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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. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Lingard cappers sweating.

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

      Are there any?

      1. dogtanion
        • 16 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Yes

  2. Pep's Money Laundry
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

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

    1. boombaba
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Didn’t Burnley concede today at home against Brighton ?

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

    Yarma inbound

  4. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Double changes from West Ham

  5. The Suspended One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Cou-foul

    Noble coming on 🙁

  6. PL Ball
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Who's coming off for WH..

    JLingz and?

    1. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Bowen probably

    2. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Bowen probs

  7. Begbie.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months 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
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      He's garbage

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

        Agreed.

    2. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      What year do you think this is?

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

    Benrahma and Bowen off

  9. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    RLC destroying every chance Fulham get

  10. PL Ball
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Bowen and Benrahma Off

  11. KGFC
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Bowen and Benrahma off
    Noble and Yarmo on

  12. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Souceck gone up top!

  13. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Soucek more advanced.

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        5 years, 2 months ago

        CAMcek

      • BrockLanders
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        YAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSS

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

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

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

        Meh..

    3. Pep Roulette
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Bowen Benrahma off
      Noble Yarmolenko on

    4. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Fellaini mode activated

      1. The Suspended One
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Mark Fellani?

    5. ☈☾
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      lmao he kept Lingard on

    6. Pep Roulette
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Antonio no more on pens with Noble on

    7. ☈☾
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Noble is advanced. Not Soucek.

      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        In years

      2. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        In mathematics

    8. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Antonio no longer on penos?

    9. WVA
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Grealish or Gundogan to Soucek

      1. FPLtfs
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Im doing Soucek -> Grealish after this..

    10. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Noble in, Antonio out of pen?

      1. FPLtfs
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Most probably.

    11. It's Fergie Time
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      massive antonio c fail

    12. BeWater
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months 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
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Souceck straight up top and causing carnage

    14. Egg noodle
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Where the hell did Cresswell piss away his baps

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

        A hair went out of place - baps

      2. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Will come back in 2 mins

    15. nerd_is_the_werd
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

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

      1. Debauchy
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Same they deserve one

    16. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Antonio looks finished

      1. dogtanion
        • 16 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

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

    17. EmreCan Hustle
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

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

    18. Kane and Ablett
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

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