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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. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    West ham look clueless

    1. Jazz!
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      This 😕

    2. Knowing Me Knowing You Saha
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      *Bemba_Da*, you've convinced me to wildcard -

      This is my first draft -

      Heaton, Foster
      Shaw, Amat, Walker, McAuley, Stones
      Bolasie, Hazard, Lamela, Redmond, Bojan
      Agüero, Ibrahimovic, Negredo

      Thoughts?

      Midfield feels light and defence a bit heavy ...

      1. The Gambler.
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        You listen to Bemba? Oh dear

        1. Knowing Me Knowing You Saha
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 11 months ago

          He made a solid point which tipped me over the wildcard edge, didn't advise it specifically

      2. Third Eye Vision
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Who do you bench out of the front 8? Get a cheapie, with Capoue being the obvious choice, and upgrade elsewhere.

        1. Knowing Me Knowing You Saha
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 11 months ago

          Would love to get Capoue, just waiting for news on his knock ... definitely would make life easier

  2. Thunder Warrior
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    On wc, any probably double up risers? Negredo?

    1. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      barkley, maybe mcauly

    2. FrankieTheGent
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Buy false fallers
      Tadic, nolito, Tekkers

  3. Lovren an elevator
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Poor West ham, can't believe the injuries! And they're team looks just horrible without carroll, Ayew, payet, Cresswell

    1. Nomar
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      In fairness that's a lot of talent missing.

      1. Lovren an elevator
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Yeah exactly. Real aspirations with a team including those guys, but I think they're aspirations for this season may already be over!

  4. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    How's Wilson looking? Just come in....

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Really, that bad?

      1. Worzel Gummidge
        9 years, 11 months ago

        subbed off now.

    2. Bored Ape Jota Club
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Just subbed off.. Was planning on holding him until the great string of fixtures, but this is not promising. Feels bad going to Negredo and Gray now as well, after their price rise. Could do Rondon...

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Cheers Worzel and Oyho...6.5m dud.....

  5. Lord Flashheart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Please help me choose a transfer for this week

    1 - Firmino to Barkley
    2 - Ramirez to bolasie
    3 - Kone to williams

    thanks!

    1. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      A lot are doing 1

      1. Lord Flashheart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        i know, i am just not a big barkley fan 🙁

    2. Worzel Gummidge
      9 years, 11 months ago

      I prefer 2. Others will say 1. Kone will probably be going to Everton anyway so hold.

      1. Lord Flashheart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        is ramirez a priority to get out just because he was subbed 1 minute to early?

        1. Worzel Gummidge
          9 years, 11 months ago

          well it is not a good sign. You could keep I suppose and do none of the above.

    3. FrankieTheGent
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      3

    4. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      so many opinions...not closer to deciding sadly

    5. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Firmino to be false 9 again vs Spurs, I reckon

      1. Lord Flashheart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        that helps thanks!

    6. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      1

  6. Cilly Bonnolly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Anyone see a goal here? Bet365 are currently at 5/6 for over 0.5. Lots of shots, albeit most of them off target. Wondering if it's worth chucking a wad on.

    1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Other teams look scared to go for it. Maybe stick 50p on 😀

      1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        *both

      2. Cilly Bonnolly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Haha. I was thinking £300. Maybe not then. 😀

        1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 11 months ago

          Lol!!! Can see nil nil here mate. Sorry

          1. Cilly Bonnolly
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 11 months ago

            I'll give it a miss then. Haha.

    2. Jazz!
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Looks good imo, can see someone scoring somehow

  7. Zoostation
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Worth throwing $20 in play now to pick a Bournemouth win?

    1. FrankieTheGent
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Odds?

      1. Zoostation
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        +400 now

      2. Cilly Bonnolly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        10/3 at the moment.

        1. FrankieTheGent
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 11 months ago

          Nah

  8. Scotty B
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Best replacement for Carroll?

    1. myboycharlie
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      At 6.5 maybe rondon good fixtures

    2. FrankieTheGent
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Agüero

    3. ekul the lokonga enthusiast
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Negredo or gray

  9. myboycharlie
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    2fts how does deulafou and Gray to Bolaisse and Tekkers sound?? Or keep gray

    1. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      punty, but good long term
      maybe just the first now as tekkers lacks match fitness

      1. myboycharlie
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Cheers

  10. Siva Mohan
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    A. Vardy + Alli >> Ibra + Lamela (2 FTs)
    B. Vardy + Alli + Deulofeu >> Ibra + Lamela + Barkley (-4)

    Please suggest, thanks.

    1. myboycharlie
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      I think B could pay off

    2. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      A

    3. Worzel Gummidge
      9 years, 11 months ago

      A.

      Del to Bark not worth hit IMO.

  11. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    How are BOU looking? Would Wilson in for a one week punt vs a leaky Palace team be worth it? How's he looking?

  12. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    League Cup fixtures in midweek. Best to wait until they are concluded or will they all be 2nd string lineups?

    1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Most rested I feel

    2. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Most will be 2nd string.

    3. Nomar
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Depends if you are concerned about possible price rises or falls or not.

    4. FrankieTheGent
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Always wait unless price rises are a factor

  13. Ha.
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Best thing to do with Firmino?

    1. Backup Dancer
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      I'm giving him a few weeks.

      1. Ha.
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Don't fancy him against Spurs 🙁

    2. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Keep for now. He's due!!!!!

    3. Styles_X
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Switch to barkley. Get firm when fixtures improve and price gets low.

      1. Ha.
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Barkley is a clown. A clown that gets points, however.

    4. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Am keeping. Klopp should put him back as a false 9 vs Spurs. Can't see any decent alternatives for now. Maybe Pogba at some point.

    5. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Sell- he did nothing this week.

  14. Styles_X
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    A guy in my ML has Payet as cap and Carroll as vicecap. So does that mean he gets no captain points?

    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Yeah 0 for (c)

    2. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Correct

      Rough

    3. Backup Dancer
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Yep.

    4. TorresMagic™
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      yep

    5. Would an idiot do that?
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      All other points are cancelled also

    6. Shifty
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Time to laugh at him

  15. ManUtdFan_UK
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Foster, Jakupovic
    Valencia, Stones, Friend, Evans, Amat
    Hazard, Alli, Firmino, Ramirez
    Aguero, Ibrahimovic, Gray

    0 ITB, 1FT. Looking to get rid of Alli.

    Alli to:

    A) Tadic
    B) Barkley
    C) Redmond

    1. Weeb Kakashi
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Tadic without a doubt!

      1. myboycharlie
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        +1

  16. zalar88
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    hey guys.need help. I have 2Ft... and 0.5itb. what would you do? spend my 2ft and witch one? or go wildcard maybe?

    heaton, foster
    stones,valencia,friend,amat,kone
    hazard,tadic,lamela, firmino,capoue
    kun, vardy,gray

    thanks

    1. Styles_X
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Get Ibra for vardy. Get Barkley for Firmino.

  17. Weeb Kakashi
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Pick one

    A Benteke + Pogba/ Barkley
    B Lukaku + Townsend

    Have No United Cover!

  18. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    72 all out 🙁 Can't catch a break

    1. Shifty
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Yea would delete my team if I were you.

    2. Jazz!
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      That's bad? 55 all out

    3. Krul Runnings
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      These are by far the worst kind of posts.

      YAAAAWWWNNNNNNNNNNNNN

      1. KingNidge
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        And as long as people react to them they will never stop

      2. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Don't bite

    4. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      very respectable score stop whining

    5. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      72 is pretty crap this week

    6. walkman666
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Quit. Just quit .

  19. Shifty
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    These WC drafts are so backward looking.

    Mini fixture swing taking place and people are just chasing points.

    1. Krul Runnings
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Ssshhhhh. Leave them be

  20. The Gambler.
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Best league in the world 🙂

  21. Jimmers
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Ford Super Sundays used to be so much better!

  22. Sacked in the Morning
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Firmino to Mirallas/mid under 6.7
    or
    Mahrez to Barkley/mid under 7.7?

    To fund Vardy to Ibra.

    Cheers

    1. Styles_X
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Firmino to Barkley not an option? Mirallas might not be nailed.

      1. Sacked in the Morning
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Not enough cash 🙁

  23. Would an idiot do that?
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    20 minutes boys! Hold the door!

    1. Shifty
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Too soon

  24. Toast
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Bit of a quandary. Should I do

    Costa ➡️ Ibra
    Sanchez ➡️ Sterling

  25. Krul Runnings
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    What a shocking game this has been.

    1. ⚽️ Barry Chocolate ⚽…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Bournmouth for the drop and Hammers are kack without Payet

  26. trinzoo
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Best 5.5 mid:
    A) Ramirez
    B) Januzaj
    C) other ?

    1. ⚽️ Barry Chocolate ⚽…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Capoue

      1. trinzoo
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Got him already 🙂

  27. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Wilson subbed again

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Gutted, and Amat stolen 8pts yesterday, and Firminho and general kak defence, close to quitting.....

      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Hold on one more gw then wc over into break

    2. Shifty
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Maybe he's lost abit of that spark after the ACL. Prob take him a few games to get up to speed. Really sharp last season

  28. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Wilson > Negrado for free ( but lose ability to do a 0.5m next week)?

    1. Krul Runnings
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Not for me. Hold. Only just though

      1. Krul Runnings
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Unless WC'ing after GW3 then maybe.

        But if you have Foster then not Negredo

  29. Would an idiot do that?
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Nice beard

  30. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Is Amat the only decent 4.0 defender?

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Think Kingsley and Love are the only other options....

    2. Numb
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      There are none that you'd want to play, except in emergencies.

    3. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      yes