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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. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    8 months, 23 days ago

    Kudus and Porro owner 🙁

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

      Tough luck mate. Next week 20 points

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

        19 of them will be from Kudus.

    2. Sun God Nika
      • 5 Years
      8 months, 23 days ago

      Rustled

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

      very unfortunate

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

      Same...

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

    I keep thinking how much better this game will be if your captain choice didn't make or break your season?
    That, and an "edit" button on here 😉

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 months, 23 days ago

      Edit button is more important in my opinion!

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

        No doubt mate. Why don't the paying members go on a strike and demand it? 😆

  3. CheesyZoot
    • 6 Years
    8 months, 23 days ago

    So gamblers fallacy tells me Rogers and Watkins haul against Sunderland…. Right?

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

      No - owner here

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

      Correct...I hope 😆

    3. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      8 months, 23 days ago

      Don’t gamble!

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

    Kudus. Brothel.

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

      ...arrested.

  5. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    8 months, 23 days ago

    Content creators are so lucky.

    Andy brings in Gudmundsson and hey scores in his first game ffs!

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

      😆

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

      Wow

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

    Keeping Kudus for bha WOL lee at least

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

      Enjoy the xGI

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

      Cool

  7. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    8 months, 23 days ago

    Chances I get Reinaldo off the bench for Ait?

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

      200%

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

      99.99%

    3. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      8 months, 23 days ago

      😀

  8. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 13 Years
    8 months, 23 days ago

    Kudus ain’t the guy.

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

    Why is Cucc benched ffs

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

    Kudus CS, get the fck in! That's why we own him.

  11. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    8 months, 23 days ago

    Will take the porro cs, except ml rivals have vdv !

  12. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    8 months, 23 days ago

    1 point is like 200k places in rank, crazy

  13. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 months, 23 days ago

    As a non-owner, got away with that from Kudus. He had some really big chances and should have had a haul in this one.

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

      Mind games. Tsek!

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

    3rd choice CF at Sunderland to 3rd choice CF at Chelsea (behind Pedro and George)

    Marc Guiu travelled with the #CFC team to Brentford but not named in the 20-man squad. He’s the 21st man in case of a warm-up dropout

    https://x.com/kierangill_DM/status/1966931125114175935?t=zwC71bqEuv2amHiRvWRbsQ&s=19

    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 13 Years
      8 months, 23 days ago

      Poor lad is being passed about like a doobie.

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

      dont you dare Palmer, take it easy in the warm up

  15. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 13 Years
    8 months, 23 days ago

    Best 7.0 or less replacement for Johnson?

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

      grealish did look very good today, albeit a blank

    2. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      8 months, 23 days ago

      Grealish?

      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 13 Years
        8 months, 23 days ago

        Yeah that’s not a bad shout, some good fixtures after Merseyside derby minis the City game where he can’t play.

        1. have you seen cyan
          • 6 Years
          8 months, 23 days ago

          Oh yea, forgot he was on loan..

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

      Kudus

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

        Unless it's FPL points you're after?

        1. Count of Monte Hristo
          • 13 Years
          8 months, 23 days ago

          I do like the points,

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

            My players have an aversion to them.

    4. Don Fabio's gut feelin…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 months, 23 days ago

      I 'm thinking Damsgaard might be worth a punt. Everything goes through him for Brentford. Multiple routes to points etc. Of course he may not see much of the ball against Chelsea.

      1. Salarrivederci
        • 10 Years
        8 months, 23 days ago

        Obviously not.

        Not even on the field 😉

        1. Don Fabio's gut feelin…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          8 months, 23 days ago

          Injured? not even on the subs bench.

  16. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    8 months, 23 days ago

    Feels like 5-2-3 might be the way this season
    5 defenders with regular defcons
    Semenyo and whoever else
    Forwards of Haaland/Gyok/JP/Isak

    1. Don Fabio's gut feelin…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 months, 23 days ago

      I like your thinking

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

      No! New NWO getting to you

    3. Salarrivederci
      • 10 Years
      8 months, 23 days ago

      Almost went with that on WC, but 0.1 short.

      Happy with this though:

      Vicario
      Virgil - Lacroix - Andersen - Senesi
      Salah - Semenyo - Grealish
      Haaland - Pedro - Mateta

  17. Stranger Mings
    • 5 Years
    8 months, 23 days ago

    Any chance diouf gets defcon points?

  18. Nightcrawler
    • 7 Years
    8 months, 23 days ago

    sold vdv and richards on wc, not great

    44 with pedro, vvd, gakpo salah(c) to go. guessing thats still good even after no spurs def from this game

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

      So much better than mine with similar 4 and capt left ... be happy 😛

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

    Plan was to BB this: Dubravka (NFO) Rogers (sun) Diouf (CRY) Andersen (BRE)

    Would you still do it considering Rogers and Diouf performances lately?

  20. Trust the process
    • 3 Years
    8 months, 23 days ago

    Sels
    Porro Andersen Richards Munoz
    Salah Bruno Wirtz Reijnders
    Mateta Watkins

    Dubravka Anderson esteve strand-Larsen

    Got 1FT and 0.9 itb
    Do I do strand Larsen > evanilson and bench boost? Not sure when to use free hit or wildcard…

  21. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    8 months, 23 days ago

    Porro first sub so I’m sure Cucurella will come on for a 1 pointer

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

    Guiu is going to drop to 4.3

    1. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      8 months, 23 days ago

      Tonight?

      1. ☈☾
        • 8 Years
        8 months, 23 days ago

        Possibly

      2. claretparrot
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        8 months, 23 days ago

        Not even close according to livefpl

  23. Bob_the_builder
    • 9 Years
    8 months, 23 days ago

    Chances of Wood being stuck on the bench in the next GW? Ange may not have enjoyed his big lumbering view so what are his other options if he opts not to bring out Wood?

    1. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      8 months, 23 days ago

      Who are the other options? 20 goals last season.

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

        Ange likes a high press striker. That’s not Wood’s game.

        I’m a Wood owner as well as Watkins and I fear both need to go now, irrespective of the fixtures.

        1. have you seen cyan
          • 6 Years
          8 months, 23 days ago

          This is where Wood will punish people.

      2. Bob_the_builder
        • 9 Years
        8 months, 23 days ago

        With Nuno's pragmatic approach though. I think he might struggle for game time. I still plan to hold on to my Forest triple up (Wood, Ndoye and Murillo) for the next 2 GWs and then re-assess accordingly.

  24. FPLCEO
    • 16 Years
    8 months, 23 days ago

    I am regretting Mateta…Palace are going to be so much less potent without Eze and Sarr

    1. Salarrivederci
      • 10 Years
      8 months, 23 days ago

      West ham up next. Then reconsider 😉

    2. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 months, 23 days ago

      Even against West Ham?

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

      Could be worse. You could have Watkins and Wood.

      1. Sloopy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        8 months, 22 days ago

        Watkins and Bowen here….

    4. Dank Squid
      • 7 Years
      8 months, 23 days ago

      Tough game vs Sunderland already a thing of the past, Liverpool game soon (he scored in Community Shield)

  25. Vazza
    • 5 Years
    8 months, 23 days ago

    How did “mini Bruno Fernandes” get on today??

    1. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      8 months, 23 days ago

      Absentia.

  26. Pep's Money Laundry
    • 10 Years
    8 months, 23 days ago

    I'm really annoyed at myself, I sold Pape Sarr on my wc. He is great value at 5m

  27. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    8 months, 23 days ago

    Woltemade will be a much better player than Isak

    1. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      8 months, 23 days ago

      Steady.

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

      Don't worry LIV will buy him later for £100M+

    3. Admiral Benson
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      8 months, 23 days ago

      Think there’s an error in your programming

  28. Weak Become Heros
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    8 months, 23 days ago

    I am a west ham fan and I am so tired of this club. I am so separated from what I remember its values 10-15 years ago.

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      8 months, 23 days ago

      Stupid club song, and I bet they serve jellied eels and pie and liquor. Deserve to be relegated 😉

  29. Dank Squid
    • 7 Years
    8 months, 23 days ago

    Kudus being Kudus. West Ham, Spurs - doing bits, heavy involvement... end product?

    Allsvenskan (swedish league) early 2024, Bergvall was often in the nr 10 position/role. 6-8 shots/game, didn't always hit the back of the net but kept trying. Joined Spurs, slowly integrating. Still only 19, "sky is the limit" (future FPL pick).

  30. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    8 months, 23 days ago

    Who would you get for Aina, Lacroix or Guehi?

    1. Bob_the_builder
      • 9 Years
      8 months, 23 days ago

      Lacroix