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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. Backin99
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    What's the general consensus on Sterling? Haven't seen recent City games...has he just been quiet, tired or just City overall have been poor?

    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Watched the highlights could easily have returned

    2. Podge
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Think an article said averaged 1 shot per game last 4

    3. Richd
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I’m not making the hurt worse by offloading. Pep will sort this. It’s been a week since he was almost essential.

      Sellers may enjoy the red i just endured

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

      City seem to miss balance of Fernandinho in midfield, but Sterling also hasn't been as involved as you would like. Sane way more lively compared to him.

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

      Only seen highlights, he's looked lively just not getting points. Similar for Sane.

    6. All de Gea no iDier
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Keep. You'll regret not doing so.

      1. Backin99
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Will I regret not having Son more? Son caused me to lose my mini league last year, rival catching me again this season mainly because of him.

    7. QUEN
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Sane has been closer to assists/goals. Sterling seems quiet to me.

    8. Ravager
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Think also the last week he was tasked to hug the touchline more instead of playing almost as a second/shadow striker when he was hauling. The adjustment hurt his prospects

  2. sandman58
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    A) Siggy
    B) Richarlison
    C) Felippe Anderson
    D) Martial
    E) Someone else (7.5 to spend)

    Long term....whos best please?

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

      Siggy

    2. mixology
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      So many options, it’s tough to say. All good picks

    3. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Rich, then Anderson

    4. HonestBlatter
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Felipe

    5. sandman58
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Wow....its nobody can agree on this midfield bracket

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

    Thoughts on this WC team?

    Fab - Speroni
    TAA - Bednarek - Wanbisa - Doherty - Digne
    Salah - Richarlison - Hazard - Fanderson - Pogba
    Ings - Kane - Kamara

    Or I could do (Fanderson-Richarlison-Kane-Bednarek) to (Son-Sane-Jiménez-Robertson)

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

      Like it a lot

    2. Yellin' in my Ear
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I'm double thinking Ings, although not much in that price range.

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

      That's almost my team. I like it.

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

    Who needs hazard when you can have Anderson for 3 m less 😀

    1. AzzaroMax99
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Or you can have both of them 😀

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

        Plus Salah

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

      Best value midfielder in the game

    3. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Why not have both

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

      Who needs Salah when you can have Hazard for £2m less?

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

        Could have all 3

    5. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Hazard is worth being the expensive Fanny.

  5. Bobby_Baggio
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Thoughts on my WC please? Can do Bednarek instead of Holebas so when Son goes off i can get Sane. Thanks all

    Fabianski - (Speroni)
    TAA - Digne - Lovren - (AWB - Holebas)
    Son - Pogba - Salah - Haz - Richarlison
    Kane - Ings - (Kamara)

    1. Stupendous
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      No Anderson

      1. Bobby_Baggio
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        haha ok take ricky out

    2. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      G2G

    3. madame shelly
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Similar to mine except I have Anderson instead of son, lloris not fab and Doherty over holebas.

      So gets my vote 🙂

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

    2 pointer from Ings and then Man City and Chelsea up next. Great 🙁

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

      Neither can defend

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

      2 pointer a surprise. Fixtures you knew about.

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

      Just as many as Jiminez or Mitrovic, who all cost more!

    4. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Im benching him vs City

  7. AndyCook
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Snodgrass was always going to be fools gold. Players like him, Bernardo Silva etc going to be the bridesmaid at best

      1. TRIPOS TOPPER
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        he's not bad for the money, what do you expect for 5.4?

      2. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        He is cheap and you can't expect bumper returns every week.

        1. Hulk Smash
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          I agree with you but it's weird that nobody seems to defend Fraser in this way when so many people recommend selling him.

          (Not having a go at you btw, just venting my sympathy for Fraser)

    • SPorting
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Alonso/Paterson to Holebas/FAnderson (-4)

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

        Yes

      2. Pat Bonner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Looks good

    • Feanor
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Almost sold Anderson for Pogba last night, but the price rise meant I couldn't. What a stroke of luck.

      1. Lukey27
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        How's that lucky?

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

          Cause Anderson is better value, and I have an extra transfer.

          1. Lukey27
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            Well done you

      2. The Mighty Hippo
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        They have the same returns this week.

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

        Id rather have Pogba tbh

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

      Anderosn hatty would help me sleep well. 😀

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

        That's just greedy

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

      I'm seeing quite a lot of 100+ point teams this GW!

      1. Pieterke30
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Mine would be too if had started Digne...

        1. FPL Forward Thinker
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Ifs and buts

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

        Yep, the wifes team just gone into 101 points now, im stuck on 84 (both have Anderson)

      3. _Make
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        I'd love half that 🙁

      4. Yellin' in my Ear
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Mine would be too if somehow Ings could be awarded 41 bonus points....

    • Kragbaek
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Patricio / Fabianski
      Alonso / Robbo / Digne / Doherty / Wan-B
      Haz / Sané / Martial / Anderson / Pereyra
      Kane / Chicharito / Ings

      0.9 ITB, 0 FT

      What to do for the next few weeks?

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

        Chill

        1. Kragbaek
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Thanks, bud

    • greenybne
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Mid term view - Hazard and Siggy or KDB and Eriksen??

      1. Pieterke30
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        H and S

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

        Hazard and Siggy

      3. All de Gea no iDier
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        A

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

        Hazard and Siggy have higher dual threat (goals and assists). KDB is not yet at a point where you need him, relax and if he starts to look a boss again, consider him

    • Bubz
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Puuullllease get some points Snoddy

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

        This

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

      Hands up who dropped Anderson for Snoddy this week to fund another move?
      o/
      FML

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

      So when Arnie plays how well does Fanderson do

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

      Great save by Fab. One more and it’s an extra point for us owners.

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

        Nope. It doesn't count as a save as Redmond was offside.

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

          Damn 🙁

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

          The offside wasnt called.

    • Godfrey
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Fabianski is a incredible gk

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

        Taking over from Hart has that effect on many a gk.

    • HD7
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Fab doesnt need cleanie to get pts 😀

    • Bubz
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Damnit that save doesn't count does it?

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

        Does not count. Redmond offside

      2. SPorting
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Nope

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

      Surely this season is the season to play 3-5-2 or 4-5-1...there is so many options in the midfield it’s gettin ridiculous

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

        I have

        Salah, Anderson, Richarlison, Fraser, Torreira
        Kane, Aubameyang, Rashford

        I probably should have gotten Pogba instead of Rashford, though, and kept Success as my 3rd striker.

      2. Hulk Smash
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Kane and Aubameyang scoring regularly up top though and very difficult to drop.

        2-6-2 would be good.

    • BigBillyBass
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      You can see why Ings is 5.6

    • Chucky
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Everyone with 100+ points here I know 🙁 I am just on 93 🙁

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

        RIP your rank 🙁

      2. Kragbaek
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        My God, chill. 93 is nice. Very nice.

      3. Cilly Bonnolly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        #HumbleBrag

      4. Weasel Boy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Poor you.
        Im on 46

      5. Rainer
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Season over...

    • JustPark
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Lads, keep Bavies as part of main back three or move to Digne?

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

        He will likely play this gw.

      2. TRIPOS TOPPER
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        move to Digne, more nailed and more attacking

    • Ady87
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      OMG Anderson saving me. Topped my work ML all season with the same guy second. We both dropped to 3rd and 4th yesterday and we needed an Anderson brace to go top again. Delighted!

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

        It’s almost like you have to wait until the gameweek is finished before making any assessment

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

      Son Hazard Pogba and Fanderson all scoring a brace each imagine having all four of them

      1. jdp219
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Have 3 of 4. Just wish I would have captained one of them.

      2. Limbo
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Salah and Hazard too.

    • Kuzser
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      What option is better here guys?
      Current defence is: Trippier Schindler Digne AWB Bellerin**

      1) bellerin-> taa (probably worth waiting now until after man city game)
      2) bellerin-> Pereira
      3) Bellerin-> holebas
      4) save ft, play schindler

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        1

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

        3

      3. Bobby_Baggio
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        TAA

    • Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Anyone else feel like every player has hauled this gameweek apart my players?

      1. Cilly Bonnolly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Hard to say. Don't know who your players are.

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          All the players who haven't scored well this week lol

      2. Backin99
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        This. I've never felt so trolled by a gameweek.

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Obviously bound to happen, but the timing is annoying

      3. @NF_Janner
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        You have salah and haz

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          I imagine 90% of serious players have those though

      4. All de Gea no iDier
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Listen, I (C) Martial and all my outfield subs got more than Auba (VC). Trips didn't show up either so fortunately I've got 23 coming from the bench. Even so, 63 - 65 is all I can hope for if Anderson doesn't add to the tally.

        It helps being 90 points clear of the mini league, but am still smarting from losing in the cup to a 4.7m dead team who beat another dead team to get through. And I'll be 40k down from 43k rank.

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Ouch! Good you have a strong bench at least!

      5. Richd
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Yep. However they hauled on my bench x

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

      I took Anderson out for martial for literally no reason. Reverse the move for -4?

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

        No, that will make it worse

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

        Nah.

      3. Weasel Boy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        If you do Martial will score a brace

      4. A19
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        I did the same. Stick. Martial should be fit for Bournemouth at home. He could have a big haul.
        It was not a wise move but be patient, you took Martial in for a reason

    • QueefParkRangers
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Should be a criminal offence that Shane long gets paid a footballers wage, couldn't hit a cows ass with a spade.