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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. dshv
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Robertson to.

    1. Mee
    2. Digne

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      1

      1. Here's Tom with the We…
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        2

    2. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Digne.

    3. Jindaljain
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I did this week @1 and got only 1 point

  2. zon
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Lingard looking absolutely useless

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      This

    2. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Normal

    3. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Reverted to norm

    4. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Water is wet

    5. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Didn’t take long for him to get back to normal.

    6. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      What is the expectation?

    7. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Give him a few years to develop and hell be great

  3. DAZZ
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Painful as an Antonio capper. Shocking

    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah wish I had capped Son.

      1. DAZZ
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Antonio was the correct call based on form and stats. Wouldnt think too much about it. Spurs are also dire.

        1. F_Ivanovic
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          The bookies still thought Son had a better chance of points this week. I don't agree.

        2. F_Ivanovic
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Saying that, I captained Son and am far from confidend he's going to do anything. Antonio was a decent option this week but I always prefer mids anyway.

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

        Still a lot of football to play.

    2. el polako
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Aye

    3. Robman
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Well it was bound to happen as soon as I selected Antonio as Captain. I have this habit of jinxing any player I captain!!

      Still, on the bright side - another 45 minutes yet to get the one goal and BAPs that will net 18 points..

      1. DAZZ
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Good shout. All he needs is 1 chance

    4. dshv
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Same

    5. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Maybe the bookies were right

      #GW23 anytime returns %

      Son: 65%
      Bruno: 58%
      Werner: 57%
      Bamford: 56%
      Cavani: 54%
      R.James: 54%
      Alonso: 54%
      Martial: 54%
      Shaw: 53%
      Antonio: 53%
      Vinicius: 53%
      Rashford: 52%
      Aurier: 51%
      Abraham: 50%
      Vardy: 48%
      Mahrez: 47%

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

        Alonso? Blimey

      2. MoSalad
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Werner though!

      3. FourLokoLeipzig
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Where do you find that?

        1. F_Ivanovic
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          just go on any bookies website and convert the odds into percentages.

        2. F_Ivanovic
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Googling William hill any time goal scorer is usually the best way to find them

          1. FourLokoLeipzig
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Thanks. William Hill could have saved me from my latest captain blank - was a real 50/50 with him and Bruno this week

  4. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Well that was crap

    1. All Hail K
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      You don't have to sugar coat it...

  5. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Dull match so far. Neither side really looking like scoring.

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        5 years, 1 month ago

        True but Fulham got in better positions more often

        1. Collie01
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Yes true. Fulham playing better football without really looking like scoring.

    2. Says
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Fulham are cottaging pretty good so far

    3. JJO
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      And those players have millions?

    4. Fudgy
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Oof , horrible blunder captaining Antonio. He looks absolutely knackered.

      1. DAZZ
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Last time you said this about DCL he came out and banged a header in, hope it works again

    5. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Had captain on Antonio all damn week, last minute switch to Bruno, I’m a sheep

      1. ☈☾
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I think it's good to be a sheep this GW...

        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Indeed, got lucky 🙂

    6. ☈☾
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Can't believe Bruno will end up being the highest point (C)er again...

      1. Jindaljain
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Let see mate

      2. The Ilfordian
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Kudos to Almiron cappers

        1. Jindaljain
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          They are not from this world

          1. The Ilfordian
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            They have the Sports Almanac from Back to the Future

      3. jomikijiq
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        why would that be surprising? he was the 2nd best option this week

        1. ☈☾
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Everton have improved defensively tbh

          1. F_Ivanovic
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Doesn't change the fact that he was the 2nd best option. And that Everton still have Pickford who was (likely?) to be back

      4. Make United Great Again
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        He hasn’t played yet

      5. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I really don't think he will be. Pogba will be back, Everton are decent.

        Think Son is the best captain especially with the rumours that Kane is fit...

      6. Bushwhacker
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Moss will send off six Everton players in the last 15 mins and he’ll haul

    7. @persecuted_by_mods
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Antonio is getting subbed at like 64 isn't he, doesn't look at it

      • Jindaljain
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        If Bruno fails tonight then there will be more Son hatters

      • JONALDINHO
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Why do people keep saying that Martinez was jammy. Arsenal had an XG of just 0.67 today. Well deserved clean sheet by a solid defensive side

        1. ☈☾
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          lmao 1k followers

          1. Champions League Varane
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Probs just guessing never said it’s a cert just thought I’d throw it out there

          2. Scapegoat Salah
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Quite a lot isn’t it? But then again I don’t particularly use social media

        2. JONALDINHO
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          “ Feature “. Won’t start

        3. The Ilfordian
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Happy with Son cap

        4. DA Minnion (Former great)
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Yeah looks about right. I started him wwgtg Watkins first sub. Kane cameo ensured.

      • ☈☾
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I have a feeling all the captains will fail this GW..

        1. All Hail K
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Except for Bamford!!!

      • WE GO FOR IT
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Will only captain premiums from now on. If I want to go differential, might captain someone like Sterling, Mane, Rashford, Chelsea assets. At least watching them gives you some hope of returns. Watching West Ham defend for most part vs Fulham was just bad!

        1. Camzy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Does that include Son and Kane? Because they very much do the same thing and defend most of the game.

        2. jomikijiq
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Don't look at the price. E.g. DGW25 Bamford is by far the best C

      • DGW Sane TC Fail....
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Please tell me the best moment in the first half of Fulham Vs Burnley because am struggling lol

        1. Here's Tom with the We…
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Come back next week

        2. BeWater
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Whistle to end the half.

        3. Grounderz
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          I just want to take a moment to acknowledge your username because as a veteran, my past TC failures were...

          Salah (this season), Mane (previous season) and Sane (the season before).

          Amen.

          1. Grounderz
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            All on DGWs.

            1. Forever In Our Shadow
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              You mean you missed out on Andy Carroll? Shame on you. 😉

        4. All Hail K
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Did you captain Areola?

        5. Forever In Our Shadow
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          0-0 would be a great result next gameweek.

      • Collie01
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        West Ham attacking midfielders (Bowen, Benrahma and especially Lingard) haven't clicked at all yet. They aren't getting any change out of Fulham and the ball being pumped up to an isolated Antonio.

        1. zon
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Lingard Fornals at HT to improve defensive work and faster link up in transitions

      • Flair
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        How are West Ham playing?

        1. Pep Roulette
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Crap

        2. @persecuted_by_mods
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Haven't had the energy to match Fulham so getting outplayed really

            1. Flair
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Reminds me of capping Vardy in GW10 and them unexpectedly turning up. Intriguing side

          • Make United Great Again
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Not well. But 45 minutes to go

          • DGW Sane TC Fail....
            • 15 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            it's a boring match with very little action. Has to improve in the second half for sure.

        3. dshv
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Any chances from antonio?

          1. EmreCan Hustle
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            No

          2. Pep Roulette
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            No

          3. ☈☾
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Nope, one half chance from Cresswell cross

        4. Nightcrawler
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          And THAT is EXACTLY why u dont captain Antonio

          Love to see it

          1. Flair
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Dangerous words with 45 left to play.

            1. Nightcrawler
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              No way is he scoring just look at west ham play

          2. Forever In Our Shadow
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Careful. Games not over. (I captained Bruno)

          3. Begbie.
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Obvious jinx attempt is obvious.

            1. Nightcrawler
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Bruno capper here

          4. Nanoelektronicar
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            I genuinely though the second half started and he's subbed from that comment.

            1. Nightcrawler
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Apologies

          5. ☈☾
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Who did you cap lad

            1. Nightcrawler
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Bruno f

        5. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          You can tell I started Soucek this week - he missed that easy header

          1. Forever In Our Shadow
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            I sold him. Sick of missing his goals.

            1. Scapegoat Salah
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              I’m starting him every week now until he next scores, just for the giggles

            2. Make United Great Again
              • 13 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Or just set and forget him LOL

          2. DGW Sane TC Fail....
            • 15 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            i got rid of him ..he was causing me the same pain he's doing to you

        6. ☈☾
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Josh Maja will score the winner. You heard it here first!

          1. Forever In Our Shadow
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Who tf

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

            Hope so, I captained him!

        7. The Mandalorian
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Jose posted a tweet which apparently shows the changing room after training with Kanes boots amongst the others.

          https://twitter.com/bhoug_11/status/1358113330184007681?s=19

          1. Begbie.
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Surely he's not the only player in a squad of like 25-30 guys that has a pair of those Nike boots?

          2. ☈☾
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            So many people wear those boots lol

          3. Here's Tom with the We…
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Won’t risk those ankles, in 12 inches of snow.

          4. Mr. O'Connell
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Still baffles me the lengths people go to to track irrelevant information down. Nothing else to do in these times I guess.

            1. Here's Tom with the We…
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              You’ve got to just laugh.

          5. Scapegoat Salah
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            I thought he’d been training anyway recently

        8. el polako
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          As someone who captained Antonio I'm seriously worried that this will end up with a blank.

          1. Grounderz
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            I went to start Soucek/Lookman ahead of DCL. Hope the 2nd half proves me wrong.

          2. Fudgy
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            It's definitely a blank. Son will absolutely mega haul.

            1. Forever In Our Shadow
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Will he?

            2. Scapegoat Salah
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              As a Son non captainer, if I see old faithful in the starting line up tomorrow I will be hiding behind my sofa big time

              1. Nightcrawler
                • 6 Years
                5 years, 1 month ago

                Except there is absolutely nowhere to hide

                1. Scapegoat Salah
                  • 9 Years
                  5 years, 1 month ago

                  Love it

        9. WE GO FOR IT
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          People need to stop starting Soucek. How will the rest of us get his points then? 😛

          1. Rainer
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Goal next week sitting as mosts 1st sub 😎

            1. WE GO FOR IT
              • 10 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Good for us who have him as7th attacker I guess! 😛

        10. Rainer
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Lingards true impact has begun, no Martinez howlers in this game for him...

        11. Dele
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          This GW looks like a stinker, wish I captained Bruno over Son for safety.

          Currently sitting on 1pt from 3 players (including a -4).

          1. Forever In Our Shadow
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Patience. The real football hasn’t been played yet.

        12. KEN YA DIG IT
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Soucek is gonna blank since i have started him

          1. Begbie.
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            He's the jammiest player in FPL. No way he blanks.

        13. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
          • 15 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          West Ham have been awful