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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. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    James, rough.

    TT loves a thinker.

  2. Free Hat
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    That bench was almost the starting 11 of Lampard 😀

  3. mattyb09
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    NEW - 2
    CHE - 0

    That'll teach Tuchel to start his best 11.

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

    Not watching the game but anything for Soucek? Usually he doesn't deliver when he is in my starting 11 but worth asking anwyay.

    Cheeers,

    Thanks,

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

      Looks interested but otherwise fairly quiet so far.

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

      West Ham waiting for counter attacks not looking good for him, and Dawson gets most of the headers.

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

        Hope he pops it in on some set pieces. That benched brace still hurts. He always delivers when on my bench.

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

    Rival got mendy but guess who’s first on his bench with 12 points?

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

      Doesn't deserve them points

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

      Someone with.... 12 points this GW, if I had to guess

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

      At least he doesn’t have Pope 16 pointer on it

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

    Tuchel is out Pepping Pep with his lineups tinkering. And people were complaining Lampard is changing and shuffling.

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

      Was thrilled to see Alonso's going to keep Dallas on my bench but think I'll be getting rid after this, too much tinkering

      1. JohnnyRev7
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Think we had this discussion elsewhere earlier.

        And breathe Tolv Tums... 😎

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

      Jorginho ever present. My 5th mid of choice on WC BB26

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

    Chilwell has genuinely been dropped hasnt he

    And to think he was the best defender in FPL for part of this season

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

      Yeah, glad I sold this week

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

      Got me thinking about Alonso for the double...

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

        Far from nailed, but I'm no expert. I have him and thinking about selling

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

          Loves a goal though, high risk high reward

  8. Stupendous
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Fkin Chilwell

    Now I get minus 1 for Dallas

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

      Likely 1 pt from bench

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

    Strange Chelsea team

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

      Really? Looks pretty standard.

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

    Ings Quadruple TC next week?

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

      Clinical as hell and has Leeds too. Sure, Soton are probably loosing the game to Chelsea, but I can easily see Ings scoring. I don't know why more people aren't jumping aboard.

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

        Toot toot!

  11. Herman Toothrot
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Rival benchboosted.

    Mendy and Button.

    Dallas.

    DCL.

    Tee-hee.

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

      Wow

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

      Can't be much of a rival.

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

      DCL 4 goal haul will make up for it

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

      That's fabulous.

    5. @persecuted_by_mods
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Is the tee-hee on you if he's your rival 😛

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

        Antonio too

    6. Dirty Harry
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yikes, 2md place in our cash ML used Bench Boost this week with

      Non playing keeper, Robertson(1pt), Kilman 1min cameo) Ralphina (5)

      He has Antonio and DCL. His reasoning was his bench had good fixtures and no signs in DGWs.

      How can I be 150pts behind this person

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

        Because you are following the scout picks?

    7. Greek Shamrocks
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Good thing I sold Mendy for Pope and have Struijk for Chilly if he doesn't come on.

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

      Do Southampton have a game midweek? I wanna bring Ings before the price changes

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

        You do have internet access...

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

          lol

    9. Threat Level Midnight
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Tuchel has already lost the plot

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

        Well, results would certainly indicate otherwise

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

      Kepa starting wtffff

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

      Come on Sheffield. Wipe the clean sheet....

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

        Would set the scene perfectly for a Soucek last minute winner

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

      Chasing, Rashford + Antonio >>> Bruno + Bamford (-4)? Or too template?

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

        Very template unless your rival doesn't have either, which would be a little shocking actually

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

        Template don't mean its bad.

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

        Yes. Owning Bruno still equals a red, not owning Bruno I dread to even think

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

          This

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

      Any news on DCL guys? He likely to start v City?

    14. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      ALONSOOOO

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

        THISSSSSSSS

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

      You just know Kepa is going to have a howler to ruin the Rudiger CS!

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

        I'd like that, as Rudiger ruined my Mendy clean sheet v Sheff Utd.

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

      Cmonnnn Blades....

      And to think that had Antonio played that penalty probably would’ve been his to take 🙁

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

      Chilwell & James officially dead as FPL options now this season.

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

        Talk to Frank

      2. Dirty Harry
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        And Zouma

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

      Fabianski keeps the Cresswell 9 pointer alive

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

        Good lad

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

      Alonso listed as a mid in the Chelski team sheet. Hmm.

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

        LWB as always.

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

          True, I suppose

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

      What a save Fabianski!

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

      NoGoaldrick.

    22. Eh, just one more thing ...
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Bench gods shinning on me for a change ... 12 for Barnes and 6 for Sanchez thanks to Antonio and Mendy no shows.

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

      Great save Fabs

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

      Can see Sheffield scoring here. Lingard especially, but Bowen and Lanzini too arent really tracking back much.