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Gameweek 18 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) follows hot on the heels of Wednesday’s action and kicks off this evening, with two matches taking place.

West Ham United v Brentford gets us underway at 19:45 GMT, with Liverpool v Leicester City following quarter of an hour later.

David Moyes makes three changes from Gameweek 17, as Angelo Ogbonna, Emerson Palmieri and Gianluca Scamacca come in for Thilo Kehrer, Tomas Soucek and Michail Antonio, all of whom drop to the bench. That suggests a change of shape for the Hammers, potentially to a 3-4-3 formation.

As for Brentford, Thomas Frank makes only one alteration to his starting XI, with Josh Dasilva replacing Vitaly Janelt in midfield.

Over at Anfield, Liverpool make just one change from the side that beat Aston Villa 3-1 on Boxing Day, as Harvey Elliott comes in for Fabinho, who is absent from the matchday squad.

Brendan Rodgers, meanwhile, brings in Wilfred Ndidi and Ayoze Perez for Youri Tielemans and Dennis Praet. Jamie Vardy is once again named among the substitutes, while James Maddison misses out through injury.


GAMEWEEK 18 LINE-UPS

West Ham United XI: Fabianski, Dawson, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Coufal, Rice, Paqueta, Emerson, Bowen, Benrahma, Scamacca

Subs: Areola, Johnson, Fornals, Antonio, Lanzini, Downes, Kehrer, Aguerd, Soucek

Brentford XI: Raya, Zanka, Pinnock, Mee, Roerslev, Jensen, Norgaard, Dasilva, Henry, Toney, Mbeumo

Subs: Cox, Canos, Wissa, Ghoddos, Jansson, Lewis-Potter, Damsgaard, Janelt, Trevitt


Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, van Dijk, Robertson, Henderson, Elliott, Thiago, Salah, Ox-Chamberlain, Darwin

Subs: Gomez, Konate, Keita, Adrian, Tsimikas, Carvalho, Clark, Bajcetic, Doak

Leicester City XI: Ward, Castagne, Amartey, Faes, Thomas, Ndidi, Soumare, Dews-Hall, Perez, Barnes, Daka

Subs: Soyuncu, Tielemans, Vardy, Albrighton, Iheanacho, Vestergaard, Mendy, Iversen, Brunt

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  1. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    He’s just so bad, it’s laughable.

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

    Think Brentford’s season ends here, just hope they already have enough points to help avoid relegation because they won’t pick up many more now.

    1. Zimo
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Lucky Liverpool

      1. Dušan Citizen
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 12 months ago

        As always

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Not saying they can replace Toney at all, but at least the January transfer window is just about to open.

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

    Klopp in disbelief

  4. jimmy12
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Still not as bad as Werner

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Pretty much the same

    2. jacob1989
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Werner was more unlucky. Like narrow offside, a minor fault, kept hitting the post etc

      1. Top Dog
        • 16 Years
        2 years, 12 months ago

        Werner had scored 10 goals for Chelsea in over 2 seasons (56 apps). Nunez had 5 already

  5. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Brendan Rodgers should have done a Nicolas Cage

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Chaning his face to John Travolta?

    2. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Taking his Faes….. Off

  6. FantasyTony
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Would Haaland be on more goals this season if he played for Liverpool?

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Lol

    2. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      If you refer to amount of chances Nunez gets then no. Both players are very good at finding space and getting chances.

      Other one has conversion rate of 60% and other one 20%.

      1. FantasyTony
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 12 months ago

        Haaland would absolutely bang in this pool team.

        1. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
          • 13 Years
          2 years, 12 months ago

          Whereas Nunez couldn’t bang in a brothel

  7. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Clone Troopers were Jango Fett clones.

    Stormtroopers are Darwin Nunez clones.

  8. C-Dawgg
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    People here actually think Nunez is a bad player because he misses a few chances?

    He’s been the reason Liverpool beat Villa and are beating Leicester.

    1. Marvin.
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      You're wasting your time with this crowd mate.

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      No he's a good player but he's also a striker who's finishing has been statistically really bad on chance conversion, of late.

    3. Zimo
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Um no Faes is the reason. Pools best player today

    4. MikeS
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Some people are so two faes ed

    5. El Presidente
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      A "few"? LOL

  9. keefy59
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Nunez in need of intensive training
    Involving cows backside & banjo

    1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Sexy stuff!

  10. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Kdb turn this week, salah had his last gw

  11. JBG
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Ali "Nunez" Dia.

  12. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Ward only just scraping a save point despite facing about 50 shots on goal. Could only be explained by the Darwin Nunez principle.

    1. Ejaaz11
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      one more save could get him a 5 pointer.

  13. thegaffer82
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    I’m keeping Nunez for that one game where he inevitably scores 5 goals in a game - it’ll probably be next season or against some 2nd division team in the FA cup.

    But, it’ll be a wild ride in-between whatever, and it’s sad that some people are so upset by him

  14. Make FPL Casual Again
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    Opposition teams need to restructure formations vs lei to reflect Faes as their striker...

    A new 12th man, or even 13th man as it were

  15. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 12 months ago

    You can't fault his workrate, but can't do his job which is to put the ball in a net.

    1. jacob1989
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Thats what i told earlier. Play him as a winger. Change his position

  16. Mirror Man
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Nunez is racking up points here, for Ward.

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

        If he’d get a few more on target perhaps

    • jacob1989
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Kdb to salah for - 4,dumbest move i ever made. Now kdb haul guaranteed

    • TomSaints
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      I can’t sell Nunez either as the moment I do he’ll score 4 =[

      1. BobbyDoesNotLook
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 12 months ago

        This 😀 Mitro dgw lurking around the corner as well.

    • Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      look in at who is winning the baps

      Alexander-Arnold (LIV) (26)
      Dewsbury-Hall (LEI) (20)
      Thiago (LIV) (20)
      Ward (LEI) (20)
      Henderson (LIV) (17)
      Thomas (LEI) (17)
      Daka (LEI) (16)
      Castagne (LEI) (15)

      1. Freshy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        2 years, 12 months ago

        Ward needs 1 more save

      2. The Big Fella
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 12 months ago

        Where is Faes? He is on a brace

    • Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Should have sold Darwin for Mitro.

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 12 months ago

        Mitro could blank & get a YC. Probably won't but hey-ho.

    • Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Nunez is waiting for us to transfer him out isn’t he !

    • Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      How much did Pool pay for this guy again?

      Yikes.

    • BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      It is hard to own Nunez but equally hard to sell with the amount of chances.

      Nunez to Mitro? 😀

    • Lieutenant Frank Columbo
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Nunez the easy sell from anyones front three. Jeez … indescribably bad.

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

        Oh he’s defo gone

      2. Marvin.
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 12 months ago

        http://www.yawn.com

      3. thegaffer82
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 12 months ago

        There’s no forward I’d rather own in the long term.
        I don’t think people realize how golden it is to have a guy who gets at least 4 big chances per game.
        I don’t give af that he’s missing so many of them right now. I care when my stickers’ chances all dry up & they leave the field without having even had a sniff.
        But, that’s just me by the looks of it going from these comments

    • DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Is Harvey Elliot supposed to be good?

      1. BobbyDoesNotLook
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 12 months ago

        Sometimes yes but not near being the leading midfielder. Needs two top players in top form to perform well.

      2. The Knights Template
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 12 months ago

        No

    • tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      If Nunez only had the finishing of Faes

    • Zimo
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Tbf Salah has been worse than Nunez today

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 12 months ago

        Same as last game then

        1. Zimo
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 12 months ago

          Hmm?

    • JBG
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      That was a shot by Keita, should count as 6th save for Ward.

    • DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Absolute lol at anyone who sold KDB for Salah after his last haul.

      Everton going to get wrecked 8-0

      1. jacob1989
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 12 months ago

        That includes me for - 4.. High risk high loss

      2. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 12 months ago

        KDB will probably be watching from the bench.

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

        Some did it for a hit
        Imagine if Mitrovic gets a YC now, curse of most transferred in players

        1. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
          • 13 Years
          2 years, 12 months ago

          Hoping so …

    • jacob1989
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 12 months ago

      Coming to believe neither salah nor kdb are really required. Neither of them worth their price of 12.5+.. 10 at most

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

        It's them Vs Kane, I'm taking Salah