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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. The Senate
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    I've got 9.5 for a Bruno replacement by the looks of it

  2. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    ⚽ Team News 📰
    CHE: Mendy, Rüdiger, Thiago Silva, Chalobah, Kovacic, Saúl, Alonso, Hudson-Odoi, Lukaku, Havertz, Ziyech
    Subs: Arrizabalaga, Chilwell, Azpilicueta, Christensen, Barkley, Loftus-Cheek, Jorginho, Mount, Werner

    AVL: Steer, Mings, Cash, Konsa, Targett, Tuanzebe, Ramsey, McGinn, Douglas Luiz, Ings, Watkins
    Subs: Viljami Sinisalo, Hause, Young, El Ghazi, Nakamba, Sanson, Bailey, Traoré, Archer

    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Oof. That's a brutal lineup.

      I got Christensen and Mount on WC eek!

    2. Lingard’s Shin Guards
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      saw a few going for christensen on their wc

      1. james 101
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 10 days ago

        I swerved him. Got Tierney instead.

        Thanks to those on here who agreed with that when I was trying to decide!

    3. seewhyaxe
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      No Christensen wow

    4. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Cheers

    5. Yankee Toffee
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Mount on bench

    6. Glad He Ate Her
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Mount owners in shambles

    7. have you seen cyan
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      wow no Mount

  3. TheTinman
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    ASM, Almiron and Joelinton knackered now. We will offer little on the counter

  4. SADIO SANÉ
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    Ziyech starts out of nowhere

    1. dark91
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Not really. Was already reported some days ago

      1. SADIO SANÉ
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 10 days ago

        That he would start?

        1. dark91
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 10 days ago

          Yup. I mentioned it yesterday as well to someone. Mount was getting rested and Ziyech starting

          1. SADIO SANÉ
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 10 days ago

            Ah nice, good shout

  5. sirmorbach
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    I was always saying Jesse should've left United for good, but boy isn't it nice to see him at Old Trafford

  6. SAUCY SALAH
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    CHELSEA TEAM NEWS

    Team to play Aston Villa: Mendy, Hudson-Odoi, Chalobah, Rudiger, Thiago Silva, Alonso, Kovacic, Saul, Ziyech, Havertz, Lukaku.

    Subs: Kepa, Christensen, Jorginho, Werner, Loftus-Cheek, Barkley, Mount, Chilwell, Azpilicueta.

    1. SAUCY SALAH
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      ASTON VILLA TEAM NEWS

      Team to play Chelsea: Steer, Cash, Konsa, Mings, Tuanzebe, Targett, Douglas Luiz, McGinn, Ramsey, Ings, Watkins.

      Subs: Sinisalo, Sanson, Traore, Young, Nakamba, El Ghazi, Hause, Bailey, Archer.

    2. Harry the Hack
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Mount benched??? This week just gets better and better

    3. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Tuchel rotation is about to be worse than pep roulette

  7. Vlad Tepes
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    Who assisted B Silva?

    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      I think rodri

    2. Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Cancelo apparently.

    3. mezza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Cancelo

    4. ClassiX
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Cancelo

  8. SAUCY SALAH
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    GOALONSO starts, I’m excited

    1. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Nice! Kept him on wc.

  9. Thanos
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    Alonso starts!!

    1. mgilbert86
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Celebrations

  10. DandyDon
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    Bachmann heartbreak!

  11. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    Own goal Watford

  12. Scholes Out For Summer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    Wolves first goal of course is an own goal lol

  13. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    glad i dodged the christensen bullet

    1. Khark
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      same

  14. Dr. Rog
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    Nobody safe from Tuchel rotation

  15. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    Christensen fail

  16. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    Chiratensen spoiling a lot of parties. Surprised by no Azpi but acceptable to rest I guess.

  17. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    Mount and Christensen, you've got to be kidding me

  18. Isco Disco
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    OMG! Wolves score
    Can someone please confirm if it was a Marcal assist?

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      It was

  19. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    Who scored for Wolves?

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      OG Marcal assist seems to be

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Watford

  20. Vlad Tepes
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    Typical when Bachmann is on for a big HAUL they have to concede a own goal late....

  21. TheTinman
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    Wolves goal!!! TRAORE involved in celebrations

    1. Rainer
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      xC!

    2. Isco Disco
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Assist?

      1. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 10 days ago

        Marçal

  22. Sandy Ravage
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    Mount benched

  23. mgilbert86
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    Alonso was fantastic versus liverpool

    Good thing tuchel kept him in

  24. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    Marcal assist lol. Jammy points!

    I actually read the Watford forum and there were fans predicting own goals 😆

  25. AzzaroMax99
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    Why is Christensen benched? Wtf?!

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      was never safe

      1. AzzaroMax99
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 10 days ago

        Marcal first on my bench lol
        I hope that Chris stays on the bench 😀

    2. Zimo
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      It's Tuchels Roulette!

    3. Rainer
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Thiago Silva is quite good...

  26. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    Hope Christensen stays on the bench at least. Got White's points on the bench

  27. sirmorbach
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    Tuchel roulette is more violent than Pep's. There goes my dream of a Saul differential, before it even started

  28. Glad He Ate Her
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    How long till SIU gets old? Or is it already tiring (for non owners)?

    1. Lingard’s Shin Guards
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      non owners are haunted by that word

    2. Isco Disco
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      It's been there for last 8 years.
      Can't get rid of it as long as he's on the pitch

      1. Isco Disco
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 10 days ago

        10 yrs

    3. Utopsis
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      I'm a non owner and I bloody love the phrase.

      SIUUUUUU

  29. Isco Disco
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    OMG!
    MARCAL ASSIST...GET IN!!!!!!

    1. Utopsis
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 10 days ago

      Jizz

  30. Ser Davos
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 days ago

    Rudiger and Lukaku max