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

8 August 2019 2384 comments
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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. footballcandy
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    Pope (Henderson)
    Robbo - VVD - Digne (Zouma - Gibson)
    Salah - KDB - Fraser - Perez - Trossard
    Wilson - Wood (Ings)

    Fairly happy witht the balance in this team

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    1. Karan_G14
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      You've spent too much on the bench.

      We have almost exactly the same starting 11 but I have Sterling over KDB.

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    2. sentz05
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Wouldn't touch Chelsea defence. I think they're going to have a terrible season. Hazard saved them year after year. Seems like Lamps has alrady lost the dressng room with Luiz leaving.

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      1. Swanremainsthesame
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 15 days ago

        One flake does not a dressing room make.

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      2. Gommy
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 15 days ago

        With regards to Hazard, you may have had a case last season but year after year? Please, Hazard is superb but he would be far closer to Messi & Cristiano's level if it wasn't for his inconsistency.

        As for losing the dressing room, complete tosh. Luiz has been told he's 4th choice once Rudiger's fit. He now wishes to move to get that game time elsewhere - completely amicable for all parties.

        Have your own opinions for not touching Chelsea's defence but please educate yourself.

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  2. Whazza
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    If United don't sign a Lukaku-replacement I'll be all over Martial at 7.5

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    1. Karan_G14
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Im considering him over Fraser but not convinced just yet.
      Might be worth waiting for a couple of games?

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      1. Whazza
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 15 days ago

        I don't see the point in waiting, could play it safe with Moura/Fraser for two weeks I guess but costs a transfer

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        1. Whazza
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 15 days ago

          If he's good vs Chelsea you might not be able to afford that though, without cash in the bank

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          1. Karan_G14
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 15 days ago

            Yeah I agree about that but its more likely that I will make a move in GW3 when I have 2 transfers so cash shouldn't be a problem.

            He's probably a better bet and more nailed than Moura but Fraser seems like a safe pick for the first 2 and then jumping on these emerging mids.

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            1. Whazza
              • 14 Years
              7 years, 15 days ago

              Very good logic to that, Fraser seems like a long-term pick though. I've gone both cherries up top instead. Eyeing up Haller/Jota or both in the near future. It's hard with Bou players if they smash it gw 1-2 you might end up keeping them too long

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              1. Karan_G14
                • 10 Years
                7 years, 15 days ago

                Yes it obviously depends on Fraser. But hey if he smashes it then its probably a good thing.

                Currently siding with Deeney over King because ive got Fraser.

                Im also interested in Jota if hes benched tonight by any chance more than likely I will start with him only.

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                1. Whazza
                  • 14 Years
                  7 years, 15 days ago

                  Fair enough, Fraser could be a season-keeper (again). So we have very similar thoughts, starting with Fraser+Deeney does sound a bit safer than Martial+King.

                  And I have Barkley over Trossard, I might be lured in to having a Utd and Che attacker instead of Bha and Wat though just because it looks nicer on paper

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    2. Chilli Heatwave
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Definitely on the watch list

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    3. Dannyb
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Same, big if though.

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    4. DeathoftheParty
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Looking at Manzukic... Which means they're after a bench warmer. Martial could be a great pick, deffo my punt.

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      1. Whazza
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 15 days ago

        Someone like him would not worry me indeed, doesn't have the legs

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  3. mcgrejam
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    Trent or Robertson?

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    1. Chilli Heatwave
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Trent

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    2. Dannyb
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Robbo

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    3. The King
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      TAA

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    4. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Robbo

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    5. Miguel Sanchez
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Trent if you have a decent bench

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    6. yakirh
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      I want both, with cherries on top

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  4. Bubbles1985
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    Heaton
    Robertson TAA(vc) Digne
    Sterling(c) Siggy Martial Perez Pulisic
    Haller Wilson

    Button Maupay Aarons Johnson

    I have 0.5m itb...

    How's it looking...?!

    Thanks!

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  5. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    This merely proves my point. Which is, that Pellegrini would be mad to leave Snodgrass out, if he wants Haller to fire. Which, presumably, he does. So both Yarmolenko and Lanzini will have to watch out. And Fornals. From the bench, probably.

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    1. Chilli Heatwave
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Completely agree, snodgrass brings so much to them that the others don’t imo

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    2. avfc82
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Love Snodgrass, did so well for us on loan.

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    3. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      How do you leave out Anderson, Lanzini, Fornals and Antonio?

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      1. HamezMace
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 15 days ago

        When you put it like that, what a squad WHU have.

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      2. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 15 days ago

        Anderson will play. It's the others.

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    4. Swanremainsthesame
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Does seem a bit of an overload on the right
      Fornals, Yarmolenko, Snodgrass, Antonio, Diangana

      Surely the man has a plan

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    5. greghammer95
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Disagree - Snodders works hard but quality isn't there for me.

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      1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 15 days ago

        Well, his "quality" is way in excess of the others. Especially on a dead ball.

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        1. greghammer95
          • 16 Years
          7 years, 15 days ago

          So Snodgrass has more quality than Lanzini?

          Dead ball don't get me wrong he's good, but in open play I don't rate his end product.

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          1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            7 years, 15 days ago

            OK. 🙂

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  6. rjcv177
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    Morning guys
    From gw1 to gw4

    A) murray (343)
    B) trossard (352)

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    1. Dannyb
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      B

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      1. rjcv177
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 15 days ago

        Thkx
        Would u downgrade digne to coleman to get any 6.5 fwd or mid?

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        1. Dannyb
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 15 days ago

          No, Everton have just signed Sidibe so Coleman place might be in danger.

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    2. Karan_G14
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Tross as Murray isnt nailed.

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  7. JELLYFISH
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    I've concluded that 352 formation gives my team better balance and cover on the bench than 442 so am currently on this:

    Pope
    VVD TAA KWP
    Salah Sterling McGinn Perez Trossard
    Auba King

    Button Greenwood Mings Lundstrom

    Thoughts?

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    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Similar to me but I went Kane

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  8. Babek
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    RMT
    Any thoughts?

    Button/Pickford
    VVD/Digne/Dunk/Wan Bissaka/Boly
    Sigurdsson/Perez/Fraser/Salah/Filipe Anderson
    Sharp/King/Jota
    2.5 in Bank

    Cheers!

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  9. Hig1990
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    Thoughts on this tesam?

    Heaton (Button)
    VVD, Digne, Zinch (Kelly, Lund)
    Salah, Sterling, Perez, Trossard (Dend)
    Kane, Wood, King

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    1. Dannyb
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Almost identical to mine

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    2. Babek
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      I would change Wood or King, don't like to go with 2 strikers from same team, but that's just me. But than again King can play AM?

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      1. Dannyb
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 15 days ago

        Eh?

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        1. Hig1990
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 15 days ago

          Danny - I am still toying with swapping Wood to Murray and Trossard to another 5.5-6.5 (McGinn, Grealish,Lanzini?) Thoughts?

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          1. BIind Moth
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 15 days ago

            This is what I had before the Maupay transfer. (Murray & Lanzini) loved it but now can't trust Murray's game time.

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            1. Hig1990
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 15 days ago

              I did as well mate. Maybe leaving Wood & Trossard is the best option with regards to nailedness

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  10. FTL9
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    G2G?

    Ederson
    Digne, Zouma, TAA, Montoya
    Salah (C), Trossard, Perez, Sterling
    Kane (VC), King

    Button, Dendoncker, Lundstram, Greenwood

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    1. Hig1990
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Like it mate. Great team with the big 3. G2G

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      1. borko
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 15 days ago

        Almost as mine...

        Walker peters,robertoson,robinson,wilson,lloris)zuma,taa,perez,king,ederson)

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  11. Emiliano Sala
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    4 hours and then we have soyunju nailed in leicester CB. Best 4.5?

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    1. danlynch13
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Is he nailed if they don’t sign anyone?

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      1. HamezMace
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 15 days ago

        Seems so, more preseason minutes than Maguire, only competition from Wes Morgan really I think.

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      2. Emiliano Sala
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 15 days ago

        Yes. They have morgan but too old to start

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    2. yakirh
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      No attacking potential

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  12. pablo discobar
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    GK Heaton
    DEF Wan Bis, VVD, Digne, Rico
    MID Salah, Siggy, Perez, Sterling
    FWD Kane, King

    Subs (Button), Greenwood, Deondoker, Lundstram 

    Happy with this although I'd love another 4.5 defender. It would be siggy or Perez out to fund this. Rico and Lund rotate fine.

    Siggy to Trossard?

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    1. JELLYFISH
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Prefer Auba over Kane but thats a nice team

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    2. Chilli Heatwave
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Almost identical to mine, so I like it. Only difference I went taa and KWP over wanb and Rico

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    3. Lukakus talking
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      If you do the Siggy to Trossard move, that's basically my team (see below)!

      Allows you to upgrade to Zinc/Zouma as a decent 4th defender

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    4. Dannyb
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Siggy to Martial? Provided United dont sign another striker.

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      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 15 days ago

        Martial could make an absolute mockery of that price tag...

        I'd love to upgrade Ings to him but it's a huge stretch...

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    5. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Barkley over King gets you an extra 0.5m?

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  13. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    Score prediction Burnley - Soton?

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    1. Karan_G14
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      1-1

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    2. Dannyb
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      2-1 Burnley. Wood brace, hopefully.....

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    3. LangerznMash
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      1-0 Wood

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    4. Swanremainsthesame
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      0-0

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    5. yakirh
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      1-1 or 0-0

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  14. Lukakus talking
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    Thoughts please?

    Heaton (Button)

    Robbo, Zinc, Digne, Shaw (Lundstram)

    Salah, Sterling, Perez Trossard (Dendonker)

    Kane King (Greenwood)

    Thanks in advance!

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  15. Wings Fan
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    A) KDB, Sigurdsson, KWP
    B) Sterling, Barkley, Dunk

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    1. jomikijiq
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      B

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  16. Gaffa914
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    Who is Watford’s starting right back, Janmaat or Kiko Femenia?

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    1. jomikijiq
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Kiko

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  17. danlynch13
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    Please help..

    A) VVD + Trossard
    B) Moura + 2 rotating 4.5

    Thanks!

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    1. Dannyb
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      A

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    2. Chilli Heatwave
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      A

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    3. jomikijiq
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      A

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    4. greghammer95
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      A with Barkley.

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    5. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Get Moura + VVD

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  18. eb1315
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    RMT 4-4-2

    Pope 4m

    Trent WP Zouma Rico (Diop)

    Salah Sterling Moura Pulisic (Dendoncker)

    Kane King (Greenwood)

    might do Pulisic to Barkley and Diop to AWB but really want Pulisic

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    1. greghammer95
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Keep Pulisic if you want him, he's a nice punt. Wouldn't choose Diop, look at Guilbert at Villa instead.

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    2. nisag17
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      I just don't get the hype for fitting in three big hitters. Both Robertson and VVD crossed 200 points last season and will probably do so again or get very close. Kane typical case scenario is also a little over 200. How can you leave players out at 6.5, 7 but get players at 11 who will probably get similar number of points. Boggles me. Plus Liverpool have easy early fixtures, so Kane doesn't even have a fixture advantage. Plus with Salah and Sterling there is no captaincy benefit to Kane.

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  19. Igor-Stimac
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    How's this? I've had a bit of short termism with this thinking I'm going to wildcard week four anyway. Shall I sack of Heaton for the first game?

    Heaton
    Digne - Zinch - Robertson (Diop, Rico)
    Salah - Sterling - KDB - Perez - Robinson
    Wilson - Adams (Greenwood)

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    1. Chilli Heatwave
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      No, should be good for save point if nothing else first game

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    2. DeathoftheParty
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Don't think that's a short term team.

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  20. BKP17
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    RMT Please

    GK : Pope, Heaton
    DEF : Digne, VVD, Stacey, Montoya, Lundstram
    MID : Salah, Sterling, Perez, Barkley, Trossard
    ATK : Rashford, Wilson, Adams

    Thanks in advance

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    1. jomikijiq
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      I'd downgrade Rash and upgrade def

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      1. BKP17
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 15 days ago

        Which defender?

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    2. LangerznMash
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Are you bench boosting GW1?

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      1. BKP17
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 15 days ago

        Not planning on it

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  21. greghammer95
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    What a load of rubbish in the above article...

    Firstly, the second comparison table has conveniently left Snodgrass out, would love to see what his minutes per key pass is after making the point below that Snodgrass is the more creative player. As you've said, a lot of Snodgrass chance creation would've been from set pieces, Fornals clearly the better player from open play.

    West Ham attack will be different this year being a lot more fluid with Anderson, Lanzini, Fornals AND Haller all interchanging and being an attacking quartet mixing around. There will be more goals, pre-season has shown this.

    Also failed to mention the fact that Haller will likely be on pens.

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    1. Swanremainsthesame
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      sssshhhhh.

      Everybody's avoiding them should be good for 0.1 ownership at this rate, lots of lovely price rise.

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      1. greghammer95
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 15 days ago

        True true 😀

        Haller or Lanzini will be in my GW1 team, not sure which yet.

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  22. sneif4
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    Thoughts appreciated on this bunch:

    Pope
    AWB Robertson Digne Walker
    Salah KDB Fraser Perez
    Vardy Wilson
    Heaton Greenwood Lundstrom Hayden

    0.5itb

    Current concerns:
    Double Leicester and Bournemouth
    AWB value/alternative

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    1. jomikijiq
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Walker -> Laporte and g2g

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      1. sneif4
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 15 days ago

        No concern with Laporte's yellow flag?

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  23. DIMITRIS
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    This is it finally , RMT please :
    Pope ( Button)
    VVD | Robertson | AWB | Montoya (Lundstram)
    Salah | Sterling | Fraser | Perez (Doncker)
    Wilson | Rashford ( Greenwood )

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    1. jomikijiq
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      good

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      1. DIMITRIS
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 15 days ago

        thanks

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  24. eb1315
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    3-5-2 vs 4-4-2, discuss

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  25. Pukki Party
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    Lol
    A) Wilson Camarasa
    B) King Tielemans

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  26. Fire Chief Moe
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    Im pretty sure my number next to my name was 9 last year, anyway to check if its right?

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    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Yep

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  27. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    Tough decisions...thoughts between this

    A: Digne + TAA + Wilson
    B: Coleman + Guilbert/Rico rotation + Auba

    Other defenders are VVD // Zincheko // Rico

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  28. C'mon the Fylde
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    Any thoughts?
    Should I stick or change?

    Ederson
    Robertson VVD Zinchenko Lundstram
    Salah Sterling Fraser Perez Martial
    Wilson

    Button, Ramsay, Greenwood, Xande-Silva

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  29. Azzastaan
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    Ederson
    Digne Robertson VVd dunk
    Salah Sterling Perez Barkley
    Kane Ayew

    Rmt cheers

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    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      Ayew serious with that 5.0 fwd...? Ederson to a 4.5 and Ayew to Wood/Jota/King etc

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      1. Azzastaan
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 15 days ago

        I dont like any strikers

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  30. HamezMace
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 15 days ago

    I know nothing about Yapi, the right back Brighton have signed. Is he a threat to Montoya, or just back up?

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    1. avfc82
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 15 days ago

      I believe he's gone into the U23 squad, so no immediate concern for Montoya owners.

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      1. HamezMace
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 15 days ago

        Perfect, thank you

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