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Antonio returns for West Ham as Hourihane replaces Barkley in Villa midfield

Michail Antonio (£6.2m) makes a much-anticipated return to the West Ham as they host Aston Villa in Gameweek 10.

The Fantasy Premier League forward makes his first start since Gameweek 6, tasked with leading the Hammers’ line on Monday night.

Unsurprisingly, Sebastien Haller (£6.1m), who scored just once in Antonio’s absence, drops to the bench while Pablo Fornals (£6.5m) and Jarrod Bowen (£6.3m) staff the flanks.

David Moyes retains faith with West Ham’s three-man defence, which has kept clean sheets against Fulham and Sheffield United.

That means Aaron Cresswell (£5.2m) remains on the left-hand side of a centre-back trio with Angelo Ogbonna (£4.9m) and Fabian Balbuena (£4.4m) while Arthur Masuaku (£4.5m) and Vladimir Coufal (£4.6m) provide the width from wing-back roles.

Aston Villa’s starting XI is mostly as it should be, the only change an enforced one, owing to Ross Barkley‘s (£5.9m) injury last time.

Bertrand Traoré (£5.9m) came on for the former Everton man in Gameweek 9 but it is Conor Hourihane (£6.0m) who has been given the go-ahead from the start on Monday night.

West Ham United XI (3-4-3): Fabianski; Cresswell, Ogbonna, Balbuena; Masuaku, Soucek, Rice, Coufal; Fornals, Antonio, Bowen.

Aston Villa XI (4-3-3): Martínez; Targett, Mings, Konsa, Cash; Hourihane, D Luiz, McGinn; Grealish, Watkins, Trézéguet.

Lessons Learned from FPL Gameweek 10

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

    Failure to learn offside rule at half time . . . again.

  2. TRIPOS TOPPER
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    scores on the doors peeps?

    52 for me, somehow a small green arrow

    1. R.C
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      58

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

      70 with Vardy (C) 🙂

    3. Puntillimon
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      66, happy

    4. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      65 (-4)
      No complaints with that

    5. TOLV TUMS
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      At least 56, I’ll take it. Watch out top 2 mil, here I come

    6. WVA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      51 but not sure on arrow? What's your rank?

    7. Pipermaru
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      74, played my WC, OR halved 1.2m to 530k.

      1. lordkippe
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        66

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

      84 vrardyC

      1. MagicMessi
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        (-12) 72

        1. MagicMessi
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Also hv Watkins :(((((((((

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

      61 (-8) meh

  3. Puntillimon
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    I’m a vardy non-owner and a cresswell, grealish, Martinez, coufal and Watkins owner.. I benched Watkins. Unbelievable luck today.

  4. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    That’s onside man

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

      Yeah it has to be for the sake of the game

    2. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      not by the letters of the rules. Watkin's shoulder was offside compared to Coufal's shoulder. Blames the rules, not the technology

      1. El Presidente
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Do you know how ridiculous it sounds what you have just said?

  5. MikeS
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Watkins essential?

    1. MikeS
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      May have missed pen (and 4/6 pens missed) but will start netting these soon.. snip at £30mn

    2. TOLV TUMS
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      For what exactly lol

      1. Murder on Zidane's Flo…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Makes a great cuppa apparently

      2. MikeS
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Cleaning dishes?

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

      No chance. Poor striker. Can't take pens. Can't stay onside. Used up his luck vs Liverpool.

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

        I like his positioning (an irony now I know). His headers are also very good.

  6. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    I know I should take it as a complement but everyone in my mini leagues now has Grealish, two weeks ago I was the only one with him!

  7. Pedram
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Grealish running away with the baps

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      total joke

      1. Boss Hogg
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Why? Bret player on the pitch tonight.

        1. Boss Hogg
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          * best

        2. TOLV TUMS
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Yes, easily.

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

        Best player by far on the pitch. Where is the joke?

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

      Three have to be Bowens. . .

      1. Boss Hogg
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Don’t be daft! Were you watching a different game?!

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

    Bowen 1st sub
    Dallas 2nd sub

    Amazing 🙄

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

      Your squad must be too strong!

      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Thought I’d need a strong bench to go into Xmas. Annoying

    2. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Cancelo and Sterling owner?

  9. Hansel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    The ball was even in the air on the frame they used. How can they look for milimeters and not even bother choosing a relevant frame?

    1. amonito
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Absolutely! VAR is a joke, I didn't think that we'll miss pre-VAR times, but here we are...
      And regarding Villa: the irony is they stayed in the league thanks to hawk-eye mistake...

  10. quayle99
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    No having Grealish is annoying me now
    And phillips does nohing for his game.
    So is it madness to do his for -4

    Son + Phillips > Grealish + WardProwse

    Midfield of

    Grealish Ward Prowse KDB(c) Jota Fernandes
    Will play all 5 the coming week.

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      nah, not essential and other more prolifoc scorers needed ahead of him

    2. Cruyff's Eleven
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      No Salah...

      Jus' sayin'

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

    Watkins owner and I feel sick, 13 points is instead 0 points

    1. Make United Great Again
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Ouch

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

      Should be better player really.

    3. Tiki-Taka
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      time doesn't work like that, he scores penalty and then a billion different games play out

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

        This

    4. The Senate
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Absolutely should be 13. Luck of the game though

    5. Sheffield Wednesday
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      What you said.

    6. Amey
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Don't attract smugs here telling you that he's a bad player.

      He was unlucky.

      1. Mr Wolf
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Agreed. Until at least gw 15 he's staying in my team.

  12. S.Kuqi
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    I just hate var (watkins non owner)

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Feck them

  13. @persecuted_by_mods
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Worst part for Watkins owners is his arm is only that far outstretched because ogbonna is all over him

      1. DandyDon
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        This!

    • RealSocialDads
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Vardy Son Hames -> Jesus KDB Jota

      -4

      Yay or nay?

      1. MikeS
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Hell yay

    • DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I’m not sure if I’ve enjoyed watching a game this season with VAR in the game. Will totally sound like a salty Watkins owner of course right now

      1. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        I am a 45 years West Ham fan, and I do not own Watkins, but VAR is doing my head in, please throw it in the bin, its killing the game.

    • Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Better VAR system: https://i.redd.it/dc7vy57jw4261.jpg

      1. DandyDon
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        That’s all it needs.

      2. S.Kuqi
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        This is how it should be used

      3. Who are all Lukakus
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        what if the lines are separated by millimeters? will the referees spend 10 minutes to look if they are overlapped or not?

    • Pompel
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Fabianski 5 saves
      Martinez 0 saves
      🙁

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

        Since I brought Martinez in he hasn't saved a sausage

      2. Pacer.
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah bit concerned about Martinez tbh and how few saves he makes when conceding. I know that's not the point you're making though

      3. Party time
          3 years, 3 months ago

          I will save my ft to bin Martinez next gw

        • Cruyff's Eleven
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Another example of last week's essential is this week's dogs breakfast...

      4. grooveymatt65
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Hi guys just need some advice

        My team is:

        Martinez Martin

        Chillwell, Dias, Justin, Mitchell Bernado

        Fernandes Son Sterling (c) Grealish Bissouma

        Vardy Wilson DCL

        1.8 itb 1ft

        1. Sterling to KDB for free
        2. Sterling to KDB and Son to jota for -4
        3. Sterling to KDB and Michell to Taylor for -4
        4. Other
        5. Save

        thanks guys! 🙂

        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          better asking later, game on

        2. thegaffer82
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          The CL will give you a much better idea what to do

        3. grooveymatt65
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          thanks guys i was too inpatient to wait

      5. FPL DONKEY
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        They should judge offsides based on the position of the feet and nothing else. An arm being offside is ridiculous since you can't even use it...

        1. DandyDon
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          This or margin of error, has to be clear air between players

        2. Cilly Bonnolly
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          An arm being offside isn’t offside.

        3. Murder on Zidane's Flo…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Share the frustration, but they measure to the extreme of the shoulder which you can legally use

      6. Ozzy smith
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        VAR continuing to expose the offside law. When it’s that close, the attacker obviously isn’t gaining an unfair advantage.

        Never mind the fact that the tech used can’t measure accurately enough to make an irrefutable decision in these close calls. A flawed system implementing a really bad law.

        1. Pedram
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          It's a joke mate, you're preaching to the choire

          1. Ozzy smith
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Football really is fast becoming a joke sport at the moment. Offside and handball need sorting out ASAP.

        2. diesel001
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          The assistant referee's eyes was even more of a flawed system. Some of the howlers those guys let go were a joke.

      7. Bobby Digital
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Do we have a hotline for Watkins owners?

        1. Party time
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Hahaha

          • Camino Aleatorio
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            1-900-FPL-TRAP

          • DandyDon
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Had a pen (which he would have probably missed) overturned last week as well mind. It’s been terrible

        2. Pedram
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Cruel loss for Villa, WHU didn't deserve the 3 points

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

            West Ham played quite well for 2 minutes of that game.

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

              That’s all you need to do.

              See us v Derby in the 2014 playoff final.

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

          How many BAPS for Jack?

          1. Salah’s Sonnet
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            joke baps

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

            Will be 2. Currently level with Bowen but Bowen will get 3 extra pts for scoring the winning goal.

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

            2

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

          Grealish probably on pens from now on.

          1. Salah’s Sonnet
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            el ghazi

        5. Salan
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Watkins... please don't take penalty next time.

        6. Toby Lerone
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          This offside line drawing is ridiculous

        7. El Presidente
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          You can ruin players careers with this type of decisions. Disgrace.

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

            I didn't want Watkins to score as I don't own him but I agree. I never realised that they had changed the offside rule to level is offside. This is just another in the long list of goals VAR have disallowed when the lines have showed that the attacker was either level or actually marginally onside. It's utterly disgusting.

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

          What to do with this lot? Roll the FT?

          Martinez (Steer)
          Coufal - Cancelo - Lamptey (Dallas & Taylor)
          Salah - KDB - Grealish - Soucek (Burke)
          DCL - Kane - Werner

          0.4m itb

        9. Rash
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Surely when a decision for offside takes that long, should just give the advantage to the attacker?

          Not a biased targett owner at all btw 🙂

          1. DandyDon
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            They eventually seemed to draw a million lines which showed he was level it looked like, maybe they flipped a coin at the end

          2. Shineonme
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Var had killed the game for me

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

          Villa playing Newcastle on 3 days rest.

          Callum Wilson?

          1. nico05
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Great shout IMO had good upcoming fixtures

          2. Salah’s Sonnet
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            certainly not good for grealish glad i dont own

          3. TOLV TUMS
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Newcastle closed their training ground until Wednesday - COVID issues?

          4. Coys96
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Shhh