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

    My first good GW this season. 71 points and up from 1.6m to 0.9m OR. 54 points from my midfield, not bad.

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

      if thats your first good GW, then you've had good ones before it

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

      Well done.

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

      Great work pal. Well done

  2. King Henrik
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Do I do these 2 moves ?

    Son >> Salah
    Rodriguez to Foden

    Ryan
    Robertson Kwp Telles
    Son* Rodriguez * Grealish Jota Bruno
    Kane Dcl

    Martin Lamptey Brewster Burr

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

      I don’t like the foden pick at all

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

    Robbo and Watkins owner. I feel empty.

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

      Add PVA too
      Then bench Bowen and Dallas

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

      Robbo and PVA and Vardy capt owner.

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

        And benched Dallas

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

      Mane, DCL, Justin and Watkins owner. Been a tough week

  4. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Went Bowen over Ziyech 3 weeks ago..

    Safe to say it’s payed off 😉

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

      silver linings

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

      Ziyech TO Bowen would have been even better lol

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

    That was a nerve racking game. Some very strange decisions, nice to be on a favourable VAR call but it’s still killing football so needs to go.

    West Ham 5th in the league, best start in a long time. Nearly makes up for my 42 point gameweek score...

  6. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    I think 55/56 all out.

    Anyone worse?

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

      50 with a 40k green arrow lol

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

      Many apparently

    3. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Many

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

      Lots I assume - 63 here

    5. Baby Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Beat me - 61 (-8)

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

      58 here. Vardy captain fail but decent enough score

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

        This

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

      49 despite owning Mane and Watkins. Most had Bruno, Chillwell, Grealish so high scores.

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

    Watkins is God

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

      Hahah love it

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

      The £33mn man was in scintillating form tonight, just was unlucky. Could have had a hatrick, looking like signing of the season already at that price? What a buy

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

        Scintillating?

        He Skyed a penno, stood in an offside position for what felt like an eternity to blow a chance and, to be fair, had a goal ruled out kinda unfortunately.

        It was a mixed bag, at best

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

          Just needs to tweak his game and he will be firing in, firing on one cylinder right now. So much more to come from the £33mn bargain

    3. Party time
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Holy Watkins

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

      From GW7 I've gone from 119k > 122k > 119k > 118k after tonight.. It's a f joke

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

        World's smallest violin, playing the world's saddest song, just for you 🙁

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

          Lol

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

        would trade places in an instant

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

        Feel free to join me down in the “hoping to crack the 2.9999999 mil” set

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

        I hope you didn't come here looking for sympathy haha

    5. Baines on Toast...
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Barney Ronay in 2007 on why VAR would fail: https://www.wsc.co.uk/the-archive/108-Referees/627-rematch-of-the-day

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

        Brilliant article, great share - thanks. Almost worth it for the Blackburn / Bolton / Hughes mentions

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

      Today should have gone differently. Vardy(c) and Watkins in my team. Meanwhile, 3 mids with 10-pointers.

      Alas... Still managing a green arrow.

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

        Same here. Knew I should have captained Bruno

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

        Game of luck . . .take the good with the bad it is the way

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

      I was going to switch Grealish for Jota. Now I am not so sure about selling Grealish, but with Fernandes, KDB and Son the others mid, probably is the only option.

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

      This week my players had four 'goals' ruled offside by VAR, plus Watkins missed a penalty. Yet another average score incoming.

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

      87k OR, eventually in top 100k, happy 🙂 and goodnight , I will sleep well

      1. Party time
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Well done.

          Good night buddy

      2. Pep Roulette
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Best two strikers for combined 12.6m from GW12?

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

          Bamford and WAtkins

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

            Wilson is injury prone so wouldn’t bother with him

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

            That's some level of chutzpah to say Watkins after that performance!

      3. HollywoodXI
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        I want Salah in GW14. The issue is I don’t want to lose any of my current midfield:

        Grealish
        Son
        Bruno
        KDB
        Jota

        A bit of a dilemma.

        1. Pep Roulette
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          There's a lot of time for GW14

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

            There is indeed. I’ll be carrying a FT this week so I can make two free transfers for GW14 which means I’ll have options to get Salah in.

            1. Pep Roulette
              • 6 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              I'm planning to get him in GW12. Saving my FT this week.

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

          It's salah KdB hokey cokey 100% so you have to free up the money elsewhere

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

        Grealosh on 2 baps why?

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

          Ignore

        2. Warby84
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Diving

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

        Injuries can be helpful sometimes, if Zaha & Rashford wouldn’t have been flagged I wouldn’t have transferred KDB and Jota in this week

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

        221k rise with 63(-4)!

      7. xtina
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Thoughts on a move here? 1FT. 0.6

        Martinez
        Robbo - James - Dias
        Son - Jota - Grealish - Rashford
        Werner - DCL - Kane

        Steer | Lamptey - Anguissa - Ward

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

          Start work on cheapening the front line.

        2. Pep Roulette
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          I'd save

          1. xtina
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Potentially. Scary being KDB-less for Fulham

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

        Weird week.
        Risked Cancelo and did not take a hit to get rid of Digne so only got 2 defenders out.
        Sterling no show but C went to KDB.
        Also Watkins owner which could have been much better but probably can’t complain with 63 all out and a nice green.

      9. 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. Warby84
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          1

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

          Save and work on getting Salah in. DCL -> Antonio and Son->Salah maybe after next GW?

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

        Who to bench, Justin or Targett?

      11. The Count of Monte Cristo
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        West Ham fans...

        I do not watch you guys play regularly but every time I do I see Ogbonna either scoring goals, deflecting goals into his own net, scoring own goals, needlessly fouling players, looking ungainly....is it just a coincidence or is he always like that?!

        Any reason Issa Diop does not play? Injured?

        1. The Count of Monte Cristo
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          a LOT of deflections off him ^

        2. Shark Team
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Cs percentage with Ogbonna in is much higher

      12. Shark Team
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Bruno or KDB in and captain for this gw?
        Bruno is surely gonna be in my team sometime if not now then gw13
        I'm not sure about KDB because he has some tough away fixtures but great home games. Though if he misses one game game for example WBA then there is no point of owning him for this great fixtures.

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

          KDB

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

        Baps final?

        Grealish and Bowen owner!

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

        How many villa would you have if you could own more than three?

        Steer/Martinez
        Cash
        Grealish-mcginn
        Watkins

        6 for me, the team is littered with talent. It's a gold mine of fpl picks..

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

          1

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

          Would have all 11 of them, plus Steer!

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

        OR #70 - look at that bench!

        https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/5457692/event/10

      16. Jordan.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        van aanholt
        robertson
        foden (bench,aaarrrggghhh)
        vardy(c)
        jiminez
        watkins

        shocking shocking gw of bad luck ,but having played for 15 years luck will change ,still a great hobby and in a couple of days it will be gw 11 and we go again ,if your in a similar boat ,switch off all machines ,another day tomorrow gws jiminez ,thats what really matters....

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

          Well said and the truth

      17. Albrightondknight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        There is a new article

      18. Dirty Harry
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Well I finally broke into the

        1. Dirty Harry
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          < 3mill rank*

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

            Excellent. Got there two game weeks ago and just broke into top 2 mil. Keep the faith, man!

            1. Dirty Harry
              • 8 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              A ailed WC sent be down to 4.7m rank. Been crawling back from the trenches ever since lol