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

    Walcott just said it wasn't a pen. Fair play to him.

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

      Walcott is such an underrated top man off the pitch. I have always found him intelligent and has a speaking prowess. Good man.

    2. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      350th PL appearance for Walcott tonight

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Seems like it, he was a pundit for sky the other day as well. When this happens I think it means he is putting himself in the shop window imo. Like Jose before the Spurs job, started doing loads of punditry.
        Poch will no doubt be asked to voice his opinions on what he thinks ManU need etc.
        Poch is the cl;ear candidate for that job, and I have no doubt he will take ManU pretty much back to where they want to be, competing for titles. Whether he can actually wina title is debatable, but he will get them close enough.

        Ole will last the season though imo, they wont ditch him half way through unless shocking league position

  2. Hits from the Bong
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Wilson + Mitchell to Vardy + Bernardo?

  3. lifes a pitch
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Why do so many people come here to moan and whine

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Because their wives don’t like football and especially not that bloody fantasy game

      1. mr messi
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Some of us are ladies!

        1. have you seen cyan
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Well your husband doesn’t like football then 😀

          1. mr messi
            • 13 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            I’m the one who actually got him playing fantasy for the first time this year! He was sick of me winning mini leagues every year and thought he could do better. 🙂 So far he’s not.

            1. have you seen cyan
              • 4 Years
              3 years, 4 months ago

              Lol interesting, watch out though some new players just play so in innocently that it actually works out for them. People on here tend to over think a lot, it’s probably simpler then we think.

            2. have you seen cyan
              • 4 Years
              3 years, 4 months ago

              Ur team link appears out of date by the way, your number has changed now.

    2. Bennerman
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Is this a moan or a whine?

      1. lifes a pitch
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Its a question. You sound triggered tho.

        1. Bennerman
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Yeah, OK, I'm really 'triggered'.

          Just pointing out the inherent conflict in the sentence.

          1. lifes a pitch
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            Its a genuine question...I mean what do they expect? Rarely any sympathy, others celebrating victory...and we're all in the same boat...so again, why?!?

            1. Bennerman
              • 5 Years
              3 years, 4 months ago

              The question about your question, though - if you can't see it - is that aren't you moaning/whining? And if so, why can you but not others?

              1. lifes a pitch
                • 10 Years
                3 years, 4 months ago

                Its your assumption that i have an issue with it, when I dont. So its neither...im asking a question..if you cant understand i'll expand on it..ie what do they seek to gain?

    3. Right In The Stanchion
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Isn’t it ironic, don’t you think.

      1. lifes a pitch
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        ...no

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

        Is that you Alanis?

        1. lifes a pitch
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Lol
          "Its like RAAAAAIIIN!"

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

      During match days, this is where people come to either moan or claim victory.

      1. lifes a pitch
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Yes...ive seen 7 years+ of it, still dont get it.

  4. lifes a pitch
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Will Adams get bonus points once winning goal baps added or is it all done?

  5. mr messi
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    KWP on the bench and sold Taylor this week for Coufal. At least I have McCarthy.

    1. gooberman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Taylor 2nd on my bench.

  6. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    23 points from 3.

    Good start to a gw after ages. 😀

    1. Balls of Steel
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Nice defence!

  7. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    My keeper gets a clean sheet for the first time this season!

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

    Football pundits knee jerk more than FPL managers. Tim Howard: 'Southampton will be thinking European football is realistic'

    They beat Newcastle not Bayern.

    1. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      You would hope at least Europa is realistic. What kind of a mentality would it be if you're top of the table and don't think you can aim to make top 6? I know it's still pretty early in the season.

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

        Not all the teams have played this week. So it’s all a little out of context mate

    2. Vazza
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Haha!!

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

    I ll take 17 from KWP and Charlie Taylor. 😀

  10. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Feels nice to hit the WC button at last.

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

      Who was in your team?

      1. Collie01
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Main problem areas were Pickford, double Liverpool defence, Foden, Mitrovic, non-playing bench and then meh picks like Soucek and Ayling. Triple Spurs for their nasty fixture turn also.

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

          Ok your team was definitely worthy of a wildcard. Good luck mate

  11. Vazza
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Predicted scores

    Arsenal vs Villa
    Leicester vs Wolves.

    1. 11 smelly shirts
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Ars vs Vil 2:1
      Lei vs Wol 1:1

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

        Did you get that from a score prediction website? Haha!!

        1. 11 smelly shirts
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          guess the score prediction websites get it from me, lol

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

            Haha

  12. lilmessipran
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Didn't see the game, how did Wilson look?

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

      He’s injured

    2. Vazza
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      He was playing like messi beforehand though

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

      9 touches in the first half. That’s Newcastle for you.

  13. Dash444
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Southampton top of the league

  14. King Henrik
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Am trying to fit Adams into my team and have to choose a 4.0 defender. Who would you for for ? He will be my 4th Defender. Already got a another dead 4.0 lol.

    1. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Might as well go Branthwaite for 3.9, but having 2 fodder defenders is hardly ideal.

    2. Vazza
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Phillips maybe

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

    Keeper and two of my four defenders = 18 points. Clean sheets? Hen's teeth!

    1. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Well done, enjoy!

      I've had just 4 CS all season!

  16. themaindanger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Brought in R.James to replace Saiss and benched KWP. Now preying James doesn't start for Chelsea after KWP gets a CS and 3BP

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

      Got say I'm completely flumoxxed how KWP got 3 BP . . .

  17. Spg76
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Palace have a nice run of games. Anyone looking at Palace defenders?

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

      I own Guaita

      Stay well clear.