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The weekend’s Premier League action continues on Sunday when West Ham United host league-leaders Arsenal in a London derby.

Kick-off is at 14:00 BST.

David Moyes makes three changes from last weekend’s 1-0 win over Fulham, as Thilo Kehrer, Lucas Paqueta and Said Benrahma replace Angelo Ogbonna, Pablo Fornals and Danny Ings.

The only survivors from Thursday night in Genk are Vladimir Coufal, Declan Rice and Jarrod Bowen.

As for Arsenal, they make just the one alteration and it’s enforced, as Kieran Tierney comes in for the injured Oleksandr Zinchenko. The 14.1% owned defender misses out as a precaution due to a tight groin.

Elsewhere, Eddie Nketiah is among the substitutes having missed the past month with an ankle problem.

GAMEWEEK 31 LINE-UPS

West Ham United XI: Fabianski, Coufal, Zouma, Kehrer, Cresswell, Soucek, Rice, Bowen, Paqueta, Benrahma, Antonio

Subs: Areola, Anang, Johnson, Emerson, Downes, Fornals, Lanzini, Cornet, Ings

Arsenal XI: Ramsdale, White, Holding, Gabriel, Tierney, Partey, Odegaard, Xhaka, Saka, Martinelli, Jesus

Subs: Turner, Kiwior, Walters, Smith Rowe, Jorginho, Vieira, Nelson, Trossard, Nketiah

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  1. bialk
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Martinelli up top.

    1. bialk
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Front

    2. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Are you sure? Trossard's played there too enough times

      1. bialk
        • 16 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        They will change positions, but you are right.

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

      Nope

  2. The Senate
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    10 point plus bonus swing on that penalty miss, ew

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yup... Sickening

    2. TKC07
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      For opponents handball, Marti would ve got assist?

      1. The Senate
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Reckon so

      2. Bobby Digital
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Yes

    3. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Miss an open goal from open play = 0 points and -3bps
      Miss a penalty = -2 points and -6bps

      I think it could make sense to have a smaller bonus impact from penalties. If you miss one you get the bonus impact equivalent to missing two big chances. If Haaland/Kane have a poor game but score a penalty they get 24bps and usually get bonus therefore.

      I'd kind of prefer it if:
      1) Same points for scoring a penalty regardless of position
      2) Smaller/no bonus impact for scoring and missing
      3) A small point for winning a penalty e.g. 1 to 2?

      At the moment they are big swing factors in FPL recently and yet only about 75% of penalties are scored from memory.

      1. Zenith UK
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Haven't even discussed the fact that 'keepers can lose 4-0, save a pen and still walk away with three bonus too!

        1. Sun Jihai
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Oh yeah - keepers get more bps for saving a penalty than keeping a CS which feels crazy too - would love to have my keepers face a penalty every GW!

    4. DLLM
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Absolutely gutted

  3. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Last time Arsenal missed a pen was in 2015

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

      Not true.

      https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/arsenal-fc/elfmeterstatistik/verein/11/plus/0?reldata=GB1%262021

      In the Premier League Lacazette missed 1 last season & Aubameyang missed 2.

      1. Bobby Digital
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Ok my bad

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

          Out of curiosity how did you get this info?

          1. Bobby Digital
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Commentator

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

              Yikes! Those guys get paid for that drivel too.

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

      Where do these crap 'stats' come from? 😆

    3. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Didn't watch the Sporting game?

    4. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      This is not true. Saka literally missed one 15 mins ago.

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        15.13

    5. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Lloris saved one from auba at Wembley in 2019. I was there.

  4. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Nice to see Odegaard chipping in, always seems to be on the edge of a double digit haul

    1. Zenith UK
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      LiveFPL has him on double digits (as it stands)

  5. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Saka having an absolute stinker

  6. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Saka shite

  7. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Saka clueless

  8. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

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    Subs: Hennessey, Worrall, Mangala, Shelvey, Lingard, Toffolo, Surridge, Dennis, Ayew.

    Man Utd : De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Dalot, Casemiro, Fernandes, Antony, Sabitzer, Sancho, Martial.
    Subs: Butland, Eriksen, Fred, Weghorst, Pellistri, Williams, Elanga, Iqbal, Jurado.

    1. Zladan
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Sabi in the #10 role again... interesting.

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Ta!

    3. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      No Shaw, Rashford or Scholes?? What's Fergie doin'.

  9. Berkshire Hafaway-Line
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Captained Salah last week, I feel your pain.

  10. Christina.
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Might just keep Bowen on FH32

    1. Sure You Did
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Terrible pick. You been happy with his returns compared to other midfielders?

      1. Christina.
        • 16 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        beats Saka 21-2 in last 3 weeks

  11. NikKaiseR
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Had the choice of getting rid of either Saka or Odegaard a couple of GWs ago, I knew that keeping Saka instead of Odegaard would mean a -4 to get Haaland back, still I decided to keep Saka and get the -4 as I was certain he would certainly get 4 more points than Odegaard in the following weeks.

    That cost me around 20 points and I was struggling to get to 10K. Still, I think it was the right choice with Odegaard playing deeper after Jesus returned. Would probably have kept Saka even if that choice was between Saka and Martinelli.

    Those who did the opposite are just lucky. And that's FPL 😉

    1. Tic Tacs
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Agreed, that move made sense at the time.

    2. Shultan
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Made sense to keep saka at time & sell ode...just realy bad outcome.

  12. Tic Tacs
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Unbelievable news, Shaw not in the squad lol... Moreno comes from 2nd bench to starting 11... crazy luck

    1. The Senate
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I get 1 pointer Rico Henry, yay…

      1. Tic Tacs
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Hmm that sucks 🙁

  13. JBG
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    So happy I listened to peoples advice here to start Ramsdale over Kepa, it's my decision at the end of the day, but so thankful for the advice here.

    1. Gandalf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      The fact you asked suggested that it was a decision that could go either way. Have to take ownership of your decisions.

    2. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Uncertainty about the point of this post

      1. JBG
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Showing my gratitude

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

      Salty AF lol. Grow up!

      I'm a Chelsea supporter and I wouldn't have recommended playing Kepa this week.

      1. JBG
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Ofc I'm salty, not trying to hide it either lol. Just trying to release some annoyance and saltiness through the means of the interwebs.

    4. AlleRed
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah why couldn’t ppl on this forum predict Kepa would get 9 saves and 2 bonus? You play Ramsdale 10x out of 10, silly to even ask who to play

      1. JBG
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Issue is, I was on Kepa whole week, but my mind was changed because of advice from here... my fault. But lesson learned.

        1. AlleRed
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          All good - yeah always go with gut. Much better feeling even if your call doesn’t come off

    5. BeaversWithAttitude
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Don't ask, don't tell.

  14. WVA
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Can't wait to sell Saka on my FH and then sell him again for 34

    1. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I mean I was feeling nervous doing Saka to Salah. Feel somewhat less worried now for sure

    2. FPL_trail_runner
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Cant wait to buy him at 8.5mil this week to be honest

      1. WVA
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Martinelli Odegaard Jesus miles ahead of him

    3. Joelinton Travel Tavern
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Lol defo

  15. Joelinton Travel Tavern
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Saka last 6 weeks: 2, 3, 18, 1, 1, 0

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      12 before that.

    2. WVA
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Compared to Martinelli who I sold for him....

    3. Cojones of Destiny
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      sold two weeks ago

    4. bialk
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      And I didn't captained it that week.

  16. Nate(U)dog(ie)
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    A mystery how Gabriel hasn't been booked today

    1. EDUARDO DA SILVA
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      For what? One fould whole game? For Paqueta dive.

      1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Clumsy foul for the penalty, then delayed it being taken while complaining to the ref primarily. Then at least another foul later on too

      2. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Pretty much hacked him for their penalty

  17. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Zinchenko about to start crying as usual

  18. Total Foot 5
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Whu almost 3rd...tic toc

  19. Shultan
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    As a neutral realy want Arsenal to score to keep title race interesting

    1. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      As a neutral-ish observer I want both teams to lose.

      1. Zenith UK
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Don't sound too neutral to me

        1. how now brown cow
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          I'm a spurs fan, what do you expect.

          If we played a match against ourselves we'd manage to both lose.

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

      Same. Feels like the end for them if they don't win here.

    3. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory

  20. bench boost for every gamew…
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    So that's the third pen miss last two gws and Salah vs Bou too. So four pen miss in my team since gw27. With players with relative low ownership, or more correctly they missed when a lot just recently sold them, it's just that season.

  21. JBG
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Get that third goal WH

  22. A. PRISE
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    So man city champions?

    1. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yes. There is no way a team 4 points clear can win the title.

      1. Sure You Did
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Arsenal will bottle it. City will win it.

      2. A. PRISE
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Dude I hate city but it should be obvious that they are clear favourites

      3. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        1 point after City away.

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

        Until it is mathematically set then either team can obviously win. That isn't really what the parent post is saying though is it?

    2. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yes. Lock it in.

    3. AIRMILES
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I expect so, sadly. I don't see Arsenal getting a result at the Etihad.

      1. A. PRISE
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Yup, that's what I expect as well. Sadly.

    4. Shultan
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      If they can't beat West ham away after leading 2-0 can't see them beating city away.

  23. Total Foot 5
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Tic toc...whu for the 3rd...antonio almost

  24. Total Foot 5
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Arse yellow w/ pressure...mci up

  25. putana
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Holding is awful

    1. Zenith UK
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      No idea how he's let Benrahama shrug him off the ball there

  26. GOTHAM City F.C.
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    They played like City for ten minutes

  27. Zladan
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Arsenal hanging on for dear life. Not interested in any of their defensive assets on a FH anyway...

    1. Zenith UK
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Martinelli, Saka & Jesus was my draft trio

      1. Zladan
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        I think everyone on FH will end up with those 3 now, unless we hear the leaked lined up involving Trossard over one of those 3...

      2. Joelinton Travel Tavern
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Same. Looks like there's a 3rd spot back in the offing though

  28. Zenith UK
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    How has Cresswell got a yellow for that and Gabriel not got one?

  29. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Martinelli off

    1. Shultan
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Good

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

      Nice (fortunate) that going for Grealish over him has paid off this week, albeit marginally.

  30. Shultan
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    West ham look more likely to gey 3rd here!!