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Rodgers’ quotes on Perez and Maddison absences as Antonio misses out

There are notable absences on either side as high-flying West Ham United and Leicester City meet in east London this afternoon.

Kick off at the London Stadium is at 14:05 BST.

The non-availability of Michail Antonio (£6.6m) had been heavily signposted in David Moyes’ pre-match press conference, with the striker missing as expected today.

His place in the Hammers’ attack is taken by Jarrod Bowen (£5.9m), with the hosts otherwise unchanged from the 3-2 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers and still without the sidelined Declan Rice (£4.7m).

As for Leicester, Brendan Rodgers has made two changes to the side that started last weekend’s 2-0 home defeat by Manchester City.

Ricardo Pereira (£5.9m) and Dennis Praet (£5.2m) are recalled, with Marc Albrighton(£5.2m) and Ayoze Perez (£6.0m) making way.

Perez isn’t in the matchday squad and neither is James Maddison (£7.2m), with unconfirmed rumours alleging that the pair – along with Hamza Choudhury (£4.6m) – are absent for disciplinary reasons.

Rodgers poured more fuel onto that fire ahead of kick-off when guaranteeing their availability for next weekend’s FA Cup semi-final:

They’re not available for this game, but after this game, they’ll be fine. They’ll join the group next week and be ready for next week’s semi-final.

Two of the three most-bought players of Gameweek 31 feature in this match, with Jesse Lingard (£6.4m) and Kelechi Iheanacho (£5.9m) both heavily transferred in ahead of Friday’s deadline.


West Ham United XI: Fabianski, Coufal, Dawson, Diop, Cresswell, Soucek, Noble, Fornals, Lingard, Masuaku, Bowen.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Amartey, Evans, Fofana, Pereira, Tielemans, Ndidi, Castagne, Praet, Iheanacho, Vardy.


GAMEWEEK 31 SO FAR…

Nick Pope (£5.5m) was absent from the Burnley squad on Sunday as the Clarets made it six matches without a clean sheet when succumbing to a 2-1 defeat to Newcastle United.

Sean Dyche said of the England international:

We don’t think it’s too serious. He’s just not made today.

The partnership between budget forwards Chris Wood (£6.3m) and Matej Vydra (£4.8m) continues to reap points in Fantasy Premier League, with the former assisting the latter for the game’s opener.

Wood has five FPL attacking returns in his last four outings, with Vydra registering three goals and an assist in his five most-recent appearances.

Newcastle were, as they so often have been without their first-choice attack, ineffective until the second-half introduction of the fit-again Callum Wilson (£6.5m) and Allan Saint-Maximin (£5.1m).

It was the Frenchman who turned the game on its head, first teeing up wing-back Jacob Murphy (£4.9m) for the equaliser before grabbing the winner with a fine solo goal.

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  1. OLD Rafiki
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    now I don't know if getting Jota over lingz was a good idea or not.

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Clearly it wasn’t. But both are easily affordable

      1. Pukki Blinders
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Clearly? Didn’t know one week determines everything lol

        1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Try past three or five then

          1. Brehmeren
            • 13 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            This

  2. HD7
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Cmooon Vardy!

  3. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    List of players I will not touch next season

    vardy
    sterling

    both look absolutely rancid every time you watch them

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Lol cornerstones of my wildcard

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Vardy has an excuse. He's getting on. Sterling however, what's gone on.

      1. Qaiss
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Sterling wasn’t that great anyway, he just happens to play for one of the best premier league teams ever.

        1. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          I think you're undermining Sterling a little bit there.

    3. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      I vowed never to get Sterling over two seasons ago, have never looked back, absolute garbage player

  4. bitm2007
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Looks like Leicester are going to blow a CL spot again.

  5. pingissimus
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Not quite sure how to complete this sequence

    Digne 1
    Cresswell 0-1-0

    Anyone want me to get Azpi? I'm sure breaking Chelsea defence will be a popular move.

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      It’s already broken.

      1. pingissimus
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        So was Everton's and West Ham's - got to give myself a headstart 🙂

        1. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          😆

    2. JBG
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Get Azpi please... So I can get rid off him as well as Cresswell.

    3. JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Azpi has got me a whopping 2 pts in the last 2 games against West Brom and Palace. I wouldn’t recommend going there

    4. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      1-0-1-0-0-0-0-1

    5. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Shaw

  6. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Screw trying to be differential

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Buying Lingard as a differential went well 😉

      Have to pick out the next one!

  7. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Flappianski

  8. Pukki Blinders
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Anyone else that will still refuse to get Lingard after today or just me?

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      i m getting him

    2. HonestBlatter
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Many of us. Luck will end soon

      1. Pukki Blinders
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Good to see

      2. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        great fixtures and only 6.4. perfect gundo replacement imo

    3. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      I've just gotten angry and brought him in for gundo who ironically has turned out to be somewhat of a trap over the last 2 weeks like you said all that time ago 🙂

      1. Pukki Blinders
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Form is temporary class is permanent. Traps will always be traps 😉

        1. TheBiffas
          • 3 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          I think 8 games is a pretty good indicator of form. Dry your tears

          1. Pukki Blinders
            • 4 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            Form and luck will run out soon. Enjoy

  9. Do I Not Like Orange
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Cresswell 4 weeks ago was another masterstroke by me.

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      No excuses not to get TAA now

      1. Do I Not Like Orange
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Already got him, him & J-Lingz keeping my score only mildly embarrassing this GW.

  10. Babit1967
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Cmon Coufal get a goal, make up for me not having Lingardinho

    1. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Not happy with a double digit haul? Greedy much

      1. Babit1967
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Haha nah I’ll take that, I don’t even deserve his points as he is last on my bench but luckily he comes in

  11. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    fine line between 'point chasing' and knowing a good thing when you see it

    not jumping on Lingard early even for a hit because it felt 'sideways' from souceck has been a a really bad mistake

    1. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      I’ve seen Lingard and he’s far from a good thing.. explain that?

      1. Steve The Spud
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        have you seen how many points he's scored ? and West Ham keep scoring 3 every week

  12. Kane and Ablett
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Please Ole give Luke a rest this week, this is no time for him for his revenge vs Jose I’ve got Dallas waiting on my bench....these next 5 minutes.....

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Shaw will start, no Dallas sub points for you or me

  13. OLD Rafiki
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    gundog be out here blanking and still have the highest pick compared to lingard, LoL........ need him out of my life.

  14. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    on a scale of 1 to 10 how is essential is son?

    a for gw32 only
    b for the rest of the season

    easiest way for me to get him is salah to son then back to salah.

    thanks

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      get for 32 and keep for 33, see after that

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        thanks steve. i would need salah back for 33 though.

  15. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Jlingz is a 45 mins player

    1. GROBARI
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      And he is like Messi in prime in those 45 minutes

  16. LewanGOALski
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Gundo ➡ Lingard a no brainer for FT, I suppose...

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      That would only leave me with £5.7m so nowhere near enough to do that in one move.

      I'd need to take a hit or WC.

  17. JBG
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Coufal O.G would be lovely after what Cresswell did to his owners.

  18. SpaceCadet
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Anyone have a better bench? And still have BB left to play?

    1. SpaceCadet
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Where did the bench go??

      Martinez bamford coufal Dallas

  19. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Going to be a great race for top 4 this year. Esp if Spurs manage to beat Man Utd today.

  20. JBG
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Shaw starting, for anyone wondering. 3rd on my bench, will probably outscore Azpi, Dias, Lowton and Cresswell who all will be in my starting lineup after subs.

  21. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Oh dear Kane and Son are gonna have to smash it for me after this Lingard show!

    1. Fudgy
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Same

  22. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    ⚽ Team News 📰
    TOTTENHAM : Lloris, Aurier, Dier, Rodon, Reguilon, Lo Celso, Ndombele, Hojbjerg, Moura, Son, Kane.
    Subs: Hart, Alderweireld, Winks, Bale, Lamela, Sissoko, Alli, Tanganga, Vinicius.

    MAN UTD : Henderson, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw, Pogba, Fred, McTominay, Fernandes, Rashford, Cavani.
    Subs: De Gea, Mata, Greenwood, Traore, Telles, Matic, Williams, Van de Beek, Tuanzebe.

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Shaw starts!

      1. WVA
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        What a surprise, means I don't get Coufal first off my bench

    2. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Come ooooon Son

  23. ClassiX
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    MAN UTD TEAM NEWS
    Team to play Tottenham: Henderson, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw, Pogba, Fred, McTominay, Fernandes, Rashford, Cavani.
    Subs: De Gea, Mata, Greenwood, Traore, Telles, Matic, Williams, Van de Beek, Tuanzebe.

    TOTTENHAM TEAM NEWS
    Team to play Man Utd: Lloris, Aurier, Dier, Rodon, Reguilon, Lo Celso, Ndombele, Hojbjerg, Moura, Son, Kane.
    Subs: Hart, Alderweireld, Winks, Bale, Lamela, Sissoko, Alli, Tanganga, Vinicius.

  24. adam wigan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Took a gamble this week on Antonio, Gundogan, Raphinha, and Coufal to Vydra, Lingard, Jota, and Trent (C) for -12

    Paying off so far, just a shame coufal is hauling!

    1. Max City
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Watkins Trossard Cresswell >> Nacho Salah TAA (-4) looks great..

      Only Dallas on the bench is so annoying

      1. adam wigan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Dallas last on my bench as well!

  25. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    TOTTENHAM TEAM NEWS

    Team to play Man Utd: Lloris, Aurier, Dier, Rodon, Reguilon, Lo Celso, Ndombele, Hojbjerg, Moura, Son, Kane.

    Subs: Hart, Alderweireld, Winks, Bale, Lamela, Sissoko, Alli, Tanganga, Vinicius.

    MAN UTD TEAM NEWS

    Team to play Tottenham: Henderson, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw, Pogba, Fred, McTominay, Fernandes, Rashford, Cavani.

    Subs: De Gea, Mata, Greenwood, Traore, Telles, Matic, Williams, Van de Beek, Tuanzebe.

  26. Eh, just one more thing ...
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Shaw Shanks Redemption for Dallas benchers ..

    1. SpaceCadet
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Gold

    2. @persecuted_by_mods
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Lovely

    3. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Everton record (PL finishes) with Moyes. Starts in 01/02

      15, 7, 17, 4, 11, 7, 5, 5, 8, 7, 7, 6

      17th could be when he saved West Ham from the drop. 4th could be this season. So mid-table next season?

    4. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Good. Shaw starts.

    5. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Given up on Vardy(c).

      Cmon Bruno Shaw Kane Son. Make it a good one, EO permitting.

      1. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        is it too much to ask for a united - tot goal fest

    6. Pipermaru
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Shaw must go on!