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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. Niho992
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    I hope someone will read this and help me

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

      that someone can be you 🙂

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

      Why do you need help with I am no mind reader

    3. Earn your Spurs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      so do I

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

      If it makes you feel better, Messiah Mark dropped Anderson, and brought in Ings this week. Those are the other bad things. I'll leave out the good.

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

    Fab Steele
    Alonso Doherty Digne Awb Schindler
    Haz Sane Rich Fraser Gibbs-White
    Auba Kane Rashford

    2Ft
    A) Alonso, Fraser -> Holebas, Pogba
    B) Alonso, Fraser -> Pereira, Anderson
    C) Fraser, Rashford -> Pogba, Kamara
    D) Fraser, Rashford -> Anderson, Kamara

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

    AAAA: Lovren & Lingard

    BBBB: VanDijk & Snodgrass

    ?
    TA
    (WC)

    1. Digital-Real
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Do you have a stutter?

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

        FFFFFNO

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

      Are you speaking in tongue?

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

        Nope

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

      B

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

    Auba, Højberg > Rash, Son for a hit?

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

      Yay

  5. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Any News about Martial ...

    Will United have Press tomorrow ?

    Worth to stick with him or take out for -4................

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

      Jesus Christ man, keep him

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

    Honestly not sure what to do with this squad and my 2FTs. Fraser is most likely out, but I'm also not thrilled with defender matchups for gw20.

    Fab (Button)
    Robbo, Doherty, Luiz (AWB, Bednarek)
    Sterling, Hazard, Son, Anderson (Fraser)
    Kane, Rashford, Kamara

    1) Fraser > Pereyra (and roll other FT)
    2) Fraser, Bednarek > Digne, Camarasa
    3) Something else?

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

    any news on Leicester line up vs Cardiff ?

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

    67 points and another red arrow down to 87k... Triple city has taken me from 15k in gw16 down to here, I know full well as I have now got rid of Sterling and Laporte that they will smash Southampton 6:0 with Sane benched and a Sterling hattrick... it just will happen 😛

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

      Hope so

    2. Jam0sh
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      It's possible

    3. *Reformed-Character*
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Stay strong, this week could reap benefits for your patience

    4. Robe Wan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Me too

      10k to 100k

      Keep the faith

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

      Yupp same here

    6. Quan MisTaka
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Get rid. Not worth it

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

    Glad I stayed loyal to hazard over sterling

    Hope Alonso reaps the same

  10. FF Dirtbag
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    How does it look for the next GW? All set up and good to go?

    Fabianski
    Robertson Digne Stones
    Hazard Eriksen Pogba Anderson Snodgrass
    Kane(c) Wilson

    Patricio; Jimenez, Doherty, AWB

    1. FF Dirtbag
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Would you play Wilson over jimenez?

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

        I would, got the same front three. I think spurs have a much better def than leaky United

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

    My transfers lately have been terrible sold Salah before his hatty now Anderson for Martial please tell me I'm not the only one!
    Now I'm scarred of selling Sterling & Sane keep or sell?

    1. *Reformed-Character*
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Hazard in for sterling and leave Sané?

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

      I'm keeping both, although i already have Hazard.

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

      If you continue that trend, I would be selfish and say sell. 😉

      But really, I would probably keep one of them. Not sure you need both at the moment.

    4. SouthCoastSaint
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I’ve sold Son and Anderson before these hauls and benched Digne. I feel your pain. I’ve just done Sterling and Ederson out for Pogba and Lloris.

      So maybe sit tight ha!

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

      Sane has been more of a threat than sterling despite these blanks

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

      Think I'll just do Sterling to Hazard

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

    Also do we think trippiers spot is in danger after walker peters performance

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

      No

    2. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Not for first choice, but he may be more comfortable rotating him.

  13. Tmel
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    How would you rank the following mids in terms of importance on a WC?

    1) Pogba
    2) Fanderson
    3) Martial
    4) Salah
    5) Hazard
    6) Son
    7) Sterling
    8) Sane

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

      5, 2, 4, 1, 8, 6, 7, 3.

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

      Haz
      Salah
      Sane
      Anderson
      Pogba
      Sterling
      Martial
      Son (purely because he doesn’t have many games left so it’s planning a transfer already)

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

      5,6,8,2,1,3,7

      salah idk, he hasn’t got great fixtures. He should prob be in the middle somewhere

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

      5,1,6,8,4,3,2,7

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

      Can’t have them all

    6. Tempestic
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      5, 1, 2, 4, 6, 3, 8, 7
      Son would be higher if you can ensure u can get him out again in 3 gw's.

    7. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Hilarious recency bias in these replies

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

        otherwise known as form

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

      4526

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

      1, 5, 6, 2, 8, 3, 4, 7

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

      You ve missed Richa... bad mistake

    11. abaalan
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Richarlison, Pereyra??

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

    Sterling, Sane and Laporte since gw 16 have got my 32 points combined in 4 gw's plus a captain blank... awful.

    1. the snazzy viking
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      same here

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

    Best Captain and Vice?
    A) Sterling.
    B) Sané.
    C) Hazard.
    D) Anderson.
    E) Kane.

    Currently on C (D).

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

      kane(C)
      hazard (Vc)

      1. Warby84
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Same

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

      Captain: E
      Vice: C

  16. Kasper the ghost keeper
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Dunk -> Holebas?

    Can't afford Digne in one transfer without selling Alonso

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

      i would

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

      yes then

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

    will u do sane to salah for free?Ditched sterling for pogba yesterday

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

      Nk

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

    on wildcard
    choose 1 out of those:

    A) shaw
    B) pereira
    C) holebas

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

      B

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

      Holebas. Proven attacking potential and great fixtures.

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

      C

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

      A

  19. faux_C
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    No premium fwds working out pretty well for now. 93 pts this week!

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

      I wouldn’t say that’s the reason.

      I have 93 points also and have Kane and Auba.

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

        Yea I have 96 with Kane and Auba.

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

      Cheers

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

      Well done, nice score.

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

      My brother got 95 w/out premium fwds as well. He said he would do this around gw 11 and I laughed at him. Not laughing now but I got 70pts at least

      https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/team/120802/event/19

      1. Ser Davos
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Great team with a premium goalie and Alonso.

        Can pick 1-2 of the 3 cheap forwards depending on fix.

        Probably better than my Auba/Kane plus Success and Kamara suggestion.

        *scratches chin*

        1. Ser Davos
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Would suggest Richarlison and Kamara over Mitrovic and Camarasa...

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

            He's done Sterling to Pog and will do Camarasa to Pereyra.

            He'll play Mitro one last time then WC to bring in Auba (no Europe a factor) plus Kamara and turf Ederson for Allison

    5. Alli 3',17',64�…
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      my mid wrecked it, but the attack helped a bit:
      KDB(2) - Siggy(12) - Son(16) - Pogba(15) - Anderson(15)
      Auba(8) - Laca(6)

      95 after subs, defence just did chit, 2 points each

      1. Alli 3',17',64�…
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        sorry 91

        1. Alli 3',17',64�…
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          fml me son 26 from captain not 16

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

      I have two premium (Kane and Obama) and got 95

  20. Alli 3',17',64�…
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Son, Pogba or Vardy for the armband is an interesting but good dilema

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

      Vardy, if you have him. Cardiff are awful great differential.

      1. Alli 3',17',64�…
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        really really want to do that, but I dont think I can risk ignoring Son (had him captain last two). Is having him just enough?

  21. Riders of Yohan
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Have digne but time to double up on Everton? Dangerous with good fixtures?

    A) richarlison

    B) Mina

    C) siggy

    D) no

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

      Easily A. His my set and forget

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

      A

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

      A / C

    4. Riders of Yohan
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Cheers all!

  22. Canary_Kid
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Fab
    Robbo Holebas Digne
    Haz Sterling Son Pogba Martial
    Subs Rash
    (Hamer Doherty Kamara AWB)
    0ft 0.4itb

    Gtg? Who to cap and vc?

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

      Auba not subs, sorry autocorrect

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

      Utd have the best fixture of your captaincy options IMO... Depends how bold you're feeling.

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

    How was Snoddy?

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

      Hold, no buy no sell

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

      He played well but didn't look like scoring or assisting

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

      Ty guys.

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

    How does this look?

    Foster
    TAA Pereira Digne Jonny
    Salah Hazard Anderson
    Kane Auba Ings
    Hamer AWB Billing Hojbjerg

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

      I would not go without city assets

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

        You can't have them all and they are the most rotation prone and are scoring the least points

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

      Camarasa over Billing?

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

        Yes can do I have a spare 0.1

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

    Start Ings, Balbuena or Jimenez?

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

      Jim

    2. Warby84
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Ings

  26. Ser Davos
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    So many tales of woe with people despairing at selling assets that have gone on to haul.

    And yet people wondering if selling Sane and/or Sterling ahead of this Southampton defence aren't going to feel the burn.

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

      well will they play tho with the amt of attackers city have thats the problem.Kept the faith this wee and got burnt

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

      Theres also plenty of tales of woe this week about people who kept Sterling and Sane.

  27. *sigh*
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Any news on Balbuena fitness folks?

  28. FF Dirtbag
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Little vote please, Play one out of:
    A) Jimenez (tot)
    B) Wilson (mnu)
    C) Doherty (tot)
    D) AWB (CHE)

    1. *sigh*
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      B

  29. Warby84
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Why did people bench Digne away to Burnley? you’ll never learn..

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

      Who did that?

    2. Captain Hindsight
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Try to put me out of a job?

      1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        😀

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

    Kolasinac

    A Holebas
    B Pereira
    C TAA
    D Keep Kola*

    Fabianski Steele
    Doherty AWB Van Dijk Digne Kolasinac *

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

      TAA. Double the best defence on the league.

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

        Just the Arsenal City games slightly puts me off as they may concede but otherwise agree