Fantasy Premier League Rankings: Gameweek 4

Fantasy Premier League Rankings: Gameweek 4

This article is part of our Fantasy Premier League Rankings series.

MATCHES (EDT)

For detailed stats and odds, check out the Fantasy Premier League: Gameweek 4 Cheat Sheet.

FORWARDS

RankPlayerTeamOPPH/AWIN%CS%FPL PriceNotes
1Sergio AgueroMCIBHAH85.6254.9012.0Aguero has the highest anytime goal scorer odds on the slate, which isn't surprising given the matchup.
2Roberto FirminoLIVBURA70.6846.349.5While Mohamed Salah leads the team in goals, Firmino leads them in shots; unfortunately, he's only created one chance, which is half as many as Divock Origi and James Milner.
3Jamie VardyLEIBOUH54.2533.478.9Vardy grabbed his first goal of the season last week, and while Sheffield have surprised a few people, there's plenty of goal upside here.
4Marcus RashfordMUNSOUA49.4434.068.7Rashford had a great opportunity to put the Manchester United penalty taker issues to bed, but he blew it.
5Harry KaneTOTARSA35.9920.6311.1The matchup against Arsenal should make people ignore that Kane

MATCHES (EDT)

For detailed stats and odds, check out the Fantasy Premier League: Gameweek 4 Cheat Sheet.

FORWARDS

RankPlayerTeamOPPH/AWIN%CS%FPL PriceNotes
1Sergio AgueroMCIBHAH85.6254.9012.0Aguero has the highest anytime goal scorer odds on the slate, which isn't surprising given the matchup.
2Roberto FirminoLIVBURA70.6846.349.5While Mohamed Salah leads the team in goals, Firmino leads them in shots; unfortunately, he's only created one chance, which is half as many as Divock Origi and James Milner.
3Jamie VardyLEIBOUH54.2533.478.9Vardy grabbed his first goal of the season last week, and while Sheffield have surprised a few people, there's plenty of goal upside here.
4Marcus RashfordMUNSOUA49.4434.068.7Rashford had a great opportunity to put the Manchester United penalty taker issues to bed, but he blew it.
5Harry KaneTOTARSA35.9920.6311.1The matchup against Arsenal should make people ignore that Kane took just one shot in each of the past two games.
6Teemu PukkiNORWHUA26.8716.287.0Goal pace slowed down, now only on track for 63 this season.
7Pierre-Emerick AubameyangARSTOTH36.2720.6311.0PEA leads Arsenal in goals, shots and shots on goal, and the North London derby can always have fireworks.
8Tammy AbrahamCHESHFH69.0844.677.1Abraham's brace last weekend should give him some more time as a starter ahead of Olivier Giroud and Michy Batshuayi.
9Sebastien HallerWHUNORH47.0126.097.4Magnificent last weekend against Watford, scoring twice on four shots, and now he gets to face an open-attacking side.
10Alexandre LacazetteARSTOTH36.2720.639.5Lacazette didn't start against Liverpool, but it's so clear the Arsenal attack is better when he's on the pitch.
11JoelintonNEWWATH36.0327.965.9Joelinton is dealing with a groin injury, which is unfortunate after scoring his first goal last weekend.
12Moise KeanEVEWOLH43.7933.736.8Enough of the shanenigans, it's time for Kean to start.
13Andre GrayWATNEWA34.7027.685.9Troy Deeney's continued absence will make it easier for Gray to get minutes, and his goal last week should ensure another start.
14Raul JimenezWOLEVEA27.6923.687.4Everton have really struggled this season, though Jimenez continues to waste his goals in non-Premier-League matches.
15WesleyAVLCRYA28.5321.946.0Opened his account last week and will always benefit from the strong playmakers around him.
16Diogo JotaWOLEVEA27.6923.686.4He hasn't gotten on the scoresheet yet, but Jota has been active enough that we know it's coming soon.
17Callum WilsonBOULEIA20.7914.757.9Callum quickly became the second-best Wilson on the team.
18Joshua KingBOULEIA20.7914.756.4The production differences between King and Callum Wilson are too small to really justify the latter.
19Ashley BarnesBURLIVH10.4710.936.6The Golden Boot race between Pukki and Barnes should be a lot of fun.
20Dominic Calvert-LewinEVEWOLH43.7933.735.9Somehow Calvert-Lewin played all 90 minutes last week and took just one shot as Everton were trying to get back in a game they were trailing at home to a promoted side. That's now two shots in 231 minutes this season, neither on target.
21Jordan AyewCRYAVLH43.7932.485.0Ayew, who scored last week, has put 100 percent of his shots on target this season (all two of them). However, he's doing more than Christian Benteke, who seems likely better off away from the Premier League, no?
22Danny WelbeckWATNEWA34.7027.686.0He'll get his time when Gray starts to struggle, though he has to hope it comes before Deeney returns.
23Oliver McBurnieSHFCHEA11.0811.045.9McBurnie hasn't started yet, but three appearances with at least 27 minutes should get him closer, especially after scoring last week against Leicester.
24Chris WoodBURLIVH10.4710.936.3A goal is unlikely, though maybe he links up with Barnes to pull Burnley within 5-1.
25Yoshinori MutoNEWWATH36.0327.965.4Deep dive if Joelinton isn't fit.
26Christian BentekeCRYAVLH43.7932.485.9I miss good Benteke.

MIDFIELDERS

RankPlayerTeamOPPH/AWIN%CS%FPL PriceNotes
1Raheem SterlingMCIBHAH85.6254.9012.2We used to immediately go to Sergio Aguero when we wanted exposure to Mancester City's goals, but Sterling continues to prove he's the one worth targeting.
2Mohamed SalahLIVBURA70.6846.3412.5Salah straight clowning David Luiz will be a highlight all season.
3Kevin De BruyneMCIBHAH85.6254.909.7Twelve players have taken more shots than De Bruyne this season, but no one has created more chances.
4James MaddisonLEIBOUH54.2533.477.0Maddison's 10 shots this season are the most of any player without a goal (only one was on target).
5Mason MountCHESHFH69.0844.676.2Only De Bruyne has more shots on target plus chances created, though Mount's 14 are split evenly while KDB is 2+14.
6Sadio ManeLIVBURA70.6846.3411.5Mane has created nine chances in 183 minutes, and he surprisingly has the second-most tackles won for Liverpool. This could be a huge spot, with Burnley always conceding lots of possession and shots.
7Emiliano BuendiaNORWHUA26.8716.286.0Only De Bruyne and Trent Alexander-Arnold have created more chances than Buendia, and only De Bruyne has more assists.
8Wilfried ZahaCRYAVLH43.7932.486.9Only Sterling, Firmino and Salah have more touches in the box this season, but Zaha has taken the same number of shots as Watford centerback Craig Dawson.
9Harry WilsonBOULEIA20.7914.756.0Callum Wilson and Ryan Fraser generated a lot of optimism this summer, but Harry Wilson seems like the guy to have after last week's beautiful free-kick goal.
10John McGinnAVLCRYA28.5321.945.6Leads Villa in shots and shots on goal, and he's the only player with multiple score-sheet apperances.
11Youri TielemansLEIBOUH54.2533.476.4While Maddison is first in shots and chances created for Leicester, Tielemans is second in both categories but has zero goals and zero assists.
12Jack GrealishAVLCRYA28.5321.946.0The only worrying thing about Grealish for official FPL is that he may be the kind of player who ends up with a ton of shots and a ton of chances created but not many goals or assists.
13Christian PulisicCHESHFH69.0844.677.5A solid matchup but Pulisic will always be about making the most out of his opportunities, he's not a volume guy.
14RicharlisonEVEWOLH43.7933.737.9Richarlison scored against Lincoln City on Wednesday, which is all well and good and completely worthless for fantasy Premier League.
15Riyad MahrezMCIBHAH85.6254.908.5Mahrez will be great when he plays, but the minutes issues are annoying.
16David SilvaMCIBHAH85.6254.907.4Stop me if you've read this before: he's great when he gets the minutes.
17Gylfi SigurdssonEVEWOLH43.7933.737.9Oh, look, another Everton player who scored Wednesday and has done almost nothing during Premier League play.
18Manuel LanziniWHUNORH47.0126.096.5Lanzini's 10 chances created are seven more than Felipe Anderson, who has the second-most on the team.
19Dani CeballosARSTOTH36.2720.635.6Understandably terrible against Liverpool, but Ceballos still plays a big role for the Gunners.
20Ryan FraserBOULEIA20.7914.757.3If Harry WIlson is going to get dead-ball opportunities close to goal, what's the reason to have Fraser instead of him?
21Bernardo SilvaMCIBHAH85.6254.907.9Bernardo has started each of the past two games, and his nine shots were pretty unexpected. That being said, City scored five goals and he was involved...zero times.
22Todd CantwellNORWHUA26.8716.284.7Cantwell is one of 10 players in the Premier League with 10 combined shots on goal and chances created. (And three of them play for Norwich City)
23Felipe AndersonWHUNORH47.0126.096.9Felipe's early season injury issues are annoying, and he's not even accumulating many peripheral stats despite leading the team in touches in the box.
24Joao MoutinhoWOLEVEA27.6923.685.5Moutinho might be the most productive player in the Premier League among those who haven't taken a shot yet.
25Anthony MartialMUNSOUA49.4434.067.7A fully fit Martial would be much higher after making the scoresheet in three consecutive games. Update: Martial has been ruled out.
26Son Heung-MinTOTARSA35.9920.639.5He's baaaaaaaaaack.
27Lucas MouraTOTARSA35.9920.637.5And Son being back may hurt Lucas more-a than anyone else. (I'll be here all week!)
28Erik LamelaTOTARSA35.9920.636.0Lamela's role on set pieces has made him a very attractive fantasy piece, but Spurs have been so much better with Eriksen on the pitch that it's only a matter of time before Lamela gets benched; unless Eriksen gets sold, of course.
29Christian EriksenTOTARSA35.9920.638.9I really can't tell what makes Mauricio Pochettino think his team is better with Eriksen on the bench.
30Paul PogbaMUNSOUA49.4434.068.6Pogba's open-play production in FPL is pretty weak, and the penalty issues aren't helping.
31Alex IwobiEVEWOLH43.7933.735.9Iwobi got his first Everton start Wednesday and, what do you know, he scored. It's time for Bernard to move to the bench.
32Roberto PereyraWATNEWA34.7027.685.9Imagine if he could stay healthy for more than seven minutes at a time.
33Ilkay GundoganMCIBHAH85.6254.905.4Another player who is good when he plays, though Gundogan probably has the lowest upside of the attacking group at Man City.
34Nicolas PepeARSTOTH36.2720.639.4There will be times this season when Arsenal fans get overly excited about Pepe because of how electric he can be, but this likely isn't the week.
35Jonjo ShelveyNEWWATH36.0327.965.0Shelvey could have a bigger role on set pieces after Matt Ritchie went down injured Wednesday.
36BernardEVEWOLH43.7933.736.5Here only because Marco Silva could keep him in the lineup despite Iwobi being better.
37Luka MilivojevicCRYAVLH43.7932.486.9It's almost like a vast majority of his fantasy value is dependent on penalties.
38TrezeguetAVLCRYA28.5321.945.4Another solid Villa attacking midfielder who will do more peripherally.
39Ross BarkleyCHESHFH69.0844.675.8Barkely is annoyingly second in shots and third in chances created for Chelsea.
40Luke FreemanSHFCHEA11.0811.045.5If you've ever considered Oliver Norwood as a fantasy asset because he has a role on set pieces, imagine how much better he'd be if he was actually an attacking player with a role on set pieces like Freeman.
41Andriy YarmolenkoWHUNORH47.0126.095.9Yarmo started last week but only lasted 55 minutes, which could be a common theme this year.
42Ayoze PerezLEIBOUH54.2533.476.4Perez has been bad enough that it should be time for Harvey Barnes to get some starts.
43Nathan RedmondSOUMUNH23.6020.286.4Redmond's dealing with a slight injury, and the matchup doesn't look great on paper, but at least they're at home.
44Marco StiepermannNORWHUA26.8716.285.5Stiepermann's production has gotten progressively worse over the three games, but West Ham's defense isn't something to shy away from.
45Oliver NorwoodSHFCHEA11.0811.045.0Norwood is probably not getting many dead-ball opportunities against Chelsea, especially because Freeman is sharing them now.
46Johann Berg GudmundssonBURLIVH10.4710.936.0Breakdown on a set piece that leads to a clean-sheet-killing goal for Burnley?
47James Ward-ProwseSOUMUNH23.6020.285.9Set pieces against a team that hasn't been that good.
48Leandro TrossardBHAMCIA4.965.216.0If there's one guy to play this week against Man City, I'm going with Trossard. But that doesn't mean you need to play someone against Man City.

DEFENDERS

RankPlayerTeamOPPH/AWIN%CS%FPL PriceNotes
1Trent Alexander-ArnoldLIVBURA70.6846.347.0Burnley at home is probably a better matchup, but playing a team that allows so many chances is always good, especially when you're Liverpool's leading chance creator.
2Lucas DigneEVEWOLH43.7933.736.0The separation between Digne and Alexander-Arnold is fully because of their teams.
3Aymeric LaporteMCIBHAH85.6254.906.5More of a clean sheet play since Laporte rarely gets on the scoresheet.
4Kyle WalkerMCIBHAH85.6254.906.0Same clean sheet odds as Laporte and more attacking upside but also more competition for minutes.
5Andrew RobertsonLIVBURA70.6846.347.0Robertson has actually taken more shots than any Liverpool player not named Firmino and Salah.
6Virgil van DijkLIVBURA70.6846.346.5van Dijk's fantasy upside is always about being huge in the box.
7Nicolas OtamendiMCIBHAH85.6254.905.4John Stones' injury seems likely to keep Otamendi in the starting XI for this prime matchup.
8Emerson PalmieriCHESHFH69.0844.675.5Emerson continues to show why he's better than Marcos Alonso, as his 10 combined shots on target and chances created trail only Mason Mount for the Blues.
9Cesar AzpilicuetaCHESHFH69.0844.676.0Azpilicueta has been crossing more and creating more chances than in previous seasons, and he should have more opportunities against Sheffield United.
10Ricardo PereiraLEIBOUH54.2533.476.0Ricardo really hasn't been able to attack as much as we've seen, but at least the defensive work is still solid.
11Kurt ZoumaCHESHFH69.0844.675.0Zouma's presence on set pieces is helpful, but he's still mostly a clean-sheet play.
12Fabian ScharNEWWATH36.0327.965.0Schar was questionable for Wednesday's match but was able to go the distance.
13Aaron Wan-BissakaMUNSOUA49.4434.065.6The Manchester United defense has a few too many brain farts to make them elite, which hurts AWB despite his well-rounded production.
14Harry MaguireMUNSOUA49.4434.065.5Maguire has only managed one shot through 270 minutes, though he's created more chances than both Rashford and Martial.
15Andreas ChristensenCHESHFH69.0844.675.0Christensen does as much in the attacking third as Kepa, so this is pretty much a clean-sheet-only play.
16Jose HolebasWATNEWA34.7027.684.9Holebas sent in 13 crosses last weekend and finally created more than one chance, but he also picked up a yellow card for the second consecutive match.
17Matt RitchieNEWWATH36.0327.965.5Suffered an injury during Wednesday's cup match, so he may be forced to miss a decent matchup. Update: Ritchie has been ruled out for two months.
18Seamus ColemanEVEWOLH43.7933.735.5Djibril Sidibe started Wednesday, so there seems to be a reasonable path for Coleman to start this weekend.
19Arthur MasuakuWHUNORH47.0126.094.5It's funny that Masuaku has started as an attacking midfielder at points during his West Ham career and yet he does so little actual attacking.
20Christian FuchsLEIBOUH54.2533.474.5He's heading back to the bench when Ben Chilwell passes fit.
21Tyrone MingsAVLCRYA28.5321.944.5Mings is a beast in central defense for Villa, and he could be a key contributor to an away win against Palace.
22Yerry MinaEVEWOLH43.7933.735.6Mina leads Everton in completed passes, which is the best thing I can say about a player who hasn't gotten either of his two shots on goal. At least he's doing more in the box than Michael Keane.
23Caglar SoyuncuLEIBOUH54.2533.474.5The Bournemouth attack still isn't clicking, though the upside is minimal after zero shots through three starts.
24Jetro WillemsNEWWATH36.0327.964.5Newcastle won't have many better matchups.
25Joel MatipLIVBURA70.6846.345.4Matip and Joe Gomez splitting time is not very fun for us fantasy players.
26Michael KeaneEVEWOLH43.7933.735.5Keane is pretty much a clean sheet play against a potentially tired Wolverhampton.
27Nathan AkeBOULEIA20.7914.755.0Leicester haven't exactly been scorching hot.
28Frederic GuilbertAVLCRYA28.5321.944.4Guilbert was solid in place of Ahmed Elmohamady, though it wouldn't be surprising to see them share playing time this season.
29Patrick van AanholtCRYAVLH43.7932.485.5van Aanholt showed everyone last week what kind of upside he has, but it's also tough to rely on such an inconsistent attacking threat, even as a defender.
30Matt DohertyWOLEVEA27.6923.686.0You can play the "Tired Wolves" narrative, or you can realize they are better (at least at home) than Everton.
31Angelo OgbonnaWHUNORH47.0126.094.5If you think West Ham are the team to finally shut out Norwich, at least Ogbonna is cheap in FPL salary cap.
32Kiko FemeniaWATNEWA34.7027.684.5Watford have been pretty poor defensively this season, but Newcastle's attack doesn't offer much resistence.
33Max AaronsNORWHUA26.8716.284.5The clean sheet is unlikely, but Aarons might be able to move up in the attack.
34JonnyWOLEVEA27.6923.685.5Everton haven't lit the Premier League scoreboards up, though playing away after a Thursday match isn't helpful.
35Willy BolyWOLEVEA27.6923.685.0The three Wolves centerbacks have combined for one shot, and it wasn't Boly, who co-leads the team in tackles won.
36Joel WardCRYAVLH43.7932.484.5I don't get overly excited about Patrick van Aanholt, but scanning the rest of the Palace back line doesn't bring joy either.
37John LundstramSHFCHEA11.0811.044.2I can't really think of a sitaution where Lundstram falls out of the weekly rankings because of his attacking position, just know the clean sheet this week is highly unlikely.
38Yan ValerySOUMUNH23.6020.285.0Mancheter United coming up small in a game they absolutely should win? No way.

GOALKEEPERS

RankPlayerTeamOPPH/AWIN%CS%FPL PriceNotes
1EdersonMCIBHAH85.6254.906.1Probably not many save opportunities, but no one has better clean sheet odds.
2AdrianLIVBURA70.6846.344.5Adrian seems to prove that goalkeepers are not all the same.
3Kepa ArrizabalagaCHESHFH69.0844.675.5Kepa hasn't looked great this season, but other matchups have him pretty high.
4Kasper SchmeichelLEIBOUH54.2533.475.0There should be save upside against Bournemouth, as long as Harry Wilson isn't in free-kick range.
5Jordan PickfordEVEWOLH43.7933.735.6Home against a tired Wolves
6David de GeaMUNSOUA49.4434.065.6The defense in front of him hasn't been great, and de Gea himself seems far from elite.
7Martin DubravkaNEWWATH36.0327.965.0Newcastle have a number of attackers who are struggling with fitness, and if they clamp down against a Watford attack that isn't great, we could get a clean sheet.
8Tom HeatonAVLCRYA28.5321.944.5Trap game for Palace after last week's huge win?
9Angus GunnSOUMUNH23.6020.284.5Or maybe Manchester United isn't good?
10Ben FosterWATNEWA34.7027.685.0Newcastle missing a few attacking pieces means Foster may not be required to do a ton.

CAPTAIN RANKINGS

RankPlayerTeamOPPH/AWIN%CS%FPL PriceNotes
1Raheem SterlingMCIBHAH85.6254.9012.2You could make a strong case for Aguero and De Bruyne too, but Sterling is tops now.
2Mohamed SalahLIVBURA70.6846.3412.5Mane might be a sneakier option, but a Salah brace will really push you back.
3Teemu PukkiNORWHUA26.8716.287.0He's scored against Liverpool (at Anfield), Newcastle and Chelsea; surely West Ham can't stop him.
4Harry KaneTOTARSA35.9920.6311.1I'd believe you if you told me Kane has scored at least once in every game against Arsenal.
5James MaddisonLEIBOUH54.2533.477.0I wanted to put Mason Mount here, but Sheffield's wacky setup has confused their early opponents.

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