FPL Gameweek 4 (2025/26): Team, Captain and Transfers
For FPL 2025/26 Gameweek 4 (reconstructed cutoff 13 Sept 2025, 10:00 UTC), the optimiser picked M.Salah as captain and Gakpo as vice, a 3-5-2, and 2 free transfers (Palmer out, Gakpo in; Anderson out, Szoboszlai in). Projected squad total was 63.2. It scored 57 net points after hits. This is a reconstructive replay: the cutoff is first kickoff minus 90 minutes, not a live two-hour freeze.
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Key facts
- Captain
- M.Salah (8.9 xP)
- Vice-captain
- Gakpo
- Formation
- 3-5-2
- Transfers
- Palmer → Gakpo, Anderson → Szoboszlai
- Bank
- £1.8m
- Hits
- None
- Chip
- None
- Projected
- 63.2 xP
- Points
- 57
- Status
- Settled
Squad
| Pos | Player | Club | Fixture | FDR | £m | xP | Pts | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GKP | Sánchez | CHE | BRE (A) | 3 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 2 | — |
| DEF | Tarkowski | EVE | AVL (H) | 3 | 5.8 | 3.6 | 8 | — |
| DEF | Pedro Porro | TOT | WHU (A) | 3 | 5.2 | 3.2 | 6 | — |
| DEF | Senesi | BOU | BHA (H) | 3 | 5.2 | 3.1 | 3 | — |
| MID | M.Salah | LIV | BUR (A) | 2 | 14.0 | 8.9 | 18 | Captain |
| MID | Gakpo | LIV | BUR (A) | 2 | 7.3 | 5.8 | 3 | Vice-captain |
| MID | Szoboszlai | LIV | BUR (A) | 2 | 7.1 | 5.1 | 3 | — |
| MID | Reijnders | MCI | MUN (H) | 3 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 3 | — |
| MID | B.Fernandes | MUN | MCI (A) | 5 | 10.4 | 3.9 | 2 | — |
| FWD | João Pedro | CHE | BRE (A) | 3 | 7.4 | 5.5 | 7 | — |
| FWD | Watkins | AVL | EVE (A) | 3 | 8.7 | 4.8 | 2 | — |
| Bench | ||||||||
| GKP | Dúbravka | BUR | LIV (H) | 3 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 3 | Sub #1 |
| DEF | Rodon | LEE | FUL (A) | 3 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 4 | Sub #2 |
| DEF | Murillo | NFO | ARS (A) | 5 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 3 | Sub #3 |
| FWD | Marc Guiu | SUN | CRY (A) | 3 | 4.0 | 0.4 | 0 | Sub #4 |
Why this plan
Reconstructive replay for 2025/26 Gameweek 4. The optimiser captained M.Salah (vice Gakpo), formation 3-5-2, and made 2 transfers (Palmer out, Gakpo in; Anderson out, Szoboszlai in). It scored 57 net points after hits. Pre-cutoff objective was 63.2 expected points.
Transfers
Palmer out (£10.4m) → Gakpo in (£7.6m). Selected by this approach at the reconstructed cutoff.
Anderson out (£5.5m) → Szoboszlai in (£6.5m). Selected by this approach at the reconstructed cutoff.
- Transfers: Palmer to Gakpo; Anderson to Szoboszlai.
- Evidence-informed finished +0 points versus the optimiser this week.
- Fixtures come from the final season export, so mid-season revisions are not in this snapshot.
- The cutoff is reconstructed as first kickoff minus 90 minutes, not the live FPL deadline clock.
- No private manager state (exact bank, selling prices, chip timing) was archived at the time.
This is a reconstructive historical replay, not a live two-hour freeze. Inputs were rebuilt after the season; see Methods and the limitations on this page.
Limitations of this snapshot
- Fixtures come from the final season export, so mid-season revisions are not in this snapshot.
- The cutoff is reconstructed as first kickoff minus 90 minutes, not the live FPL deadline clock.
- No private manager state (exact bank, selling prices, chip timing) was archived at the time.
- Press and injury notes were not locked before the deadline.
- Prices are not exact pre-deadline quotes.
- Raw community xP tables were not used as the pre-deadline forecast.
Three approaches compared
Template (roll transfers), optimiser (selected plan), and same-state evidence. In this ingest, evidence matched the optimiser every week.
| Approach | Formation | Captain | Transfers | Projected | vs Template | Points | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Template No transfers | 3-5-2 | M.Salah (João Pedro) | 0 | 61.5 | — | 62 | 62 pts net |
Optimiser (selected) Palmer → Gakpo, Anderson → Szoboszlai | 3-5-2 | M.Salah (Gakpo) | 2 | 63.2 | -5.0 | 57 | 57 pts net |
Evidence Palmer → Gakpo, Anderson → Szoboszlai | 3-5-2 | M.Salah (Gakpo) | 2 | 63.2 | -5.0 | 57 | 57 pts net |
Chip check
No chip was played. The 2025/26 reconstructive path left Wildcard, Free Hit, Triple Captain and Bench Boost unused, including in Gameweek 34 when both the optimiser and the template took an 8-point hit in a blank.
How to verify
This Gameweek 4 plan is a reconstructive snapshot hashed with SHA-256 (sha256:ad5bce4cd7815a5db9d406889a9f731c9b593665e505fc9883c932b19344bf75), with cutoff 13 Sept 2025, 10:00 UTC (first kickoff minus 90 minutes). Download the JSON to inspect the rebuilt inputs. This is not a live two-hour freeze.
Who should I captain in Gameweek 4?
The selected plan captains M.Salah (8.9 projected points) against BUR (A). Vice-captain is Gakpo. Same-state evidence matched this captain.
Should I use a chip in Gameweek 4?
No chip was played. The 2025/26 reconstructive path left Wildcard, Free Hit, Triple Captain and Bench Boost unused, including in Gameweek 34 when both the optimiser and the template took an 8-point hit in a blank.
Is Gameweek 4 a live freeze or a replay?
A reconstructive replay. Inputs were rebuilt after the season. The cutoff is first kickoff minus 90 minutes.