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8 March 2021 1234 comments
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West Ham United will attempt to once again reduce the gap between themselves and a UEFA Champions League qualification spot to two points when they face Leeds United in east London tonight.

Kick-off at the London Stadium is at 20:00 GMT.

Chelsea were victorious over Everton in the early-evening fixture, leaving the Hammers five points adrift with two games in hand.

West Ham have won seven of their 10 Premier League matches this calendar year, scoring 17 goals in the process; only the two Manchester clubs have netted more.

Inconsistency has dogged Leeds’ otherwise commendable first season back in the top flight, with Marcelo Bielsa’s troops unable to string together more than two wins on the bounce.

There is plenty of interest in this fixture from a Fantasy perspective, with three players on each side owned by 10% of FPL bosses or more.

Patrick Bamford (£6.8m) features in more than one in two Fantasy squads going into tonight’s game, while Aaron Cresswell (£5.8m) remains FPL’s most-owned defender.

On the team news front, there are two changes for the hosts.

Goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski (£5.0m) is fit again and replaces stand-in Darren Randolph (£4.3m), who himself is unavailable through injury.

Said Benrahma (£6.0m) comes in for Ben Johnson (£3.9m) as the Hammers change shape to a back four.

Bielsa has made only one alteration following his side’s defeat by Aston Villa last time out.

Kalvin Phillips (£4.9m) is back following his recent lay-off, replacing budget FPL defender Pascal Struijk (£4.0m) in the middle of the park.


Leeds United XI: Meslier, Ayling, Llorente, Cooper, Dallas, Phillips, Costa, Roberts, Klich, Raphinha, Bamford.

West Ham XI: Fabianski, Coufal, Diop, Dawson, Cresswell, Soucek, Rice, Fornals, Lingard, Benrahma, Antonio.

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  1. pablo discobar
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    No Rudiger 🙁

    Shaw in off the bench though so not so bad

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

      Hope you’ll be okay xoxo

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

        xoxo is so freaky man

  2. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    What will go wrong this match?

    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Antonio injury.

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

      Antonio and J. Lingz haul for non-owners.

  3. Duke Silver ☑
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Return of Tommy Soucek tonight. 😀

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

      Sounds like a nice action movie

  4. Old Wulfrunian
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Di Canio is a scum not a PL hero.

  5. Tango74
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Some people so bitter on here

  6. Bartowski
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Having Shaw on the bench I can safely say this is the worst thing to happen with regards to Dallas since the JFK assassination.

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      😆

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

    J. Lingz and Antonio owners please stand up

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Lingardinho here.

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

        Grab some popcorns and be comfortable.

  8. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Have the following right now for 29:

    Martinez
    Raphinha
    Bamford Kane

    Should I:

    A) Take one hit and get Antonio, Auba, Burn for 29 to have seven in total. Save FH for 33.
    B) Just hit FH in 29. Will probably have 8 or 9 in 33.

  9. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Ancelotti change in tactics has ruined DCL as a FPL pick

    1. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Agreed

    2. Tango74
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      So you both sold dcl for this GW ?

    3. ilikewud
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Only holding at this point because I have other priorities otherwise he would be gone.

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

    TC on Mikey Dean. He's gonna have a one man show today again.

  11. Messiah Hazard
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Lingard and Bamford - Can I get 3-3 with both scoring hattricks please.

  12. Joey Tribbiani
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Time to go dodging bullets, Antonio, Soucek and WHU defense blank.
    Raphinha and Dallas haul, with Bamford blank.
    Thats all.

  13. ilikewud
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    ML rival has Shaw and Bruno off his bench! Even when he makes the wrong calls it still works out. Anyone else have ML rivals like this? He's gotten double digits off his bench in 3 of the last 4 gws lol

    1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Definitely had one in particular like this, Son's 10 pointer v City, Maddison's 11 against Fulham, Soucek 15 v Palace, and plenty more. Didn't help that he explicitly copies tens of transfers I make every season

  14. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Soucek is due

  15. The Final Boss
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Is Roberts the worst Leeds player on the pitch? I have watched him on previous occasions also..poor

  16. Duke Silver ☑
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Should've passed it Costa

  17. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Roberts G

    1. richarlison2348
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Offside

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

    Toenails...

  19. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    When will they stop these pathetic lines??

    1. Tango74
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Why , was offside and needed to make sure

  20. Duke Silver ☑
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Just off

  21. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Bamford G

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Ball was out from Raphinha 🙁

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

    Bamford goal

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

      Raph assist

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

      Disallowed

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

      Nearly dreamland

  23. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    FFS!

  24. Iwantmorepointsthanks
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Does the second goal count?

  25. JBG
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Oh pi$$ off.

  26. richarlison2348
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    How many disallowed goals will we have

  27. Pedram
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Bam Bam Bam!

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

    Leeds well up for this

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

      Means creating space for Westham to score

  29. Zladan
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    The whole ball didn’t go out?!

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

      Yeah it didn't go out. That's robbery!

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

      It clearly was out.

  30. Reddonkeyham 42
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Do we know grealish is back?