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Wake up! There are two more Premier League matches to come today.

The goal-starved 3pm kick-offs may have been a good advert for a Saturday afternoon trip to the garden centre but the penultimate game of the day will, hopefully, be a bit spicier.

It’s West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur at the London Stadium, where kick-off is at 5.30pm BST.

TEAM NEWS

No side’s games have seen more goals than those involving West Ham United this season (12).

Their boss, Graham Potter, makes one change to the side that beat Nottingham Forest 3-0 in Gameweek 3.

It’s seemingly enforced, as Niclas Fullkrug was a doubt for this match with a calf issue and drops to the bench.

Crysencio Summerville comes in for a start.

As for Spurs, Thomas Frank hands a debut to Xavi Simons following his recent move.

Mathys Tel and Lucas Bergvall also start as Rodrigo Bentancur, Richarlison and Brennan Johnson make way. International exertions may have played a part in those decisions.

LINE-UPS

West Ham United XI: Hermansen, Diouf, Kilman, Mavropanos, Walker-Peters, Ward-Prowse, Soucek, Fernandes, Paqueta, Bowen, Summerville.

Subs: Areola, Julio, Wilson, Fullkrug, Guilherme, Magassa, Wan-Bissaka, Potts, Irving.

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Vicario, Spence, Van de Ven, Romero, Porro, Sarr, Palhinha, Bergvall, Simons, Tel, Kudus.

Subs: Kinsky, Danso, Richarlison, Udogie, Johnson, Odobert, Bentancur, Davies, Kolo Muani.

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  1. F4L
    • 11 Years
    8 months, 23 days ago

    fackkkkk off ref

  2. F4L
    • 11 Years
    8 months, 23 days ago

    wtffff thats a goal

  3. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    8 months, 23 days ago

    Games gone to sssshit

  4. Quality Quality Qualit
    • 16 Years
    8 months, 23 days ago

    Ridiculous, obvs goal

  5. F4L
    • 11 Years
    8 months, 23 days ago

    fpl is so fcking pointless with stuff like this.

  6. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    8 months, 23 days ago

    Non-contact sport

  7. Wolfman180
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    8 months, 23 days ago

    Thats ridiculous, that should've stood

  8. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    8 months, 23 days ago

    The game has completely gone

  9. Vinyl78LP
    • 16 Years
    8 months, 23 days ago

    What the actual, Keeper pushed VDV into the other players ?

  10. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    8 months, 23 days ago

    Need a defender for 4.6 m or lower this gw

    Shortlist -

    Senesi
    VdV
    Richards

    Any other picks worth considering?

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      8 months, 23 days ago

      Andersen VDB and some 4.0

    2. z13
      • 1 Year
      8 months, 23 days ago

      Senesi all day

    3. Moon Dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 months, 23 days ago

      Senesi is great long-term but if you need them for next week I'd go Anderson for sure. BRE v NEW

  11. Moon Dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    8 months, 23 days ago

    It's so stressful watching games you have zero players in 😆

  12. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    8 months, 23 days ago

    VdV was being held back. Ffs. Nothing wrong with that goal.

  13. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    8 months, 23 days ago

    Diouf looks electric

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      8 months, 23 days ago

      I need to stop benching him haha

    2. lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      8 months, 23 days ago

      I think what makes him stand out is that his crosses on average are quite good, not just this game but this season and even in pre-season.

    3. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 9 Years
      8 months, 23 days ago

      Shocking. Sold for Lacroix

  14. keefy59
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    8 months, 23 days ago

    So inconsistent
    What about the Man Utd goal v Fulham that was allowed under similar circumstances .

  15. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    8 months, 23 days ago

    Was that Kudus corner? Well got both Kudus and Romero ... this game is really luck 🙁

  16. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 months, 23 days ago

    The problem with backing the ref is when you've got idiots like Gillot refing.

    He's a menace in VAR and on the pitch.

  17. F4L
    • 11 Years
    8 months, 23 days ago

    10 million players, have of those teams picked by computers/sheep. you cant do well anymore if you dont get luck/rub of the green, so frustrating

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 months, 23 days ago

      So, how is this different from any other year?

      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        8 months, 23 days ago

        its getting worse year by year at the moment.

      2. F4L
        • 11 Years
        8 months, 23 days ago

        fun factor of fpl is slowly draining away. the small margins matter more than ever

        1. F4L
          • 11 Years
          8 months, 23 days ago

          * and those small margins are obviously out of your control.

          1. Mr. O'Connell
            • 13 Years
            8 months, 23 days ago

            That's hardly an elite mindset

            1. F4L
              • 11 Years
              8 months, 23 days ago

              elite mindset would be to stop putting time into something you get little reward from due to absolute bs

              will always love football, but might stop fpl soon not sure

              1. Mr. O'Connell
                • 13 Years
                8 months, 23 days ago

                Right you are. Set and forget every 4 weeks is the way to play these days. Far less time wasted week to week.

              2. Travel Notes
                • 3 Years
                8 months, 23 days ago

                Just make a better team, then you'll enjoy it.

    2. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 9 Years
      8 months, 23 days ago

      Chin up mate. Beat the AI

  18. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 months, 23 days ago

    That's the worse decision in the Premier League I've seen in at least 2 weeks.

    What an idiot

    1. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 9 Years
      8 months, 23 days ago

      Who almost assisted and scored there?

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        8 months, 23 days ago

        Romero scored from a corner

        1. My heart goes Salalalalah
          • 9 Years
          8 months, 23 days ago

          I almost had 20 from 8 then 😆

        2. ITS AMAD WORLD
          • 3 Years
          8 months, 23 days ago

          Who took the corner?

    2. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      8 months, 23 days ago

      Awful

  19. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    8 months, 23 days ago

    Arsenal going to score like 5 corner goals vs WHam in Gw7, Gabriel essential

  20. Manani
    • 14 Years
    8 months, 23 days ago

    is it madness to keep Watkins for 1/2 more week? (will WC in GW6/7)

    1. KT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 months, 23 days ago

      Wrestling with this myself...Watkins owner. I'm going to keep and hope Emery sorts out his supply line.

    2. ITS AMAD WORLD
      • 3 Years
      8 months, 23 days ago

      May as well keep him since Gyokeres has a tough fixture up next

  21. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    8 months, 23 days ago

    VAR just seems like a waste of resources, so superficial and spineless.

  22. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    8 months, 23 days ago

    Did I make the right call by playing Gudmundsson instead of Reinildo and Konsa?

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      8 months, 23 days ago

      No this week benched here 😉

    2. Manani
      • 14 Years
      8 months, 23 days ago

      honestly just unlucky, Leeds looked the most solid according to the xGC at least

      1. Moon Dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        8 months, 23 days ago

        Yeah, think I'm playing Rodon (wol) over Senesi (NEW) next week. Strong underlying defensive numbers.

  23. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    8 months, 23 days ago

    The referee’s call of no goal was checked and confirmed by VAR – with it deemed that van de Ven pushed Walker-Peters in the back and impacted his ability to play the ball.

    https://x.com/PLMatchCentre/status/1966908562929529143?t=2eYCqXikSQlOQBwF-N40lg&s=19

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      8 months, 23 days ago

      Rightly so. He could have been killed.

    2. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 months, 23 days ago

      And who pushed vdv to start it all a hammers player. Joke decision again

  24. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    8 months, 23 days ago

    Xavi passing to that player no one wtf

    1. Moon Dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 months, 23 days ago

      Muscle memory from his previous club probably. He's probably used to having a player overlapping during that phase of play.

      1. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        8 months, 23 days ago

        Like Werner?

        1. Moon Dog
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          8 months, 23 days ago

          Like Raum. Attacking LB.

  25. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    8 months, 23 days ago

    Xavi taking right corners over Porro

  26. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    8 months, 23 days ago

    Porro doing nothing as usual?

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      8 months, 23 days ago

      Yep

  27. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    8 months, 23 days ago

    So hugging & throwing to the floor goes unpunished again

    1. JBG
      • 8 Years
      8 months, 23 days ago

      Expected a pen there... but PL refs and consistency don't go together

  28. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    8 months, 23 days ago

    Kudus is a baller

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      8 months, 23 days ago

      Don't get FPL points for that unfortunately

  29. Quality Quality Qualit
    • 16 Years
    8 months, 23 days ago

    Spence looks useful

  30. Pedersen
    • 7 Years
    8 months, 23 days ago

    It is so refreshing to see Thomas Frank actually doing proper manager work, instead of many other PL managers in fancy suits busy yelling at players and letting staff do all the leg work