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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. DandyDon
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Not sure how to feel as a lingard and Meslier owner...benched Meslier so Ederson better get a CS next game

    1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Would have been best of both worlds had you started Meslier.

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

        Exactly. A few weeks ago he was starting for me but got Ederson on recent WC

  2. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Jesse, you ass. Still better than Gundo whom I dropped for him, at least until City smash SOU.

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

    Lingard captain going as expected lol

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

      Sometimes bad.
      Sometimes good.

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

    Going to be difficult for Leeds to break West Ham down now.

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

    Damn ML rival brought in Lingard for Barnes, bloody casual!

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

      Loads did that, it was the obvious move

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

      You are the casual. Check Lingard's record

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

    Mike Dean talking to VAR: "Let me know when the cameras are on me"

  7. Catastrophe
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Cresswell territory!!!!

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

    Cresswell FK

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

    So Leeds haven't learned how to tackle without kicking the opponent have they?

  10. Ruinenlust
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    No more penalties for Lingard then

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

      I feel like this is the type of game where West Ham get another penalty and we find out immediately.

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

        Same

    2. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      If Cresswell takes the next one, I'm all for it.

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

    Leeds are pretty poor at defending, bless them.

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

    Dawson G

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

    Dawson G
    Cress A

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

    Dawson essential

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

    Cresswell assist!!!

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

    Soucek close 😆

  17. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Leeds in london.

    Just cant do it.

  18. Catastrophe
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Lovely corner

  19. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Cressy, you absolute ace.

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

    Brilliant delivery as per usual with Cresswell.

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

    I despise Coufal

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

    Someone called the Dawson party

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

    Triple Leeds every week is absolutely killing me

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

    All the popular players I don't own getting returns. Typical.

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

    Soucek not happy he didn't get to that

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

    Lingard Cresswell in this game, beautiful!

    1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Not bad, is it? I've got Bam-Bam, too, so kind of conflicted, but glad that if he scores now, I've gotten something off both my WH assets.

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

        Yep 😉 Raphinha the other one for me

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

    10 fpl assist of the season!

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

    Oracle powers only work on players I don't own:

    https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/23575543

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

    The Cresswell gravy train keeps pouring. What FPL gold he's been this season.

  30. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    10th assist of the season for Cresser.