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The first of two Premier League matches this Sunday kicks off at the Vitality Stadium at 13:30 GMT, with Bournemouth hoping to bounce back from successive 2-1 defeats against an Arsenal side without a win in three top-flight matches – although unbeaten since Gameweek 2.

There should hopefully be goals in this match, with Arsenal having scored at least twice in every one of their Premier League fixtures on the road this season.

Only two sides have recorded fewer clean sheets than the Gunners, meanwhile, with neither of their two shut-outs coming in an away match.

Manchester City and Chelsea are the only two clubs to have registered more big chances than the Cherries in the English top tier this season.

At least three goals have been scored in each of the last four league meetings between these two clubs.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£10.9m) and Alexandre Lacazette (£9.7m), the visitors’ two most-owned FPL assets, both suffered over 110,000 sales in the run-up to Gameweek 12.

Those who ditched Lacazette looked to have made a shrewd move as the French striker misses out as a precaution with a groin strain.

Aubameyang appears to be leading the line in a front three with Henrikh Mkhitaryan (£6.7m) and Alex Iwobi (£5.5m), as Unai Emery switches to a 3-4-3 for the first time in the league this season. Mesut Ozil (£8.3m) drops to the bench.

Sokratis (£5.1m) comes in at centre-back alongside Shkodran Mustafi (£5.4m) and Rob Holding (£4.4m).

Ryan Fraser (£6.2m), now owned by more than one in four FPL bosses, was bought by almost 115,000 managers over the international break.

The Scotland winger is back on the left flank this afternoon, with David Brooks (£5.1m) dropping back to the right wing after a spell alongside Callum Wilson (£6.8m) up front.

Joshua King (£6.3m) returns from injury to make his first start since Gameweek 9.

Charlie Daniels (£4.2m), meanwhile, gets the nod at left-back in place of the injured Adam Smith (£4.5m).

Bournemouth XI (4-4-2): Begovic, Francis, Cook, Ake, Daniels, Brooks, Gosling, Lerma, Fraser, King, Wilson.

Arsenal XI (3-4-3): Leno, Sokratis, Mustafi, Holding, Kolasinac, Torreira, Xhaka, Bellerin, Mkhitaryan, Iwobi, Aubameyang.

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  1. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Powell said a couple of months ago that Iwobi will be essential by December. Powell knows?

    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Very cheap allright, far too much competition thouh

  2. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Cmon Scottish Messi, I expect great things

  3. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    C’mon the Orkney Ossie Ardiles.....need a hatty minimum

  4. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Expecting Bournemouth to win 3-1

    1. fr3d
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Nah Arsenal playing with 9 defenders

    2. TaiwanHC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Hope you are right (with a Wilson hatty and no assists from anyone)

  5. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Need some Brooks points!

  6. spikkis
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    a) aguero and fraser
    b) sterling and wilsen

    1. spikkis
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      *wilson

    2. Jones Kusi
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      B. They are in much better form

  7. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    No substitutes listed in the team line ups?

  8. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    The Lesmahagow Lemala looking lively in warmup?

  9. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Bought Hazard at 11.4 😯 and already lost 0.2m on him. So

    A: Keep for Fulham game by which time he will be 11m at best and Sell at 11m if he flops as his two fixtures after that are tough (wol, MCI)

    B: Keep for Fulham game by which time he will be 11m at best and then keep him for the long run (even if he does nothing against fulham) as he will eventually get points and recover the value i have lost on him

    C: Sell for Sterling with a FT and cut my losses for the time being. Will bring him back during gw16 WC if needed. Hazard's fixtures are FUL, wol, MCI

    1. nisag17
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Wow you are losing team value fast with him. I have him since 10.6 so I am losing value at a slower pace and will surely keep for Fulham if fit. Not sure what to do in your position though. .2 is a decent sized loss in tv.

    2. J T
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Take a look at Chelsea’s next 12 fixtures, they’re glorious. The minute he scores a goal picks up all the bonus you will want him back again

      Find a different way to get Sterling

      Forget about money

      1. Fpl Richie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        They are okay. Not captaincy options for a bit sadly after Fulham

    3. MTPockets
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Not B

      • gauzah
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        You'll want Hazard over the xmas period. Sterling is in form but I think he is slightly overperforming.

        1. tokara
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          look at how he play

    4. Fantasizer
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Was cursing myself on why the hell i benched TAA against watford and now emery keeps laca out of the team to get me TAA'S haul

      1. nisag17
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Why did you bench TAA?

      2. FPL Daniel
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Go away 🙂 😛

      3. Fantasizer
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        I had lindelof digne taa and doherty to choose from 😀

        1. F_Ivanovic
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          You should have benched lindelof OR a midfielder/striker imo. Never bench a defender that has a decent chance of a CS and has attacking potential returns too.

    5. Athletic Nasherbo
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Any other fellow Sterling owners who didn’t captain him? Chose Salah but a loss of 16 points is grim.

      1. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        (16*2)+8=40
        16+(8*2)=32

        40 - 32 = NOT 16

        Your maths are grimmer.

        1. FPL Daniel
          • 16 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Tell him

        2. Athletic Nasherbo
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Sorry my bad.

        3. Regin
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          People just don't know basic maths.

          1. Athletic Nasherbo
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

            Was a simple mistake. I do know basic maths for your information.

      2. nisag17
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Bad maths.

      3. Wheyyyy
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        What is grim though is not owning Sterling, owning Salah but captaining Aguero

      4. C'mon the Fylde
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        I had Sterling and captained Salah.
        I'm captaining Sterling next GW.

    6. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Come on you Pitlochry Pele, score big today my son.

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Wilson is Pelle?

        1. Team Cruel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Racist.

          1. FPL Daniel
            • 16 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

            No really I don't know about who you mean.

            It was honest question and hoped we would cheer for the same lad 😉

            1. Team Cruel
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              7 years, 5 months ago

              Pitlochry is in the heart of Scotland. Are you trying to imply that Wilson is Scottish?

              1. FPL Daniel
                • 16 Years
                7 years, 5 months ago

                No no. Not from UK, didn't get it. Cheers

    7. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Comeeeee oooonnn Wilson!!! Outscore Fraser by a mile and I am in the next round of the cup!!!

      Juhuuuuuu 🙂

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Boooo.....ban

        1. FPL Daniel
          • 16 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Hahaha. Hi mate. Let the best man win 🙂 And obviously that man is one who has Wilson in his team hehe 🙂

          P. S. Vardy might have saved you

          1. Jafooli
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

            You stalking my team? 😛

            1. FPL Daniel
              • 16 Years
              7 years, 5 months ago

              No. Playing against Jafalad 😉

    8. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Great start from the Fraserburgh Fraser....getting in advanced positions.....

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        He hasn't received a yellow card for a long time. He is due 😉 hahaha 🙂 😀

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

      Got to be getting in a Spurs mid @ GW15. Who's it gonna be?

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Kane or no one for me

      2. J T
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Son

      3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Trippier, he gets defenders points too

    10. VFORVANDETA
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Go Auba(c).

    11. LosBlancos
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      I found out Vardy wont start 15mjn before the deadline and did Vardy>Laca as Emery stated he's fit.

      FML and f this game -.-

      1. LosBlancos
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        For a hit btw

      2. Fpl Richie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Good for rough with the smooth though 🙂

    12. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Brooks goal ruled offside.

    13. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      damn king assist offside

      1. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        The assist was offside?

    14. Releasebreaks
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Maddison had red card, but is he not flagged, will he play next GW ?

      1. FPL.team
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Yes

      2. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        He will serve suspension in the postponed league cup game.

        1. Releasebreaks
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          This is awesome news

    15. FPL ZB
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Benched Brooks - heart in mouth there

      1. J T
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Goal should have stood

        1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          yeah annoying

    16. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Brooks ‘off’ side....great 80’s soap opera

    17. Bielsa's Bucket
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Looking far into the future, but what are chances Salah classified has a forward in 19/20 FPL?

      1. J T
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        He won’t, he plays the same position as Sterling Hazard Mane etc

      2. yakirh
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        I'd like that, could help him to get some BPS

        1. evilfish
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          But he'd lose that 1 cs point that he earns every match.

          1. J T
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

            😀

      3. grumpyman
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Definitely the furthest forward Liverpool forward this season. Should have been reclassified after last season imo as his heat map for the season was very similar to Lukaku's.

      4. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Should have been this season

    18. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      An open game so far. Bournemouth probably need the first goal so that Arsenal are forced to attack and leave some space.

    19. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Vfraser down

      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        V?

        1. evilfish
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Vehement Fraser

      2. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Up again

    20. UshFPL
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Lots on here seem to be focused on getting Kane soon but why not Auba? Great fixtures and he's scoring loads of goals

      1. yakirh
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Its Kane!
        The breaker of chains
        First of his name
        Kane!

        Seriously though, Spurs assets are under a microscope, could be anyone really

    21. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      How the English King looking?

    22. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Which assist would have been of Brooks goal wasn't ruled out because of offside?

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        *of = if

      2. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        King

        1. FPL Daniel
          • 16 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Thanks

    23. J T
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Bournemouth goal coming soon, Arsenal can’t pass

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Yeah Wilson is surely gonna score

      2. Bielsa's Bucket
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Or defend

    24. HD7
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      GW15-17 Team plan
      Thoughts?

      Fab
      Digne Alonso Bellerin TAA
      Sterling Richa Eriksen
      Aguero Arnie Kane

      Subs: Button, Kenedy, WanB, 4.2midf

      (+) Kane and Kun are great Captain material;
      Double City and Spurs Atack;

      (-) No Liverpool and Chelsea attack, though their fixtures arent great around Christmas;
      Not the best bench;

      Thoughts?