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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. Fred54
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Terrible week.

    Sane, Sterling, Alonso and Kamara.

    Sold Anderson for Martial yet somehow left Digne haul on bench.

    81 all out.

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

      Well 81 aint too shabby

    2. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Terrible week and 81?

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

        😀

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

          Oh crap, I logged into the wrong account. 😉

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

      81 is not terrible.

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

      81 terrible week hahahahha

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

      Still a solid score. I know what you mean though, I’m on 83 and kicking myself for benching wan b.

    6. Arctic monkeys
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Jesus F christ

    7. Black Knights
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Terrible humble brag, more like.

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

      Could have been a terrific gw for you. Tough luck.

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

      Is this a joke?

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

        I own Rondon, please I'm a deadly serious player.

    10. Majestic Chanka
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Umm, that be a green arrow and any week you get an green arrow is not terrible.

      A week in which you made a few unfortunate (in hindsight) decisions, that stopped you having an amazing week would more accurate.

      Chin up, you’ll survive!

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

      My heart bleeds my friend.
      I got 56 (-8)!

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

    Sterling to Pogba? Got Sané.

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

      Y

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

      yes

    3. Trane84
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Yep.

  3. HD7
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Damn!!!
    Duuuuudessss
    Livefpls shows im in the first half of 2K after this GW!!!
    Again thanks to all of you for this precious community around here :)))

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

      Precious for some is the word

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

      Good work mate great rank!

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

      Oh dear

  4. ZAWAd25
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Kola, Mcdonald and Laca to TAA, Eriksen and Kamara for (-4)?

    Kamara would be on bench on 3-5-2

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

    Anyone getting Aguero in?

    1. istanbul05
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Surely not.

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

      Jesus rotation is crippling his appeal.?

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

      No

      bad injury record
      risk of rotation
      City off form
      often only plays 60 mins
      better options elsewhere

    4. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Thick ones?

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

    Thoughts on this WC?

    Fab - Speroni
    Holebas - Doherty - Digne - TAA - Wanbisa
    Salah - Richarlison - Pereyra - Hazard - Pogba
    Kane - Jiménez - Kamara

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

      You think TAA will keep his place?

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

        Defo, he is their best RB right now...Gomez plays in the big games when you will probably bench TAA anyways and he is very attacking

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

      Looks good

  7. Optimus.
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    106 points here.. 😀

    When I add last gameweeks total to this gameweeks total 😆

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      :))

    2. S.Kuqi
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      😀

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

      At least you have something else to cheer on.

  8. istanbul05
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Which one here guys:

    A) Sterling to Haz
    B) Stones to Digne
    C) Save FT

    Fabianski,
    VVD, TAA, Stones,
    Salah, Sterling, Sane, Anderson, Martial
    Rashford, Jimenez.

    4.0, Ings, Doherty, Bennett.

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

      A

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

      A

  9. Nightf0x
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Will auba get rested vs fulham?

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

      Why would he? I think he plays. They only have him and laca, everyone else injured

    2. S.Kuqi
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      No. Will get monster haul for sure.

  10. yakirh
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Its the season of the midfielders
    Can I have 7 midfielder slots?

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

      Firming is playing pretty deep these days.

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

        *Firmino

  11. LIARS POKER
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    When do the yellow cards reset?

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

      Think it’s now, after mid point in season.

      1. LIARS POKER
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks

  12. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Is there a live rank link? See some people now seem to know there final rank so quick?

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Cheers both

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

    I’ve got sterling and sane, which do you prefer:

    A - sterling and hojberg to Pogba Anderson (-4 and bench Jimenez)
    B - save and play sterling and Jimenez

    1. S.Kuqi
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      A for me. Two on form player with favorable fixtures. No brainer imo

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

        Cheers, sterling has been disappointing and with rotation risk I think it makes sense

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

      A by far, means you would have have sane Pogba Anderson, compared to just sane sterling?

      That is such an improvement IMO.

      This is why I ditched salah for the extra money to spend

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

        Cheers, midfield would be son hazard Anderson sane Pogba. Will get salah back in 2 weeks

        1. S.Kuqi
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Have similar plans. Kane or Auba my cash cows to fund Salah

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

      Yea A for me

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

        Thanks

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

      I mean Sterling been so quiet. Sod’s law he will score a hatty next Gameweek isn’t it 😀

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

        Yeah I know! Been thinking this for a few weeks tho. Got to bite the bullet I think

  14. Totti
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    on wildcard
    so the difficult question now

    choose 2 out of those:

    A) pogba
    B) son
    C) felipe anderson

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

      AC

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

      Try and get all 3

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

        beside hazard and salah
        thats impossibe
        you're suiciding me mate 🙂

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

          I have all 5

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

            and what is your front line?

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

              i've kane mate

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

              Kane - Ings - Kamara

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

                but you watched today that ings played only 60 mins
                not a reliable front line beside camara
                i think we should sacrifice one of pogba son and anderson to make a balanced team

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

      A and C because Son only short term

    4. Teomi
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      AC

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

    best City option on a WC?

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

      Sane I think until mendy back

    2. S.Kuqi
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Kdb

    3. Ambrosiana Inter
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      D Silva

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

      Sane or KDB

    5. Teomi
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Sane

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

      KDB our to prove claim his position back

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

        Out*

    7. Trane84
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Ederson

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

    Majority of top 100 have 80+. I thought I did well on 70 till I looked at them

    1. Black Knights
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      85 here with a captain fail. Oh to have gone with Son, or Auba!

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

      They crawled up yesterday to the top 100 because they have good scores this week, so that's not a good sample to look at. Top 10 average is your metric, and it's 74.

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

        top10k*

  17. circusmonkey
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Fanderson gives me a semi ok 52, so no longer 5.6m gw rank at least.

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

      Few folk got a semi for Anderson tonight

  18. Origi-nal
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    General consensus is to do Sterling to Haz?

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

    Aguero an option now?

    1. antis0cial
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Don’t think so, rotation with Jesus and city not firing.

    2. SADIO SANÉ
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I'd rather have Kane or Auba

  20. antis0cial
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Sané to Anderson -4 madness/point chasing? Just worried Sané will be rested/dropped.

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

      Def no

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      No mate

      1. antis0cial
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        I presume the no’s are no it’s not a good move! Thanks

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

    #1 overall averaging 72 points per GW so far

    1. Black Knights
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I’m on 66. All those odd transfers you don’t commit to, or captain fails...

  22. Hect.OR 98th
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Jesus Christ. Sold Anderson for Martial two days ago. Also sold Ryan for Hart. 22 points down on the deal and could have had 2 FTs this week. My decision making this season has been terrible.

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

      One of my key strategies this year is to try and completely forget last week and start again with fresh eyes each week. Otherwise it haunts you and can effect your decisions.

      0-0 start again.

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

        *affect

      2. Hect.OR 98th
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Good plan. Need to stop knee-jerking.

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

        This is very good advice. Last week's decisions are irrelevant.

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

      Same sold Anderson for Martial as the saying goes if it ain't broke don't fix it lol

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

    Guys on WC, which players are the first on your team sheet?

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

      Awb and Salah

    2. Ghost Gooner
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Allison Robbo/VVD TAA Salah Haz Anderson Pereyra Pogba Rich Jimenez and rest is value buys

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

      Liverpool defender. Sane Anderson rich hazard. Pogba or Rashford. Salah or Kane.

  24. balint84
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Had Snodgrass any potential?

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

      I thought he played well

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

      Serious potential, to disappoint.

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

        Harsh for a playing at his price point.

  25. Niho992
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    I hope someone will read this and help me 😛 Hi fellas, what to do here.
    1 FT and 2.9 ITB

    Ederson
    WB-Alonso-Robbo
    Richa-FAnderson-Son-Pogba-Hazzo
    Kane (C)-Jimenez
    Hamer-Kamara-Doherty-Bednarek

    Thinking about Leicester defender, maybe Maguire instead Bednarek or AWB??

    Thx in advance. Cheers.

  26. TeddiPonza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Choose one to have:

    Pogba or Felipe ?

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

      Both?

      1. TeddiPonza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Can’t squeeze them both in without a hit

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

          Then take a hit

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

      Don’t chase the points 🙂

      Although you should have Anderson over Pogba. Cheaper man united options.

  27. Ambrosiana Inter
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    When is Arnie back?

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

      No idea but he says he will be

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

      In next or the gw after that

    3. Black Knights
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Never hopefully. They’ve been so much better without him.

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

        If Arnie was there instead of Perez/Carroll they would have won more comfortably.

  28. Whazza
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Best answer wins.... an upvote!

    2FT and 2.7 in the bank, what should be done? Can involve a -4.

    Ederson Button
    Alonso Robbo Bennett AWB Peltier
    Hazard Sane Richarlison Martial Anderson
    Kane Jimenez Kamara

    1. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I would consider getting Digne over Peltier

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

      Peltier to Digne looks obvious one and save. What you thinking

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

      Good team - Pelt > Digne for sure

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

        Thank you! Best of luck

    4. Whazza
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Cheers, you've all won!

      Was thinking Robbo->Digne (placeholder for TAA) and Sane->Salah, but perhaps not worth the hit!

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

        Sorry not hit but worth the second transfer

  29. grumpyman
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Was all set on Ings > Kamara and Fanderson > Hazard tomorrow. Will probably still do it, but it feels wrong 🙁

    1. Ambrosiana Inter
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Very wrong

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

        I'd give up two forward spots for one more midfield slot right now.

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

      Must have another option?

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

        Midfield is Salah, Fanderson, Pereyra, Pogba, Richardson. Don't really want to lose any of them but Hazards upcoming fixtures are just too juicy.

    3. Trane84
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Anderson up against bur, BRI, ARS, bou next 4. Madness IMO... No other way to get Haz in?

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

        Who would you lose?

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

          Actually just realised I can do Wilson > Kamara, Pereyra > Hazard. Pereyra's been scoring well but his stats suggest regression.

  30. Tinmen
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Folks, how did Snoddy play today?

    1. balint84
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      corners