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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. AdamJ91
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Which one? Currently own A but so tempted to do a -8 for B.

    A) Sterling, Sane, Snodgrass, Kola
    B) Hazard, Pogba, F.Anderson, Digne

    Might just do Sterling & Sane > Hazard & Pogba for free though.

    1. Atters
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      I'd only get rid of 1 city asset, can see people scrambling for them back soon enough

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

      I would just do sterling to either Haz or Pogba

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

      Def not worth a hit.

      The non hit looks OK, but Sterling and Sane are quality players and I'd bet on both outscoring Pogba medium and longer term.

    4. Hy liverpool
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Haz and pogba

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

    Best use of my 2FT? Gonna roll the other

    A Auba > Kun
    B Sané > Son
    C Robbo > TAA
    D Bednarek > Peltier (3rd bench fodder, gain 0.1m)
    E Jiménez > Kamara (Ings other striker)
    F Auba & Sané > Kane & Son

    Will look at getting Salah after City for one of Sterling or Sane

    1. Pooodle
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      I don’t love any of these moves but I would go B presuming you have United cover

      1. MikeLowrey
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        No united cover. I’m pretty happy with my team so I’m trying to find use of a FT

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

    Start 2
    A) Ings
    B) Jimenez
    C) Doherty
    D) AWB

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      AB

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

      AB

  4. Hy liverpool
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    RP

    Siggy or perreyra?

    I have richarlison btw.

    1. Pooodle
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Siggy

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

      Pereyra still

      1. Hy liverpool
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        1_1 then

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

      Siggy

      1. Hy liverpool
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        2_1

    4. MikeLowrey
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Pereyra

      1. Hy liverpool
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        2_2

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

      Can I vote Siggy again?

      1. Hy liverpool
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Haha

  5. I Have No Idea What I'…
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Is Alonso getting forward less as the games go on? I have only seen Chelsea highlights recently.

    Has Alonso just been unlucky or is he staying deeper than previous seasons?

    1. Pooodle
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      He does seem to be a bit deeper but he has hit the post a couple of times in the last few weeks so he’s been unlucky

    2. madame shelly
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Better value spreading the funds elsewhere. Get lovren for instance

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

      Seems like hes more relied upon for width which means he isnt as much in the box as before. He sometimes goes into the box when Haz drifts out wide, but Sarri wants Hazard to stay closer to the goal more of the time.

  6. boogle
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Classic 442 this GW - save a transfer? 0 ITB

    Lloris
    Robbo Digne Holebas Balbuena
    Salah Sane Anderson Richarlison
    (K)ane Rashford

    Wilson Doherty Hojbjerg

  7. Pooodle
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Finding this season quite annoying. Can’t complain too much considering it could be much worse but starting GW1 off at 39k and sitting at 32k after half the season very much just feels like treading water.

    Season low of 55k and season high of 14k but just seem unable to maintain a top 15k position or push on into the top 10k. Previous seasons I’ve often started very low and then pushed on throughout the season which gives much more of a sense of progress.

    Anyone also finding it impossible to really push on this season?

    1. Dannyb
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah, have one really good week and then an awful one, rinse and repeat.

      1. Pooodle
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah same - just can’t seem to have more than 1 or maybe 2 good weeks in a row. Really annoying!

        Didn’t help going for Martial over Pogba this week...

    2. Optimus.
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Not here.. 😉

      Gw1 - 16k

      Gw19 - 880k

      1. Pooodle
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Ouch - sorry mate! I shouldn’t really complain in comparison. You’ve got a long way to go though so can easily pull it back. A few seasons ago I was 1.2m after 12-14 weeks and finished top 10k

  8. FDMS All Starz
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Which combo is better?

    A) Jiménez-Son-KDB-Robertson (4-5-1)
    Or
    B) Kane-Richarlison-Fanderson-Bednarek (3-5-2)

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      A

  9. Alli 3',17',64�…
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    ditching Rudiger for Dinge over the next 3 is gonna bite me in the ass I just know it

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

      Risk worth taking

      1. Alli 3',17',64�…
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        have to get him, been putting it off and that hasnt worked lol

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

          Same got him last night, feel your pain

  10. Giles G
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Which is the better downgrade to fund Sterling & Brooks to Hazard & Pogba (-4)...?

    A) Robertson > Digne
    B) Ederson > Fabianski

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      I wouldn't get rid of robbo

    2. Pooodle
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      B

    3. Giles G
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Thanks.Really want Digne though. Can he keep up with Robbo??

      1. Pooodle
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Don’t think so because of Liverpool’s clean sheets

    4. madame shelly
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Robbo to taa maybe

      1. Giles G
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Have TAA already so think I will do Robbo > Digne. Thanks all

  11. Dannyb
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Rp, Sane to
    A - Eriksen
    B - Siggy
    C - Richarlison

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Prefer b myself

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

      None of them

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

      Pogba or Hazard if you don’t have them

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

      I have A and C... So B

      1. Hy liverpool
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Lol

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

      Keep sane

  12. Jay_
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Shout out to Ragabolly. Gw rank 447. (-4, but still)

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

        Wow. He had a cracker

        1. Jay_
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Well deserved after all his work he done for us. Egyptian King.

            1. Hy liverpool
              • 12 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              Hey hoo Egyptian what?
              I'm still egypt HOF. 😀

              1. Jay_
                  7 years, 2 months ago

                  😀 You're the pharaoh

                  1. Hy liverpool
                    • 12 Years
                    7 years, 2 months ago

                    😀
                    I feel better now

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

                      Hey Hassan, let's both be Egyptian kings 🙂

                      1. Hy liverpool
                        • 12 Years
                        7 years, 2 months ago

                        Lol.
                        Congrats mate you smashed it.. Keep it up

                        FFS Mods & Cons league is on fire now

          • Davido989
            • 15 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Wow! Congrats mate. And a lovely win for your boys tonight. Looking great.

            1. Jay_
                7 years, 2 months ago

                Cheers mate. Bitter sweet. Sold Anderson to Son -4.

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

              Lol. Thats a great name and grav

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

              Thanks man! Best GW rank I ever had, in 10 years!

          • Coaly
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            a) Son and Hojbjerg
            b) Richarlison and Perrerya

            Have a D of Trippier TAA Perriera Digne Wan B so can play 4-4-2 with the Hojbjerg option

            1. Pooodle
              • 16 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              B

              1. Coaly
                • 13 Years
                7 years, 2 months ago

                Thanks. Great ranks!

          • E25
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Fab Button
            TAA Digne Doherty Lovren/Shaw WB
            Salah Haz Martial Rich FAnderson
            Kane Rashford Kamara

            1. E25
              • 10 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              Thoughts on this WC?

            2. Pooodle
              • 16 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              Get Pogba instead of Martial

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

                I wouldn't get Pogba instead of Martial. Look at Martial's record year in, year out, he's a proven goalscorer who also gets assists. And he's a forward. Pogba isn't going to be scoring two from outside the box every match.

                1. Pooodle
                  • 16 Years
                  7 years, 2 months ago

                  No but Pogba is more nailed and definitely has it in him to really push on with goals and assists this year. Martial will likely rotate a bit with Sanchez, Lingard and Mata. (I’m a regretful Martial owner.)

              2. E25
                • 10 Years
                7 years, 2 months ago

                Need to find 0.6.....

                1. F_Ivanovic
                  • 10 Years
                  7 years, 2 months ago

                  Kiko Femenia instead of Lovren/Shaw - that's what I just did to fit in Pogba over Martial.

          • Dušan Citizen
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            I am losing this season. I think I will just play for fun until the end.

            Just did Vinagre to Holebas now and will probably get Vardy (C) and Rich for Rashford and Martial for -8 as they both may not start next match (with Sanchez and Lukaku back).

            Still no Salah, Auba, VVD/TAA, Felipe or Digne for me. Actually sold Felipe for Martial last GW.

            1. Alli 3',17',64�…
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              keep Martial he will start

            2. Optimus.
              • 15 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              Not to worry mate, double your OR and you are close to mine 🙄

              1. Optimus.
                • 15 Years
                7 years, 2 months ago

                * 😛 that was meant to be 😀

              2. Dušan Citizen
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 12 Years
                7 years, 2 months ago

                Woah, tough luck

                1. Optimus.
                  • 15 Years
                  7 years, 2 months ago

                  Thankfully it's only a game 😉

                  It's strange as I'm 1500 OR in SKY FF and finished inside the top 200 there OR last season

                  1. Dušan Citizen
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 12 Years
                    7 years, 2 months ago

                    I am getting worse season by season. Seems like I will never improve my best rank of 2071.

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

              Don’t sabotage your team - United have a great fixture and both of them could easily start

              1. Dušan Citizen
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 12 Years
                7 years, 2 months ago

                Warnock said that his players are tired. I don't have so good captain for next GW so Vardy could be gold.

          • Ruinenlust
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            F Anderson saved my GW.

            1. Pooodle
              • 16 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              And knocked me out of the cup...

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

                And kept me in the cup XD

          • Mooster©️
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Currently have Sane and Fraser. Want them out.
            This is my alternatives for -4:

            A Pogba FAnderson
            B Pogba Richarlison
            C Hazard Gibbs-White

            Please help!

            1. Pooodle
              • 16 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              B

            2. Where has all the rum gone?
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              A

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

              No love for Haz?

          • enrico.palazzo
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Would you keep Doherty on a wildcard?

            1. kennethrhcp
              • 15 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              yes

              1. kennethrhcp
                • 15 Years
                7 years, 2 months ago

                2 games in next 10 you'll only want to bench him

                1. enrico.palazzo
                  • 13 Years
                  7 years, 2 months ago

                  Thanks for that.

          • learnedlizard
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Who shoud get the armband
            A. Salah
            B. Haz
            C. Sane
            Cheers Lads.

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

              A is safe, I'd go B. If you're clinically insane.. go sane

          • fclackless [Brazil Nuts]
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            OR updated

            1. Optimus.
              • 15 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              Still inside the top 1m 😎

              1. Optimus.
                • 15 Years
                7 years, 2 months ago

                There's 5m+ players eating my dust, mostly dead teams but still!

          • Chris_White
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Sane, Sterling, Kane -> Salah, Son, Auba (-4)

            Madness?

            1. Pooodle
              • 16 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              Yes madness. Why would you dump Kane?

              1. Chris_White
                • 14 Years
                7 years, 2 months ago

                Better to do Alonso to someone like Digne I guess..

          • enrico.palazzo
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Aguero anyone?

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

              Wait until he hauls at the weekend

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

              I intend to get him back

            3. enrico.palazzo
              • 13 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              The idea is before 😉

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

                Ha, I know, if I knew he'd start I'd probably bring him in tbh, impossible to know at the best of times

          • barton fc
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            patricio
            alonso robbo doherty
            salah(c) hazard(vc) martial richarlison brooks
            aubba jimenez
            bench: hamer kola AWB quaner

            bench and captaincy correct?

          • F_Ivanovic
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Start one + bench order please?

            A) Kamara
            B) Jimenez
            C) Doherty

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

              Start B... AC

          • DV8R
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            On WC

            A) Pereya + Jimenez
            B) Anderson + Ings

            1. Where has all the rum gone?
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              B

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

              B I guess for now.

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

              I can see both doing well over next 3.. flip a coin (whichever is cheapest)

          • Balotellitubbies
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            How does this WC team look? 0 ITB

            Fabianski - Speroni
            Robertson - TAA - Digne - Doherty - AWB
            Salah - Hazard - Pogba - Anderson - Rich
            Kane - Jimenez - Kamara

            Want Son and also want to keep Alonso, but then one of Kane, Salah or Hazard has to go.

          • emyoueffsee
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Don't think I've ever scored 76 points and got a red arrow before.

            1. kennethrhcp
              • 15 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              that's mad! what position were you & did you have Anderson?

              1. kennethrhcp
                • 15 Years
                7 years, 2 months ago

                cancel the 2nd part of the Q!

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

                Fell from 5520 to 5702. Bit gutted as is my first red arrow since gw 11 and I was predicted to rise a few hundred.

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

              Same . Very high scoring week for most of my leagues despite lower average

          • Bob B
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Correct team/bench/captain?

            Fabianski
            Robertson TAA Digne
            Hazard Sane Pogba Richarlison
            (K)ane Aubameyang Jimenez

            Steele - Doherty - AWB - MGW

          • HurriKane
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Mark got rid of Fanderson for a hit

            atleast he got in pogba

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

              Did the same without the hit

          • Strchld
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            GW15 OR 13k
            GW19 OR 155k

            Oh yes. Cant be worse.