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Antonio and Cresswell back from injury as West Ham face unchanged Burnley

Fantasy Premier League’s second highest-scoring defender make a return from injury for tonight’s match at Turf Moor.

Aaron Cresswell (£5.6m), who trails only Stuart Dallas (£5.3m) for FPL points among players in his position, is back after a three-game absence for West Ham United’s trip to Burnley.

He’s not the only popular FPL asset who makes a playing comeback following a spell on the sidelines as Michail Antonio (£6.4m) returns for a first appearance since Gameweek 30.

Craig Dawson (£4.5m) is also available after suspension and returns to David Moyes’ starting XI.

The West Ham boss has made five changes in all, with Manuel Lanzini (£6.4m) and Said Benrahma (£5.9m) recalled along with that aforementioned trio.

Jarrod Bowen (£6.0m), Fabian Balbuena (£4.1m) and Ryan Fredericks (£4.3m) drop to the bench, while Angelo Ogbonna (£4.7m) and Mark Noble (£4.5m) are not in the squad at all.

On Ogbonna and Noble, Moyes said ahead of kick-off:

We lost them in the game against Chelsea last week, Angelo and Nobes. We’ve got a couple back but we lose a couple as well.

The Burnley team news is nowhere near as headline-grabbing, as manager Sean Dyche has unsurprisingly named exactly the same side that defeated Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-0 a week ago.

Chris Wood‘s (£6.4m) ownership has risen to a season-high 3.2% following his 20-point haul at Molineux.

A further 105,780 Fantasy managers recruited the Kiwi ahead of last Friday’s deadline.

Jesse Lingard (£6.7m) is the most-owned player on show by some distance, sitting in just under one in three of FPL squads overall and in 88% of the top 10,000 teams.


Burnley XI: Pope, Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor, Brownhill, Westwood, Cork, McNeil, Vydra, Wood.

Subs: Peacock-Farrell, Norris, Gudmundsson, Barnes, Stephens, Rodriguez, Pieters, Bardsley, Dunne.

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

Subs: Trott, Randolph, Balbuena, Alves, Bowen, Fredericks, Johnson, Odubeko, Coventry.

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491 Comments Post a Comment
  1. KEN YA DIG IT
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    JLingz brace urgently needed

    1. DGW blindness is for Kinnea…
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      His teeth look alright

  2. DropkickMurphys
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    This match has a 2-2 feeling in it

    1. KEN YA DIG IT
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Yeah,West Ham always concede past the 80th minute mark

    2. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Thinking the same - West Ham so much better than Burnley but you just know what’ll happen

    3. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Not sure if I’ve complemented your handle before but Skinhead on the MTBA is my jam

      1. DropkickMurphys
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 6 days ago

        Cheers, love that one! Do or die is one of the best albums!

        1. The Suspended One
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 6 days ago

          Love the old stuff, Mike was my favorite back in the day; stopped listening when he left but got back in late 2000s. Still a great show.

          1. DropkickMurphys
            • 3 Years
            3 years, 6 days ago

            Yeah well Street dogs has some great songs too and too bad they also disbanded. I’m sure you like Flogging Molly as well, great stuff...

            1. The Suspended One
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              3 years, 6 days ago

              Yeah, they were cool. I’m usually into more older SoCal punk like Bad Religion, Rancid, NOFX type stuff, but FM is a good show too.

              Really into the Interrupters at the moment.

              1. DropkickMurphys
                • 3 Years
                3 years, 6 days ago

                Wow man I was about to write the same stuff in the previous message! Nofx is my absolute favourite, Rancid and Against Me! being right there as well. Bad religion is just amazing.
                Don’t know much about the interrupters, will check it out now.
                But everyday I love nofx and fat mike more and more:)

                1. The Suspended One
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 11 Years
                  3 years, 6 days ago

                  LOL, you will like Interrupters. Check out No Use for a Name if you aren’t familiar, Tony Sly passed away but their older stuff is quality.

                  I’m the biggest BR fan, read all his books, even listened to the old school slide guitar album he did with Brett LOL

                  It’s a pity there aren’t any newer good bands these days, we get to see a lot of good shows out here in California but the guys are starting to look like pensioners 🙂

                  1. DropkickMurphys
                    • 3 Years
                    3 years, 6 days ago

                    Lol they really do, right. Sad that new ones don’t pop up like they used to. Oh the interrupters sounds really good. I think my wife might of mentioned them to me before. No use for a name sounds good as well.
                    I used to/still listen American Jesus on loop and love their stuff.
                    And Misfits, of course... but I am sure that’s given :$

  3. GreennRed
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Not Colombian J Rod playing unColombian.

    1. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Not much to separate them these days tbf

  4. OLD Rafiki
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Lingard

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      ?

    2. DGW blindness is for Kinnea…
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Poor fellow only plays well when there's no pressure on him

  5. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Camaaan Bowen

  6. Dirty_Harry
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Crazy to do the below for free:

    Son+Vydra > Greenwood+DCL?

    1. RogDog_jimmy
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Son seems to have re-found some form which has been nice.
      But overall that looks good to me.

      1. Dirty_Harry
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 6 days ago

        Yeah running no Son is a little worrying but could bring him back for Bruno if needed

    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Surely you be up overall on that deal, 4 matches vs 2. Son can punish you selling of course but it worth it to have a bit of fun with the DGW

  7. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Hows that not a booking? Haha

  8. GreennRed
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    No right foot for a PL player.

  9. @persecuted_by_mods
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Fornals on track to break the record of wrong decisions in a single game

      1. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 6 days ago

        This

    • A. PRISE
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Now that's the Lingard we all know and love

      1. The Suspended One
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 6 days ago

        Space player; Burnley sitting back never suited him, should do much better moving forward

    • FCSB
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Best choice for BB35:

      1. Ward (shu, sou)
      2. Christensen (mci, ARS) is he nailed??

      Thanks

      1. The Suspended One
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 6 days ago

        I’d go palace for sure. Neither of those games are vital to us.

        1. FCSB
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 6 days ago

          Is Christensen likely to be rested for one of them ?

          1. The Suspended One
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 6 days ago

            Nobody has any clue, any of the 5 can play any game. I think Rudi is the most secure but just barely

            1. The Suspended One
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              3 years, 6 days ago

              Put it this way, even if you think his odds are 50-50 for each match (which is not the case) your chase of a benching is 75%

              1. FCSB
                • 8 Years
                3 years, 6 days ago

                Ok thanks mate, I’ll go Ward... he will be fodder after the DGW anyway...

      2. Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 6 days ago

        I'd go Ward, Chelsea rotation a risk

    • MIGHTY JOE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Throw Jlingz or Jota for next GW?

      1. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 6 days ago

        Joter if any

        1. MIGHTY JOE
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 6 days ago

          One is gonna leave 100%. Desperate hunt in ML

    • HollywoodXI
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Dawson is like the gift that just keeps giving

      1. Duke Silver ☑
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 days ago

        Negative points sustain him.

        1. HollywoodXI
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 6 days ago

          OG incoming

      2. Mr. O'Connell
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 6 days ago

        Just need him to hold onto that 1 point or I'm not hitting 20 for the week. Gonna be a nervy few mins for me.

    • blizzle
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Dunk, Salah, Vydra > J. Ward, Auba, Watkins (-4) seem reasonable? Would BB next. ML rival doesn't own Salah, which makes me more comfortable dropping him. Leaves me an easy route to get him back when the game is rescheduled. Do it?

      1. The Knights Template
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 6 days ago

        I don't know anymore.

    • Pompel
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      At least JLingz stayed away from booking so far. Only positive so far this GW.

    • Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Lingard almost, decent save from Pope

    • AM9
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Anyone have less then litreally 21 points..?

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 6 days ago

        Yeah... 20. Until Dawson gets sent off, concedes or scores an own goal.

      2. The Knights Template
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 6 days ago

        I'd make fun of the spelling here if I wasn't stuck in this glass house!

        1. The Suspended One
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 6 days ago

          Are you seriesus

      3. dunas_dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 6 days ago

        Definately - 18

    • Rassi
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Coufal on 2 bps. Hooooold!

    • The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Patiently wairung for Lowton goal.

      1. The Suspended One
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 6 days ago

        Holding breath?

      2. Pompel
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 6 days ago

        Lowt own goal ?

    • Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      HOLD Dawson!!

    • The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Popey needs to play CDM

    • potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      It's the hope that kills you.

    • Royal5
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Dear god bowen what an awful pass. Lingz would be through there.

      1. RogDog_jimmy
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 6 days ago

        also cross-field! garbage decision.

    • Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Dawson ya beauttyyyy

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 6 days ago

        0, -1, 0, 1, -3, 0, 1. FPL royalty.

        1. Mr. O'Connell
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 6 days ago

          -2 points from his last 7 matches. The definition of form.

    • Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      18 pts, worst GW ever

      1. RogDog_jimmy
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 6 days ago

        sorry - that's a shitty week.
        i had 22 - also crappy.

    • A. PRISE
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Coufal went from 27BPS to 28BPS by having 2 players dribble past him..

    • Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Hammers Champions league push back on with Chelsea still to play City, Arsenal and Leicester.

    • Pompel
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Another GW, another red arrow.

    • Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Let's just draw a line under this GW. Forget and move on.

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 6 days ago

        *season

      2. dunas_dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 6 days ago

        This!

    • MIGHTY JOE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      No Wood bonus??? Dear me

      1. A. PRISE
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 6 days ago

        Fpl towers own Coufal, sorry mate