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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. dark91
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Literally a 'Wood'man in goal for Newcastle

  2. sirmorbach
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Torres blank... but eh, f—, I got Ronnie

  3. Captain Hindsight
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    CR7 Captain set and forget?

    1. elchilangles
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      let' see how lukaku does for the next 5 first!

    2. Tasty Jerk
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Wont face Woodman every week 😀

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

    Woodman has literally let Ronaldo score twice

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      He literally couldn't save the second one under his legs.

      Sweet strike.

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

        Could have kept his legs shut the dirty sod :p

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

    The Ronaldo myths debunked "can he do it on a warm, sunny afternoon in Manchester?"

    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Warm sunny afternoon in Manchester itself is a myth

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

        All relative

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

        lol

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

    Arsenal are staying up!

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Just ahead of Newcastle United?

  7. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    someone needs to check Freddie Woodman’s FPL account 😉

  8. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Assist on the Auba goal?

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

      Pepe

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

      Pepe

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

    another Benny blank

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

      Is Benrahma gone off?

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

        yes, Vlasic replaced

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

    How fast till Ronaldo hits 12.8? Tmrw?

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

      0.1 max per day, max 0.3 per gameweek.

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

        so 3 days then

  11. Tasty Jerk
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Lovely, all 3 Man Utd assets Ron/Greenwood/Shaw with returns 🙂

    1. Pep bites Kun
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Nice

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

    Mark GW1: don't get Bruno because you won't want to sell him
    Mark GW3: Lets sell Torres Mahrez Toney for hits and 35 points
    Mark GW4: Don't get Ronaldo he might not score as much at man utd

    😆

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

      Past it

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

      This last one on Ronaldo just tops it for me... pro pundits they say... LOL

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

    Cancelo got the assist - amazing

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

      fantastic 😀

    2. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      I think it was rodri mate

  14. Isco Disco
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    GOAT(C) and Shaw assist
    SIUUUUUUUUUUU

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

      Dial up ?

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

    Sarr and Jimenez? Looking dangerous?

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

    The Legend is on

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

      JayLingz

  17. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    SIUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

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

    Sancho really missing the Bundesliga.

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

      just needs some time. cristiano arriving takes the pressure off him

  19. Gizzachance
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Need my lukaku trans to pay off over ronnie !

    1. Bartowski
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Might have some difficulty scoring if he's wearing a skirt...

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      How much did you pay for a special show?

    3. Don Van Vliet
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Suekaku?

  20. soup natsi
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    What does siu mean?

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

      it means annoying

    2. Marvin Moon
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      I believe it's a play on the way Ronaldo pronounces "Sí".

    3. Isco Disco
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      It started in Madrid. It's a celebration where he's saying YESSSSSSSSSSSS

  21. Isco Disco
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    And then some people actually doubted CR7 because he's 36 hahahhahah

  22. Game of Throw_ins
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    So... Woodman TC'ed CR7 in his FPL team

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

    Double Brighton clean sheet on my bench.

    Urgh

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

    Ah well. Bruno to Ronaldo double swap for a hit next week, easy

  25. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Lingard on for Sancho

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

    J Lingz on for his assist brace to Ronaldo.

  27. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    I hope mark doesn’t bring up all those cross theory again.

    Yes he can run the channels and can score from through balls

    1. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Statheads can say what they like. At the end of the day both goals were due to poor goalkeeping. And I've got CR7 as captain.

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

    Ramsdale at 4.5 looks a good option for the gw7ish WC

    1. pundit of punts
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Absolutely

  29. OverTinker
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Ronaldo(C), Shaw and Greenwood. Well DOne but need more

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

      want*

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

    Torres wagon derailed

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

      was always going to end in tears

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Why is that?

    3. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Injured?