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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. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    ings fail

  2. Yank Revolution
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Ugh, Ings fail, Long on

  3. GENERATION X
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    97 with bonus, one more Fanny

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

      91 here. Inside top 10k for the first time this season.

    2. Ejaaz11
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Same here on 97

      1. GENERATION X
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        thats with Digne on bench lol

  4. ZeBestee
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Ings Off.

  5. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Forgive me for considering selling you Anderson!

  6. WVA
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    FFS ML rival benched Anderson but is getting him for Martial, every bloody time

    1. The Enlightener
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      What kinda team he got where he felt it a good idea to bench him for this game? Not trying to be Captain Hindsight. Just seems an odd choice. And extra aggravating for you that he gonna get the points anyway, no doubt.

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

        He's got a strong team TBF but yeah extremely bloody annoying that luck is keeping him in touch with me all the time!

  7. Balls of Steel
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    That was a fantastic Hammers goal full length of the field in seconds and a devastating finish by Anderson!

  8. Jealous Viper
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Anderson to Martial right? That was the popular transfer this week

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

      Guilty as charged.

  9. N00B
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Look at 1st half comments about Anderson if you want to laugh

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

    Ings off after a poor game.

  11. The Enlightener
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Ings subbed out

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

    Looking for some advice which one is best option

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

    Own Ederson and have 1ft

  13. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    A Snoddy goal now would be dreamland

  14. Waynoo
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Why take Ingssssssss off?

  15. Goonsquad245
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Benched Anderson and played Jimmy and Richarlison. Got to laugh.

  16. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    FFS Dings

  17. The Chosen One...
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Only reason I kept Anderson was so that I had a reason to watch this game lol

  18. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    A bit late to the party but still.....

    Andersonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!!!!!!!!!!!! 😀

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Welcome to the Anderson Going Away Party, pal

  19. FDMS All Starz
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Would you put Fanderson in your WC team then?

  20. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Top 10k average up to 71.5 vs. 64.2 yesterday
    High scoring GW

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

      From where do you get this info?

      1. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        FPLDiscovery

  21. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    At least Ings off

  22. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Was considering Ings as next transfer, not so sure now

  23. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Southampton are just absolute trash. WHY THE HELL do they defend corners like absolute idiots

    Literally handing Anderson owners points. #raging #rankfalling

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

      The effect of Mark Hughes’ coaching!

  24. Merlin the Wraith
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    & that Demba… is why you keep your mouth shut in the first half. You set yourself up chap

    1. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Don't criticise him for speaking complete bull though or you will be accused of bullying.

  25. Vamos
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Biggest regret I have this season is not shifting Richarlison to Anderson a month back after I watched MOTD. Fancied him to have a great run of games but been fire fighting since I had the chance...

    Great player.

  26. Maddamotha
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Anderson saving my gw!!

  27. Sierra Hotel
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Why was Anderson being sold by the bucket-load in the past week? Honest question. I thought I must've missed the story about him being up for a murder charge or something.

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

      Asked the same question last week, on fire recently. Blanked once and everyone starts selling, mental.

  28. Pukki Party
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    How is the "goals conceded" counted in a cup tie? Whole starting 11 or just def and gk?

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

    Removed Fanny for Haz -4 after the comments here in the first half 🙁

  30. Football Heaven
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    I’ve had such a good week that’s been terrible at the same time. Straight after I did it I knew taking out Anderson for martial and -4 was a bad idea. Those fixtures and form. Like why would I even think about it?