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2 March 2019 1011 comments
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Marko Arnautovic (£6.8m) has been named on the bench again for West Ham.

Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernandez (£6.1m) leads the line against Newcastle in the Saturday evening kick-off.

That means Arnautovic has started just once in the last six Gameweeks.

Manuel Lanzini (£6.4m) continues his comeback as he earns his first start in 293 days after a bad injury.

He looks to be operating in the middle of a three-man attacking midfield, flanked by Felipe Anderson (£7.2m) and Robert Snodgrass (£5.0m).

Fabian Balbuena (£4.2m) is still not fit enough for the matchday squad, which means Angelo Ogbonna (£4.2m) and Issa Diop (£4.3m).

The main Fantasy interest in the Newcastle side will be focussed around Salomón Rondón (£5.9m), owned by 8.1%.

He starts up front in the 5-4-1 formation favoured by Rafa Benitez with Miguel Almirón (£6.0m) and Ayoze Perez (£6.1m) providing the width.

West Ham United XI: Fabianski; Cresswell, Diop, Ogbonna, Fredericks; Rice, Noble; Anderson, Lanzini, Snodgrass; Chicharito.

Newcastle United XI: Dubravka; Manquillo, Lascelles, Lejeune, Schär, Ritchie; Ayoze Pérez, Hayden, Longstaff, Almirón; Rondón

  1. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 7 days ago

    Rice is on fire.

    1. panda07
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 7 days ago

      They took our potatoes and now they've taken our rice

      1. Ógie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 7 days ago

        The reason the Irish started planting spuds was because the crown forces would not go to the trouble of digging them up and destroying the crop like they used do with wheat and corn.

        1. panda07
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 7 days ago

          They didn't destroy the wheat and corn, they exported it while people were starving

    2. TheDragon
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 days ago

      Over cooked it?

  2. jtreble
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 days ago

    Do we know what’s going on with the Arnie situation. Very, very strange.

    1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 days ago

      Don’t get why they didn’t just sell him.

    2. andrewe63
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 days ago

      They're saving him for GW31- obvious

    3. tisza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 days ago

      He's a difficult character maybe not going all out in training or poor attitude

    4. DandyDon
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 days ago

      Just easing him back in annoying as he offers so much more than Hernandez

    5. Eytexi
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 days ago

      Probably not fit looking at recent minutes.

  3. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 days ago

    Snoddy the one!

  4. TLF
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 days ago

    Riiiiccccceeee

  5. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 days ago

    Hopefully plenty more of that from Rice in Ireland's push for Euro 2020!

    1. Hands Guber
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 days ago

      Cruel troll. Ban!

    2. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 7 days ago

      I would love to see his face when he looks at Dier heading to 2020 while he is told you are staying at home.

      1. Rainer
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 days ago

        I don't think this is another Grealish, Ogie. Rice is a talent!

        1. Ógie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 7 days ago

          I know he has got it but he would not be the first that they have overlooked.

          An embarrassment of riches that they dont know what to do with.

  6. Hands Guber
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 days ago

    Did not think Declan Rice would be giving me a little boost after an awful day of FPL. Thank the Lords of Football. And curse them.

    1. Debauchy
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 7 days ago

      Nice

  7. LewanGOALski
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 days ago

    Rival owns Rice - FML...

  8. Debauchy
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 7 days ago

    Wd Rice owners

    1. Mysterion
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 days ago

      Quina owners in tears...

  9. Mattias
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 days ago

    Rice captainers incoming...

  10. Mo Mané Mo Problems
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 days ago

    Right, just need a Schar yellow now.

    1. Zladan
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 days ago

      I'd rather Schar gets the YC next week so he misses GW31 lol

      1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 7 days ago

        He needs two.

      2. Zladan
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 7 days ago

        Oh wait.. he needs one this week too! Yes Schar YC please!

  11. DV8R
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 days ago

    If Felipe could score/assist, that would be great

  12. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 7 days ago

    Rice 1st sub.... aaarrrrggghhhh!

  13. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 7 days ago

    No Newcastle clean sheet 🙂

  14. Ahmed Adam
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 days ago

    Fantasy is Almost Luck Game.

    1. tucaoneo
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 days ago

      *All

      1. The Big Fella
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 days ago

        Funny how some people are consistently lucky every year though right?

  15. HNI
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 days ago

    Lukaku is perfect example of how far hard work can take you. Gets you to play at top level at best but never be considered world class like Kane/Kun/Lewondowski. Sadly first touch is something the talented ones are born with and cant be taught. Will always respect this talentless player for managing to play for a top 10 club in world thanks to his sheer determination and hardwork

    1. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 days ago

      Can't be taught? Born with? Have you seen how useless babies are, mate?

  16. barcaa7
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 7 days ago

    Pogba to Mane and Kola to Rice for -4?

  17. TLF
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 days ago

    Rice in for Doherty this week, what a result

    1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 days ago

      Really? That is ludricous.

      1. TLF
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 days ago

        Lucky move

    2. Mattias
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 days ago

      Wow! What brought you to do that?

      1. Mysterion
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 7 days ago

        Jonzy or Jade I'm guessing

      2. TLF
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 days ago

        Needed to ditch someone to free up cash to enable Son to Sterling/Hazard. When I heard the news about Doherty being benched this morning, I ditched him for Rice. These moments don't happen often, will enjoy 🙂 wish I'd gone Hazard instead of Raheem now but can't get it all right.

        1. Mattias
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 7 days ago

          Nicely done. I missed the Doherty news. Would likely have played AWB if I'd have known

    3. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 days ago

      You're a smoooooth criminal

      1. TLF
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 days ago

        Jammy

  18. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 7 days ago

    Doherty's 1 pointer blocking Rice first sub

    Grrr......

  19. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 days ago

    Yeuck, not Fanny? 🙁

    1. TAT
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 days ago

      Nope.
      Stuck with him now, unless I don't do a -8 or -12 to get rid.

    2. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 days ago

      Snoddy ruins Fanny.

  20. JCrosbie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 7 days ago

    Whats the situation with Patricio?

    1. tucaoneo
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 days ago

      Official reason: rotation to prepare Ruddy for FA Cup

      1. JCrosbie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 7 days ago

        Thanks,

        Unusual ha

  21. twoplustwo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 days ago

    At least rough and smooth will be bantz this week

  22. Yank Revolution
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 days ago

    Double KO, blood spewing

    1. Zladan
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 days ago

      Thankfully not Fanny related.

  23. Zladan
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 days ago

    West Ham midfielders auditioning for a place in my team as a Pogba replacement/TAA enabler. They are up against competition from Brooks & Fraser.

  24. DV8R
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 days ago

    Nasty head injury

    1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 days ago

      Who?

      1. DV8R
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 7 days ago

        Manquillo but he's okay now

  25. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 7 days ago

    Bloodbath!

  26. sovietrockettes
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 7 days ago

    I don’t see Rashford playing both games in DGW 32...

    And so, perhaps now is the time:

    Rashford>Vardy, Jota>Hayden for a -4? Would give me 10 for GW 31 and one more FT to get a starting 11 potentially in place....

  27. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 days ago

    Arnie wrecking me man.

  28. LewanGOALski
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 days ago

    For GWs: 30, 31, 33:

    A) D.Luiz (WOL, eve, WHU)
    B) Perreira (FUL, bur, hud)
    C) Clyne (hud, NEW, BUR)
    ?

    1. JohnBlack
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 days ago

      B

  29. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 7 days ago

    Rival in ML has Sane with Rice first sub

    1. TAT
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 days ago

      Some ML rivals have incredible luck!

  30. Bored Bear
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 7 days ago

    RICE ESSENTIAL?

    1. WD27
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 days ago

      Only with a curry