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Antonio the most-owned player on show for West Ham v Leicester

23 August 2021 2615 comments
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Fantasy Premier League’s (FPL) second-most popular forward, Michail Antonio (£7.6m), starts as West Ham United take on Leicester City in the first Monday night football fixture of the new season.

There are no real shocks in either line-up, with both sides unchanged from Gameweek 1.

At West Ham, Vladimir Coufal (£5.0m) and Aaron Cresswell (£5.5m) both start in defence, with Jarrod Bowen (£6.5m), Said Benrahma (£6.1m) and Pablo Fornals (£6.0m) lining up behind Antonio in David Moyes’ 4-2-3-1 formation.

Arthur Masuaku (£4.5m) remains out with a knee problem.

As for Leicester, Harvey Barnes (£7.0m) – owned by 11.3% of FPL managers – starts for the visitors, alongside James Maddison (£6.9m), Jamie Vardy (£10.5m) and £4.0m defender Daniel Amartey.

Ryan Bertrand (£4.9m) is still unavailable due to the positive test that also caused him to miss last week’s match with Wolverhampton Wanderers, while new signing Jannik Vestergaard (£5.0m) has picked up an injury in training and is not included in the squad.

Kick-off at the London Stadium is at 20:00 BST.

Be sure to join Scout regulars Gianni Buttice and Seb Wassell for our Matchday Live watch along, as they cover all the FPL action from West Ham v Leicester, live at 19.45 BST:

MATCHDAY LIVE WATCH ALONG

GAMEWEEK 2 LINE-UPS

West Ham XI: Fabianski, Coufal, Dawson, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Rice, Soucek, Bowen, Benrahma, Fornals, Antonio

Subs: Areola, Baptiste, Fredericks, Diop, Johnson, Coventry, Noble, Lanzini, Yarmolenko

Leicester XI: Schmeichel, Pereira, Amartey, Soyuncu, Thomas, Ndidi, Tielemans, Perez, Maddison, Barnes, Vardy

Subs: Ward, Castagne, Choudhury, Soumaré, Dewsbury-Hall, Praet, Albrighton, Daka, Iheanacho

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW FROM GAMEWEEK 2

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  1. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Barnes and Harrison over Benrahma has gone... ...as expected 🙁

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  2. Pukki Party
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Love that celebration by fornals.

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  3. FPL ZB
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    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Benrahma will be my Mounie this year. Tear up for a few weeks and then probably end up gone forever.. not complaining though!

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    1. Scholes Out For Summer
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      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      all about getting the players for the right time!

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      1. Andy_Social
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Yup. Benrahma is serving me very well, but he goes out for Raphinha in GW5

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  4. WVA
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Barnes over Benrahma, wow what a decision

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    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      This hahaha

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    2. Toby Lerone
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      yep same. i had a feeling about barnes as well. Think i will hold barnes for norwich but after that hes off

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      1. WVA
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Problem is I can see him being benched

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  5. Kodap
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Barnes > Benrahma? Looking likely…

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    1. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Yes. Form over fixture

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    2. pundit of punts
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Did it after gw 1

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    3. Baps Hunter
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      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Cannot do this week. Barnes has Norwich.

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      1. Make United Great Again
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        And has shown no form.

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        1. Baps Hunter
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          • 8 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          He is good enough vs Nor defense.

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      2. Original Sin
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Have both Barnes and Ben. Don't worry, barney's turn will come

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      3. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Barnes is also Barnes

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      4. _Ninja_
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Benramha home to Palace. plus he'll rise in price and Barnes will drop.

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    4. Kodap
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Give Barnes another week?

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  6. Ady87
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Delighted it wasn’t Antonio on the end of that. Benrahma is something else.

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    1. Original Sin
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      True that

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    2. Duke Silver ☑
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Really think Antonio could haul here. Both Lei centre backs look dodgy.

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  7. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Got Grealish and Benrahma in this gw 😀

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  8. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Lot of bed-wetting over an assist

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    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I agree

      And I own Benrahma

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    2. Scholes Out For Summer
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      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      points are points. Benrahma doing better than Salah and Bruno combined atm

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    3. Homer21
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Salty?

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    4. CluckinGreat
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Apparently tsmikas is the one to buy 😉 😉

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  9. Original Sin
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    West ham looking much superior while attacking.

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  10. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Why do I own Barnes

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    1. gooberman
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      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      been thinking the same.

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  11. FPL_trail_runner
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Benched Barnes over Benrahma,

    Still think people should be on Sarr over the next few weeks than Benrahma

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    1. _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Sarr has spurs away and Bemny home to Palace next.

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      1. FPL_trail_runner
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        More the long term pick i meant

        This week for sure Benrahma

        Sarr better in longer term after that as West ham have poor fixtures from week 5 and Watford have excellent from week 4

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  12. Steve The Spud
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    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Rahman noodles! Let’s go

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  13. The Mighty Hippo
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Fornals goes under the radar a lot, but he's a tidy player and fits well into this West Ham setup.

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  14. gooberman
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    • 14 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Barnes isnt getting any points in this match and a probable early subbing.

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    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Yep, he’s shockingly bad

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      1. gooberman
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        He's a good player but Leicester haven't been able to get anything going as an attacking force in either of these first 2 games.

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    2. HonestBlatter
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      That's fine for me

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  15. @persecuted_by_mods
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Leicester almost completely nullified, vardy invisible, Barnes doing not much. Ndidi having a shocker, Madison and Perez crowded out. Barnes owners don't be surprised if he doesn't make the 2nd half

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      1. el polako
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Yep, great work by Hammers.

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      2. Make United Great Again
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        They need to start Kelechi

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      3. Chandler Bing
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        I'm surprised how Ayoze keeps making the XI each week.

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    • el polako
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Ayoze Perez is bang average, not sure why he is in Foxes starting XI.

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    • Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Goodbye Barnes, hello Benrahma

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    • twisterteo
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Could Lukaku price rise twice before next GW?

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    • jack88
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Leicester can't do anything but back and sideway pass? Rodgers is a chicken hearted...

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      1. FPL_trail_runner
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Sometimes its more to do with team shape

        West ham are pressing and cuting the angles very well

        Leicester are also missing Evans alot who could come out and progress and pass the ball forcing west ham to come to him

        None of the current CB they have can do this

        Neither can thomas very well compared to Justin so they are missing alot of options to bring the ball out

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    • FPL ZB
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      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Just gotta hope Perez is bad enough that he’s hooked before Harvey

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    • Parsnips
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Anyone know when tsimikas will rise?

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      1. Andy_Social
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Either tonight or never. My money's on never.

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      2. Botman and Robben
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        tonight

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    • FPL_trail_runner
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      At this rate Vardy wont even be starting at Norwich

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      1. OptimusBlack
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Play not well ?

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        1. FPL_trail_runner
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          He gave the ball away poorly which led to the west ham goal

          Otherwise hasnt been involved

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      2. el polako
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Guy is a living legend at Leicester, he'll play.

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        1. FPL_trail_runner
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          yes you are right, more likely Nacho comes in with Vardy up top in a 2

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    • artvandelay316
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Vardy > Lukaku, Mbeumo > Doucouré for GW3.

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      1. mezza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Why would you sell Vardy before Norwich.

        I’m considering bringing him in - best captain option next week.

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        1. OptimusBlack
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Yes want that too

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        2. artvandelay316
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          He looks sluggish, and at this point, with price rises, keeping him on the off-chance he performs against Norwich is just going to make buying Lukaku more difficult in GW 4. I prefer taking a gamble that Lukaku is on target against Pool.

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    • Spoox777
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      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Had Reece James in my team pre-season.
      Switched to Digne for GW1.

      Should i Digne > James?

      Everton better fixtures but Chelsea can beat anyone.
      Can't afford James if he rises to 5.6. How nailed is James?

      Thank you 😉

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      1. FPL Brains
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        • 14 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Considered Rudiger to James, but it's him being fixed worries me.

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    • twisterteo
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Could Lukaku rise twice this week?

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      1. FPL_trail_runner
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        most likely yes

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      2. FPL Brains
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        • 14 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Potentially but I wouldn't jump on it regardless. Just think, he's worth 12mil right? In the same way Pogba is worth 8mil so worth waiting.

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    • FPL Brains
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      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Been saying Barnes is shocking since pre-season.

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    • Kodap
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Anyone playing their wildcard after this week?

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      1. Botman and Robben
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Not me. Will use when needed.

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      2. FOMFF
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        • 10 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Considering it. Too many misfires but trying to keep patient.

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    • Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Surely a YC

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    • _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Perez could be in trouble

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    • el polako
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Red

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      1. el polako
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        4 years, 5 months ago

        Surely

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