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

    So Alexis and Kaku are back then

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

      Close if not back. Makes Martial and Rashford much less appealing.

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

        idk about Martial. I think Lingard will drop to midfield in a 433, Sanchez slots up at RW, Rash/Kaku compete for ST, and Martial takes LW and perhaps competes with Rashford for it. Or Ole could follow Sir Alex's style and do a 442 with Kaku and Rashford up top.

        1. J âš’ Gimme ur Mané
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Kaku shouldn’t be allowed anywhere near that team.

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

            Completely agree. He should be a bench option as long as the team perform as they have done those first 2 games.

  2. Ibralicious
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Who to start:

    Fraser- MUN (A)
    Paterson- LEI (A) (Injury risk, no news if he is fit to play)

    Cheers!

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

      Fraser.

    2. PrettyDick
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      a

  3. Kub3
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Got knocked out of the cup in the very last game by the last goal. Up until then I had them beat. Knew Anderson was going to do something to knock me out.

    1. Goat
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Same here. Was 4 points clear with Fab and Snod. He only had Anderson. Sick

  4. fakelund
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    8.0 for a midfielder, who do you get in?

    a) Pogba
    b) Siggy
    c) Anyone else?

    1. Ibralicious
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      A) and its not even close

    2. Kub3
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Martial, Shaq, Anderson, Richarlison

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

      A but maybe swap after a couple weeks to B.

    4. RyanC
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Pogba of those.

  5. DeadStarComing
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    I've depressed myself. 32 points, that's how much my Hazard to Sterling switch has cost me in just 5 game weeks. Time to switch back?

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

      Yes I would switch back

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

      Yep

  6. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Helloooo

    1. Was Snodgrass unlucky today? How did he play?
    2. What about Felipe Anderson? Lucky to come away with a brace? Dropped for Pogba this week.

    Cheers lads!

    1. Carlton_Goal
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      1. Set pieces as good as ever, had a quiet day compared to how good he usually is though.
      2. Not at all lucky. 2 very well taken goals, quality player that is always capable of producing goals and assists

      1. FPL Scoop
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Good to know, thanks

    2. Schliegs
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Snodgrass was pretty quiet, could've snuck a goal or an assist though.

      Felipe looked great, he's a deadset gun. Fixtures get tough again soon, don't worry about it.

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

        Antonio looked trash in the first half at least, stopped watching after that. He literally like ran past the ball at one point, half asleep

        1. Carlton_Goal
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Antonio was one of the best players in the second half. Although he wasn't really sticking to his position at RB

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

            fair enough, he is decent

            1. Carlton_Goal
              • 10 Years
              7 years, 7 months ago

              Yeah very good on his day but really bad when he is not. Has been quite inconsistent recently

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

    Why is Pereyra so much more popular than Deulofeu? Is it just the nailedness?

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

      And consistency, set pieces, plus higher total points appeals to casuals.

      1. FPL Maldini
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Are you hinting that Deulofeu is better value ?

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

          If he continues to start perhaps. Very good option as a 5th mid, but much prefer Pereyra. Deulofeu is the sort of player you bring in for 2 blanks and he's no longer starting before you know it.

          1. FPL Maldini
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            Fair enough

    2. noahzark22
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Season long performance vs recent results.

      1. FPL Maldini
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        You say that but Pereyra has loads of 2 pointers

        1. william prunier
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          He plays for Watford lol

        2. noahzark22
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          10 returns in 19 weeks. for a 6.2 mid, a return every other game is great.

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

      Pereyra has been ticking along getting points all season

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

      Troll of the season for me. Owned him gameweeks 5 to 12 and he only got points twice, one of them of course in a game where I benched him. Somehow he is one of the top value picks in the game yet scored something like 3 PPG over 7 weeks for me

  8. Schliegs
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Fab
    TAA Digne Doherty WanB
    Sterling Sane Fanderson Lingard
    Kane Auba

    Steele Ings Camarasa Balbuena
    2ft
    0.4itb

    A)
    Balb>Kiko/Holebas
    B)
    Balb>Kiko/Holebas
    Sterling > Hazard

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

      B

      1. Schliegs
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        I'm leaning towards holebas

  9. F_Ivanovic
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    A)Kiko Femenia (or other 4.5/below) + Pogba
    B) Perriera/Shaw + Martial

    Reposted as had no answers.. any idea please?

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

      A for sure.

    2. Kub3
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Can you somehow work it with Lovren? Great price for a guaranteed starter.

      1. F_Ivanovic
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        No. My plan is for the transfer to happen this week and I don't want him for the next 2. In 2 weeks time I'm planning on bringing in TAA/Lovren then for Alonso

    3. Dead Lift
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      A

  10. Dušan Citizen
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Better option?

    A) Vinagre to Holebas and if Martial is out then Martial to Pogba for -4
    or
    B) Sane, Martial and Vinagre to Salah, Deulofeu/Snoddy and Kiko/Mariappa for -8

  11. MiLK2018
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Start two out of below four? thanks

    A) Fraser (mun)
    B) AWB (CHE)
    C) Kamara (HUD)
    D) Jonny (tot)

    1. Carlton_Goal
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      A definitely. Maybe C?

  12. Bob B
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Do we expect Aguero and KDB to become nailed back in the City side?

    Sane + Aubameyang > Aguero + KDB has caught my eye

    1. william prunier
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I'd hold

      1. Bob B
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Sorry, don't mean right now. Possibly GW22

    2. Kub3
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Yeah I wouldn’t do that move. City don’t look great right now

  13. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Have Robbo. Need an Alonso downgrade...
    A. Pereira
    B. TAA
    C. Holebas

    1. Bob B
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I went for B

  14. romer
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    To bring back salãh after city who would you sell? Haz, sterling, kane or auba? Currently on kane. What's your opinion?

    1. william prunier
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Sterling at this rate

    2. Carlton_Goal
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Sterling unless City look better next game. They are a bit flat at the moment

  15. banskt
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    How to use my 2FT here? Thinking of wasting....

    Ederson (Button)
    Robertson, Digne, Holebas (Doherty, Wan-Bissaka)
    Hazard, Son, Sané, Richarlison, Martial
    Aubameyang, Jiménez (Ings)

    1. Snevitz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Looks pretty good to me, tough to see a transfer.

      1. Snevitz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 17 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Maybe Edison to Allison.

        1. banskt
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Not Allisson in the next two weeks.

          1. Snevitz
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 17 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            Keepers are long term transfers though.

    2. william prunier
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Lloris

      1. banskt
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Lloris is a good shout. How about going to Fabianski and use the cash to upgrade Ings down the line?

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

          shhh about Lloris, him and TAA will be secret weapons soon

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

      Almost identical to me. Could you look at offloading Martial to Anderson? Otherwise Auba to Kun with Liverpool this week

  16. fattfattygavgav
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Anyone know what time subs points come into play?

    1. JohnnyMagrinho
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Probably in another 3 hours. They always take an absolute age to sort it out.

      1. fattfattygavgav
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Ok cheers

  17. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    FAO Mods

    Can you no longer create a stats table with a maximum cost/price filter?

    The drop down menu for price has disappeared.

  18. RNGD Shobby
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Alonso & Martial to VVD & Pogba?
    Also own Robertson. Need to do it now otherwise Alonso drop would price me out.

    1. Kub3
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      For a -4? It’s still a good long term move regardless

      1. RNGD Shobby
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Should have mentioned... for free.

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

      Really bad

  19. Shabaaz
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Fab, Hamer
    Alonso Targett AWB (Doherty Schindler)
    Hazard Pogba Sane Fanderson (h.adoi)
    Kane Rashford Ings

    my Transfers this week with 4.4mil ITB
    Targett to Digne
    H.Odoi to Siggurdsson -4
    0.4 ITB

    Fab,
    Alonso Targett Schindler
    Hazard Pogba(C) Sane Fanderson Siggurdsson
    Kane Rashford

    Subs hamer ings Doherty AWB
    Playing 4 5 2 next game week

    1. Shabaaz
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      3 5 2 Sorry

  20. semiconductor
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Pogba or Anderson these coming 2-3 game weeks? On WC. Can't have both.

    1. william prunier
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Pogba, think long term

      1. semiconductor
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Just afraid he would play deep unlike Anderson

        1. Samwise the Brave
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          If when deep, he's on pens, frees, and still offers in play assist potential

          1. semiconductor
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            So u think he is a better option than Anderson?

    2. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      As below, I swapped Anderson for Pogba this week. Bummer to see it break even, but coulda been worse I suppose and I think I’m happier with Pogba longer term. Will see

      1. semiconductor
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Is he nailed with Arni back?

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

      Long-term, Pogba.

      1. semiconductor
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        And these coming couple of weeks?

    4. Peter O'Hanraha-hanrah…
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Most of these replies don't seem to understand what you mean by "these coming 2-3 game weeks?" haha

  21. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    That Felipe haul while Snoddy blanks and blocks the Digne benchwankery burns, no two ways about it.

    Long term happier with Pogba and Snoddy (+the value gained) then Felipe and Fraser, I think. Happens sometimes. I’ll control the twitching knee that wants to find a way to jam Felipe back in 😆

    1. Saka Punch
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Digne sitting there on the bench with his 17 points really is the stuff of nightmares

  22. Puncheon Guly
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Laporte and Martial to Pereira and Pogba? For free

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

    sound slike a lot of people are taking some hits this week, how many? Im on a -4

    1. noahzark22
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      took a -4 last week to get Son, Pogba, and rashford in.

    2. Kub3
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Same.

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

      No took one going into the week. Saving up for my next 'mini wild card'.

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

      Thought there would be loads of hits tbh, not as many as I suspected

  24. Eytexi
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Have spent far too many hours on here today, and am ending the day with the same team as I started. Braving double City midfield and Hazard captaincy, so saving the FT. Good luck all!

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

      Good luck. Potential big rank boost on the cards.

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

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

    2FTs
    1) just Fraser > Pereyra
    2) Fraser, Bednarek > Digne, Camarasa
    3) Fraser, Sterling > Pogba, Sane

    1. william prunier
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      3 possibly, although Rashford is a risk with big Luk back

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

        Yeah, I'm looking at that too. If I do Fraser, Rash, then I could get Pogba, but that means Ings up top, and that doesn't sit well with me. A consideration, though.

    2. Snevitz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I like 3

  26. mikess
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Here's a toughish one...

    Start Doherty or Jiminez?

    1. william prunier
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Jimmy

    2. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Jimenez

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

      Jimenez as Doherty could get negative points if Spurs continue scoring loads of goals, at least Jimenez should get 2

    4. Hits from the Bong
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Jimenez

    5. mikess
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Cheers. Resounding. Digne bencher this week, hope you are right ha

    6. F_Ivanovic
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Jiminez... Doherty has picked up 1 pointers in every game vs the top 6.

  27. MikeLowrey
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Got 2FT and no idea what to do. Any tips?

    0.1 bank

    Fab
    Robbo Digne Doherty
    Sterling Sané Haz Rich Snoddy
    Auba Jiménez

    (Button AWB Ings Bednarek)

    Is Auba to Kun worth a shout?

    1. william prunier
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Robbo to TAA, Auba to Kane?

  28. Hits from the Bong
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    About to do Sane + Alonso to Hazard + Digne. Am I making a mistake by having no Man City, Anderson, Son or Pogba?

    Fabianski
    Alonso Robertson AWB
    Salah Sane Snodgrass Fraser
    Kane Aubameyang Wilson

    (Hamer Doherty Schindler Camarasa)

    0.3 ITB

  29. FPL Maldini
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Will this -4 pay off long term?

    Balbuena and Brooks —> Holebas and Pereyra

    1. mikess
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Nope

    2. SADIO SANÉ
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      yeah

  30. ooooo
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    What should I do with 1ft and 0.0itb?
    Fabianski
    Alonso VVD Robbo
    Haz Sterling Felipe RIcharlison
    Auba Rashford Jiminez

    4.0 WB Bennett Hojberg

    thinking of salah or kane in