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West Ham v Norwich team news: Cresswell returns as Soucek misses out

The curtain finally comes down on Double Gameweek 21 this evening, 11 days after it started.

The 10th match of the Gameweek sees West Ham United play host to Norwich City, with kick-off in east London at 19:45 GMT.

Hammers manager David Moyes has made three changes to his starting XI from the 3-2 win over Crystal Palace on New Year’s Day, two of which are enforced.

Said Benrahma is away at the Africa Cup of Nations and Tomas Soucek misses out altogether, while Ben Johnson is benched.

The fit-again Aaron Cresswell, Nikola Vlasic and Pablo Fornals all start in their places.

Norwich boss Dean Smith has made twice as many alterations from the Canaries’ last league outing, which was also against Palace a fortnight ago.

Tim Krul, Grant Hanley, Milot Rashica, Teemu Pukki, Brandon Williams and Max Aarons are back in a stronger-looking starting XI after injury and illness hit Norwich hard over Christmas.

Billy Gilmour is out with an ankle injury, while Angus Gunn, Sam Byram, Jacob Sorensen, Christos Tzolis and Dimitris Giannoulis are all on the bench.

GAMEWEEK 21 LINE-UPS

West Ham United XI: Fabianski, Coufal, Dawson, Diop, Cresswell, Lanzini, Fornals, Rice, Antonio, Bowen, Vlasic.

Subs: Areola, Yarmolenko, Masuaku, Johnson, Kral, Oko-Flex, Alese, Ekwah, Ashby.

Norwich City XI: Krul, Aarons, Gibson, Hanley, Williams, Placheta, Rashica, Lees-Melou, McLean, Pukku, Idah.

Subs: Gunn, Byram, Dowell, Kabak, Tzolis, Sorensen, Giannoulis, Gibbs, Rowe.

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

    Goodbye Antonio! It was nice and enough to have you for one week!

    1. mdm
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Hattrick against leeds then

  2. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Any Bowen TCs?

    1. Goodfeathers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      I wish

    2. Evil Greg
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Me.

      1. Brehmeren
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Link says no

        1. Evil Greg
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          Just updated link.

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

            Nice

          2. Brehmeren
            • 13 Years
            2 years, 3 months ago

            Nice one! Well done.

      2. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Lovely!

        Salah will do well to beat 21.

        1. Mr. O'Connell
          • 11 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          Back him to do well tbh

      3. panda07
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Well done you EvilFuk

      4. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Tips hat.

    3. Arteta
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      I was just about to ask that.

      1. Evil Greg
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Cheers guys. I'm not having a good season at all however!

    4. My Name Is Prince
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah, they must be fuming, could have had 5 goals today

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

      Yes. Last round of Christmas money-league. Already fallen behind on the season long league, so thought I'd give it a go!

    6. Dammit_182
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      I played it. Bricking it when salah gets his double but hopefully can get the team of the month prize in the mini league - only 3 GW’s in Jan!

      1. Evil Greg
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Nice one lads

  3. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Bowen over Antonio cappers up by a lot.

  4. Walter White (WW)
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Still waiting for Dawson’s aerial threat goal lol

    1. DycheDycheBaby
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Still so annoyed we went for him over Coufal 😀

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

        I went for Keane...

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

          At least my excuse is that I was drunk.

          1. Walter White (WW)
            • 2 Years
            2 years, 3 months ago

            😆

      2. Walter White (WW)
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Fabulouski 🙂

    2. Gazza2000
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      I will take the clean sheet though

  5. DycheDycheBaby
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Ah I'll take the 9 points for Antonio. thank you

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

    Tunisia/Mali ref needed, blow it up early!

  7. AzzaroMax99
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    C’mon wh! One more pls :’(

  8. BigBillyBass
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    RIP non Bowen cappers

    1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      We ain't dead yet.

    2. HonestBlatter
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Resting in pieces after that

  9. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    42 Bowen points...say waaaaat! Love to see it

  10. El Presidente
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Bowen was always the right captaincy choice

    1. Esalman
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Hindsight

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

    The best outcome I could have asked for as a Bowen capper, Coufal & Antonio owner! All rivals capped Antonio & don’t own Coufal, buzzing.

    1. Firmino
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Just the opposite for me. Feels sh*t!

      1. Kodap
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Sorry mate 🙁

    2. Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Similar story here!! 😎

  12. Ze_Austin
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Antonio's the top-scoring forward of GW21

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Exactly. No pleasing some people.

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

    Captaining strikers has been a complete waste of time this season for the most part

  14. Gunners in Haaland
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Livefpl broken 😀

    1. AIRMILES
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Always the case.

  15. JBG
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Was so optimistic after that first WH match, but I've lost all patience with that donkey now. Straight out of my team.

    1. Mweene
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Don't rage transfer. Could easily score a couple v Leeds.

      1. JBG
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        I'm just sick of everything going my ML rivals way this season, he started Watkins over Jota(getting Jota from the bench), has Bednarek since last GW because he couldn't afford anyone better(gets him a goal this GW). I've never seen such luck, he's top 10k I think.

        1. Mweene
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 3 months ago

          His luck will run out eventually if he's making poor decisions. Make your moves with a clear head though!

          1. JBG
            • 5 Years
            2 years, 3 months ago

            His best rank ever was like 300k or something, maybe not even that.

  16. Sgt Frank Drebin
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Similiar performance from Bowen to Antonio's against Norwich when he scored 4. If he was more lucky he could have matched that. Wonder what is Bowen's xG for this game

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

      2.5 I guess, but it's always less, so 1.85 perhaps.

      1. Sgt Frank Drebin
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        I was thinking of something something around 2 too but maybe it's less, we'll see. I'll take those 2 goals without any regret!

  17. The Suspended One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    RIP To the theory that Antonio was only playing wide against big teams

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      That was a weird theory if it was one. He'd been doing that for ages.

      1. The Suspended One
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Started more centrally first four, started drifting wide as they got into the tougher games.

        But I agree, it doesn’t seem to be team specific. Yarmalenko Did the same thing when he came on

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

      Pretty sure he was a defender when he first started his career

  18. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Bowen (C)…you like it…I LOVE IT

    1. Walter White (WW)
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      I love it soo much

    2. space mercenary
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      77 (-4) all out here.

  19. Releasebreaks
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Anybody knows why reguillon not in the squad ?

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

      Rested for bigger game?

      1. Releasebreaks
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        not possible, already rested last weekend game on FA cup

  20. Boomerang V
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Why do I still insist captaining Antonio? This was the last time this season

    1. CroatianHammer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      No it wasn't... We continue to captain him, because we must!

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

      He knows you all captain him. He just likes to piss you all off

  21. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Bowen (c) fail 🙁

    Should've had 4

    1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      😆 Oh dear!

    2. El Presidente
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Don't be greedy

  22. SINGH
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Bowen is going out of my team. How can he miss 2 good chances and fail to score 4 🙁

  23. Neto
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    life's good 84 pts, no hits, no chips

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

    We move

  25. Devos
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Gotta love Bowen (c) outscoring your 10 other players. Softens the pain of the Gray&DCL hits.

  26. CroatianHammer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    That was my TC chip blown anyway, but look, whatever, team hauled 75 net. The DGW22 decision is close to impossible. Too many players flagged still, hits won't cut it. WC or FH incoming.

  27. HaveYassineChikhaoui
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Could have been a lot worse for us Bowen non-containers... silver linings.

  28. Forza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Can't wait for autosubs to kick in so I get Alonso's 6 and Gelhardt's 4 for DCL and Johnson 😀

    1. dabber7
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Johnson has already played unfortunately mate

      1. Forza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        I'm emailing FPL and asking them to redefine 'playing', because what Johnson and DCL did wasn't playing IMO... I'll call it the 'waste of space' clause.

  29. wulfrunian
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    We will remember that captaincy for a long time.

  30. DandyDon
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    40 pts to 83 in one match! That’s why you get in double gameweek players!