Daniel Munoz among tempting transfer targets for Gameweek 4 with ten teams set to play twice

THAT’S more than enough reflections on England’s win in Serbia.

It’s time to refocus on Dream Team as managers have until 11am on Saturday morning to confirm their transfers for Gameweek 4.

Just the five goals for Haaland against Moldova…

This feels like the first significant juncture in the calendar as half of the Premier League teams are set to play twice.

The imminent commencement of the Champions League league phase should be a point of focus.

We won’t waste anyone’s time recommending obvious names such as Mohamed Salah (£7.5m) and Erling Haaland (£7.5m) as transfer targets but it should be stressed that these heavy-hitters could feast in Gameweek 4.

Liverpool are set to face Burnley and Atletico Madrid while Manchester City will host neighbours Manchester United and Napoli.

Salah owners will be hopeful of substantial points in Gameweek 4

Elsewhere, three Chelsea players are currently among the four most popular recruits as the deadline approaches: Trevoh Chalobah (£4m), Enzo Fernandez (£4.6m) and Joao Pedro (£4.6m).

All three are likely to rise in price after the deadline having bagged double-digit hauls last time out.

The Blues travel to Brentford this weekend before a tricky trip to Bayern Munich on Wednesday night.

That’s the general overview done, onto some more specific transfer options.

Daniel Munoz (£5.5m)

A top-tier Dream Team asset

As Conference League participants, Crystal Palace will have to wait a little longer to start their European adventure but a Carabao Cup match-up against Millwall means they also have two fixtures to fulfil this coming Gameweek.

The Eagles will host Sunderland on Saturday before welcoming Championship opposition to Selhurst Park on Tuesday.

Two relatively favourable home games put Munoz in the spotlight.

The Colombian wing-back was the only defender to register 300+ points last season and he’s picked up where he left off with 24 points from his first three outings this term.

Not only is the 29-year-old a strong clean sheet candidate, he offers plenty of attacking threat too.

Rotation is common in the Carabao Cup but Oliver Glasner tends to name strong line-ups in the domestic cups — this being a prominent factor in Palace’s FA Cup triumph.

Jean-Philippe Mateta (£4.3m) is a tempting option for many of the same reasons.

Mohammed Kudus (£4.7m)

Familiar with the London Stadium

Tottenham drew a blank against Bournemouth in Gameweek 3 but their Ghanaian star has started well enough since his transfer from West Ham.

Kudus has earned 19 points across his first three appearances via two assists and four bonus points.

Thomas Frank will be quietly confident of getting back on track in Gameweek 4 with Spurs set to face West Ham (a) and Villarreal (h).

The Yellow Submarine has started well enough in La Liga but no Premier League team have conceded more goals than the Hammers so far.

Wouldn’t it be typical if Kudus returned to haunt his former team?

Yoane Wissa (£4.5m)

Newcastle’s new No9

A Champions League showdown with Barcelona represents a stiff test but Newcastle will have home advantage in midweek.

Wolves are due to visit St James’ Park before Lamine Yamal and company and that’s a fixture that could yield healthy returns for the Magpies.

Vitor Pereira’s side have lost all three of their league games this campaign and have the worst goal difference in the top flight.

Opinions may differ about which Newcastle player is most likely to take advantage but surely Wissa is in the conversation?

The DR Congo forward scored the same number of non-penalty league goals as Alexander Isak (£6.5m) last season and seems most likely to lead the line this weekend.

Some Dream Team bosses may prefer to wait and see how Howe deploys his new attacking assets with Nick Woltemade (£4m) also in the mix but that would mean passing up an appealing double header.

Harvey Elliott (£3.5m)

Differential

We like to include an outside-the-box wildcard for more experimental gaffers to consider so how about an 0.8%-owned midfielder?

Elliott has joined Aston Villa on loan and it wouldn’t be a surprise if Unai Emery threw him straight in given the Villains’ current need for creativity.

Remember how Marco Asensio and Marcus Rashford provided plentiful points upon their loan moves to Villa Park?

Elliott’s minutes are not guaranteed at this stage but he should get a decent run out across the two fixtures: Everton (a) in the league and Brentford (a) in the Carabao Cup.

Both the Toffees and the Bees are in the top six for shots conceded in the league after three Gameweeks, which suggests there will be chances for Villa’s attack-minded players.

Backers of Morgan Rogers (£5.2m) and Ollie Watkins (£5.2m) will hope this is the Gameweek their patience is rewarded.

Whatever you decide, remember to confirm your transfers for Gameweek 4 by 11am this Saturday (13th September).