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All eyes on Ings as Southampton host poor West Ham defence

The Fantasy Premier League community turns to Danny Ings (£6.4m) as Southampton host West Ham United in the final game of Saturday afternoon.

The centre-forward has scored in each of his last five matches and has amassed 12.4% ownership for Gameweek 17.

That is considerably more than any other player at St. Mary’s for the 17:30 game.

After him, the most popular asset in the match is West Ham defender Winston Reid (£3.9m) who sits in 4.5% of teams, with those managers simply looking to save money more than anything else.

The New Zealand international is absent from the matchday squad once again and is yet to register any Premier League minutes this season.

There may be some eyes on James Ward-Prowse (£5.9m) for this fixture after he registered three attacking returns in his last five outings.

His set-piece delivery could prove important today considering West Ham’s problems defending dead-ball situations this season, which earned him a place in the Gameweek 17 Scout Picks.

Southampton XI: McCarthy; Bertrand, Bednarek, J Stephens, Cédric; Redmond, Ward-Prowse, Højbjerg, Djenepo; Ings, S Long.

West Ham United XI: Martin; Cresswell, Balbuena, Ogbonna, Fredericks; Noble, Rice; Antonio, Fornals, Snodgrass; Haller.

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  1. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Next GW awful for me. 1 FT and 0.2 ITB. What to do ?

    Heaton
    Soy-Kelly-Lund
    Maddison-Mount-Nakamba-Alli
    Kane(C)-Jimenez-Vardy

    Button-Tomori-Salah-TAA

    Best move for a hit ?

    Thinking to sell Salah and Mount

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      TAA+Mount out

      1. Niho992
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Mount to Martial

        Trent to who?

        1. RAFA THE GAFFA
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Wouldn’t touch Martial. See below my replacement suggestions

        2. RAFA THE GAFFA
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Go Son!

  2. TeddiPonza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Have two transfers and the plan is to ship Mane out for Son (will bring Mane back after Leicester). Should I rage transfer Pulisic to Grealish as well or keep my calm and keep Pulisic and save 1 transfer?

    Thanks.

  3. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    2FTs. Pulisic+TAA >> Alli and one of the below? Yay or nay? Which if so?

    A. Kelly
    B. Targett
    C. Cahill
    D. Sidibe
    E. Willems
    F. Fernandez
    G. Schar

    Pope
    Soy • Lundy • Aurier • Rico
    Son • KDB • Maddy • Pulisic
    Vardy • Tammy
    (McGov. Greeny. Mané. TAA)

  4. HashAttack
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Thankfully I sold Fleck for Shelvey - so no points wasted on the bench 😉

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Ahh, he may be my perfect replacement for Pulisic

      1. HashAttack
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        5th YC today

        1. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Just saw that pity

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

    Mane to martial for next gw - then martial to salah - any good ?

    1. Pumpkinhead
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      lol

  6. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Literally struggling to find replacement for Pulisic (already got Grealish, Alli and Martial) ... any ideas?

  7. Atimis
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Kelly or Targett ?
    Will be getting Guaita after GW19.

  8. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Guys.. Are we sure Mark still knows? I'm worried about him

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Lucks ran out

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

      Who?

      1. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Mark Southern funder of this site. Noobs on here these days smh

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

          Ah, I thought you meant Mark Sutherns.

          I don’t know Mr Comfort.

          1. Brosstan
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Don't know who that is, some casual I presume

          2. Pumpkinhead
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            This

    3. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      He is trying to chase and taking risks. Rarely goes well

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

      Hopefully now Mark's not doing well and so can't jinx himself he'll return to the Scoutcast! I miss Mark on there!!!!!!! #comebackmark

  9. BNMC
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    I'm really hooked on doing Robbo and Mousset out for a 5m-ish defender and Jimenez for a -4. Jimi gives me a nice differential captain option. If the move was for free I'd do it instantly, not really keen to take too many hits.

    What do you guys think?

  10. Patio Kev
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Just checked my Cup Opponent for the first time.

    The good news is he is a dead team.

    The bad news is he has auto capped Salah and is going to batter me.

    There must be loads of Salah auto capper dead teams through last week and going through this week.

    1. OleGGMU
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Ridiculous that dead teams are not filtered out off thr cup by default imo

    2. Mr Q
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Here too...

    3. Jack Burton
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      And me

  11. Eze Really?
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    I have not been impressed with any team today.
    Pool average and could have let in 4.
    Chelsea lack professionalism. Is Lampard coming down with the xmas decorations like Derby?
    Leicester average and a draw with 2nd bottom was a fair result.
    Maybe Everton will win the league! (smile)

    1. twoplustwo
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      We did that before Lampard tbf

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Chelsea were the most annoying today ... Sidibe is on my sight, any thoughts?

      1. Eze Really?
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Too early to say. Not sure when all are fit he keeps his place.

  12. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    At the beginning of gw8 I was 3.4m in OR. 9 green arrows in 10gw’s and I think I’ve cracked the top 100k today. Only have Jesus, Rashford and Cahill to go so may not stay in there but I’m very pleased with that.

    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Impressive

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

      Congrats, nice comeback.

    3. FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Thanks gents

    4. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Brilliant. Well played

  13. A girl has no name
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Guys, what would be your wildcard team for GW18?
    Current team (Extremely low team value - 101.6)
    Henderson Button
    TAA Soy Lund Willems Reid
    KDB Salah Pulisic Mad Cantwell
    Abraham Vardy Ings

    Not willing to lose Lund Soy because bought early.
    Willing to part with the rest of the team including Vardy.

    1. Je suis le chat
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Maybe hold WC until gw 19?

      1. A girl has no name
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Why is it better to do one in 19 than 18? Any particular strategy?
        I took a punt today (Had 2 FT to burn since I had decided to wildcard in 18) bringing in Reid + Abraham for Robertson + Greenwood.

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

    Pope
    Soy lund kelly .. baldock rico
    Mane sterling mount alli ... dendo
    Tammy kane vardy

    Next gw my team is in three matches hahah

    Any ideas ?? 2 ft

  15. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Leeds doing a Leeds earlier than normal this season. We're still going up though:)

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

      Leeds & Liverpool in the same season...

      It could happen, surely!

      1. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Liverpool is a done deal but Leeds find ways to not get it done, time and time again. Hopefully they learned an enormous account from last season but being 3up at half time and failing to win is as bad as it gets

        1. Marvin Moon
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          I can't wait for Leeds to be back. I'd love to see Bielsa in the prem too.

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

            Be a great addition!

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

    TAA and Pulisic to Aurier and Son for -4?

    1. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Pulisic has to go, 5 in a row now. Don't like selling TAA though, especially for a hit

  17. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Pukki played the second half with a broken toe.

    1. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Finnish masculinity!

      1. Bobby Digital
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        *grit

  18. Gnu
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Probably been mentioned but 8400 people have transferred in Salah this week.
    Gotta laugh 😆

    1. OverTinker
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      kids and uncles mostly

  19. Slitherene
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    2 FT : GW18
    WC : GW20

    Pope
    Baldock Kelly (1)
    Zaha KdB (2)(3)
    Rashford Vardy Ings

    ITB : 25.1

    (1) Maguire, Lundstram, O'Connel, Cahill
    (2)(3) Sterling, Son, Alli, Martial, Grealish

    Choose 3 players from the pool, for the next 2?

  20. Monkey Hanger
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    All Saint's have to do is score one, then West Ham will spit their dummy's and capitulate.

    1. BNMC
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      All Saints have to do is get a man sent off, then West Ham will turn into prime Barca.

    2. UTD - HATED, ADORED, BUT NE…
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      All Saints are best known for their 1999 hit single Pure Shores

      1. panda07
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        I would have gone for Never Ever- the alphabet runs right from a to z, what a tune!

  21. Maddamotha
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Best defender for 4.1 or less?

    1. BNMC
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Williams at Man Utd, if he plays.

    2. Pumpkinhead
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      There are no 'best' defender for 4.1

    3. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Reid (3.9)

    4. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Simpson

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

      Cheers

  22. Boomerang V
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Kind of disappointed with 46 points. Vardy (c) and Maddison owner 🙁 really hating that Krul touched the ball, although it wouldn’t go in.

    Nevertheless I am currently going from 474k to 389k so I guess I can’t complain too much.

    Kdb, Son and Rashford left.

    1. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      If he didn't touch it Vardy would have 4 instead of 10

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

      I'd say Krul wasn't too thrilled either.

      Anyway, 38+Ings today, Kelly, Alli, KdB to come. 46 is far from woeful.

  23. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Martin save 🙂

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

    Mount for james ???

  25. OverTinker
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Best replacement for TAA? other def are (Soy, Lund, Rico, Tomori)

  26. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Remember the days when Cedric and Bertrand were options...

    1. Marvin Moon
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      They never were dude.

      1. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Rock solid few seasons back, no 0-9s then

        1. Marvin Moon
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Cedric? Dude?

          1. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            102 points 3 seasons ago.

            1. Marvin Moon
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              Really? Consider me put in my place.

            2. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              For 4.5

              1. Marvin Moon
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 4 months ago

                Alright mate no need to twist the knife.

                1. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
                  • 10 Years
                  4 years, 4 months ago

                  Lol. 11 cleanies what they would give for that now

                  1. Marvin Moon
                    • 7 Years
                    4 years, 4 months ago

                    Jesus man I'm down already! Have some mercy!

                    1. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
                      • 10 Years
                      4 years, 4 months ago

                      Just as well we didnt look at Bertrand!

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

    That’s a pen...

    1. Zilla
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      nah

  28. Naby K8a
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Chelsea regressing to the mean as expected then.

  29. Stef rocks
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Hahaha I have a dead team in the cup with Salah cap - not good for me 🙂

  30. Ziyech on the Bench
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Which to sell?

    A) puli

    B) mount