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The Nuno Espirito Santo era begins for West Ham United tonight as they travel to the Hill Dickinson Stadium to face Everton.

Kick-off on Merseyside is at 20:00 BST.

TEAM NEWS

The new West Ham boss has only made two line-up changes from Graham Potter’s final match in charge, which was a 2-1 home defeat to Crystal Palace.

Callum Wilson drops to the bench, while James Ward-Prowse is not included in the squad at all.

This isn’t due to injury or illness, either: Nuno confirmed ahead of kick-off that it was just a tactical decision.

Coming into the Hammers’ side are summer signing Soungoutou Magassa and striker Niclas Fullkrug.

David Moyes, meanwhile, reverts back to the starting XI that featured in the Merseyside derby in Gameweek 5.

He had rotated seven of his team out in the midweek EFL Cup loss to Wolverhampton Wanderers.

LINE-UPS

Everton XI: Pickford, O’Brien, Tarkowski, Keane, Mykolenko, Garner, Gueye, Ndiaye, Dewsbury-Hall, Grealish, Beto.

Subs: Travers, Patterson, McNeil, Barry, Dibling, Coleman, Alcaraz, Aznou, Iroegbunam.

West Ham XI: Areola, Walker-Peters, Mavropanos, Kilman, Diouf, Magassa, Fernandes, Bowen, Paqueta, Summerville, Fullkrug.

Subs: Hermansen, Julio, Wilson, Guilherme, Rodriguez, Scarles, Potts, Irving, Marshall.


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  1. GoonerSteve
    • 16 Years
    6 months, 7 days ago

    Come on Grealish.

  2. ViperStripes
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    6 months, 7 days ago

    Grealish, Tarkowski and Bowen.

  3. Gazzpfc
    • 9 Years
    6 months, 7 days ago

    Who to bench

    1 Gvardiol
    2 Guehi
    3 Ndiaye
    4 Pedro

    ????

  4. WiredWeasel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 months, 7 days ago

    I've got Grealish too, and I'm not a fan of either team but ever since someone pointed out that if West Ham under Nuno win tonight, it puts Forest in the relegation zone, I'll probably break something laughing in the unlikely event that they do win.

  5. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    6 months, 7 days ago

    Nice parting gift from KDH would be decent

  6. #1 Salah Hater
    • 1 Year
    6 months, 7 days ago

    West Ham 2-0 win and Fullkrug brace would be hilarious.

  7. Evasivo
    • 15 Years
    6 months, 7 days ago

    Everton to smash hammers surely

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

    Romero owners should keep an eye on this...

    "Cuti [not travelling] was just precaution"

    https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/news/thomas-frank-lucas-bergvall-press-32571053

    1. el polako
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 7 days ago

      Few days too late, would have had Alderete’s 17 pointer of the bench should Romero missed Wolves game.

      Never lucky.

  9. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    6 months, 7 days ago

    Richarlison mins should be OK for now

    "Dom, you know, got that ankle issue that's been bothering him for a little while. So now we decided to make a minor surgery. It's a small procedure. So that will mean he's not ready for today, of course. And of course, Leeds he's out as well. We will have more news about time frame after the international break. But I don't expect it to be long."

    https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/news/thomas-frank-lucas-bergvall-press-32571053

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 7 days ago

      Cheers Tony good find

  10. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 months, 7 days ago

    Will Areola be last season's Sels?

    1. el polako
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 7 days ago

      No, too shaky and with a habit to do silly mistakes.

      1. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 months, 7 days ago

        Nuno is an ex goalkeeper don't forget. He may be able to coach that out of him.

        1. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          6 months, 7 days ago

          Never knew that

        2. el polako
          • 8 Years
          6 months, 7 days ago

          Areola is 32 years old, if nobody managed to coach him out of it by now….

        3. BUZZBOMB ♡
          • 11 Years
          6 months, 7 days ago

          So were Pope John Paul II and Julio Inglesias

          1. el polako
            • 8 Years
            6 months, 7 days ago

            Popes are know for their love for ball(s), especially young ones.

            1. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 4 Years
              6 months, 7 days ago

              Sorry, for your opinion on that pope from Polakoland.

              1. el polako
                • 8 Years
                6 months, 7 days ago

                I’m not sorry.
                I’m not the one covering up kiddie fiddling priests.

    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 months, 7 days ago

      Feels a bit early to jump on perhaps, Hermansen is decent keeper from what I saw last season

  11. Stranger Mings
    • 5 Years
    6 months, 7 days ago

    Can i get away with Richards eve; Konsa BUR and Vdv leeds ?

    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 9 Years
      6 months, 7 days ago

      Yes

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        6 months, 7 days ago

        Cheers

    2. Khalico
      • 10 Years
      6 months, 7 days ago

      Yes

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        6 months, 7 days ago

        Thanks

  12. keefy59
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 months, 7 days ago

    West Ham bench looks really weak

    1. el polako
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 7 days ago

      First XI is not much better.

  13. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 months, 7 days ago

    When Tosin comes back from injury, 4.4m (or 4.3m even if he drops again) he could be really good cheap option
    Averaging 9.3 defcons a game so very close to the threshold, Chelsea fixtures are great around 8/9 post IB (SUN, tot, WOL, bur, ARS, lee)

  14. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    6 months, 7 days ago

    Come on Fullkrug. You have to prove something. Potter gone, you won. You can become the next Wood, just without childish jokes.

  15. Stranger Mings
    • 5 Years
    6 months, 7 days ago

    When are folks playing BB?

    1. fantasist
      • 15 Years
      6 months, 7 days ago

      When Dubravka has a good fixture

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        6 months, 7 days ago

        Thinking bb8 as a dubravka diouf and gudmundsson owner

    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      6 months, 7 days ago

      BB7

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        6 months, 7 days ago

        Who's your bb?

        1. Tonyawesome69
          • 7 Years
          6 months, 7 days ago

          Dubravka, Stach, Andersen and Alderete assuming all 15 players are fit. I'm not keen on BB8 as it's after an IB and issues may pop up

          1. Stranger Mings
            • 5 Years
            6 months, 7 days ago

            Nice

    3. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      6 months, 7 days ago

      BB like Bruno Blank?

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        6 months, 7 days ago

        Well probably sell BB to BB

    4. Haa-lala-land
      • 5 Years
      6 months, 7 days ago

      I think the deciding factor of when to play BB should be to play it when your benched 5th midfielder or your 3rd attacker has an easy looking fixture, rather than your two defenders and GK.

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        6 months, 7 days ago

        Ok cool

    5. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 months, 7 days ago

      Whenever I've got a decent 1st sub benching headache and a decent fixtures for Dubravka
      It's a naff chip really, feels like many who used it in GW1 didn't get much out of it

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        6 months, 7 days ago

        Yeh sounds about right

    6. Pompel
      • 12 Years
      6 months, 7 days ago

      Should've played it this GW - Güehi and Rondon almost matching Hauland TC. Now I think I will just play it more or less as soon as possible when all players are injury free and likely to play

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        6 months, 7 days ago

        Yeh me too so bb8

  16. Haa-lala-land
    • 5 Years
    6 months, 7 days ago

    Tarkowski (c) lets go!

    Punish those Haaland captainers.

    1. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 9 Years
      6 months, 7 days ago

      Don't look

  17. fantasist
    • 15 Years
    6 months, 7 days ago

    Everton got extra cover with Gueye's kit

  18. el polako
    • 8 Years
    6 months, 7 days ago

    Is Gueye playing in pyjama’s?

  19. F4L
    • 11 Years
    6 months, 7 days ago

    is alderete nailed? or a few bad/average performances and his place is at risk

  20. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    6 months, 7 days ago

    Beto useless

    1. el polako
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 7 days ago

      Budget Gyokeres.

  21. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    6 months, 7 days ago

    Grealish already looks like a trap. Shhhh...

  22. frenchfries
    • 9 Years
    6 months, 7 days ago

    Would you WC this (changes on the right):

    Pope Dubravka
    Guehi Alderete | VVD Diouf Esteve
    Semenyo Kudus | Salah Reijnders Bruno
    Haaland Pedro | Guiu

    To this, BB GW8:

    Pope Dubravka
    Guehi Alderete | Gabriel Senesi Botman
    Semenyo Kudus | Saka Enzo Stach
    Haaland Pedro | Gyokerez

    Pope/Saka could be Raya/Bruno

    1. jayzico
      • 15 Years
      6 months, 7 days ago

      I've sat looking at this for almost 5 mins now and still can't understand it.

      1. HadiSLIM
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        6 months, 7 days ago

        Tbf it’s one of the best and clearest formats ive seen..

      2. EDEN THE MAN
        • 9 Years
        6 months, 7 days ago

        Not the brightest spark eh

    2. HadiSLIM
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      6 months, 7 days ago

      No if you could get away with two transfers.. we need to see saka and gyok. And need to hear about palmer RE enzo.

      1. frenchfries
        • 9 Years
        6 months, 7 days ago

        Have 0 ft for this week as i did sels to Pope early. No good way into Arsenal as i have 0.1itb

  23. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 months, 7 days ago

    Goal

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 months, 7 days ago

      Decent header

      Keane was a good choice too

  24. F4L
    • 11 Years
    6 months, 7 days ago

    keane g
    garner a

  25. Haa-lala-land
    • 5 Years
    6 months, 7 days ago

    Nuno gone

    1. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      6 months, 7 days ago

      Nu-no points

    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      6 months, 7 days ago

      certainly has alot of work to do

  26. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    6 months, 7 days ago

    Keane goal

  27. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    6 months, 7 days ago

    Cleanie gone

  28. Tcheco
    • 8 Years
    6 months, 7 days ago

    Well done the Scout. I went with Tark instead

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 months, 7 days ago

      I was on Tark

      Considered Keane briefly

      Then went for Romero

  29. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    6 months, 7 days ago

    That wasn't KDH

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      6 months, 7 days ago

      Next goal

  30. Obi 1 Kenobi 0
      6 months, 7 days ago

      Currently have Kudus do I keep for the fixtures or get in Sarr (Palace) for the form on a FT?