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Antonio earns back-to-back starts for first time since Gameweek 6

Michail Antonio (£6.3m) has started back-to-back Premier League games for the first time since Gameweek 6.

The West Ham forward was named in the line-up to face West Bromwich Albion in Double Gameweek 19 following his recent injury comeback.

Antonio is already on nine points for the round after scoring and taking home all three bonus in Saturday’s win over Burnley.

His 9.1% ownership will be hoping for more returns against the Baggies tonight, who have given up 11 goals in their last three matches – an average of 3.7 per game.

Antonio is joined in the West Ham team by the usual Fantasy Premier League suspects which include Tomas Soucek (£5.3m), Vladimir Coufal (£4.7m) and Aaron Cresswell (£5.4m) while Craig Dawson (£4.5m) keeps Fabian Balbuena (£4.4m) on the bench again.

The big news in West Brom’s camp sees Sam Johnstone (£4.5m) recalled after he missed the win at Wolves following a period of self-isolation.

The Baggies shot-stopper was a key element of many a Double Gameweek 19 Bench Boost squad, so his return is a welcome one for his 2.9% ownership.

Meanwhile, Matheus Pereira (£5.6m) starts for the third Premier League match in a row, having posted a second double-digit haul of the campaign on Saturday.

Robert Snodgrass (£5.7m) is absent from the squad tonight because of an agreement made with West Ham when the player was sold earlier this month.

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  1. zdrojo187
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Antonio,Dawson,Bowen,Johnstone...Let's Go!

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

    Need a huge sofa as a non-Antonio owner!
    It's not if he scores, it's how many! Hopefully below 3!

    1. BeWater
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I need a huge Antonio haul so I can actually watch the City game as a non KDB owner.

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

      Dont be ridiculous. Hell be very lucky to get 1

      Wont even last more than 65 mins. Moyes must take care of his fitness

      1. BenDavies
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        this

    3. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah, didn’t sell Bamford to him as I didn’t think it was worth the hit. How wrong I was.

      1. Better off with a pin and a…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        I didn't sell Wilson to him for the same reason. How wrong I was.

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

      How many of your opponents have Antonio!?

  3. DandyDon
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Bit gutted Button isn’t playing again just for the fun of getting a player off the bench you’d forgotten about. Still 2pts is better than Mesliers none. Hope Johnstone drops a few at Antonio’s feet

  4. Kryptonite666
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    2-1 for West Ham ?

  5. fedolefan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    You just know West Ham are not keeping a clean sheet here.

  6. Sandy Ravage
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Antonio hat-trick + Johnstone penalty save

    1. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      This but ensuring Coufal and Soucek get the assists!

      1. Sandy Ravage
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Also Fab assist or penalty save

  7. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Antonio, Soucek, Coufal and Johnstone!!!

    It’ll have to be the triple play WHU goal fest but with 100 saves and a pen save from Johnstone

    Simples!

  8. The Senate
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Johnstone better do something special here. I had Sanchez with 7 waiting on the bench for him.

  9. Bennyboy1907
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Antonio fail no goal

    1. Ode
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Good one Benny boy

    2. The Train Driver
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Fudgy?

  10. mgilbert86
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    If Antonio gets a hat trick, ill buy a shirt

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Start with underwear.

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

        Hahahaha

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

    Please blank Antonio

    1. GROBARI
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Where is dislike button here 😀

    2. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Just make sure you play Stones and Dias tomorrow.

  12. No Professionals
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Is it normal to wince whenever Antonio sprints?

    1. Monklane
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      only for him

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

        This

  13. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Coufal CS and taken off before they concede, Soucek G+A, Antonio G+A. 2-1 hammers

  14. Not again Shirley
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Have Randolph on goal in Draft league with Fab on bench. My luck fabs gets injured, probably after 60 mins, and I get 1 point from Randolph!

  15. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Impressive stat by Rice, played every minute this as well as last season in the PL.

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

    Coufal down

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

      Up

      1. built_this_city
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        lies

  17. BenDavies
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    10 minutes gone. 0-0. Perfect. Let's keep it going boys.

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

      This

    2. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I've got double west ham def, even with soucek I'll take this

  18. Right In The Stanchion
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    I’ve had some real bitter comments from a few posters in recent days.

    I think you should take some time away from FFS, it’s not my fault you don’t have Stones in your teams.

    1. Threat Level Midnight
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Because you're insufferable 80% of the time

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

        Insufferable is putting it lightly, up there with the highest idiot trollers of all time on here, sad really.

        1. Threat Level Midnight
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Agreed. I felt that way and have only been here 3 years. Seeing someone with 9 years saying it really puts it into perspective

        2. Right In The Stanchion
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Here he is Underworld7, a name that sounds like a club that nobody wants to be in.

      2. The Suspended One
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        That’s a bit low tbf

        1. Threat Level Midnight
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Someone needs to permanently ban the pleb

          1. Right In The Stanchion
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Who are you?? You have no authority here smallbone.

  19. JBG
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Why are they playing football-tennis? The ball has been more in the air than on the ground :/.

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Bcause it's Moyes vs. Allardyce

      1. The Suspended One
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Thissssss

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

    My choices this week was:

    A)Son (5) + Antonio (9+?) + Hit (-4) = 10+?
    B) Kane (9) + Raphinha (2) = 11

    Ultimately went with B. Antonio is going to punish me isnt he

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

    Score already West Brom, better early than to give us hope by leaving it late

  22. turd ferguson
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Please tell me Zouma & James start? They have literally ruined my gameweek thus far 🙁

    1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Werner too hopefully!

      1. TKC07
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Double LEI def?

    2. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah same. Two of my biggest differentials and neither of them start while Chelsea keep a cleanie... I feel robbed of 12 points.

      1. turd ferguson
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        James was painful Camzy as the move was to Stones before flag was removed haha

        1. Camzy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Yeah I was lucky enough to have picked up Stones for Taylor in GW17. So it's not quite so bad.

  23. dark91
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    West Brom edging closer to West Ham's goal. About time they score

  24. BenDavies
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Thank heavens Grosicki is garbage. Anyone good at football shoots there

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      He's bound to score now that you've said that!

    2. JBG
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      That was such a waste of a great opportunity to score, idiot.

  25. KAALI_DAAL
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Should I drop hopes or Coufal cleanie?

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

      Yes

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      No, WBA don't seem like scoring

  26. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    YAAAAWNNN

    1. JBG
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      This

  27. KAALI_DAAL
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    I have John, Coufal and Antonio. What do I need?

    1. JBG
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      0-0 probably

    2. TKC07
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Hattrick for all 3

    3. CRAZY TRAIN
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      a drink

  28. DAZZ
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    What a boring game, sheesh

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

      Moyes vs Allardyce hardly promised a footballing masterclass inspiring poems and beautiful images around the world

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

    Penalty Missed - Antonio
    Penalty Saved - Johnstone

    PLEASE GOD PLEASE

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

      Beg

    2. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Coufal nets the rebound

    3. GROBARI
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Yes,after 4 goals from Antonio

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

    Bartley decent header...

    1. JBG
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Ogbonna, no?

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

      Oh would have been an Ogbonna OG actually 😆