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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. HD7
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    If you could have 2 midf from Haz Eriksen Sterling until end of January... which duo scores the most in your opinion?

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

      Eriksen and Sterling

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

      Hazard & Sterling

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

      Hazard & Sterling

    4. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      E & S

    5. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Eriksen and Sterling for me

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

      hazard and sterling

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

    Lerma OG from a Kolasinac cross wiping out a Bournemouth clean sheet.

    Safe to say that the weekly average isn't being threatened currently!

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

      Just hope the scoreline stays the same so there is no attacking points from Bournemouth.

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

        Me too my friend 🙂

        Laca owner here with no Bournemouth representation.

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

    I don’t know if I can bring myself to jump on the sterling train... feel like he’ll just troll me

    Anyone else?

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Think given current form he will start most weeks. Expect all city players to only pksy 3 out of 4 matches over xmas period. A decent bench will cover if Sterling rested

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

      I was thinking the same.. brought him in but didn't (C) him in the end for that reason.

  4. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Daniels is funny

  5. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Mkhi close

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

      😀

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

      Close to the sky u mean

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

    What's the latest on Arnie injury?

  7. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Haz + Fraser -> Sane + Martial (-4)?

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

      I wouldn't sell the (most likely) captain poll leader just yet

    2. French Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Why would you Martial? Can’t keep up his high goal conversion and United aren’t exactly brilliant at the moment

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

        Easy fix. Other option is Dilva

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

    Knew I should have sold Wilson for Jimenez with my ft. Will come back to bite me.

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

      Bookmarked

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

        Wilson assisting the assister. Great.

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

    King g Brooks a

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

      That's not how you spell Fraser wtf

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        This ffs

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

    kingyyy

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

    King G
    Brooks A

  12. Wilshere Knowledge
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Pathetic from Mustafi.

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

      Need some new defenders in January!

    2. Arteta
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Said this at least hundred times in last two years.

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

    king is an fpl legenddd

  14. Ask Yourself
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Why not fraser come on

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

    Beautiful strike by King.

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

      lovelyy stuff

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

    Nice - all those Arsenal CS (mainly Bellerin) wiped out.

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

      Surely no one relevant has any Arsenal defender?

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

        Agreed.

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

        Some in my MLs. Not relevant yet, but every point they don't get is good IMO.

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

    In my worst week of the season, my bench is having a screamer

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      At least you didn't bench boost like I did

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

      Same. Gonna take weeks to get back

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

    any king owners remaining??

  19. Warby84
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Who would have thought sterling first to 100, surely odds on now

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

      Yeah the bookies are definitely offering those kind of markets.

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

      Alonso could do it v Fulham easy enough

      1. All de Gea no iDier
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        City have a day's start though

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

    Fraser turn

  21. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Long live the King

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

      long livee

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

    Balls no Fraser or Wilson involvement

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

      Perfect scenario.

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

    Fraser going to drop like a stone, cash him out ASAP

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

      no chance .Bench and have him fresh for huddersfield

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

        With brooks/king/wilson on form, Fraser could be rested/rotated with Stanislas when he returns
        Doesn't seem right to keep a player only for 1 (maybe) good game

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

          dont think stan will come in place ryan.This is pure speculation

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

            It is a speculation
            GW 15 is a mid week
            Lots of first team players could get rotated

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

              That is true but Fraser played full 90 today.More likely to rest players vs mancity

  24. JJO
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    And now ref you can call FT

  25. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Damn, Arsenal still not led at halftime in a league game this season

  26. Dynamic Duos
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Brooks is the ultimate Xmas bench boy, back up, super sub

  27. Marvin.
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Who the hell is David Brooks anyway?

  28. Numb
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Can’t see Fraser getting anything here. Even when he does get on the ball its in “assist the assist” situations at best

    1. Sif
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Nearly got something from a FK, set pieces a big part of his game.

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

        Yeah, set piece looks his best chance of an assist

  29. PASTATOGEL
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Dammit .. sold Brooks for rich

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

      Oof, ahead of Arsenal? Not quite sideways but close.

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

        Hindsight comment of the year

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

      lol that was a poor move anyway knowing arsenal are crap in defense

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

      Broke to rich is always nice. $$$

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

    Still haven’t forgiven Atkinson for taking all those sweet Hazard points away

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

      damn it at 1-1.Momentum could have completely changed.Absolute noob

    2. is this real
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      At least it means other managers are dropping him 🙂