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There are notable absences on either side as high-flying West Ham United and Leicester City meet in east London this afternoon.

Kick off at the London Stadium is at 14:05 BST.

The non-availability of Michail Antonio (£6.6m) had been heavily signposted in David Moyes’ pre-match press conference, with the striker missing as expected today.

His place in the Hammers’ attack is taken by Jarrod Bowen (£5.9m), with the hosts otherwise unchanged from the 3-2 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers and still without the sidelined Declan Rice (£4.7m).

As for Leicester, Brendan Rodgers has made two changes to the side that started last weekend’s 2-0 home defeat by Manchester City.

Ricardo Pereira (£5.9m) and Dennis Praet (£5.2m) are recalled, with Marc Albrighton(£5.2m) and Ayoze Perez (£6.0m) making way.

Perez isn’t in the matchday squad and neither is James Maddison (£7.2m), with unconfirmed rumours alleging that the pair – along with Hamza Choudhury (£4.6m) – are absent for disciplinary reasons.

Rodgers poured more fuel onto that fire ahead of kick-off when guaranteeing their availability for next weekend’s FA Cup semi-final:

They’re not available for this game, but after this game, they’ll be fine. They’ll join the group next week and be ready for next week’s semi-final.

Two of the three most-bought players of Gameweek 31 feature in this match, with Jesse Lingard (£6.4m) and Kelechi Iheanacho (£5.9m) both heavily transferred in ahead of Friday’s deadline.


West Ham United XI: Fabianski, Coufal, Dawson, Diop, Cresswell, Soucek, Noble, Fornals, Lingard, Masuaku, Bowen.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Amartey, Evans, Fofana, Pereira, Tielemans, Ndidi, Castagne, Praet, Iheanacho, Vardy.


GAMEWEEK 31 SO FAR…

Nick Pope (£5.5m) was absent from the Burnley squad on Sunday as the Clarets made it six matches without a clean sheet when succumbing to a 2-1 defeat to Newcastle United.

Sean Dyche said of the England international:

We don’t think it’s too serious. He’s just not made today.

The partnership between budget forwards Chris Wood (£6.3m) and Matej Vydra (£4.8m) continues to reap points in Fantasy Premier League, with the former assisting the latter for the game’s opener.

Wood has five FPL attacking returns in his last four outings, with Vydra registering three goals and an assist in his five most-recent appearances.

Newcastle were, as they so often have been without their first-choice attack, ineffective until the second-half introduction of the fit-again Callum Wilson (£6.5m) and Allan Saint-Maximin (£5.1m).

It was the Frenchman who turned the game on its head, first teeing up wing-back Jacob Murphy (£4.9m) for the equaliser before grabbing the winner with a fine solo goal.

  1. KAALI_DAAL
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Where are my Nacho points???!!!?????

    1. KAALI_DAAL
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Oh god no

  2. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Casuals win yet again.

    1. DycheDycheBaby
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Haha yes I love it

    2. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Vardy is a more casual pick

    3. GROBARI
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Imagine thinking Vardy is better pick than Nacho

      1. DycheDycheBaby
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Some even say on here he could get dropped. Madness

    4. MightyGar
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      If they keep winning, perhaps they are casually good?

  3. DycheDycheBaby
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Yes Nacho! Wonderful

  4. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Wildcard paying off soooooo well, to start! 🙂

    1. Hakchak
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Agreed - perfect time to wildcard this week!

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      60+?

      1. Hakchak
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        64 for me atm with Kane, Fernandez, Shaw and Holding

  5. TheDragon
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Wildcarders unite!

    1. _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      \o/

    2. Hakchak
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      0/

    3. Isco Disco
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Yessss
      Woohooo

    4. Botman and Robben
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      o/

    5. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Wildcarded with no Nacho, Trent or Salah.

    6. Qaiss
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I’m on 32 points how am I meant to Unite?

    7. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Toot toot ...

  6. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    IHEANACHO (C)!!!

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Ouch

  7. Jon Snow
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    West Ham

    1. Jon Snow
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Love a shaky 3 goal lead

  8. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Get in! Cleanie gone

  9. Botman and Robben
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    At least Nacho scores.

  10. HD7
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Changed TAA Lingard Nacho to Philips Neto Vardy before the deadline... stick a fork in me! 🙁

    1. waltzingmatildas
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Ouch

  11. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Iheanacho. Is. Not. Good.

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      For you.

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Good in FPL

    3. Moderately content penguin
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Better than Vardy though

    4. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Mostly

  12. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Lingard was the only highly owned player that could have ruined my rankings. And he has done it 🙁

  13. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Vardy is dead.

  14. JBG
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    West Ham and 3-0 leads..

  15. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Nachoooo juhuuuu

  16. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Come on .... second helping of Nachos please .... get in my belly!

    1. KAALI_DAAL
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Instructions not clear. Youre now pregnant.

  17. Gentle_Turks
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Iheanacho you beauty!!!

  18. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Ok so for next few GWs Nacho [C] Lingard [VC] or Lingard [C] Nacho [VC]

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Kane(c) next

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Too excited forgot about that DGW 😆

    2. KAALI_DAAL
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      TC Kane

  19. Isco Disco
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Nachooooooooo
    I have lotta love for Nacho this weekend.
    Kelechi and Nacho from Real...Both of them have played a great game this weekend

  20. El-Kloppico
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Bye bye top 100k.. dont know when we meet again..

  21. Pukki Blinders
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    We want more NACHO

  22. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Nachooo

  23. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    that's not generous, it's just bad refereeing, it's a yellow card at any other time

  24. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Ndidi .... how on earth is that not a second yellow ... cynical .... Rodgers needs to replace him before he sees red.

  25. The Ilfordian
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Just been cursing the game and noticed it’s a Pereira A with my Nachos! All is ok again!

  26. CC22
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    I may be looking at my first -8 of the season this week. Considering:

    Sterling, Lookman & Fabri to Son, Lingard & Lloris

    1. Hakchak
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Yes

  27. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    I have Lingard, Iheanacho and Pereira in this game, and Dallas to come on from 3rd on my bench.

    When your luck’s in... 😎

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      My god, Pereira finally got an attacking return!

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Unbelievable Jeff!

  28. JayLegend
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Get out of my team Cresswell

  29. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Need Kane hat trick plus Son hat trick minimum, please make it happen big boys X

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Not too bothered about the assists, don’t want to be OTT greedy

    2. DycheDycheBaby
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Yes x

    3. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Tell Dean Henderson that

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        I have, he agrees and has both too

  30. DycheDycheBaby
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    I love chili and Nachos