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

    at least these are positive changes by Bielsa

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

    Bamford doing what he does best.

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

    Dallas now playing further forward after the 2 substitutions at half time.

    C’mon Dallas !

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

    Bam, ya bum.

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

    BAMFORD FFS

  6. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    this is the real bamford

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

      Barn Door Bamford!

    2. Das Boot
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      The real Bamford has 13 goals and 8 assists,

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

    Ugh....

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

    Patrick Werner

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

      Chelsea DNA 🙁

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

    Bad miss by Bamford

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

    Phillips booked for winning the ball 😆

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

    Coufal 😆

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

    Whata playa

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

    Rapha bike kick

  14. Je suis le chat
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Patrick Pukki

  15. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Patrick Heskey

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

    I can count how many points I've been close to getting this weekend, jesus christ.

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

    Hands up if you hate your fantasy team!

    \o/

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

      \o/

  18. not_astarte
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    salah, dcl and bamford have decided to go hard on me this GW.

  19. Pompel
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Bom-ford (literally "miss"-ford in Norwegian)

    1. Pompel
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Hat-trick of "bom"'s ?

  20. Don Kloppeone
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Finally have a differential. He finally scores. Then he misses a penalty.
    When it’s a bad GW the FPL spirits really team up don’t they!

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

    corner- Dawson alert

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

    Wow

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

    Fornals bar

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

      Wow.. That was going in, Meslier had no chance.

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

      Rudiger is going to goal next week

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

    Lovely biycle kick from Raphinha

  25. Vazza
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Patrick Gabbiadini

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

      Patrick Pellé

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

    This game should be 5-4 already

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

      Not finished yet.

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

      I'm counting the two Bamford goals that weren't. At least a Raphina goal and assist.

      Lingard not missing a penalty... Sigh

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

    Patrick Boselli.

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

    Raphina looking good now.

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

    Raphinha close twice !

  30. GENERATION X
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Bielsa always looks like hes done a jobby in his pants. With that defence its understandable

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

      Ahah. That’s what he used to have the blue bucket for.