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22 October 2016 990 comments
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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. Je suis le chat
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Great play from Bournemouth. I've and After playing great. Just lacking a little quality upfront.

  2. TheBusDriver
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Son is dreadful. Wtf. Do something!

    1. Pipermaru
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      He looks tired, hope he won't play midweek in the cup

    2. Worzel Gummidge
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Time to quit?

        1. Epic Fail
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Need to get to the terminus first.

        2. Sánchez
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Worzel convinced me to get Son instead of Walcott on wildcard gw8. Last time I take advice from a scarecrow

      • RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Out for Janssen at 59 mins

    3. liiusions
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Lukaku captain next week? Loves a goal vs West Ham

      1. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        One of a few decent options.

      2. some witty pun
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        see how West Ham and Lukaku do this week first

      3. nadman89
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        aguero -> zlatan (C)

      4. Powers106
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Hasn't Lukaku scored in something like 8 straight games against the Hammers? Seems to be a good idea to captain him!!

      5. Individual
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        On this.

      6. Alnair
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Thinking the same.

    4. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      A Bournemouth clean sheet would be just great

      1. Puyol Pants Up
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Smith 3rd on my bench 🙁

        1. fedolefan
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          2nd on mine.

    5. TheBusDriver
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      I captained Walcott. Cue his first blank since GW3.

      1. Worzel Gummidge
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Hope he blanks for you but gets at least a goal for everyone else.

      2. Le _ Professeur
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        I hope no clean sheets come out of this game

        1. Le _ Professeur
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          A non-goal-less draw would be nice

          1. O Fenomeno
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Score draw

        2. Numb
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          I think you might be disappointed

        3. Mata-Is-The-Juan
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          I'll upvote this.

        4. nadman89
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          a kyle walker own goal - gosling assist and a surman goal - arter assist would be porn

      3. George Sillett
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Dirty Spurs.

      4. King Kohli
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Anyone kind enough to share a decent stream for the Spurs game?

        Not having much luck on google

        1. Demí
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Youll have less luck here. Stream links are banned

            1. Demí
              • 15 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              Reported.

              1. RoysCallerAnne
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 16 Years
                9 years, 5 months ago

                Cheers Demi

        2. TheOx95
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Download ace player, go on Reddit soccer streams and you have links to really good streams for any game!

        3. Epic Fail
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Reddit streams

      5. Dr Dream
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Think I'd take Lamela off (before he gets sent off) and bring on Janssen...shift Son wide.

        1. Je suis le chat
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          I expect they will, Lamela at least put in a shift. Janssen is a strong lump. Can see him scoring a peno.

      6. MOZIL
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Bournemouth Vs Spurs 2nd half prediction?

        0-2

        1. Fowler23
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Walker own goal and rose red would be glorious

        2. Le _ Professeur
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          1-1

        3. Champione
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          1-2

        4. Laurel and Vardy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Looks like a dull affair - 0:0

        5. Alnair
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          1-1, Wilson (Ibe) and Alli (Eriksen)

        6. Numb
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Same as the first half

      7. Ronnies
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        I'm planning for next GW as the transfers I want to do need to be done asap.

        Which is the best pick here guys ?

        a) stones > holebas & townsend > coutinho

        b) stones > pieters & townsend > firmino

        c) townsend > firmino & redmond > allen

        Tnks

        1. RamaJama
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          C

        2. Je suis le chat
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Relax and wait until midweek games are over.

        3. Valar(Keith)
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Surely u can wait a few hours to see how those players do atleast(Holebas may get a ban too)

      8. BB-8
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Last chance salon Son.

        1. sminkypinky
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Yrp

      9. TheBusDriver
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        If Son and Walcott blank....

        1. RoysCallerAnne
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          ... you will quit, blah, blah, blah

          1. Mull
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            He'll tut at you the next time you pay a fare with a tenner.

        2. Epic Fail
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          If they do?

      10. Rh4ziel
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Took a -4 to fit in Son into my midfield 2 GWs ago, feel like a total noob now 😛

        1. Mull
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Son was killing it 2 weeks ago. Still a solid pick.

        2. RamaJama
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Happy now that I transfered Lallana in instead, but might get dissapointed..

        3. sminkypinky
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Same

      11. Dr Dream
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Those corners for Bournemouth are really poor. Just catching practise for Lloris...they need to be flatter.

      12. quarry_settling
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Line-ups out yet?

      13. Scratch
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Damn looks like I forgot to hit Save on captaining Alexis last night... it's still on Aguero

        1. Pierce34
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Nice differential.

          1. Hybrid.power
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Not really since he's the most captained in the game

            1. Pierce34
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              Still? I thought it was Alexis this week.

              1. Hybrid.power
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 16 Years
                9 years, 5 months ago

                Alexis is the most captained for the top 100 players I think

        2. Mr Flibble
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          I did similar with Payet. Not the end if the world when I checked after the update and my captain was still Walcott

      14. Rh4ziel
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Im testing my theory that when i change (C) on friday it never goes well, have it on Walcott since monday, top 1m here i go 😛

      15. sminkypinky
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Son getting very little service today!

        1. BB-8
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          So isolated up front

        2. Epic Fail
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Good

          1. sminkypinky
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Nope. My only differential in my ml. Could really use him scoring more than 2/3

        3. Greenbackbøøg…
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Have you stopped the child support payments?

          1. sminkypinky
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            I have yeah. The little bugger used them for sensible things rather than girls and alcohol. Not cool in my book.

      16. Pedram
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Why this match is such a borefest ?

        1. SAY SOMETHING SIGNIFICANT
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          It isn't. Some good football being played.

        2. Epic Fail
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          This is a significant upgrade from Liverpool vs Man Utd

        3. Numb
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Decent 0-0 really

      17. 1zverGGademN
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        It's interesting when you own Alli(YC) and Wilson atm... At least Stanislas is Out so Tadic can bring some pts hopefully! 😀

        1. Bubz
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          You had double Bournemouth attack vs Spurs?

        2. Epic Fail
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          He'll definitely bring points. My guess is 2.

      18. Ógie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        It would if Sky Sports gave a option to turn off commentary

        1. Epic Fail
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Mute?

          1. Ógie
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Like to the atmosphere in ground though

        2. Ógie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          It would be nice

        3. Mull
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Have you tried the mute button?

      19. Brap.
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Chances Wilshire returns to a successful Arsenal career look very very low

      20. Numb
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Janssen coming on very soon

      21. TheBusDriver
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        First sub. will definitely be Son.

      22. Rh4ziel
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Come on now Son, ive benched Smith because of you.....

      23. Fowler23
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Lol at Ibe owners. 1 pointer

      24. RoysCallerAnne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        15 million for Ibe. Kerching.

        1. Mull
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          We can use it to buy Shelvey back from Newcastle.

        2. Brap.
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          No lie I thought he was some youngster making his debut for Stanislav for the whole 1st half

      25. Greenbackbøøg…
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Gradel wooo

      26. Hybrid.power
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        About to see Smith's clean sheet points. Not hopeful for keeping them!

        1. Epic Fail
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Don't look.

        2. Pedram
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Same here

        3. Alnair
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Jansen on I think you should be 😀