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The Dugout Discussion – Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur

Gameweek 9 gets underway this lunchtime as in-form Bournemouth welcome Tottenham Hotspur to the Vitality Stadium.

Eddie Howe’s side warmed up for this one with a 6-1 hammering of Hull City last weekend and have now won each of their last three home fixtures.

The hosts are without Junior Stanislas, however, after the winger – who bagged two goals and a pair of assists against the Tigers – was ruled out with a calf injury.

Callum Wilson and Charlie Daniels have also been subject to increased Fantasy Premier league interest this week ahead of clashes against ‘Boro, Sunderland and Stoke in the subsequent three.

Spurs are without the injured Toby Alderweireld after the Belgian was forced off against West Brom last weekend.

A goalless draw against Bayern Leverkusen means the north London side have chalked up a clean sheet in five of the last seven in all competitions, boosting their chances of extending an unbeaten start to the Premier League campaign.

Son Heung-Min’s owners will also be keeping a keen eye on today’s encounter. Having earned over 328,000 transfers in prior to Gameweek 8, the South Korean was utilised as a late sub at the Hawthorns and was stationed on the left flank in Germany against his former club.

This time around, though, it looks like he will lead the line as Vincent Janssen drops to the bench.

With Leicester, Arsenal, West Ham and Chelsea directly after today’s fixture, a lack of returns could persuade Son’s 13% owners to reassess.

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  1. tm245
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Cheers both of you.

  2. Give The Todd Some Love
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Success injured, Ighalo starts 🙁

    1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Good for troy owners

      1. Give The Todd Some Love
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Why?

    2. some witty pun
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Success fail

  3. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    No Vardy

  4. ekul the lokonga enthusiast
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Coquelin and elneny means a clean sheet for arsenal

    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      And hopefully a goal & 15 points for Hector!

  5. Bolivian Seaman
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    The sunderland team doesn't look that bad

    1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Think it's more the manager

  6. Ziro
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    New Page

    Arsenal: Cech, Bellerín, Mustafi, Koscielny, Monreal, Coquelin, Elneny, Walcott, Özil, Iwobi, Sánchez,

    Middlesbrough: Valdés, Barragán, Ayala, Gibson, Friend, de Roon, Forshaw, Clayton, Traoré, Negredo, Ramírez,

    Burnley: Heaton, Lowton, Keane, Mee, Ward, Arfield, Marney, Hendrick, Berg Gudmundsson, Kightly, Vokes,

    Everton: Stekelenburg, Coleman, Williams, Jagielka, Oviedo, Gueye, Barry, Mirallas, Barkley, Bolasie, Lukaku,

    Hull City: Marshall, Meyler, Davies, Dawson, Elmohamady, Huddlestone, Snodgrass, Livermore, Mason, Clucas, Keane,

    Stoke City: Grant, Bardsley, Shawcross, Martins Indi, Pieters, Whelan, Cameron, Shaqiri, Allen, Arnautovic, Bony,

    Leicester City: Schmeichel, Simpson, Morgan, Huth, Fuchs, Mahrez, Drinkwater, King, Musa, Okazaki, Slimani,

    Crystal Palace: Mandanda, Kelly, Tomkins, Delaney, Ward, McArthur, Ledley, Townsend, Cabaye, Zaha, Benteke,

    Swansea City: Fabianski, Kingsley, van der Hoorn, Mawson, Naughton, Ki, Britton, Routledge, Sigurdsson, Barrow, González Tomás,

    Watford: Gomes, Zuniga Mosquera, Prödl, Kaboul, Britos, Holebas, Capoue, Behrami, Pereyra, Deeney, Ighalo,

    West Ham United: Adrian, Reid, Kouyaté, Ogbonna, Antonio, Noble, Obiang, Fernandes, Lanzini, Zaza, Payet,

    Sunderland: Pickford, Manquillo, Koné, O'Shea, van Aanholt, Rodwell, Ndong, Pienaar, Watmore, Khazri, Defoe,

    1. FrankieTheGent
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Thank you

    2. tm245
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Who is Gonzalez Tomas?

      1. Krul Runnings
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        That's Borja Baston.

        Borja Baston is his 'knickname'

      2. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        I thought it was two people 😆

        1. tm245
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Now I think it is four people!

      3. Ziro
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Borja Baston

    3. FrankieTheGent
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      No holebas!

      1. Give The Todd Some Love
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        wut

      2. Brap.
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Close but no cigar

      3. sminkypinky
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Check again

      4. FrankieTheGent
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Sorry. He's Watford not hull!

    4. Brap.
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Knew Morgan would play

      Other owners in my ML benched him for scrubs

    5. 1966 was a great year for E…
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Mawson?!

      1. wycombewanderers
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        As a Wycombe fan mawson is class

    6. Yankee Toffee
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      No Amat

  7. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Amat bandwagon derailed

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Annoying as I just got him on my WC

      Hang on Smith!!

    2. Rh4ziel
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      What bandwagon? He is a playing 4.0m guy, today Swans will concede 10 goals, and Amat will be played next week 🙂

  8. Brap.
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    In the words of Elvis

    Son is like the truth…you can shut it out for a while but it ain't never going away

    1. Brap.
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      (if you don't have the funds for Wally)

  9. raff97
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    To be fair, if everyone on my team gets 3 pts like Son, Id have 36 which is still better than my score last week

  10. Abusement Park
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    hope it stays 0-0 cuz i have walker and smith

  11. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Leicester basically going 4-2-4!

    Palace wingers in for a field day!

  12. Krul Runnings
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Props to JAMES H.

    Successfully gave us a subtle warning about AMAT being dropped.

    He didn't state it as fact earlier which is the correct way to go about it.

  13. Fowler23
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    No Vardy?

    1. Brap.
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Didn't recover from groiny

  14. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    I really need Watford to have their scoring boots on today

  15. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Amat to Kingsley done!

  16. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Amat to who?

    1. Rh4ziel
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Pickford

    2. itwaswritten
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Smith

  17. Give The Todd Some Love
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Fernandes starting for West Ham, interesting

  18. Numb
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Walcott probably on pens now as well

  19. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Whatever happened to Giroud?

  20. Pedram
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Amat no longer nailed on

    1. Numb
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Thanks Sherlock

  21. VS10_
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Only 2 playing defenders then. Knew it would happen at some point.

  22. Swan - Villa Proud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Holebas off the bench for me unless Amat cameo

    1. sminkypinky
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Why did you start Amat before Holebas?

      1. Swan - Villa Proud
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Felt good about a Swansea CS

        1. sminkypinky
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Ok. Fair play. I would have chosen different but what do i know. I benched Smith.

    2. Pinatta
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Same here.. could turn out good anyway

  23. BB-8
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Amat benched. Kone to step up with a 15 pointer off the bench

  24. Demí
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Is Mawson an actual surname? Not short for Michael Dawson or something?

    1. SAY SOMETHING SIGNIFICANT
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Guy they got off Barnsley I think.

    2. Polaris - The Mortal Coil
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Referee in this game is called Pawson too 😛

  25. clownbot2000
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Bournmuff 3 CS out of 5 at home (if the score stays the same)
    Away 0 from 4.
    Hmm...

  26. TooDifficuIt
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    finally traore start, watch him

  27. Greenbackbøøg…
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Oh no a 4m defender was dropped, whatever shall we do

    1. Valar(Keith)
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Love that the ppl with a non playing sub 5 striker/mid too are gonna be panicking though 🙂

  28. Bolivian Seaman
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    This week is going to be full of cleansheets isn't it? I won't be getting many of them

  29. rivercityransom
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    anyone know where antonio is playing?

    1. dodgystats
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Yes, starting

      1. dodgystats
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Sorry, misread question

    2. Bolivian Seaman
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      rwb, they are playing 3-4-3 i think

  30. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Sissoko ban incoming?

    1. Give The Todd Some Love
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Would anyone care?

    2. Werkself
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      yes