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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



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  1. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 hours ago

    Antonio off

  2. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 3 hours ago

    Is it too far fetched to say that the City players are scared to take risks?

    They had loads of opportunities to play in Haaland, play the non-100% sure pass in that first half but the City players are too afraid to do it. Too afraid to take risks and to lose the ball thinking that if they give the ball away they might lose their place in the team.

    Only KdB and Gundogan are senior enough to be willing to make that pass. KdB seems to be having an off-day as well. They need Grealish and Foden to try to do something. Risk it!

    1. fusen
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      It makes sense considering Peps entire way of playing being drilled into them for so long.

      Pass the team to death instead of just punting through balls with a hope they come off

    2. DaveZubie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      It's why the can win the league multiple times yet keep tripping up in one off Champions League games

    3. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      City arent looking that great to be honest. Could end 0-1 or 1-1

    4. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      I think it's probably the game that's in it. West Ham were very good at home last year and beat Chelsea and Liverpool and should have beaten City. The game can become stretched and end-to-end and that suits West Ham to a t with the likes of Bowen and Benrahma, and as we saw against Liverpool, doesn't suit City defensively

    5. jack88
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      Exciting football is good over. Nowadays everyone plays safe boring passes.

  3. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 hours ago

    I love all these kane owners complaining about hindsight when just a cursory glance at his August record showed haaland was the right pick. Hindsight. Damn straight

    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      Man's just spat out some Zambian witch doctor shite to congratulate himself on getting the right side of a 50/50 decision 😆

      1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 hours ago

        Eh?

        1. fusen
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 3 hours ago

          "player doesn't score in month X" is a ridiculous thought process

          1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 3 hours ago

            He starts slow. It happens every year. It's not superstition or spiritual. Some people take longer to get going in many things. Like you understanding my valid point

            1. fusen
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 3 hours ago

              So he doesn't start slow in pre-season but when the league officially starts, he then slows down?

              1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
                • 9 Years
                4 years, 3 hours ago

                I have never paid attention to pre season but in August he slows down yes

    2. Saka White Rice
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      His August record was actually good last season

      1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 hours ago

        Yes cause hindsight applies to one season

    3. fusen
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      Would you bet money that Kane won't score in August?

    4. @persecuted_by_mods
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      I am so glad I own a calendar but not everybody has that luxury

      1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 hours ago

        True

    5. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      But we don’t know Haaland’s August record in the prem?
      Goth both because I couldn’t decide lol

    6. Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      You must be one of those smooth brains

  4. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 hours ago

    Poor from Gundogan there, should have taken the shot. Good work from Haaland though.

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      Gundo used to score those chances at the far post...

  5. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 hours ago

    Kdb has had a stinker of a game so far, and that is something you get to say once in a long long while

  6. Stimps
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 hours ago

    Would you play Andreas instead of Bailey GW2?

    1. Meechoo115
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      No

  7. Meechoo115
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 hours ago

    Whilst they are controlling it, city seem very lethargic. Heat factor ?

    1. It's Fergie Time
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      city only have 1 shot on target

      1. Meechoo115
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 hours ago

        Agree. Just hammers have been even more lame

  8. Saka White Rice
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 hours ago

    Ok aside from the pen had Haaland done much? Has he had good service? In there words...high xG?

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      Could have had an assist right there.

  9. keefy59
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 hours ago

    I'm not a Haaland owner
    But I still find the ruling strange
    That a player who wins a penalty cannot get the assist points if he takes it & scores
    Can someone please explain why ?

    1. Meechoo115
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      Has always been like this…

      1. keefy59
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 hours ago

        I know but this doesn't make it right .

    2. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      Just a different set of rules or a different fantasy game.

    3. bombonera
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      It's not an assist, you can't assist yourself

      1. fusen
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 hours ago

        Well, if winning a penalty is considered an assist then winning a penalty is an assist whether you end up taking the penalty or not.

        FPL just chooses not to give the points in the latter situation

        1. bombonera
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 3 hours ago

          It's not just FPL, universally it isn't counted as an assist if the same player scored the goal

      2. keefy59
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 hours ago

        Yes in open play

    4. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      You can't assist your own goal...It would make penalty takers even more essential than before.

      Imagine if they had a rule where if you take more than 3 touches before you score you get an assist as well.

      1. Freshy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 3 hours ago

        not a great compare TBH
        1 earned mightily
        1 happenstance

        1. bombonera
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 3 hours ago

          Alright - dribbling from their own half and beating several defenders before scoring. Does the player get an assist and a goal?

  10. Deulofail
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 hours ago

    Scamacca goal to put the cat among he pigeons pls

    1. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      OR SHE!

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 3 hours ago

        They*

        1. Deulofail
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 3 hours ago

          You think pigeons are concerned with gender identity mate?

    2. lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      He has scam in his name

      1. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 hours ago

        And you have mess in yours!

    3. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      Biggest smile would be Klopp's

  11. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 3 hours ago

    Seems All City players have Haaland captain in FPL the way they're playing

  12. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 hours ago

    Gundo doing not so Gundo things today.

  13. MamboNumberOne
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 3 hours ago

    I've been playing MLS fantasy as well this season, i got 136 points this weekend. Less said about my Premier League one the better.

    1. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      Triple cap Bale?

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 3 hours ago

        You don't know where he's from dawg

      2. MamboNumberOne
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 3 hours ago

        Nah captained Mukhtar for 46 points, brilliant player to have. But some teams had a double gameweek so that helped a bit.

  14. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 3 hours ago

    Gundog not having a good match

    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      Played the only good through ball so far though that won them the pen.

  15. mchugho
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 hours ago

    Cash to Zinchenko or save the transfer?

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      Give him Everton, hope he goes to RWB.

    2. jack88
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      Good transfer. Villa doesnt look good

  16. squ1rrel
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 hours ago

    Has Bowen looked threatening?

  17. HNI
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 hours ago

    What to do with Rashford punt?
    Do -4 of bench fodder and get in Mitrovic?

    1. HNI
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      Rash has Brent Liv Sou
      Mitro has will Brent Ars

      1. HNI
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 3 hours ago

        Wolves not will*

  18. have you seen cyan
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 hours ago

    Troubling signs for Haaland if he cant score vs Ham without a pen.

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      Aged well

    2. THE Wild Rover
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      Lol, fail

  19. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 3 hours ago

    KDB assist

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      Haaland G

  20. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 hours ago

    ERLINGGGGGGG

    KDB A

  21. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 hours ago

    Hauland

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      Don't copy my joke

      1. The Mighty Hippo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 hours ago

        You made a joke?

        1. @persecuted_by_mods
          4 years, 3 hours ago

          What do you mean mate

  22. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 hours ago

    Haul Land

  23. GOTHAM City F.C.
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 hours ago

    Haaaaaalaaaaaand

  24. Dynamic Duos
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 hours ago

    Ouch, super finisher

    1. Zidane's Floor
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      similar to neto - he is a rubbish man

  25. Do I Not Like Orange
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 hours ago

    Get out of my team Kane.

  26. Tomerick
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 hours ago

    Haaland? More like Haul-and am I right?!

  27. Silecro
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 hours ago

    HALALALALALLALALALAL

  28. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 hours ago

    HAULAND!!!!!

  29. mezza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 hours ago

    KDB Haaland double up

  30. Stranger Mings
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 hours ago

    Pleased I gambled on haaland