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25 September 2016 3500 comments
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After Saturday treated us to eight matches and 29 goals, we have just a solitary fixture to focus our attentions on today.

West Ham welcome Southampton to the London Stadium as Slaven Bilic attempts to halt a run of three straight Premier League losses.

Both sides chalked up EFL Cup wins in midweek, yet while the Saints saw off Palace to rack up a third successive victory in all competitions, the Hammers had to rely on a last-minute free-kick from Dimitri Payet to see off Accrington Stanley.

With a pair of assists in each of the last two Gameweeks, the Frenchman has been in fine form since returning from injury.

Nonetheless, Payet has remained overlooked by many Fantasy managers due to the form of Michail Antonio, who has netted five times in four since being moved onto the flank.

With his defence in disarray, Bilic will be relying on that duo to get the better of a Saints side that have picked up a single point in their two road trips so far.

For the Saints, Nathan Redmond remains their most popular FPL asset despite a four-match barren streak, though Dusan Tadic is the form player heading into this one, having served up an assist in each of the last two Gameweeks.

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  1. how now brown cow
    10 years, 24 days ago

    Hammers really flat. New stadium can only be blamed so much.

  2. Royal5
    10 years, 24 days ago

    West Ham need to move Payet more centrally. Lanzini has looked terrible.

    1. Bushido
      10 years, 24 days ago

      Please I need Lanzini to do something.

    2. tm245
      10 years, 24 days ago

      He looks overmatched out there.

  3. Greenbackbøøg…
    10 years, 24 days ago

    I think West Ham better start blasting crowd noises in the second half as most of the fans will have gone

    1. KOLASINA(C)
      10 years, 24 days ago

      That would be funny.

    2. how now brown cow
      10 years, 24 days ago

      Reckon they have a b-side cockney-abuse track?

      1. John t penguin
        10 years, 24 days ago

        Oi oi geezer

  4. TheSteel
    10 years, 24 days ago

    Bilic will win the sack race

  5. tafrère
    10 years, 24 days ago

    Tadic is really a great player, very frustrating to not see him score FPL points.

  6. Bubz
    10 years, 24 days ago

    Why did West Ham move to this stadium? What was wrong with the old one?

    1. Leaf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 24 days ago

      Prime flat building location

    2. Nicks93
      10 years, 24 days ago

      Over ambitious

    3. Greenbackbøøg…
      10 years, 24 days ago

      Believing their own hype

    4. John t penguin
      10 years, 24 days ago

      Was full of cockney geezers

    5. how now brown cow
      10 years, 24 days ago

      Money.

      Having been to Wembley to watch Spurs I can imagine it is like giving up home advantage. I hope it doesn't feel similar in the new White Hart Lane.

      Very glad we didn't get Olympic Stadium.

    6. Reeker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 24 days ago

      60,000 stadium for free is an amazing deal on paper anyway.

      1. how now brown cow
        10 years, 24 days ago

        will be a record crowd for the championship.

    7. Swanremainsthesame
      10 years, 24 days ago

      30,000 capacity & no possibility to extend.
      That's bottom 5 capacity that is.
      Need at least 50,000 to attract decent Chinese/Arab billionaires

  7. andy85wsm
    • Has Moderation Rights
    10 years, 24 days ago

    Fantasy Island Risk next week is going to have to be Downing or Negredo! #TargetWestHam

    1. ONSIDE 9
      10 years, 24 days ago

      Did one of ye pick Allen this week?

      1. andy85wsm
        • Has Moderation Rights
        10 years, 24 days ago

        Don't believe so!

        1. ONSIDE 9
          10 years, 24 days ago

          Ah, I taught someone did, would have been a super pick!

  8. John t penguin
    10 years, 24 days ago

    WHU will be better when they aren't playing up that steep slope

  9. Big Red Dog
    10 years, 24 days ago

    Southampton look good. Have money on an Austin hat trick. Redmond looks good, who kept him?

    1. Cok3y5murf
      10 years, 24 days ago

      I did. And he does not look good

    2. Leaf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 24 days ago

      I did

      He looks good every match , and gets 2 points from it

      1. Fred54
        10 years, 24 days ago

        Sometimes 3 if we are really lucky.

    3. tafrère
      10 years, 24 days ago

      Not me after all his misses last week...

    4. the axolotl
      10 years, 24 days ago

      i kept him, but don't agree that he or saints look good at all. turgid stuff

    5. Fred54
      10 years, 24 days ago

      Me, only because I had other stuff to deal with.

    6. thep025
      10 years, 24 days ago

      I've kept him. He looks good?......Didnt to me though

  10. Dr Dream
    10 years, 24 days ago

    Mmmm....What a distinctly average match...

    1. Valencia's Left Foot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 24 days ago

      Generous..

      1. Jafooli
        10 years, 24 days ago

        😀

  11. Pedram
    10 years, 24 days ago

    Bilic is on borrowed time

  12. Les Bleus
    10 years, 24 days ago

    So Puel finally realizes that Austin is a good player to start?

    1. Greenbackbøøg…
      10 years, 24 days ago

      When he realizes Redmond plays better on the wing Southampton could be a decent team

      1. Les Bleus
        10 years, 24 days ago

        Yeah. Still don't know why he plays him up top

  13. Polaris - The Mortal Coil
    10 years, 24 days ago

    Highly-rated Scottish lad Burke scores on his first start for RB Leipzig at Köln.

    1. Fred54
      10 years, 24 days ago

      Good to know.

      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        10 years, 24 days ago

        Lol

      2. Polaris - The Mortal Coil
        10 years, 24 days ago

        Might be some Forest geezers on here innit. Mark?

        1. Mendozaaa
          10 years, 24 days ago

          U reds!

    2. John t penguin
      10 years, 24 days ago

      Better than bale

      1. Polaris - The Mortal Coil
        10 years, 24 days ago

        Set up the winner against Dortmund on his debut too iirc, after joining for 15m. Looks a good player.

    3. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 24 days ago

      The new white hope for Scotland.

  14. Leaf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 24 days ago

    Is the pitch really slim or is that just an optical illusion

    1. how now brown cow
      10 years, 24 days ago

      I think it's just miles away from the stands.

    2. Licky
      10 years, 24 days ago

      Probably an optical illusion, the stadium is round so maybe that's it.

  15. tm245
    10 years, 24 days ago

    This could be the second week in a row that Southampton stop the onslaught of goals with a 1-0 win they grind out.

    1. Pedram
      10 years, 24 days ago

      They are the Atletico Madrid of EPL in term of how ugly they win matches.

      1. tm245
        10 years, 24 days ago

        Draining the fun out of every gameweek.

    2. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 24 days ago

      Hope not. A rival has double southampton defense

      1. tm245
        10 years, 24 days ago

        As a Payet owner, I hope he fails.

    3. Studgie G
      10 years, 24 days ago

      Onslaught ?

      1. tm245
        10 years, 24 days ago

        Look at the scores of the matches leading up to theirs.

    4. fedolefan
      10 years, 24 days ago

      This had 2-2, 3-2 written all over it. Just 1-0 at HT feels like a letdown.

      1. GREENDREAMS11
        10 years, 24 days ago

        Sunderland were winning 1-0 at half time yesterday

  16. S.Kuqi
    10 years, 24 days ago

    Baines for Williams for Benteke for Deeney? To fund Sanchez move

    1. Les Bleus
      10 years, 24 days ago

      Repeat 😀

      1. S.Kuqi
        10 years, 24 days ago

        Lol 😀 too tired...logs off

  17. Weeb Kakashi
    10 years, 24 days ago

    Tadic do something please!!

    1. tafrère
      10 years, 24 days ago

      He's playing really good, the goal is entirely thanks to him. Sadly, no points.

  18. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 24 days ago

    Looks like KDB is out for 4 weeks

    1. Pedram
      10 years, 24 days ago

      Good for Sterling owners

      1. Forza Papac
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        10 years, 24 days ago

        Sanchez ownership will skyrocket

        1. GREENDREAMS11
          10 years, 24 days ago

          Is that no Warburtons a fanny he wears a fannys hat ?

  19. StalkingDwarf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 24 days ago

    Lanzini --> Lallana looking better and better as the game goes on.

    1. Les Bleus
      10 years, 24 days ago

      Lanzini to anyone probably is a good move.

    2. the axolotl
      10 years, 24 days ago

      i was having a look at him as a makeweight to make cash for sanchez. not anymore. way too deep, and sloppy to boot

    3. Dimen
      10 years, 24 days ago

      well now Lanzini is subbed, so looking even better?

  20. Bushido
    10 years, 24 days ago

    The defenders to watch are Walker, Arsenal defence, Janmaat, Holebas, Liverpool defence. Anyone one else?

    1. how now brown cow
      10 years, 24 days ago

      Janmaat injured, Liverpool 0 clean sheets?

      1. Bushido
        10 years, 24 days ago

        To watch because of their fixtures.

    2. Jasoooooooo
      10 years, 24 days ago

      I'd add Baines and Coleman to that list, and yeah..... That's about it........

  21. Evasivo
    10 years, 24 days ago

    Anyone have the link to Mark's team?

      1. Evasivo
        10 years, 24 days ago

        Perfecto, thanks O9!

  22. cull93
    10 years, 24 days ago

    Those of you who have Shaw, keeping or getting rid?

    1. Lukey27
      10 years, 24 days ago

      thinking Shaw>Koscielny

  23. John t penguin
    10 years, 24 days ago

    bilic would have been perfect for England job

    1. El-Kloppico
      10 years, 24 days ago

      For losing his marks..yes!

  24. ARKHAM
    10 years, 24 days ago

    I can't think of a bigger flop this season than Zaza.

    1. Big Red Dog
      10 years, 24 days ago

      Hasn't played that awfully, zero service

    2. Somalion
      10 years, 24 days ago

      In his defence, he's never been a good goal scorer. No clue what West Ham were expecting.

    3. Jafooli
      10 years, 24 days ago

      Bony demands a recount....

    4. John t penguin
      10 years, 24 days ago

      He looks like type Newcastle would have got last year

  25. ZLATANisKING
    10 years, 24 days ago

    Who to transfer in firstbaccording to form and fixture:
    Lallana OR Sanchez?

  26. Big Red Dog
    10 years, 24 days ago

    KDBs injury looked like a ham string did it not? Same with Baines? If both are injured do Ozil and Bellerin look good to get in for them for -4?

  27. Cheeseoid
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 24 days ago

    I just cannot get the pears to soften in the pork cassoulet I am cooking at the moment. I knew they were tough but hoped a bit of extra cooking would have dealt with that

    1. how now brown cow
      10 years, 24 days ago

      I love a nice firm pear.

    2. TokyoRed 東京赤
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 24 days ago

      Change them to apples on a free

    3. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 24 days ago

      Take them out and poach them. Cover with parchment paper.

      1. Cheeseoid
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        10 years, 24 days ago

        Not a bad idea. They just about seem to be softening now

        1. Swanremainsthesame
          10 years, 24 days ago

          Soak them in brandy.

          Even if they dont soften you wont notice by the second one.

  28. John t penguin
    10 years, 24 days ago

    Lanzini to bag o magic beans ?

    1. Jafooli
      10 years, 24 days ago

      Lanzini > jellied eels

  29. tm245
    10 years, 24 days ago

    I don't want your money, De Bruyne, I only want you...

  30. TheTinman
    10 years, 24 days ago

    So both teams look like bad fantasy assets?