The atmosphere surrounding East London has often been poisonous and has continuously spilt over to the football pitch of West Ham United Football Club. But now, just a few days before their league opener vs Newcastle United, there is venomous despair already circling the London stadium like a toxic tornado. West
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Podcast Episode 7 – FPL 20/21 launch – Initial pricing reactions
FPL's new player price values have been released for the upcoming Premier League season and our in-house FPL experts Anirudh Shenoy and Samson Baretto shared their first reactions to the newly released figures. Listen in as they crunch the numbers and give their predictions for the forthcoming season! Club rundown - Arsenal
West Ham, Watford, Villa, Bournemouth – The battle to stay up
Can West Ham stay up?
Embracing the ‘new normal’ will take time
The lockdown, due to the pandemic, has brought about the true sentiment behind the well-known axiom, 'you don't know what you have until it's gone'. While people are subconsciously aware of life and its sudden and frail nature, the virus has seemingly brought these feelings of trepidation to reality. People from
FPL Scout Report 26 – Which teams to target?
FPL Scout Report 25 – Double-gameweek 30+ Chip Strategies
FPL Scout Report 24 – Players to consider for double-gameweek 30
With just two days remaining for the GW30+ deadline following Project Restart, we start off with a Double Gameweek with rearranged fixtures for Manchester City, Arsenal, Sheffield United and Aston Villa. The fixtures in GW 30 for these teams are as follows – Manchester City – Arsenal (H) Burnley (H) Arsenal – Manchester
FPL 19/20 Report 23 – Four key points to help you navigate the remainder of the season
Parachute payments – A necessary evil?
With the Premier League season close to its return, fans will be eager to see their favourite teams back in action after months of being starved of top-flight football. The title race, however, seems pretty much over at this point; with Liverpool requiring only six points to end their twenty-eight-year
Odsonne Edouard – A prodigious talent at just 22
FPL Scout Report 22 – Players Watchlist And Captaincy Picks For Gameweek 28
The Hammers have a lot of soul searching to do as relegation looms large
The FPL revolution which changed perspective all around
Oh, Fantasy Premier League! You can’t bear the stress it brings every week. But you can’t live without it! Ever since coming into prominence, the FPL frenzie has collided with the social media boom to result in an addictive combination. Currently, more than 2 million users are registered, including certain Premier
FPL Scout Report 20 – Players to watch out for GW19 and Captaincy Picks
FPL Scout Report 19 – Captaincy options for Gameweek 14
FPL Scout Report 18 – The watchlist ahead of GW 14
FPL Scout Report 16 – Gameweek 13 Review (Part 1)
Resident EADF FPL contributor Samson Baretto reviews the 13th FPL gameweek of the Premier League today. Here is part 1 of the analysis - West Ham United vs Tottenham Hotspurs ‘The Special One is back’ chanted the Spurs fans as West Ham faced yet another defeat despite a hard-fought second half. Fantasy
FPL Scout Report 15 – Captaincy options for Gameweek 13
We’re back with the Captaincy Article ahead of Gameweek 13. We’ve picked three players and a differential who we expect to do well and do justice to their owners as captaincy options this week. Sadio Mane Sadio Mane enters gameweek 13 as a strong captaincy candidate as Liverpool travel to a struggling
FPL Scout Report 14 – Analysing the teams with a promising fixture run-in
FPL 2019/20 Scout Report 13 – Captaincy Options ahead of Gameweek 10
We’re back with the Captaincy Article ahead of Gameweek 10. With easy home matches, Manchester City and Liverpool players dominate the captaincy options this week. A Manchester City Player (Aguero/Sterling/KDB) Manchester City come into gameweek 10 having one of the best fixtures attacking wise among any other team which makes the likes
FPL 2019/20 Scout Report 12 – The Watchlist
FPL 2019/20 Scout Report 11 – Captaincy options for Gameweek 9
FPL 2019/20 Scout Report 10 – The Watchlist ahead of gameweek 9
We're back with the weekly FPL Watchlist ahead of Gameweek 9 where I’ll provide you with players who we expect to do well in the upcoming gameweeks along with a differential pick to help you climb up the overall rankings. So let’s get started! Ricardo Pereira (DEF: LEI 6.2m)/Caglar Soyunchu (DEF: LEI
Premier League Matches to Look forward to over the weekend
Another game week, another opportunity for fans worldwide to soak in the excitement of the English Premier League. We have two very clear front runners for the big prize this season. Liverpool have done sensationally well to win 7/7 matches and they are being chased by Manchester City who themselves
FPL 2019/20 Scout Report 9 – Captain bonanza
LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: Mohamed Salah of Liverpool runs with the ball during the Premier League match between Chelsea FC and Liverpool FC at Stamford Bridge on September 22, 2019, in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images) Written by Samson Baretto Sergio Aguero The Argentine has been in red hot
FPL 2019/20 Scout Report 8 – The Watchlist for gameweek 7
FPL 2019/20 Scout Report 7 – Downsizing at the back?
LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: Andrew Robertson of Liverpool battles for the ball with Marcos Alonso of Chelsea during the Premier League match between Chelsea FC and Liverpool FC at Stamford Bridge on September 22, 2019 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Dan Istitene/Getty Images) Written by Anirudh Shenoy It's been an
FPL 2019/20 Scout Report 6 – Captaincy options for gameweek 6
FPL 2019/20 Scout Report 5 – The Watchlist
FPL 19/20 Scout Report 4 – Assessing Captaincy Options For Gameweek 5
FPL 2019/20 Scout Report 2 – Players you MUST have for the upcoming gameweeks
Impact of VAR on the Premier League so far
Although the VAR system has already been used in European leagues, the Champions League, the FA Cup, and the Women’s World Cup, this is the first season that VAR will be fully implemented in the Premier League. After two weeks, there have already been several controversial decisions and high-profile calls
Making Moves – The 10 most promising transfers of the Premier League this summer
FPL 2019/20 Scout Report 1 – Assessing budget options & differentials with high potential
Manuel Pellegrini has steadied the ship at West Ham, can he take them one step further?
Knocking on the door – Potential challengers to the Big 6
By Kabir Ali Leicester City’s remarkable Premier League title win back in 2016 wasn’t just a footballing miracle, but a modern-day fairytale that transcends sport itself. The fact that at 5000/1, odds were shorter on Kim Kardashian becoming President and Elvis being spotted alive; showing the staggering scale of their success.
Memorable FA Cup finals revisited
Declan Rice – The fulcrum of West Ham’s revival
Academy graduate, fan favourite, most wanted international and now Premier League goalscorer. What a start to life in football for Declan Rice. Oh, and he’s just 20 years of age. Is he destined for the top? Born in London to English parents, you could be forgiven to feel somewhat angered by his pending
Hammers Find Their Feet At Exactly The Right Time
Premier League Recap: August
Hart Ends 12-Year Stay with City
Five Iconic Premier League Games
The world’s most loved sporting league will return this weekend with a carnival like no other. The Premier League now has 20 mega wealthy football clubs, with players from 107 nations being represented. The league has evolved adapting tactical innovation throughout its history. Each year, gripping storylines and plot twists
Premier League Review: Manchester United vs West Ham United
Manchester United kicked off their Premier League campaign in the best way possible, winning 4-0 against West Ham on Sunday. Romelu Lukaku scored a brace, with two very well taken goals. Anthony Martial, who came on as a substitute, scored with a very slick finish and Paul Pogba thumped one in