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

    Sterling to start?

    1. Danno - Emre Canada
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Yep Peps Captain and mine

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

    I'll be a very disappointed Raphina owner if he doesn't haul here

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

      A goal is a haul

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

    This is the season when good bench players are needed. So there is always chance that Rashford (and his knee) is precautionary rested or someone else doesn't start.

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

    Please rest Stones

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

      He got rested in the FA Cup?

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

        Again. Rest him again

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

          Doesn't need *that* much rest.

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

            Cancelo then

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

    Who said I should play dallas over soucek? Good thing I didn't listen....

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

      I played both until a last minute transfer. Stupid. And I said 100 times that I hate bench points

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

      Dallas cs, goal and an assist coming up mate. Guaranteed. 😉

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

        Now i do hope this and a no show from one of my others for those tasty points

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

      Played Coufal and benched Soucek☹. Just hoping one of my other players doesn't play

      1. Esalman
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Same

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

    Cancelo Gundo Mahrez Sterling Foden all start

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

      Stones and Dias is where it is at

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

    lineups??

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

    MAN CITY TEAM NEWS

    Team to play West Brom: Ederson, Stones, Dias, Cancelo, Zinchenko, Silva, Gundogan, Rodri, Foden, Mahrez, Sterling

    Subs: Steffen, Walker, Mendy, Garcia, Bernabe, Fernandinho, Torres, Jesus, Laporte

    WEST BROM TEAM NEWS

    Team to play Man City: Johnstone, Furlong, O’Shea, Ajayi, Gibbs, Livermore, Sawyers, Pereira, Robinson, Snodgrass, Grant

    Subs: Button, Ivanovic, Edwards, Peltier, Kipre, Robson-Kanu, Phillips, Townsend, Gallagher

    ARSENAL TEAM NEWS

    Team to play Southampton: Leno, Bellerin, Holding, Luiz, Cedric, Partey, Xhaka, Smith Rowe, Saka, Pepe, Lacazette

    Subs: Ryan, Gabriel, Willian, Maitland-Niles, Chambers, Elneny, Willock, Nketiah, Martinelli

    SOUTHAMPTON TEAM NEWS

    Team to play Arsenal: McCarthy, Valery, Stephens, Bednarek, Vokins, Armstrong Diallo, Ward-Prowse, Walcott, Adams, Ings

    Subs: Forster, Long, Redmond, Ramsay, N'Lundulu, Ferry, Jankewitz, Watts, Chauke

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

      Stones and Cancelo start 🙁

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

      Need a warmup injury

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

      Sterling and Gundogan start - Soucek bench jam over 🙁

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

      Greedy Mahrez going to take all the points

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

      Pepe starting. Congrats, Southampton.

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

      Soucek stayin on y bench then 🙁

      Is a Smith Rowe hattie too much to ask for ?

      1. Shaw must go on
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Same here. 🙂

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

    Stones or Cancelo rested ?

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

      No chance

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

      Nope

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

      Nope

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

      Nope

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

    Antonio misses a real sitter

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

    Antrollio

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

    Terrible shot

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

    Keep Soucek on them benchessssss!

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

    Wow Antonio... Wtf are you doing?

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

      You shitting me Antonio?

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

    Damn none of the players I own are benched, so sad

  16. Jebiga
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Is Antonio broken ? 🙂

  17. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Let’s go Foden

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

    Sterling up top?

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

    Chances of Soucek coming on for me getting slimmer by each line up...

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

      Lol same

  20. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Tuchel please rest chilly

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

    How tf has Antonio not scored in this game.... Unbelievable!

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

    Antonio should have a hat trick. Dallas should be on for a 15 pointer but no it’s Soucek. What a joke.

  23. Joey Tribbiani
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    OMG pls stay on the bench Jesus

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

      Soucek first sub?

      1. Joey Tribbiani
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        yup

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

          Oof. Good luck! Prepare for Jesus coming on though

  24. Egg noodle
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    How many behind the ball today for WBA?

    A) 10
    B) 11
    C) 11 + bus

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

    Antonio really should've had a hatty here.

  26. MoSalad
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Antonio has missed 3 cracking changes, absolute troll!

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

    Almiron G

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

    You know it’s a crazy season when you’re wishing for your City assets to no show...

  29. TheDragon
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Antonio should have had a hattrick but scores none and instead Soucek gets a brace. The variance is ridiculous

  30. Do I Not Like Orange
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Ugh, Dallas.