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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. Sanchit
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Hope now everyone agrees to the fact that looking at 4-5 matches as your sample data to look at patterns and stats does not make sense..
    The 2 most common mistakes to be made in statistics are to
    1. Consider correlation as causation.
    2. Have a very small sample size

    'Soucek had never scored with Antonio in the team'
    was a popular 'Pro Pundit Stat' this week.

    1. ‘Tis the Season
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Does Soucek position change as a result of Antonio. No. Irrelevant. 5 matches is a good percentage for a sample size considering law of averages

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

        I didn't get you. Your first statement supports me.
        Your second statement does not.

        5 data points against all different teams ( could be top 5, could be bottom 5).. and you're trying to predict a result against a different team.

        ALSO,
        The law of averages is a spurious belief that any deviation in expected probability will have to average out in a small sample of consecutive experiments, but this is not necessarily true.

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

      I mean they were right. Soucek was best utilised as part of a midfield 3 where he has the freedom to get forward. With Antonio back Soucek was playing DM. His only threat is from set peices. I haven’t seen his goals but I would assume both were from set pieces?

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

        only 1 of them.

        He's still making late runs into the box

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

        The late runs he makes in the box are still the same with or without Antonio

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

      On scoutcast someone mentioned Palace concede a lot of chances from set pieces

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

        Yes but you can twist them any way you want.
        It's like ' Sachin does well against Pakistan but his record at this particular ground is not good'.
        You can say you were right If he does well or not.

    4. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      People who listen to all that crap deserve it tbf. I think most of them do it to justify benching him. You can twist stats to tell you almost anything you want.

      1. ‘Tis the Season
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Well said..

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

        This! Stats can be twisted in whatever way you want, so no point taking decisions based on some stats in the last 4 Gameweeks.

    5. Vlekz
        3 years, 2 months ago

        I played soucek only because palace are weak at set pieces. Otherwise I wouldn't have.
        More than the sample size, everyone saw 2 games last week, souchek didn't even attempt a shot(I think), that's enough to swap souchek with decent players (bb dgw, etc etc) who might do something (like coufol and Dallas, cs potential).

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

          I agree! My post is not about Soucek. It's more about believing random patterns to be true.
          People look at 4 data points and identify some patterns out of it which they expect to hold true in the future.

      • sminkypinky
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        More the fact i genuinely believed he would drop deeper. My mistake.

      • Toked
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        John Stones scored a brace aginst them, I fancied a deeper playing Soucek to score

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

      Zaha miss is good for Cresswell bonus

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

      Soucek would've dinked that over the keeper there.

    8. chrismoo75
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Soucek third sub and Dallas second sub.

      Manager of the month incoming

    9. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I've been cursing my luck lately but only an overrunning work meeting stopped my doing Soucek to gundo for a hit.

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

      Can’t wait to transfer Firmino 2.0 to Kane

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

        Who is that? 😀

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

          Defensive Trequarista

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

          Bamford

    11. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Cedric starts

      No tierney

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

        Noooooooo

        I lose my H2H. My opponent had Tierney with Soucek first sub...

        1. ‘Tis the Season
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Unlucky Cam

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

        Please can Adams not start

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

        If only I had Tierney in my starting XI

    12. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Palace CHs wiped out

    13. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Coyate concussion?

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

        Sure you don't mean Kouyate

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

      Dear Pep,
      Let's have that centreback rotation you promised.
      (Soucek first bench)

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

        Laporte in for Stones and I’ll eat some ice cream

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

      Dallas massive miss

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

      Dallas offside or goal or own goal not sure

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

        Actually handball

      2. GOTHAM City F.C.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Makes sense

    17. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Hoping for Saka to be completely absent so I get Souceks points

      1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Me too mate!!! Haha

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

      The Hand of TR!

    19. sminkypinky
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Gave many people sound advice to avoid hits this week. Then a moment of insanity and a good read on social media of Gundo ripping it up.
      Result: an inspired Soucek to Gundo for a hit.
      😀
      Can’t do but laugh. Could still be a genius move after there gameweeks.

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

        That was the right move.

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

          Not in hindsight but can’t be mad. Wanted to do it and went for it. Last week I didnt go for Antonio to avoid a hit. That hurt way more!
          I’m really good at this game me.

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

      What am I if I don't own Antonio or soucek? Not a casual surely? Surely in not?

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

        Fudgy?

    21. Wetdream
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I need to come off twitter, let myself be influenced far too easily fpl wise...

      1. GOTHAM City F.C.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        FFS is the place to be, stuff wetdreams are made of.

        1. Pompel
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Yeah, swayed me to bench Soucek on a whim

    22. sminkypinky
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Dallas nearly with a hand of god

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

      just had a soucek tally up ,owned since gw1
      played up to gw16
      57 points
      benched just 7
      gw 17 11 points
      gw19 15 points+
      not too bad really ,glad i looked now

      1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Got him in GW15. Has scored 4 in those 6 games.

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

          Wow! 🙂

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

      How is that not a penalty for Leeds?

    25. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Has Dallas scored? Ffs benched him...

    26. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Dallas goal disallowed?

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

      City lineup?

      1. Hybrid.power
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        4 mins

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

          Arsenal lineup is up

    28. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Thank feck for that handball, I don't think I could have taken his points on my bench, as well.

    29. Gazwaz80
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I have Soucek first on bench, if one of my Defs doesn’t play, will I get his points?
      Thanks in advance...

      1. TRIPOS TOPPER
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        how many defenders you got?

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

        Only if you’ve started with more than 3 defenders

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

        How many defs are you starting?

      4. Gazwaz80
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        4

        1. TRIPOS TOPPER
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          you will get Souk off the bench then

          1. Gazwaz80
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Bummer, Stones and Cancelo starting 🙁

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

      All the casual picks hauling... Yawn

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

      Just saw Dallas goal on Livescores
      Celebrated
      Now not 🙁

    32. 272MK
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Imagine if KDB starts

      1. EmreCan Hustle
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        LOL

    33. Sherif halawa
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Last minute sub for me, Watkins out soucek in

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

        For me last minute double whammy. Sold KDB to Son plus benched Soucek instead of Dallas

        1. Sherif halawa
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Oo

    34. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Played 3-4-3. Soucek first sub. Guaranteed one of my defenders won't play and Holding will leapfrog Soucek.