FPL Gameweek 4: Injuries & News Update
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GW4 Team News: Watkins Is Gone, Two 75% Doubts, Four Ruled Out
Ollie Watkins has left Aston Villa. The club confirmed a permanent move to Al Hilal on 1 September. He is £7.8m in FPL, owned by about 3 in 10 managers' worth of nothing — roughly 3 in 100 squads, in fact. He will score zero points from here. Sell. There is no other option.
The rest of the sheet, newest first.
O'Reilly (MCI, £6.5m) — back injury, logged 5 September. City rate him 75% to play GW4. He is owned by about 1.5 in 10. A 75% flag means he can start. If he is named in the XI, he plays for you. If you have a bench option who is certain to start, the swap costs nothing.
Mosquera (ARS, £5.4m) — muscular injury, also 75%. Owned by about 1 in 3 of 10 — call it a third of a million squads. Same handling: startable if named. Hold, do not panic-sell a defender over a 75% flag.
Mateta (CRY, £6.4m) — hamstring, out until 11 October per the club's update on 28 August. That is GW4, GW5, GW6 and likely GW7 for zero returns. Owned by about 2 in 10. Sell. Holding a forward through four blanks is a hit you take in slow motion.
Doku (MCI, £7.4m) — calf, expected back 13 September. That date lands after GW4. He blanks this week. Ownership is under 1 in 10. If he is your only problem, bench him and reassess next week. If you need the move, he is sellable without guilt.
Kroupi Jr (BOU, £7.4m) — foot injury, no return date since 29 July. Ekitiké (LIV, £7.4m) — Achilles, no return date since 23 July. Both at zero chance for GW4. Both have been out for over a month with no timeline. Owned by almost nobody. If either is in your squad, sell. A £7.4m slot producing nothing is dead money.
The calls
- Sell: Watkins (transferred), Mateta (out until mid-October), Kroupi Jr and Ekitiké (no return date).
- Bench, hold one week: Doku — back 13 September per City's update.
- Keep and start if named: O'Reilly and Mosquera. Both at 75%. Both clubs expect them available. Check the confirmed XIs before deadline and play them if they start.