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

    Mate this is unbelievable. Bugger off.

    Watkins benched for Soucek. Screw this game

    1. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      It’s all luck.

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

      Bizzare decision benching Watkins.

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

        So who would you have benched from Soucek Bamford Antonio and Watkins? Would love to know

        1. Baines on Toast...
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          I would have benched Souchek

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

          Probably Soucek. I started Watkins

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

      Only got yourself to blame.

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

        Soucek v Fulham. Bugger off

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

      Top lad!

  2. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    SCORE FULHAM!

  3. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Mike Dean is a complete control freak

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

      He gave United that pen against Southampton right?

  4. The 12th Man
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Soucek out makes benching decision easy next week.

  5. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Did Cresswell get a yc?

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Doesn't look like it

  6. DAZZ
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    All that Soucek jam comes to an end. About time

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

      Thank god! Can’t wait to sell the troll

    2. ilikewud
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      He would have had 3 points how would those be jammy?

      I've started him twice and have gotten 0 and a red

  7. BeaversWithAttitude
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Mike Dean would red card his own mother for waving from the stands.

    1. thegame983
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      lol

    2. kennethrhcp
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Well she shouldnt have been there...

  8. EmreCan Hustle
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    FPL apart. Soucek doesn't seem like a dirty player. Apologized immediately. Sent off for being tall?

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

      Even Mitrovic was pleading to Mike Dean.. Such a weird decision.

      1. EmreCan Hustle
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah he was.

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

    Mike Dean should come out and explain. Disgrace.

  10. mezza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Aaron Cresswell you absolute gem.

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

    Mike Dean is trying to make himself famous. Thats his incentive lmao

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

      The var ref should have never told him to go to the screen.

      Not a red card.

    2. BeaversWithAttitude
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Infamous, more like it.

  12. Pompel
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Well, at least no benching headache next gw....

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

      Haha yeah, what I told myself.

    2. All Hail K
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Think it'll be appealed and overturned.

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

    Mitro sells the elbow and then gets up and is like 'it's not a red' lol

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

      I know shocking never a red

      1. ilikewud
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Mitro is standing so close to him he can't even raise his arms, shocking decision.

  14. zon
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Should be three game ban for Dean after that call

  15. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    At least people won’t be moaning about benching Soucek goals for the next 3 GWs 🙂

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

      Appeal, overturned, back next week.

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

        Just like bednarek

    2. bench boost for every gamew…
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Will be rescinded.

  16. osceola31909
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Brought Soucek in this week of course.

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

    Coufal sold for Mee a week early because otherwise I’d burn a FT.

    Soucek benched for Watkins.

    This game is so god damn infuriating.

  18. Ha.
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Cresswell many deductions?

  19. deathcabofdevil
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    And that, my friends, is why no English ref will ever go to any major EU/Global tournament in football.

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

      Yup.

    2. deathcabofdevil
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Just to mention I've never owned Soucek, and wasn't planning to.

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

      Don't tar all refs with Mike deins decision.

    4. Radzio
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I have seriously have no idea how Mike Dean can be allowed to referee in such serious league...

  20. Bushwhacker
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Mike Dean needs to be suspended. Period. He is incapable of doing the job.

    1. seanie3
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      This, only gives out these red cards so he is the Center of attention

    2. BeaversWithAttitude
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Mike Dean thinks everybody is a bloody-minded as he is... sees evil everywhere he trolls.

  21. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    I don't even own Soucek and it's utter bull.

    How tf does Mike Dean look at the monitor twice for the pen and then for this and get both decisions wrong...

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

      Breaking bad maybe

    2. ilikewud
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      'Clear and Obvious mistakes' takes 7 minutes to make the decision... shocking

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

    Cresswell 3 bonus confirmed?

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

      Looks that way

  23. liner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    How long can this ego maniak will be a ref? Really a bad referee,prob the worst in EPL and that is hard to be with all clowns overthere

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

      Shocking decision

  24. alsybach
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    That is an awful decision by the ref. It was total accidental. VAR is shocking in so many ways, but if the ref can’t see it after watching it 50 times we have a problem.

  25. Flair
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Well, this is truly brilliant

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

    Love to 2 foot mike dean

  27. TheDragon
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Who has everyone got coming off the bench for Soucek?

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

      DCL 🙂

    2. kennethrhcp
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I benched gundo for him... awell

  28. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    There is clear contact so if that’s overturned then accidental elbows will be flying every game.

  29. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Tight:

    Tete (27)
    Andersen (27)
    Cresswell (27)
    Dawson (25)
    Areola (24)
    Robinson (22)
    Adarabioyo (21)

  30. FPLGOOD
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Feel so bad for Souchek. Clearly not even a foul. So symphatic player. And that fking idiot ref again, why always him...