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The final match of Gameweek 19 takes place this evening as Southampton take on injury-hit West Ham United. Kick-off at St. Mary’s Stadium is at 19:45 GMT.

Already without the services of Marko Arnautovic (£6.9m), the visitors are also missing Javier Hernandez (£6.4m) through injury – so Lucas Perez (£6.2m) makes only his second league start of the season for the Hammers.

Manuel Pellegrini has made five changes in all to his West Ham starting XI, with Michail Antonio (£6.8m) shifted to right-back in place of the absent Pablo Zabaleta (£4.3m), and Grady Diangana (£4.5m) getting a recall on the wing.

Felipe Anderson (£7.3m) and Robert Snodgrass (£5.4m) retain their places.

Pellegrini has only been able to name six substitutes tonight, including youngsters Xande Silva and Conor Coventry (both £4.5m).

Lukasz Fabianski (£4.7m) is  the most-owned FPL player on show this evening.

The Saints are not quite so injury-ravaged and Ralph Hasenhuttl has made only one alteration to his side from the team that beat Huddersfield Town in Gameweek 18: the suspended Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (£4.4m) being replaced by Mario Lemina (£4.8m).

Danny Ings (£5.6m) has been transferred in by more FPL managers than any other budget asset in each of the last two Gameweeks: just over 350,000 Fantasy bosses have brought the Southampton striker in during this time.

By contrast, Felipe Anderson was the fourth-most-sold Fantasy player of Gameweek 19: over 165,000 managers shipped out the Brazilian midfielder, despite him recording an attacking return in five of his last eight starts.

Southampton XI (3-4-3): McCarthy; Bednarek, Vestergaard, Yoshida; Valery, Lemina, Romeu, Targett; Armstrong, Ings, Redmond.

West Ham United XI (4-2-3-1): Fabianski; Antonio, Diop, Ogbonna, Cresswell; Rice, Obiang; Snodgrass, Diangana, Anderson; Perez.

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  1. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Come on West Ham!

    1. LarryDuff
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Okay I'll try but I'll need a bit of stimulation

  2. Ha.
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Fab
    Anderson
    Ings

    Lets gooooo

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Ings penalty saved by Fabianski?

      1. Ha.
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        As along as he still scores two

    2. GoonerSteve
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Ditto!

      Lets go!

  3. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Need Flappy 17 pointer for the century. Any chance?

    1. Fantasy Gold
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah nailed on

  4. George James
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    If you were free hitting this week and wanted 2 players from each position who would you have.

    Asking for a friend.....

    1. Fantasy Gold
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I’d never free hit at such a silly time but....

      Schmeichel Button
      Alonso Robbo
      Richarlison Hazard
      Kane Aguero

      1. George James
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Don’t think you actually realise the game week “my friend” has just had. Needs a new team 🙂

    2. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      2x Everton
      2x WHam
      3x Spurs
      3x United
      1x City attacker

    3. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Digne TTA
      Hazard Son
      Kane Auba

    4. SC not pearls before swine
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Alonso-Trippier
      Salah-Mane
      Mitrovic-Aguero

  5. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    So what is the lineups and subs ?

    1. Fantasy Gold
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Google is your friend.

      And Scout Tweets.

      1. Ginkapo FPL
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        and article

      2. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        The article talks about some players selected but doesn’t actually list the teams - how bizarre

  6. The Big Fella
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    My seeming inability to choose the correct captain over the last 3 GWs has costed me a massive 400k places in the OR. I'd have been pushing for 80-90 points tonight (result pending) if I had picked the right captain. I hate FPL at times.

    1. Maddi Son
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I find the most annoying part is changing your captain because of rotation fear. Would've loved to have captained Son this week but the security of Kane swayed my decision.

      1. The Big Fella
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        I would have never captained Hazard but I was almost going to captain Auba. Didn't captain him the end because thought he may be rotated. Ended up with Sterling captain and Sane VC

  7. The 5% Team
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    haha that on the pitch build up, with lightshow and fireworks...as if it's the World Cup Finals

  8. Disco Stu
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    In 2nd place in my H2H league and playing the guy in first place. Have a 25 point lead but he has three Hammers. Oh joy, Zabaleta and Chicharito not even in the squad today. His first sub is Neves who also didn't play so looks good for me. Oh wait, his second sub is TAA and his 11 points and his third sub is AWB and his 8 points. Andersen gets anything today, and I'm screwed. FML

  9. kime67
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    holebas or digne?

    1. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Digne

      1. KDF
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Both but Digne

    2. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      On budget Holebaps

  10. The Red Devil
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    2 FTs
    Players to sell- Sterling Alonso Anderson
    Players to buy- Pogba digne hazard

    Which transfer/transfers would you do?

    1. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Sterling > Pogba

    2. Mona Lisa
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Sterling to Haz

  11. J.Litmanen
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Sterling/Kola --> Hazard/TAA for a hit?

    Is it too sideways? Would leave me with no City cover, but would give me both Chelsea and pool cover which I currently lack.

    1. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      No

      1. J.Litmanen
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        No as in don't do it, or no it's not too sideways? :p

        1. Ha.
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Not sideways, but not great either

          1. J.Litmanen
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            How about Davies --> TAA for free? Got Son and Kane.

            1. Ha.
              • 10 Years
              7 years, 3 months ago

              Why not keep Davies?

              1. J.Litmanen
                • 9 Years
                7 years, 3 months ago

                well 3 spurs might be stretching it and I really want to add some liverpool into my team. Can't afford Robbo without downgrading my mid/forwards.

                1. Ha.
                  • 10 Years
                  7 years, 3 months ago

                  Save this week. 2FT next week will help you get who you actually want.

    2. KDF
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Not sure TAA qualifies as pool cover

  12. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    More Christmas I would like 10-0 to West Ham, with 10 Snoddy goals, 10 Fabby pen saves and a partridge in a pear tree.

  13. Ask Yourself
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Hahahaha antonio has no chance vs wing backs. At least we’ll get flappy saves.

  14. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Ings will become an FPL hero of mine if he scores tonight. Have kept him all through his injury as I always had other fires to put out. Scoring today will also wipe Fab's popular CS.

    Huge nerves if Soton get a penalty though!

  15. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Keep up the long range shots Soton 🙂

  16. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Simon Francis has been ruled out for between six and nine months after rupturing his ACL.

    1. The 5% Team
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      ugh..that's sad

    2. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Looked serious. Bad news.

  17. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Which front three?

    Kane, Auba, Rashford or Wilson

    1. GoonerSteve
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Kane, Auba and Rashford

  18. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Cool run Ings

    1. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Good wan

      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Tough crowd tonight

  19. cjhewitt92
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Looking for some advice which one is best option

    A) Hernández to Deeney
    B) Hernández and Laporte to Rashford and Pereira
    C) Hernández, Laporte and Walcott to Rashford Jonny and Richarlison

    Own Ederson and have 1ft

    1. Mona Lisa
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Why Deeney?

      1. cjhewitt92
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Fixtures compared with Ings

  20. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Cone on hammers. Concede early to get disappointment out the way.

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Nah, late for the bants innit.

    2. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Flappy only does late heartbreaks

  21. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Those who got Barkley in some months ago are surely licking their lips at Redmond now?

    1. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      troll

      1. FPL Scoop
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        to clarify, i did not pounce on that bandwagon

  22. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Cmon Fanta save my GW...

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I presume that's Anderson? I sold him for Martial, so expect a massive haul.

      1. Chucky
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Hattie confirmed then.. 😀

  23. Leao ball
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    We all know inge aint gonna score tonight

    1. Leao ball
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Ings*

  24. GoonerSteve
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Akonso and Pereyra or
    Holebas , Pereira and Pogba (4pt hit)?

    1. GoonerSteve
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      *Alonso
      **Holebas/Pereira

    2. Mona Lisa
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      The one with no hit

      1. GoonerSteve
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        I know you're right... But Pogba

        1. Mona Lisa
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Lol. He doesn't appeal to me (yet at least). And still like Alonso.. maybe I'm biased, but my gut says not worth a hit

  25. Teahupo'o
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Any changes recommended in this wc? Ricardo Pereira instead of TAA or Richarlison instead of Martial?

    Foster Speroni
    TAA Doherty Digne AWB Bednarek
    Salah Son Hazard Pogba Martial
    Kane Jimenez Kamara

  26. powegu2006
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    chances of aguero starting?

    1. Don Kloppeone
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Tonight? Slim to none I’d say

  27. Iceball
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Who wins cup match?
    A) 64+ Fab(me)
    B) 68 ( bad guy)

    1. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      you if wham keep a cleanie or he gets a few save pts

    2. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I’ll let you know when Soton score

  28. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    This must be one of the higher scoring weeks in terms of actual goals scored in a while.

    1. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Boxing days traditionally go mental.

      Check this out and imagine if fpl was running....

      http://www.espn.co.uk/soccer/english-premier-league/23/blog/post/2214921/rewind-to-boxing-day-1963-story-of-66-goals-in-10-matches

    2. ThisTimeNxtYrRodney
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Not for me, 50 points with fabs and Anderson to play. Anybody know latest safety score for LMS please.

  29. Rik Waller
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Who would take West Ham's pens today? Surely Snoddy has a chance

    1. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Fabs

    2. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Fabianski in someone's wet dream.

      1. how now brown cow
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        How did you know?

        1. Fred54
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Scout tweets.

    3. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Flappy

  30. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Antonio having a mare