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Why Fantasy managers should wait and see on West Ham this season

Fantasy Premier League managers might want to exercise caution over West Ham assets at the start of 2019/20.

The Hammer start with a tough opening weekend fixture against Manchester City, but it is hard to guarantee Fantasy potential even in the more appealing matches that follow.

Looking at last season’s data, there is a possibility that their new-look attack could take some time to gel.

Meanwhile, the Hammers defence was questionable in 2018/19.

We’ve taken a look at all areas of Manuel Pellegrini’s team last season to see where Fantasy manager can find value in 2019/20.

As this article uses data from the Fantasy Football Scout Members Area, only those signed up for the new season can access it in full.

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  1. davies
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Kane > Auba hokey cokey looks smart for GW2

    1. jia you
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Just get Auba in GW1 and save the hassle...other issues are bound to crop up and you don't want to be taking a hit for that hokey cokey ideally.

      1. Cory2711
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Feels scary not to go with Kane for Villa at home GW1

    2. ★Kuntheman★
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      At the moment I'm doing that and then GW3 WC

    3. Wild Card this!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      If other pressing issues doesn’t emerge, then yes.

  2. Areid13
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Tell me what needs changed

    Ederson
    Robbo KWP Smith
    Salah Sterling Lucas Perez
    Wilson King Wesley

    McGovern McGinn Diop Lundstram

    I’ve got 0.5 in the bank to upgrade king -> Kean/Abraham come gw 3

    1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Smith..horrible FPL player. Too much money for a keeper that will hardly get saves or baps but that's just me

      1. Areid13
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Any other recommendations for smith then? I quite like Bournemouth’s fixture. And regarding Ederson he was the second highest gk scorer last year so I feel like he’s guaranteed points

  3. ㅤRising
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Sigurdsson or Fraser ?

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      My dilemma as well. At Fraser atm

    2. Puncheon Guly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      If Zaha goes to Everton, Siggy.

      1. ㅤRising
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Or just get Zaha +1m

    3. jia you
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I have 8.0 for my last spot, Fraser and bank the 0.5 seems a nice play but think I'll punt on Siggy doing well from set pieces from the start.

      1. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Will he take pens though? He's very bad at them. Also Digne takes a big part of corners an fks

        1. ㅤRising
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          I feel like without pens I wouldnt consider Siggy that much

        2. jia you
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          I also have Digne currently! If I was sure that Digne will be on a lot of set pieces and Siggy didn't have pens I wouldn't go near him...maybe going with both from the start is ok and drop the weaker option at a later date!

          1. Royal5
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Yep. I'm at Fraser and bank the 0.5, easy switch to a 8 mill, Siggy or other if it backfires

            1. jia you
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              I might do the same mate after thinking out loud about it...GL

              1. Royal5
                • 12 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                Same to you!

  4. simong1
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Almost settled on the below team.. Thoughts? Anyone want to put me out of my constant chopping and changing?

    Pope (Button)
    Robbo, VVD, Zinchenko, Digne (Lundstram)
    Sterling, Salah, KDB, Perez (Dendoncker)
    Jota, King (Greenwood)

    1. Invincibles
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Like it a lot - 9/10

      Mine below?

    2. SimonOwen
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Its a good team but you lack flexibility to draft in any Forward over 7mil value without taking a point hit.

    3. Rocky FPL
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Wow I have the exact same team, all 15 players are the same

  5. Invincibles
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Team A or B?
    A)
    Ederson
    VVD TAA Digne Zinchenko
    Salah Sterling Siggy Perez
    King Deulofeu

    B) (no Sterling)
    Ederson
    Robbo TAA Zinchenko
    Salah Fraser Siggy Bilva Martial
    Wilson Deulofeu

    1. Hits from the Bong
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A with Wilson and 4.5 gk

  6. Puncheon Guly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Is Drinkwater a better option than Dendoncker if he goes to Burnley? 3G, 8A in Leicester's title winning season.

    1. poulteren
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      if he wins a place....? yeah

      1. Puncheon Guly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I suspect he will, particularly is Defour remains out. Might take a couple of games though, particularly given he's barely played for 2 years.

    2. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      They priced the same? If so I might switch to Danny

      1. The Wise Owl
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Yep. 4.5.

        1. Royal5
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Interesting.

    3. The Wise Owl
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Could be a good cheap enabler.

  7. Hits from the Bong
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    All done, rating out of 10?

    Heaton (Button)
    TAA VVD Digne (Rico Lundstram)
    Salah Sterling Fraser Fornals Perez
    Wilson Deulofue (Wickham)

    1. -GK22-
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      7.5, like it and Fornals but may be a risk from the start?!

      1. Hits from the Bong
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Wow that’s low, how do I get it to 10 by tomorrow?

  8. Teomi
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Who is more nailed?

    Dendoncker or Hayden?

    1. Thomas Magnum
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I'd say the latter just but they might bring in someone that'll reduce his minutes apparently

      1. Teomi
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Thanks

  9. dersins
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Pope (4.0)
    TAA VVD KWP Coleman (4.0)
    Salah Sterling Martial Fraser (Hayden)
    Vardy Ings (Greenwood)

    Or should I go Fraser --> Perez and Coleman --> 4.5 to fund Vardy --> Auba

    1. -GK22-
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      No

    2. JBG
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Really like that team actually, don't think you need to do those changes you proposed.

      1. SimonOwen
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        KWP starting may not an issue thou..

    3. poulteren
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      keep fraser

      can i ask - why ings? and not adams or murray?

  10. koldam
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    kdb or siggy ? thanks

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Can't compared those two surely

    2. Cory2711
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      KdB if you have the funds... especially if not Sterling.
      Siggy could be great value

    3. Cynical
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Sig and spread the funds assuming you have sterling

    4. Thomas Magnum
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      KDB easy

  11. Champione
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Is Pereyra likely to start? Hasn’t had much of a pre season

    1. Thomas Magnum
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Not sure he'll start GW1 but we said the same thing re pre season with Mane and he looks to be starting but who knows

    2. jia you
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I really wanted to punt on him but going Trossard as my 6.0 mid for the reason mentioned.

    3. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Working towards full fitness, sounds like he might be too much of a risk for gameweek 1

    4. Champione
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Cheers guys. Would make things much easier if he was fit to play. Not a big fan og Barkley, Robinson, Yarmolenko, Trossard

  12. Thomas Magnum
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Any thoughts before I go off the bed will be much appreciated
    g2g?
    Pope 4.0
    Robbo TAA Stones Dunk Lund
    Salah Sterling Perez Trossard Dendonk
    Auba King Wickham

  13. Tshelby
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Let's do this : rate this out of 10

    Pope
    VvD, Digne, Zinchenko, Montoya
    Sterling, KdB, Salah(c), Trossard
    King, Vardy

    Button,- Dendoncker, Diop, Greenwood

    1. -GK22-
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      9

      1. Thomas Magnum
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        This, it's very solid. Any reason Montoya over Dunk?

        1. Tshelby
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          3-4-3 of Brighton expect Montoya to be attacking as a wingback and kinda like wingbacks

  14. Cory2711
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    1. Kiko + Siggy or VVD + Trossard (already have Robbo & montoya starting in Defence) ?

    2. Kane or Auba? (and why?)

    1. Thomas Magnum
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Latter and Auba for me for the first two based on fixtures and possibility of captaincy gw2 then will bring in Kane for gw3

      1. Cory2711
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Makes sense. Cheers!

  15. b91jh
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    I think im ok with this. Tear it up!

    Pope
    Vvd Awb Zin Digne
    Salah Sterling Kdb Perez
    Wilson Wood

    4.0 4.0 4.5 4.5

  16. Cynical
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    A. Stones
    B. Wan-Bissaka
    C. Zinchenko
    D. Zouma
    E. Coleman

    I have Digne, TAA and Robertson already.

    1. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      B

  17. manu4life99
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Concerns over Moura, Ings & King.

    Any improvements I can make?

    Heaton (button)
    VVD TAA Digne (montoya, lundstrom)
    Salah Sterling Perez Moura (dendoncker)
    King Ings Wilson

    1. FOMFF
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Interesting double Bou FWD's. Could be great

  18. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Arsenal defenders desperately hoping to not have to face Andy Carroll on Sunday for sure

  19. Nailed Jesus
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    What is the most likely price of Greenwood in 1 month's time?
    a) 4.3m
    b) 4.5m
    c) 4.7m

    1. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      C

    2. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      United have not bought a replacement for Rom. He'll play as a backup.

    3. _nod
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      4.5

    4. Wild Card this!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      4.4

  20. Netters2018
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    GTG or changes?
    Pope
    VVD, TAA, Zinch, Zouma
    Salah, Sterling, Fraser, Perez, Norwood
    Kane

  21. Alexon00
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Guys I need help! Please!

    Which one looks better?

    A) Henderson/Ryan
    Robbo | TAA | KWP | Zouma
    Salah | Siggy | Jorginho | KDB
    Wilson | Kane
    Subs: McGovern, Kelly, Dendocker, Greenwood.

    B) Ederson
    Robbo | VVD | KWP | Zouma
    Salah | Jorginho | KDB
    Wilson | Kane | King
    Subs: McGovern, Kelly, Hayden, Dendocker. 1.0 itb

    C) Ederson
    TAA| Robertson | Azpi | KWP
    Salah | Jorginho | Morrison/Camarasa
    Kane | Wilson | Auba
    Subs: McGovern, Kelly, Hayden, Dendocker

    Thanks ...

  22. internal error
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Are there any potential signings today that you are keeping your eye on? Like some hidden gems with potential

    1. -GK22-
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Carson (4.0) fodder keeper

      1. Maddi Son
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        You've been here for 7 years and you'd waste a City spot on a keeper who will never play?

  23. -GK22-
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Moura of Fraser from the start. Already have Wilson

    1. Angin out the Begović
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Moura then

    2. Alexon00
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Moura start??

  24. Angin out the Begović
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Kane, Perez and a 5.5 Def
    or
    Aub, Moura and a 4.5 Def

  25. Firminooooo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    A Kane and King
    B Wilson and Vardy (+ 0.5)

    1. Champione
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Same dilemma here. On B atm

    2. Alexon00
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A

    3. -GK22-
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      B

    4. Robson-Canoe
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A

  26. FOMFF
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Best 5.5m Mid?

    1. Robson-Canoe
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Robinson or McGinn. Toss a coin.

  27. Riggs
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Does double up Liverpool's defence is essential? I finally got the team that I like, but the downside is I don't have two defenders from L'pool.
    Ryan (Button)

    Robertson Laporte Digne Wan-Bissaka (Lundstram)

    Sterling Salah Sigurdsson Perez (Dendoncker)

    Wilson King (Wickham)

    1. Thomas Magnum
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Not when the rest of the defense can make up the points which I think yours will, can always do Digne AWB to Gomez or Matip if either nail down a spot

  28. Daniel Exeter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Heaton
    VVD, Robbo, Digne, Laporte
    Salah, Sterling, Perez, Barkley
    Wilson Adams

    Button, Wickham, Dendoncker, Ludstram

    1.5ITB for a GW2 bandwagon / Adams > Haller

    All good?
    Been set for a while now

  29. Firmino
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Any love for Zouma or Christensen? Who is going to partner Rudiger longterm?

    1. Thomas Magnum
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Wait and see which nails down the spot

  30. JorisLa
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Not so keen on Zinchenko, what to do.

    A) Pope, Zinchenko, Wood , 4.0def
    B) Ederson, 4.5def, 4.5def, Che Adams