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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. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Kelly goal threat 😮

  2. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Yarmolenko yellow

  3. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    YarmaYellow

  4. Hy liverpool
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Yarmolenko yc

  5. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Yarm YC

  6. HonestBlatter
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    damn Yarmo...seeing red soon

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

    WC TEAM:

    Heaton
    Robbo, otamendi, tomori
    Mane, sterling, maddison, mount, yarmolenko
    Wilson, aubameyang

    1. Do it
    2, no
    3. Open to any other ideas

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      It depends on your current team mate.

  8. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Who's worse.
    Barnes or Pukey .

    1. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Barnes

    2. 007 [RoboKlopp]
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Both

  9. JayLegend
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Yarmayellow

  10. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Why wasn't Yarmo booked?

  11. LǝgleSs e|even
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Hows the game going , anyone watching? Hows the golden boy Yarmalenko doing?

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

      Less gold, more yellow.

    2. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Both side could have got some goals
      A few chances created
      The best player in this westham team

  12. The Overthinker
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Two of the most transferred this Gameweek out players are in my team .

    Pukki and salah

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

      2 transfers change that.

      1. The Overthinker
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        I had no idea about that

  13. pjanns
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    This lot worth WCing? Got 2 FTs
    Tempted just to do Salah + Pukki + Haller --> Mount/Yarma + Vardy + Auba.

    What do you guys think?

    Pope
    Soy - Montoya - Diop
    Salah - Sterling - Son - KDB
    Pukki - Abraham - Haller
    (Button - Cantwell - Lundstram - Rico)

    1. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Too early, wait for after internationals

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

        Well if I should use my WC, it should be now to gain TV. 🙂

        Do you think my current team is worth wildcarding?

    2. 007 [RoboKlopp]
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Wc imo

  14. Tasty Jerk
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Ayew not in this at all, hate to say it but think we need to get tekkers on against their tall CB's

  15. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Ofc Yarmolenko gets booked

  16. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    For a hit
    Salah, Pukki OUT
    Mahrez, Auba/Vardy IN

    A) Yay
    B) Nay

    1. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      A

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

      Not tonight.

  17. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Lanzini close

  18. Francis Begbie
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Boys this fantasy football is killing me I am meant to be a big johns now with the boys on the sesh my motto used to be no surrender 4 day bender now I am watching this just praying on ma knees for no goals I think I am addicted

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      You need help

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      English only, cheers.

      1. Francis Begbie
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Never in my life have I felt so persecuted as I do these last couple months Anti Scottish sentiment by the english has even reached the top of this site. I blame Brexit and the tories

        1. Team Cruel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          He's an Aussie

    3. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      The first stage is to admit you have a problem...

    4. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Get a root

    5. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      U wot m8

  19. LǝgleSs e|even
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Who do you think will be rested?
    A) Mahrez
    B) DSilva
    C) BSilva

    1. beric
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      A

    2. The Overthinker
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Bilva

    3. MTPockets
        4 years, 5 months ago

        A, or none if C fills in for KDB absence

      • Rex Lapis
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        A

    4. Slam
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Haller looks so sluggish

      1. TheSteel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Yeah, not a good pick

        1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Not a good pick?

      2. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Watch him bag

    5. Sid07
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Whom to ditch 1st
      1) vvd
      2) Robertson

      1. beric
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        1

      2. The Overthinker
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Vvd

    6. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Ahhh Anderson could have been hauling by now ffs hope he does x

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

        x

    7. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      hopefully Yarmo takes some shots second half instead of just trying to assist these guys..

      1. HonestBlatter
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        THIS

    8. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Thoughts on this as early stab at possible WC squad?

      Pope McGovern
      TAA Pereira Otamendi Tomori Rico
      Sterling KDB Mount Maddison Saka
      Aubameyang Abraham King

      1. dunas_dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        * King Pereira could b Ed Wilson Söyüncü

    9. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      So
      A. Pukki and Cantwell
      To Wilson and 4.5 mid
      for a hit. Cantwell usually first on the bench.
      B. Haller to Wilson for free

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

      WC ??

      CURRENT TEAM:

      heaton
      Robbo,walker,digne,rico,lund
      Salah,sterling,son,cantwell,mount
      Pukki,wilson

      WC TEAM

      Heaton
      Rico,tomori,roberson,lund, kelly
      Mane, sterling, maddison, mount, dendo
      Callum wilson, auba, abraham

      1. Do it
      2. No

    11. The Train Driver
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Anyone considering Zaha or is rest of the CP team too damn bad in attack?

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        they look ok going forward but zaha isnt really standing out tbh

      2. 007 [RoboKlopp]
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        No, yes

      3. Tasty Jerk
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        I personally wouldn't consider Zaha, hes on a different wavelength to the rest of our slow attack (Ayew/Benteke/Wickham)

        1. Tasty Jerk
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Zaha will only come into it more when Townsend comes in.

    12. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Hahaha I've got McGovern on my bench just realised. That's so jokes

      1. teneighty
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Same here but there was no way I was gonna bench Pope for him. Jammy pen save points...

    13. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Why do we play this game?

      Every week, an absolute steaming pile of turd.

      1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Yer it's bollox

    14. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Great feeling when you realise you have two free transfers isn't it

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Won’t matter, GW will still be dog crap

      2. grumpyman
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        I wouldn't know.