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

    Utd are back baby

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

      Yeah!

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

      Rio said the same thing 2.5 years ago 😛

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

    Lukaku time

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

    Unleash the "Antonio to...." posts.

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

      its bamford

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

    Livramento on my bench when he actually returns, painful.

    Cheers for that Antonio

  5. sully29
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Antonio 105% EO in the top 10k.

    So..... yay? Kinda?

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

      I guess technically lol

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

    Antonio exodus starts ...

  7. Maeki2
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Antonio so bad

  8. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Antonio to Bamford was my
    Planned move anyway

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

    Pogba assist robbing my captain Bruno and Shaw Baps

  10. Mr. O'Connell
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Wildcard time

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

    I might WC this week, need to lose my triple Ham, and sort Toney

    1. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Yeah might do same. Some players I want to shift now.

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

    Thanks for the memories, Antonio.

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

    at least theres plenty of fwd options

  14. Flynny
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Antonio to bamford may be happening

    1. Jet5605
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Or Edouard

    2. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Whoa - thats the perfect transfer. And I have exact funds.

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

      ASAP

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

      Think I'll join you

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

    Easy bench vs Man U

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

      Very good point

  16. FCSB
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Ffs what did Antonio do to get sent off

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

      2 yellows.

  17. We Go Again
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Bruno + Antonio to Ronaldo + ???

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

    One of my ML pals capped Antonio. Damn.

  19. Powers106
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Bowen could be a good pickup, 2nd in striker line?

  20. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    How long is Antonio out?

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

      1

    2. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      1 game

    3. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Easy keep in that case. Most of us that got him for 7.5m can afford a drop too.

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

    Can now sell Antonio and buy him back at the same price once this exodus happens, lovely

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

      For the cost of two transfers

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

        Not if WCing in 6 😉

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

    Raph & Bamford might well be coming in against this Newcastle team

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

    Jimenez stay of execution then…

    Antonio Bruno to CR7 and a mid up to 8.7m…. (Can’t be Jota without a further hit to ditch Tsimikas)

    1. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Mount

  24. Ginkapo FPL
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Playing Toney instead of Antonio next week doesnt seem like a big deal to me

  25. Paddy Gooner
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Bruno + Ings out (-4) for CR7 and:

    A) Zaha
    B) Gallagher or
    C) Other 8.5m of cheaper?

  26. Herman Toothrot
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    He can't injured he's banned.

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

      Always a chance in training

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

    Bamford v Newcastle could be a good shout

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

    Anyone on Arsenal-Norwich, how did Pukki look today?

    1. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Watched last 15 minutes. Got a couple of opportunities but Arsenal made good blocks. Other than that not much to say.

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

    Time for the real GOAT

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

      Do you mean the real TROLL?
      There's only 1 GOAT and that is CR7. Proved it today

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

        Preferred Bruno’s goal personally 😉

        It’s time for…..GOALONSO

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

      Tuanzebe?

  30. EL tridente
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Antonio to Bamford?

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

      will be very popular

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

      Gonna be very popular

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

      Or DCL

    4. F_Ivanovic
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Keeping Antonio. It's 1 game