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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. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Is Antonio on penalties?

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I'd expect so with Noble not playing.

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        So we were robbed of Antonio Soucek combo? Damn

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

      Cresswell has taken them before, no?

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

    Soucek in defence mode now?

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

      yep. no more attacking for him

  3. sandman58
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    So Antonio over Bamford then???

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

      That's what I did on GW18 WC

  4. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Come oooon Chelsea!!!

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

      Vardyyy

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

      Come on Leicester!!!!

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

        You guys need a striker

        Can I interest you in a Turbo?

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

      Need this win

  5. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    LiveFPL 100 up 🙂

    -8 for hits though 🙁

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      100th in the world?

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

        100 points

      2. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        unfortunately not 🙂

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

      99 (-4) :/
      Have to wait another day unless Antonio or Coufal gets another return 😀

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

    Loving Antonio.

    Hating Zouma's benching negating what was otherwise a decent bench boost.

    Should be pleased with the gameweek so far but I always fixate on the negatives in this game!

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I was surprised but not by much

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

        The Fulham benching was the gutting one. Hard to back to him after a clean sheet.

        Rudiger an option now or best to stay away from Chelsea CBs for now?

        One to ponder with plenty of time before the next deadline.

        1. FPL Daniel
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Chilwell or Ruggiero. Worth the risk at 4.5m mr thinks

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

            Seems too good to turn down doesn't it? Quality player, unlucky with injuries a lot of the time.

    2. Black Knights
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I know it’s disappointing but it’s best to try and concentrate on the positives. Mindset can descend quickly if you worry about the bad points.

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

        True. Let's enjoy this West Ham game! And I've still got 9 players to go!

        Thanks

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

    Andy might win the whole thing.

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Haha. No chance. He'll choke at the end

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

      He’s been plying great lately

      Man United love paying off

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

      I've missed this. Where is he?

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

          Awesome, thanks. He's going great guns!

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

    Ohh Soucek you are so gone out my team

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

      I only brought him in...

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

      Short sighted - he's a long term keep. (or buy ESR/Saka)

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

        Kept him long term before he turned into Messi, now back to eff all, figures

    3. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      If he is your 11th starter you really need to just leave the likes of Soucek tick over as a ‘no worry’ player

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

        He is, I guess you’re right

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

    What is happening? Is west ham get a pen or no?

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

      Not yet.

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

        Thanks

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

    Soucek a fraud

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      What happened?

    2. St Pauli Walnuts
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Plonker

  11. Call Me Old Fashioned
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Any news on when AVL doubles will be? Considering Zouma out to AVL defender

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

    Up to 82 pos-hit if baps hold, with 11 to go including captain. Cmon!

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Wow

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

      Amazing

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

      82 with 8 here but no chips

  13. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Happy Double GW day lads. Practically today it started

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

    need those two Coufal baps

  15. LewanGOALski
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Zouma to whom..?
    I have cash.

    The rest of the D is:

    Martinez
    Dias - Coufal - Dallas - Kilman

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

      Cancelo or Stones

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

      Stones ?

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

    Need Vardy brace to ease the Zouma pain. 2 points from the bench

  17. pjomara
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Thanks scouters. Antonio wouldn't have registered on my radar in a million years only for seeing him recommended here.

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

      The scout actually worked? I’m gobsmacked

    2. djman102
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Not an Antonio owner here (yet), but nice to see people appreciating recommendations on here rather than bashing them!

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

      he will be broken soon enough,start looking for a replacement

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

      Where have you been hiding?

    5. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      He was a clear option but there was a doubt he might not play both fully

      1. pjomara
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        He had done nothing since gw6, ok mainly due to injuries but hence didn't show up in my radar under any of the metrics I was looking at

    6. pjomara
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I mean from people's comments

  18. M2.0
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Thoughts on Zouma, Adams > Justin, Antonio (-4)

    1. M2.0
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Own Stones already

  19. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Another Tony goal with Coufal assist would be heaven.

    1. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      This

  20. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Soooo glad I got Soucek instead of Antonio as he was unlikely to start both games 🙄

    1. Bourbon, Pot Still or Islay…
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Was always playing both
      No other striker and will get his break due to F all Cup this weekend

  21. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    79 pts with 10 to go. Could I crack 150 pts without any chips?

    1. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Won’t crack 100 the way this season is going lol

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

      No

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

      Tough

    4. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Should reach 100

  22. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    I really want to bring in Antonio. So exciting to watch! And scary not to own for some reason.

    Which one for the next few?

    A) KDB, Watkins
    B) Sterling, Antonio -4

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

      A

      1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Cheers

  23. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Come on Cresswell! One return here and you could get 2 BAPs!

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

      Cress well to Soucek

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Would be the dream

  24. Bourbon, Pot Still or Islay…
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Maybe i should just randomly scream...
    Antonioioo........
    Or post my score..

    Okay... got your attention?

    Genuine question.... who hits chelseas penalties tonight?

    1. Podge
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      No one 😉

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Zuma

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

    Robson Canoe I thought the commentator said then

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

      Haha he did

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

        Did make me chuckle... I’ll never un-hear that every time I they say his name now lol.

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

    Only thing that really eats is that did not take Antonio. I even tried for the first time in years to panic buy him before dl but did not have time.

    Good thing is that Coufal delivered and at least Adams is easier to bench in future gws than Antonio 😀

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

    Perreria vs Coufal battle for the 2 bonus!

  28. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Antonio close

    1. Podge
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      To the camera man

  29. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Pereira collecting bps for fun even though he's nowhere near the ball.

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

      he jumped from 24 to 29 without touching the ball. WTF

  30. Ruudy Van
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Looks like i need to sell Zouma valued at 5.4m. 0.8ITB

    Current defence

    Martinez
    Targett Dier Dias Coufal ZOUMA

    Replacements
    A) Stones/Cancelo
    B) Chilwell/Rudiger
    C) Palace defender...?
    D) Maguire/AWB

    1. Ruudy Van
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Should maybe add Justin to this potential list

    2. Lazaretti
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      D) and add Shaw to that list

      1. Ruudy Van
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks. Shaw has been playing fantastic recently. However has Telles waiting in the wings.

        You think United defender the move?