Captain options for Gameweek 4
Player Team Opponent Form Projected Owned Price Why
Haaland Man City Man Utd (A) 8.0 8.8 71.2% £15.5m
B.Fernandes Man Utd Man City (H) 9.0 8.6 46.3% £12.0m B.Fernandes projects 8.63 points with form of 9.0, the highest in the gameweek. Playing at home against Man City offers midfield potential in a high-difficulty fixture.
Isak Liverpool Fulham (H) 7.7 7.3 20.5% £9.1m
Gabriel Arsenal Sunderland (A) 5.0 7.2 24.8% £8.0m Gabriel projects 7.21 points with form of 5.0. Arsenal travel to Sunderland, a fixture rated difficulty 4, limiting his ceiling despite defensive potential.
Calafiori Arsenal Sunderland (A) 7.3 7.0 47.7% £5.7m Calafiori projects 6.95 points with form of 7.3. The left-back offers defensive stability and attacking potential for Arsenal away at Sunderland.
Tavernier Bournemouth Brentford (H) 7.0 6.9 3.1% £6.0m
Mbeumo Man Utd Man City (H) 7.0 6.9 25.6% £7.9m Mbeumo projects 6.85 points with form of 7.0. The midfielder plays for Man Utd at home against Man City in a fixture with high difficulty for both sides.
Saka Arsenal Sunderland (A) 7.3 6.5 11.4% £9.5m

Haaland leads the projections

Projected 8.8 Man Utd (A)
Form 8.0
Owned 71.2%
Differential captains
Player Team Opponent Projected Owned Why
Tavernier Bournemouth Brentford (H) 6.9 3.1% Tavernier's 6.86 projection and 3.1% ownership make him the standout differential. Bournemouth's home fixture against Brentford suits the right-back's attacking output.
Egan Hull City Chelsea (A) 6.3 6.2%
Gibbs-White Nott'm Forest Aston Villa (A) 6.0 9.4% Gibbs-White projects 5.98 points with ownership of 9.4. Nott'm Forest travel to Aston Villa at difficulty 4, constraining returns for the midfielder.
Scott Bournemouth Brentford (H) 6.0 4.3%
Gameweek 4 fixtures
Kick-off Home Away
Sat 12 Sept, 14:00 Aston Villa 3 Nott'm Forest 4
Sat 12 Sept, 14:00 Bournemouth 3 Brentford 3
Sat 12 Sept, 14:00 Chelsea 2 Hull City 4
Sat 12 Sept, 14:00 Crystal Palace 2 Ipswich Town 3
Sat 12 Sept, 14:00 Liverpool 2 Fulham 4
Sat 12 Sept, 16:30 Spurs 3 Everton 3
Sat 12 Sept, 19:00 Sunderland 4 Arsenal 3
Sun 13 Sept, 13:00 Coventry City 2 Brighton 2
Sun 13 Sept, 15:30 Man Utd 4 Man City 4
Mon 14 Sept, 19:00 Leeds 2 Newcastle 3

Common questions

Who is the best captain for Gameweek 4?

Haaland projects 8.82 points and leads by a clear margin, though his 71.2% ownership means most managers will make the same choice. B.Fernandes at 8.63 points offers marginally lower projection with significantly lower ownership at 46.3%.

Should I captain a differential in Gameweek 4?

Tavernier offers the best differential option with 6.86 projected points and ownership of just 3.1. Bournemouth's home fixture against Brentford at difficulty 3 provides a safer platform than the elite captains.

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