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Back-to-back starts for Lingard as West Ham visit Fulham

Jesse Lingard (£6.0m) has earned a second successive start in a West Ham shirt for a Gameweek 23 trip to Fulham.

The Manchester United loanee netted a brace on his debut for the Hammers and will be hoping for more good fortunes at Craven Cottage.

As he did against Aston Villa, Lingard lines up as a number 10 in David Moyes’ 4-2-3-1 formation, flanked by Saïd Benrahma (£6.0m) and Jarrod Bowen (£6.1m), who comes back into the side at the expense of Ryan Fredericks (£4.2m).

That attacking-midfield trio supports centre-forward Michail Antonio (£6.7m) who comes into Gameweek 23 as a bona fide captain option.

After coming third in this week’s Fantasy Football Scout poll, the West Ham forward has been handed the armband by 20.6% of the top 10,000 Fantasy Premier League managers this weekend.

Bowen’s return is the only change Moyes makes on Saturday afternoon, keeping faith in the defensive midfield pairing of Tomas Soucek (£5.4m) and Declan Rice (£4.7m) in front of Aaron Cresswell (£5.7m), Angelo Ogbonna (£5.0m), Craig Dawson (£4.5m) and Vladimir Coufal (£4.7m).

There will be plenty of attention on the left and right full-backs considering their recent creative output.

Cresswell might have the advantage tonight considering six of his eight assists this season have come in on the road, while no West Ham defender has created as many chances as him over the last four matches.

Having conceded twice in each of their last two league matches, after an encouraging run of defensive form, Fulham come into Gameweek 23 with a rare change at the back.

Ola Aina (£4.5m) drops out of the back-three for the first time this season, replaced there by right-back Kenny Tete (£4.3m).

Key central midfielder André-Franck Zambo Aguissa (£4.5m) finds himself among the substitutes too, with Mario Lemina (£4.5m) and Harrison Reed (£4.4m) handed the starting berths today.

Aleksandar Mitrović (£5.5m) is also on the bench, with Ivan Cavaleiro (£ leading the line in front of Ademola Lookman (£5.0m) and Ruben Loftus-Cheek (£5.9m).

Gameweek 23 Starting Line-ups

Fulham XI (3-4-2-1): Areola; Adarabioyo, Andersen, Tete; A Robinson, Lemina, Reed, De Cordova-Reid; Lookman, Loftus-Cheek; Cavaleiro.

West Ham United XI (4-2-3-1): Fabianski; Cresswell, Ogbonna, Dawson, Coufal; Rice, Soucek; Benrahma, Lingard, Bowen; Antonio.

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1,428 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Muchentuchel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Can't believe I benched a player (Antonio) and he didn't score !!!
    To be on the safe side, I will still only believe it when the final whistle blows.

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

      I think you might just be ok this time

  2. Kellz86
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    So how did that xG work out for Antonio?

      1. Kellz86
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Hey Hazz, clearly said “of those two” (options)

        Guess you missed that.

        I answer questions based on what the OP asks

  3. Says
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    As a Fab owner, thank you Anguissa for just hitting it right at him, I needed that save

  4. Party time
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Soucek is a real troll 😆

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Sell sell sell

      2. R.C
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Zaha & Wilson too

      3. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        I hate him so much

        1. Here's Tom with the We…
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          He’d never fit under a bridge

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

        Despise him

    • Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Any downside of picking Lowton (4.4) over Mee (5.0)? Needed only for DGW24 then becoming a fodder ...

      1. Miguel Sanchez
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Bardsley?

        1. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Lowton has played full 90 min since GW4

    • R.C
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      So unlucky I didn't get anything out of Ings (C) after this bad performance of Antonio (no chances I mean)

    • Oggle22
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Only ever playbsoucek for his blanks fuming haha

    • g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      RLC limping

    • RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      This is exactly what I expected from soucek when I played him. Cannot wait to sell and never ever own again

      1. Miguel Sanchez
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Will be a lot easier that way

    • Eleven Hag
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Thank you Antonio

      1. boombaba
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Welcome

    • BrockLanders
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Soucek played. Blanks again. 100% guaranteed if I bench he'll score a hatful

      1. Here's Tom with the We…
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Can you bench next week then, and I’ll captain.

      2. Camino Aleatorio
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        10 more minutes left, he's a perennial risk with his boundless energy

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

      Knew the moment I'd buggered it when I saw I had the same captain as Fudgy.

      At least I can rest easy knowing the fat of my GW early on.

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

        Lol that would do it. He seriously has no idea

      2. Kellz86
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Poor you

    • Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Ppl still own Soucek lol

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

        Now I KNOW this is bait haha

    • Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Souceck our scores Grealish yet again

      1. Brimble82
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        This aged well.

    • F_Ivanovic
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Can Fulham please score? Sick of these West Ham clean sheets.

    • The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Wham desperately hanging on for a pt

      1. F_Ivanovic
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        classic example of why FPL is all luck.

      2. how now brown cow
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Eh?

    • TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      3 - Andersen (31)
      2 - Fabianski, Cresswell (26)

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

        Needs updating again lol

    • Says
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Benched Martinez for Fabianski and looks like it'll work out ok

    • Jindaljain
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Fab 3 saves & simply on 1st

    • Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Good man flappy, get horrible cresswell off them baps!

    • McSauce
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Fab to Pope going well

    • Fudgy
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Weeks like this you feel like packing it all up.

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

        Every week for you?

      2. Jindaljain
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        They get tired playing back to back gameweeks

      3. Rhodes your boat
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        You pack it up every week

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Cresswell +BPS

      1. Jindaljain
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Give him yellow card for that

      2. dogtanion
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Should have captained him

    • Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Why is noble still getting a game? Literally looks about 50 years old out there

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

        Subbed in as Fulham walked through the MF every possession

      2. dogtanion
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Lol yeah was gonna say he looks like this is the 120th minute of a world cup semi final where his team was down to 10 men

        1. Steve The Spud
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Haha so true

    • Krafty Werks
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Well this has been the worst game of football i've had the pleasure of sleeping through so far this season!! Zzz...is it over yet?!!

    • FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Is Antonio potentially injured?

      1. Camino Aleatorio
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        YES!

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

        How can we know before anything Moyes says?

        1. Rhodes your boat
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Because I finally did kane to antonio this week 🙂

    • Camino Aleatorio
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Lingardinho bubble popped.

      He was an England Captain candidate last week

      1. dogtanion
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        3 point captain is actually one of my better ones of late. Blow it up ref.

    • PascalCygan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Keeping up my perfect record of benching Soucek goals and starting Soucek blanks !

      1. Bobby Digital
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Ditto

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

        Same! It’s ridiculously unlucky

    • faux_C
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Well at least I didn't cap Antonio.