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Redmond returns for Southampton as Fraser benched again

Southampton midfielder Nathan Redmond (£6.3m) is back in the starting line-up following injury.

He returns to the side just as Moussa Djenepo (£5.4m) drops out with a knock of his own.

It looks as if Redmond will sit next to Sofiane Boufal (£5.5m) in a central attacking midfield duo behind centre-forward Che Adams (£5.7m).

The return of Kevin Danso (£4.5m) will also be welcome news for Ralph Hasenhüttl, who was forced into playing a back-three with Djenepo as a wing-back in the win over Sheffield United.

Visitors Bournemouth have gone with a 4-4-2 formation which features Ryan Fraser (£7.3m) on the bench for a second match running.

On the flanks of midfield are Josh King (£6.3m) and Harry Wilson (£6.0m) while Callum Wilson (£7.8m) and Dominic Solanke (£5.4m) lead the line.

Also of note is another start at left-back for Diego Rico (£4.1m), who offers better value compared to the likes of Nathan Aké (£4.9m) and Steve Cook (£5.0m).

Southampton XI (4-3-2-1): Gunn; Danso, Bednarek, Vestergaard, Cédric; Højbjerg, Romeu, Ward-Prowse; Boufal, Redmond; Adams.

Bournemouth XI (4-4-2): Ramsdale; Rico, Aké, S Cook, Stacey; J King, Lerma, Billing, H Wilson; Solanke, C Wilson.

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  1. Warbling Wendy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    I wonder if Fraser is getting benched because of his hair.

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      He should grow it out 😛

    2. Pinturicchio10
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Legitimate reason to be fair. Hack of it.

      • VanDijksToWatchOutFor
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I think that is very unlikely. This is professional sport.

        1. Pinturicchio10
            4 years, 7 months ago

            What about Fellaini.

            1. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Djibril Cisse?

        2. JonBoy
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Glad you highlighted that.

      • Collie01
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Did the slightly left field moves of Buendia and Otamendi in. Need the double Liv defence to repay the faith after keeping VVD!

        1. Bobby Digital
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Buendia was good vs City

        2. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Buendia is quality.

          1. FPL Daniel
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Buendia is great choice. Thinking going for him instead of Cantwell

            1. Bobby Digital
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              A bit expensive tho...

      • Dacra
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Haller to Abraham tonight?

        Have 2xft, no burning issues.

        1. Collie01
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          No. Wait for them to play.

          1. Dacra
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            But that 0.1 when he increases tonight!

            1. Collie01
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              But that wasted transfer if he gets injured.

              It's a risk is all. Not like the 0.1 will put Tammy beyond reach.

        2. Bobby Digital
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          10 games plus midweek left

      • Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        King is wasted on the wing. He needs to push for a move in January or else I fear he'll never get the call up from Southgate

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Southgate would need a back up for Sterling as he is never rested in PL CL IB ...
          😉

        2. Pukki Party
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Never heard that joke before

        3. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          I hear you catch more fish at night

        4. JonBoy
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          He's playing so far wide he's representing Norway.

          1. Amey
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            No way

        5. Yank Revolution
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Yes! Keep the charade going!

      • Sgt Frank Drebin
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Can't wait to see how many Che Adams scores tonight!

        1. Fred54
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Looks like a B Tec Deeney.

          1. Sgt Frank Drebin
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            He looks like this to deceive defenders but in fact he is an English Lewandowski. Just waiting for a good moment to show his skills, when opponents expect it the least!

      • dunas_dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Setting team provisionally for next week as I always quickly do I see 10 players away and only home player is Digne v City!

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Boom
          Signs of a good gw to follow

        2. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Wc

        3. FPL Daniel
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Me something similar.

          Considering WC too

      • diesel001
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Digne with MCI next GW. Damn.

        1. Collie01
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          One of the best defenders to have vs City though. Attacking threat and set pieces.

          1. Pinturicchio10
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Correct

          2. tucaoneo
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            I think I benched him last season and he assisted.

          3. Salah’s Sonnet
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            City aren’t impenetrable ya know

            1. Amey
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Raz © next gw most possibly so hope the penetrate deep enough 😀

              1. Salah’s Sonnet
                • 12 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                Haha indeed 🙂

        2. Amey
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          First time this season me and my rival have gone with different ©.
          Sterling for him & Salah for me. Will be interesting gw 😀

          1. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Good luck, Amey

            1. Amey
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Thank you and GL to you too my friend !!

              1. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
                • 6 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                Cheers, bud!

        3. FPL Daniel
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Guys would you WC this team?

          I don't like my starting 11 next week.

          Ryan (che)
          Digne (mci) taa AWB (ars) Zinchenko (eve)
          Salah Sterling Mount KDB
          Pukky Tammy

          Bench: lundstram greenwood donker

          I want to sell all those that have the opponents mentioned and the bench. Also I am tempted for some arsenal and spurs attacking cover

          What you think?

          1. Tempestic
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Just drop AWB to a cheapy imo, Rico/soy/burnley

            1. FPL Daniel
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              What about Ryan and no Cantwell?

              This is the potential wc team:

              Pope
              Hanley Pieters Soyuncu TAA Lundstram
              Son KDB Sterling Mount Cantwell
              Auba Tammy Pukky

              0 itb.

              Perfect team

              1. Tempestic
                • 5 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                Very similar to what I've just done in a panic this week except I took out mount to fodder and have TAA and Digne over Pieters and Hanley.

                1. Tempestic
                  • 5 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  Maybe not the best week to WC out Salah tho? I'm already getting cold feet and I did it literally an hour ago xD

                  1. FPL Daniel
                    • 14 Years
                    4 years, 7 months ago

                    I wont captain him Salah anytime soon.

                    I have Son and Auba instead

                    If Salah is not captain surely Auba and Son outscored him and Donker and some money in defense no?

                    1. Salah’s Sonnet
                      • 12 Years
                      4 years, 7 months ago

                      No way i’d lose Salah, can score against anyone

                      1. FPL Daniel
                        • 14 Years
                        4 years, 7 months ago

                        Doesn't matter if the others players i have outscore him

        4. Fred54
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Harry Wilson has a left foot.

          Great insight from Carragher.

          1. Amey
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Owne:
            "He can use right one too, of course"

          2. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Doesn't miss a thing does he?

            1. Amey
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Spits*

        5. Collie01
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Really wanted Callum Wilson for this fixture but couldn't fit him in. Hope he finally blanks

          1. Salah’s Sonnet
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Biggest troll in FPL for me, he’ll probably blank

        6. Egg noodle
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Wilson (VC)
          Go on son make me proud

          1. Fred54
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Hope so, benched Vestergard.

        7. fr3d
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Back to back red arrows

          Hit taken

          No Kun no Auba

          Mount in XI

          Bring it on

        8. Revival
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          No players in either of the first 2 televised games for me. Best I can do is hope for Wilson and Kane to blank to maintain some fantasy interest.

        9. Rash
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Yikes my squad for next week only has 2 playing at home and they are both everton defence..

          1. Salah’s Sonnet
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            I only have three at the moment, eeek!

        10. tiger
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          0 points so far...worst gw ever

        11. Gudjohnsen
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          1-1 with a Callum Wilson own goal

        12. Brosstan
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Solanke 1 goal in 44 appearances. lol

          1. Rash
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            How much did liverpool steal from Bournemouth for him?

            1. JonBoy
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              19 million. PLUS add ons.

          2. Revival
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            yeah it's kinda passed me by that he is even starting for Bournemouth this season.

          3. Royal5
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            That's even worse than Shane Long.

            1. Revival
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Somehow he is the 3rd most owned saints player in the game

        13. Bob_the_builder
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          As a concerned Mepham owner, is he no longer 1st choice or is he still recovering from that IB injury?

          1. Salah’s Sonnet
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            He was never first choice to begin with

        14. Daddy Kev
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          What's up with the trend of footballers having really short sleeves that barely come down past their shoulders? It looks absolutely ridiculous.

          1. Salah’s Sonnet
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Bring back the baggy basketball look for kits 😉

        15. DannyDrinkVodka
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Wildcarding now to give myself an extra day to play around with it and stuff

          1. Salah’s Sonnet
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            K

          2. FPL Daniel
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            I might join you. Tempted

        16. Aftermath
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Pull the trigger on these moves or will be 0.1 short

          Boly+Barnes-> tomori+ Abraham

          Pope
          TAA otamendi Boly
          Salah KDB Sterling Mount
          Pukki Haller Barnes

          Button Cantwell Lundstram Kelly

          1. Zladan
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            I’m doing

            Digne + Adams to Tomori + Abraham.

            But I have 0.3m after it so I can afford to wait.

        17. Zladan
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Rico fortunate to escape a booking.

        18. Annie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Rico time

        19. Guy Demel
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          RICO (A)

        20. Valar(Keith)
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Rico 🙂

        21. Zladan
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Rico assist loool

        22. Team Cruel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Ake goal

        23. Mr Peanutbutter
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          rico worth 7 million

        24. CRO KLOPP
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Rico asist