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Antonio starts 3rd league game in a row as Zaha returns for Palace

In-form Michail Antonio (£6.4m) is starting his third Premier League game in a row for the Hammers up-front.

Supporting Antonio are Said Benrahma (£6.0m), Jarrod Bowen (£6.3m) and Pablo Fornals (£6.1m).

Budget midfielder Tomas Soucek (£5.3m) lines-up alongside Declan Rice (£4.8m) in midfield.

Aaron Cresswell (£5.4m) and Vladimir Coufal (£4.7m) start at full-back, with Angelo Ogbonna (£5.0m) and Craig Dawson (£4.5m) in the heart of defence.

Lukasz Fabianski (£5.1m) is a regular starter in goal.

Crystal Palace talisman Wilfried Zaha (£7.2m) returns for the Eagles in a front two, paired with Christian Benteke (£5.5m).

Eberechi Eze (£5.8m) and Andros Townsend (£5.6m) start out wide, with Luka Milivojevic (£5.6m) and James McArthur (£5.2m) in centre midfield.

Budget favourite Tyrick Mitchell (£3.9m) keeps his place at left-back, with Joel Ward (£4.3m) opposite.

FPL midfielder Cheick Kouyate (£5.0m) returns at central defence with veteran Gary Cahill (£4.5m). Vincente Guaita (£4.8m) remains in goal.

Callum Wilson (£6.6m) leads the line for the Toon, hoping to score his first goal in seven games.

Ryan Fraser (£5.6m) and Miguel Almiron (£5.6m) take up the wide positions, with Jonjo Shelvey (£5.3m) and Jeff Hendrick (£4.6m).

FPL midfielder Isaac Hayden (£4.7m) joins Jamal Lascelles (£4.2m) and Fabian Schar (£4.9m) at centre-back.

Winger Jacob Murphy (£4.9m) has been deployed as right-wing-back, with summer signing Jamal Lewis (£4.2m) opposite..

Karl Darlow (£5.0m) retains his place in goal.

Patrick Bamford (£6.7m) will be hoping to get back to goalscoring ways for his 50.1% ownership.

Marcelo Bielsa has lined up with a midfield four of Jack Harrison (£5.4m), Raphinha (£5.4m), out-of-position forward Rodrigo (£5.7m) and out-of-position defender Stuart Dallas (£4.8m).

Kalvin Phillips (£4.9m) is anchoring the midfield. Luke Ayling (£4.5m) moves out to right-back, with Diego Llorente (£4.4m) returning to partner Liam Cooper (£4.3m) at centre-back. Ezgjan Allioski (£4.5m) keeps his place at left-back.

Illan Meslier (£4.7m) has recovered from illness to reclaim the goalkeeping jersey.

West Ham XI: Fabianski; Coufal, Ogbonna, Dawson, Cresswell; Rice, Soucek; Bowen, Benrahma, Fornals; Antonio

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita; Ward, Kouyate, Cahill, Mitchell; Townsend, Milivojevic, McArthur, Eze; Zaha, Benteke

Newcastle XI: Darlow; Murphy, Hayden, Schar, Lascelles, Lewis; Shelvey, Hendrick, Almiron, Fraser; Wilson

Leeds XI: Meslier; Allioski, Cooper, Llorente, Ayling; Phillips, Dallas, Raphinha, Rodrigo, Harrison; Bamford

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  1. Ha.
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Any chance of a Stones benching?

    1. DAZZ
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      He was benched in the FA Cup

    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Nah, he is in the leaked City team

      1. GE
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Cancelo, Dias and Gundogan there also? 🙁

    3. ivantys
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Shouldn't have started 4 at the back.

  2. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    This Soucek thing has opened up my selling Son in GW2 scar

  3. AzzaroMax99
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Cresswell, Soucek & Antonio owner. Jammy points xD

    1. Big Mac 24
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Me too, but Cress 1st and Soucek 2nd subs 🙁 , hope for Cancelo and Stones benchings and no clean sheet for MCY!

  4. joey
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    25 minutes in and my bench this week has destroyed my boosted bench last week.

    I'm dangerously good at this game

  5. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    They've fixed it now. Bruno has got the assist for the 2nd Hammers goal.

    1. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      And Kane has the goal

      1. Yank Revolution
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        It was McCauley's

    2. djman102
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      But Rooney touched it!

  6. Subzero (-4)
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone else sell Soucek for a -4 for Gündogan????

    Just me

    1. RamboRN
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Did it for a free, still upset.

      1. Subzero (-4)
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Got to laugh sometimes. Couldn’t write it 😉

    2. THL33
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      for Foden, yes, I feel your pain

      1. Subzero (-4)
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        A couple of city penalties with Foden assists and gundo goals will soften the blow. If not there is always whiskey 😉

    3. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      > Rash (-4)

      Rash probably won’t even start now. Gotta laugh!

    4. TRE2
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Yes

    5. joey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      You fool. He's third sub for me, with zero chance of coming on

    6. citizenkane
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Me too. It hurts

  7. Scholes Out For Summer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    First time getting Soucek points juhuhuhuhu get in

    1. ilikewud
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Well done! I start Coufal - thought Zaha was out and could see the CS but here we are lol

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

    Anyone know soucek’s top 10k eo? Cant get onto live fpl

    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Probably like 15%-20%

    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      23% EO (but 56% ownership)

      1. Bubz
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Hell fire

  9. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    They said Soueck can’t get attacking returns with Antonio in the side.

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Must be deluded 😆

    2. ivantys
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Probably same as those who said bruno's bad with pogba in side or grealish good with barkley in side 😀

  10. thegaffer82
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Got to chuckle at this funny game we call FPL.
    Soucek hasn’t had a sniff of a goal since Antonio came back into the team... So clever clogs here thought it’d be a good time to spend some of that £££ in the bank on Soucek > Rashford (-4)...

    Ouch 🙂

    1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Could still come good 🙂

    2. Etonmessi
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I put him on second bench spot for same reason!

      1. vincentwsho
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Yes same here sigh

    3. THL33
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I feel that, this is the worse experience I have had in FPL so far!

  11. Nightcrawler
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    No Antonio here 🙁

    But soucek and Cresswell at least

  12. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Soucek benched for Blankford. Nice

  13. GE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Played Coufal, benched Soucek

  14. Ze_Austin
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Has Meslier moved?

    1. DAZZ
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      No. Knee to the head

    2. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Finally. That was scary

  15. Garlana
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Looking at all my nailed players hoping to God one is injured ...

  16. Cilly Bonnolly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Brought Cavani in for Firmino and now I really could do with him not playing so I get Soucek’s points. Can’t see any of Bruno, Son or Salah not featuring.

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Cavani last 24 mins

      1. Cilly Bonnolly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        No doubt.

  17. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Many Soucek to Gundogan transfers on here?

  18. EWH2020
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Soucek benched for Coufal of course

  19. NABIL - FPL otai
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    And they said Soucek to gundo was the most obvious transfer this week.

    1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I was 0.1 away from being able to do that. Would honestly have preferred doing that to benching him.

  20. Make Arrows Green Again
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Fuming Soucek lost his CS point in the first 3 minutes.

  21. R.C
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Meslier dead

  22. elchilangles
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    the guy leading my ML at the moment is the only one who forgot to do his transfers, got KDB captain and Vardy upfront but Soucek and Cresswell taking him everyone else including those like me that wildcarded out Soucek, Rapinihia and Rodrigo this week!

  23. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Meslier out for the count

  24. Joey Tribbiani
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Good thing about owning 3 players from Pep Guardiola team is that any of them could be benched, meaning Soucek points off bench.

  25. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Soucek to Gundo 🙁

    I am crying

  26. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Amy chance Rashford to get a full rest ?

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Possible.

      Or 20 mins to run out at the end?

    2. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      No chance of a full test if he’s basically okay and training today. Cameo minimum, but, he starts most likely

  27. FPL Alaska
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Soucek on my bench :/

  28. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    That's the answer: "Who's the best replacement for KDB?", Soucek!

  29. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Bamford has turned to junk

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Yep

  30. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Lots of points on benches this week