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FPL Gameweek 4 Scout Picks: Liverpool triple-up against Burnley

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With the first international break of the 2025/26 season finally behind us, it’s time to finalise our Scout Picks.

We considered the Scout Squad submissions made by Neale (Editor), Tom (Deputy Editor), Sam (General Manager) and Marc (Staff Writer) before coming up with our final team.

As ever, there are certain restrictions for our picks:

  • An £83.0m budget for our starting XI
  • An overall squad limit of £100.0m
  • No more than three players per team

GAMEWEEK 4 SCOUT PICKS

GOALKEEPER

3m team news:

Due to the lack of convincing £4.5m goalkeepers on offer in Gameweek 4, we’ve opted for Nick Pope (£5.0m) as Newcastle United prepare to host Wolverhampton Wanderers. Pope has already picked up 18 points this season, aided by two clean sheets in three matches. During this period, Newcastle have conceded only 1.58 expected goals (xG), which is the lowest tally in the league. As for Wolves, Vitor Pereira’s men are the only top-flight team yet to pick up a point this season. They will also be without Jorgen Strand Larsen (£6.4m) for the trip to St James’ Park.

DEFENDERS

Best defender replacements for injured Konsa in FPL 7

 

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  1. Hitthewall
    • 4 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    Rate this WC!

    Raya - Dubravka
    Virgil - Munoz - Senesi - Tosin - Rodon
    Bruno - Gakpo - Semenyo - Reijnders - King
    Haaland - Gyokeres - Pedro

    1.4 ITB for Gyok --> Isak (when he starts)

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  2. marpy016
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    Which Defender to complete this WC:

    A) Guehi (have Munoz)
    B) Truffert (have Senesi)

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  3. Saintjack01
    • 4 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    Best striker to get for 7 mill or less?

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    1. Dank Squid
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      Evanilson - decent fixtures, 2/8 shots on target
      or
      Thiago - tough fixtures, pens

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  4. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    Cunha to Gakpo straight swap don't have any Liverpool assets. Was planning on getting Isak in a few weeks anyways.

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  5. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    Guiu starts! 😯

    https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/team-news

    That's handy.

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    1. PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      I missed the deadline .
      Hollly

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    2. The 12th Man
      • 12 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      It also has Wissa and Strand Larsen starting. Hmm.

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      1. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        2 months, 23 days ago

        Those teams haven't been updated.

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        1. FPL Blow-In
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          2 months, 23 days ago

          It says v Wolves

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  6. jonnybhoy
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    I've got 1FT + 3.3 ITB. Thoughts?

    Sanchez
    Porro RAN Truffert
    Salah KDH Semenyo Rogers
    Watkins Mateta J Pedro

    Dubravka Konsa N Williams King

    A) RAN to Munoz
    B) RAN to VVD
    C) Roll and play Konsa
    D) Something else

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  7. dansmith1985
    • 3 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    G2G?

    Sels
    Calafiori Senesi Munoz
    Semenyo Palmer Reijnders Gakpo
    Watkins Haaland Wood

    Dubravka Dango Gud Esteve

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  8. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    Best upgrade?

    A Diouf to Geuhi or Lacroix

    B Sarr to Elliott or Grealish

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    1. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      B to greal8sh

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    2. Il Capitano
      • 5 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      Sarr to Grealish

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    3. jonnybhoy
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      B

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    4. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      B

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  9. Gandalf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    A. Palmer + Watkins > Haaland + Dewsbury Hall -4

    B. Palmer + Sarr (tot) > Semenyo + Gakpo -4

    C. Palmer > Gakpo/Semenyo

    D. Roll FT (Anderson subbing in if Palmer no show)

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  10. OffsidePenalty
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    A, B or C?

    A) Rogers to Grealish, bench Wood.
    B) save ft. then use 2 ft to replace Watkins and Wood for Isak+Richarlison (bench Rogers this gw)
    C) De Cuyper to Guehi

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  11. Jullepuu
    • 6 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    How is this for a wildcard?

    Sanchez Dubravka
    Munoz VDV Senesi Andersen Esteve
    Salah Kudus Semenyo Gakpo Reijnders
    Haaland JP 4.4

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  12. Il Capitano
    • 5 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    1FT 0.1m ITB

    Sanchez
    Porro Diouf Konsa
    Salah (C) Wirtz Semenyo Rogers Reijnders
    Watkins JPed

    Dub - Wood Murillo Esteve

    Get a Palace defender or roll?

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    1. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      Get guehi

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  13. Henning
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    Have 2,4m to spend on this wildcard team. Any suggestions?
    Maby do one of those.

    1. Kudus to Bruno
    2. Upgrade Dewsbury-hall

    Raya Dubravka
    Cucurella Munoz Lacroix Senesi Rodon
    Gakpo Semenyo Kudus Paqueta Dewsbury-hall
    Haaland Pedro Gyökeres

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  14. FPLMACKEM
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    Sanchez
    Andersen, Porro, Richards
    Salah (c), Wirtz, Fernandes, Sarr
    JSL, Mateta, Watkins

    Dubravka, KDH, Rodon, Neco Williams

    1ft 1m it

    A Sarr to Semenyo
    B JSL to Evanilson
    C Sarr and JSL to Paqueta and Evanilson -4
    D any other suggestions?

    I'm FH in GW6.

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    1. Feed tha Sheep
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      A prob

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  15. Prinzhorn
    • 4 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    Sell Sarr or StrandLarsen?

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    1. Feed tha Sheep
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      Prob depends who you can afford for each?

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      1. Prinzhorn
        • 4 Years
        2 months, 23 days ago

        Want a BOU mid but priced out of Semenyo so Tavernier

        Evanilson

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  16. Feed tha Sheep
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    Best option this week please?

    A. Play Wood (bench Sarr)
    B. -4 Sarr > Gakpo (bench Wood)
    C. -4 Sarr > Semenyo (bench Wood)

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  17. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    Play Wood or Porro?

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    1. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      Wood

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  18. Donny_Rover
    • 10 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    Bit of a rushed wildcard, currently on:

    Raya Dubravka
    Cucu VVD Munoz VdV Gudmundsson
    Semenyo Gakpo Enzo Reijnders KDH
    Haaland Gyok Mateta

    Enough cash ITB to get Saka in for Gakpo/Semenyo (or Enzo and downgrade one of the big defenders) in GW7, and would also see Isak coming in for Mateta with another midfield downgrade. Midfield looks pretty poor but Gakpo aside have good security of minutes and I could see the 3 forwards going mad soon and I like the defence.

    Any thoughts?

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  19. Garfield1001
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    Would you wildcard this? 1 FT

    Sanchez Dubravka
    Neco Murillo Porro Esteve Richards
    Bruno Sarr Salah Reijnders Rogers
    Watkins JSL Wood

    Or could FH be better so I get Forest and Villa players back for good fixtures?

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  20. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 9 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    Any need to take a hit?

    Sels
    DeCuyper VDV Diouf
    Salah Gakpo Johnson Reijnders Sarr
    Haaland Watkins

    Dubravka Gulu Rodon Esteve

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    1. Prinzhorn
      • 4 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      Sarr is injured

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      1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 9 Years
        2 months, 23 days ago

        Gulu comes in. Hit needed?

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  21. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    which one would u get on wc out of these 4. can only have one

    A) Bruno

    B) Mbuemo

    C) Watkins

    D) Gyokeres

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    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      All a bit meh. Have Bruno, but selling this gw. Have Watkins only because I hope I wasn’t wrong to choose him from the start. He’s out of my team if he dissapoints this week too.
      Gyokeres and Mbeumo haven’t showed enough for their new teams yet to turn me on

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  22. Nespinha
    • 10 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    Double up on liverpool with Gakpo or get Semenyo?

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    1. Prinzhorn
      • 4 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      Semenyo

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  23. El Copo
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    What do you think of this WC team? Money in the bank for Ekitike to Isak. Could downgrade Caceido to King but Caceido has done well for me so far.

    Raya (Dubs)

    Tark Lacroix Senesi (Rodon Esteve)

    Mbeumo Eze Semenyo Grealish (Caceido)

    Haaland Ekitike Pedro

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  24. threeputt
    • 16 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    Rate my WC team please

    Pope - Dubravka
    Virgil - Guehi - Senesi - Caliafori - Chalaboah
    Salah - Grealish - Dewsbury Hall - Reijnders - Ndoye
    Haaland - Muniz - Pedro

    Thanks

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  25. Flynny
    • 10 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    Who to start? Thanks

    A...dorgu at united

    B...murillo....double forest defence at arsenal

    C...guiu....hope for some mins at brentford

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    1. Flynny
      • 10 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      Or D.....take a hit - cunha to grealish / paqueta

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  26. boombaba
    • 12 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    Captain Haaland or Salah

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    1. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      Salab just

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  27. Eightball
    • 5 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    Sanchez
    Andersen Diouf Porro
    Reijenders Semenyo Wirtz Bruno
    Wood Haaland Watkins

    FH this week, yay or nay? dont think I would go with Salah AND Haaland.

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  28. Efe Ambrose
    • 9 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    Thoughts on this WC Team?

    3.3m ITB for fixture changes e.g. Arsenal

    Sanchez Dubravka
    Gabriel, Sensi, Munoz, VVD, Rondon
    Semenyo, Ndiaye, Gakpo, Paqueta, King
    Mateta, J,Pedro, Haaland

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    1. ball c
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      Top team. I have similar defence and went the other way and got Raya and Cucurella but might just do Pope and Gabriel instead of them both.
      I would look at Andersen instead of Rodon as he has good fixtures and due a goal

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      1. Efe Ambrose
        • 9 Years
        2 months, 23 days ago

        Good shout, thanks!

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  29. Udogie-style
    • 2 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    On FH. Enzo or Kudus?

    Cheers

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    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      Not being cheeky but neither for me! Kudus picking one

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  30. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 23 days ago

    Surprised to see that the Scout Squad panel all agree clearly to captain Salah over Haaland. I think it’s a very difficult choice to make between them.
    What do you think, and why?

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    1. Dank Squid
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 23 days ago

      Difficult choice, I agree.

      Salah hasn't shown much so far but this is his easiest fixture, so far, home vs the team with the worst xGC.

      Haaland has the best xG, only played once vs Manchester United last season and blanked. Great form, shoots more/central positions, but a bit ineffective so far. "Due"

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      1. Tommy Template
        • 11 Years
        2 months, 23 days ago

        I banned myself from owning either this season so I have no skin in this but for me its Salah by miles. Its a local Derby minus some of your most creative players and Man Utd actually defended well against them and got the win at the Etihad vs a promoted team. Absolute no brainer its Salah if you have both

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