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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.

  1. Carlton P
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Am I stupid for thinking having lukaku + giroud is better than ibra + 6.5?
    Luk and gru can be donkeys at times but on their day they are as good as any( just for goals)
    Also both of their fixture are unbeleivable
    A) stupid
    B) coin toss
    C) right

    1. Volley127
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      I think you could easily be right, probably a coin toss, but absolutely no point in taking a punt on it until they both are fit and firing. Especially as Ibra and a couple 6.5s doing the business.

  2. Vlekz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    My wildcard team
    Cech jaku
    Mcauley Valencia* Williams amat walker
    Hazard Townsend Barkley Redmond capoue
    Kun ibra negredo
    * should I bring in shaw bcuz of the price rise?
    Am I good to go?

    1. MTPockets
        9 years, 6 months ago

        You need 0.2 rise to bank a 0.1 gain, but nothing to lose by trying if on a wc and watching prices.

      • thattreblefeeling
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Yes while on wildcard chase risers where you can. Decide on final team just before GW

      • Vlekz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Finally keep Valencia?

      • Vlekz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        I mean shaw till just before deadline then switch to Valencia. Right?

        1. thattreblefeeling
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Yep you never know you could catch a .3 riser which will make you .1 when you swap out before GW

    2. JIM BOB
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      C. Wilson or Defoe to score most FPL points over the whole season?

      1. Rich_20
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Tough one. Wilson id say.

    3. fitzy
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      161 points with 1070 OR

      Makes a change from year after year of terrible starts and then clawing it back slowly.

      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Nice, love a boast from a respected regular 🙂

        1. fitzy
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Might as well boast when sailing high

      2. Van der Faart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Nice one. Got to keep it up now

      3. RoysCallerAnne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Congrats 🙂

      4. Long Juan Silva
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Now it's gonna work the other way around 😛

      5. Rich_20
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Brilliant score

    4. Respect My Authoritah
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Anything need addressing before next week barring injuries?

      Foster
      Valencia Stones Friend
      Hazard Ozil Redmond Ramirez
      Aguero(c) Ibra Gray

      Jaku Capoue Amat Kone 0FT 1.5itb

      1. Cecil The Lion
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Looks good to me

      2. Carlton P
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Looks good, you playing stones every week?i have him but just don't fancy city defence. Valencia + Shaw double up or bellerin/kos appeal tho

        1. Respect My Authoritah
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Also not convinced. Nope - my plan is to get Williams in for Kone next week, and bench Stones when needed

      3. cheese XL
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        You think ozil is a better shout over mahrez?

    5. Puzzle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Suggestions for this team? Need to do at least one transfer, 2FT.

      Foster, Jakupovic
      Stones, Valencia, Friend, Pieters, Amat
      Hazard, Mahrez, Lamela, Redmond, Capoue
      Gray, Ibrahimovic, Aguero.
      0.0 ITB.

      1. Silva’s Left Nut
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Perhaps Mahrez out for Ozil? Or could do Pieters for another 4.5 but I'd go with the first option myself

    6. Tornado
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Worth keeping delboy?

      Tempted to wc to bring in lukaku baines and kdb/hazard

    7. madame shelly
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      actually think bolasie is going to be a better pick than barkley.

      looked very good in his cameo and is going to be a regular at £25m

      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        He isn't

        1. Merteswagger
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Isn't a better pick or isn't going to be a regular? If the latter would be interested to hear why so

          1. The Bandit
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            The former

      2. Smurf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Not a great FPL prospect.

      3. MTPockets
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Barkley (and Barry) look like only certainties.

      4. Caravagio
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Hi
        Anyone know what happened with Alli? Is he going to play next week?

      5. Legomane
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Forster (SUN)

        Morgan (SWA) Friend (wba) Valencia (hul)

        Redmond (SUN) Firminio (tot) Oscar (BUR) Townsend (BOU)

        Ibrahimovic (hul) Gray (che) Aguero (WHU)

        Bench:
        Adrian (mci) Walker (LIV) Kone (sou) Feghouli (mci)

        0.0 ITB

        Already used my 2FT to switch Vardy/Tadic>>Ibra/Redmond. (tried to make the same change half an hour before the 1st deadline!)

        Kone/Feg injured. Want to hang on to Kone. Not sure who I'd switch Feg to, potentially could be quite valuable when he comes back (any word on return date??)

        A. Feg>>??? (-4pts)
        B. Gray/Firmino >> Lukaku/Bolasie (-8pts)
        C. Firminio/Oscar >> Hazard/Bolasie (-8pts) would need to do this one tonight before Hazard increase.
        D. Firminio >> Barkley (-4pts)
        E. No change...or something completely different...

        1. Rich_20
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          E stick

        2. Merteswagger
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Hold. No need to get twitchy fingers

        3. lankdog
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Definitely stick. Your starters are all pretty nailed and hits wouldn't really be worth it. Firmino still playing well.

        4. Legomane
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Cheers, nae twitching last week and saving the transfer has made me extra twitchy this week! Sticking.

      6. La vida FPL
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        amat or kingsley for a cheap def to bring in to free up funds?

        or other?

        1. Merteswagger
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Amat

        2. Rainer
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Amat more 'nailed' long term once Swansea dont sign a new CB.

        3. Team Zissou
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Amat

      7. Colonel Shoe è‚æ± 
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        may just get amat in as my ft......appears to be rising

        1. JIM BOB
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Tough fixtures

          1. Colonel Shoe è‚æ± 
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            yeh but holding on to a 4.0 def make weight until fixtures turn, while i have a spare free makes good investment sense to me

      8. wing_01
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Hi guys

        Which is better? 2 FT and 2.0 ITB.

        A. Carroll > Ibra + Firmino > 5.4 or under mid? Ideas welcome

        B. Carroll > Negredo + Firmino > Barkley

        Many thanks in advance!

        1. Team Zissou
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Depends on your other mids. I'd say you need Ibra but you don't want to decimate your midfield..

          1. wing_01
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            Thanks for the response.

            Got hazard, lamela, fletcher, tadic

      9. RoysCallerAnne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        63 points and a full set of red arrows in MLs.

        9% of all players played a chip this GW.

        So. On we go!

        1. Colonel Shoe è‚æ± 
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          ello rca.................. nice score

          1. RoysCallerAnne
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            Hey there Col. Can you drop yoir email address in reply to this post.
            Something very interesting for you.
            If you dont want to do that no probs 🙂 its FPL related btw

        2. Respect My Authoritah
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Similar story here! Not worried though, seeing a lot of Kante around 😀

        3. Merteswagger
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          9%? Jeez no wonder the average was so high. Its fine by gw10 theyll be dead teams

      10. Team Zissou
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Any Everton fans? How long do u expect Holgate to keep his place?

        Cheers

        1. Respect My Authoritah
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Not a fan but I have the answer: until Coleman returns at very best.

          Played RB after change in formation. Won't get a look in at CB now Williams is fit

          1. Team Zissou
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            Thanks Lionel

        2. Team Zissou
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Or non Everton fans??

        3. BbBb
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Very good question and one I'm following too, he's played really well but with Williams waiting on the bench I expect Holgate to be the one to make way. If Williams comes in and one of the others makes way then I'll be straight on Holgate

        4. The 12th Man
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Until we sign another Cetreback or Coleman returns.

        5. Team Zissou
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Thanks guys, Coleman out for another 2 weeks according to google..

      11. Net Gains
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        It's official, more people now have Ibra than don't.

        1. Rainer
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Madness not to have him with Hull up next!

          1. Net Gains
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            Agreed, but who to captain? Kun, Ibra or hazard?!?!?!?

            1. Rainer
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              Kun for me especially if he doesn't play on Wednesday which he shouldn't.

              1. Net Gains
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 6 months ago

                I should have known from ur pic lol

      12. Top 210 Club
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Him folks, last question 1st to 3 wins 🙂

        A) coutinho townsend lukaku
        B) ozil Barkley rondon

        1. Rich_20
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          B

          1. Top 210 Club
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            Ty mate

        2. Albrightondknight
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          b b b

        3. Carlton P
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          B

      13. ktk_interista
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        So Lacazatte has already scored 5 goals in 2 games in Ligue 1. Where is Wenger?

        1. Yome
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Obviously he is sleeping and not bothered

          1. ktk_interista
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            I think it will be his last year and he could possibly miss out on top 4. I can see City, Utd and Chelsea easily the top 3 and Liverpool,Spurs and Arsenal battling for 4th.

        2. Sánchez
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Checking his jar of 1p and 2p coins to see if he has enough to make a bid

      14. Massive headache. Just looked at price changes facing -0.1 Fuchs tonight and -0.1 Firmin next few days. Already used FTs on Ibra & Red. Would you:
        (a) -4 on Fuchs > Walker (walker +0.1 tonight)
        (b) -8 above and Firmin > Barkley
        (c) suck it up

        1. Unbowed Unbent N'Golo
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          C personally..

          I guess Carroll is due for a drop too yeh?

      15. BbBb
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        OR rank check anyone?

        1. Dušan Citizen
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          82k

        2. Long Juan Silva
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          2 million

        3. RoysCallerAnne
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          No thanks. It's GW2

        4. KingNidge
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Nah

        5. Merteswagger
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          107k, 6k rise with 70 points, would've thought more

        6. Sánchez
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          300k

        7. MTPockets
            9 years, 6 months ago

            25k

          • Yome
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            56k

          • Hamburgers fc
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            11k

          • Cecil The Lion
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            194k

          • Colonel Shoe è‚æ± 
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            wrong side of 700k

            typical start from me

          • Rainer
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            103

            1. Merteswagger
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              yeesh nice

          • mrmrscott
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            6k

        8. Super PVA - Small Spuds
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          I miss the scoreboard. Nice clean way to finish the day and reflect on the points scored.

          1. Top 210 Club
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            Same

          2. Cecil The Lion
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            I'm glad it's gone. That scoreboard look was far from clean

        9. Tommo1888
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          So a lot of people wildcarding then???

        10. HurriKane
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Any Kane/Vardy owner not getting Ibra ?

          1. Van der Faart
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            I did Vardy to Ibra Friday am. Very pleased with it but the only problem with it is when Kane hits form I'll want him too but won't be able to afford without destroying rest of my team.

        11. Cecil The Lion
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Just realised Chelsea, Liverpool, Man City and West Ham (amongst others) have midweek games. Will have to hold off on those transfers despite price rises ðŸ™

          1. ktk_interista
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            Chelsea? Can't be right.

            1. Cecil The Lion
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              Yep. They're not in Europe so in the 2nd round of the Carling Cup - or whatever it is they call it these days

              1. Merteswagger
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 6 months ago

                wow did not know this, thank you! have literally just got hazard so hope they play the kids

          2. Merteswagger
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            Chelsea?

        12. CERVELO
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          What's the consensus on Nolito starting next gw?

          1. Respect My Authoritah
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            We won't know. We never will

          2. ktk_interista
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            He will start midweek as he played only 20 minutes this week. Kun will probably be rested and Nacho to start. Next GW is 50-50 imo

            1. CERVELO
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              Very tempted but it's a lot of cash to end up sitting on the bench - then again he could come on and do the same as this week - Sterling probably the safer bet I guess

        13. Van der Faart
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Planning to save FT to have 2 after international break. Am I right to do it?

          Forster/Foster

          Shaw Friend Stones (Walker, Evans)

          Hazard Lamela Ramirez Townsend (Capoue)

          Long Kun Ibra

          1m ITB

        14. MagnetBPS
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Vardy to Ibra or wait?

          1. Doar1986
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            Ibra now
            Don't delay any longer

        15. dunas_dog
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Would you transfer Firmino to Barkley if it meant playing both Barkley and Deufoleu next game week v Stoke to get price lift on Barkley and avoid drop on Firmino? Another transfer would cost -4 points although I know likely to see drop in Deufoleu price.

        16. Hamburgers fc
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Happy with 93 points this round but thinking of doing a -4 to get haz. Silva and Firmino out. Help with a 7.5 mid would be appreciated.
          Thinking of lamela but never know with Lpool. Got redmond so no tadic.

          1. CERVELO
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            Bolasie for me

            1. Hamburgers fc
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              Ah, also got barkley.

              Townsend?

              1. CERVELO
                • 12 Years
                9 years, 6 months ago

                Not convinced personally, if you've 7.5 maybe Mata as a differential

                1. Hamburgers fc
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 6 months ago

                  He will loose his place to mhkitarian soon?

        17. Dušan Citizen
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Watching Olympics basketball final like *Stop it! Stop it! We are already dead*

          1. Merteswagger
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            US basketball team at the olympics is literally a months holiday in brazil partying throwing a few lobs and picking up the gold. unreal talent.

            1. Dušan Citizen
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              Let's hope that's just talent. They are unplayable.