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Nuno Espirito Santo gets to manage West Ham United in a home game for the first time this evening.

Brentford are the visitors to the London Stadium, where the action gets underway at 20:00 BST.

TEAM NEWS

Nuno has, surprisingly, made five changes to the West Ham starting line-up for tonight’s clash.

There are three notable alterations in defence, with Ollie Scarles, Jean-Clair Todibo and Kyle Walker-Peters brought into the line-up.

El Hadji Malick Diouf, Konstantinos Mavropanos and Aaron Wan-Bissaka drop to the bench.

It’s likely no coincidence that the three making way all featured for their countries over the international break, with the trio promoted to the team staying in London.

There are two changes further forward, too, with Tomas Soucek returning from a ban and Andy Irving coming into the engine room.

Niclas Fullkrug is injured and misses out, while Soungoutou Magassa is demoted to substitute duty.

It’s going to be a false nine up top tonight, then, with strikers Callum Wilson and Callum Marshall only on the bench.

The Brentford team news is less eventful.

In fact, Keith Andrews has made only one change to his side, and it’s an enforced alteration at that.

Dango Ouattara is recalled as Aaron Hickey misses out through injury.

LINE-UPS

West Ham United XI: Areola, Scarles, Kilman, Todibo, Walker-Peters, Soucek, Irving, Summerville, Fernandes, Paqueta, Bowen.

Subs: Hermansen, Malick Diouf, Mavropanos, Magassa, Wan-Bissaka, Rodriguez, Potts, Marshall, Wilson.

Brentford XI: Kelleher, Kayode, Van Den Berg, Collins, Ajer, Damsgaard, Yarmoliuk, Henderson, Ouattara, Thiago, Schade.

Subs: Valdimarsson, Henry, Pinnock, Jensen, Carvalho, Onyeka, Janelt, Nelson, Lewis-Potter.


LIVE GAMEWEEK PAGE!

New to Fantasy Football Scout is the Live Gameweek page, which you can see on the side menu.

Here you can follow the scores, watch the defensive contribution (DC) points roll in, see who the leading players are for xG and more as the games play out, as seen below:

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  1. The Knights Template
    • 12 Years
    1 month, 18 days ago

    AWB laughable!

  2. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Jensen G

  3. F4L
    • 10 Years
    1 month, 18 days ago

    jensen g
    potter a

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 18 days ago

      Turncoat?

    2. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      1 month, 18 days ago

      Potter's revenge

      1. Sheffield Wednesday
        • 5 Years
        1 month, 18 days ago

        Expelliarmus!

  4. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    1 month, 18 days ago

    WHU 1 effort on target

  5. F4L
    • 10 Years
    1 month, 18 days ago

    sweet collins 9 pointer

  6. el polako
    • 8 Years
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Free Hit and Leeds triple up?

    1. Captain Mal
      • 1 Year
      1 month, 18 days ago

      DCL Captain?

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 18 days ago

      DCL? What could go wrong.

      1. el polako
        • 8 Years
        1 month, 18 days ago

        Hamstring, ankles, ACL, food poisoning, vertigo, dog ate his boots.

  7. Buck The Trent
    • 14 Years
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Will wait after the completion of UCL matches, but would you do Doku to Gakpo for free?

  8. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    1 month, 18 days ago

    This performance from West Ham at home is probably the most shocking performance of the season.

    1. FPLMACKEM
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      1 month, 18 days ago

      Believe me. It was like a Sunderland performance from 16/17 when we were relegated.

      1. fedolefan
        • 11 Years
        1 month, 18 days ago

        Wouldn't go that far back tbh. Last year must have had some hopeless ones too.

  9. FPLMACKEM
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Raya
    Gabriel, Sensei, Tarkowski
    Reijnders, Bruno, Ndiaye, Semenyo,
    Gyokeres, Pedro, Haaland (c)

    Dubravka, Stach, Rodon, Andersen

    4ft 0.7 itb

    After that woeful West Ham performance does Rodon or Stach come into this team? Or both?

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 17 days ago

      Stach is worse option than his cheaper teammate.

      1. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        1 month, 17 days ago

        BB?

  10. Captain Mal
    • 1 Year
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Everton have confirmed Branthwaite's injury, he will undergo surgery tomorrow.

  11. Dynamic Duos
    • 12 Years
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Play Reijnders or Gudmundsson?

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 18 days ago

      Same q here, currently on Reijnders

  12. Solly The Seagull
    • 8 Years
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Bench boost this?

    Dubravka Sarr Rodon Diouf

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 18 days ago

      Yeah, first decent opportunity I would just take

  13. Sheffield Wednesday
    • 5 Years
    1 month, 18 days ago

    Play 523 with Rodon (WHU) looking sensible. Never played that formation in a non-bgw before.

    1. Deer-in-headlights
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      1 month, 18 days ago

      I'm curious what three mids you are benching? I'm trying to get him in my line up too.

    2. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 17 days ago

      You are not asking it properly. Whom are you benching for Rodon? Formation doesn't matter, expected points do.

  14. Slurpy
    • 10 Years
    1 month, 18 days ago

    VVD to Gabriel or hold 1 more week?

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 17 days ago

      Get Gabi, but do find a better way in for a hit. VvD will be good after fixture turn and he does still get defcon points and was playing even as almost number 9 when Salah was subbed off. He has first time ever some open play threat, at least when Liv is chasing.