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

    Didn't even realise Kiko had an assist as I went to make a sandwich before Watford's first goal.

    Stay on that bench Trent... or Kev...

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      For first penalty

  2. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    So assuming Man City rest many players for the away game at Arsenal in the FA Cup...

    Then free hit into David Silva and Man City squad players is the best time to use Free Hit?

    Not GW38 leaked team sheets?

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Play it gw36.

      As Man City B teams beats Bournemouth right?

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

      I'm going 38

    3. Better luck next year
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Look for early team sheets in GW36 and FH with Puli or Willian as cap if playing.

  3. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Thanks for coming Norwich...bye bye now, you take care.

    1. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      A few of their players probably get picked up by PL teams.

      Krul, Aarons, Lewis, Buendia and Cantwell.

      1. tiger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        yeah true...it's a tough league even with some good players, you need a lot of things in place.

  4. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Hurt Lascelles subbed.

    0 pointer banked.

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

      Hahahahahahah

  5. Louis Van Gaalstones
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    What's Antonio's EO%

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      1%

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

      5 in the old top 10k

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

      5

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

    Having noone else to blame but me for changing my mind about Antonio feels bad.
    I need a scapegoat. Think I’ll go take this out on the kids. Stupid happy playing with their toys little people.

  7. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Lascelles injured again

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

    Lascelles useless and now injured.

  9. goriuanx
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    The guy who TC Antonio, please share your old and new rank

  10. Better luck next year
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Villa and Bournemouth are toast if Watford wins.

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

      They’re toast even if Newcastle conjure up 2 quick goals here.

  11. n14mul
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Antonio owners.....time to claim your fame...

    Raise your hands if you have him
    Do a cartwheel if you captained him
    Back flip if you TC him

    Go ahead....entertain us

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

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

        1. n14mul
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Git

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

    Chances of TAA staying on the bench ?

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

      I'd say he will be on

    2. A Fat Spanish Waiter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      High, though Robbo came on at 60 last week.

      1. _Gunner
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Robbo came on at 45

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

      I think low, but depends on the scoreline.

      Personally hope he stays put. Kiko 1st on the bench.

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

        Fredericks for me...

    4. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Hard to guess given 5 sub rule. If Neco Williams gets booked, he'll get be coming off again in my opinion.

      I'd rather 20 mins of TAA than my first sub tbf.

    5. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      less than 50

    6. n14mul
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      slim...

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

    Lascelles first sub for me. Yay

  14. A Fat Spanish Waiter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Surely Todd Cantwell would be the captain of the “Bad haircut team”. Grealish would be VC.

  15. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    most have power mids, to take out one of those for Antonio was always going to be a very difficult decision. Don't beat yourself over it.

    1. waltzingmatildas
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I'm happy to admit I'm too much of a wimp to have even considered it!
      Genuinely happy for those that one, and have capped. Just glad my ml rivals haven't!

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

      Man City look like scoring 4 every week. Westham? Not many times. Also have been burned multiple times when targeting Norwich.

  16. Kodap
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    I'm sitting pretty about 150 points clear of second in my money league, there is however a lad 200 points behind me who has Antonio & Fredericks... please Norwich just score one goal.

  17. BrutalLogiC
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    huge WP if you went for Antonio.. didn't have the guts last week and didn't cross my mind this week

  18. FPLHaggis
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    I have held Alonso for far too long because I have had more pressing transfers, and now I'm dreaming of him starring in a rotated Chelsea side vs Norwich...

    1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      alonso,loftus cheek,abraham ,hudson odoi likely to start that one I think

  19. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Targeting teams that play Norwich, Villa and Bournemouth would have paid off, expect for woeful Spurs against Bournemouth of course.

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      As I said though, we don't actually know how viable a strategy it is unless we do the analysis. We always read the anecdotes like "I capped Antonio vs Norwich" or "I capped Kane vs Bournemouth".

      This stuff is biased because it is one-off experiences which are not reflective of the general position.

      Until someone does the data analysis on this relegation chasing we cannot say whether it is a viable strategy or not.

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

        My results when targeting Norwich have been disappointing returns from Man City assets when they lost 3-2 and Richarlison and Calvert-Lewin black recently.

        Salah (1G,1A/Blank) and Vardy (1A), Rashford (2G) had returned against Norwich earlier in the season though.

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

    So this was the week to use TC chip, and on a West Ham player.

    Who knew?

  21. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Chelsea pretty likely to rotate players for the norwich game I think before utd fa cup and 2 crucial pl games if they win today

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

      Yes, although it's still a must-win for us and we do love to drop points in the easy fixtures.

      Thank god for the early kick-off.

      It might end up being a very late FH decision for me.

      1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        its not likely liverpool where gap of quality bw first team and bench players is huge.

        Not a big gap or if at all a gap at chelsea

  22. Danstoke82
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    I thought Antonio would do well....not quite this well though wow

  23. shirtless
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    No Trent means Taylor subbing on. Uh oh!

    1. Uncle Gamst
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      You idiot, you should have Dunk first on the bench and Taylor second 😉

      1. shirtless
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Lol I could have moved on Cahill but decided to hold and have 2 FTs again next week 🙂

        1. Uncle Gamst
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          2FTs always useful, I did Rashford & Jimenez > Greenwood & Vardy.

          I think TAA comes off the bench today

          I did have Foden > Antonio ready to go but bottled it due to -4. Captain Hindsight is telling me that would have put me top of my ML

  24. mgilbert86
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Wow, Antonio only 1.6% owned, really big differential atleast across all teams.

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

      Feels like most on here have him...

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

      Great for owners. Just -1.68 points against me.

  25. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    FH team ready for gw36

    Ddg (Fabianski)
    Digne Azpi Laporte (TAA, Egan)
    KDB Bruno Willian Pulisic Antonio
    Ings Jesus (Greenwood)

    Subject to changes depending on what happens this gw.

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

      Might be better switching De Gea and Laporte to Ederson and AWB. I'd play Greenwood over Jesus but you do you.

      1. The Train Driver
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Good tips, first move I will do.

    2. The Reptile
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      No sterling?

      1. The Train Driver
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        KDB can become Sterling, so can Bruno and Jesus out. Will decide after the game.

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

    Fair play whoever bought Antonio. He had a whiff of trap about him so I was never going near him.

    1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      was an away match too.May have considered if it was a home match but still doutful as I have a strong midfield

  27. Mweene
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Praying that TAA comes on for 1 point to keep Lascelles on the bench when some people are getting 70+ points for 1 player...

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

      Same here.

  28. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    sold deeney and rashford for vardy and greeny... What have I done 🙁 season ending move...

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

      Ouch

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

      Wait till the GW ends, you may end up with a gain.

  29. JJO
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    And we all got 5 points from Richa and DCL in that first game after restart
    And will probably get 10 points for Azpi,Puli and Willian next gw

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

      Got 6,2,1 from Aguero, Sterling, and KdB earlier in the season when Norwich were supposed to have no fit defenders. Also same blanks from Richa and DCL.

      1. JJO
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Yeah i Forgot about that City game too

  30. AzzaroMax99
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    What happened to Reina? Is he officially out?