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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. RᴀᴄɪɴɢTᴏᴀᴅ
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 11 days ago

    Gaston and Deulofeu stuck in my midfield for next week... 😐

    1. Nabs Kebabs
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 11 days ago

      no more FT's?

    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 11 days ago

      My condolences

    3. lespaul
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 11 days ago

      i did Alli+ Deulefeu => Redmond + Mahrez

      1. Rolls-Royce
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 11 days ago

        Mahrez? Interesting..

  2. Sid07
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 11 days ago

    My midfield is
    Haz firmino tadic deulofue(coupue)

    0.0 in the bank
    2fts
    Suggestions for improvement

    1. Nabs Kebabs
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 11 days ago

      Firmino to Barkley and Deulofeu to Redmond. Think Delo will get dropped for Bolasie

      1. Sid07
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 11 days ago

        Redmond and tadic??

  3. bejzu
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 11 days ago

    I am tempted by nolito. will he get regular game time after last display?

    1. Worzel Gummidge
      10 years, 11 days ago

      Lots of rotation in midfield I think.

    2. Bolivian Seaman
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 11 days ago

      If sane is still injured I would imagine him to play more than navas

    3. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 11 days ago

      Could be a great prospect but maybe one who suffers from rotation especially when the CL starts proper.

    4. bejzu
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 11 days ago

      I have 9 to spend on a midfielder...

    5. FPL Maldini
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 11 days ago

      Kun and Stones is enough IMO

    6. Smythe
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 11 days ago

      Too much rotation given the CPL, but I do think he's preferred to Navas (we don't really know what will happen with Sane thrown into the mix).

    7. bejzu
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 11 days ago

      pool have tough fixtures cause would go with couthnio

  4. Worzel Gummidge
    10 years, 11 days ago

    Probably be a bit rash to WC the below?

    Valencia, Stones, Friend (Amat, Kone)
    Redmond, Lamela, Firmino, Hazard (Capoue)
    Ibra, Aguero, Carroll

    Kone - can be benched as wasn't playing him but dont want price drop
    Capoue - injured but doesn't look serious
    Firmino - really dont want a price drop
    Carroll - need to take a -4

    Think it is sensible to just take the -4 and do Carroll to someone but really don't fancy many up to 7.5M apart from Benteke.

    1. Nabs Kebabs
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 11 days ago

      1 or 2 FTs?

      1. Worzel Gummidge
        10 years, 11 days ago

        Blew my 2 FTs already.

        1. Nabs Kebabs
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 11 days ago

          on what?

          1. Worzel Gummidge
            10 years, 11 days ago

            Vardy to Ibra and Alli to Lamela. Friday night before rises. I knew it was a risk.

            1. Nabs Kebabs
              • 14 Years
              10 years, 11 days ago

              Still decent moves.

              I think you can hold the WC. Carroll to Rondon?

              1. Worzel Gummidge
                10 years, 11 days ago

                The thought of a WBA forward doesn't do it for me. I am thinking punt on Benteke. Need to have a think.

    2. Bolivian Seaman
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 11 days ago

      very rash, just face it we have to pick dog turd along with the big hitters

    3. Nomar
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 11 days ago

      You have the dynamic duo up front so you can have your pick of £6.5 strikers really.

    4. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 11 days ago

      I f you wildcard with that team, then i haven't got much hope for the human race. Lol, only kidding, definitely no need to WC man, nowhere near.

    5. Knowing Me Knowing You Saha
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 11 days ago

      You really don't need to wildcard with that team, wait a week at least

  5. ViewsFromThePo6ba
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 11 days ago

    Firmino & Tadic out for Ozil & Redmond?

    or

    Firmino out for Sterling/Barkley and save the other FT (keeping Tadic)

    1. ViewsFromThePo6ba
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 11 days ago

      Redmond or Bolasie*

    2. Dasher0303
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 11 days ago

      Second one

    3. Just Been On Loan
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 11 days ago

      Was weighing up this one as well. Have taken the plunge and made the swap for Barkley.

      Will likely wait until after the break for Ozil

  6. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 11 days ago

    Good fixtures next week mean I am in no rush to lose my underperforming players.

    I hate 2FT, only using 1. Which transfer should I make?

    Foster Jakupovic

    McAuley Evans Targett Amat Paredes

    Hazard Tadic Lamela Townsend Højbjerg

    Zlatan Kun Vardy

    1. Nomar
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 11 days ago

      I'd use both transfers and downgrade Vardy and upgrade to a MUFC defender.

      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 11 days ago

        I really want Shaw so good advice.

        Vardy > ?

    2. Greenbackbøøg…
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 11 days ago

      Vardy > Costa and upgrade defence

      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 11 days ago

        Vardy > Costa is tempting me but due to Tadic/Vardy price drops the move would only leave me with 4.9 for a defender...

    3. Dasher0303
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 11 days ago

      Vardy to benteke and one of McCauley Evans Targett to Shaw or Valencia leaving you with 2.0 itb

  7. OneDennisBergkamp
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 11 days ago

    could someone explain to me how the transfer system works on FPL? I have players that have risen in price and fallen, but when i goto transfers only the players that have fallen show their current price.

    For example Redmond is still 6.0 even though he has risen to 6.1 but Wickham who has fallen is 5.9 if i transfer him.

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      10 years, 11 days ago

      Need 0.2 rise for 0.1 selling gain.

      1. OneDennisBergkamp
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 11 days ago

        ok thanks, why is that?

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 17 Years
          10 years, 11 days ago

          Transfer fee, in the rules.

    2. Worzel Gummidge
      10 years, 11 days ago

      if they drop once you lose that on your purchase price.
      they need to increase twice before you gain 0.1

      so if you bought player at 6
      drop would be 5.9 immediately
      rise of 0.1 would still be 6 but rise of 0.2 would be 6.1

    3. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      10 years, 11 days ago

      Player Prices

      Player prices change during the season dependent on the popularity of the player in the transfer market. Player prices do not change until the season starts.

      The price shown on your transfers page is a player's selling price. This selling price may be less than the player's current purchase price as a sell-on fee of 50% (rounded up to the nearest £0.1m) will be applied on any profits made on that player.

      For example, if you buy a player for £8.3m and when you transfer him his price is £9.0m, his selling price will be £8.6m.

      1. OneDennisBergkamp
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 11 days ago

        excellent, thanks

  8. FPL Maldini
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 11 days ago

    Do we reckon Benteke will start next week?

    Wait and see right?

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 11 days ago

      i reckon he will, Palace have been poor, they need a talisman

    2. Nomar
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 11 days ago

      Don't think he'll start but he'll get minutes.

      After the International break he will be nailed on.

  9. Smythe
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 11 days ago

    Afternoon everyone. Off to an absolute flier, 153 points overall (top 2k as of last night).
    2 FTs available for this lot, what would you do?

    Foster - Jaku
    Valencia - Stones - Friend - Pieters - Amat
    Hazard - Mahrez - Lamela - Redmond - Capoue
    Aguero - Ibra - Gray

    A) Pieters > McAuley (though Stoke have good fixtures).
    B) Let the FT burn

    Can't see anything else...

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      10 years, 11 days ago

      Lots of midweek games.

      1. Smythe
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 11 days ago

        True, but assuming no injuries what would you suggest?

    2. Dasher0303
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 11 days ago

      Peters to mcauley

    3. Monkey Hanger
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 11 days ago

      7 pts behind, and 7k behind.

    4. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 11 days ago

      Pieters > Holgate/McAuley

      1. Smythe
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 11 days ago

        Cheers. How secure is Holgate's spot?

        1. Count of Monte Hristo
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 11 days ago

          Good in the short term as far I am aware.

          1. Smythe
            • 12 Years
            10 years, 11 days ago

            Thanks. His next three, STO sun MID, are some great fixtures defensively.

  10. Kvelertak
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 11 days ago

    Can't decide what to do with Deu. I have 0,5 itb....

    A) Downgrade defence or Gray to get a semi-heavy hitter (Pogba, Sterling maybe)
    B) Bolasie
    C) Redmond (got Tadic)
    D) Other?

    1. Numb
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 11 days ago

      A (defence)

    2. Smythe
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 11 days ago

      C imo

  11. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 11 days ago

    How is Wilson playing ?

    1. JIM BOB
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 11 days ago

      West ham had 11 shots to Bournemouth's 1. Says it all

  12. Tabasco
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 11 days ago

    Valencia or Shaw?

    Judging by the games, Valencia is a lot more attacking (as predicted), but Shaw attracts bonus points. I imagine they're both completely nailed-on now but I'm not sure.

    1. Backup Dancer
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 11 days ago

      Pogba playing left of the pivot seemed to free up Shaw a lot more.

  13. Backup Dancer
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 11 days ago

    How's Antonio looking?

  14. GuillermoDickero
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 11 days ago

    If you had to keep one of Firmino or Alli, who would it be?

    1. JIM BOB
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 11 days ago

      Firm

    2. Worzel Gummidge
      10 years, 11 days ago

      Firm

      1. Worzel Gummidge
        10 years, 11 days ago

        as Lamela is best route into Spurs IMO.

    3. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 11 days ago

      Alli if yer patient

  15. Knallie
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 11 days ago

    Couple of questions:

    1) Who's nailed: Jagielka, Funes Mori or Williams?
    2) Collins nailed?
    3) Enner Valencia nailed with Carroll out?

  16. davies
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 11 days ago

    Firmino > Barkley (-4)

    Surely not?

  17. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 11 days ago

    Created a table if anyone fancies a gander. It's for the chances a player has created, and how involved he is with his teams goals

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 17 Years
        10 years, 11 days ago

        2nd name is popular

        1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
          • 15 Years
          10 years, 11 days ago

          Surely about to explode!!!!

          1. Worzel Gummidge
            10 years, 11 days ago

            I can tell its Lamela. Dont tease 🙂

            1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
              • 15 Years
              10 years, 11 days ago

              😀

            2. Numb
              • 11 Years
              10 years, 11 days ago

              Ding ding ding

        2. Numb
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 11 days ago

          Decreasingly so I feel

          1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
            • 15 Years
            10 years, 11 days ago

            Ibra accommodator unfortunately

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      10 years, 11 days ago

      Link?

  18. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 11 days ago

    Hiya lads, decent start so far, however do you see any glaring things here i need to fix? Have 1 FT, nothing in the bank.

    Forster
    Valencia - Stones - Friend
    Routledge - Hazard - Alli - Coutinho
    Gray - Ibra - Aguero
    ______________________________
    Jakup: Jagielka, Amat, Capoue

    Feel that Maybe Alli or Coutinho need to go maybe?

    1. Nomar
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 11 days ago

      Save it then use one of your 2FT next week to downgrade Jags.

      £5.0 defender on your bench is truly a waste of resources. I'd also upgrade Routledge too with the other freebie.

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 11 days ago

        sorted Nomar, cheers.

  19. WizardofOzil
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 11 days ago

    Contemplating which transfers to do and would appreciate any advice.
    My squad is:
    Foster - Jaku
    Stones - Valencia - Fuchs - Friend - Evans
    Hazard - Tadic - Eriksen - Ramirez - Capoue
    Aguero - Vardy - Carroll

    Players that worry me are Carroll, Vardy, Tadic, Eriksen and Fuchs.

    Do I:
    A - Vardy and Eriksen to Zlatan and Lamela (-4)
    B - As above + Fuchs to Walker (-8)
    C - Same as A + Carroll to 6.5 Striker (-8)
    D - Wildcard
    E - Other.

    1. Backup Dancer
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 11 days ago

      Could swap Carroll this week then WC over the break?

      1. Backup Dancer
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 11 days ago

        As in next GW. Out of your options I'd do A and play 352 this week.

      2. WizardofOzil
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 11 days ago

        My worry is that prices changes could massively affect my chances of bringing in Ibra.

  20. wowBOBwow
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 11 days ago

    Firmino + Oscar ---> Hazard + Lamela

    Worth a -4?

  21. Aarono23
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 11 days ago

    Worth downgrading Deulofeu to a 4.8 or less so I can do Vardy to Ibra?

    Means I will have to play one of Ibe or the 4.8 player every week

    1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 11 days ago

      Do it to get Ibra in. Worry about your benching dilemma when you need to

  22. Sz21
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 11 days ago

    2 ft's and 0.5m in account.
    Which of these would u choose?

    1. Firmino- Barkley (or other for 8.1m or less) + Carroll - Benteke
    2. Carroll - Negredo/Gray (Who would u choose of these?)

  23. 50 Shades Oshea
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 11 days ago

    mcauley or holding for kone?

    got foste, holding probably should play next 5 or keep kone and hope he moves.
    thanks

  24. Would an idiot do that?
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 11 days ago

    Chances of Francis scoring a header, clean sheet and MOTM?

    1. Numb
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 11 days ago

      More chance of Trevor Francis

  25. 8ball
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 11 days ago

    bolasie or mirallas?

  26. jaguar shark
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 11 days ago

    Would you pick Firmino or Barkley right now?
    (with no other LIV / EVE attacking players in the lineup)

    1. Knowing Me Knowing You Saha
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 11 days ago

      I'd wait and see on Firmino, Barkley's form is better and fixtures, but I'm not convinced by either tbh

  27. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 11 days ago

    The £15m man

  28. cyclopropane
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 11 days ago

    Come on Wilson, give us a goal

  29. Knowing Me Knowing You Saha
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 11 days ago

    Want Ibra but don't won't to wildcard yet and don't want a hit. Is anyone else thinking of giving Vardy one more week?

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 11 days ago

      Form over fixtures. His and Leicester form stinks

      1. Knowing Me Knowing You Saha
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 11 days ago

        I know! but I'm trying to be sensible and not get hits early ... so you've almost convinced me to wildcard

        1. jaguar shark
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 11 days ago

          i'd say, take a hit and get ibra. good to jump on these things early.

    2. ⚽️ Barry Chocolate ⚽…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 11 days ago

      nope, but used FTs to swap for ibra. hits is another thing

    3. KingNidge
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 11 days ago

      I ditched but only as i had 2 FT's

      Swansea at home will be a sure indicator of how Leicester and Vardy are shaping up.. It's just the kind of fixture that could bring about a run of form..

  30. Sacked in the Morning
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 11 days ago

    Thinking of

    Vardy, Firmino, Carroll out
    for
    Ibra, Negredo/Rondon and maybe Mirallas?

    Any other mids to consider for under 6.7? Snod?

    Heaton
    Stones Williams Evans Morgan Amat
    Hazard Mahrez Firmino Redmond 4.5
    Aguero Vardy Carroll

    1. Sacked in the Morning
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 11 days ago

      Ooh, can do Firmino ---> Mirallas
      or Mahrez ---> Barkley...