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Nottm Forest v West Ham team news: Awoniyi makes first start

Gameweek 2 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) continues on Sunday with Nottingham Forest v West Ham United at The City Ground.

Kick-off is at 14:00 BST.

Steve Cooper makes two changes to his starting XI, with Orel Mangala and Taiwo Awoniyi coming in for their first Forest starts, replacing Jack Colback and Sam Surridge.

The latter drops to the bench while Colback is missing from the squad.

Centre-back Scott McKenna is fit despite sustaining an injury in training and starts alongside Joe Worrall and Moussa Niakhate at the back in Cooper’s 3-4-1-2 formation.

Neco Williams, meanwhile, is the most-selected player in this fixture and is owned by 26.9 per cent overall, although he’ll be rooted to the bench for many.

For the visitors, new signings Maxwel Cornet and Gianluca Scamacca are both substitutes.

In the starting XI, Lukasz Fabianski overcomes an injury to feature in goal, with David Moyes’ only change arriving in midfield, as Said Benrahma comes in for Manuel Lanzini.

GAMEWEEK 2 LINE-UPS

Nottingham Forest XI: Henderson, Worrall, Niakhate, McKenna, Williams, Mangala, O’Brien, Toffolo, Lingard, Johnson, Awoniyi

Subs: Hennessey, Biancone, Cook, Mbe Soh, Surridge, Mighten, Cafu, Taylor, Hammond

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

Subs: Areola, Randolph, Scamacca, Lanzini, Downes, Cornet, Coventry, Ashby


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710 Comments Post a Comment
  1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    Shot going wide, then comes back off the defender and then off strikers knee is an assist these days?

    Who made these rules? The Brexit negotiators?

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      Kane got an assist for a shot that was going closer to the corner flag last season.

      Once its a shot, not a pass, they stay consistent with it!

      1. Qaiss
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 8 months ago

        Kane against Villa? Aye

    2. PartyTime
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      But Martinelli’s cross flicked over by Vardy wasn’t an assist.

      1. Bobby Digital
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 8 months ago

        Well there's no way that Jesus was the intended target of that cross..

    3. Zalk
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      If they keep the assist they must regard Lindard's shot as a block, but wasn't sure if it was on goal or not.

    4. Qaiss
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      Did you have a problem with it when Salah got that assist last week?

      1. PartyTime
        • 2 Years
        1 year, 8 months ago

        😆

    5. adstomko
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      Aaronson vs Wolves too

    6. @persecuted_by_mods
        1 year, 8 months ago

        Does it come off the strikers knee if the shot isn't taken? No

      • FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        1 year, 8 months ago

        It’s ridiculous

    7. Zalk
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      That referee has to one of the worst I've ever seen grace the Prem. Uneven decisions, blocking passes, etc.

      1. THFC4LIFE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 8 months ago

        West Ham fan?

        1. Zalk
          • 12 Years
          1 year, 8 months ago

          Non affiliated

      2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 13 Years
        1 year, 8 months ago

        Must be bad to be up there with the likes of Mike Dean, Howard Webb, Mark Clattenburg then

      3. yousunkmybattleship
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        1 year, 8 months ago

        COYR!!

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

      Still waiting for my Chilwell assist last season.

      1. Smokey_Lowkey
        • 5 Years
        1 year, 8 months ago

        Was added yesterday, did you not see it..?

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

          Will have to bring him in again. About time.

      2. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 8 months ago

        Waiting for my Choupo one a while now...

    9. Dumpo
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      Midfield nightmare...

      Ward (Iversen)
      TAA - James - Trippier - Gabriel (Neco)
      Salah - Martinelli - Rashford (Dasilva - Andreas)
      Darwin - Jesus - Haaland

      I've already binned off Bailey for Martinelli with my FT, but need to take a hit to remove Rashford. Im tempted to WC to avoid the early -4 pt hit but also aware of how important it might be. Have 1.4m in the bank to upgrade Rashford to any 7.8m mid.

      So options are:

      1) WC (or -8pt), bring in Cancelo for Neco, play 5-2-3 with 3 4.5 bench fodder in midfield
      2) 4pt hit Rashford to Gundogan
      3) Other?

      1. The Mentaculus
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 2 Years
        1 year, 8 months ago

        Dont WC over Rashford. Just take the hit. Gundo is very tempting

    10. DRIZ ✅
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      Fornals hits crossbar and off the line

      1. Freshy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        1 year, 8 months ago

        Henderson ballet on Soucy rebound header
        Great Stuff

    11. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      Wonder save Hendo

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          1 year, 8 months ago

          Clear of DDG

          1. FPL Daniel
            • 14 Years
            1 year, 8 months ago

            He is better then DDG, I never understood why they let him go

            1. @persecuted_by_mods
                1 year, 8 months ago

                Because DDG in the past has shown a level Henderson hasn't, that said DDG has dropped off that level to the point where they may as well have tried Henderson

        • adstomko
          • 7 Years
          1 year, 8 months ago

          Early days, but a lot of 'traditional' PL teams are in BIG trouble if Brentford, Forest, Fulham etc perform well throughout the season.
          All 3 teams mentioned either have a plan & do whatever they can to stay in the PL.

          1. @persecuted_by_mods
              1 year, 8 months ago

              Brentford were never in trouble, just people wrongly assumed Eriksen saved them

              1. adstomko
                • 7 Years
                1 year, 8 months ago

                Never said they were in trouble. I was hinting they are comfortably cementing a place in the top-flight

                1. @persecuted_by_mods
                    1 year, 8 months ago

                    I know I wasn't accusing you! I mean anyone that thought Brentford would be in trouble

                    1. adstomko
                      • 7 Years
                      1 year, 8 months ago

                      Ah fair enough. Their fixture layout for the whole season is so favourable

            • FPL Daniel
              • 14 Years
              1 year, 8 months ago

              Any early team news rumors about Perisic?

            • g40steve
              • 6 Years
              1 year, 8 months ago

              Ten are you watching, fancy letting the wrong keeper leave

              1. adstomko
                • 7 Years
                1 year, 8 months ago

                Can always buy Buffon..

              2. Freshy
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                1 year, 8 months ago

                Really a hard road ahead for Ten

              3. DelPiero10
                  1 year, 8 months ago

                  The fact they've come into this season with De Gea, Maguire, Jones, Lindelof, Bailly, AWB, Shaw, Rashford, Fred, DVB, and Martial is amazing to me. £1.8m p/w for these shams 😆

              4. Free Hat
                • 5 Years
                1 year, 8 months ago

                Soucek playing really advanced this game

              5. g40steve
                • 6 Years
                1 year, 8 months ago

                Williams is making a mockery of his purchase price!

              6. SEXY SON
                • 7 Years
                1 year, 8 months ago

                Hope the 4:30 game is a SONSATIONAL one 🙂

              7. SEXY SON
                • 7 Years
                1 year, 8 months ago

                HOOLLLLLDDDD Neco!

                1. g40steve
                  • 6 Years
                  1 year, 8 months ago

                  At this rate playing in future

              8. The White Pele
                • 6 Years
                1 year, 8 months ago

                best 2 Man city defenders?

                1. Hotdogs for Tea
                  • 8 Years
                  1 year, 8 months ago

                  Cancelo & Ederson

                2. Freshy
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 13 Years
                  1 year, 8 months ago

                  Cancelo and
                  Walker till he is proven inferior

              9. g40steve
                • 6 Years
                1 year, 8 months ago

                Johnson G

              10. yousunkmybattleship
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                1 year, 8 months ago

                Ding ding ding

              11. TorresMagic™
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • Has Moderation Rights
                • 14 Years
                1 year, 8 months ago

                Oh dear.

              12. yousunkmybattleship
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                1 year, 8 months ago

                Surely offside…

              13. Freshy
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                1 year, 8 months ago

                Johnson Offside

              14. Bobby Digital
                • 6 Years
                1 year, 8 months ago

                Offsid

              15. FPL Daniel
                • 14 Years
                1 year, 8 months ago

                Goal for Mark

                1. TorresMagic™
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • Has Moderation Rights
                  • 14 Years
                  1 year, 8 months ago

                  nope

                2. FPL Daniel
                  • 14 Years
                  1 year, 8 months ago

                  Mark is calling the VAR room asap

                  1. FPL Daniel
                    • 14 Years
                    1 year, 8 months ago

                    Poor Mark. Unlucky

                    1. @persecuted_by_mods
                        1 year, 8 months ago

                        Some say Mark is past it

                  2. The Mentaculus
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • Has Moderation Rights
                    • 2 Years
                    1 year, 8 months ago

                    Involved in celebrations?

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

                      Haven't noticed the cameraman pick Mark out in the crowd yet. Poor.

                3. g40steve
                  • 6 Years
                  1 year, 8 months ago

                  Given off

                4. Hotdogs for Tea
                  • 8 Years
                  1 year, 8 months ago

                  Ha JLingz kissed any badges yet?

                  1. WVA
                    • 7 Years
                    1 year, 8 months ago

                    He's a proper tool isn't he

                  2. Philosopher's Stones
                    • 3 Years
                    1 year, 8 months ago

                    Kissed the badge of his youth

                5. Rainer
                  • 7 Years
                  1 year, 8 months ago

                  Neco's stats today...

                6. Philosopher's Stones
                  • 3 Years
                  1 year, 8 months ago

                  Neco certain to get a CS here as he sits second on my bench.

                7. Naby K8a
                  • 8 Years
                  1 year, 8 months ago

                  Cucurella starting

                8. Random Name
                  • 8 Years
                  1 year, 8 months ago

                  I really though West Ham would try to push on from last season with a good transfer window. Such a shame.

                  1. Philosopher's Stones
                    • 3 Years
                    1 year, 8 months ago

                    Second GW of the season

                  2. FantasyTony
                    • 6 Years
                    1 year, 8 months ago

                    Could be a long season for them.

                9. g40steve
                  • 6 Years
                  1 year, 8 months ago

                  Not West Ham day

                10. Rainer
                  • 7 Years
                  1 year, 8 months ago

                  Hammer pen

                  1. Random Name
                    • 8 Years
                    1 year, 8 months ago

                    clear pen

                    1. Rainer
                      • 7 Years
                      1 year, 8 months ago

                      McKenna red too.

                  2. @persecuted_by_mods
                      1 year, 8 months ago

                      Good advice but I prefer precision

                  3. TorresMagic™
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • Has Moderation Rights
                    • 14 Years
                    1 year, 8 months ago

                    Should be handball.