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Why Fantasy managers should wait and see on West Ham this season

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Fantasy Premier League managers might want to exercise caution over West Ham assets at the start of 2019/20.

The Hammer start with a tough opening weekend fixture against Manchester City, but it is hard to guarantee Fantasy potential even in the more appealing matches that follow.

Looking at last season’s data, there is a possibility that their new-look attack could take some time to gel.

Meanwhile, the Hammers defence was questionable in 2018/19.

We’ve taken a look at all areas of Manuel Pellegrini’s team last season to see where Fantasy manager can find value in 2019/20.

As this article uses data from the Fantasy Football Scout Members Area, only those signed up for the new season can access it in full.

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  1. Catastrophe
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    A) Zouma & King
    B) Zinchenko & Barkley

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  2. nicoTours
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    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Sorry if it's out of the blue but when will we know in which division and which H2H FFS league we are?

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  3. Daryl Clares Right Foot
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Do we think Pepe is starting on Sunday?

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    1. jomikijiq
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      no chance

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    2. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Almost certainly no. Off the bench I reckon.

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  4. rozzo
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Comparing Fornals and Hallers stats from last season when they were playing for different clubs is largely irrelevant, no?

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    1. Swanremainsthesame
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Comparing stats for players who had mostly had a choice of the Sulk, SickNote, Little Chance, & what-he-still-doing-here to play with last half of the season doesn't make much sense either.

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  5. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Oh and thanks for the free article 😉

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    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Aaaaaand it's gone

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      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Very South Park.

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      2. teneighty
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        TL;DR anyway.

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      3. FPL_Gyarados
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        I thought I saw some colourful tables and went to the comments and came back and the members only barrier was there!

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  6. sentz05
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Any ideas how I can improve this team?

    Pope/ Heaton
    VVD | Robertson | Laporte | Dunk (Lundstram)
    Salah | KDB | Barkley | Perez (Doncker)
    Auba | Ings l King

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  7. Zenith UK
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Started a bit of a debate on P13 of the previous artcile about needing two captaincy options. Give us a hand here please?

    Ederson
    TAA, VVD, Walker, Digne, KWP
    Sterling, Richar, Moura, Tielemans
    Wilson (c)

    McGovern, Haller, Wilshere, Greenwood (0.5itb)

    Above team or do the following moves;
    Walker > 4.0 def
    Tielemans > Hayden
    Richar > Salah

    Option three: start Salah instead of Sterling

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  8. marcus2704
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    I dont see too many teams with both Kane and Aubameyang. It would mean going without Salah. How does it look in a 3-5-2?

    Ryan (Button)
    Zinch - Robertson - VVD - (Kelly, Lundstram)
    Fraser - Barkley - Doucoure - Sterling - Perez
    Aubameyang - Kane - (Greenwood)

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    1. mad_beer ✅
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Barkley will make you cry. Other than that, not bad.

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      1. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        hes such an easy choice - mote advanced, good fixtures, on pens, 6m

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    2. ZakyJ
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      My team on first page has Auba and Kane and Salah. Means KDB over Sterling

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    3. Zenith UK
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Barkley > Wilshere
      Doucoure > Camarasa
      Upgrade Kelly > 6.0 DEF?

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  9. Dacra
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Brighton signing a right back destroy Montoya pick?

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    1. avfc82
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      No, he's gone into the U23 squad, so Montoya owners should be safe.

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  10. Reckoner.
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Only doubts I have over my team are:

    Zinchenko - How many games will he be in the team for?
    Coleman - Possible rotation risk with incoming transfer?
    TAA - Am I better off with the safety of Robertson?

    Can anyone put my mind at ease or give me reason to change?

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    1. sentz05
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      YES YES YES

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      1. Garlana
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        How do you answer yes to his first question?

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        1. Rupert The Horse
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          yes

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    2. Pamijoe
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I think it may be safer to start with Robbo and then switch to TAA if he's looking better. Hasn't been too great in Preseason and may be a rotation risk with Gomez able to play on the right and Matip slotting into the middle

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  11. Hitman MHK
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Anyone rotating around two 4.5 defenders in a 4-4-2 or a 6.0 midfielder in a 3-5-2?

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    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      i rotate and have a 6 m mid in 352 🙂

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      1. Hitman MHK
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Barkley or Trossard? Haha

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    2. Evil Genius
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Nope, but I am rotating 3x 4.5m defenders.

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      1. Hitman MHK
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Playing two each week?

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  12. b91jh
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Perez or Trossard?

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    1. yakirh
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Perez
      Better team.

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    2. Majestic Chanka
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Perez

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  13. DIMITRIS
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Please help, what's better:
    A) VVD in defence which looks like this : Robbo| VVD| AWB | Montoya
    or
    B) VVD out for Trossard and 4.5 rotating pair of defenders , and my mid would look like this in 3-5-2 : Sterling | Salah | Fraser | Maddison | Trossard

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    1. yakirh
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      VVD

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      1. DIMITRIS
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Thanks

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    2. Will
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Targett (4.5) or Lundstram (4.0) over Montoya?

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      1. DIMITRIS
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        I have Lunstram on bench, but I kinda like Montoya's opening fixtures

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  14. Pamijoe
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Thoughts please

    Pope
    VVD/Digne/Pieters
    Salah/Sterling/Perez/Fraser
    Kane/Murray/Wesley

    Subs:Button/Dendoncker/Lundstram/Guilbert

    Considering to wildcard early-ish probably after first International break

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  15. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Just got tickets to see the Lomachanko fight, ringside baby!

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    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Amazing

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      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Going with Top Marx

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  16. yakirh
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Score prediction for Manchester United vs Chelsea?

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    1. HamezMace
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      2-1 United.

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  17. PRENO
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Anyone fancy nibbling on this team:

    Ryan (Button)

    VVD, Digne, C.Taylor, Rico (Guilbert)

    Salah (C), Sterling, Martial (McGinn, Hayden)

    Auba, King, Wesley

    £0.5M ITB

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    1. yakirh
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Too light in defense IMO

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  18. Igor-Stimac
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Why is everyone dropping Zinch - have I missed something?

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    1. Harper (No more Penandes)
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      They signed Cancelo who could be a threat

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      1. Igor-Stimac
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        I had it in my head he was a RB *Facepalm*

        Alternatives?

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      2. Lukakus talking
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Isn't Cancelo a right back?

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        1. Harper (No more Penandes)
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Can play LB

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    2. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      people just being less brave day before season starts

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  19. Iceball
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    If you would get a ManU defender, then who? AWB, Shaw, Maguire? And why?

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    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Maguire, he's got a big ed

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      1. HamezMace
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        So would you if someone just pay £80m for you. Even if that someone is shockingly bad at his job.

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    2. yakirh
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      AWB, every clean sheet = 9 points for this guy

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    3. Dion D's Solo Shower
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      AWB - BAPs magnet
      Shaw more attacking though..

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    4. Muchentuchel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I'd get Maguire but defo not for the first gw.
      He's an aerial threat and the whole United team can cross. Set pieces should be really effective with Pogba, Rash, Maguire...

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  20. Beavis
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    David Silva has scored more goals against West Ham than against any other team.

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  21. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Could be Andy Carroll (TC) again? 😀

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    1. Make Arrows Green Again
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      If TC stands for "terminated contract"

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  22. Dichio24
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    A: KDB + Trossard + King
    B: Siggy + Trossard + Wilson
    C: Siggy + Fraser + King(or any other 6,5 FWD)

    Opinions?

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    1. BRS75
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      If you've got Sterling then C, and I would maybe go for a different 6.5 ST like Jota

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      1. Dichio24
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Cheers! Got Sterling, and Jota is on my watchlist. Will see how much he plays tonight in Armenia. Don't fancy a Bournemouth double up.

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  23. milanista10
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    A) Rico & Martial
    B) Zinchenko & Trossard

    Both will start..

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  24. GlasgeeRangers
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    0.5 to spare

    Ederson ( Button )
    Luiz, Maguire, TAA, VVD ( O'Connell)
    Sterling, KDB, Moura, Ceballos ( Deondoncker)
    Firminho, Kean ( greenwood )

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  25. Sloths
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Sidebe 5.5M will he be starting?

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    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      no

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  26. halfwhere
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Back to 3-4-3, very happy:

    Heaton

    Robbo - Van Djiik - Rico

    Salah - Sterling - Lucas - Barkley

    Vardy - King - Haller

    Subs: McGovern - Lundstrøm - Dendo - Diop

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  27. avfc82
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Dean Smith has confirmed that there will be no more signings before the transfer deadline.

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    1. HamezMace
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      You've had your quota of new signings for the next three years.

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      1. avfc82
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        That's a fair point 🙂

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  28. germanyozil10
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Do you like my final draft?

    Pickford (4.0)
    TAA VVD Zinchenko Rico (Targett)
    Salah Sterling Fraser Moura (DD)
    Wilson Jota (4.5)

    Pretty like this. I hope it will hv a gd start.

    Give up Digne but get the cs point from Pickford. EVE first 4 weeks fixtures are far better than other 4.5 GK and it also allows me to get two 7.5 midfielder (Fraser/Martial/D Silva/Pulisic) and 6.5 forward (Jota/Wood/King) at the same time.

    Pope & Coleman will get at gw5.

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  29. BRS75
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    A or B?

    A: Kane, KDB, Walker-Peters

    B: Haller, Sterling, Digne

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  30. Tomerick
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Should I play Wesley, O’Connell or Montoya for GW1?

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