FPL Gameweek 4 – head-to-head comparisons: Rui Patricio vs Nick Pope
It was a gameweek to forget for Rui Patricio (£5.5m) this weekend, as the Wolves keeper shipping four goals at the hands of West Ham in a 4-0 thrashing, giving him just the solitary FPL point thanks to his four registered saves. Burnley's Nick Pope (£5.5m) didn't far much better however, with no saves and just two FPL points following the Clarets' 0-1 loss at home to Southampton.
Wolves host newly promoted Fulham in Gameweek 4, whilst Burnley travel to Newcastle. The two fixtures on paper may favour Patricio, but that isn't necessarily the case if you delve a little deeper. Fulham scored three goals in their solitary away game so far this season at Leeds in a 4-3 defeat, so they do at least have goals in them. Newcastle however, have scored just one goal in their last two matches, an extremely controversial penalty. If Burnley can find their famous defensive grit that has been so prominent under Sean Dyche's management, then Pope has a great opportunity to gain a clean sheet here and for us, a much better chance than Patricio has of shutting out Fulham.
Verdict: Nick Pope
