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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. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Lingard cappers sweating.

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Are there any?

      1. dogtanion
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Yes

  2. Pep's Money Laundry
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Fulham look good defensively I might ignore DCL and invest in a Burnley defence instead

    1. boombaba
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Didn’t Burnley concede today at home against Brighton ?

  3. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Yarma inbound

  4. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Double changes from West Ham

  5. The Suspended One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Cou-foul

    Noble coming on 🙁

  6. PL Ball
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Who's coming off for WH..

    JLingz and?

    1. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Bowen probably

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

      Bowen probs

  7. Begbie.
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Surprised to learn Loftus Cheek is 25. The way Chelsea fans talk about him you would swear he's an up and coming youngster.

    1. Dannyb
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      He's garbage

      1. Begbie.
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Agreed.

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

      What year do you think this is?

  8. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Benrahma and Bowen off

  9. R.C
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    RLC destroying every chance Fulham get

  10. PL Ball
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Bowen and Benrahma Off

  11. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Bowen and Benrahma off
    Noble and Yarmo on

  12. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Souceck gone up top!

  13. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Soucek more advanced.

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        3 years, 1 month ago

        CAMcek

      • BrockLanders
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        YAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSS

    2. All Hail K
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Doesn't matter who Moyes takes off, it'll be an improvement.

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

        Meh..

    3. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Bowen Benrahma off
      Noble Yarmolenko on

    4. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Fellaini mode activated

      1. The Suspended One
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Mark Fellani?

    5. R.C
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      lmao he kept Lingard on

    6. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Antonio no more on pens with Noble on

    7. R.C
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Noble is advanced. Not Soucek.

      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        In years

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

        In mathematics

    8. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Antonio no longer on penos?

    9. WVA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Grealish or Gundogan to Soucek

      1. FPLtfs
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Im doing Soucek -> Grealish after this..

    10. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Noble in, Antonio out of pen?

      1. FPLtfs
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Most probably.

    11. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      massive antonio c fail

    12. BeWater
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I bet Moyes would headbutt anyone talking a quick free kick within 40 yards of the goal.

    13. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Souceck straight up top and causing carnage

    14. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Where the hell did Cresswell piss away his baps

      1. Steve The Spud
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        A hair went out of place - baps

      2. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Will come back in 2 mins

    15. nerd_is_the_werd
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Will take Fulham 1-0 West Ham,
      Decordova-Reid goal, even as Coufal owner.

      1. Debauchy
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Same they deserve one

    16. Make United Great Again
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Antonio looks finished

      1. dogtanion
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        He seems to not be overly mobile today for some reason..unless he's intentionally conserving energy

    17. EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      RLC and Lookman are very talented. Fulham are just missing a decent striker.

    18. Kane and Ablett
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Gutted I chickened out of captaining Kane but at least he’s in my team ....He’s back against Big Sam’s Baggies!