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The weekend’s Premier League action continues on Sunday when West Ham United host Southampton at the London Stadium.

After Bournemouth’s win over Fulham, they sit 19th and 20th respectively, so this really is a crunch relegation showdown.

Kick-off is at 14:00 BST.

As for the all-important team news, Lukasz Fabianski returns in goal for West Ham after missing the last four league matches with a fractured cheekbone.

That means Alphonse Areola drops to the bench, but Nayef Aguerd and Emerson Palmieri have recovered from illness and a minor knock to start in defence.

Ruben Selles makes two changes for Southampton, as Duje Caleta-Car and Sekou Mara replace Armel Bella-Kotchap and Che Adams, both of whom miss out through injury.

GAMEWEEK 29 LINE-UPS

West Ham United XI: Fabianski, Kehrer, Zouma, Aguerd, Emerson, Rice, Soucek, Paqueta, Bowen, Benrahma, Ings

Subs: Cresswell, Coufal, Fornals, Antonio, Lanzini, Downes, Areola, Cornet, Ogbonna

Southampton XI: Bazunu, Walker-Peters, Bednarek, Caleta-Car, Perraud, Ward-Prowse, Lavia, Elyounoussi, S Armstrong, Walcott, Mara

Subs: McCarthy, Maitland-Niles, Lyanco, Aribo, Orsic, Onuachu, Sulemana, Alcaraz, Diallo

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  1. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Vardy time? Bournemouth at home in GW30.

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      No party

    2. A Fat Spanish Waiter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Time for a vardy party in the MLS. He is done in the EPL.

    3. FPL_trail_runner
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      More likely Nacho party you would imagine

      Should get a game

      id imagine Ward would come back as number 1 also

  2. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Rogers sacked? This confirmed?

    1. A Fat Spanish Waiter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Yes. Now all a certain west London team needs to do is sack their gawd awful gaffer.

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

        Brendan now has a difficult choice. Spurs or Chelsea. 🙂

    2. GC123
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Yep. Can’t believe he beat Potter in the sack race. Can’t stand the guy but, in his defence, he spent circa £500m less than Potter to be cr@p

  3. Old Bull
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    West Ham have never been the same since Zouma kicked that cat

  4. Patio Kev
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    This is the worst “Super Sunday” match possible. Both teams deserve to be relegated on this evidence.

    Think I’ll switch to watch 3pm KO Plymouth v Bolton EFL Trophy Final at Half Time.

  5. Milk, 1 Šuker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Was Alisson's performance yesterday bad? Or the defence in front of him? Thinking of him on WC.

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Just Don't.

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      LIV too much gap between defensive lines, MCI played in between all the time

    3. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Defence was awful. Konate and TAA the poorest of them.

      1. WVA
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        TAA has always been the poorest defender in that team, probably always will be

    4. panda07
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      It's the defence and midfield that's the problem not Alisson

    5. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      I would swerve Liverpool defence- it’s pretty awful

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

        I think FH32 will be the only game I'll have a LIV player for the rest of the season. Likewise for TOT.

    6. Milk, 1 Šuker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Thanks guys for your responses.

  6. WVA
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Huge Bruno haul incoming today, wanted to do Saka to Bruno -4 all week but you can imagine the response that got! BB completely wasted.

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      If the response didn't make sense why would you listen?

      1. WVA
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        They did make sense unfortunately

    2. La Roja
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Yeah, none of these are your fault. It’s the people here. Well done

      1. The Ilfordian
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Oh dear!!!

      2. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Lol

  7. Slitherene
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Early thoughts on one to start next GW?

    A) Odegaard (liv)
    B) Mac Allister (tot)

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      The penalty taker I would think

    2. I Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Tough but I'd probably go Odegaard. Yes Mac Allister has penalties but Liverpool are seriously bad at the back.

  8. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    DGW29 is still long way to go, but lurking at the next week fixtures who would you bench?
    A. Mitoma (tot)
    B. March (tot)
    C. Maddison (BOU)
    D. Isak (BRE)

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Isak playing away (bre), sorry

      1. FPL_trail_runner
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Pretty easy decision

        Both brighton imds

        1. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 9 months ago

          Need to play one

          1. FPL_trail_runner
            • 5 Years
            2 years, 9 months ago

            Id play March

            Mitoma has been getting alot of points on the back of poor stats, he will drop off soon

            1. Magic Zico
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              2 years, 9 months ago

              Ta!

    2. Traction Engine Foot
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      March

    3. Hy liverpool
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Not c.

    4. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      March or Mitoma

    5. The Mentaculus
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Tough one. I have the same decision. Looking for some improvement from Leicester otherwise Maddi is benched then gone. Otherwise March - I'll be carrying Mitoma & March too, playing Mitoma when I have to pick one

  9. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    So presumably Brendan Rodgers has been assured Spurs job ? Wonder who may go to Leicester- Postecoglou?

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      It would be so funny if spurs got Rodgers now, he’s awful

      1. La Roja
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Would certainly be a Spursy thing to do.

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

        Interesting take

        He won multiple trophies and almost got CL twice despite being a selling club and nowhere near a top 4 squad

        He isnt Pep / Klopp but neither he is awful

        They gave him no money again and the core aged out ( Vardy, Schem, Evans, ) + others dropped off massively ( Soyun, Ndidi, )

  10. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Why Rodgers was sacked 😆

    The United Stand

    @UnitedStandMUFC
    ·
    2h
    Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers is interested in bringing Harry Maguire back to the club next season, and a potential loan deal is being considered. [
    @SunSport
    ] #mufc

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Makes sense

    2. The Mentaculus
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Haha

  11. FPL_trail_runner
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Had a rare stupid decision to get Benrahma over Bruno 5min before deadline when i heard Saka was benched. Would have been better if i just played Saka,

    Terrible choice to pick poor players even if they have a dgw

    my team needs a lot of surgery , tempted to directly get Saka and & Martinelli back in for a -4
    Solanke + Shaw also on the radar

    Ward
    Mee Trippier Kilman
    Benrahma Salah Rashford Maddison
    Toney Waktins Kane

    Steele Dunk Mac White

    Aload of players i want to dump
    Half tempted to take the big hit to get some decent longterm players in
    Mee, Toney , Benrahma & Mac > Shaw Solanke Saka Martinelli

    Maddison to become Mitoma post 32

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

    Toney to Haaland? Toney has a good fixture!

    Raya
    Trippier Shaw Mings
    Saka Maddison Rashford Mitoma
    Kane Toney* Watkins
    Kepa March Gabriel Estupian

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Alvarez

    2. The Mentaculus
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Newcastle is a good fixture? Could sell Watkins if you want but NFO is better & Toney can't last too much longer

  13. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    EFL Trophy Final Lineups

    Bolton: Trafford, Toal, Santos, Jones, John, Sheehan, Morley, Bradley, Dempsey, Kachunga, Charles

    Plymouth Argyle: Burton, Gillesphey, Scarr, Wilson, Mumba, Matete, Houghton, Edwards, Mayor, Wright, Hardie

    Green Army at Wembley!

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      1-0 Bolton already 🙁

  14. Milk, 1 Šuker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Rodgers loves being sacked on Super Sunday

  15. The Final Boss
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Guys currently on a red arrow(90k) it was 73k. Bb chip is on.. I have rashC, Bruno, Shaw trip botman tdy.. Any chance of a green?

    1. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Green, red or grey.

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Always chance, especially if Rash and Bruno were doing double act few times

    3. Cheeky Reijnders
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      LiveFPL may help you find the answer.

  16. Etihader
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    I think some Leicester players can celebrate.

  17. Milk, 1 Šuker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    For the run-in: Guaita/Stones or Steele/Mitchell?

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

      Stones stood out in an impressive all round team performance yesterday. Def on my watchlist. Not sure about the others but CRY on the radar for FH32.

      1. Milk, 1 Šuker
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Yeah I read how good Stones was in that position. I'd be more concerned about the recurring hammy

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

          Indeed, but lots of hammy issues will randomly occur from now on, I guess. Luck of the draw.

  18. Philosopher's Stones
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    A glimmer of hope before the second game for us Maddison cappers

  19. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Flip side of the coin is Man City could be at home to a managerless Leicester in GW31. Mimimum 5 goals for Man City?

  20. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Has Rashford been spotted?

    1. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      He starts

      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Great! Ty

  21. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Any insight on the "Shaw hasn't travelled with the squad" rumour?

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Look up or down

      1. Berkshire Hafaway-Line
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Not falling for that one again

    2. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      April fools has gone

  22. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    United lineup:

    De gea, Dalot, Martinez, Varane, Shaw, Mctominay, Sabitzer, Fernandes, Antony, Rashford, Weghorst

  23. FPL_trail_runner
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Fpl deadlines makes for really crazy thinking

    Getting Benrahma over Bruno is up there with the worst moves i made this year

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      could have been worse

      You could have Chilwell or Maddison?

      1. FPL_trail_runner
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Maddison i got a few weeks back

        Zero returns since i got him, and the reason i had to sell Martinelli to get a Brigton mid , so a good chunk of points down

        Tempted to just ship Benrahma and Mac this week for Saka and Martinelli for -4 (who i sold for -4 yesterday lol)

        And maddison out then later in 33 for Brighton

  24. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Saints turn to Alcaraz to escape losing this relegation battle

  25. The Ilfordian
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Paqueta Rice on 2BAPS

    1. Skonto Rigga
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Sounds like a bleak "meal" I'd rustle up as a student

      1. The Mentaculus
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        😆

      2. The Ilfordian
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Cheaper than pot noodle on toast

  26. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Did new Bruno owners not spot that it's Mctominay who is the one in the red-hot scoring form?

    1. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      For Scotland

  27. Cheeky Reijnders
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Saints knocking on the door.

    1. Berkshire Hafaway-Line
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Heaven's door?

    2. Hairy Potter
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Relegation trap door?

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

    3. Cheeky Reijnders
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      More Michael Caine required I think. Maybe 6'7" Onuachu is the man for the job.

  28. Traction Engine Foot
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Ings off

    1. The Ilfordian
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      CS points locked

  29. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    ⚽ Team News 📰
    Newcastle : Pope; Trippier, Schar, Botman, Burn; Longstaff, Guimaraes, Willock; Murphy, Isak, Saint-Maximin
    Substitutes: Dubravka, Lascelles, Joelinton, Gordon, Wilson, Ritchie, Targett, Manquillo, Anderson

    Man Utd : De Gea; Dalot, Varane, Martinez, Shaw; McTominay, Sabitzer, Fernandes; Antony, Weghorst, Rashford
    Substitutes: Bishop, Butland, Lindelof, Maguire, Martial, Malacia, Fred, Sancho, Pellistri

    1. Evasivo
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Rashford booo

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      thanks

  30. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    No surprises in the United v United line ups

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Newcastle unchanged

      Joelinton on the bench

      Dalot right back for Manchester