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FPL focus on Antonio and Wilson as West Ham visit Newcastle

15 August 2021 1503 comments
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Sunday’s Premier League action kicks off at St. James’ Park as Newcastle United host West Ham United.

Joe Willock (£6.0m), who enjoyed a fine spell with the Magpies last season, completed his move from Arsenal on Friday afternoon but was not registered before the 12-noon deadline and will therefore have to wait until Gameweek 2 for his first appearance as a permanent signing.

With Martin Dubravka (£4.5m) injured and Karl Darlow (£4.5m) still feeling the effects of COVID, youngster Freddie Woodman (£4.5m) will make his Premier League debut and starts in goal.

At the back, bargain-bin enabler Javier Manquillo (£4.0m), owned by 10.1% of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers, misses out altogether as Steve Bruce opts for a 3-5-2 formation with Jacob Murphy (£5.0m) and Matt Ritchie (£5.0m) taking the wing-back roles.

Influential forwards Callum Wilson (£7.5m), owned by 7.2%, and Allan Saint-Maximin (£6.5m) start up top.

As for West Ham United, Aaron Cresswell (£5.5m), Vladimir Coufal (£5.0m), Tomas Soucek (£6.0m) and Michail Antonio (£7.5m), all of whom have double-digit FPL ownerships, feature in David Moyes’ 4-2-3-1 set-up.

Lukasz Fabianski (£5.0m) starts in goal ahead of new signing Alphonse Areola (£5.0m), while Angelo Ogbonna (£5.0m) recovers from the hamstring injury he picked up in pre-season to partner Craig Dawson (£5.0m) at centre-half.

Further forward, popular community pick Saïd Benrahma (£6.0m) will operate either as a no. 10 or perhaps wider on the left-flank, with headline act Antonio set to lead the line.

Kick-off at St. James’ Park is at 14.00 BST.

LINE-UPS

Newcastle United XI: Woodman, Krafth, Fernandez, Clark, Murphy, Hayden, Shelvey, Ritchie, Almiron, Saint-Maximin, Wilson

Subs: Gillespie, Schar, Lascelles, Lewis, S Longstaff, Hendrick, Fraser, Joelinton, Gayle

West Ham United XI: Fabianski, Coufal, Dawson, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Rice, Soucek, Bowen, Benrahma, Fornals, Antonio

Subs: Areola, Diop, Fredericks, Baptiste, Johnson, Coventry, Noble, Lanzini, Yarmolenko

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  1. Rainer
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Murphy G
    Richie A

    Well worked.

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    1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Standing header in the box, awful marking

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  2. Begbie.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Yeah, West Ham are rubbish again.

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    1. Powers106
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Newcastle always the kryptonite v Hammers

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    2. Zimo
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      I think Newcastle are just really good. Were scoring boatloads end of last season as well

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  3. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Get out of my team now Coufal

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  4. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    lovely hang up from Ritchie

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  5. Pukki Party
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Get Areola on already

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    1. @persecuted_by_mods
      5 years, 10 days ago

      And Messi lingard signed

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  6. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Steve Bruce legend

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  7. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Ritchie wagon

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    1. Bartowski
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Maybe if he was 4.5

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  8. Royal5
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Coufal having a mare

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  9. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Spammers!

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  10. Rainer
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Bruceball in full flow.

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  11. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Antonio has been rotten

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  12. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Anyone rocking Triple West Ham?

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    1. Powers106
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Yes…

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  13. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Wingback to wingback. You just love to see it

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  14. Silecro
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Play
    A) Ayling vs EVE
    B) Coufal vs Lei

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    1. Tomerick
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      You watching this game mate?

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      1. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 10 days ago

        Obviously not

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  15. Nomar
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Said all preseason about Murphy.

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    1. Joey Tribbiani
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      you got him in your team?

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      1. Nomar
        • 16 Years
        5 years, 10 days ago

        No.

        Went for Sarr instead.

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    2. HashAttack
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Does he play after Willock comes in?

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  16. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Sell Coufal or save FT?

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    1. Zimo
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      I'm benching for GW2

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    2. TomSaints
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Save and bench next week.

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      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 10 days ago

        Thanks both, will Amartey play though?
        Amartey and Omobamidele my 4th and 5th defenders

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  17. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Ritchie 5m OOP defender?

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    1. Random Name
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Wait he's a defender? oooO

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      1. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 10 days ago

        Defender

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    2. Nanoelektronicar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Wingback not considered oop, but he's nice 5.0 option imo. All eyes were on Coufal, he slipped there.

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  18. Nomar
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Moyes season 2 version has arrived then.

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  19. King Carlos
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Eddie Murphy G, Lionel Ritchie A

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  20. Random Name
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    I love what i'm seeing from Newcastle. Not much talk about them this season - but it's a big season for them. They need to capitalise on that late run in the last campaign and use it to push on this year

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  21. Totalfootball
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Ritchieee

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  22. Rainer
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Will Benrahma make 60'?

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    1. Nomar
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      He's been poor for sure.

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    2. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      most people live that long these days 🙂

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  23. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Barnes has West Ham next

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    1. Rainer
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Rodgers might start two up top vs this lot.

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  24. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Home crowds making such a difference, WHU probably 3 up without them

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    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Agree about the home crowds - especially for the first few weeks of this season, until it settles down.

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  25. Begbie.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Already regretting my Antonio pick. I don't usually own him but thought I'd get on the bandwagon this season. Hardly a prolific goalscorer at the best of times and always likely to rack up just as many hamstring injuries as goals.

    I reserve the right to change this opinion when he bangs in a few in the second half 😉

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    1. @persecuted_by_mods
      5 years, 10 days ago

      He isn't playing badly but I do worry when strikers play in front of greedy players, benrahma Bowen and fornals are all thinking about how they can do something special instead of just assisting their main striker

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    2. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Remember why you bought him. He's a good goalscorer, with good data, in a good team, with good fixtures. Give him time, no player scores every game.

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    3. Flair
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Nonsense proven to be that - nonsense.

      He's an excellent goalscorer when fit.

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  26. Leao ball
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Who taught Newcastle this kind of football ?

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  27. Free Hat
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    New and Bruce got a lot of stick last season.
    But when they are all fit(asm, wilson, almiron) + murphy,(soon) willock,
    they really are a nice watch.

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    1. Sir Michael Taker
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      They had some terrible luck with injuries last season

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  28. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Benny close

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  29. JONALDINHO
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    7/9 home teams winning so far. Home advantage is back

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    1. Leao ball
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Son must deliver

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    2. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 10 days ago

      Vey excited home crowds - for a week or two.

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  30. Lingard’s Shin Guards
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 days ago

    Newcastle actually look good

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