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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. DAZZ
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    i own Abraham, Mount and Pulisic lol. what do i do haha.

    henderson button
    TAA Montoya Lundy Willems Soyuncu
    KDB Mane Son Mount Pulisic
    Abraham Vardy Greenwood

    0.2 ITB and i have my wildcard, also had a green arrow this week because of the sheff double up.

    could go Pulisic + Mount > Alli and some shi*e 5.3 or below fodder, honestly fuming with Chelsea

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

      Buy Haller and Pukki.

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

      Why not play WC? I can see 8 possible changes

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

        was going to hold out for GW20, i can't see 8 changes.

    3. Sloane426
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Wildcard

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

    Salah to Martial this week.

    Tielemans or Zaha to Salah or Mane next week.

    Solid plan?

    1. Blunder fc
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Like it

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

    A Pulisic to Grealish or
    B Pulisic to Son and TAA to Aurier-4

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

      B

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

    Is Tammy to Rashford sounds good?

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

    Martial or Grealish for next gw?

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

      Grealish

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

    I need to find some way to fit Pukki back into my team. Keep in mind I also want to get Haller and Fleck.

    Ryan
    TAA, Robbo, Lundstram
    Son, Mane, Salah, Mount
    Vardy, Abraham, Jimenez

    Bench: Button, Kelly, Rico, Dendoncker

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

    Hoping for a Jimenez haul and rashford blank tomorrow

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

      Booooooo

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

        Rashford 3 blanks coming vs Eve Watford Newcastle 🙂

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

          Pass it on 😉

        2. Make United Great Again
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Sounds like desperation 😉

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

      Yes please

    3. Dacra
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Both blanks please.

      Sold Jimi to Tammy for - 4..

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

      KDB haul

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

        Yes please

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

      Hoping for hauls from both!

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

      And an Auba + Laca blank!

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

      People who held onto Jimenez are elite.

    8. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Opposite, bruh

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

    Bought Mane at 11.6 (SP 11.9, currently 12.3). Would you seriously consider selling him this week for a one week punt, and then get Salah in instead after??
    1FT 0 ITB if I do Pulisic to Alli tmr.

    Pope // Martin
    Soyuncu Lundstram Rico Kelly// TAA
    KDB Maddison Alli* // Mane Dendoncker
    Rashford Vardy Jimenez

    Or ditch Trent instead? Tough

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

      Keep them both ?

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

        Could do yeah. Pulisic to Alli (exact money) looks a certainty after tmr, so would you roll the other FT?

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

          Yep

    2. Kun Tozser
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Won’t you be short to get Salah in?

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

        Just noticed I will, yes, without a downgrade of 0.3/4 (price rises?) elsewhere. May as well keep Mane and hope he picks back up I suppose

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

          Could easily have had one today and he’s still a great pick. The double up could be tasty!

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

            Cheers, yeah something to consider but would mean ditching KDB and probably Jimenez to Mousset/Ayew...

            We’ll see when their DGW comes around.

    3. Gaddafi
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I would sell him for Salah.

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

    GW18 : 2FT
    GW20 : WC

    Matip, Mount, Salah ➡ Lundstram, Son, Alli/Martial

    This move, for the next 2 fixtures.
    Y or N?

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

      Y

  10. Holmes
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Deulofeu punt

  11. drughi
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Southamton are even worse then west ham, yikes

  12. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    So a Danny Ings blank is coming tonight?

    1. Pinturicchio10
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Doesn't look good does it? Oh well.

      • diesel001
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Likely. Better this week though when most of the strikers have blanked.

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

      KdB to Alli?

      Mane KdB Son Maddison Grealish

      Grealish would likely become either Martial or Dilva by 21 or so if I do it,

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

      Bottomed

      Guaita
      TAA, Lundstram, Soy
      Mane, Pulisic, KdB, Alli, Zaha
      Vardy, Tammy

      Button, Jimenez, Aurier, Hanley
      2FT, 0.1 ITB

      Plan is to downgrade TAA to fund other moves

      1) Who do i get for TAA? Rico or Kelly
      2) Who do i Rashford for? Abraham or Jimenez?
      3) Should i also get Grealish for a hit? Sell Zaha or Pulisic?

    4. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Antonio G

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

      Antonio G

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

        Possibly handball

    6. tm245
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Antonio, what a baller!

      1. Pukki Party
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Handballer it seems

        1. Epic Fail
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          😀

    7. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Beast mode

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

      OMG Antonio

    9. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Goal disallowed. Antonio handled the ball.

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

        Lol

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

      VAR says no

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

        Yeah, Vardy-Abraham-Rashford are saying NO to goals this week...

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

      OMG no Antonio

    12. arndff_
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Grealish currently has 4 yellow cards.

      On Tuesday, Villa face Liverpool in EFL Cup.

      If he plays & earns a yellow card, is he about to miss the match @ GW18?

      Thanks!

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

        Nope

        1. arndff_
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Cheers!

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

      That was very harsh. That’s not intentional

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

        Doesn't have to be.

        1. Epic Fail
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Aye. The rules are quite clear on this one.

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

          Even if the defender boots it at your arm from 10cm away?

          Ridiculous

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

            Yep, that's the rule, not saying I agree with it.

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

              Ludicrous. The sport is becoming a joke, it really is.

          2. Ask Yourself
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            They’re changing them for next season

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

          So it’s the rules that are sh*te and not VAR this time then. Clear

    14. Jinswick
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Best moves here? WCing for GW20 so only 2 weeks to consider:

      A) Salah & Pulisic -> Sterling & Alli
      B) Salah & Abraham -> Sterling & Rashford
      C) Salah & Williams -> Sterling & 5.3 DEF
      D) Pulisic & Abraham -> Grealish & Rashford

      Ryan
      Lundstram, Soyuncu, Aurier
      Son, Pulisic, JWP, Dendoncker
      Vardy, Abraham, Pukki

      Button, Williams, TAA, Salah
      Bank 0.9m, 2FT, WC available

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

        D

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

      A combination of VAR and the officials are raping West Ham here.

      Not cool with Pellegrini having so much riding on it.

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

      VAR sucks giant assballs.

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

        No VAR but the muppets taking ten minutes to make a decision, if they need to view for that long not ‘obvious’.

    17. Cruz88
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Which one?

      A) Sensible choice, Dendoncker to Martial
      B) Less sensible choice, Tammy and Den to Rashford and Grealish -4

    18. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Why don't players kick the ball out into a decent position or at least try to kick it off a defender for a corner when they know it's touched their arm? Guaranteed VAR will see it and rule it out if they go on to score anyway.

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Instinct and adrenaline makes it hard to adapt to such a terrible new rule

        1. Epic Fail
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Aye I suppose that's true. Would definitely help them if they did though.

    19. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Fredericks is West Ham's weakest link IMO. Not the best defensively and his passing is not up to standard for the PL.