo doubters out there... LOL

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

      Yeah. What they were thinking

  19. Feanor
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    The Scout picks ignoring Ronaldo were silly at the time, and look worse every minute.

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

    Schmeichel is out of my team on wc.
    Trying too hard to be clever pick

    1. Dr. Rog
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      good pick imo

  21. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    How have they made Ronaldo only 12.5 😆

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

      Because Mark didn't get him maybe ?

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

    Torres blank - Sterling on

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

    Just transferred Ronaldo in, feel relaxed now!

  24. Emiliano Sala
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Damn you semedo
    Missed 2 sitters

    1. DARE TO BISCAN
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Traore of defenders. Still have hope

  25. Hy liverpool
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Amazing to watch

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

    Hmm Ronaldo was the captain choice…

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      always was 🙂

  27. Joey Tribbiani
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    GOLAZOOO

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

    Goals everywhere!

  29. Ninja Škrtel
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Auba ffs

  30. Paqueta Rice
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Woodman with two howlers