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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. F_Ivanovic
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    I can't believe people benched an attacking player over a defender. Is this their first time playing FPL?

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

      I didn’t.

  2. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Soucek bench jam for Sterling, anyone else?

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

      Sterling not playing.

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

        What?

      2. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        I’d take it

  3. Do I Not Like Orange
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Benched Soucek for Dallas yesterday. The season that just keeps giving.

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

    Antonio didnt touch that did he

    1. Saxe-Gotha
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Nope.

  5. mgilbert86
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Of course i did gundo in for soucek

  6. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Soucek 1st on bench

    Luckily I bench boosted this gw.

  7. Drogo
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Yes, I have Soucek (+Antonio) 🙂

    And when I wrote that Antonio missed a free change.

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

    Soucek 3rd on my bench ! LOL

    Where’s my BB?

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

    Wow Antonio assist for the 2nd goal as well

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

      Cresswell?

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

        Idk not watching it but FPL have given it to Tony

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

    Just know Bamford & Watkins will blank now to make it a terrible decision benching Soucek

  11. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    20 points on the bench already... ferk

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

    Well ****. Fantasy football is doing its best to drive me mad.

    Soucek to Sterling for a hit.

    He’s probably benched too.

  13. Pukkipartyy
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Cresswell A or not?

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

    That’s it, I’m done

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

    Soucek on pens.

  16. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Antonio both assist?

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

    Dallas down injured I think, omg this game sucks

  18. MidTableFantasy
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Sorry how is that an Antonio assist and not Cresswell?

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

      IT should be Cresswell assist, Antonio didnt touch it

  19. FourLokoLeipzig
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    It’s Tomas Soucek’s world and I’m belatedly living in it!

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

    Soucek third on bench FFS

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

      Lol you don't deserve him at all then

    2. popey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      same - this weeks bench well on track to beat my BB 17 last week

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

    I heard lots saying they sold Soucek for Gundo

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

    I got an instant headache. Literally last minute decision to bench him

  23. SHOOTER MCGINN
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    FPL is torture

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

      It is

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

      We do it to ourselves

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

    Dallas injured

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

      What?

  25. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Thought that was in from Antonio, screamed enough to make the cat run for cover.

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

    Going to throw up

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

      This

  27. The Chosen One...
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    The benefits of low TV means Soucek at M4 lol

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

    Rashford needs a rest I’m sure

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

    Antonio two assists??

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

      One. Cresswell the other.

  30. REDMOND IN SANDALS
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    praying for ole to bench martial. soucek 1st sub