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Jota leads line as £3.9m Johnson continues at right-back for West Ham

In the final match of Gameweek 11, West Ham United host Liverpool at the London Stadium.

Kick-off is at 16:30 BST.

West Ham are unchanged from the XI that beat Aston Villa 4-1 in Gameweek 10.

That means another start for budget defender Ben Johnson (£3.9m) at right-back, with Vladimir Coufal (£4.8m) again having to settle for a place on the bench.

Further forward, Jarrod Bowen (£6.3m), Said Benrahma (£6.4m) and Pablo Fornals (£6.0m) feature in David Moyes’ 4-2-3-1 formation, behind lone forward Michail Antonio (£8.2m).

As for Liverpool, Jurgen Klopp makes four changes from last weekend, with Joel Matip (£5.0m), Fabinho (£5.4m), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (£5.8m) and Diogo Jota (£7.5m) replacing Ibrahima Konate (£5.1m), Naby Keita (£5.0m), Curtis Jones (£5.0m) and Roberto Firmino (£8.9m).

GAMEWEEK 11 LINE-UPS

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

Subs: Areola, Dawson, Coufal, Diop, Masuaku, Fredericks, Kral, Noble, Lanzini

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson, Fabinho, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Henderson, Salah, Mane, Jota

Subs: Kelleher, Konate, Thiago, Minamino, Tsimikas, Origi, Phillips, Williams, Morton

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  1. Hairy Potter
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Didn't see Spurs match. Did Reguilon look any good?

    Trying to work whether to bring in him or Lowton for Tierney.

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

      Most advanced Spurs player. Should have scored from 6 yards. Low xGC (although it was Everton). Decent showing, but work to be done

      1. Hairy Potter
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks

    2. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Could have been a 15 pointer.

      1. Hairy Potter
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks

  2. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    What to do with Vardy? Struggling to find a decent striker ...

    1. Philosopher's Stones
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Downgrade him to a 4.5 forward and have a month long bender in Hawaii

    2. RogDog_jimmy
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Probably Broja & upgrade my 4.5 mid. Going to bench him next week likely.

    3. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Holding look at fixtures on horizon & he loves the big six

    4. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      I am sticking with him nice fixtures upcoming.
      Other alternative is dropping Vardy investing in Midfield/Defence going to a 4-5-1/4-4-2

    5. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      There are none. Keep until one emerges.

    6. TKC07
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Wilson?

    7. tangtastic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      I'm umming and arring.

      a) Vardy > Ronaldo
      b) Mbeumo > Son, Vardy > £7.7m forward

    8. Pep bites Kun
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Aren't we all. I'll stick with Ant. Vardy/Kane/Ron are the path I'm currently contemplating for that prime forward role. Fixtures are there, but not seeing the value though

    9. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      I’m getting tired of him. He’s a differential at the top of my mini league. But what use is a differential who gets 1 or 2 points every week and is my 2nd most expensive player

    10. mojoindojo
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      I went Auba over Vardy. Didn't work out well.

      1. Gubby-Allen
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Auba is not too far off being dropped.

    11. Eh, just one more thing ...
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Banish.

    12. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Hold, no forwards are scoring

  3. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Rice close

    1. Pep bites Kun
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Turn down the heat, let it steam through

  4. JariL
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Which one to get in:

    A) Jota
    B) Son

    1. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Son

    2. Assisting the assister
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Son

  5. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Defender needs to help Alison...

  6. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Az is flying in the mods and cons league.
    8k on live fpl at time of writing

    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/500/history

    His main issue now is not to look too happy/smug on the blackbox. Sutherns won't be happy! 😀

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Thought you linked my team lol, very similar set-up

      1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        You must be doing well so?

        1. Sun Jihai
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Yeah, a rare good start so far, 7k or so. Az managed to get a nice to remember FPL ID!

  7. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Mane how did you miss

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 14 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Straight at GK

  8. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Giknapo the real winner now!

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 14 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      At least spell it correctly.

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

      Hey, he's a valued member of the community.

      1. Ginkapo FPL
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Am I? Most seem to assume I am trolling permanently. I'm not

    3. tangtastic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Gloating def makes you look like a real loser

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Yeah always funny when they celebrate mid game!

        1. tangtastic
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          which is exactly what you're doing...

          i can see you're problem

    4. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Thankyou

  9. _Gunner
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Arnold Yellow

  10. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Lovely booking for Trent

  11. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Dawson what a waste of a header.

  12. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Salah declining.

    1. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      a new liverpool contract...

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        🙁

    2. TKC07
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      AFCON call-up?

  13. Random Name
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    utd fans really tried to convince us moyes was a bad manager. Ive never seen a west ham side like this

    1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Best they’ve been for like 40 years.

      He’s lightyears ahead of Ole

    2. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      The Chosen One innit

    3. mojoindojo
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Moyes is good. OGS is clueless.

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

      Moyes always had a hospital pass in that job. Could never fill his predecessors boots and struggled with the personalities on the pitch

    5. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      He's clearly not a bad manager, but he had a few years where he went badly off the rails - not just United. He's one of the very worst I've ever seen at Sunderland (and that's saying a lot), and don't think Socieded have much positive to say about him either.

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

      He inherited a the winner of the Premier League.

      Something doesn't sit right there, whoever you support.

  14. Tic Tacs
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    I think after this week my game plan is to have as weak a bench as possible… so frustrating when you see points on there with 1 pointers in your starting 11

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Good luck in xmas schedule then

    2. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      False mentality.

    3. Random Name
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      yes we all want our points on the starting 11 but you cant get it right every time. i'd rather have players on the bench with points than players on the bench without

      1. Tic Tacs
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        I really don’t like those decisions though… end up with Mount playing 5 mins and Gallagher 1st on bench with 11 points.

        1. Pep bites Kun
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          That was your decision. The information was out there for you to make that decision.

          1. Tic Tacs
            • 4 Years
            2 years, 5 months ago

            In hindsight it was a poor decision, but choosing between those two was not easy at the time. Also didn’t expect Mount to come on that late in the game.

            1. Pep bites Kun
              • 7 Years
              2 years, 5 months ago

              It happens. It's the decisions we make next that are the important ones. Hope you had a decent gw.

              1. Tic Tacs
                • 4 Years
                2 years, 5 months ago

                Yeah hopefully next GW will be better, this one all hinged on Mount's appearance for me unfortunately

        2. The Ilfordian
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          At least you were sensible enough to get Gallagher in. I kept Mount and got McCarthy in to avoid the Foster zero points

      2. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        It is easier to start Raphinha next week than buy him 🙂

    4. Pep bites Kun
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      That was always the strategy - value playing bench players. Why waste a strategy on bench transfers over first 11?

  15. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    TAA goes from 21 to 17bps
    Still on 3 bonus but jointly with Fornals now

    1. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      He is going to lose his baps if this continues.

    2. MIGHTY JOE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Not anymore. Love it

      1. MIGHTY JOE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Damn

    3. Gubby-Allen
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      I am sure there will be at least one more goal.

      1. Gubby-Allen
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        As I said.

  16. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    As unlikely as it is, an Antonio winner here would be beautiful.

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

    time to ship TAA I think, a goal is nice but cs are his bread and butter, he needs to be getting a cs each week to justify that cost

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 14 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Need to ship Brentford attackers and Vardy before him then.

      1. Pep bites Kun
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        This

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

      True. Prolific goal-scoring teams coming up in the horizon post-Arsenal.

      SOU, EVE, WOL, AVL, NEW, TOT

      Wait...

      1. Gubby-Allen
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        There are three new manager in there! Probably four by the time they play.

    3. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Precisely, although the Fabinho being back should be making the difference so this might be a one off

    4. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Kind of my issue right now. Don't have TAA, planned to bring him in next week but I'm not entirely sure I feel it's a necessity as Liverpool don't look great at the back. Of course he's great for bps and great attacking threat but I'm nearly thinking of holding off and going for a player from a team that I might feel more likely to get clean sheets short term

      1. fusen
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        I am planning to bring him in but he's not at all a priority. I want him for the run of green fixtures, so there's a couple of weeks spare time to go

    5. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Sorry I can't take anyone seriously who uses the words "ship" and "TAA" together. 😀

  18. Gubby-Allen
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    I see a sending off coming soon.

  19. The Polymath
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    ESR points gone, right? Especially with tough upcoming fixtures. Gallagher a better option?

    1. Gubby-Allen
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Tough fixtures?

      Liverpool next certainly, although I could see them scoring once. They have Newcastle at home after that.

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

        Agree Newcastle is good, but then another tricky one. Then Everton is okay, but Southampton & West Ham are tough etc. Gallagher has a better extended run

        1. Gubby-Allen
          • 2 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Arsenal tend to score well against West Ham. Personally, I would have either if I could. Take out Salah and they are currently two of the best 4-6 options at any price.

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

      I brought ESR in this week (mostly for WAT & NEW) but I would bring in Gallagher now. I only want to play ESR here and there - absolutely fine to bench him.

    3. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Newcastle home soon. Tough fixture?

      1. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        My plan was always to rotate him and Saka. No need to sell him now, easy to bench and start Livra vs Nor for example.

      2. The Polymath
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Why stop at Newcastle? Then Man U and Everton away.

        1. The Polymath
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Gallagher has Burnley, Aston Villa, Leeds.

        2. Gubby-Allen
          • 2 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Both in dreadful form, although every chance either of them could have a new manager by those games. I would fancy Arsenal to score a minimum of three between those two.

          Add to that ESR is Arsenals most likely scorer of a goal, Gallagher is one of three or four in good form.

    4. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      You want to get rid? They have Newcastle, MU and Everton coming up, as a non-owner I'm looking at bringing him in in a short while

    5. fusen
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      He's been quite lucky with his points. But he is getting in the right positions to get a goal out of the flukey rebounds etc. So unlikely to get a goal every week but decent option at that price

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

      I just brought him in. Good fixtures ahead. Just bench for Liverpool if needed.

    7. Fish up a tree
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Prefer Zaha

  20. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Get Robertson off. Left side is rancid.

  21. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Thiago and Tsimi on for Robbo and Ox please. Left side very poor

  22. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    fornals goal

  23. Paqueta Rice
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Excellent

  24. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Fornals

  25. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Mane donkey

  26. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Fornals G

  27. Tasty Jerk
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    GET INNN!!

  28. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    TAA overpriced

  29. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Pools defence up in smoke! Wooohooo

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

      Surely we're not forgetting that West Ham are actually a bloody good team at the moment?

      1. MIGHTY JOE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        True - West Ham is solid

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

    Fornals g