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Lanzini returns for West Ham as Roberto makes first league start

Manuel Lanzini (£6.5m) is back in the West Ham line-up for a Gameweek 8 clash with Crystal Palace.

The Argentinian midfielder starts in attacking midfielder for the first time since Gameweek 5, flanked by Felipe Anderson (£6.9m) and Andriy Yarmolenko (£6.0m), who has three goals in his last four matches.

While the Hammers are in decent attacking form, there may be concerns over their defence in the long-term absence of Lukasz Fabianski (£5.1m).

He sustained a hip injury in the draw with Bournemouth in Gameweek 7 and is, naturally unavailable this evening.

That means Roberto (£4.4m) comes in for his first league start of the campaign, although he has come in for criticism from West Ham fans for his performances in the cup competitions.

Aaron Cresswell (£4.9m) keeps Arthur Masuaku (£4.5m) out of the left-back spot for the third match in a row, while Ryan Fredericks (£4.5m) makes his eighth successive start of the campaign.

Luka Milivojevic (£6.7m) serves his one-match suspension for Crystal Palace today so it will be interesting to see who takes penalty kicks if his side are awarded one.

James McCarthy (£4.4m) comes in for the Serbian international, making his first league start for the Eagles.

Roy Hodgson has gone with the same centre-back pairing that kept a clean sheet against Norwich last time out with Gary Cahill (£4.5m) captaining the side and Martin Kelly (£4.1m) still bearing the torch for starting defenders in his price bracket.

West Ham XI: Roberto; Cresswell, Ogbonna, Diop, Fredericks; Rice, Noble; Anderson, Lanzini, Yarmolenko; Haller.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita; van Aanholt, Cahill, Kelly, Ward; Schlupp, McArthur, Kouyaté, McCarthy; Ayew, Zaha.

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  1. Thomas Magnum
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Worth WC'ing this? Gonna sell Kane > Auba regardless
    Pope Mcgovern
    TAA Robbo Ota Dunk Lund
    Salah Sterling Mount Mcginn Guend
    Kane King Wickham
    1FT 0.2ITB

    1. FISSH
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Only players i would want to sell are Robbo, Salah, Guend, Wickham

      1. Mr Peanutbutter
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        ha I'm looking to get robbo on a wc

        1. Murder On Zidanesfloor
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Why?

      2. Murder On Zidanesfloor
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Guendo to?

      3. Pep bites Kun
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Why Guend - not returning?

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

    Pick 2 of the following :

    King
    Wilson
    Vardy
    Auba

    1. Thomas Magnum
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Vardy and Auba

    2. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      King and Auba

    3. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Wilson & Vardy

    4. ZeBestee
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      VAuba

    5. Over Midwicket
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      All good really. You've probably ranked them in reverse order.

      Having said that, Bournemouth attack for next GW is essential..

    6. Pep bites Kun
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Not in this order: Vardy & Auba

  3. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Haller should aspire to be the player Wesley is

    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Wesley got lucky vs a defence in dissaray.

    2. Pep bites Kun
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      All strikers should aspire to be the player X was/is (you can substitute any name you like)

      1. Pep bites Kun
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        X = Andy Carroll 🙂

    3. Pep bites Kun
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Alan Shearer maybe?

  4. FreddyP3
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Got 2FT and 0.0ITB

    Pope Stek
    TAA Zinch Lund Rico Kelly
    Salah Sterling KDB Mount Cantwell
    Abraham Haller Pukki

    Want to do Pukki->Vardy but how?

    A. Sterling->Mahrez
    B. Salah->Son
    C. Other?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Give it 12 days.

      1. FreddyP3
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        And miss a potential 0.1 Rise on Mahrez?! 😉

  5. Clinton19
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Will pukki drop tonight???

    1. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      He will if i get my hands on him.

      1. Francis Begbie
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Love it

        1. Clinton19
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          I'm assuming that's a yes???

          1. Francis Begbie
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Wegie smile if I have ma way pal

  6. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    What’s the optimal front line?

    C Wilson, Tammy, Vardy, Auba, Kun,

    Thinking C Wilson, Vardy, Tammy gives better team depth?

    1. FISSH
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Prefer Maddison to Vardy

    2. Manani
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      TVA for me

    3. zdrojo187
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      TVK

  7. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Yarmo clearly to good for West Ham

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Superb player

  8. Coaly
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Yarmolenko or Tielemans?

    1. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Yar

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

      Yarm.

      Maddison the only Leicester mid worth investing in.

  9. Party time
      4 years, 6 months ago

      How did the Salah injury look, long term?

      1. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        He'll be back quicker than you can say over priced.

    • Fred54
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      It has suddenly dawned on me, my 3rd and 4th mids are from Norwich and West Ham?!

      1. MarvelouSuccess
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        You know you're in trouble when that happens

    • Silecro
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      OUT: Salah & Haller
      IN: Auba & Maddison
      For free
      Yes or no?
      (Ofc after kdb injury update)

      1. Cash'nBurn
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        I’m considering the same move.

    • dshv
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Really need to activate my wildcard. My team is:
      Heaton
      Robbo, walker, digne
      Cantwell, son, salah, sterling, mount
      Pukki, wilson

      I have to do some changes because i have to bring auba maddison or vardy also maybe abraham and have to switch salah for mane ??

      Advise please....

      1. Macam Dave
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Yes do it

        I am in similar situ

        You should move funds out of defence as expensive assets here not worth it at mo. Perfect time to wildcard

    • Tasty Jerk
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Close!!!!

    • One More Hit
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Rotten gameweek for me but according to livefpl looks the same for most in my cash league.

      Leicester ruining Adrian/TAA clean sheets without involving Vardy is an ouch.

    • Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      6 played so far, 6 blanks. Beautiful to see.

      1. Rhodes your boat
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Week saved by lundstram and pope so far...

    • balint84
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      new wc plan:
      Pope-Whiteman
      Söy-Dunk-Ota-Tomori-Rico
      Salah-Sterling-Maddison-McGinn-Mount
      Kun-Abraham-Connolly

      what do you think?

      1. Rhodes your boat
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        And when I was gonna get Connolly a few weeks ago on wc it had to be greenwood..

    • have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      fredericks clears off the line, epic

    • Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Just seen salahs flag.. what’s he done?

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Heavy hit on his ankle.

        1. Rhodes your boat
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Do we think he’ll be okay after IB?

          1. Rainer
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Hopefully it’s just an impact one, he did hobble/walk off which is a good sign.

            We probably won’t get a serious update until next week.

      2. Dynamic Duos
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        His form is so bad it has made him sick

    • Francis Begbie
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Palace keeper may look like a big nancy with daft hair but i tell ya what when he saved that haller goal i could have kissed him

    • Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I am going to the cinema to watch Joker later,did anyone here see it yet and if so is it as good as what the reviewers are saying?

      I must say i have not been this excited about a new movie in a while and hope it delivers.

      1. La Roja
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Dark, twisted but absolute gold.

        One of the bests movie ever, will sweep all Oscar’s

        1. Ógie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          That sounds like my cup of tea alright. 🙂

          The Oscars have turned into a virtue singling joke and has no credibility in my book anymore.

          1. La Roja
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            You’re gonna love it. I’ve no doubt

      2. Silecro
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        My friend watched it yesterday and said its even better than the first trailer. Thats all you need to know

        1. Ógie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          It must be good because that trailer is class.

      3. Eleven Hag
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        It's very gud - but depends on whether you like this genre some ppl may get bored as well

        1. Ógie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          You are talking to someone who watches Barry Lyndon on auto repeat so i should get through it ok. 🙂

      4. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        They have a cinema in Kerry? 😮 😉

        Reviews look great, enjoy!

        1. Ógie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Omiplex Maxx 😎

          We have all the modern fandangos down here these days.

    • Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Screw this. Wildcard is being played

      1. The Ejiptian King
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Told you Monty was a good pick.

    • Eleven Hag
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Do you expect Cantwell to drop as well ?

    • Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Wilson is a must for me next GW. Which downgrade is best to fund him? Will be coming in for Haller, most likely.

      A) Digne > Otamendi/Tomori
      B) Montoya > Rico

      1. MTPockets
          4 years, 6 months ago

          A surely

      2. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Yarmo looks superb

      3. RealVirg
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Come on Yarmolenko bet you can't even kick a balloon you moaning mrytle!

      4. Rhodes your boat
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Early thoughts on son and Pukki to 5.7 mid and auba for free?

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Depends on Son's Watford time.

          1. Rhodes your boat
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            True thanks TM

      5. dshv
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        The best people on defence for WC ??

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Watchlist >>>

      6. TheSteel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Haller extremely fortunate bounce saved extremely fortunately

      7. Clinton19
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Will pukki drop tonight guys?

        1. TheSteel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Not at this rate

        2. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          36000 more sales needed

        3. Rasping Drive
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Unlikely

      8. Eleven Hag
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Arsenal shud ve signed zaha instead of that guy

        1. Tasty Jerk
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Glad they didn't 🙂

        2. Cok3y5murf
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          80m for Zaha was just as absurd as 72m for Pepe though