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Walcott up-front with Adams as Hasenhuttl forced to start Bednarek at left-back

Fantasy Premier League managers will roll back the years as they fix their eyes upon Theo Walcott (£5.8m) in the second match of Gameweek 8.

The Everton loanee has been named up-front alongside Che Adams (£5.8m) as Southampton host Newcastle on Friday night.

Classified as a midfielder, that makes for an out-of-position deployment for Walcott, who has two assists from three Premier League appearances this season.

With Walcott moving forward to replace the injured Danny Ings (£8.4m), Moussa Djenepo (£5.4m) fills the vacancy on the left-hand side of midfield while Nathan Redmond (£6.4m) is named on the bench.

Meanwhile, owners of Callum Wilson (£6.6m), who picked up over 300,000 new managers this week, will be licking their lips at the enforced changes in Southampton’s defence.

Ryan Bertrand (£5.0m) misses out with a hamstring problem, leaving centre-back Jan Bednarek (£4.5m) to stand in at left-back, leaving Jack Stephens (£4.8m) to make his first start in the middle of defence since the 5-2 defeat to Spurs.

Wilson really is the only Fantasy asset of note among the Newcastle players for Gameweek 8, his 16.6% ownership comfortably the highest of any Magpie.

Allan Saint-Maximin (£5.3m) is the second-most-fashionable from the north east but, even then, the Frenchman sits in just 6.9% of squads.

Southampton XI: McCarthy; Bednarek, J Stephens, Vestergaard, Walker-Peters; Djenepo, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Armstrong; Walcott, Adams.

Newcastle United XI: Darlow; Lewis, Fernández, Lascelles, Schär, Murphy; Saint-Maximin, S Longstaff, Hendrick, Almirón; C Wilson.

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

    Benching Taylor for Cancelo. How many points consolation from the MCI LB?

    1. Party time
        3 years, 4 months ago

        It depends on Pep

      • Seanigula
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        1, when Jota ties it up at 2-2 in the 93rd minute 🙂

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

          Nah ... both assists are for him

        2. Party time
            3 years, 4 months ago

            Cancelo og imo

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

              No chance

      • LewanGOALski
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Oficially Maupay has been my worst assignement in GW5’s Wildcard 😐

      • Party time
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Let’s go Theo Walcott

        • COLLIN QUANER
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Finally a Lamptey clean sheet, lol

        • Eleven Hag
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Do you expect KDB to rise before the next deadline?

        • Pedersen
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          What a bad start to the gw. 1 played and only 6 points. Ohh wait....

          Gotten so used to write about bad gws, i have forgotten how to actually write about a positive start of one

        • George Agdgdgwngo
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Worth doing Mitchell to Kilman tonight to avoid the price drop?

          Mitchell is my 3rd sub so no massive issue, but I hate loosing value

          1. Big_Bear
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            1 or 2 FTs. If 2 I would. 1 I'd hold.

          2. Do I Not Like Orange
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            Could be a false economy if Saiss starts this GW and Mitchell is back after the break for Palace's good fixture run. I'd wait.

        • Pep Roulette
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          McCarthy CS unlikely?

          1. Yank Revolution
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            Here's hoping...

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

          Just wondering, what happened to Marks preambles? The guy writes like Seamus Heaney, we've only had one sofar methinks (I write like Trump!).

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

          GW9 then who do you play?
          A. Zaha (bur)
          B. Taylor (CRY)

          1. Big_Bear
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            Zaha

          2. WVA
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            Ha wtf Zaha by far

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

            Taylor all day..

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

              Wiseman 😆

              1. Chucky
                • 10 Years
                3 years, 4 months ago

                6 points vs 3.. easy decision...

        • Big_Bear
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          I've got McCarthy and KWP both on the bench. This means Soton will keep a clean sheet. Therefore you should thank me for the their points if you're playing them 🙂

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

            Andy Carroll

            1. Big_Bear
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 4 months ago

              Would love the big guy to score a consolation following JMP hatrick

              1. Big_Bear
                • 9 Years
                3 years, 4 months ago

                JWP hatrick*

        • My heart goes Salalalalah
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Please score just 1 you useless Geordies

        • Nightcrawler
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Currenlty on 138(c) points this season

          Kane (c) this week. Enjoy cappers

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

            Sorry, I got Kane(c). So enjoy the blank.

            1. Nightcrawler
              • 4 Years
              3 years, 4 months ago

              No chance. Hell get 6 points AT LEAST i guarantee u

          2. WVA
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            Haha don't count on it I've captained him

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

            Due a blank

            1. Gudjohnsen
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 4 months ago

              132 points here

              Fellow Kane capper

        • WVA
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Absolutely no idea what to do with my 2FT? Please help!

          Martinez
          Robbo Lamptey KWP
          Salah Son Zaha Grealish
          Kane Jimi DCL

          Tempted on Robbo Jimi out for Coufal Vardy but fixtures don't agree.

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

            Son to Fernandes

            1. WVA
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 4 months ago

              Thanks, love Bruno but United look awful, could do it for WBA then move to KDB

        • waltzingmatildas
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Guys, very tempting, would you wc this IB?
          Mccarthy button
          Chilwell James ayling Taylor mitchell
          Mané Bruno son soucek bissouma
          DCL Kane Bamford

          Very tempted by mitchell to Lamptey as an early ft

        • ivantys
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Pretty much anyone vs burnley is CS secured now

        • jonnybhoy
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Mitchell to Targett for free or wait and see with Mitchell?

          1. Mile Plankton
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            I sold Mitchell today. I can't see him in Palace 11 again. He was always the second choice.

        • Steve The Spud
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          0-1 Andy Carroll G would be nice here

        • fc_skrald
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Will Martínez lose his place to Heaton?

          1. Rotation's Alter Ego
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            I'd be very surprised if he did!

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

            On what ground, performance? No.

          3. Volley127
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            No chance

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

          GW9-11 Son (MCI che ARS) > Rashford (WBA sou whu) what do ya think?

          1. Buck The Trent
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            Like it

          2. Rotation's Alter Ego
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            Want to see something more from United first, leaning hard on counterattacking football won't do much good against those teams.

            Is the obvious move based on price points though. Moving up to a City mid out of the question?

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

              City plan is Jesus GW10, already have Cancelo

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

          CheGoal

        • ivantys
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Adams essential

        • g40steve
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Wal Ad A & G

        • Party time
            3 years, 4 months ago

            Walcott

          • denial
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            FFS

          • Niho992
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            Since i sold Adams :

            1 G and 1 A
            1 G
            1 A
            and now 1 G

          • UshFPL
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            Can't believe I sold Adams ffs

          • Chucky
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            That would have been a Danny Ings goal 🙁

          • Hulk Smash
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            Wow Adams!

          • Gudjohnsen
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            Proud ex-owner of Che Addams. Got nothing from him while I owned hin.

            1. BeWater
              • 3 Years
              3 years, 4 months ago

              Kept him for the first 4 gameweeks and he got 10 points. 29 points in 3 and a bit games since. Ah well.