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

    Sort yourself out Wilson

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

    Iwobi my prince. 😀

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

    bournemouth have been poor second half. a bit tired

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

    Auba essential

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

      Gwk16

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

    Any early thoughts on what to do here? Feels wrong dropping Haz/Salah this week with their fixtures, but may look to drop at least one in the coming weeks to make room for Sterling/Sane and/or Spurs mid... 1FT 0.2ITB

    Fabianski
    Alonso Robertson Doherty AWB Digne
    Salah Haz DSilva Fraser Diangana
    Aguero Arnie Jimenez

    Thanks!

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

      It is a tough decision, for me, dropping Salah > Sterling allows me to do Barkley > Eriksen/Sane.
      Worried about Hazard too, no way dropping before Fulham.

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

    Koala baps

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

    Fraser time

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

      pls

  8. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    2 Kolasinac Assits now

  9. Andy Mac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Considering this - would you do it??

    Hazard & Arnie > Sterling & Mitrovic

    Would give me:
    Fab
    Alonso - Robbo - TAA - Doherty
    Sterling - Mane - Martial - Dilva - Richarlison
    Aguero - Mitrovic - Jiminez

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

      Exact funds right now...

    2. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Selling Hazard before Fulham at home?

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

        He’s not doing anything though and neither is Arnie tbf. Plus city have Bournemouth at home so sterling just as likely to score as much as Haz don’t you think??

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

      i would not.

    4. Sterling Silva is better th…
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Not really feeling Arnie to Mitro tbh

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

        Not a massive fan of Mitro over Arnie either but only way to find sterling who is becoming essential unfortunately.....

      2. Sterling Silva is better th…
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        If you get lucky Sterling could play v lyon and then you can gamble on him being benched and then have an easy Haz to Sterling trade after Haz plays Fulham

      3. Sterling Silva is better th…
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        *have the easy

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

          Fair point. Cheers mate, good call!

  10. Lord Flashheart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    my defense is:
    Patricio, Fab
    *Mendy, Alonso, Digne, Chilwel, bennet

    So mendy out for who?

    Laporte? TAA? or someone cheap (yedlin, WB) so i can spend more upfront in the following weeks/

    1. Sterling Silva is better th…
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      TAA/Robbo

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

    aw gtfo aubameyang

  12. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Lol mhki is such a donkey

  13. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Kolsniac must have?

    1. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      At the start of last season

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

    Kola finally prospering in the absence of Sanchez

  15. Weasel51
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    30! With Doherty to play. Jeeeeez

    Roll on next week

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

    Mhki really close 🙂

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

    Now hold on Arsenal!!! Need at least 7 points from Bou (A), Spurs (H), Utd (A).

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

      Couldn't agree more!

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

    Bournemouth have been crap since Fraser went to RWB

  19. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    MkhiAlexis swap deal was shocking, both have been dreadful

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

      Agree, Sanchez has been so poor so Utd got the worst of the deal.

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

      I think Alexis would have been excellent under Emery. I wonder if he asks to be loaned back to Arsenal in January?

    3. DAZZ
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      And alexis is scooping up £500,000 per WEEK. Makes me sick that, per week, could take normal humans anywhere between 15-25 years to earn that.

  20. Old Man
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    This is one of weeks where the "The law of the sod" applies. Huddersfield are going to score, aren't they?

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

      I think so. As a scared owner of Pat and Doh.

      1. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Me2

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

      Normal service resuming IMO.

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

      Looking at how this GW is going, I'd definitely say so.

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

      As just a Patricio owner, i wouldnt be too fussed i dont think.

  21. Feloh
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Callum "the baller" Wilson letting me down today. Come on my son, plenty of time left for that brace.

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

    I rate Az massively. Probably my favourite scout, but it's times like these where I can never forget him saying earlier on in the season that Mhki was the best value player in the game 😀

    1. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      before gw1, it looked like a pretty good prediction.

      things sadly changed.

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

      He was early on last season, when he was playing really well for Utd.

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

        No it was earlier this season he said it.

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

          He has talent but he is a bit of a luxury player. Looks like a player who doesnt take things seriously at times during the play. Strange.

    3. DAZZ
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Everyone has made good and bad predictions, and everyone has made good and bad punts.

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

        Oh I completely agree. It's more a comment in jest. Az has an excellent overall outlook on the game IMO. I take his thought on board more than most other tbh, he thinks in similar way to myself.

  23. ZeBestee
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Why was Fraser switched to RWB? They were clearly on the ascent after the first half and Eddie Howe shouldnt have changed that.

  24. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Come on Wilson. Stop running round like a headless chicken and actually do something!

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

    fraser sot

  26. FPL_Sponge
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Fraser shot on goal #notabigchance

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

    Time to get rid of Wilson.
    Jimenez or rondon?

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

      Jimenez or Murray if you can afford bench him for away games

  28. BIGREDDOG
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Fraser half volley outside boot straight at Leno

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

    Stan on, Wilson now 3rd in pens order

    1. Chenku╰☆╮
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Not true..

    2. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      I don't rate Wilson as a penalty taker but I doubt whether Bournemouth will get one anyway. I seem to remember Stan being quite good at them.

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

    Team News: WOL vs HUD
    Referee: Kevin Friend

    WOL: Patrício, Bennett, Coady, Boly, Vinagre, Neves, Doherty, Moutinho, Jiménez, Cavaleiro, Costa
    Subs: Ruddy, Dendoncker, Jota, Saïss, Gibbs-White, Bonatini, Traoré

    HUD: Lössl, Smith, Schindler, Kongolo, Billing, Durm, Mooy, Hadergjonaj, Hogg, Mounie, Pritchard
    Subs: Hamer, Stankovic, Mbenza, Sobhi, Williams, Depoitre, Kachunga