FPL GW4 Predicted Lineups, Injuries & Press Conference Updates

In this blog, we’ll deep dive and present you the FPL GW4 Predicted Lineups of the 2025/26 Premier League Season, along with the Latest injury news and Press Conference Updates.

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FPL GW4 Predicted Lineups

Arsenal

Arsenal GW4 Predicted formation: 4-3-3

Arsenal GW4 Predicted lineup:

David Raya

Timber – Saliba – Gabriel – Calafiori

Odegaard – Zubimendi – Rice

Madueke – Gyokeres – Eze

Notes/Injury Updates:

Bukayo Saka has been ruled out with a hamstring injury.
Arteta on Saka: “Bukayo’s out, still out and he’s trying to get back as quick as possible, but we need to respect that process,”. “He’s evolving really well, with very specific work at the moment, and the moment we increase that load, let’s see how he reacts.”
Saliba was subbed off in the GW3 fixture vs Liverpool after just 5 minutes. But Arteta confirmed that he is training. White is fit as well according to Arteta. If Saliba misses out, Mosquera should take his place.
Arteta on Saliba and White: “Willy(Saliba) trained today so we’ll have a decision to make whether we play him or not, very good news. The rest (trained) as usual, and Ben White as well, Ben’s OK.”
Eze should replace Martinelli after getting a cameo in GW3.
Havertz and Gabriel Jesus are still ruled out with injuries.

Aston Villa

Aston Villa GW4 Predicted formation:

4-2-3-1

Aston Villa GW4 Predicted Lineup:

Martinez

Cash – Mings – Konsa – Maatsen

McGinn – Tielemans

Malen – Elliott- Rogers

Watkins

Aston Villa Notes/Injury Updates:

Boubacar Kamara, Onana, Garcia and Barkley are still ruled out.
New signing Harvey Elliott could directly replace Guessland in the starting lineup.
Jadon Sancho was not training with the group, and physically he will need time according to Emery. So he will only play as a sub.
Emery on Elliott: Harvey Elliott was playing and training consistently with Liverpool – he’s more or less fit.
Emery on Lindelof: “Lindelöf was training individually as well. He started with us two weeks ago and now he’s available to be with us. He will need time to know our structure tactically and how we want to play.
Cash was subbed off while playing for Poland. But his father confirmed that he should be okay- “Everything is fine with his health, “In the match against Finland, he had a minor problem with a muscle strain, which is why he had to come off at half-time.”

Bournemouth

Bournemouth GW4 Predicted formation

4-2-3-1

Bournemouth GW4 Predicted lineup:

Petrovic

Smith – Senesi – Diakite – Truffert

Adams – Scott

Tavernier – Brooks- Semenyo

Evanilson

Bournemouth Team News & Key Notes:

Both Christie and Kluivert made their returns from injuries in GW2 and played 24 minutes and 12 minutes, respectively. They played 27 and 9 minutes again in GW3. Even though they may be fully fit to start games, Iraola might not tinker with the winning combination with all the attackers playing really well.
Adam Smith is expected to be out for a “few more weeks” according to Iraola. “With Adam Smith, he has a suspected hamstring injury and he will be out a few more weeks.
Iraola on Cook: “We have Lewis Cook’s situation. He has been training with the team a little bit, but he’s probably not 100%. We need to see after training how he feels.

Further Read: FPL Fixture Swing Analysis – Best Fixture Runs to Target

Brighton

Brighton GW4 Predicted formation

4-2-3-1

Brighton GW4 Predicted lineup:

Verbruggen

Veltman – Van Hecke – Dunk – De Cuyper

Hinshelwood – Baleba

Minteh – D.Gomez – Mitoma

Rutter

Brighton Team News and Key Notes:

Hurzeler confirmed that there were no fresh injury concerns for Brighton.
Rutter missed GW2 due to an injury and also missed the following Carabao Cup game vs Oxford United. He made his comeback in GW3 as a substitute for Welbeck and played 30 minutes. He should be fit to start GW4.
Weifer lost his place to Veltman in GW3 due to a minor knee issue. He is fit now and it will be a 50/50 call between Weifer and Veltman.
O’Riley has joined Marseille on loan, and Gomez should fit in there.
Ayari/Gruda could play ahead of Hinshelwood/Gomez, especially Gruda, after getting the winning goal vs Manchester City. But it remains to be seen if Hurzeler trusts him to start regularly yet.
March and Webster are long-term absentees..

Burnley

Burnley GW4 Predicted formation

4-2-3-1

Burnley GW4 Predicted lineup:

Dubravka

Walker – Ekdal – Esteve – Hartman

Ugochukwu- Cullen

Bruun Larsen – Hannibal – Anthony

Foster

Burnley Team News and Key Notes:

Ugocukwu has started back-to-back games and should hold on to his place.

Brentford

Brentford GW4 Predicted formation:

4-3-3

Brentford GW4 Predicted lineup:

Kelleher

Kayode – Collins – Van Den Berg – Lewis Potter

Yarmolyuk – Henderson

Dango – Damsgaard – Schade

Thiago

Brentford team news:

Janelt is in contention after getting 45 minutes for Brentford B.
Kayode was ill during the internation break(Taly under 21) but is fit and available now.
Gustavo Nunes will return to team training next week.
Loan signing(On deadline day) Reiss Nelson is also likely to be involved.

Chelsea

Chelsea GW4 Predicted formation:

4-3-3

Chelsea GW4 Predicted lineup:

Robert Sanchez

Gusto – Tosin – Chalobah – Cucurella

Caicedo – Enzo Fernandez

Estevao-Pedro- Neto

George

Chelsea Team News and Notes:

Cole Palmer missed GW3 due to an injury. He is still a doubt for GW4 as per Marseca.
Maresca on Palmer: “Cole did part of the session yesterday for the first time. Today, in the afternoon, we have a session and we are going to try with him, otherwise he will be out again. When he is available, we need to manage him, because of the amount of games”.
Delap‘s hamstring injury in GW3 is a serious one and he will be a long-term absentee. Delap is expected to start training again in November and return to play soon after, ahead of the festive schedule.
Maresca on Delap: “Liam (Delap) is out for around 10/12 weeks. It’s a long way to go.”
George could be his direct replacement. However, Chelsea could play Joao Pedro/Neto up top and play Gittens in the team. Guiu is also an option.
Maresca on striker options: “The only No.9 is Guiu and Joao can also play there. Against Fulham, we used Tyrique as a No.9, so we can also think about him.”
Maresca on the Brazil trio(Joao Pedro, Estevao and Andrey Santos) and Caicedo : “They arrived yesterday, they didn’t train. They did some recovery. Moi(Caicedo) arrived last night. For all of them it is a question mark for tomorrow. When they play in Bolivia, it’s so difficult that they can be back very soon.”
Tosin started GW2 and GW3 after missing GW1 due to a minor issue.
Badiashille and Lavia are ruled out. Colwill is also out with a long-term injury
Gusto vs James will be a 50/50 call.

Further Read: 2025/26 FPL Chip Strategy Guide – First Half of the Season

Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace Predicted Formation

3-4-2-1

Crystal Palace GW4 Predicted lineup:

Henderson

Guehi – Lacroix – Richards

Munoz – Hughes – Lerma- Mitchell

Kamada- Pino

Mateta

Crystal Palace Notes/Injury Updates:

Adam Wharton is ruled out for GW4 and GW5(likely) with an adductor injury. Lerma should take his place in the middle.
Ismaila Sarr is also ruled out for the same duration(minimum).

Glasner on Wharton, Sarr and Nketiah: “At the moment it looks like Adam Wharton, Ismaïla Sarr and Eddie Nketiah are available at least against Liverpool, so in two weeks. That’s a great job from our medical department. “Tomorrow none of them are available. Millwall, none of them is available, maybe Adam and Eddie have a chance for West Ham(GW5).
New signing Pino should replace the injured Sarr even though he missed out on the Spain squad due to an injury.
Glasner on Pino: “We have 18 fit on-field players – and all the new signings will be in the squad tomorrow. There is a good chance that Yeremy [Pino] makes his starting debut for Crystal Palace tomorrow. “He just needed to rest during the international break. The first week of the international break he didn’t train. He had a small injury from his last game at Villarreal. But then he started preparing on Monday.”

Everton

Everton GW4 Predicted Formation

4-3-3

Everton GW4 Predicted lineup

Pickford

O’Brien – Tarkowski – Keane- Mykolenko

Gueye – Garner

Ndiaye – Dewsbury Hall – Grealish

Beto

Everton Injury News/Updates:

Jarrad Branthwaite is still ruled out. “Jarrad is getting closer but he’s not quite there yet – but he’s certainly getting closer and hopefully we get him back because he’s a huge player for us”. “I’ve no idea [when he’ll be back], at the moment, but I think we’ll be a few weeks before we’re at that stage.”
Ndiaye is an injury concern. If Ndiaye misses out, Alcaraz/McNeil should take his place.
Moyes on Ndiaye: “We’ve got a concern about Ili Ndiaye – he’s got a knock, so we’ll need to see. We’re not sure how he’ll be for tomorrow.
Mykolenko is a doubt. “Myko is around it. We’ll need to see whether he’s going to make it or not. Hopefully he might be okay. He had felt something in the game against Wolves and he’d made it known but he felt that he was fine to go to Ukraine, but once he got there he felt that maybe he wasn’t quite right so he came away from it.
Beto vs Barry is always a 50/50 call but Beto should hold on to his place after getting on the scoresheet in GW3 vs Wolves.
Adam Aznou (ankle) and Nathan Patterson (hernia) have now resumed full training. “[Aznou and Patterson] are both back in training. Patto has not had any football yet, so I wouldn’t put him down as sort of match-ready yet, but he’s been back now for the best part of a week or so. Young Adam [Aznou] got a game at Doncaster a week ago, so we’re just beginning to get them back in and amongst it. They’re back fit. Are they match-ready to play? I’m not 100 per cent sure.”

Fulham

Fulham GW4 Predicted formation:

4-2-3-1

Fulham GW4 Predicted lineup:

Leno

Tete – Andersen – Bassey- Robinson

Berge – Lukic

Harry Wilson– King- Iwobi

Muniz

Latest Updates:

King(4.5 MID) played in the No.10 position ahead of Smith Rowe in the first 3 games. He has been really good and was also unlucky as his goal was ruled out vs Chelsea in a controversial call.
Harry Wilson was a fitness concern for GW3, but he came on as a sub, so he should be good to start in GW4.
Robinson is now fully fit and should start at LB
Marco Silva reported no new injury concerns.
New signings Chukwueze and Kevin are likely to get minutes in GW4.

Further Read: FPL GW4 Ultimate Guide: Tips, Differentials, Captaincy & More

Leeds

Leeds GW4 Predicted formation

4-3-3

Leeds GW4 Predicted lineup:

Darlow

Bogle – Struijk – Rodon – Gudmundsson

Longstaff – Gruev- Stach

James – Calvert Lewin- Gnonto

Leeds team news:

Perri is ruled out for next 2 Gameweeks with an injury. Darlow should take his place.
Farke on Perri: “One thing I can confirm is that Lucas Perri is definitely out of the game,”. “He reported after the last game that he had problems with his quad, we had a scan and there’s muscle strain and will definitely miss the next two games against Fulham and Wolves. Then after that we’ll see with more clarity when he’ll return.”
Rodon and Sam Byram are fit and “are ready to go and available”
Tanaka and Ampadu are both in team training and a late decision will be take on them. “Both since the beginning of this week have reintegrated and joined in major parts of team training,”. “Ethan(Ampadu) even more so than Ao(Tanaka), because he was slightly ahead in terms of schedule. We have 48 more hours to take a late decision with them, it’s possible we travel with both of them, just take one or neither to Fulham.”
Both Nmecha and Piroe are doubts. “Lukas Nmecha got a hit on his foot and missed training yesterday,” . “Joel Piroe also got hit in his calf and has a big bruise. We’ll have to wait to see how he reacts in the next 48 hours.”

Liverpool

Liverpool GW4 Predicted Formation:

4-3-3

Liverpool GW4 Predicted lineup:

Alisson

Frimpong- Konate – Van Dijk – Kerkez

Szoboszlai – Gravenberch

Salah – Wirtz – Gakpo

Ekitike

Liverpool Team News and Key Notes:

Frimpong is back in training. Alexander Isak also had his first Liverpool training session but it is unlikely that he starts right away as he may not be match fit. Isak only played as a substitute for Sweeden during the break due to the lack of match fitness.
Arne Slot on Isak’s fitness(Via Liverpool Website):

“First of all I think the Swedish manager, Jon Dahl Tomasson, deserves a big, big, big compliment because he gets one of the best, maybe the best, striker in the world in and needs to play two very important games for his country but understands if he would play him twice for 90 minutes the player would have probably been injured for multiple weeks. That is not always easy for a manager, that he takes care of the interest of the player, so he deserves a big compliment for that and we will treat Alex the same as they did.

“So, don’t expect him every single game 90 minutes on the pitch – that’s definitely not going to happen in the upcoming weeks. He missed a proper pre-season, I think he missed three or four months of team sessions, so now we have to build him up gradually with us playing so many games and [having] very little training time. So, that’s going to a challenge but we’ve signed him not only for the upcoming two weeks, we’ve signed him, I think, for six years so this is what we have to keep in mind and what the fans have to keep in mind if they see that I take him off at a certain moment or I only bring him in for a small amount of minutes. That’s all for the long-term fitness of the player.”

Curtis Jones is ruled out of the Burnley game due to an injury.

Manchester City

Man City GW4 Predicted formation

4-2-3-1

Man City GW4 Predicted lineup:

Trafford

Lewis – Dias – Khusanov – Gvardiol

Silva- Rodri – Reijnders

Bobb – Haaland – Doku

Man City Notes/Injury Update:

Marmoush suffered an injury while playing for Egypt and is ruled out for the Manchester Derby in GW4. Further scans should reveal the extent of the injury.
Pep on Marmoush: “He has to make the last tests, but a few weeks I think. Before or after the [next] international break he’ll be ready…”

Donnarumma/Trafford will be a tricky call, but our guess is that Pep will stick with Trafford at least for now.
Pep when asked if Donnarumma will start: “We’ll see…”
Cherki is ruled out for 2 months with an injury. Rayan Ait Nouri will also the derby vs Manchester United due to an injury
John Stones has left the England camp with a minor muscular injury. He has withdrawn as a precautionary measure.
Pep on Stones: “John Stones as well is a doubt. “[It’s] not a big issue, but he’s a doubt for Sunday.”
Lewis/Nunes is a 50/50 call. Our guess is that Lewis will play this game.
Pep did not mention about Foden/Gvardiol in the injuries section, so he they must make the squad. Foden and Gvardiol also trained with the team.

Manchester United

Man United GW4 Predicted formation:

3-4-2-1

Man United GW4 Predicted lineup:

Bayindir

Yorro – De Ligt – Shaw

Amad – Casimero – Bruno – Dorgu

Mbeumo – Zirkzee

Sesko

Man United Notes/Injury Update:

Cunha was injured against Burnley and was taken off after just 30 minutes. Cunha, Mount and Dalot are all ruled out the Manchester Derby in GW4.
Amorin speaking about Cunha, Mount and Dalot: “I think they are out for this game,” “I don’t know how long it is going to take. We need those players to be a very, very competitive team, but we have very good players that are eager to play, so we will be competitive on Sunday, but they are out, they cannot help us in this game. “I don’t want to say [how long they will be out]. If you talk with Cunha, if you catch Cunha outside, he will say he can play this game! So I don’t know. We will manage day by day, but they are pushing hard and that is a good thing.”
Amorin also confirmed that Bayindir will be in goal for GW4.
Amorin on Bayindir: “I believe in Altay,” He is ready to play and he is going to play.”
We are predicting Sesko and Zirkzee to replace Mount and Cunha. But there are chances that Maino plays ahead of Sesko/Zirkzee and Bruno takes the more attacking position.

Further Read: FPL GW4 Wildcard Team – Tips, Players to Target and Best Drafts

Newcastle United

4-3-3

Newcastle United Predicted lineup:

Pope

Livramento – Schar – Burn – Hall

Bruno – Tonali – Joelinton

Elanga – Woltemade- Barnes

Newcastle United Injury News/Notes:

Anthony Gordon is suspended for 3 games after receiving a direct red card vs Liverpool in GW2. He will miss GW4 and GW5 as well.
Howe confirmed that Wissa won’t be fit to play in GW4 vs Wolves(H).
Howe on Wissa: “Unfortunately he won’t make this game. I saw him for the first time yesterday and he’s feeling the effects of the injury sustained just before he came off [while on international duty]. We’re going to have to see how he is.”

Woltemade is expected to start in GW4 as per this quote from Howe.
Howe on Woltemade: “He’s fine [for Wolves]. He’s trained well and we’re really pleased with how he’s looked in the first couple of days. Big change for him, big opportunity for him. He’s got a great nature, a great character. He’s very calm and he’s gone straight into our training and not looked out of place. He’s shown his qualities. We’re really pleased with how he’s settled in.”
Jacob Ramsey will be out until next international break(one month) due to an injury.
Joelinton is fit and available. Howe on Joelinton: “Joe has trained. He’s been fit and available, he’s been out on the training pitch and is looking good. Really happy to welcome him back, such an important player.”
Newcastle opted for a surprising five at the back vs Leeds in GW3, and also both Barnes and Elanga were benched. It did not work out well, and the game ended 0-0. They should return to four at the back.

Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest GW4 Predicted formation:

4-2-3-1

Nottingham Forest GW4 Predicted lineup:

Sels

Savona – Milenkovic – Murilo – Williams

Luiz – Anderson

Ndoye – Gibbs White – Hudson Odoi

Wood

Forest team news:

In a dramatic week for Forest, Ange has replaced Nuno as their manager.
Ola Aina was substituted 10 minutes into Nigeria’s World Cup Qualifier against South Africa with a hamstring injury. Zinchenko is also ineligible to play vs Arsenal. Savona/Morato will fill in for Aina.
Ange on injury news and Aina: “I think we’ve got a clean bill of health, apart from Aina,” “We will get some information on him this afternoon after some scans.”
New signing Douglas Luiz could replace Sangare in the starting 11 if he is fully fit.
Mcatee will be pushing for a start ahead of Ndoye. Bakwa should also get minutes off the bench.
Nicolas Dominguez ruled out until autumn after summer knee surgery.

Further Read: FPL GW4 Free Hit Guide – Tips, Players to Target and Best Drafts

Sunderland

Sunderland GW4 Predicted formation

4-3-3

Sunderland GW4 Predicted lineup:

Roefs

Hume – Alderete – Mukiele – Reinildo

Diarra – Xhaka – Sadiki

Talbi – Mayenda – Le Fee

Sunderland team news:

Le Fee started ahead of Adingra in GW3 vs Brentford and scored a goal. So he should hold on to his place.
Guiu has been recalled by Chelsea.
Ballard is closing in on a return and should be fir for GW5 according to Le Bris- “Probably for Aston Villa,” when asked about Ballard’s return.
“Romaine Mundle will be targeting a return around the next international break in October,”
Le Bris also gave an update on the deadline day arrivals – Brian Brobbey, Lutsharel Geertruida and Bertrand Traoré.
Le Bris on Deadline day signings: “I don’t know for Bertrand(Traore), because he was with his national team during this period,” So we’ll see this afternoon. For the two others(Brobbery and Geertruida), they seem okay. Probably not ready for 90 minutes right now, but they should be ready quickly, I think.”

Spurs

Spurs GW4 Predicted formation:

4-2-3-1

Spurs Predicted lineup:

Vicario

Porro –Van der Ven – Romero – Spence

Bentanur – Palhinha

Kudus – Xavi Simmons – Johnson

Richarlison

Spurs team news:

Frank on Simmons and Kolo Muani fitness: “Yeah, both of them are looking good. Both of them are definitely in contention to be ready for the squad. Xavi, for natural reasons, is further down the line. He just started the first game for Holland and played a few games for Leipzig”. “Definitely in terms of Randal, it’s been a while since he’s played. Last time was in the Club World Cup. Hasn’t trained really with PSG. So he is not as fit as Xavi, but he looks good”
We expect Simmons to be in the lineup right away. If he is not match fit yet, Sarr should hold on to his place.
Solanke is ruled out for GW4.
Frank on Solanke: I think right now we are doing everything we can – the medical team – to get on top of it and that’s what we’re focusing on. I get a feeling he is not too far away, but he’s just fallen short for this week.
Maddison will be out for months due to an ACL injury. Kulusevski is also ruled out.
Udogie is back in training, but it is unlikely that he will start games right away.
Bissouma and Dragusin are still out.

West Ham

West Ham GW4 Predicted formation:

3-4-3

West Ham GW4 Predicted lineup:

Hermansen

Walker Peters- Mavropanos – Kilman – Diouf

Soucek- Ward Prowse

Bowen – Paqueta- Fernandes

Fullkrug

West Ham Team News and Notes:

Kyle Walker-Peters started ahead of Wan-Bissaka, and that worked really well as West Ham won 3-0. He should hold on to his place.
Füllkrug suffered a calf problem while away with Germany on international duty and missed Germany’s home win over Northern Ireland.
Potter on Fullkrug: “We’ve got Niclas Füllkrug, who’s had a slight issue with his calf from international duty, so he came [home] early. He’s trained lightly today, but we’ll see how he reacts, but apart from that, everybody’s okay.”

Further Read: FPL Fixture Swing Analysis – Best Fixture Runs to Target

Wolves

Wolves GW4 Predicted formation:

3-4-3

Wolves GW4 Predicted lineup:

Jose Sa

Bueno – Agbadou- Toti

Jackson Tchatchoua – Andre – Joao Gomes – Wolfe

Arias – Munetsi

Hee Chan

Wolves Team News and Notes:

Larsen is injured and ruled for GW4 by Pereira.
Pereira on Larsen: ‘Not in conditions for the game yet because the injury was a bit more serious, and now he’s trying to come back but he’s not training yet.”. “We are hoping to have him available as soon as possible because he is an important player “.

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FPL GW4 Ultimate Guide: Tips, Differentials, Captaincy & More
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