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

    Whenever I captain Harry - Eden hauls!
    Whenever I captain Eden - Harry hauls!

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

      Who are you captaining this GW?

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

        Plan Harry as captain

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

      Who are you captaining in gw20, then?

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

        Harry

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

      Can you captain Harry please this week? Thanks!

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

        Will Do

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

    Which do you prefer to fill the gaps please? Thanks all.

    ______ - Speroni
    TAA - Digne - Lovren - AWB - _______
    _____ - Pogba - Salah - Haz - Richarlison
    Kane - Ings - Kamara

    A) Lloris + Doherty + Anderson
    B) Fab + Holebas + Son

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

      Why include Son? He's off to the Asian Cup next week.

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

        Middle of january

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

        3 games left, I guess it's just enough for inclusion

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

        I'll have him then have enough cash to change to Sane

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

      I’d have son Pogba and Anderson over richarlison

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

        Ok so ditch Richarlison and have anderson and son?

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

          All good options but I prefer son and Anderson

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

            cool cheers

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

      A but you can just go fab and bank the cash

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

        i think spiurs will have a few cleanies coming up

    4. Netters2018
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Does son play in gw22 against utd on jan 12th or does he leave after gw21?

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

    A. Sterling and a FT
    B. Hazard

    1. Effe
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      B

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

      b

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

      what a nice way to put it instead of going "hazard for a hit". if I didn't get that wrong...

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

    Snoddy the classic cover pick.

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

      Mane?

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

      This. So much. Quite funny really.

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

      Love it.

  5. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    A moment of silence for Snodgrass owners.

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

      It was a good run for a $5.3m 5th MF

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

      Appreciated. Especially those of us that got him in for Anderson to find another move 🙁

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

      Moment over. Bring on the next gameweek

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

    74 points and getting a red arrow...ouch

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

      Oof, yeah. Not ideal.

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

      I'm barely getting a green with 86!

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

        Good standard this week!

    3. Crouching Tiger
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Very small green arrow with 84 (-8).

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

    What would your ideal power5 mid be right now? Money no issue

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

      Anderson Hazard Pogba Richarlison KDB

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

        think your're missing salah

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

      Salah - Haz - Anderson- Son - Sane or Pogba

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

      Salah Hazard Anderson Sterling(even still) Richarlison

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

      Hazard, Salah, Anderson, Pogba, Son

    5. Frank Black
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Bale, Valencia, Dempsey, Gerrard, Lampard

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

        This but Van der Vaart instead of Valencia

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

        Wheres Cristiano?

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

      Salah Hazard Sane Anderson Richarlison

      But how do I get from Martial to Salah??

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

      Son Hazard Sane Anderson Pogba. Replace Son with Salah after City match.

      1. Artemis Titans
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        I have Haz, Salah, Pogba, Siggy & FAnd.

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

      Hazard - Pogba - Son - Anderson - Rich

  8. Thick Of It
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Just transferred in Peraya for a midfield of him, Salah, Hazard, Pogba and Anderson. Exciting times

    1. Patch
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      You need Richarlison

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

        And Sterling

      2. Thick Of It
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Everton flatter to deceive for me.

    2. Boo Ya Ka Sha
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Mavericky

  9. Boo Ya Ka Sha
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    What's the word on Ings?

    1. Crouching Tiger
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Tired and slow

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

      Sell sell sell

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

      Wasn’t great and got brought off.

      Looked sluggish and leggy.

      To be fair to him he had zero service. Poor passing from Southampton throughout.

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

      On pens

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

      Shite pick.

    6. Boo Ya Ka Sha
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      OK... I thought he may have come off with a knock. At least he didn't completely screw over his owners then.

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

    Anderson with yet another good chance.

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

      Been switching between game and darts but every time I turn over he looks like scoring! Might need to bring him in

    2. Boo Ya Ka Sha
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Right.. he could've had 4.

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

    Goodbye Snodgrass, hello Pereyra

    1. Thick Of It
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Good call, Watford's fixtures are very enticing.

    2. FPL Maldini
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Not tempted by Deulofeu?

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

        Nope. Pereyra's stats are worth the outlay.

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

    How close is arnie to being back? Could he start the next game

  13. Bob.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Hows this WC team looking? Cheers.

    Fabianski Patricio
    TAA Digne Doherty AWB Bednarek
    Salah Hazard Pogba Son Anderson
    Aubameyang Ings Kamara

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Is this for the gw coming or the 2nd WC?

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

        It's for the GW coming I have to use it! Yeah I can always get rid of Son when he leaves and try and have two FT for that week. A bit weak in defence but the midfield makes up for it!

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

      Looks good. Slightly weak round the edges with a few players who don't seem nailed on 100% yet but when Son goes, you can make him Fraser and sort that out if necessary.

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

      4-5-1
      I like it

  14. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Hit 100 points! Thank you Anderson

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

    Autosubs are going to destroy the live fpl rank

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

      2 & 3.5 point rises

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

      Even bigger red arrow for me!

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

      Yep!

      (and help mine)

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

      Adds about 2 points to the top 10k average to 74

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

      Went down around 5k. Pleasantly surprised.

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

    Foster Fabs
    Robertson Doherty AWB Femenia Zabaleta
    Salah Sterling Sane Richarlison Fraser
    Kane Jimenez Success

    So I'm afraid to drop either Sterling or Sane, and worry they might explode and punish all of the sellers, BUT I think I need to upgrade Fraser and get a Spurs mid in for this run.

    Contemplating losing Sterling to Erikssen to further make Fraser -> Anderson.

    Sound? Or will I regret it. I have 2 FTs. Thanks all...

  17. Egbunike
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Play one:
    A) Doherty (tot)
    B) Schindler (ful)
    C) AWB (CHE)

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

      B

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

      A

    3. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      a

  18. For Fuchs Sake
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Would you get Son in on a WC when he will only last a few games before going? Might just stick with Kane

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

      Yes, best mid for next 3 games for me

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

      Yes, get your team set for a couple of GWs to have a spare transfer for Son.

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

      I think it's doable with a number of viable replacements at a similar price (Pogba, Martial, Anderson, Richarlison, Sigurdsson etc)

  19. FPL Maldini
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Any Watford fans here? How much do you rate Deulofeu? Is he actually looking the real deal or not consistent?

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

    Sterling to :
    A) Hazard
    B) Salah
    Thanks!

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

      Tempted to keep...

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

      Stick!

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

    Felipe smashed it

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

      Hattie?

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

    Lingard, Wilson > Pogba, Ings

    Yay or nay?

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

      Nay

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

      No

    3. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Saints play City and Chelsea next. Ings looks leggy too.

      Stick.

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

        The point was more to fund the Pogba move. This poll did not go as expected!

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

    Anyone know if Anderson does well with arnie in the team?

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

      Yes, he does

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

      Yep he was scoring well back then as well

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

      Look at GWs 11,12 and 14

  24. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    86 points, will take that all day! Only a 2 day wait to GW20, bring it on!

  25. snowman
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    time for snoddy to go?

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

      Not a priority. Haven't watched their last two games but he's decent for his price

    2. Chenku╰☆╮
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah but the player who scored well this gw.

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

    Story time.

    It was 2010 and I was travelling in Australia. I had podcasts downloaded on my prehistoric iPhone, it was modern at the time.

    I awkwardly made love to a German girl while listening to the dulcet tones of Granville and Mark on the scoutcast talking about Berbatov

    I felt alive.

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

      I feel alive just reading that. 😉

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

      Did you give her a free hit?

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

        Didn’t have chips then

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

    All those Anderson sellers.

    Brutal.

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Kneejerkers for Pogba by guess 🙂

  28. FPL Pillars
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Fanderson you beaut.

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

    Chip idea for next season: Retroactive Captaincy

    (disclosure: just bitter because it's been five weeks since I chose the right captain)

  30. Stinglikeabee
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    I'm chasing in my ML. Is transferring kun a desperate move? I need to do something different.

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

      No you don’t, there’s loads of time

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

      Transferring him in, or out? Man City haven't looked fab of late. Would hold fire on bringing assets in, although SOU is a very obliging fixture.

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

      You are halfway through the season. You shouldn’t make ANY moves based on your rival until maybe the last 3-4 GW’s tops.

      I speak from experience. I fell into that trap last season and let a ML leader with a small lead on me turn it into a big one because I worried too much about his team.

      The season before that I was chasing a 140 point deficit but playing my own game and ended in the top 400 and beat my NL rival by nearly 200 points.

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

        Ok. I will hold fire. It's just bringing in Son and Pogba isn't going to close the gap.

      2. Boo Ya Ka Sha
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Sometimes basing moves off your rival pays off. Like if he has a highly owned mid, you should bring him in to either block or stay on his tail. This helped me out a few seasons back when Ozil was going off.

    4. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      no risky.Jesus might start or even both we just dunno with pep

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

        Yeah, I see him starting though. He will need him in form and soon. I was going to swap him with Auba for one week. And not bother with son and Pogba and hope martial and lingard start