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

    How many shots on target will Newcastle actually manage to throw at Kepa tonight?

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

      3 crosses and a Darlow clearance.

    2. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      One is all that's needed.

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

    Coufal matching Cresswell well in the BAP race.

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

      Could be popped by fab if he keeps this up

  3. 03farmboy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Who to transfer in for
    Justin, Antonio and DCL??

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

      Cancelo, Kane & Ings.

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

      You really missed the boat on Justin. Man City defender?

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

      Why ditch DCL?

  4. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Ramsdale taking up bizarre positions there.

  5. Davros
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Hold west ham

  6. casual69
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    quick question
    1.kane v west ham
    or ings v che and leeds?

    1. Sid1891
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Doing B myself

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

      I'm going Ings, then Kane for 26, injuries permitting.

      1. casual69
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        I would normally do b, but all the talk about dgw fooling people into getting players with 2 games over one with a better game has got me doubting myself lol

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

      Both

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

    40 points behind my ML leader. All good I've got Antonio and Mendy tonight!

    Points prediction......

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

      More than Dallas

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

    KEPA is BACK. OMG what is going on....

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

      meet Pep Tuchel

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

        HE'S BACK. The dark keeper....

    2. Dthinger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      next week, they will split halves

  9. MoSalad
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    What a corner from Cressy!

  10. ivantys
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Nice Cresswell A

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

    Diop Goal Cresswell Assist

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

    CRESSWELL ASSIST

  13. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Cressy assist, get in.

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

    Diop G
    Cresswell A

    9th assist of the season!

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

    CRESWELLLLL

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

    did soucek touch it?

    1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      He did not.

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

      Er, no.

  17. b91jh
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Aaron Legend Cresswell

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

    Just constant pain owning Coufal over Cresswell!

  19. camarozz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    I hate Soucek and Coufal

  20. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Cresswell just delivers every week

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

      My Best Buy of the season, happy to have got him in early

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

    Creswell worth the extra £.. shame I have coufal

  22. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Ah Tommy you gotta get on the end of that one.

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

    Selling Cresswell to Coufal to free up cash has gone so badly =[

  24. DycheDycheBaby
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Cresswell season keeper!

  25. Party time
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Cresswell...

    • Euro Raiders
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Anyone think Maya 5.5 Fulham worth a crack? Sheff Utd up next.

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

        so hard to tell on one match...as evidence I submit Mitrovic from GW1

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

      Im so sick of cresswell such an awful player

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

        What do you base that assertion on?

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

      Creswell keep delivering, unfortunately he needs to go next for Dallas 😉

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

        No way

    • WVA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      What has happened to Coufal!?

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

        he's crap, only 6 pts

    • nolard
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I guess I need to get a new keeper as well. Kepa back.