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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. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    joke season. I am out...

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

      See ya pal

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

      See you next week

    3. david31058
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      You'll be back next week knee-jerk

  2. Free Hat
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    West ham very fortunate to get 3 points here. Can only recollect 2 chances

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

      It’s about what you do with those chances, though.

      You can have all the possession in the world, but if you can’t score and your opponent goes up the other end twice and scores both times then you deserve to lose.

  3. brianutd-why always we? 20
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Every centimetre counts lol

    1. jdp219
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      millimeter

  4. Stoic
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    That is a shitshow. Can't they increase the gap to a cm

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

    That can't be offside

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

    Poor Ollie. Bad day at the office.

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

    Watkins used up his luck vs Liverpool. Not much luck left for him this season now.

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

      He can have some of mine....

  8. HD7
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Var is getting ridiculous. Okay lets have an offside but when its an obvious one. But when it is only milimeters. Come on. They can easily make the rule if there is a minimal offside (enter milimeters) it wont count. After all football is a game of goals.

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

      This, or something like it

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

      ok, how do you distinguidh the difference between 9mm and 1.0cm? then we'd spend ages discussing if that was a cm or mm

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

      What is minimal? All you do is change where the line is drawn.

      Offside has been consistently adjudicated by VAR, IMO. Everyone getting screwed by armpits, toenails etc.

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

      It is the very worst thing to happen to football. I hate it.

    5. BremerHB
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Something like umpires decision with Hawkeye in cricket.

      1. The Son-dance Kid
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        This is so overly logical, to have an "referee's call" function when it is tight. How people cannot see this is required is beyond me. I have hated VAR for offsides every since Sterling's goal was disallowed in GW1 last year. VAR can sod off as it is ruining the game

    6. Oi! Shadders!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Why stop at millimetres? Let's say they're onside as long as they're within a metre of the last man.

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

      He was clearly offside. VAR is consistent with offsides

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

        Hardly, "clearly." Look how much time it took and how VAR checked Watkins against two West Ham players looking for stray armpit hairs and toenails...

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

          If you watch again, you'll see they did a 2nd check of the decision by drawing the lines again, just to be sure. That's why it's took so long - surely you'd rather they made the right decision (which they did by the letter of the law) for the sake of a few extra seconds which can be added on in ET?

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

      Agreed. When matters are this close they should give benefit to the referee's original call.

    9. Oi! Shadders!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      You might as well say 'let's call it a goal as long as it gets close within a few millimetres of the goal line'.

  9. HonestBlatter
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    As a Watkins owner I'm done...I'll quit

    1. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      See you next week

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

    Phew had Targett first sub phew

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

    Watkins sure does have plenty of goals disallowed, missed penalties,

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

    Did you see that pass out to the player that assisted the offside goal. Was that Grealish? Ridiculous

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

    Sleeveless jerseys will be all the rage next season if VAR are using them as a reference for on or offside.

    Ozzy rules style.

    1. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      or skin tight lycra shorts and tops.

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

        Wouldn't mind that at all, lol!

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

    lolly watkins

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

    Bowen back on for 3 Baps on my bench

  16. Sloane426
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Miles offside

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

      Acres

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

    Grealish back on 3 baps Juhuuuuuuu!!

  18. Dr. Ante Pavlovic
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Grealish baps?

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

    I love the old football when I was a kid ... what is this game these days?

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

    This has been a series of never ending kicks in the balls as a Watkins owner.

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

      Hahaha mate I feel for you

    2. Party time
        3 years, 3 months ago

        😆 lmaooo

        It will make those nuts stronger

    3. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      🙂

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

      Targett owners robbed by Watkins...

    5. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      They should add the clear and obvious rule to offside as well

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

      Watkins essential

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

      Sodding Targett assist as well. Grrrr

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

      Watkins will score 4 v Newcastle reserves.

    9. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Bored of Watkins now. Bye fella

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

        I'm bringing him in. Surely lightning won't strike twice...

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

          As soon as that pen was called, I just knew he would miss.

      2. HonestBlatter
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        He's good lad without luck

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

      Wait people still own Watkins?

    11. 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

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

        Save

      2. FC Hakkebøf
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Vardy + Son to KDB + Bamford/Watkins/Wilson

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

      That’s what you get if you have a league 1 standard fantasy asset

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

        Unless it's Bamford.