The festive fixtures are coming thick and fast for West Ham United, who make the trip to Southampton on Boxing Day.
Julen Lopetegui’s side head to St Mary's Stadium undefeated in their last three outings following Saturday’s score draw with Brighton & Hove Albion, which saw Mohammed Kudus cancel out Mats Wieffer’s second-half opener at London Stadium.
On paper, a fixture at bottom-of-the-table Saints presents an enticing opportunity for the Hammers to chalk up their sixth league victory of the campaign, against a side who have won once all season in the Premier League.
But saying that, Southampton shored up their backline last time out and held Fulham to a goalless draw at Craven Cottage on Sunday, which was only their second clean sheet of the 2024/25 term.
And with this set to be Ivan Jurić’s first match in the Saints dug out, who knows what test his new-look side will pose, making this Fantasy Premier League (FPL) fixture an interesting one to call.
The Gameweek 18 transfer deadline is set for 11am GMT on Thursday 26 December, with the Hammers’ clash on the south coast kicking-off four hours later.
While we will be giving you FPL tips and tricks throughout the remainder of the 2024/25 season on whufc.com, see below for some of our picks for the upcoming round.
Also, don't forget to join the Official West Ham United FPL League by entering the code tezfax...