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

    Hurry up and score west ham

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

    Wow Bruno

  3. Thanos
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Bruno G 🙁

  4. Zimo
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Oof Bruno

  5. thegaffer82
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    I was telling myself today Bruno + 8 points is not going to be outscored by Ronaldo surely.
    Oh how how wrong I was 🙂
    This guy is a legend

    1. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Posted that b4 Bruno G 🙂

  6. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Brunooooooo

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

    City defenders being slept on

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

    United and Wolves both score

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

      Goal from Bruno

      Special one

  9. Snooze ya lose
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Did Torres go off injured?

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

      Nah just the usual subbing

    2. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Cheers

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

    Bruno goal 🙁

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

    Pogbaaaaaa

  12. Lingard’s Shin Guards
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Lingard in a west ham shirt and lingard in a united shirt are two different players

  13. Ze_Austin
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Postman

    1. Zalk
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      late, but always

  14. Zalk
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Omg thank you Bruno, that saved my non ronaldo week.

  15. TheBiffas
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Greenwood assist?

    1. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Pogz

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

      no

    3. dark91
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Pogba

  16. brianutd-why always we? 20
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Special goal special player

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

      True, need to consider who goes for Ronnie now.

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

    Finally

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

      Who assisted GW?

      1. dark91
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Pogba

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

    Bruno still good too
    What a turn up for the books

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

    Still a rank buster :/

  20. LarryDuff
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    God damnit Chilwell

  21. dark91
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Get in Brunoooooooo

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

    Noooooooo anyone but Bruno

  23. Neevesy
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Brunoooooooooooo

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

    Oh THank you, thank you so much BRUNO

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

    Hwang GOAL

  26. The Big Fella
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Who has Mahrez killed in Pep's family?

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

      That supposed to be funny? In what world?

      1. Cilly Bonnolly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        If you don’t take everything so seriously you’d be surprised how many things can be funny.

  27. We Go Again
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Thank you for that Bruno. Lessens the sting a bit

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

    Casuals in heaven

    1. Zalk
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      they've been there for a while now, in this game

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

      People who copy Twitter in heaven

  29. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    I told ya the title race is over . United walk in the park happening

    1. Call Me Old Fashioned
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      It is is Newcastle. Relax

  30. fish&chips
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Bruno!!