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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. Sean
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    This has a soucek 11pter written all over it

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

      Only if you benched him. If you started him, it looks like a 3.

  2. BeWater
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    That camera angle is so high I got a clear view of Coufal's bald patch.

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

      Buzzing for ?

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

    Lingard has been toilet today

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

      So what you are saying is, he's playing like he has for years now?

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

    3 - Andersen (27)
    2 - Adarabioyo (26)
    1 - Cresswell (25)

    Robinson (23)
    Fabianski (23)
    Dawson (23)
    Coufal (22)

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

      Coufal so rubbish to own relative to Cresswell 🙁

      1. WE GO FOR IT
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        That's the 1m between them tbh.

  5. MidTableFantasy
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Man what happened to Mitrovic

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

      Not fancied by Parker it seems

  6. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    3 - Andersen (27)
    2 - Adarabioyo (26)
    1 - Cresswell (25)

    Robinson (23)
    Fabianski (23)
    Dawson (23)
    Coufal (22)

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

    Coufal off the bar

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

    Coufal bar, that would have been sweet

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

      Oh yes.

  9. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Coufal shot off target -bps

  10. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Coufal crossbar fml

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

    Coufal rattles the bar

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

      Who put the cross in?

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

        Rice

  12. estheblessed
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    I don't think I've managed one single captain decision correctly this year!

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

      Who you go for

  13. WE GO FOR IT
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Coufal post!

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

    The big Czech comes so close to opening the scoring!

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

      Is he essential? I can't take much more of not having him!

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

        Was a play on the fact it was Coufal not Soucek haha

  15. ChelseaGuy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Crossbar shots should be given +bps

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

      This, hard skill to hit the crossbar

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

    Cresswell is very annoying!

    I have Coufal first on bench so I'm surprised that didn't go in!

  17. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Obviously it hits the bar ... Lol typical

  18. Begbie.
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    I have genuinely never seen a team counter attack as poorly as Fulham do.

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

      English rugby team

      Too soon?

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

    Reed gone twang

  20. BeWater
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Coufal goal would have been so sweet.

    1. Digital-Real
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      more than sweet, i'd say orgasmic!

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

        Clearly ain’t ever had a orgasm before then ?

        1. Digital-Real
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          too easy for a comeback there.
          I'll leave it 😉

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

    Getting closer here

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

    People so excited off someone hitting the bar.

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

      Been a pretty poor match tbf.

  23. MGMT
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Best Wilson Replacement?

    A. Ings
    B. Bamford
    C. Antonio
    D. Wood

  24. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Antonio red?

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Never be surprised with the ref

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

      Just span him round like a dance partner 🙂

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

      Not even got a yellow has he

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

    DcL might haunt Antonio

  26. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Antonio red check

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

    Antonio body slams someone

    1. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      HeadButt ?

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

        No there children

        1. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          😀

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

    Antonio stone cold stunner

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

    He’s dead

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

    Antonio involved in WWE