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Antonio starts 3rd league game in a row as Zaha returns for Palace

In-form Michail Antonio (£6.4m) is starting his third Premier League game in a row for the Hammers up-front.

Supporting Antonio are Said Benrahma (£6.0m), Jarrod Bowen (£6.3m) and Pablo Fornals (£6.1m).

Budget midfielder Tomas Soucek (£5.3m) lines-up alongside Declan Rice (£4.8m) in midfield.

Aaron Cresswell (£5.4m) and Vladimir Coufal (£4.7m) start at full-back, with Angelo Ogbonna (£5.0m) and Craig Dawson (£4.5m) in the heart of defence.

Lukasz Fabianski (£5.1m) is a regular starter in goal.

Crystal Palace talisman Wilfried Zaha (£7.2m) returns for the Eagles in a front two, paired with Christian Benteke (£5.5m).

Eberechi Eze (£5.8m) and Andros Townsend (£5.6m) start out wide, with Luka Milivojevic (£5.6m) and James McArthur (£5.2m) in centre midfield.

Budget favourite Tyrick Mitchell (£3.9m) keeps his place at left-back, with Joel Ward (£4.3m) opposite.

FPL midfielder Cheick Kouyate (£5.0m) returns at central defence with veteran Gary Cahill (£4.5m). Vincente Guaita (£4.8m) remains in goal.

Callum Wilson (£6.6m) leads the line for the Toon, hoping to score his first goal in seven games.

Ryan Fraser (£5.6m) and Miguel Almiron (£5.6m) take up the wide positions, with Jonjo Shelvey (£5.3m) and Jeff Hendrick (£4.6m).

FPL midfielder Isaac Hayden (£4.7m) joins Jamal Lascelles (£4.2m) and Fabian Schar (£4.9m) at centre-back.

Winger Jacob Murphy (£4.9m) has been deployed as right-wing-back, with summer signing Jamal Lewis (£4.2m) opposite..

Karl Darlow (£5.0m) retains his place in goal.

Patrick Bamford (£6.7m) will be hoping to get back to goalscoring ways for his 50.1% ownership.

Marcelo Bielsa has lined up with a midfield four of Jack Harrison (£5.4m), Raphinha (£5.4m), out-of-position forward Rodrigo (£5.7m) and out-of-position defender Stuart Dallas (£4.8m).

Kalvin Phillips (£4.9m) is anchoring the midfield. Luke Ayling (£4.5m) moves out to right-back, with Diego Llorente (£4.4m) returning to partner Liam Cooper (£4.3m) at centre-back. Ezgjan Allioski (£4.5m) keeps his place at left-back.

Illan Meslier (£4.7m) has recovered from illness to reclaim the goalkeeping jersey.

West Ham XI: Fabianski; Coufal, Ogbonna, Dawson, Cresswell; Rice, Soucek; Bowen, Benrahma, Fornals; Antonio

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita; Ward, Kouyate, Cahill, Mitchell; Townsend, Milivojevic, McArthur, Eze; Zaha, Benteke

Newcastle XI: Darlow; Murphy, Hayden, Schar, Lascelles, Lewis; Shelvey, Hendrick, Almiron, Fraser; Wilson

Leeds XI: Meslier; Allioski, Cooper, Llorente, Ayling; Phillips, Dallas, Raphinha, Rodrigo, Harrison; Bamford

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  1. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Wow has nobody played the big man?

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

    SouFECK

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

    Sold Soucek for Lookman.

    Seemed a good idea at the time.

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

      I benched Soucek for Lookman. Still hope.

  4. NABIL - FPL otai
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Soucekkkk

  5. Dybala10
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Of course Soucek scores when it's not a BB DGW!!!

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

      More likely than on a BB DGW

  6. Naby K8a
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    David Moyes' West Ham are a great watch

  7. Salan
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Soucek is 7th or even 6th attacker, not 8th.

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

      This!

  8. bitars
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Soucek on my bench 🙁

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

    Soucek first on bench 😆

    1. Wolfman180
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Gonna be first on a lot of benches.. including my own *sigh*

  10. Londongeezaa
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Had Soucek over the DGW. What a troll.

  11. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Swapped Soucek to bench for Raphinha yesterday. This is going to end in tears, isn't it?

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

    Benched Soucek lol, getting rid of him, avoid the headache altogether

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

      This!!
      Every time I play him he does nothing... bench him, he scores lol.

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

        Yep, I’m defo getting rid

  13. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Sold Soucek for a hit.
    He was nowhere close to scoring last week.

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

      Same, took a hit and swap him for gundogan

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

    Which player will miss out to allow the 60% of Soucek owners who benched him to get their jammy points?!

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

      I've got Rashford, but sounds like he's going to play. Random Man City benching might be my best hope.

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

      Gundogan

    3. Crystal Alice
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Bruno

  15. Tommy J
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    I played Soucek over Coufal and Justin thankfully

    1. The Tinkerman
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Started both of those over him 🙂

  16. LewanGOALski
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Bought Kane for a hit for Vardy so benched Soucek 😀

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

    Haha, let me be the millionth person to say I benched Soucek! I've owned him for ages and benched him for every goal - and not got any from the bench!

  18. For Fuchs Sake
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Antonio to Soucek I could kiss them both right now.

  19. mbglo
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Soucek second on bench with Vardy and Bamford starting. Please Ole, rest Rashford!

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

      Raphina third on bench! This is great fun...

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

    Welp, I’ll soon have Soucek back starting when I drain money off my bench

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

      And then you'll moan when players get rested and you have no bench. lol

  21. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    For weeks people have said don’t bench souceck, benchers only themselves to blame

  22. Miguel Sanchez
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Benching a Soucek goal is a rite of passage

  23. The Tinkerman
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Soucek on my bench, Coufal on the pitch. Hoping for a no show from ESR maybe... Stones or Cancelo also possible rotation risks.

  24. dansmusen
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Soucek over Mitchell....get in

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

    Love that people still benching Soucek. When will they learn?

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I captained him for the double and rage transferred him back to the bench. This is torture.

    2. MIGHTY JOE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Had him since Gw7. 2nd time I bench him

  26. ivantys
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Harrison wastes Dallas assist

  27. EmreCan Hustle
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Almost did Soucek to Son for a hit.

    1. Saka Punch
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I did it :((

  28. Baron Penguin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Soucek only scores on my bench. Started Coufal, also have Leeds double defence but benched one.

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

    Of course he did it this week rather than the DGW

  30. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Soucek waving at the bench

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