Dugout Discussion
6 February 2021 1428 comments
DavidMunday815 DavidMunday815
Share:

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.

GET IN-GAME DATA AT LIVE FPL

Check your own rank and in-play FPL stats on LiveFPL.net every Gameweek

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

    Coufal hardly getting forward anymore

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

      Good. He’s on my bench.
      Need Fulham to score

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

      The Czech Phil Bardsley. You'll get a CS and you'll enjoy it.

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

        I agree and I agree

    3. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Sold him for Rudiger.

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

    Lingard just follows the ball like school footballers. Dreadful

  3. Egg noodle
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Can someone please explain how Soucek is always in goalscoring positions?

    Is he a bad DM then?

    1. Egg noodle
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      (like last week's goal wasn't even a set piece!)

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

      Box to box

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

      Rice covers that area well so he gets freedom to go forward a bit more.

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

      He is a box to box midfielder.

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

      He’s not a Dm, he’s a no 7/8 like Gundogan

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

      He’s a box to box

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

      DMs don't just sit back. The way West Ham play, he is encouraged to get in the box. Whenever he goes ahead, Rice covers for him.

    8. Dickie1898
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Real life football tends not to be as simplistic as Fifa/FM mate. He’s not a conventional ‘DM’ and is not playing as one.

      1. Egg noodle
        • 16 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks lads. Wasn't aware he was box to box

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

    So Harry Kane is back.

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

      Yeah, he’s usually like tin man when he comes back from injury

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

      Not for Chelsea or wba so said the bbc mid-week. Possibly against city?

  5. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Pick one player to drop for Mee.

    A. Rudiger (NEW)
    B. Fernandes (wba)
    C. Saka (LEE)
    D. Salah (lei)
    E. Bamford (ars)
    F. DCL (FUL, mci)
    G. Antonio (SHU)

    Currently I see none and am yet to ring him in for Konsa. Or I should just roll it over to punt on Southampton attackers in DGW25?

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

      I'd play Mee ahead of any out of Rudiger/Saka/Bamford. 2 games is huge

    2. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Oops not Soton but Raphinna and Dallas.

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

      Antonio at this rate!

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

      Don't fit something that isn't there. Mee is only expected to score 6 points in the DGW. That's a typical amount for a premium asset but it's just for one game. A good SGW fixture defender like Rudiger is expected to score 4 points.

      The short of it is if you can afford one week punts (maybe that's because you're WC in 25) then try and bring Mee in. If you don't have a WC; don't bother.

    5. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I just made my decision. Will not get any and will roll transfer.

  6. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Eddie Jones and his big mouth fall from grace with this England team

    1. seanie3
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Jones having to eat some humble pie.. love to see it

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

        Absolutely! Brilliant coach, but an arrogant pr*ck and always tries to play mind games

    2. Big Mac 24
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Beautiful, and at home! As good as I’ve seen them play

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

        Think it's the 1st win at Twickenham in 38 years or so!

        1. Big Mac 24
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Exactly right, brilliant

        2. Old Man
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          I don't like rugby much but from what I saw they really deserved it.

    3. Danno - Emre Canada
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      What an awful performance. We (England) were lucky their possession didn’t turn into points.

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

    Are these moves sideways Stones, Saka to Lowton, Gundogan?

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

      No but not sure they are moved I would make

    2. Jordan.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      keep saka

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

    Rashford mega haul please

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

      West Brom is next week.

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

    Just one goal Antonio(C). Please. That'd be more than enough.

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

      Ill take an assist

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

    Hopefully Moyes tore them a new one at the half.

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

    Unless Antonio scores a hattrick, this will be a week from hell as a Son non capper.

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

      There’s the cold chestnut, hopefully a couple of goals in the second half

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

        *old chestnut

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

      Why Son? He still gives you rank boost. Bruno is the one you should fear as non capper

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

      Wait until you realise Son’s top 10k ownership is under 80%

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

        Oof

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

    Ant man anywhere to be seen?

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

    How has Ogbonna not been booked there? 😆

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

      Cause Mike Dean is the ref

  14. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Ogbonna lucky not to get a yellow... Mike Dean at it again!

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

    Flappy.

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

    Fpl cup opponent with ogbonna ughhh clear booking

    1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      If he's got ogbonnaya you should be fine

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

    Flappy heart attack

  18. KGFC
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Flappy 😆

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

    Flappy trying to give Fulham more chances to give me save points

    Ty ty flappy

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

    Not a sniff for Antonio so far

    1. Rhodes your boat
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Brought him in this week that’s why lol!

  21. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    To punch or not to punch

  22. Stupendous
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Wilson to Vardy for free?

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

    People saw Kane's boots on Jose's Instagram. Next level detective work!

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

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

      Same boots further up the line...

      Very popular Nike boot atm.

  24. Dynamic Duos
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Thought West Ham were better than this

  25. pakornk
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Sterling in for dgw24?

  26. Yome
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Scotland!!!! Amazing!

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

      O Flower of Scotland

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

        Whisky o’clock

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

    Can't decide which is more painful to look at, West Ham or Foden's haircut.

    1. Dannyb
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Foden deffo

  28. KGFC
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Ty RLC!!

  29. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Fulham looking dangerous here

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

    Fulham haven’t read the script apparently