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Dugout Discussion – Bournemouth vs Arsenal

The first of two Sunday fixtures gets underway at 1.30pm as Bournemouth welcome Arsenal to the Vitality Stadium.

Both sides have failed to pick up a clean sheet over the previous four Gameweeks, with the Cherries ranked bottom for both big chances conceded (12) and goals against (10).

That could be good news for the Gunners’ Alexandre Lacazette, who has failed to score in each of his last seven league outings.

Despite that recent drought, the Frenchman is the top captaincy pick for this match among Fantasy Premier League managers and ninth overall, claiming 2.2% of armbands.

However, there’s no spot in the squad for Alexis Sanchez as speculation over his future gathers pace in the January transfer window.

Elsewhere for the Gunners, Aaron Ramsey returns to the bench after recovering from a hamstring problem – he averaged 5.4 points per match (ppm) prior to injury.

Arsenal recent lack of resilience also looks promising for Eddie Howe’s side.

The Cherries were ranked first for shots inside the box (50) over the previous four, with Callum Wilson in fine form – only Harry Kane managed more shots on target (10 to seven).

And Jordon Ibe also boasts some eye-catching underlying stats – he ranked second for both shots (17) and key passes (13) over Gameweek 19-22.

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  1. Evil Genius
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    That Morata + Richarlison to Kun + Ibe move is looking even netter now.

    1. Evil Genius
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Best spelling mistake/goal pun ever.

      1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        1/10

        1. Evil Genius
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          Tough crowd in tonight

    2. yakirh
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      I agree

  2. Alexis Nonsense
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    There goes top 4 for Gunners I'm afraid

    1. HashAttack
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      was never on

  3. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    full time yet?

  4. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Lolsenal & Lolenger?

    1. Evil Genius
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      ArsenLOL covers both options

      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Ha, nice 😆

  5. Anthony77
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Firmino or Vardy ?

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      This exact question!!
      Think I'm going Vardy as have Salah and no other Leicester for there great fixtures

      1. Anthony77
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        thanks

  6. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Could be worse Arsenal fans, at least Burnley and Leicester dropped points this weekend too...

    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Oof, shots fired....

  7. Robe Wan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    At 11:28 yesterday I benched Mee for wilson

    Just occasionally this game is awesome

    1. Rash
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Would have been poor move to play mee over striker anyway

    2. Rik Waller
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Just side-stepped an awful decision there

  8. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Liverpool & City teams out yet?

    1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Nah, ga, e cancelled. Snow.

      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Feeerkkkk.....Robbie Fowler playing?

    2. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Yes.
      Gundugan for silva and karius & Lovren for Migs & VVD.

      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Cheers HY.....Otamendi, Sterling, Salah & Bobby Teeth all playing?

        1. Hy liverpool
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          Yep .. hope Bobby and Salah to smash it .

          1. Jafooli
            • 12 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            Same...and Ota goal

  9. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Walcott has been offside every 35 mins* in all comps this season. (Total: 14)

    Walcott has been offside every 13 mins* in the PL this season. (Total: 5)

    *Approximately

  10. Guy Demel
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Yessssssss!!

    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      whoop whoop 😀

      now for pool to smash city

      (pretty please football gods)

  11. The Mandalorian
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    United Stand reporting Sanchez to United is happening with Arsenal buying Malcom who United were interested in.

    1. Dr Dream
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Who's Malcolm.

      1. The Mandalorian
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Plays in French league

        1. Dr Dream
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          Is he any good?

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

            Plays in French league. Average

          2. The Mandalorian
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            He’s only 20 but quite good

      2. Guy Demel
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Plays in the middle

      3. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Heard he plays in the middle.

      4. dvdguy
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        He plays in the middle

      5. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        He's a middle man

    2. Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Does Malcolm play in the middle?

  12. Grounderz
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    No one cares > referring to above post.

  13. Sailboats
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Well done Wilson

  14. Ozzy smith
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Absolute scenes on AFTV tonight

    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      every week now

    2. Jairzinho
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      And so there should be. I'd be livid if I was an Arsenal fan after that useless sack of shit performance. Oh, and Sanchez is also a gunner, I mean gonner. #WENGEROUT.

    3. Nepali Toon
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      i'm tired robbie

  15. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Give Wengo a new contract for keeping Arsenal up this season.

  16. WE GO FOR IT
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Any chance Wilson keeps his BAPs?

    1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Daniels pushing him close.

      1. WE GO FOR IT
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Ibe you mean?

        1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          Lacazette also knocking on the door

          1. WE GO FOR IT
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            Okay!

  17. SirStevieG
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    To Arsenalfantv we go!

    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      😀

    2. dvdguy
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Fxxking hell Robbie, fam fam fam blud blud blud

    3. Digital-Real
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Arsefantv is tired now

  18. Chenku╰☆╮
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Grabs popcorn.. waiting for Aftv

    1. Sailboats
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Spamming F5 right now

    2. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      😛

    1. Jairzinho
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Why Elliot? Who is your other keeper?

      1. Coaly
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Adrian

        And to free up the funds for Kun, Elliot only cheap keeper with a good chance of being the first choice keeper

        1. Jairzinho
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          I'd go A or B

          1. Coaly
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            Thanks. Kun does look very tempting for the next 2 at least

    2. Numb
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Done

  19. ★Kuntheman★
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    ArsenalFanTV, Troopz. What went wrong for us today?

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      DT*

    2. Coaly
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Don’t even get me started blud, embarrassing fam

  20. internal error
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Seven Premier League away wins since the start of 2017 for Arsenal.

    Crystal Palace have six, Burnley, Swansea and Watford five.

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Poor arsenal fans ... *watching AFTV*

  21. Sailboats
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Wenger for Prime Minister

  22. CloudSky
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Id take a 0:0 in Pool v City.

  23. 007 [RoboKlopp]
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    I'm Gunners but really want AW to go. Arsenal somehow downgrading every year.
    Now on the way of selling Sanchez.

    1. Srv210
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      He should have left when team was in better condition, I respect him but he needs to leave now

  24. Kaneyonero
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    lolenger

  25. Essan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Love the "Wenger Out" signs that suddenly appeared amongst the spectators at the India v SA test match just now 😀

  26. kysersosa
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Can anyone tell me the possible permutations for GW28?

    1. Numb
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Chelsea, City, United and Arsenal could all have no game

    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Arsenal and Man City will be postoned and Man Utd vs Chelsea will be off if Chelsea make the league cup final

  27. PocketZola
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Erik and dcl to arnie and wilson? For -4

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      nope

  28. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Lacazette to be reclassified as a GK next season?

  29. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    eriksen and depoitre out for albrighton and firmino and 1 million to invest in defence..good idea ?

    thanks