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Antonio starts up front for West Ham and Saint-Maximin returns to Newcastle side

There are no big line-up surprises for the two early Gameweek 35 kick-offs this afternoon.

Michail Antonio (£6.9m) continues in the striker role for David Moyes’ West Ham.

The FPL midfielder looks set to be flanked by Pablo Fornals (£6.0m) and Jarrod Bowen (£6.4m).

Behind that trio, Mark Noble (£4.9m) returns from a minor injury to retake his spot in midfield – alongside Tomas Soucek (£4.8m) and Declan Rice (£4.7m) – as Andriy Yarmolenko (£5.2m) drops to the bench.

Daniel Farke has named an unchanged Norwich XI from the GW34 defeat to Watford.

However, Todd Cantwell (£4.5m) is fit enough for a place on the bench after completely missing that 2-1 loss with a hamstring problem.

Norwich will be relegated if they suffer defeat at the hands of fellow strugglers West Ham, while a draw and Watford avoiding a loss to Newcastle will also seal their fate.

Nigel Pearson’s team, perhaps less surprisingly, is also unchanged after an acrobatic Danny Welbeck (£5.8m) goal saw the Hornets sting the Canaries for all three points on Tuesday.

The ex-Manchester United and Arsenal forward was only behind fellow goalscorer Craig Dawson (£4.8m) for transfers in of Watford assets ahead of this morning’s deadline.

After a 5-0 drubbing away to Manchester City, Steve Bruce has reverted to a more familiar looking 4-4-2/4-4-1-1 formation with Fabian Schar (£5.0m) expected to take up a central midfield role again.

There is a return to action for both Jamaal Lascelles (£4.3m) and Allan Saint-Maximin (£5.4m), who were both absent for that Etihad hammering.

Dwight Gayle (£5.0m) starts up front, with Miguel Almiron (£5.8m) set to play beside or behind the striker.

Both Gayle and Almiron were substitutes in Gameweek 34, with Javier Manquillo‘s (£4.3m) replacement of Emil Krafth (£4.3m) at right-back making it five changes in total for the Magpies.

Before kick-off, Bruce said:

What we’ve all had to do with the amount of games we’ve had is hope you can keep a few of them fit. We’re delighted we’ve been able to freshen the team up which will give us more up top.

Norwich XI: Krul; Lewis, Klose, Godfrey, Aarons; Tettey, Vrancic; O Hernandez, Stiepermann, Buendia; Pukki.

West Ham XI: Fabianski; Creswell, Ogbonna, Diop, Fredericks; Soucek, Noble, Rice; Fornals, Antonio, Bowen.

Watford XI: Foster; Masina, Dawson, Kabasele, Femenia; Hughes, Capoue; Welbeck, Doucouré, Sarr; Deeney.

Newcastle XI: Dubravka; Rose, Fernandez, Lascelles, Manquillo; Ritchie, Schar, Shelvey, Saint-Maximin; Almiron, Gayle.

1,665 Comments Post a Comment
  1. UshFPL
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Oh goddd why didn't I get him

  2. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Stop Antonio! They're already dead!

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Episode, Homie the Clown.

      1. Duke Silver ☑
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        😀

    2. FPL_Crisis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Gold. Amazing performance

  3. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Antonio 4!!

  4. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Wowwwww

  5. JBG
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Norwich are a joke.

  6. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    mental !!!

  7. Party time
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Hahahaha

    • Lev Yashin
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      4NTONIO!

      1. YEAH PITCH!
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Nic3

    • ChickenTikkaMoSalah
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Who here owns Antonio?

      1. Bubz
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Everyone

      2. Hybrid.power
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        People captained him!

      3. Bury94
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Meeeeeee

      4. Guy Demel
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        (c) here - there was a TC from someone also a few pages back

      5. badgerboy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Most on here apparently.

      6. Tempestic
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        204% EO, everyone and their mum has him

      7. MITHRRANDIRR
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Seems like everyone.

      8. dmcqt
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Was an obvious transfer if following the strategy of transferring in a striker against the weakest team each week.

    • Tempestic
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Salah captain. Come on lad

    • Guy Demel
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Time for a 5th lad \o/

    • _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      MCCORMIBAR is on 84 from 2.... any good? 😀

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Wow that’s something else

    • el polako
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Need TAA to stay on a bench.

    • TheTinman
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Oh my days Vardy no show and I’m in heaven

    • FISSH
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Wow. Who ever got him fair play

      1. SuperMane Returns
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        I tried to bring him in at 11.29 last ditch after rockstar news, foden to antonio but was 0.1m short ....spews.

    • SuperMane Returns
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Antonio on for a 26point haul (at least)

      1. Hulk Smash
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Highest ever?

    • UKG
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Imagine not bringing in Antonio this week.

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Do I sell Salah now?

      He needs a rest so will be benched vs Arsenal, right?

      1. Tempestic
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        ofc mate

    • SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Jesus Antonio

    • Tempestic
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Antonios insane

    • Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      has anyone tc him ??

      1. Saïss Doesn't Mat…
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Yeah check the last hot topic

    • MITHRRANDIRR
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Confirmation that Klopp favours Salah more than Mane. Both chasing golden boot, Mane with the chance despite not taking pens, Salah never getting a rest..

      1. Qaiss
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Mane cares for the team more, we’ve seen before Salah doesn’t like passing to Mane even.

      2. Tempestic
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Reckon its coz hes going for it for the third year running. Pretty huge achievement

    • bench boost for every gamew…
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Fredericia assist not bad

      1. bench boost for every gamew…
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Wish it was someone Else scoring but who cares

    • Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      All the experts have Antonio.

      I'm no expert.

    • BigBillyBass
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      All these idiot scaremongers on here claiming Salah will be rested today. Unbelievable to be honest. The lad is going for the golden boot. He’ll play every minute.

      1. The Ejiptian King
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Not always scaremongering, him being rested was a valid concern.

        1. BigBillyBass
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Absolute tripe

    • Begbie.
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Antonio triple rise before next deadline lol?

    • KGFC
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      That's 26 points for Antonio!!!

    • Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      ⚽ Team News 📰
      LIV: Alisson, Gomez, van Dijk, Williams, Robertson, Fabinho, Jones, Wijnaldum, Firmino, Salah, Mané
      Subs: Adrián, Lovren, Alexander-Arnold, Elliott, Chamberlain, Keita, Shaqiri, Minamino, Origi

      BUR: Pope, Taylor, Tarkowski, Bardsley, Long, McNeil, Pieters, Westwood, Brownhill, Wood, Rodriguez
      Subs: Peacock-Farrell, Dunne, Driscoll-Glennon, Gudmundsson, Benson, Brady, Goodridge, Thompson, Vydra

    • TheTinman
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Man who TCd Antonio. What lottery numbers you thinking this week pal?!

      Go to the shop get yourself a crate of beer and a steak.

      1. WVA
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Not only that but he doesnt have TAA and he started Neco Williams

    • Syd.
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Antonio again

      What a lad