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Adams benched once again as unchanged Southampton take on West Brom

Two Premier League matches round off Gameweek 31 on Monday evening, the first of which sees West Bromwich Albion take on Southampton.

Kick-off at the Hawthorns is at 18:00 BST.

The team news is straightforward, with just one change between the two sides.

It’s Sam Allardyce who makes the sole alteration, with Callum Robinson (£5.2m) – who came off the bench to score twice in the Gameweek 30 win over Chelsea – in for the benched Semi Ajayi (£4.8m).

That will of course mean a system change, with the Baggies moving away the five-at-the-back set-up that they initially employed at Stamford Bridge.

Defender Dara O’Shea (£4.2m) has recovered from an ankle problem to reclaim his spot at centre-half, while Kieran Gibbs (£4.3m) is among the substitutes after a lengthy spell out.

Ralph Hasenhuttl has named exactly the same starting XI as he did in the comeback win over Burnley last weekend.

Kyle Walker-Peters (£4.7m) had been an injury doubt for this encounter but has recovered from a minor leg compliant to feature.

Che Adams (£5.8m) is only on the bench, with Fantasy Premier League (FPL) midfielder Nathan Redmond (£6.4m) again lining up ‘out of position’ alongside Danny Ings (£8.4m).

With Alex McCarthy (£4.4m) yet again benched, the most-owned player on show in tonight’s fixture is James Ward-Prowse (£5.9m).

The ever-present Saint is in 9.6% of FPL squads, although that figure drops to just over 3% among the top 10,000 managers.

Fraser Forster (£4.0m) sits in almost one-third of the squads in the top 10k, although is bench fodder for the bulk of these Fantasy bosses.

West Brom netted as many goals in last week’s victory over Chelsea as they had in their previous 10 Premier League games combined. Indeed, the Baggies have failed to score in six of their nine home league games under Allardyce.


West Bromwich Albion XI: Johnstone, Furlong, O’Shea, Bartley, Townsend, Phillips, Yokuslu, Maitland-Niles, Pereira, Robinson, Diagne.

Southampton XI: Forster, Walker-Peters, Bednarek, Vestergaard, Bertrand, Armstrong, Ward-Prowse, Diallo, Walcott, Redmond, Ings.


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  1. 2999 - Lady of Legend
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    D, if you don't want to play the 4.4 def

    1. Pep bites Kun
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      If Carlsberg did mods - this would not be top of page 🙂

      1. 2999 - Lady of Legend
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Dunno what happened here lol

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

    Oh Matheus, why did I sell you last week

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

      Looks in the mood for another mega haul as well

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

        I actually might buy him back, West Brom fighting

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

          Hmm, they've got Villa in 33 - might carry on my switcheroo with Son on him.

          Sterling (31) - - > Son (32) - - > Pereira (33) - - > Son (34)

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

      For a -4 too?

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

        Quite possibly:

        KdB to Salah
        Gundogan to Pereira

  3. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Any Cresswell news?

  4. El Presidente
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    If this league has 3 more GWs SOU would go down 100%

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

      Absolute certainty is a bit much

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Not so much on the beach as lockdown eases. Just given up the ghost.

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

    Shame West Brom have got such awful fixtures till the end of the season.

    Makes this "what if" far more unlikely.

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

      Actually not too bad IMO

      Leicester - looking rocky and cup match midweek
      Villa - leaked goals to Newcastle SHU and Fulham
      Wolves - very bearable
      Arsenal - ditto

      Win a couple of those and they’ll likely be in touch of one team anyway

  6. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    A. Gundogan & Cancelo to Lucas & Coufal. Get TAA next week.

    B. Gundogan & Cancelo to Pereira & TAA.

    1. Nanoelektronicar
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Will he play with Lamela back? I think so, yes, but I don't trust Mourinho, he could bring back Bale and Lamella any time, that's what worries me.

      1. Nanoelektronicar
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        He'll probably be subbed first for one of these two anyway.

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

    They just said they're hearing of more injury problems for Everton on sky, guarantee DCL is out FFS

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

      Wouldn't be the worst as main rival has him and no bench while I have Coufal on my bench.

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

        He's a huge differential for me now which almost certainly means he'll miss out and I'll get Neto off the bench lol

    2. Yes Don
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      hope so. Nacho off the bench.
      ]

    3. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Jean-Philippe Gbamin has reportedly suffered a "freak injury" meaning he could possibly miss the rest of the season.

      Terrible news...The Ivorian has only just come back from a 19 month injury absence and has only made three appearances since signing for Everton in 2019. https://t.co/m3HvjrFRko

    4. Hangman Page
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Probably James, he’s got the fitness of Rik Waller climbing 50 flights of stairs.

    5. Utopsis
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Great. Rival has DCL with Holding 1st sub

    6. Tango74
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      There saying on Twitter

      No DCL
      No Josh King
      No Allan

      ??

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

        FFS surely not, even my luck can't be that bad

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

        Oh for goodness sake, my whole gameweek was riding on DCL 🙁

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

          Same, as sad as it is

        2. Tango74
          • 3 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          I still got trossard !!!

      3. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Allan is a doubt.

        Along with Iwobi, Gomes etc.

  8. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    This is too much to get Salah right?

    Saka, DCL to Salah, Davis for -8

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      No.

      1. Hangman Page
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Ambiguous.

        1. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Direct answer to his actual question.

  9. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Everton looking weak in centre midfield, so Brighton may prosper by controlling the play.

    However another game that could go either way so I'm calling score draw / 2-2 for now!

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

    If DCL misses out that's the final FPL straw for me

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

      no DCL

  11. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Lovely no DCL.

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

      Confirmed?

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

        on BBC

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

        How can I keep being this unlucky? It's actually scary now

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

          Him in particular has been curse on my team

      3. Tango74
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Yep no dcl

  12. jimmyharte
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    How are Neto owners feeling now?

  13. EmreCan Hustle
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Lots of Dallas autosubs with DCL out?

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

      inneacho for me

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

        Wow nice, Lowton for me lol

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

    BRIGHTON TEAM NEWS

    Starting XI: Sanchez, Veltman, White, Dunk, Bissouma, Moder, Gross, Lallana, Trossard, Welbeck, Maupay.

    Subs: Steele, Webster, MacAllister, Jahanbakhsh, Izquierdo, Propper, Zeqiri, Burn.

    EVERTON TEAM NEWS

    Starting XI: Olsen, Coleman, Holgate, Mina, Keane, Godfrey, Davies, Sigurdsson, Digne, James, Richarlison.

    Subs: Virginia, Tyrer, Iwobi, Nkounkou, Broadhead, John, Price, Welch.

  15. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    No DCL

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

      Bamford coming in for me.

    2. Nanoelektronicar
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Wow, why?

    3. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Vardy in for a hit sounds better now

  16. Stupendous
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Neto nooooooooooo

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

    So, West Brom are the team that is going to pull off the great escape, then.

    Who knew?

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

    who said DCL is not playing? lol that's just a meaningless propaganda .

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

      It's correct :O

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

      Huh?

    3. Studs Up
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Sometimes its best to sit back and see how it unfolds

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

    Cheers for everything guys but I'm done with FPL.

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      C'mon man you can still use you're super powers to help us. Stick the captaincy on Bruno till the end of the season please.

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

      Again?

  20. Il Capitano
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Cresswell 0 points off the bench get in

    1. Il Capitano
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Worst GW of the season locked in

  21. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    NO alonso

    NO DCL

    And i still gont get Dallas off my bench

    Unbelievable. Casuals win again

    HATE to see it oh yes i do

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Absolute nOwheRe to hide mAte

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

        None whatsoever arghhhhh

    2. Nanoelektronicar
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      You put him as 3rd sub, it's your fault.

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

        After bamford and Raphina!!

  22. potatoace
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    How many jammy Dallas 2nd sub will there be this gw?

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

      3rd for me 😀

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        There you go!

        Congratulations.

      2. potatoace
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Is he coming in for you ?
        That's mega jam. Well played sir.

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

          He does, yup

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Many.

      Some 3rd?

  23. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    So, who you all getting off the bench for DCL then?

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

      Zero pointer for me

    2. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Watkins. Can't really grumble with that.

    3. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Raphinha...

    4. Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Son

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

    hello Dallas points! 😀

  25. Limbo
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    No DCL is instant 17 pts here.

    Silver lined cloud (DCL/Everton got a great heading record against Brighton). So long as we win happy days.

    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Congrats!

    2. Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Are u casual???

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

        Yep. Casual 10 years

  26. Mweene
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    I get Iheanacho off the bench for DCL LOL

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

      Casual

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

        Top 1k casual

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

          Show off then

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

    Not surprised the way this gw has gone for me to be honest.

    Oh well...

  28. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    No DCL. No Maddison. What a GW!

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

      Really unlucky. I'm on 42 points all out and big red arrow. Hopefully things will turn around again. Sniff...

      1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        On 42 too! Lost my H2H by 2 points. And a red arrow of course. Tough week.

  29. Spg76
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Dallas off the bench. GET IN THERE!!!

  30. Nanoelektronicar
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Dallas EO now 20%.

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

      Best start ever to a gameweek ever for me followed by the worst possibly middle and end

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

        Same boat here haha all gone horribly wrong

      2. Nanoelektronicar
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Even if you end up with good gameweek anyway, events in that order really spoils it.

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

          Yeah exactly!