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6 February 2021 1428 comments
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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. Postman Ty
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    That's absurd...

  2. SHOOTER MCGINN
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    As if Antonio captain wasn't bad enough...

  3. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    OMG am sure WHU will appeal (non owner)

  4. Roy Hudd
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    It's a definite red card. Can't have any complaints about that.

    1. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 29 days ago

      Brosstan?

    2. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 29 days ago

      Lol you serious?

  5. Milk, 1 Šuker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    Well that’s an absolute joke of a red card!!

  6. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    Soucek with 0 points? Who’s everyone got coming on for him?

  7. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    What a joke

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 29 days ago

      Just absurd

    2. kennethrhcp
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 29 days ago

      Shocked

  8. Botman and Robben
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    Mike Dean's ML opponent has Soucek.

  9. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    Mike Dean is an awful ref

  10. SADIO SANÉ
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    looooool

  11. ivantys
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    My cup opponent has Soucek, Antonio and Coufal triple up. My Cresswell's gonna match all 3 lol.

    1. Defcons are for Kinnear
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 29 days ago

      Taking him out for Mee was a tough decision

  12. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    Benched Martinez
    Antonio (C)
    Played Soucek

    See you next week.

    1. Fudgy
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 29 days ago

      Unlucky pal , I did similar

      1. Botman and Robben
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 29 days ago

        I thought your only bubu was Martinez like me?

        1. Fudgy
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 29 days ago

          Antonio cap

    2. diabydoesgallas
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 29 days ago

      Unlucky mate. FPL can go very badly wrong from time to time, just have to try and see the funny side of it!

    3. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 29 days ago

      Asd Coufal on my bench in there

      1. My heart goes Salalalalah
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 29 days ago

        Add*

  13. REDMOND IN SANDALS
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    get innnnnnn

  14. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

    1. Flair
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 29 days ago

      Same, well said.

  15. Jebiga
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    3 games ban ?

    1. Annie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 29 days ago

      Zero

    2. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 29 days ago

      Will be rescinded and Mike Dean allowed to continue refereeing

    3. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 29 days ago

      Violent conduct then yes, prob appeal

  16. Call Me Old Fashioned
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    Of course I played Soucek over Salah having benched all of his goals in my team

    1. Meinhoff
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 29 days ago

      That is crazy

    2. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 29 days ago

      Unfortunate, that’s bad luck. I can’t feel sorry for people who have done this though.

    3. MIGHTY JOE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 29 days ago

      Did the same.

  17. BrockLanders
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    Ridiculous. That Wilson, Antonio and Soucek out for me

  18. Flair
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    Lmaooooo that's hilarious

  19. Ha.
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    What’s Bruno’s EO?

  20. zon
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    What the actual f XD

  21. The Mighty Hippo
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    The rules are the rules.

    I don't know them either, but still.....

  22. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    Some poor barstood is going to get Soucek in first sub now

  23. Z
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    I dont own him....but even Mitro said that all is fine...BIG JOKE

  24. sergioaguero67
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    Wth. That wasn't a red

  25. Bushwhacker
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    We need to start importing refs

  26. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    So close to bringing in Soucek for Zaha and got Minamino instead. A transfer has finally paid off for me this season, I repeat one transfer at last has finally went in my favour.

  27. Eleven Hag
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    Thats perfect

  28. ‘Tis the Season
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    Typical Mike Dean. Worst ref in the game

  29. Here's Tom with the We…
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    Is that really what the game is coming to??

  30. FPLtfs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    Second time I’ve played Soucek. Blank first time, now a RC..