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21 August 2016 3515 comments
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The London Stadium hosts the final match of Gameweek 2 as West Ham attempt to settle in their plush new home.

Slaven Bilic’s side host a Bournemouth outfit who claimed a 4-3 victory in the same fixture just over a year ago, via a Callum Wilson hat-trick.

Looking at the West Ham teamsheet, Eddie Howe’s men will fancy their chances again.

The Hammers head into this encounter without both Andy Carroll and Dimitri Payet – the latter “felt something” after his appearance at Chelsea on Monday night, whilst Carroll has sustained a knee injury which will keep him out for a number of weeks according to Slaven Bilic.

As for the Cherries, they appear to have changed shape and seem to be going on the attack: Howe has introduced Ryan Fraser on the flank, with Lewis Cook dropping out.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

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  1. Dutchboy
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Haven't watched Spurs this season yet, how did Eriksen look? Getting subbed off early isn't good, should I get rid?

    1. RᴀᴄɪɴɢTᴏᴀᴅ
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Get rid.

    2. Magic Man
      10 years, 1 month ago

      i did Eriksen to Lamela to fund Vardy to Ibra but don't know whether Lamela played well vs CPL

      1. Smythe
        10 years, 1 month ago

        5 chances created, pretty good.

    3. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I'm getting rid for Barkley if that's any use to you

      1. Tausif
        10 years, 1 month ago

        BArkley has an amazing set of fixture..U shud hav him for the next 5 games..he will surely give points..

    4. Gerd Mueller’s thighs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Spurs need time to gel, I dropped Kane and Alli.

    5. WoodsyOwl
      10 years, 1 month ago

      From what I've read he had a bit of stinker vs Palace yesterday. With speculation surrounding his future too, I'm thinking of dropping him this week. Barkley the prime candidate to replace him.

  2. Moin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Should I keep Musa for another week?

    best Deulofeu replacement?

    1. Magic Man
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Redmond, Bojan

      1. Moin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Have Redmond, like the bojan pick..thanks!

    2. Smythe
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Sell Musa IMO.

      Redmond.

      1. Moin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks! have Redmond

    3. red devil 7
      10 years, 1 month ago

      bolasie

      1. Moin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        10 years, 1 month ago

        was thinking this, thanks! 🙂

  3. Special Mou
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Heaton/ Jaku

    Shaw/ Amat / McAuley / Amat / Williams
    Hazard / /Oscar / Tadic / Lamela / Capoue
    Ibra / Aguero / Gray

    2 FT, any suggestions?

    1. Just Been On Loan
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I'd be swapping out Oscar for likely an Everton mid. Don't see any need for double Chelsea cover

      1. Special Mou
        10 years, 1 month ago

        don't have the money for Barkley, get Mirallas instead?

        1. Just Been On Loan
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Mirallas and Bolasie seem to be common picks on this site if not Barkley

    2. Just Been On Loan
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Oh and I'm not sure about the double Amat at the back...

      1. Special Mou
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Sorry it's Stones 😀

        1. Just Been On Loan
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Ah in that case, just Oscar out would be my move. Might as well save the other FT for the international break

      2. Moore FPL
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Lol, yeah sort that out!

    3. Dutchboy
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Too many Amats imo

    4. Count of Monte Hristo
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Oscar has to go. The rest looks good.

      Save 1FT

    5. Tausif
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Tadic>Barkley

    6. Moore FPL
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Just Oscar -> Barkley

  4. Just Been On Loan
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Bottomed - Current team after jumping on the Firmino>Barkley bandwagon. No glaring issues I think?
    May play 3-5-2 if Capoue is match-fit and Gray being at Chels...

    Foster Jak
    Shaw Stones Fuchs Amat Friend
    Haz Lamela Redmond Barkley Capoue
    Aguero Ibra Gra

    1FT, 0.9ITB

  5. Tronity
    10 years, 1 month ago

    2FTs. Worth doing either:

    A) Vardy and Mahrez > Ibra and Barkley (keeping Deulofeu too)
    B) Vardy and Deulofeu > Ibra and Fletcher (Capoue as 4th mid)

    1. Smythe
      10 years, 1 month ago

      A

    2. Nomar
      10 years, 1 month ago

      A

    3. dg
      10 years, 1 month ago

      A although Im giving it one more week

      1. Tronity
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Another week without Ibra feels dangerous!

  6. dg
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Ayew to Antonio transfer went well... 97 points w/ bench boost

    1. Bourbon, Pot Still or Islay…
      10 years, 1 month ago

      impressive!

    2. Worzel Gummidge
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Playing BB not in DGW is ludicrous

      1. dg
        10 years, 1 month ago

        nope its not! Very happy with my 30 points

        1. Worzel Gummidge
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Or you could use it during a DGW and get about 90 points which is what I got last season.

          1. dg
            10 years, 1 month ago

            ah yes the classic 90 points let on the bench

            1. dg
              10 years, 1 month ago

              *left

              1. Worzel Gummidge
                10 years, 1 month ago

                Do you know how DGW works? That is how many points I got when I played it. 4 players playing twice where you have just blown it now. Fair play if thats what you wanted to do.

                1. dg
                  10 years, 1 month ago

                  meh, should be sitting in top 10k now. Looking to get Ibra now

                2. Bourbon, Pot Still or Islay…
                  10 years, 1 month ago

                  So you got 90 points from 4 bench players?

                  Were these bench players ones who would have actually been on your first team 11 if it wasn't a bench boost chop being played? e.g. Aguero etc

                  So you are saying you got 22/23 pts per player ?

                  So your total that week would have been 330+ ?

        2. Weasel Boy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Nice

    3. BbBb
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Bench boost!? Lol

    4. Yank Revolution
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Holy!

    5. ptr88
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Haha bench boost now? What a waist..
      I got 86point without bench boost haha!

      1. ptr88
        10 years, 1 month ago

        *waste

      2. dg
        10 years, 1 month ago

        congrats! *waste

        1. dg
          10 years, 1 month ago

          lol

    6. Smythe
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Congrats. I'm level with you on points.

      With my BB in tact, of course 😉

      1. dg
        10 years, 1 month ago

        haha, well played!

  7. Stats Don\'t Lie
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Firmino + feghouli > ozil + capoue looking really tempting.

    1. Bourbon, Pot Still or Islay…
      10 years, 1 month ago

      absolutely

  8. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Nearly a calleri bandwagon there

    1. RᴀᴄɪɴɢTᴏᴀᴅ
      10 years, 1 month ago

      He's a quality player, might bring him in anyway honestly.

    2. Numb
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Not every goal has to lead to a bandwagon Bemba

  9. RᴀᴄɪɴɢTᴏᴀᴅ
    10 years, 1 month ago

    How is he a pro footballer? That's honestly a joke of a finish.

    1. TheSteel
      10 years, 1 month ago

      You just said hes quality ^

  10. kirwy
    10 years, 1 month ago

    My mid boys:
    Alli, Hazard, Redmond, Ramirez, Fletcher

    Alli to who? 10m max.

    1. Smythe
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Barkley, Lamela

    2. Gerd Mueller’s thighs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Ozil based on yesterday

  11. Magic Man
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Is firmino set to fall? I don't have anymore FTs but would get rid if necessary.

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 1 month ago

      No.

    2. Moore FPL
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Not today, maybe tomorrow. I have him atm :-/.

  12. Syd.
    10 years, 1 month ago

    I am going to avid West Ham players

    They are struggling this season

    1. JIM BOB
      10 years, 1 month ago

      They got most of their team missing to be fair. Unfair to judge on that.

      Today there was no Cresswell, Ogbonna, Lanzini, Feghouli, Payet, Carroll, Sakho.

      1. JIM BOB
        10 years, 1 month ago

        And Ayew

  13. Mick J
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Good day! Here is my team, as it stands:

    Forster—Foster
    Azpilicueta—Shaw—Stones—Friend—Koné
    Martial—Oscar—Redmond—Ramirez—Capoue
    Agüero—Ibrahimovic—Gray

    I have £1.0 in the bank, but no free transfers. There are a few issues here, notably Koné, Ramirez, Oscar, no Hazard and slightly expensive defenders.

    Is Martial to Hazard before the latter’s likely price increase worth 4 points?

    A) Yes
    B) No

    I know that Martial is up against Hull next. This would be more of a long-term investment. If a get in Hazard now at £10.0, I could easily acquire a £9.5 midfielder (Özil or Payet in form would be ideal) next to him on a wildcard next round. If I wait, I might have to settle with one at £9.0 or below, which seems significant.

    In other words, is the following team from gameweek 4 worth a minus 4 (and a wildcard)?

    HEATON—Foster
    £5.5*–Shaw/VALENCIA—Stones—£4.5**–Amat
    HAZARD—£9.5—Redmond—£5.5***—Capoue
    Agüero—Ibrahimovic—Gray/£6.5

    * Will Zouma be back in time?
    ** McAuley?
    ***Gardner?

    Naturally, I would like to have Tadic instead of Redmond, but the Agüero/Ibrahimovic/Hazard combination makes that difficult.

    Anything else I should rather do? Quietly wait for a free transfer, for instance? Would you even spend the wildcard prior to game week 4?

    Any help is highly appreciated!

    Thanks,

    1. Bunk Moreland
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Whats the issue with Ramirez?

    2. Count of Monte Hristo
      10 years, 1 month ago

      No

    3. liiusions
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Martial to Hazard probably isn't worth a hit, you've probably spent to much on your defence so if you're really wanting Hazard it's a WC job although I think it's too early for a wildcard

    4. walkman666
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Mick. You're quite a writer. Yes, I would sell Martial for Hazard at the cost of four points. I'd not plan too far ahead with your future team as new patterns and desirable players will e,edge soon enough. We've only had two gw worth of data.

  14. Smythe
    10 years, 1 month ago

    B) No

    1. Smythe
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Reply to Mick Jagger 😀

  15. Uppercut Panda - A legend i…
    10 years, 1 month ago

    My defense is morgan/souare/mcauly/pieters/friend ... i think i need a heavy hitter defender in there just to increase my confidence in my defense. souare to walker/shaw/valenci good?

    1. MrMaverick
      10 years, 1 month ago

      tbh there's a lot of good defences that are going under the radar that offer outrageous value.

      burnley, watford stand out

  16. MrMaverick
    10 years, 1 month ago

    rondon has averaged 3.5 shots in the box in the first two weeks of the season.

    how does a pulis attacker manage that lol?

    1. Numb
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Long goal kicks and throw ins?

    2. Bunk Moreland
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 1 month ago

      People on here are getting too caught up in what constitutes a Pulis team. Rondon is playing well.

      1. MrMaverick
        10 years, 1 month ago

        pulis teams sit deep and effectively park the bus, thus limiting the chances rondon gets.

  17. Count of Monte Hristo
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Is Vardy likely to drop further before next GW?

    1. BbBb
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Probably yes

  18. makaveli123
    10 years, 1 month ago

    For those who still have Tadic (mee self included), you should expect a big haul next GW. Historically, he "never" blanks three matches in a row.

    1. MrMaverick
      10 years, 1 month ago

      price drop was a bit annoying but not too fussed.

      could even be a season keeper for me, mind.

  19. TheSteel
    10 years, 1 month ago

    That was a good game

  20. Obi-1 Kenobi-0
    10 years, 1 month ago

    61 points, of which 45 came from Ibra, Kun and Valencia. Been pretty dire stuff since the Saturday early kickoff.

  21. Bourbon, Pot Still or Islay…
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Thoughts................?

    Carroll injury has forced my hand. No money in bank, do I just bring Stuani in for him ... or pay 12pts for this...?

    (OUTS - Terry, Firmino, Phillips, Caroll)
    Heaton, Foster
    Fiend, HOLDING, Evans, Stones, Shaw
    OZIL, Hazard, Tadic, Bojan, CAPOUE
    Aguero, BENTEKE, Lukaku

    Or wildcard for this...?

    Heaton, Foster
    Friend, Holding, McAuley, Collins, Shaw
    Sanchez, Hazard, Redmond, Bojan, Capoue
    Aguero, Ibrhamovic, Suani

    I'd love some thoughts from the viewers (Im not going to pay 24pts instead of a wildcard though)

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 1 month ago

      There's 36 weeks to go, man. Are you going to take -12 pt hits every week??

      Take a look at the fixtures, work out which teams are likely to score goals and keep clean sheets, then bring in those players. Try and keep hits to a minimum.

      1. Bourbon, Pot Still or Islay…
        10 years, 1 month ago

        No I'm not, but with Carroll dropping unless I go for a forward 6.5 or less (who? - I don't fancy Gray with his fixtures, is Stuani guaranteed to start more than just the next game?)

        So Ill need to spend 4 pts to downgrade eg Terry or Firmino, maybe Tadic to get funds for eg Benteke/Negredo

        I already wanted to squeeze Ibra in (admittidley was going to wait until next weeked had played out hoping Carroll was shining) by dropping Lukaku

        I cant do both really now, so I have a decision to make because of Carroll....

  22. Blues Cruise
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Need to replace Carroll before he drops value. Help me picking a perfect replacement;
    A. Wilson
    B. Negredo
    C. Gray
    Cheeers!

    1. TheSteel
      10 years, 1 month ago

      B

    2. Blues Cruise
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Or any other?

    3. liiusions
      10 years, 1 month ago

      B, but you know that anyway

    4. Numb
      10 years, 1 month ago

      C

    5. Smythe
      10 years, 1 month ago

      BCA in that order, imo.

    6. Bourbon, Pot Still or Islay…
      10 years, 1 month ago

      B if you have the extra 0.1m

      I'm in the same predicament..... but have no extra money unless I drop Terry or Firmino for someone....

      See my post just up for my thoughts

      Reply appreciated

  23. Laserface
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Is FF Fix the best website for predicting price rises ?

    1. Numb
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I think so

    2. Moore FPL
      10 years, 1 month ago

      That and fplstatistics

  24. PlayPercentage
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Is Antonio now back in midfield for the next few games?
    Or was this a formation switch to cover the absence of Payet?

  25. TheSteel
    10 years, 1 month ago

    What are fellow owners doing with Eriksen?

    1. liiusions
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I really have no idea, no midfielders seem that appealing but he's the one midfielder I need to shift because of his price to open up some money elsewhere

      1. TheSteel
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah, exactly.
        Might have to go for Pogba. Dont want to burn a FT

        1. liiusions
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Didn't even think of Pogba, not a fan of him for Fantasy although he did seem to have a license to bomb forward vs Soton. I have 2FT so I've got to get rid of Eriksen really espeically with his price dropping. Leaning towards Ozil and downgrade elsewhere

  26. liiusions
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Deulofeu + Eriksen ->
    A) Lamela + Barkley
    B) Ozil + Ramirez

    The first option seems like a bit of sideways step, but I think Deulo could get dropped with Lukaku + Bolasie returning soon

  27. Worzel Gummidge
    10 years, 1 month ago

    The amount of people playing BB is staggering. Has no one explained a DGW to these people?

    1. dg
      10 years, 1 month ago

      salty capoue tears

      1. Worzel Gummidge
        10 years, 1 month ago

        I have Coupe and his points. That doesn't really change my comment.

        1. dg
          10 years, 1 month ago

          salty McAuley tears

          1. Worzel Gummidge
            10 years, 1 month ago

            You have clearly realised your mistake and just talking nonsense now. Well done. You have blown your BB.

            1. dg
              10 years, 1 month ago

              nope, worked as planned, very happy

    2. MrMaverick
      10 years, 1 month ago

      that's why I feel our ranks up until around gw34 don't tell the fully story because the ORs have been corrupted by people playing triple captain and bb.

      i'll fly up the rankings when the dgws arrive, not complaining.

    3. Taffer
      10 years, 1 month ago

      clearly not

  28. King Sheep
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Question - Which source is best to find out who's prices are rising and dropping?

  29. tafrère
    10 years, 1 month ago

    73 points but only 6 scored by my 4-man midfield. Kinda pissed.

  30. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 1 month ago

    FPL need to increase the thresholds for price changes. We'll all get railroaded into the same squads at this rate through fear of price drops.

    1. tafrère
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I don't know why people are so worried about price changes.

      1. Taffer
        10 years, 1 month ago

        This - unless you think that price = points. Which is nonsense given last season.