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Antonio starts up front for West Ham and Saint-Maximin returns to Newcastle side

There are no big line-up surprises for the two early Gameweek 35 kick-offs this afternoon.

Michail Antonio (£6.9m) continues in the striker role for David Moyes’ West Ham.

The FPL midfielder looks set to be flanked by Pablo Fornals (£6.0m) and Jarrod Bowen (£6.4m).

Behind that trio, Mark Noble (£4.9m) returns from a minor injury to retake his spot in midfield – alongside Tomas Soucek (£4.8m) and Declan Rice (£4.7m) – as Andriy Yarmolenko (£5.2m) drops to the bench.

Daniel Farke has named an unchanged Norwich XI from the GW34 defeat to Watford.

However, Todd Cantwell (£4.5m) is fit enough for a place on the bench after completely missing that 2-1 loss with a hamstring problem.

Norwich will be relegated if they suffer defeat at the hands of fellow strugglers West Ham, while a draw and Watford avoiding a loss to Newcastle will also seal their fate.

Nigel Pearson’s team, perhaps less surprisingly, is also unchanged after an acrobatic Danny Welbeck (£5.8m) goal saw the Hornets sting the Canaries for all three points on Tuesday.

The ex-Manchester United and Arsenal forward was only behind fellow goalscorer Craig Dawson (£4.8m) for transfers in of Watford assets ahead of this morning’s deadline.

After a 5-0 drubbing away to Manchester City, Steve Bruce has reverted to a more familiar looking 4-4-2/4-4-1-1 formation with Fabian Schar (£5.0m) expected to take up a central midfield role again.

There is a return to action for both Jamaal Lascelles (£4.3m) and Allan Saint-Maximin (£5.4m), who were both absent for that Etihad hammering.

Dwight Gayle (£5.0m) starts up front, with Miguel Almiron (£5.8m) set to play beside or behind the striker.

Both Gayle and Almiron were substitutes in Gameweek 34, with Javier Manquillo‘s (£4.3m) replacement of Emil Krafth (£4.3m) at right-back making it five changes in total for the Magpies.

Before kick-off, Bruce said:

What we’ve all had to do with the amount of games we’ve had is hope you can keep a few of them fit. We’re delighted we’ve been able to freshen the team up which will give us more up top.

Norwich XI: Krul; Lewis, Klose, Godfrey, Aarons; Tettey, Vrancic; O Hernandez, Stiepermann, Buendia; Pukki.

West Ham XI: Fabianski; Creswell, Ogbonna, Diop, Fredericks; Soucek, Noble, Rice; Fornals, Antonio, Bowen.

Watford XI: Foster; Masina, Dawson, Kabasele, Femenia; Hughes, Capoue; Welbeck, Doucouré, Sarr; Deeney.

Newcastle XI: Dubravka; Rose, Fernandez, Lascelles, Manquillo; Ritchie, Schar, Shelvey, Saint-Maximin; Almiron, Gayle.

1,665 Comments Post a Comment
  1. FFSbet.com
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Damn Salah,went with Martial(C)

  2. FPLHaggis
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    I have serious fomo on this Antonio haul. Congrats to the owners!!

  3. MagicMessi
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Antonyooooo fourth goal

  4. JBG
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Norwich have nothing to do in the PL. Laughably bad team.

    1. Qaiss
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      They spent 3 million pounds last summer. It's better having them in the PL than Burnley/Watford, etc.

  5. Totalfootball
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    This isnt fair .
    Norwich dont deserve to be a PL side .
    Those 4 goals should count have .

    1. Totalfootball
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Half*

  6. dmcqt
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Gutted that Antonio has lost his chance for five or six. What was Moyes thinking? Obviously not an owner.

    1. Guy Demel
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Ruining his confidence

      CS point locked in I guess

  7. The Wizard of Ozil
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    First Gameweek this season owning a West Ham player, is it always this good?

  8. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/22077212

    Now it's your turn Iheanacho!

  9. doppelganger
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Antoniooooo

    Did swap him for Son. Best transfer ever

    1. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Cool cat.

  10. threeputt
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Any love for WWFC for Monday on here ?

  11. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Mane 4 goals incoming now with Salah 4 assists

  12. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Watch Pulisic be rested vs. Norwich now!!

    1. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I have an awful feeling this will happen!

  13. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    I feel sick

  14. More_Goals
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Transferred Antonio in for Guendozi this morning...

    Chuffed! Thanks for the folks who advised on here!

  15. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Thanks to Bubz for the West Ham to win at evens tip

  16. Miguel Sanchez
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Captain a Chelsea player vs Norwich or a Man City player be Bournemouth

  17. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Penalty to Watford

  18. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Penalty.

    Watford

  19. Young Lingard
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Phone convo with my mini league leader
    ‘I’m gonna catch you I’ll take a hit don’t care , I’ll get in Antonio or Bowen or something ‘. Welll one of us took Bowen the other took (calls for the nurses)

  20. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    I was happy with going Pulisic over Antonio but now I’m not so sure......

  21. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    We're going to get absolutely screwed with midweek rotation 😆

  22. Greek Freak
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Sarr wins penalty!

    1. Greek Freak
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Surely it will be missed this time. The FPL gods don't like me after all.

  23. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Well done deeny owners

  24. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Watford pen. Sarr fouled

  25. Shultan
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Well done to those who got Antonio this week

    I used my FT to get Vardy as there was so much talk of him & I got FOMO

  26. Mr Arsenal
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    That is stuff of legend.

    Don’t own him and hat off to those who took the punt!

  27. DandyDon
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Az didn't go for Bowen in the end did he!?

  28. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Got to be in the corner

  29. MITHRRANDIRR
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    2 brainless moments from Newcastle. 2 pens.

  30. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Antonio needs 1 more attacking return to break SGW record

    Currently with walcott, Lamps Salah

    1. Big Mac 24
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      He’s off

    2. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Hes been subbed hasnt he?

    3. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      He's been subbed

      Clean sheet too.

    4. Hulk Smash
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Is 4 goals, a clean sheet and max bonus from a midfielder not a new record?!

      1. Rinseboy
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Salah vs Watford I think outscored that with 4 goals.and assit