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Haller leads West Ham attack as Fulham visit London Stadium

David Moyes has trusted Sebastien Haller (£6.1m) with the centre-forward role as West Ham host Fulham in Gameweek 8.

The Frenchman has been filling in for the stricken Michail Antonio (£6.2m), this his second consecutive start since his colleague’s hamstring injury against Manchester City.

Offered another shot at that role, it means suggestions of Jarrod Bowen (£6.3m) operating as a false-nine, at least from the beginning, have been dashed.

He has been deployed on the right-hand side of attacking midfield, Pablo Fornals (£6.4m) the man on the other side.

Moyes keeps faith with the 3-4-3 formation that has led to so many positive performances recently, which features Arthur Masuaku (£4.5m) and Vladimir Coufal (£4.5m) as the wing-backs and Aaron Cresswell (£5.1m) on the left-hand side of the back-three.

Fulham go with the same front-four who starred in their recent 2-0 win over West Bromwich Albion.

That sees Aleksandar Mitrovic (£5.8m) leads the Cottagers’ line with Ademola Lookman (£5.0m) and Bobby De Cordova-Reid (£5.3m) either side of Tom Cairney (£5.3m) in attacking midfield.

Lessons Learned from FPL Gameweek 8

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  1. SHOWSTOPPERRR
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Guys will bamford get a bonus?

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Yes.

      1. SHOWSTOPPERRR
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks..

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

    Barnes to Ziyech FT is an easy move?

    1. St Pauli Walnuts
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Barnes isn't a bad pick but Ziyech is much better, he is there already where is Barnes is more potential. Do it.

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

    Exact cash for son and watkins>Ziyech and werner, do it now ?

    1. Gooner Kebab
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Two weeks of IB ahead of us though....

      1. drughi
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        exact money though

        1. Gooner Kebab
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Tough call

    2. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Nah.

    3. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Better picks out there than Werner. Ive wanted to bin him for weeks, just always got more pressing issues.

      1. drughi
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        wow really

    4. F_Ivanovic
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      no

  4. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    18 (22 with a hit) with Martinez, Coufal, Salah, Sterling, Son (C) and Podence to go. Already want to delete it!

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Seen many worse. Sterling, Son and Kane decide your GW.

      1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Yes. No Kane is a worry. Hope Sterling scores well. Still a bit of a differential.

    2. Dthinger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Could be a lot worse. For example...I started Ayling and Zouma

      1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        I had great hopes from James. That SHU goal was so unwanted.

        1. Dthinger
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          It was a nice goal though

          1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            Yes but SHU did absolutely nothing post that, or before. Did not deserve it.

  5. Simon69
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Hmmmm. Need to figure out how to get both Bruno and Ziyech into my team... Who to sacrifice...

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

    Is Justin nailed?

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Probably not when Pereira and Castagne are fit.

      Both due back in 4 GWs according to FPL.

  7. The Wanton Trader
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    McCarthy
    Chilwell/Reguilon/Coufal
    Salah(c)/Sterling/Bruno/Ziyech/Grealish
    DCL/Bamford

    Button/Brewster/Kilman/Ferguson

    This is going to be a good week.... 🙂

  8. sully29
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Help me get some perspective please. Which of these would you actually want and in which order would you prioritize them?

    1. KDB (double up with Sterling)
    2. Bruno
    3. Chilwell
    4. Ziyech
    5. Antonio (if fit)
    6. Bamford

    1. Gooner Kebab
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      1346 for me

    2. Nanoelektronicar
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      132546

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

      234 out of those if you have already Sterling ... Bruno Chilwell in if possible, Ziyech next. Having said that KDB Sterling combo from GW10 could be massive differential!

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

      1
      5
      3
      4
      2
      6

      Not sure on Fernandes, could be higher. Price matters in this list.

    5. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Already more replies than I was expecting from that awkwardly unspecific question. Thanks!

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

        I liked the format, and in the same pathetic boat with Sterling, so I sympathized.

    6. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I have 2 3 4 6

      Ignoring 5 for the reason in brackets

      Tomorrow's the City audition. I'll probably get KDB

      Rank: 2 3 1 4 6 5

  9. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    LMS safety score currently 13

    https://www.livefpl.net/LMS

    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      18 here! Safe. As of now. No Kane may hurt.

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

    31 with 5 to go including Son(c).. anyone doing worse? 🙁

    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      18 with 6 to go!

    2. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Ok

    3. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      That is decent, on that avg you finish on 73

    4. FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      14 with 6 to go incl Kane C .....

    5. St Pauli Walnuts
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Of course there are, that's a decent score (which you already know)

    6. Joey Tribbiani
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      32 with 5 to go including Son (c)

      Unlucky.

    7. Das Boot
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Unlucky mate, shite score

  11. michaelington
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Every morning at half past 4

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Hate that ad

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

        Not half as much as the one about the perfect slice of cake

  12. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    A) Son to Ziyech for free
    B) Son to Rashford for free
    C) Son and Trossard to Soucek and Fernandes -4
    D) Trossard to Soucek or Eze for free

    1. jimmyabs1987
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Why lose Son? He is immense and can score against anyone

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        I don’t want to if I’m being honest. Fernandes looks set for another haul home to WBM though. I will reevaluate after the rest of the games.

  13. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    No bonus for chilly. Robbed.

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Equal 2nd best score in the game, hardly robbed.

    2. Simon69
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      A dude in my ML captained so I'm quite happy to just own him!

    3. Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Seems like it. Really want to see some more clarity of the breakdown of BPS during and after the match from the official FPL website.

      1. Klaren
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        They are based on OPTA stats but they do sometimes randomly add phantom bps that don’t match up with stats, i.e. Jimenez vs Everton last season.

        1. Big_Andy_GAWA
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          How Werner and Abraham outscored him, I really don't know. They gave the ball away loads and blocked/off target attempts

  14. Francescoli
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    A) Fernandes and Son
    B) Sterling and Ziyech

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      B

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

      Sterling's imminent fixture swing makes me lean towards B

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

      Nice thanks guys. I’ll downgrade Son to Ziyech and then upgrade Brewster to Bamford next week and change my formation.

    4. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      A by a mile

    5. fab
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      A - not even close

  15. drughi
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Werner look essential, bonus magnet. 1 goal in an 3-0 win and 1 goal in a 4-1 win and still claiming bonus.

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      9.4m is a lot of money compared to some other players.

      I think there's better value elsewhere.

      1. drughi
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        maybe but also on pk's in an extremely attacking side

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

      That's just strikers in general, no? Get tons of BPS for a goal.

      What's more interesting is he missed chances and still got that high

    3. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Bamford got bonus in a 4-1 defeat.

  16. Gooner Kebab
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    These pages are less intense than the previous article...

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      The Fulham effect.

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

      Game not even been televised in the UK or Ireland also West Ham and Fulham players have only a small fraction of ownership compared to Chelsea assets might be a clue to why traffic has eased.

  17. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    13 from 3 so far, big day tomorrow, and I don't have Kane, welp

    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      22 (18 after -4) with 6 to play and Son (C). No Kane too!

  18. JJO
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    So Werner getting bap before Chilwell with that shaiite performance and 2 big chances missed
    I really dont get it

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Chilwell goal = 12
      Werner goal = 24

      Pretty easy.

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        -6 for the 2 big chances.

      2. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        I think he’s questioning that precise system, feels a bit wrong to double the value of a goal by a striker compared to a defender.

        Though I guess they do get 2 extra points for a goal

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Defender gets 12 for a CS.
          Strikers main bonus is for scoring.

          1. Big boy Bowen
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            So a defender could score and keep a clean sheet and get the same bonus as a striker who scored?

            1. TorresMagic™
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 14 Years
              3 years, 4 months ago

              Sure, only would have 9 points, the other 15

              1. Big boy Bowen
                • 7 Years
                3 years, 4 months ago

                True

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

        I know that,I just want to know hot did he get 31 bps?How did he collect those 10+ bps beside goal?he did nothing

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          6 recovered balls, 6 appearance, passes, cross and a dribble.

    2. drughi
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      a bit strange considering chilwell winning goal also

    3. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Opta only 1 big chance missed.

      1. JJO
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Opta is shaiite too,thats another thing 🙂

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          or the way you count big chances 😛

    4. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Chilwell didnt do his job. No clean sheet

  19. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Why is Ole whining Luke Shaw is out? Surely that just gives him an excuse to finally drop a dross player??..

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Telles more

    2. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      IBI

  20. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    A bit early but still need to get my head moving in the right direction. Is it ok to play with this team in GW 9 with 1 FT and 2.6 ITB? Want to keep the cash and a transfer to get Vardy in GW10

    Martinez
    James Coufal Lamptey
    Salah Sterling Son Podence
    Martial DCL Bamford

    Steere Foden Dallas Mitchell

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

    Cresswell haul to save me from 2 weeks of chronic depression

  22. Flair
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Will Soucek owners finally be rewarded? We'll find out soon

    1. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Hope so! Just one return be nice

    2. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      probably

      1. camarozz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Probably iv benched him over Bamford so...

  23. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Kovacic played the Havertz role better than Havertz. His underlapping runs into the box caused so many problems.

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Kovacic was fantastic I thought. I don’t normally rate him.

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        maybe this role suits him better

      2. Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        I rate him really highly when Chelsea's in possession. It's just his defensive work that's atrocious.

    2. JJO
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Kovacic 3 times better player then Havertz

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

    Chilwell 1 BAP or 0?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      0.

    2. Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      0 currently but who knows, someone at Opta or FPL might roll the dice on bps again later.

      1. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Where did his 3 BPS deduction come from to cover the plus 3 for winning goal!?

        1. Deer-in-headlights
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          I was watching BPS Alerts and those winning goal points were never added after the game. Must be some new guy in charge of BPS at FPL towers today.

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

    Let's gooo Mitroviiic!!!

  26. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Abraham jumping from 29 to 32 baps despite giving up possession twice. lol.

    1. JJO
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Thats also what i saw a lot of times
      Players getting 3-5 phantom bps instead losing few
      Thats not the first time it gappened

    2. Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Big time. Blocked shots, etc.!!

  27. tafrère
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Plenty of possibilities for next Gameweek. It's gonna be hard to be patient and take the price rises/drops for those without a wildcard.

    Already considering an early Son > Bruno or Podence > Ziyech myself...

  28. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    So Telles could be a good option with Shaw out ?

  29. AF90
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Thoughts on Pulisic & Kane -> Richarlison & Fernandes? (For free & also have enough itb to upgrade Fernandes to KDB/Sterling following GW's)

  30. Stupendous
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Rodriguez to Ziyech for free?

    1. Stupendous
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Have exact money now!

    2. FPL FAN
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Train missed

      1. Stupendous
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Don't be daft. The train will be running all season, maybe years.

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

      Risky. Rodriguez has fulham next

    4. Clintymints
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Everton have Fulham next so probably not

    5. Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Fulham next with Rich back, a no from me

    6. Stupendous
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Maybe downgrade Son to Ziyech since I have Kane?

      1. camarozz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        What about getting City in or u gonna bother?

      2. Francescoli
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Yep - this is the move