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West Ham v Arsenal team news: Nketiah starts, White out, Martinelli recalled

There’s one more Premier League match still to come on Sunday and it sees Arsenal attempt to regain their top-four spot at West Ham United.

Kick-off in east London is at 16:30 BST.

We were expecting plenty of alterations from David Moyes given that this match falls in the middle of a two-legged Europa League semi-final against Eintracht Frankfurt and while he has made five changes from Thursday, the rotation wasn’t as widespread as perhaps we initially thought.

Lukasz Fabianski returns in goal in place of Alphonse Areola as expected, while Vladimir Coufal, Ryan Fredericks, Mark Noble and Said Benrahma start instead of Ben Johnson, the suspended Craig Dawson, Tomas Soucek and Michail Antonio.

Kurt Zouma, who made a shock early return from injury in midweek, starts his second match in less than 72 hours at the heart of the Hammers’ defence.

West Ham aren’t the only team dealing with upheaval at centre-half.

Arsenal are missing the influential Ben White today, with the stopper not risked because of a tight hamstring.

Cedric Soares and Emile Smith Rowe also drop out, as Takehiro Tomiyasu, Rob Holding and Gabriel Martinelli come in for the Gunners.

Eddie Nketiah gets the nod up front for the fourth match in a row, meanwhile.

GAMEWEEK 35 LINE-UPS

West Ham United XI: Fabianski, Coufal, Zouma, Fredericks, Cresswell, Noble, Rice, Benrahma, Fornals, Lanzini, Bowen.

Subs: Yarmolenko, Antonio, Vlasic, Areola, Diop, Masuaku, Soucek, Kral, Alese.

Arsenal XI: Ramsdale, Tomiyasu, Holding, Gabriel, Tavares, Xhaka, Elneny, Odegaard, Saka, Martinelli, Nketiah.

Subs: Leno, Lacazette, Smith Rowe, Cedric, Pepe, Sambi Lokonga, Oulad M’hand, Swanson, Kirk.

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1,102 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Small victory for hacked teams with a back line of Holding Mee Koch

    1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      That’s actually not bad at all thinking about it!

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      You forgot White

    3. Fish up a tree
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Steady on some of us chose that defence!

    4. HashAttack
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Pope in goal of course, forwards are obviously Hwang, King, Wood but I've never nailed down a good midfield

  2. fedolefan
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Found a way without getting rid of Son for KDB for a -4.

    Havertz -> KDB
    Robbo -> 4.5
    Silva -> 4.5

    Trouble is which 4.5s.

    1. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Havertz to Foden for free if you don't have him.

      1. fedolefan
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Have Foden already.

    2. nolard
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Davies
      Guehi
      Taylor

      1. fedolefan
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Only Davies doubles in 36. I'm FHing in 37.

        Currently down to considering 2 from Holgate/Tomiyasu (White)/Chalobah/Davies (Royal).

  3. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Thats enough, Saka.

    1. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      No.

    2. Eh, just one more thing ...
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Absolutely no.

  4. Walter White (WW)
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Saka points for everyone 🙂

    1. Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Except my rival (on his bench) and my H2H opponent.. 🙂

  5. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Get in, Ramsdale! (And Saka!)

  6. Stranger Mings
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Is saka a better value alternative to foden?

    1. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      get both?

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 3 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Yeh although going salah & 1 other

  7. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Saka killing it lately. Pretty annoying.

  8. JJO
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Saka to Mount captain for -4 was a great move for dgw

  9. Arteta
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    This should've been White.

  10. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Sold Saka for Maddison on WC34, then bought him back again before the deadline for a loss, thank goodness!

    1. Arteta
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Deulofail masterclass.

  11. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Saka at his price and likely on pens just has to be a choice

    1. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      What does this sentence mean please?

    2. Stranger Mings
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Yeh I don’t own and liking me

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 3 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        *killing

    3. Arteta
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      A captain choice you mean?

      1. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
        • 10 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        I just meant someone you choose in your team

        1. Firminooooo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          1 year, 11 months ago

          Saka EO in top10k is 80%? Of course he is.

          1. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
            • 10 Years
            1 year, 11 months ago

            Maybe but maybe chucked him on wc

  12. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Where is second Ramsdale save???

  13. Gizzachance
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    early thoughts appreciated, 1ft 1.6 itb, fh 36 or 37?
    lot of doublers already not keen on martinell coady etc, not enough city, think robbo an madd will miss one?
    ramsdale*
    robbo * alonso* laporte* coady*
    salah*son* kulu* madd* martinelli*
    watkins*
    forster weg c-adams anderson
    Cheers

  14. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    bowen goal

  15. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Arsenal concede as expected.

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Love it

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Benched Ram.

        1. Dynamic Duos
          • 10 Years
          1 year, 11 months ago

          Seen, fair play mate, I just need Toney to try and match Saka

          1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
            • 7 Years
            1 year, 11 months ago

            He will, he’s fancies a brace tomorrow!

  16. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Yesssssss

  17. Gizzachance
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Ramsdale, doesn’t do cs anymore!

  18. Danstoke82
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Bowen has been phenomenal this season. Surely banging the door for the national squad

    1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      He was going to be in it but for his poorly-timed injury

  19. Tasty Jerk
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Arsenal still rubbish shock

    1. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Not sure what you mean. They are 5th

      1. Tasty Jerk
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        I mean for the massive resources/amount of money they have spent over the years they are still rubbish, what's difficult to understand - not watched to AFTV recently? 🙂

        1. Deulofail
          • 8 Years
          1 year, 11 months ago

          AFTV is irrelevant. Arsenal could end the day 3 points behind 3rd in the toughest league in the world.

          1. Tasty Jerk
            • 11 Years
            1 year, 11 months ago

            AFTV is comedy gold, sorry. But predominately I go by what I see when I go to games and at Selhurst Park when I saw us beat Arsenal 3-0 they where gash, they then go and loose to Brighton and Saints straight after. Not good. Punching below their weight imho

  20. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    What is Tavares doing going backwards with so much space in front of him. Mrrrrhmgghhh

  21. Henning
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    About 70 points ahead in ml and im the only with fh left. Is it time to start blocking him?

    1. Hulk Smash
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      I dare you to FH into his exact team lol.

      Nah but maybe own/block players he could potentially captain, at least.

      1. Henning
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Haha. Using my fh for that would be great.
        But agree as he have kdb i might should try to get him in.

  22. Better luck next year
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Thank you Sir Son for singlehandedly saving my gameweek again!

  23. Nate(U)dog(ie)
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Yes top stuff, glad I moved Ramsdale to Ederson, boring move but felt necessary yet i still expected a 10 pointer the second I got rid!

  24. Danstoke82
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Coutinho + Ramsey > Foden + Gordon -4 anyone?

    Playing BB36

    1. Hulk Smash
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      FH in 37? If so, yes.

      1. Danstoke82
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Yeh most likely FH37

  25. Tasty Jerk
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Yep Son was the right choice this GW.

  26. Hulk Smash
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Commentator said "Bowen arrows one into the bottom corner."

    Nice.

    1. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Haha very good

  27. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Bowen the ledge!

  28. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    If Bowen had any doubles he would be in a lot of teams

    1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Shame nearly everyone has him!

      1. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
        • 10 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Less than 12 pc

    2. Hulk Smash
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Norwich next week. I'd be tempted if FHing.

    3. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Similarly if this season wasn't full of doubles for so many teams from all the postponements

  29. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Arsenal can’t just go into half time with a lead. So mentally weak.

  30. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    The only FPL team in the top 10k with Holding almost got him off their bench 😀
    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/23931/event/35/

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Unlucky

    2. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      How on earth is that team in the top 10k?!
      Even I scored more this week!