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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. ivantys
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Offside?

  2. R.C
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Pereira DGW hero!

    1. Vamos Los Celeste
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Got him and Robinson this gw in my draft team. Shame that i dont have any spare mid slot in my fantasy team.

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

    THis will be chalked off for offside. Flair dry your tears mate

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

    Knew it was coming.

  5. Oggle22
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    My rival owns Coufal antonio and Soucek to Mt Soucek and Antonio he still wins

  6. McSauce
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Offside???

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

    Var rules it out

    Cleanie in tact!

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

      damn I was wrong. goal given.

  8. Pukki Party
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Correct decision

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

    Goal confirmed

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

    No offence but that has been my favourite moment of the GW so far as a non-west ham def owner in the top 10k. Phew!

  11. ivantys
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    The double CS was too good to be true.

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

    Where's the guy who captained Pereira?! Visionary

    1. richarlison2348
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      What a legend.

      1. Herman Toothrot
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Antonio coming off the bench too

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

        So much a genius that he put Antonio on the bench knowing Diangana wouldn’t play!

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

      hes been usurped by the Stones TCers

    3. @persecuted_by_mods
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Is it someone that has numerous teams and does random captains to show off

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

          Usually serious caps but occasionally goes off the template and it's worked out amazingly here

      • WVA
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        This is disgusting, he was absolutely rancid when I owned him

      • Bram
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Lots of horror captaincy picks in his history though - Sterling last week, Robbo tc v WBA - bingo picks

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

      Is that goal actually a good thing for Coufal owners now he has bagged his assist?

      Thinking about Creswell/Ogbonna ownership

      1. Salarrivederci
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Or Fabianski/Creswell
        Or Fabianski/Creswell/Ogbonna

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

        Bad cuz he would have got 3 baps

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

        no - it's bad. 12 points would be better than 5.(and that's if WBA don't score again)

      4. grumpyman
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        No, unfortunately not. Hammers defensive effective ownership is less than 100%

      5. IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Absolutely not

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

      DAMN cs gone

    6. REDMOND IN SANDALS
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Damn Pereira in a mission

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

      Yesss

      Will take that as a Cresswell owner

      Cancels out double defence owners and coufal 12 pointer

      1. grumpyman
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Hammers defensive effective ownership is less than 100% so you'll be worse off rank wise.

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

          45% coufal ownership with 12 points would have hurt more

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

      Doesn’t matter as everyone has a West Ham defender

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Does to me really wanted that cs

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

        I don't. 🙂

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

        Didn't use any chips as I was setting for 18 so didn't focus on bringing in a WH defender. (was originally going to FH this week then changed my mind)

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

        And yet they don’t. Rocking with Dias Stones and Robbo, all good

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

      Yeeeeees it stands (although I am surprised)

    10. Digital-Real
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      pain

    11. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Should be offside imo. Flappy has to account for a deflection/shot from WBA player, who's moving in the direction of the ball.

      1. Ginkapo FPL
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah its stupid. Should just go back to being offside if anyone is offside

      2. My heart goes Salalalalah
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Yep

    12. Tcheco
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Wow Pereira you monster

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Yep awesome dgw !

    13. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I hate the offside rule change. How is a keeper to know if Gallaghers going to flick it or not?

      1. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Agreed

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

        Keeper goes with the shot. Thats why deflections on target result in so many goals

        1. Deulofail
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          That's up to the keeper. The rules don't say the keeper has to go for the shot.

        2. Ginkapo FPL
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Fabianski held himself in case.

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

      100% offside. Hes stood infront of him. Utter disgrace. Hate this game.

      1. Gudjohnsen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Nah no offside imo

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

        agreed. season over

    15. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      3 WHam players and still losing out to rivals Periera

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

      Need Couafl and Bowen booking

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

        Coufal*

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

      9 points gone.

    18. umerlfc
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Periera joining Stones as a DGW hero

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

      Pereira owners in dreamland wtf

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Fair play to them well deserved!

        1. F_Ivanovic
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          How is it well deserved? They owned a terrible option for so long, so they deserve some points finally?

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

      Cmon Antonio or Soucek, need a winner now

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

      If a player is interfering with play why is it not offside?