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West Ham v Norwich team news: Cresswell returns as Soucek misses out

The curtain finally comes down on Double Gameweek 21 this evening, 11 days after it started.

The 10th match of the Gameweek sees West Ham United play host to Norwich City, with kick-off in east London at 19:45 GMT.

Hammers manager David Moyes has made three changes to his starting XI from the 3-2 win over Crystal Palace on New Year’s Day, two of which are enforced.

Said Benrahma is away at the Africa Cup of Nations and Tomas Soucek misses out altogether, while Ben Johnson is benched.

The fit-again Aaron Cresswell, Nikola Vlasic and Pablo Fornals all start in their places.

Norwich boss Dean Smith has made twice as many alterations from the Canaries’ last league outing, which was also against Palace a fortnight ago.

Tim Krul, Grant Hanley, Milot Rashica, Teemu Pukki, Brandon Williams and Max Aarons are back in a stronger-looking starting XI after injury and illness hit Norwich hard over Christmas.

Billy Gilmour is out with an ankle injury, while Angus Gunn, Sam Byram, Jacob Sorensen, Christos Tzolis and Dimitris Giannoulis are all on the bench.

GAMEWEEK 21 LINE-UPS

West Ham United XI: Fabianski, Coufal, Dawson, Diop, Cresswell, Lanzini, Fornals, Rice, Antonio, Bowen, Vlasic.

Subs: Areola, Yarmolenko, Masuaku, Johnson, Kral, Oko-Flex, Alese, Ekwah, Ashby.

Norwich City XI: Krul, Aarons, Gibson, Hanley, Williams, Placheta, Rashica, Lees-Melou, McLean, Pukku, Idah.

Subs: Gunn, Byram, Dowell, Kabak, Tzolis, Sorensen, Giannoulis, Gibbs, Rowe.

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952 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    3 on 1 and we still manage to not get a shot on target

    1. AIRMILES
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Poor pass from Kane. He looked a bit indecisive.

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Unlike Kane to hit such a poor pass.

  2. bso
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Help!
    DDG or Sa (will pair with Foster)
    Start - White (TOT a) or Diop (LEE h)

    1. MIGHTY JOE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      DDG and Diop

      1. bso
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks mate

  3. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    One more Bowen. One more. Right now.

    1. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Should have 3 already

      1. MIGHTY JOE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        I know. So think I'm being humble asking for one more please

        1. Zalk
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          That was my first thought.."wow, this guy i humble"

          1. Twisted Saltergater
            • 14 Years
            2 years, 3 months ago

            😆

    2. Walter White (WW)
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      This

    3. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Could have had 4!

  4. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    C'mon Antonio at least put some effort in mate

  5. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Post Bowen. Wow.

  6. Tcheco
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Bowen hits post

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Grrr!

    2. AIRMILES
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      He's slipped right off the bonus points

      1. Tcheco
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Big chance missed perhaps

        1. AIRMILES
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          Suspect so.

  7. The Ilfordian
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Coufal on 3 BAPS and about to hit 60!

    1. Tcheco
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Yesss

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Bowen BAPs Busted 🙁

  8. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Bowen is scary

  9. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Emerson deliveries are like Hermes

    1. Hooky
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Wrong postcode?

    2. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Lobbed over the fence?

  10. panda07
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Bowen could be on 4 goals by now

  11. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    All about Bowen

    What happened to Antonio?

  12. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Bowen:
    disallowed goal x1
    goal x1
    hit the post x2

    Seems hot af

    1. AIRMILES
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      I was going to drop him on a FH next week. Changed my mind.

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      That's no good. I need points.

    3. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Annoying to feel unlucky about my C, but these things happen... Still time to hit the post again.

  13. JBG
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Well that's a shove on Antonio...

  14. Walter White (WW)
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Ffs Bowen

  15. fish&chips
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    This isn't an easy watch as an Antonio captainer

    1. TomSaints
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Still time for him to score 2

      1. fish&chips
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        I know but it looks like bowen will score every 2 minutes and Antonio lethargic

  16. Esalman
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Starting to think Bowen might not be a good as I thought he is.

    1. panda07
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      He's been great. Unlucky to hit the woodwork twice and looked dangerous all game. Salah misses chances too!

    2. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Nice jinx attempt

  17. Tcheco
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    West Ham turning up the heat

  18. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Kane G

  19. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Kaneeeeeeeeeee

  20. Joker91
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone else TC Bowen but still feel robbed?

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Dodgy assist last week making up for the missed chances tonight. It's just the universe balancing itself out.

  21. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Bowen and Antonio not on the same wavelink

  22. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Kane no luck tonight 😀

  23. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Kane offside

  24. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    We’ve been bad but absolutely no luck either tonight

    Poor Kane

    1. Pompel
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Saving it for the DGW

    2. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Are Spurs playing 3-4-1-2 or 3-4-3?

      Lo Celso CAM with Moura and Kane up top, or Moura and Lo Celso as wingers?

  25. FCSB
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Disappointed Bowen hasn’t got 4

  26. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Bowen cappers been unlucky. Should be a crazy score

    1. Gunneryank
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah. Even just the modest 2 goals out of the basket of chances so far would bring his GW to 30 something probably.

    2. Old Bull
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Still quite happy with what he’s got me. None of my rivals went with him.

  27. Jonesfromthere
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    How was that offside? There was a Chelsea defender nearly in the goal

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Need two players between

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Needs to be two opposition players goal side.

      Kane was beyond the keeper.

    3. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      The keeper is usually one of them but he was further out.

  28. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Alonso on still hope for Spurs.

  29. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Mount knackered

    1. The Ilfordian
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      I believe Mount Knackered is on of the steeper climbs in the Cairngorms

  30. Tcheco
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    What a save Flappy HOLD THE CLEANIE