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Gameweek 18 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) follows hot on the heels of Wednesday’s action and kicks off this evening, with two matches taking place.

West Ham United v Brentford gets us underway at 19:45 GMT, with Liverpool v Leicester City following quarter of an hour later.

David Moyes makes three changes from Gameweek 17, as Angelo Ogbonna, Emerson Palmieri and Gianluca Scamacca come in for Thilo Kehrer, Tomas Soucek and Michail Antonio, all of whom drop to the bench. That suggests a change of shape for the Hammers, potentially to a 3-4-3 formation.

As for Brentford, Thomas Frank makes only one alteration to his starting XI, with Josh Dasilva replacing Vitaly Janelt in midfield.

Over at Anfield, Liverpool make just one change from the side that beat Aston Villa 3-1 on Boxing Day, as Harvey Elliott comes in for Fabinho, who is absent from the matchday squad.

Brendan Rodgers, meanwhile, brings in Wilfred Ndidi and Ayoze Perez for Youri Tielemans and Dennis Praet. Jamie Vardy is once again named among the substitutes, while James Maddison misses out through injury.


GAMEWEEK 18 LINE-UPS

West Ham United XI: Fabianski, Dawson, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Coufal, Rice, Paqueta, Emerson, Bowen, Benrahma, Scamacca

Subs: Areola, Johnson, Fornals, Antonio, Lanzini, Downes, Kehrer, Aguerd, Soucek

Brentford XI: Raya, Zanka, Pinnock, Mee, Roerslev, Jensen, Norgaard, Dasilva, Henry, Toney, Mbeumo

Subs: Cox, Canos, Wissa, Ghoddos, Jansson, Lewis-Potter, Damsgaard, Janelt, Trevitt


Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, van Dijk, Robertson, Henderson, Elliott, Thiago, Salah, Ox-Chamberlain, Darwin

Subs: Gomez, Konate, Keita, Adrian, Tsimikas, Carvalho, Clark, Bajcetic, Doak

Leicester City XI: Ward, Castagne, Amartey, Faes, Thomas, Ndidi, Soumare, Dews-Hall, Perez, Barnes, Daka

Subs: Soyuncu, Tielemans, Vardy, Albrighton, Iheanacho, Vestergaard, Mendy, Iversen, Brunt

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  1. Stranger Mings
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Wout the Faes

    1. Maxroma22
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Brilliant 😀 😀 😀

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

      There it is!

    3. im1974
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Top, top punning. If I understood emojis I’d have one doffing his cap

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

    Bowen is awake

    1. Mario Balofail
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Is he?

  3. Layifioren
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Well, benching Toney may be the wrong decision afterall. I wish I could play all my mids and forwards. What are the chances of one of this now playing?

    Kulu
    Martinelli
    Odegaard
    KDB
    Haaland
    Almiron

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      All should play unfortunately, I hope you get his points off the bench though fingers crossed

      1. Layifioren
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah, thanks. I was going to sit either Martinelli or Ode but I just couldn't. Then I thought maybe WH will play well at home given they've got to start getting points. I guess my problem was I was thinking. Then I forgot to swap Ward for Raya. That was not intentional at all. Oof!

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

      Seems like you're playing 4 defenders. Always play the forwards, lesson I'm having to continually learn the hard way

      1. Layifioren
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Three defenders. I got Nunez playing already and that's why I did not include him on the list.

        1. Utopsis
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Gotcha, unlucky then. 8 good attackers, this will happen often unfortunately.

  4. GENERATION X
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    How do you spell his name Faeces

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      With gloves I hope

  5. Maxroma22
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    DARWIN NUNEZZZ Returns. Top quality.

    1. The Big Fella
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Top lad proper clobber

  6. The Mighty Hippo
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Danny Ward quite clearly called for that first OG ball to be left for him. Poor defending to try to clear it.

  7. The Big Fella
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Somebody has already changed Faes’ Wikipedia page to “striker for Liverpool” hahahahhahaha

  8. Ange Ball
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Surely Trent and Darwin assist won't stay

    1. The Big Fella
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      They will

    2. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Huh?

    3. Firminooooo
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      No. Salah will get them.

    4. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      They will as they were assists

      1. Ange Ball
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Trent wasn't assist it bounce of one player then another went in that's silly if they give it

    5. maditass
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Why not? The own goals has to come from somewhere and the assisters are Darwin and arnold

    6. lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      They will, surely!

      1. Ange Ball
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        They might as well give them 3bps as well

    7. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Of course they will. Are you new?

  9. MikeS
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    How can wout even look his team mates in the faes after that faesical performance? Will he even be allowed out to faes pool for second half?

  10. putana
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    any chance west ham give it to Giggsy for the rest of the season?

    1. The Big Fella
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah he’ll be able to coerce the opposition I am sure

  11. Make FPL Casual Again
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    What's next ?

    Nunuz to attempt clearance in his own box, only to richochet off liv crossbar upfield and take a bounce before lobbing Ward

    1. Make FPL Casual Again
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      *Clownworld in fpl

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

      Not sure, but do you reckon Faes will take the pen if Liverpool get one?

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

        Even better if he tries to head the penalty to complete the perfect hattrick

        1. Make FPL Casual Again
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Yeah, Nunez to take the pens, skews it towards the corner flag where Faes is standing, rebounds of his head past an astonished Ward

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

      https://www.premierleague.com/news/825262

      That "intended destination" can often be a team-mate if he is a clear target. But it may also be an area of the pitch.

      This is often the case with headed passes, long punts or clearances and crosses from set-pieces.

      So a player who takes a corner or free-kick, even if an opponent gets a touch on his cross, can earn an assist if the ball remains on course to its intended destination, such as the six-yard box OR FAR OR NEAR POST.

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

        Sorry replied to wrong person 🙂

    4. im1974
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I don’t understand the angst here. That has always been an FPL assist

  12. Zoostation
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    As a Robbo and Darwin owner I’ll take this at the half.

    Robbo assist would be ideal to Darwin, lol

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Would love a Salah > Nunez assist and vice versa

  13. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Why o why i did kdb to salah for - 4? Should have known faes will do the scoring

    1. Bartowski
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Time to faes up to your mistake...

      1. Robe Wan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Don’t let the wound faester

    2. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      For faes sake

      1. MikeS
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Fer faes ake

    3. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Chasing last week's points. We've all been guilty of it

      1. jacob1989
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        And of course salah misses an absolute sitter when i have nunez too

        1. Utopsis
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          His right foot is for standing only

  14. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Liverpool fans shouting shoot as Faes gets the ball in the box

  15. FFSbet.com
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Darwin 13 big chances missed so far...crazy stat

  16. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Need more from Nunez ro jusity that pricetag

    1. Zoostation
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      He’s an easy transfer out next week for whoever you fancy in double GW

      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        True

        1. Zoostation
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          In all honesty I won’t feel great moving him out.

          It’s Mitro or Havertz and both have question marks.

  17. Robe Wan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Zero Liverpool. Things progressing nicely

  18. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Burnley coming back to the prem.
    Deep Joy.

  19. jack88
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Deadwood hendo

  20. One Man
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    I think Kloop is losing patience with Nunez, that’s why Pool are buying Genko.

    1. FantasyTony
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Should buy Faes!

    2. Bartowski
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Could shift him to the left and play Cody up front I suppose.

    3. Fabreghastly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Think it's Ox he's replacing

    4. Marvin.
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      K.

  21. Gazzpfc
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Bottled it was gonna do Darwin to Mitro for a -4 bottled it

  22. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    OR#39 hoping for no Pep fraudulence with Faes first on bench!
    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/1395978/event/18/

    1. demob
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Dan Burn not pictured in training

  23. FPL Emu
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Early doors, but this look like a worthwhile bench boost?

    Ward (FUL), Martinelli (NEW), White (NEW), Patterson (BHA)

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Nope

    2. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Not for me, expect all of Ward, White and Patterson to get 0-2pts

    3. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I can see that bench returning 8 points total

  24. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Salah and Faes close to combining for a goal

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Haha!

  25. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Salah big miss. Wasted a Nunez assist.

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

      It's rubbing off

  26. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Salah with a Nunez miss

  27. Make FPL Casual Again
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Let's just faes it , for faes sake, going on about Faes is just getting boring, he's obviously just faes ces , not worth it, and overly faecetious

  28. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Salah BIG miss!

  29. OptimusBlack
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    What a Miss

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Awfully painful aint it mate

  30. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    What is salah doing? Wastes 11 pts!

    1. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Should have passed to Faes