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West Ham v Spurs team news: Simons debut, Richarlison a sub

13 September 2025 541 comments
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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
    1 year, 1 month ago

    fackkkkk off ref

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  2. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    wtffff thats a goal

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  3. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Games gone to sssshit

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  4. Quality Quality Qualit
    • 17 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Ridiculous, obvs goal

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  5. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    fpl is so fcking pointless with stuff like this.

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  6. Mr. O'Connell
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Non-contact sport

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  7. Wolfman180
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Thats ridiculous, that should've stood

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  8. RICICLE
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    The game has completely gone

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  9. Vinyl78LP
    • 16 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

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

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  10. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Need a defender for 4.6 m or lower this gw

    Shortlist -

    Senesi
    VdV
    Richards

    Any other picks worth considering?

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    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Andersen VDB and some 4.0

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    2. z13
      • 1 Year
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Senesi all day

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    3. Moon Dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 1 Year
      1 year, 1 month ago

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

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  11. Moon Dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 1 Year
    1 year, 1 month ago

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

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  12. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 17 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

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

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  13. ☈☾
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Diouf looks electric

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    1. RICICLE
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      I need to stop benching him haha

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    2. lilmessipran
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 1 month 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.

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    3. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Shocking. Sold for Lacroix

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  14. keefy59
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

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

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  15. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

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

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  16. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 1 month 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.

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  17. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 1 month 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

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    1. Nomar
      • 16 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      So, how is this different from any other year?

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      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        its getting worse year by year at the moment.

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      2. F4L
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

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

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        1. F4L
          • 11 Years
          1 year, 1 month ago

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

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          1. Mr. O'Connell
            • 14 Years
            1 year, 1 month ago

            That's hardly an elite mindset

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            1. F4L
              • 11 Years
              1 year, 1 month 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

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              1. Mr. O'Connell
                • 14 Years
                1 year, 1 month ago

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

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              2. Nomadic Spurs
                • 4 Years
                1 year, 1 month ago

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

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    2. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Chin up mate. Beat the AI

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  18. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

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

    What an idiot

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    1. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Who almost assisted and scored there?

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      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Romero scored from a corner

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        1. My heart goes Salalalalah
          • 9 Years
          1 year, 1 month ago

          I almost had 20 from 8 then 😆

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        2. ITS AMAD WORLD
          • 3 Years
          1 year, 1 month ago

          Who took the corner?

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    2. Royal5
      • 15 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Awful

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  19. lilmessipran
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

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

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  20. Manani
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

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

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    1. KT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

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

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    2. ITS AMAD WORLD
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

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

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  21. lilmessipran
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

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

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  22. ☈☾
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

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

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    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      No this week benched here 😉

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    2. Manani
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

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

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      1. Moon Dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 1 Year
        1 year, 1 month ago

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

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  23. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 1 month 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

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    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Rightly so. He could have been killed.

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    2. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

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

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  24. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Xavi passing to that player no one wtf

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    1. Moon Dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 1 Year
      1 year, 1 month ago

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

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      1. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Like Werner?

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        1. Moon Dog
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 1 Year
          1 year, 1 month ago

          Like Raum. Attacking LB.

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  25. lilmessipran
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Xavi taking right corners over Porro

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  26. Nomar
    • 16 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Porro doing nothing as usual?

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    1. Royal5
      • 15 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Yep

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  27. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    So hugging & throwing to the floor goes unpunished again

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    1. JBG
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

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

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  28. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Kudus is a baller

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    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Don't get FPL points for that unfortunately

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  29. Quality Quality Qualit
    • 17 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Spence looks useful

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  30. Pedersen
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 1 month 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

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