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Injured Antonio fails fitness test as West Ham face bottom-of-the-table Blades

Michail Antonio (£6.6m) misses out through injury as West Ham United take on bottom-of-the-table Sheffield United this evening.

Kick-off in east London is at 18:00 GMT.

“Fatigue” was cited as the reason for the striker’s withdrawal in the goalless draw with Fulham in Gameweek 23 and subsequent absence in the FA Cup fifth round last Tuesday.

But another hamstring problem has put paid to Antonio’s involvement tonight, with David Moyes saying ahead of kick-off:

Angelo Ogbonna (£4.9m) is another injury-related absentee but Issa Diop (£4.3m) is fine to feature despite sustaining a knock to the head last week.

Tomas Soucek (£5.4m) is available for selection this evening, of course, after the Football Association swiftly overturned his red card at Craven Cottage.

Initially ‘red-flagged’ in Fantasy Premier League, the Czech midfielder was sold in considerable numbers in the hours after his dismissal.

Over 370,000 FPL managers offloaded Soucek, making him the most-sold midfielder of Gameweek 24.

Antonio also lost a similar number of owners in the run-up to Saturday’s deadline.

Enda Stevens (£5.0m) and Ben Osborn (£4.7m) return for Sheffield United, with Max Lowe (£4.3m) dropping to the bench and John Fleck (£5.6m) missing out through injury.

Chris Wilder said of Fleck ahead of kick-off:

John, unfortunately, was taken ill on Saturday night, early Sunday morning, so he’s just having tests back in Sheffield. He didn’t make the trip down with us.


West Ham United XI: Fabianski, Diop, Dawson, Cresswell, Coufal, Soucek, Rice, Johnson, Lingard, Lanzini, Bowen.

Sheffield United XI: Ramsdale, Basham, Egan, Ampadu, Bogle, Lundstram, Norwood, Osborn, Stevens, McGoldrick, Sharp.

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973 Comments Post a Comment
  1. schwing
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Wingard!

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

    West Ham 4th!

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

    Lingard punters rewarded!

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

      Delighted. Goal now would be sweet

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

        Didn't think they actually existed...

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

    Gundo, Sterling, Bruno, Salah, Raphinha (2x), Cavani, Bamford (2x), Ings (2x).
    Bench 1 plz :(((

    1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Can't decide until after Wednesday really

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

        Yes, I can also save FT and keep Antonio but Ings could be 1 of the best options for gw 25

        1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Sours could have a double in 26 - can you get him?

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

      Gungo prob injured

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

        Gundo*

    3. Von Lipwig
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Cavani

    4. Im New Here
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Cavani but gundo maybe out

    5. Gunners in Haaland
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Cavani

  5. Rash
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Clearly soucek doesn't want to upset non owners by taking pens

  6. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Salah to lingard done

    1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Lol

    2. Gunners in Haaland
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Lol

  7. Von Lipwig
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Obviously still waiting for news re GW26, but how does this look atm for then?

    Rash + Sterling + Ings > Maddison + Salah + Kane

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

      sell ings after or before 25?

      1. Von Lipwig
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        after. All this for GW26

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

          oh right. not being rude but just wait & see how the fixtures fall.
          kinda pointless at the mo

          1. Von Lipwig
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            true, fair enough. Just tinkering. Cheers

  8. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Come on Soucek haul!!!

    1. Baron Penguin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Impossible - he’s not on my bench.

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

    First Rodri, now Rice...

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

      First was Jorginho

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

      Later Jorginho, all fivers

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

      Does Jorginho have a potential double in 26?

      1. djman102
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Yes, probably Man U and Liverpool

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

          Not a bad 4.7 to have on WC. Has played all since Tuchel arrived and is on pens.

  10. GE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    1) Antonio -> Ings, Ings and Messlier -> Kane and fodder next GW
    2) Antonio and Messlier -> Kane and fodder this GW (play Martinez instead of Messlier)

  11. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Remember when Lundstram and even Egan/Basham was all the craze? Seems so far away...

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

      Egan is a disgusting worthless fraud, don't mention his name.

    2. A. PRISE
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Shalala in the sunshine!!

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

    Norwood dominating BPS.

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

    People who are not WC-ing, presuming Crellin's prediction is accurate, how many DGW players do you have in mind for DGW26? 10-11?

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

      13

    2. jomikijiq
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      10 + Bamford most likely

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

        Ditto. Can't see the point in using wildcard when I want 3 Leeds next week

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

      Surely if you are wild carding you will have 15 DGW players?

  14. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Hold west ham

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

    That little bit of music BT play before and after an ad during the football stays in my head all day

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      One for all and all for One

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

        Muskehounds are always ready

  16. Wizard of Ozil
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    what!!! No Antonio means Dallas comes off my bench with a whopping -1...lol

  17. Chrisitis
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Mee still not flagged?

    1. Setpiecemad
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      No need to flag. He is available next week

    2. swobe
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Dyche has said he's fine but not gonna be playing. Maybe a little head bandage could appear on his profile photo.

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

        but it's just a one game thing so back for GW25

  18. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Does anyone know if Burn is nailed? Or who aside from Dunk/White is?

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

      Best option is Veltman

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

        And Webster

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

          But he's injured

  19. Abra Dubravka
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    FPL Statistics has Ings and Raphinha likely rising tonight but FF Fix shows as >2 days. Is one more reliable than the other?

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

      Both are not reliable

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

        This

  20. GoonerSteve
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    DCL likely to play against City right?

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

      50/50

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

      Was just going to ask same. Is there any news anyone? Annoyingly ML rival has Barnes 12 pointer first on bench.

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

        Carlo says they think he will be available for City.

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

    Rumour has it that Kepa is starting lol

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

      Not a rumour anymore, its true!

      https://twitter.com/NizaarKinsella/status/1361389056442130433?s=19

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

        Good tbh. Deserves another chance

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

        Bye bye Chelsea clean sheet

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

        Cool. Not a big shock considering he had been giving everyone a chance.

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

    Kepa starting lmaooo. Ings essential.

  23. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Absolutely Nowhere to Hide for Lingard Haters

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

      Messi lingard, glad he's got a new lease of life at West Ham

    2. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Got to be a manUtd man, to get WHM 1st penalty of the season.. they've been trained.

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

      Yes. Drew a pen. Dynamo.

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

    RIP Mendy owners

    Especially the ones who sold Emi for his blank

  25. RealSocialDads
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Is Cavani -> Ings worth a free transfer?

    Y or N

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

      See how Newcastle defence looks tonight.

    2. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Y

  26. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    ⚽ Team News 📰
    CHE: Arrizabalaga, Azpilicueta, Rüdiger, Christensen, Jorginho, Hudson-Odoi, Alonso, Kovacic, Mount, Werner, Abraham
    Subs: Mendy, Chilwell, Emerson, James, Zouma, Pulisic, Kanté, Ziyech, Giroud

    NEW: Darlow, Clark, Krafth, Lewis, Lascelles, Shelvey, Hayden, Almirón, Willock, Saint-Maximin, Gayle
    Subs: Dubravka, Dummett, Murphy, Ritchie, Fraser, Sean Longstaff, Matty Longstaff, Carroll, Joelinton

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

      Werner will haul today!

      1. TOLV TUMS
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        My main ML rival has him third on his bench 🙂

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

        This guy smashing it if so!
        https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/964041/event/24/

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

      Kepa! 😮

  27. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Mendy owners dont love to see it

    OH YES THEY DONT

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

      Chilwell and James owners too!

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

    When you watch souceck you wonder why on earth you own him

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

      Head on a stick

  29. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Another start for Jorginho. In my BB team for 26.