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Dugout Discussion August 7

West Ham v Man City team news: Haaland and Foden start, Mahrez benched

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Gameweek 1 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) comes to a close this afternoon with West Ham United hosting Manchester City at the London Stadium.

Kick-off is at 16:30 BST.

43.8% owned Erling Haaland leads the line for the visitors in Pep Guardiola’s 4-3-3 formation, with Phil Foden and Jack Grealish preferred to Riyad Mahrez on the flanks.

The Algerian, meanwhile, is named among the substitutes alongside Bernardo Silva, plus new signings Stefan Ortega, Kalvin Phillips and Julian Alvarez.

Michail Antonio starts in attack for West Ham, with Gianluca Scamacca on the bench.

It could be any one of Vladimir Coufal, Aaron Cresswell and Ben Johnson partnering Kurt Zouma at the back, with Craig Dawson and Nayef Aguerd missing out.

GAMEWEEK 1 LINE-UPS

West Ham United XI: Fabianski, Coufal, Zouma, Johnson, Cresswell, Soucek, Rice, Bowen, Lanzini, Fornals, Antonio

Subs: Areola, Randolph, Ashby, Coventry, Downes, Okoflex, Vlasic, Benrahma, Scamacca

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Dias, Ake, Cancelo, Rodri, Gundogan, De Bruyne, Foden, Grealish, Haaland

Subs: Ortega, Phillips, Stones, Alvarez, Bernardo, Mahrez, Palmer, Lewis, Wilson-Esbrand

Haaland Foden


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  1. Forza Papac
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    • 8 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Verdict on this City kit?

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    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Controversial

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      1. Forza Papac
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Suspiciously close to Dortmund kit

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        1. Berkshire Hafaway-Line
          • 3 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Pep LARP'ing as Klopp

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    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      If Son played them in this in this kit, he would score 5 goals.

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    3. Jock Grealish
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      7/10

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    4. el polako
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Better than last years.

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    5. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      It’s a sort of comfort blanket for Haaland.

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    6. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Hold for now but probably not one for the early WC

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  2. Philosopher's Stones
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Guessing everyone has Cancelo, KDB will be a huge differential for me today

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    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Plenty has Walker too

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    2. Saint Channon
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Mr Grealish my differential

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    3. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Haaland, Foden, Cancelo here.

      A lot of money pumped into this game. Need some returns...

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  3. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    KDB wastes Cancelo assist

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  4. DGW blindness is for Kinnea…
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    What will be the insult even Haaland doesn't return?
    Erling Faaland to score?

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    1. SamH123
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      I'm not witty but there's probably a few
      Hahaland for one

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  5. WVA
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Cancelo would get 300 points if people put away his assists and he scored his chances

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    1. chocolove
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Bye this logic, Ben foster would get 200 pts if he get a CS every game

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      1. Philosopher's Stones
        • 3 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        By the same logic, Pascal Gross will score 76 goals over the season if he scored 2 every game

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  6. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Haaland about to score

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    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Any second now?

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  7. Nate(U)dog(ie)
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Walker nearly playing as a DM currently, City playing in something like a 2-3-4-1 in possession

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    1. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Yeah, Steve Holland explained this. They leave a 2-3 back when against one striker, and a 3-2 against 2. Walker is usually the one that moves between the two positions. But it's always an attacking 5.

      https://youtu.be/k3sAWHFZXoc

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    2. bombonera
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Both full-backs very narrow in possession so far

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  8. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Very early still but sure am glad I picked a 11.5 m CF for my forward spot rather than a 11.5 DM.

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    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      I went for Kane, selling immediately, Haaland will score

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  9. Eleven Hag
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Get Mahrez ON

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    1. chocolove
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      He like to sit and count his piggybank

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    2. Khark
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Haaland and Mahrez wont play much together. Neither press and thats what Pep wants.

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  10. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Haaland sitter 🙂

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    1. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Annoyingly would have been a Foden assist 🙁

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      1. chocolove
        • 13 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Oh kevinnn

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  11. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Foden to Haaland close

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  12. Bartowski
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    https://twitter.com/Arsecal/status/1556274338210500608

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  13. Jrot94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Apologies if this has been asked (I'm sure it has), but I've been away from teh site for a few days. What happened to FPS Stats for price change predictions? Is there a new/better answer?

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  14. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Kdb goal offside

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    1. Jock Grealish
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      So no goal offside

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      1. thattreblefeeling
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        That's what was said

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        1. Jock Grealish
          • 2 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Nope

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      2. _Ninja_
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Kdb scored.. then it was flagged offside...

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  15. balint84
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Is Haaland amy good? Or time to drop for Mitro? 🙂

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    1. Jock Grealish
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Hilarious

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    2. chocolove
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Sell him to Kane

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      1. james 101
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Would Kane buy him?

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  16. Jock Grealish
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Flappy off nipples on

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  17. Dannyb
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Kane to Darwin no brainer?

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    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Until Haaland scores.

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      1. Dannyb
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Have Haaland already.....

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    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Not a no-brainer if you have to ask.

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    3. thattreblefeeling
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Yes

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    4. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Yup

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  18. chocolove
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Fabianski like to chill

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  19. Powers106
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Scott Sterling off for WHU to be replaced by Aureola- for now!!!

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    1. Jock Grealish
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Huh?

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  20. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Cancelo playing CM. Captain material.

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  21. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Chelsea ‘offer £59m plus Marcos Alonso’ for Frenkie de Jong in swap transfer with Barcelona keen to sell star

    https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/19435506/chelsea-marcos-alonso-frenkie-de-jong-transfer-barcelona/?utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=sunsportchelseafacebook&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1659778404-2

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    1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Any better source?

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    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Would love this as a different option to Jorginho/Kante. You can see how slow we play when there's no Kovacic, and when he's injured (and others are too) it stifles us.

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    3. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Heard United offering VDB in a swap deal.

      I'll believe all this noise when it happens.

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  22. Jock Grealish
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Antonio dead

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  23. djoker_nole
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    what a footballer Cancelo is

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  24. markmcr
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Cancelo top of BPS no surprise

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    1. rdpx
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      He's in my team so he'll probably end up with a red card

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  25. chocolove
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    West ham players Drop like flies

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  26. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Walker, Kane to Cancelo, Darwin for -4?

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    1. rdpx
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Sounds good to be but you might want to wait until the end of the match!

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    2. thattreblefeeling
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      No, hits this early is silly, just do Kane to Darwin

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  27. DAZZ
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Anyone got TM LMS league code?

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  28. Ady87
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    My week is going the way I thought it would with 10 away from home. I should have made it 11 and started Ramsdale.

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  29. Tambling5
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Areola will keep them abreast of the situation...

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  30. Bartowski
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    https://twitter.com/AustinAnadu/status/1556275958658875392

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

      Yes , know this is funny

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