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Arnautovic and Lanzini on bench for West Ham in Blank Gameweek 27 opener

The main Fantasy Premier League interest tonight is on West Ham as they prepare for a favourable home match with Fulham.

Felipe Anderson (£7.2m) will be the key asset, starting on the left flank of attacking midfield and lining up against the Cottagers weak right side.

However, there was frustration for those who had turned to Marko Arnautovic (£6.8m) as he was named on the bench, Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernandez (£6.1m) leading the attack in his place.

The Austrian now has just one start in the last five Gameweeks with no injury currently reported by manager Manuel Pellegrini.

Alongside Arnautovic on the West Ham bench is Manuel Lanzini (£6.4m), who has finally returned from the injury he sustained in pre-season.

Owned by 0%, the Argentinian could prove a powerful differential in the Blank Gameweeks if he can rediscover his form from last season.

Claudio Ranieri has opted for a four-man defence at the London Stadium with Joe Bryan (£4.8m) and Denis Odoi (£4.4m) flanking Tim Ream (£4.2m) and debutant Havard Nordtveit (£4.5m), who has been asked to drop into the back-line from midfield.

Meanwhile, Andre Schürrle (£5.5m) misses the trip to West Ham with a virus.

In Friday night’s other match, Sean Morrison (£4.7m) has returned to the heart of Cardiff’s defence.

That means Bruno Ecuélé Manga (£4.4m) shunts back along to right-back and pushes Joe Peltier (£3.9m) out of the match-day squad entirely.

Oumar Niasse (£5.0m) leads the line while Josh Murphy (£4.8m) and Callum Paterson (£5.0m) man the flanks.

There is still no return for Victor Camarasa (£4.6m) .

Adam Masina (£4.3m) comes in for the suspended Jose Holebas (£4.8m) while Ken Sema (£4.6m) drops to the bench to allow Roberto Pereyra (£6.1m) back into the side following injury.

Cardiff XI: Etheridge; Ecuele Manga, Morrison, Bamba, Bennett; Arter; Paterson, Bacuna, Ralls, Murphy; Niasse.

Watford XI: Foster; Janmaat, Mariappa, Cathcart, Masina; Doucouré, Capoue; Hughes, Pereyra; Deulofeu, Deeney.

West Ham XI: Fabianski; Cresswell, Ogbonna, Diop, Zabaleta; Rice, Noble; Anderson, Antonio, Snodgrass; Chicharito.

Fulham XI: Rico; Odoi, Nordtveit, Ream, Bryan; Chambers, Seri; Babel, Cairney, Sessegnon; Mitrovic.

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  1. good biashara
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Work + kids = forgot about Friday games = 7 playing no changes made. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Kids out for a -4!

      1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Work out for -8

        1. good biashara
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          🙂
          Work, missus, kids -> flight, holiday, freedom -8
          No brainer!

    2. The Great Statuto
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      My fullest sympathies, I've been waiting to make two free transfers all week scared of price rises and watching out for injured players then didn't realise there were games on tonight untilmi came to settle down with a cuppa. Bloomin annoying!!

      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I hear you my fellow brethren.

  2. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Top 10k Captains:

    Son - 35.57%
    Aubameyang - 28.43%
    Salah - 12.11%
    Anderson - 7.81%
    Lacazette - 6.40%
    Pogba - 4.08%

    Those above 50% EO:

    Son - 113.58%
    Salah - 104.13%
    Pogba - 93.30%
    Rashford - 83.74%
    Jiménez - 73.46%
    Robertson - 66.50%
    Aubameyang - 63.01%
    Doherty - 58.68%
    Anderson - 50.15%

    https://www.livefpl.net/top10k

    1. jaybradlights
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Auba is scaring me...

      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Same. Only one I haven't got. So basically he is going to do an Aguero and get a hat-trick.

    2. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Have 8/9. Can't believe I became the template manager. Full Jonty mode

  3. fedolefan
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Why is the team news section on here not scrapped? Surely someone must be getting banned weekly with those lineups.

    1. Ruth_NZ
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Bring Demi back I say. 🙂

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      1/4 tonight, isn't bad...

    3. AndyCook
        5 years, 1 month ago

        It’s hard to get it right

    4. Mattias
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      World number 3 has played the WC and no FH left for for GW31...

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Wont need a FH in 31 with that team but the doubles will be messy!

    5. Merlin the Wraith
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Updated

    6. jimmyabs1987
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Glad I didn’t take a punt on Arnie!

    7. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      LMS captaincy

      Son 45.88%
      Aubameyang 26.97%
      Salah 9.74%
      Anderson 5.43%
      Lacazette 5.06%
      Pogba 3.37%
      Arnautovic 1.31%
      Jiménez 1.12%

      1. Make United Great Again
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        SONNNNNNNNNNNNNNN

      2. LSK
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        As an Auba captainer that’s not what I wanted to see

      3. THFC4LIFE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        How many go out this week TM?

        I went with Son(c) so even if he flops I’m taking 45% of LMS with me!!

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          75 or so.

      4. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        My MAN

    8. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Commmme on Felipe (C)!!!

      1. fridge
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Nice, I'm already worried by my Laca (c) now, thinking should have stuck with Son...

        1. g40steve
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          I look at the captain poll & usually go 2nd place.

      2. THFC4LIFE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I thought about it then bottled it. Good luck Bubz

      3. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Nice! GL

    9. Make United Great Again
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I think it’s about time Anderson scored 2 and assisted 2.

      1. Bubz
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        YES

      2. Kiwivillan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        *Snodgrass

      3. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        YES PLEASE

    10. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      The one pigging week I needed Camarasa!

      1. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        And I needed Gunnarsson 🙁

      2. Garlana
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Same

    11. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Shocked at how many played free hit, going to be carnage in a couple of weeks?

      1. Kiwivillan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Where does it show how many played?

        1. THFC4LIFE
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Fpldiscovery

        2. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          https://www.livefpl.net/figs

          3% of Top 10k & Overall.

      2. circusmonkey
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Yes quite happy to see one of my rivals play quite a lame free hit, didn't even change it that much.

      3. Kiwivillan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Probably mostly casuals

    12. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Son has kept me alive so many times this season. He is my out and out favourite FPL player. Fingers crossed he destroys Burnley tomorrow morning 🙂

      Good luck to you all this GW

    13. DAZZ
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Lads does anyone know the alternative sub reddit that streams games now r/soccerstreams is banned? Thank you

      1. Ould Onion Bagger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Just search for it... Google is your friend

    14. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Camarasa benched or out completely?

      He's first bench here but TAA there too.

      1. Garlana
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        No show

    15. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Whaaaat a feck up that was wow

    16. The Enlightener
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Babel and his red head miss a one on one.....ouch!

    17. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Fab save #1

      Babel bottled.

    18. Zilla
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      what was that lmao

    19. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      WHU looking to give this game away!

    20. tucaoneo
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      What kind of back pass is that you moron

      1. Kiwivillan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Who did it?

        1. tucaoneo
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Zaba

    21. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Babel misses sitter

      1. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Got the second.

    22. Magumbo
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Fabianski makes a great save with his face

    23. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Babel G
      Sess A

    24. The Enlightener
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Babel goal

    25. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      OMG Babel

    26. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Babel Red hair G

    27. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Fab clean sheet gone already!

      1. Kiwivillan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Knew -4 for Rice was stupid. Should've just kept AWB

    28. Zilla
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      gg babel

    29. Sandy Ravage
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Come on Ethers!

      1. jimmyabs1987
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        This

      2. Sandy Ravage
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Farewell Ethers!

    30. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      BABELINHO ! He have 100 % of wining games in EPL when he scores.