West Ham United host Wolverhampton Wanderers on Monday evening, seeking a return to winning ways after back-to-back defeats in the Premier League.
The Hammers endured a frustrating evening against Leicester City at King Power Stadium last time out, leaving empty-handed despite having 31 shots at goal, their highest tally on record (since 2005/06) in a single Premier League fixture, to Leicester’s eight.
Wolves have also been battling an ongoing issue with their form, managing just two victories in their opening 14 Premier League matches, with a 4-2 home defeat by AFC Bournemouth little under a week ago, and a 4-0 thrashing away at Everton on Wednesday, sending them back into the bottom three.
Both sides will be full of individuals looking to provide the touch of magic required to make the difference on the day, meaning there are a number of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) decisions to be made in the lead up to kick-off.
The Gameweek 15 transfer deadline is set for 11am GMT on Saturday 7 December ahead of a mouth-watering feast of weekend action that ends with West Ham’s Wolves clash at London Stadium.
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Back to our Gameweek 15 preview, and we’re looking for our Ghanaian starboy to light up London Stadium…
Kudus to star in east London…
Having returned from suspension on Tuesday, Mohammed Kudus (£6.2m) was unlucky to blank in Gameweek 14 after racking up three shots and creating four chances against Leicester City.
The Ghanaian continues to post some encouraging numbers this season. He sits first among all FPL midfielders for shots across each player's last four matches, with 18, after scoring in back-to-back outings before his ban.
The upcoming fixtures look to be favourable for the Hammers, on paper, and there are plenty of reasons to be hopeful that results can improve throughout the festive period. All of our next four matches, and six of the upcoming eight, score no more than three in the Fixture Difficulty Ratings (FDR).
That run begins in Gameweek 15 with the visit of Wolverhampton Wanderers, who have conceded 36 goals, more than any other club this season, having conceded eight of those in their last two Premier League outings.
Jarrod Bowen (£7.4m) was another player who was particularly unlucky in the defeat to the Foxes, registering four shots, five key passes, and 1.55 expected goal involvement (xGI).
Our captain has made a positive start to the campaign, producing three goals and four assists in his 14 appearances, and he remains an integral part of Julen Lopetegui's team, having completed the full 90 minutes in each of West Ham’s last ten games.
Elsewhere, Lucas Paquetá (£5.8m) has produced eight key passes in his last three starts, and with the Hammers racking up 4.64 expected goals (xG) in the last two Gameweeks, he has the potential to orchestrate West Ham’s midfield in Gameweek 15.
Opposition Watch: Wolverhampton Wanderers
As has been the case in recent weeks, Matheus Cunha (£7.1m) is Wolves’ in-form man on Fantasy Premier League. In Wolves' only two Premier League victories this season in November, the Brazilian hit double figures for points in both weeks, recording a season high of 16 at Fulham thanks to his two goals and one assist.
Cunha, who became the first-ever player to be nominated three times in a single month for the Premier League Goal of the Month award for November, is in the form of his life, with four goals and three assists in the last six Gameweeks to take him up to ten goal involvements for the season, so he is a player the Hammers will have to be wary of at London Stadium.
Jørgen Strand Larsen (£5.6m) has six goals already this season, just one behind his pricier team-mate Cunha.
The Norwegian, who is owned by just four per cent of FPL managers, has been getting into more promising positions than Cunha, too, leading his fellow forward for big chances, by ten to three.
While West Ham fans will be hoping Strand Larsen has an off-day, some may feel including him gives them a good chance of scoring points on Monday.
