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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. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Who needs Pep when you have Tommy to mess you up

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

    20 points. 5 left to play so there’s some hope I guess.

    Up to 513 in FanTeam is a nice silver lining though.

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

    Delighted with Marçal 🙂

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Well done.
      Benched Coady 🙁

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

        For who?

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

      Magic, Ogie.

      Who's winning the big one? Think it's Mayo's time!

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

        Have to fancy Mayo and i would not begrudge it to them at this stage after all the years of hurt.

        Tyrone will not go down without a fight though and with that historic Mayo curse cant be ruled out.

  4. BlzE_94
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Best mid for 7.9? Already have Greenwood Jota Benrahma

    1. Respect My Authoritah
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Raphinha, easily

  5. Kane Train
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Big question is.

    Bruno or Ronaldo?

    1. Respect My Authoritah
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Ronaldo. Easy one

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

      Both, I’m going both

    3. Cheeto__Bandito
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      More like 'easy' question

    4. Zalk
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      On the topic, taking a hit while doing Ronaldo in, Bruno out resulted in the same points if you captained both.

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

        Depends on who you removed removed how they do as well though surely?

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

          As part of the hit obviously.

          1. Zalk
            • 12 Years
            2 years, 7 months ago

            Well, yes and no. The Ronaldo->Bruno still resulted in a 0 points difference, the other guy depends on whether you went + or -

    5. Meinhoff
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Is that a question really? Ronaldo ofc

      1. Kane Train
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Bruno was good and topped it off with a goal.
        Ronaldo scored a lucky tap in that keeper should of held onto and then scored another that keeper should of saved but I’m unsure

  6. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Have to say it... a tap-in and a shot straight at the keeper goes in. He's jammy innit?

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

      It’s not luck if you keep doing it

      And Ronaldo keeps doing it

    2. el polako
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Who cares.

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

      Like Salah in his mega season, I think it’s just a thing that happens with reputation - opponents get edgy/panicky

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

      You’re not lucky if you keep doing it for decades

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

    Points check?

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

      37 with triple Pool and Rudiger left.

    2. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      31(-4) 4 left to play including captain

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

      44, 5 left

    4. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      39 with 4 to go i think but one is Mount thanks to Tommy the T

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

      61(-4) but only 2 to play so will drop

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

      53 with 4 to go

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

      Dizzy heights of 52 (62 with bonus). 3 left.

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

      59, 3 to go

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

      51, 4 left. Semedo and Livra on the bench too.

    10. Zalk
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      46 with 3 to go

    11. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      42 with Lukaku(c), triple Pool and Raph left.

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

      37. Not much to go. Wildcard active.

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

      20, five to go.

    14. N1ceguyEdd1e
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      41 with 3 to go and bonus points... plus 3 on my car licence :-O

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

    Greenwood or Pogba in for Bruno?

    1. Kane Train
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Gotta be Greenwood. Pogba will be too defensive
      Front 4 will be
      Ronaldo. Greenwood , Bruno , Sancho so Pogba has to be more of a DM

  9. F4L
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    B.Silva was everywhere today, MOTM. And Cancelo, get him if you want points. Sadly I benched him but again so advanced playing forward balls all match.

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

    With over 50% ownership and a red flag, Antonio will need a LOT of sales to drop.

    He'll lose the red flag and have his price locked for 8 days after their game vs United on Sunday.

    Drop to 7.9m if at all this GW

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

      Assuming you had from the start, he needs to drop twice for you to lose value too.

      UCL in the week. Good enough grounds for waiting on a transfer (if you did want to sell).

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

    On 37 (-8) with 5 to play but wildcard team I had planned would be 47 with 5 to play.

    Should have gone for it!

    1. Jack Burton
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Don't do it to yourself mate

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

    A) Tsimikas, Bruno, Toney -> Williams, Jota, Lukaku (-4)

    B) Bruno, Toney -> Raphinha, Ronaldo

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

    Is it 1 or 3 week ban for Antonio?

    1. Respect My Authoritah
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      1

  14. Alisson WondHaaland
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    35 with no WC, no CR7 and still 3 players left including captain isnt too shabby I guess

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

    53 pts with 4 to go.
    Happy with my WC as of now.
    Anyone doing better?

    1. noahzark22
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      56 with no WC and three to go, Salah, tAA, Digne

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

        How many hits did you take?

        1. noahzark22
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          zero

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

            Just saw your team. You're lying!
            You're on 53 and not 56

            1. noahzark22
              • 6 Years
              2 years, 7 months ago

              47 plus 9 bonus is 56

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

                My bad!
                I forgot to double the captaincy bonus points.
                So it's 56 for me as well.
                Nice job without a WC!

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

      I smashed it with 62 (3 to go).

      Especially happy as my previous team was crap.

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

        Nice one

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

        You're LYING! Pathetic lol

  16. Robson-Canoe
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Fernandes + Antonio > Raphina + Ronaldo (-4) a no brainer, right?

    Or just Antonio > Bamford?

    1. BlzE_94
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      i'm thinking of doing the exact same move for -4

      1. 'Broadsword Calling Da…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        I also had the same thought!

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

    Perfect scenario this week is Torres rested for CL, Sterling plays and is rubbish, then Torres gets another crack of the whip v Sou

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

      Or Torres was rested for CL?

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

      Hopefully. Easy transfer to Raphinha if necessary anyway

  18. noahzark22
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    I was going to transfer out Antonio with Europe fixtures coming up anyway!

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

    Antonio rose in price last night...

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

    Where was Gilmour today?

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

    Everyone above me had Ronaldo(c) in my ML bar 1 (I'm 9th), I brought him in but didn't captain. Was he the really obvious starting and captain material?
    Auba(c) so only a 4 point loss but thought I'd be flying up my ML instead of holding firm.

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Pretty obvious.

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

        I thought he might be benched and eased in. Bit of pie in my face really.

        I'm going to captain Salah next week is that another stupidly obvious bad move?

        1. N1ceguyEdd1e
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          I'm currently on Salah next week. See how they go versus Leeds

    2. N1ceguyEdd1e
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      With Cavani out, yep

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

      SO obvious!
      Clear as water. Ronaldo starts and never gets benched unless he's injured.

  22. Woy_is_back
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Sancho is complete kak. Most overhyped player in years

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

      Mediocre

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

      Honestly - I’ve been very disappointed with him thus far

      Very reminiscent of Pires in his first Arsenal season, just looks lost

      Bags of potential though and he will come good

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

    Who plays up front next game for West Ham? They literally have no other strikers.

    1. kempc23
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Hang on did something happen to Antonio??

      1. N1ceguyEdd1e
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Two yellow cards, 1 game ban inbound!

      2. Robson-Canoe
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Red card

    2. noahzark22
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Bowen I would presume

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

      Moyes was saying this in an interview this week. Also mentioned with Europe that Antonio will need to be managed.
      Can Vlasic play that forward?

    4. el polako
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Carlton Cole.

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

    Is Antonio on for a 1GW ban? If so, may just keep.

  25. Manani
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Mahrez + Antonio > Raphinna + DCL (-4)

    or

    Antonio > Bamford

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

    Some poor soul got Antonio and Tanganga in for the first time this week I’m sure, hope he’s ok

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

      Guy bottom of my ML free hit - has Dier and captained Antonio. Has Ronaldo and Lukaku.

      Guess that's why he's bottom.

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

        Haha that is maverick

  27. Respect My Authoritah
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Early days but thoughts on this?

    A) Bamford (-4), benching White
    B) Play White, no bench

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

      Bamford, great fixtures for weeks.

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

    Thoughts on this wc, 0.3 itb.

    Sanchez (Steele)
    TAA - Marcal - James (Livramento, Amartey)
    Raph - Jota - Torres - Salah - Greenwood
    Jimi - Ronaldo (Scarlett)

    I would like DCL instead of Jimi tbh but cant afford him

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

      anyone? Dreamy midfield

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

    Shaw on 4 PPG without a single Cleansheet

    Turning into a mini-TAA

    When the cleansheets come he will blitz it

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

      Manquillo is scoring against them. Don't think they are ever keeping one.

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

        This is what Utd do

        13 cleansheets last season

        5 of those in the 6 games vs Man City, Chelsea & Liverpool

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      1-0 Wolves?

    3. Robson-Canoe
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      He kept a clean sheet vs Wolves though?

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

      Pick him up for 5.3m in GW12.

  30. F4L
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Semedo missed 2 1 on 1s and Wolves really looked solid second half defensively. More points will be coming his way.

    Key note though was Hwang Hee-Chan came on to play as an inside forward (Traore's role), doesn't look like Lage will change to a 442 set up. Even better news for Semedo/Marcal owners.

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

      Bad news for Traore perhaps?

      Although he was being double-marked today, probably thought the change would have more of an effect (which it did).