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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. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Lingz G

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

    Who takes it

  3. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Lingz pen miss and goal

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

    LOL

    Lingard -2

    1. G00LI0
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Reckon lingard should be given an assist also

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

    Awful pen.

    Antonio up soon?

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

      Rice

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

    Antonio has to be taking that... weak constitution

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

    If he scored the goal why should he get a -2 for penalty miss.

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

      Because he missed the pen

    2. djman102
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Because he missed the penalty.

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

    Dallas cs busted

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

    So is that a miss and a save?

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

      Yep.

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

      ... and a goal

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

      Can it be anything else?

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

    So lucky ffs

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

    Meslier on my bench keeping Shaw company

  12. djman102
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Lingard gets the assist, no goal. 🙂

    1. Dirty Harry
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      He scored?

      1. djman102
        • 16 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Yes, but it's only 3 points, not 5.

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

      Eh?

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

    Terrible pen!

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

    Rice back on penalties then lol

  15. Im New Here
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Will that be a penalty miss for Lingard, before 4 points are added?

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

      -2 +5

      1. Im New Here
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        yeah, 5 sorry. Thanks all!

    2. Warby84
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yes

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

      Yeah, deduction applies unfortunately:(

    4. Paul Psychic Octopus
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      yes

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

      Yep OUCH

  16. Paul Psychic Octopus
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Aaagh. Changed mind at last minute to do Barnes to Mount instead of Lingard as intended. Mount's 1pt cameo now keeping Rashford's points on the bench as well.

    I hate this game.

  17. Dirty Harry
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Bloody what was that first attempt. Thank God he scored the rebound but come on man

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

    Lucky boy Lingard.

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

    Well. At least. He scored afterwards.

  20. Digital-Real
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Antonio no longer on pens 🙁

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

      He is

    2. Paul Psychic Octopus
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      He should be after that poor effort from Lingo

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

      He never was?

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

      I thought Rice was

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

    Lingard is gonna get West Ham top 4.

  22. Patio Kev
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I thought Declan Rice took their last pen when Mark Noble wasn’t on the pitch.

    Maybe it’s Noble > Lingard > Rice

  23. mezza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Lingard owner and Meslier bencher.

    Mixed feelings but thank his he scored the rebound

  24. WVA
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Lingard can barely kick a ball and has no technique hence the rubbish pen

    1. Hulk Smash
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      United fan here: can confirm

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

      I'm sorry, there's plenty to joke about with Lingard, but those two aren't true.

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

      What are you smoking?

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

    Dallas clean sheet in shatters

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

    Gonna end up with like 6 points from 4 players in this match aren't I

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

      Think we all are

  27. Fred54
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Utterly baffled when a striker is not on pens.

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

      why?

      1. Paul Psychic Octopus
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Because a striker has more practice and therefore should have more skill in hitting the ball past a goalkeeper. I agree with Fred.

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

          more practice taking pens just depends on who takes more pens. They are about coolness and poise, neither of which are things I generally attribute to West Ham's Strikers.

          Lingard isnt any better, but generally speaking, the idea that strikers are better penalty takers is rubbish.

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

      I will never understand why a striker doesn’t like taking penalties.

      It should be bread and butter for them.

  28. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Cmon Raph

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

    Lingard EO?

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

      16%

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

        Cheers

  30. G00LI0
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Give lingard an assist also