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Coufal absent as Antonio and Benrahma lead Fantasy interest for Everton v West Ham

Gameweek 8 continues with Everton hosting West Ham United at Goodison Park on Sunday afternoon.

Kick-off is at 14:00 BST.

Everton, who have made a good start to the season under Rafa Benitez, make two changes from the side that drew at Old Trafford in Gameweek 7.

Yerry Mina (£4.9m) is benched after his late return from Colombia, with Seamus Coleman (£4.9m) replacing him in the starting XI, while Alex Iwobi (£5.9m) also comes in for Anthony Gordon (£4.5m) further forward.

Andros Townsend (£5.6m), who has been involved in eight goals in all competitions since his summer move, starts on the right, with Salomon Rondon (£6.0m) leading the line in the absence of Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£8.0m) and Richarlison (£7.4m), who both miss out due to injury.

As for West Ham United, David Moyes makes just one change from Gameweek 7, with Ben Johnson (£3.9m) stepping in for Vladimir Coufal (£4.9m), who missed the international fixtures through injury.

Ryan Fredericks (£4.4m) also misses out again with a groin problem.


GAMEWEEK 8 LINE-UPS

Everton XI: Pickford, Coleman, Keane, Godfrey, Digne, Allan, Doucoure, Townsend, Iwobi, Gray, Rondon

Subs: Begovic, Tyrer, Kenny, Holgate, Mina, Gordon, Gbamin, Davies, Dobbin

West Ham XI: Fabianski, Johnson, Zouma, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Soucek, Rice, Bowen, Benrahma, Fornals, Antonio

Subs: Areola, Baptiste, Dawson, Diop, Masuaku, Ashby, Lanzini, Vlasic, Yarmolenko

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  1. Toby Lerone
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Is this the hardest FPL season we have had for some time? Really hard to make ground on ML rivals

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Much harder ones have taken place, all integrity and fun gone from the game

      1. JBG
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        In what sense has all integrity and fun gone? Genuinely asking.

    2. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      It is harder as nobody needs to do any research. But I’m glad there are so many more options than usual.

  2. 20LEGEND
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Go on my Son(captain), I suspected the rumours to be fake news and then taken as gospel

    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Go read Tottenhams website.....

      1. Ginkapo FPL
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        It wasnt fake news

    2. Hairy Potter
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Fake news? So he didn't test positive for Covid?

    3. Philosopher's Stones
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Wasn't fake news. He did test positive, but was a false positive.

    4. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      There's always one.

  3. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Ft?

  4. Muchentuchel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Benrahma is my only midfielder / striker scoring more than 2 points (except Salah). Awful GW

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Same

    2. Lazaretti
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Jimmy, Antonio, Lukaku, Sarr, Grealish, Rapinha, Salah, here

      1. Puntillimon
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Ouch

    3. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Least you never capped Antonio.

  5. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    I really can’t remember a season where my players have been so relentlessly shite for such a prolonged period of time

    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      I can…last season…and the season before that….and the one before that….

    2. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Can't buy a point from midfielders or forwards atm.

    3. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Last season was my unlucky season. I have to just look back on it and laugh.

    4. BIGREDDOG
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Bubz is your pic Zico, Bob Marley, the dealer from Ill Manors

      1. panda07
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Bubz from The Wire

    5. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Last was that season for me.

  6. Ze_Austin
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Johnson's solid today

  7. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Ronaldo Antonio Armstrong striker force went well then

    1. DannyDrinkVodka
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      at least Armstrong didn't block your bench points

      1. Steve The Spud
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        That’s true, it allowed big hauls from my bench of rudiger Raph and gilmour

        1. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          😆

        2. Jafooli
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          😮 😛

  8. JBG
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Hilarious how even on WC, Salah is the only player who got an attacking return.

  9. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    To become a football shirt sponsor, is it mandatory that no one knwos what you do or make? I dont know what 90% of the club sponsors even do, what is cazoo?
    I support Spurs, IDK what AIA is either

    1. JBG
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Isn't cazoo the app that came after Limewire got shut down?

    2. R.C
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Cazoo resells cars

      Car + zoo

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        oik ty

    3. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Often more targeted at the large PL fanbase in Asia (they are an Asian insurance company)

    4. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      AIA do insurance brokerage

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

      ty

    6. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Cazoo is a zoo for cats, just out side of Lemington Spa

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        could have been lol

    7. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      I think Cazoo sell nasal instruments. You can actually get the same effect from a comb and some paper so save your money.

  10. R.C
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Son 4 goals imminent

  11. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Antonio shattered!

    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Goal incoming

  12. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Coleman is so bad and old these days.

    Retire god dammit

  13. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Serves me right, capping Antonio over Salah.

    No one to blame but my stupid self.

    1. F_Ivanovic
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      well yeh... but why? out of all the weeks you can take punts, this was not the week chief

      1. Captain Hindsight
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Tell him

        1. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          He did. Rightly so, too.

      2. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Thought Watford were going to have new manager bounce and fear of early kick off.

        Like I said, all my own fault and now going to pay for it with a horrendous drop from 350k to 750k or worse.

    2. BIGREDDOG
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      You could blame your friends and family for their influence on you tbf

      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        No, man up and take responsibility.

  14. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Disappointing blank for Antonio.

  15. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    The chosen one nicks it

  16. Mr. O'Connell
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    3 points from 2 players in that game. Probably would have taken that before it started tbf.

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      One point captain.

      Idiotic move capping him over Mo,

      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Yeah not sure what to say on that.

        1. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Whatever ye like, I deserve it, Rupert.

          Oh well, it’s done now, got to put this one behind me and move on.

      2. Mr. O'Connell
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        That's def a heart over head pick. I'd say unlucky, but you know...

  17. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Would you lose Antonio for vardy?

    1. Pep bites Kun
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Considering it, but Nacho is also in the frame.

  18. Woy_is_back
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Antonio & Gray faillllll

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Welcome to my club

  19. Captain Vantastic™
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Time to sell Antonio with more tough fixtures to follow? Preferably for Toney?

    1. Alonso The Great Midfielder
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      yeah thinking this if want to get son

  20. BIGREDDOG
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Has anyone ever had 3 bonus points and a red card before?

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Grant Holt for Norwich is the only one that comes to mind

  21. BeWater
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Coming to something when the only positive is that Antonio didn't get a red card.

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      That early yellow for an unnecessary dive got me nervous. Especially when he fell over soon after

  22. F4L
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Shame Antonio couldn't nick some points on the break there

  23. Muchentuchel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Ronaldo + Lukaku + Antonio = 5 points & 32.2m
    Livramento = 6 points & 4.3m

  24. camarozz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Saka or Smith Rowe if getting Arsenal mid?

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      I need to watch them play tomorrow to help decide.

    2. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      must be more upside with Saka

    3. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Saka

    4. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Saka better but also depends what you could do with the extra funds with ESR

      1. camarozz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Thinking of doing something like this.

        Digne➡️Cancelo.
        Ings➡️Toney
        Sarr➡️Saka - 4

        Saka and Toney goodish fixtures compared to Ings and Sarr plus I get rid of Digne. Still have wc

  25. Stranger Mings
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Correct to Bench sarr out of a) sarr b) greenwood c) Toney d) ESr e) Antonio?

    1. Liber
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Or Greenwood

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Ok cheers

  26. MountainBeach
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Would you do Benny to Raph/Mbuemo for a hit?

  27. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Soucek looks like he kissed a tiger

    1. F4L
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      doesn't take much to know where your opponent is in a tackle like that, leg movement was unnatural, surprised there was no VAR check tbh

      1. F4L
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        just seen it again and it was clear red, PL refs are so incompetent

  28. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Despite taking a -12, still a small green arrow with Son to go.

    1. BIGREDDOG
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Not bad tbh

  29. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Need ASM to haul here!

  30. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Bye Antonio , hi Toney

    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      You know what is going to happen 🙂

    2. Alonso The Great Midfielder
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      same or jesus

    3. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      So Antonio hatty vs Spurs at home coming up next