{"id":889020,"date":"2026-09-12T05:52:19","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T05:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/889020\/"},"modified":"2026-09-12T05:52:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T05:52:19","slug":"tom-freemans-gameweek-4-wildcard-team-reveal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/889020\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Freeman\u2019s Gameweek 4 Wildcard team reveal"},"content":{"rendered":"

In his latest article, five-time top 1k finisher Tom Freeman shows us his Gameweek 4 Wildcard squad.<\/p>\n

He also discusses some of the main decisions to be taken.<\/p>\n

BRUNO F OR HAALAND, BUT NOT BOTH<\/p>\n

As I plan to Bench Boost in Gameweek 5, including both Bruno Fernandes (\u00a312.0m) and Erling Haaland (\u00a315.5m) in my squad isn\u2019t really an option, given the need for depth.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been going back and forth on which player to include throughout the week.<\/p>\n

In my video with Joe<\/a> on Tuesday, I was really keen on a \u2018no-Haaland\u2019 draft, which looked like this:<\/p>\n

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However, since then, I\u2019ve switched to Haaland, in part due to captaincy.<\/p>\n

GameweekNo Bruno F captaincy planNo Haaland captaincy plan4Palmer (HUL)Palmer (HUL)5Haaland (SUN)Fernandes (ful)6Palmer (BOU)Palmer (BOU)7Haaland (IPS)Fernandes (lee)8Palmer (TOT)Fernandes (BOU)9Haaland (BHA)Palmer (MUN)10Haaland (nfo)Fernandes (AVL)11Haaland (FUL)Palmer (LEE)<\/p>\n

The \u2018no-Haaland\u2019 captaincy plan actually looks okay until Gameweek 7, but after that, it doesn\u2019t look quite so robust.<\/p>\n

Now, Manchester City play Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain just before Gameweek 7, so Haaland could of course be rested, but I\u2019m hesitant to rely on that assumption, as he may very well start, too.<\/p>\n

I do have three free transfers banked, which opens up another route to bring Haaland in. However, restructuring my squad so soon after a Wildcard doesn\u2019t quite feel right.<\/p>\n

This is why I am now leaning towards including Haaland.<\/p>\n

Dropping Fernandes admittedly doesn\u2019t feel great, especially with Fulham away next week, but it was always the plan<\/a> to Bench Boost in Gameweek 5 and spread the funds, so I\u2019m just going to see how it plays out.<\/p>\n

BENCH BOOST OPTIONS<\/p>\n

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