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Back-to-back starts for Lingard as West Ham visit Fulham

Jesse Lingard (£6.0m) has earned a second successive start in a West Ham shirt for a Gameweek 23 trip to Fulham.

The Manchester United loanee netted a brace on his debut for the Hammers and will be hoping for more good fortunes at Craven Cottage.

As he did against Aston Villa, Lingard lines up as a number 10 in David Moyes’ 4-2-3-1 formation, flanked by Saïd Benrahma (£6.0m) and Jarrod Bowen (£6.1m), who comes back into the side at the expense of Ryan Fredericks (£4.2m).

That attacking-midfield trio supports centre-forward Michail Antonio (£6.7m) who comes into Gameweek 23 as a bona fide captain option.

After coming third in this week’s Fantasy Football Scout poll, the West Ham forward has been handed the armband by 20.6% of the top 10,000 Fantasy Premier League managers this weekend.

Bowen’s return is the only change Moyes makes on Saturday afternoon, keeping faith in the defensive midfield pairing of Tomas Soucek (£5.4m) and Declan Rice (£4.7m) in front of Aaron Cresswell (£5.7m), Angelo Ogbonna (£5.0m), Craig Dawson (£4.5m) and Vladimir Coufal (£4.7m).

There will be plenty of attention on the left and right full-backs considering their recent creative output.

Cresswell might have the advantage tonight considering six of his eight assists this season have come in on the road, while no West Ham defender has created as many chances as him over the last four matches.

Having conceded twice in each of their last two league matches, after an encouraging run of defensive form, Fulham come into Gameweek 23 with a rare change at the back.

Ola Aina (£4.5m) drops out of the back-three for the first time this season, replaced there by right-back Kenny Tete (£4.3m).

Key central midfielder André-Franck Zambo Aguissa (£4.5m) finds himself among the substitutes too, with Mario Lemina (£4.5m) and Harrison Reed (£4.4m) handed the starting berths today.

Aleksandar Mitrović (£5.5m) is also on the bench, with Ivan Cavaleiro (£ leading the line in front of Ademola Lookman (£5.0m) and Ruben Loftus-Cheek (£5.9m).

Gameweek 23 Starting Line-ups

Fulham XI (3-4-2-1): Areola; Adarabioyo, Andersen, Tete; A Robinson, Lemina, Reed, De Cordova-Reid; Lookman, Loftus-Cheek; Cavaleiro.

West Ham United XI (4-2-3-1): Fabianski; Cresswell, Ogbonna, Dawson, Coufal; Rice, Soucek; Benrahma, Lingard, Bowen; Antonio.

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1,428 Comments Post a Comment
  1. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Watch Bruno go now and get a jammy pen and max baps.

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      he usually blanks this season with Pogba in the team

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

    So watkins in for Antonio?

    1. Jindaljain
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Kane or wood if he is ready

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

    Bad day for the strikers. Dcl to get crocked next?

    1. Forgetmeknot
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Watkins 9 disagrees

    2. Z
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Not for Watkins 😉

  4. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Maja and Mitro on to win it

  5. JBG
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Ffs.. How poor are Fulham at finishing?

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Is this what it has come to now with hopes? My word. Hope he does play though 🙂

    2. WVA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Surely he can't make it for West Brom

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

      A bit of 2+2=5, but I have him starting on a hunch.

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

      Wonder what those chunky rectangular devices are, on the bench.

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

        Mourinho training device.

        Electrocutes you if you go over half way line

  6. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Antonio blankety blank.

  7. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Omg what a chance missed from Fulham

  8. boombaba
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    @jafooli team for gw34 is it good to go ?
    Martinez
    Stones Diaz shaw
    Son salah bruno kdb
    Watkins bammers

    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Shaw > Cresswell

      1. boombaba
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Lol

  9. R.C
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Template falling apart again slowly!

    Both Wilson and Antonio injured

    1. Catastrophe
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Was Antonio injured? Just tired i thought

      1. EmreCan Hustle
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Asked to be subbed. Was holding his hamstring.

      2. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Just tired 🙂

        1. The Suspended One
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          He felt his hamstring

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

      Wilson isn't template! 😀

      1. R.C
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        He is though, 20% ownership

        1. Baines on Toast...
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          That is not template.

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

          Not enough to be template
          Only Antonio and Bamford

    3. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Antonio isn't injured.

  10. KUN+10
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Captain blanks killing my season. Doesn't matter if its a big hitter or differential.

    1. camarozz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Look below

  11. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Coufal first on bench, I've still not had any bench this season

  12. Catastrophe
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Surely this is set up for a Soucek winner!

  13. camarozz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Can't believe that.

    1 x assist by my capt in 7 gws.

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Thankfully a lot of people in the same boat

    2. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      1 x assist in 11

    3. Samwise
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      that's terrible

  14. FFSbet.com
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    This game needs another Lookman 90+ min Panenka penalty

    1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Yes, as well as a Soucek winner

  15. Flair
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Did that look like an injury for Antonio or just normal rest for a risk-prone player?

    1. ‘Tis the Season
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Holding his hammy and asked to be subbed

    2. Krafty Werks
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      He signalled he wanted to come off about 5 mins before doing so, so i'm guessing he was feeling something?

    3. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Left hamstring

  16. Ozzy smith
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    I’ve forgotten what a captaincy return feels like haha ffs.

    1. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      by last one was the BGW with KdB on FH

      1. Ozzy smith
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Mine was the KDB TC fail in the double lol. So fed up with it now tbh.

  17. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Fulham has to score

    1. JBG
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      This

  18. Here's Tom with the We…
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Antonio hammy went, when he threw that bloke over his shoulder

  19. EmreCan Hustle
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    WHM are lucky Cavaleiro can't shoot.

  20. Gross Blank Point
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Nice (c) fail.

  21. Jindaljain
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Have a feeling Spurs might score 4-5 goals tmrw

    1. Z
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Sony boy captain...so i hope so

    2. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      If Kane is there then you’ll see a reaction

    3. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      If Kane is back

    4. boombaba
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I think he will play Kane which may be a nice surprise

  22. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    3 - Andersen, Cresswell (28)
    1 - Dawson (25)

    Fabianski (23)

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Eurghh anyone but Cresswell

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

      Cresswell is just an absolute bonus monster
      Worth the extra £ over Coufal

    3. WVA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      F off Cresswell

    4. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Ugh Cresswell

    5. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Damn cresswell again...

    6. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Showing as Andersen with all 3 atm?

  23. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    People actually jumped on Lingard after he hit 2 shots straight at the keeper and got a brace

    1. Make United Great Again
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Someone in my mini league captained him

    2. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Winner incoming

    3. dogtanion
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      He's outscored Antonio here

  24. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    We will now see a flood of posts as to why Bruno will blank.

    1. boombaba
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      You love Bruno

    2. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Bruno will blank because he’s Bruno

  25. Roy Hudd
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Antonio captain pick this week was an awful decision for those who made it. Poor.

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I didn’t captain him, but posts like this are......I have no words

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      You're a mug.

    3. Make United Great Again
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Captain hindsight

      1. ‘Tis the Season
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Capt T0$$

    4. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      You are an idiot

  26. Flair
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Antonio cap blank reminds me of Vardy hyped up in GW10. Oh, Fulham.

  27. Pompel
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    No Burnley cs, Antonio blank , that's two bullets dodged.
    Just need a Son blank no

  28. Jindaljain
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Fab save 1 more pls

  29. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Flappy save point!