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19 October 2019 1961 comments
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Fantasy Premier League managers who took the cheaper route into Bournemouth’s attack for Gameweek 9 were left disappointed on Saturday afternoon.

Ahead of a plum home clash with an out-of-form Norwich City side, Josh King (£6.3m) has been named on the bench – after picking up 100,000+ new owners this week.

The Norwegian international has largely operated from the left-flank of midfield in a 4-4-2 system this season but Ryan Fraser (£7.1m) reclaims his berth for a first start since Gameweek 4.

This news is potentially massive for those who possess Callum Wilson (£8.0m) this weekend as King’s absence might see the England centre-forward take over penalty kick duties for Gameweek 9.

Meanwhile, Lewis Cook (£5.0m) and Adam Smith (£4.3m) return to the starting line-up for Bournemouth.

Opponents Norwich look to have altered their system after running into a poor patch of form in 4-2-3-1 before the international break.

Marco Stiepermann (£5.4m) drops to the bench to potentially facilitate a 4-1-4-1 formation with Alex Tettey (£4.5m) at the base of midfield.

Meanwhile, Kenny McLean (£4.9m) and Moritz Leitner (£4.5m) take up the central roles in the main midfield quartet, flanked by Todd Cantwell (£4.9m) and Emi Buendía (£6.0m).

Naturally, Teemu Pukki (£7.1m) retains his place up-front.

Also causing Fantasy managers frustration on Saturday afternoon is Son Heung-min (£9.8m) who finds himself on the Spurs bench for a favourable home meeting with Watford.

Mauricio Pochettino has handed a recall to Dele Alli (£8.4m) and Lucas Moura (£7.1m) in support of centre-forward Harry Kane (£10.9m).

Meanwhile, Watford go for a back-three for the second match in a row as Quique Sanchez Flores tries a 3-5-2 formation which features Roberto Pereyra (£5.7m) in a strike pairing with Danny Welbeck (£5.9m).

Suggestions of a return to FPL viability for Matt Doherty (£6.0m) were quashed by a second successive benching.

Adama Traoré (£5.1m) gets a second start in a row in place of the Irish international.

Aston Villa line-up as expected for the visit of Brighton, with John McGinn (£5.9m) in the central midfield trio and Jack Grealish (£5.9m) in the front-three.

Meanwhile, Graham Potter’s men are led in attack by Aaron Connolly (£4.5m) and Neal Maupay (£6.0m), while Pascal Groß (£6.4m) and Aaron Mooy (£4.8m) provide the width.

After missing the last four Premier League matches with injury, Leandro Trossard (£5.8m) has been named on the Brighton bench.

Chelsea line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation against Newcastle, with Fikayo Tomori (£4.7m) alongside Kurt Zouma (£4.7m) in defence.

Mason Mount (£6.8m) and Tammy Abraham (£7.7m) come into Gameweek 9 both owned by more than 35% of Fantasy managers.

It will be interesting to see how the Chelsea attack fares against Newcastle’s back-five, as Steve Bruce goes for the usual 5-3-2 system.

Both Longstaff brothers feature in midfield while Miguel Almirón (£5.8m) continues to be used out of position in the front-two.

Jay Rodriguez (£5.7m) comes in for the injured Ashley Barnes (£6.4m) as Burnley travel to face Leicester.

The Foxes are led by Jamie Vardy (£9.0m) while James Maddison (£7.2m) looks set for a central role in the 4-1-4-1 system.

The Starting XIs

Aston Villa XI: Heaton; Targett, Mings, Engels, Guilbert; McGinn, Hourihane, Nakamba; El Ghazi, Wesley, Grealish.

Brighton XI: Ryan; Burn, Webster, Dunk, Montoya; Groß, Pröpper, D Stephens, Mooy; Connolly, Maupay.

Bournemouth XI: Ramsdale; Rico, Ake, S Cook, Smith; Fraser, Billing, L Cook, H Wilson; Solanke, C Wilson.

Norwich XI: Krul; Lewis, Godfrey, Amadou, Aarons; Tettey; Cantwell, McLean, Leitner, Buendía; Pukki.

Chelsea XI: Kepa; Alonso, Zouma, Tomori, Azpilicueta; Jorginho, Barkley; Hudson-Odoi, Mount, Willian; Abraham.

Newcastle XI: Dubravka; Willems, Clark, Lascelles, Schär, Yedlin; Saint-Maximin, M Longstaff, S Longstaff; Almirón, Joelinton.

Leicester XI: Schmeichel; Chilwell, Söyüncü, Evans, R Pereira; Ndidi; Barnes, Pérez, Maddison, Tielemans; Vardy.

Burnley XI: Pope; Pieters, Mee, Tarkowski, Lowton; McNeil, Westwood, Hendrick, Brady; Rodriguez, Wood.

Spurs XI: Gazzaniga; Rose, Sanchez, Vertonghen, Alderweireld, Aurier; Winks, Sissoko; Moura, Alli; Kane

Watford XI: Foster; Kabasele, Dawson, Cathcart; Holebas, Chalobah, Cleverley, Doucouré, Janmaat; Welbeck, Pereyra.

Wolves XI: Patrício; Boly, Coady, Bennett; Jonny, Neves, Moutinho, Dendoncker, Traoré; Cutrone, Jiménez.

Southampton XI: Gunn; Bertrand, Yoshida, Vestergaard, Bednarek, Valery; Ward-Prowse, Højbjerg, Romeu; Redmond, Ings.

  1. ZeBestee
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Lol, McGiniesta Assist disallowed. 😀

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      FFS!

  2. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    VAR 15 Premiere Leaugue 0

  3. Champions League Varane
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Ryan cs

    1. Podge
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      On 3 saves though

  4. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Thank you McGinn!!! Keep em coming...

    1. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Keep what coming ?

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Nooo disallowed

  5. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Vardy G

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Chilwell A

      1. SADIO SANÉ
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Barnes?

        1. g40steve
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 6 months ago

          Yes Barnes, watching too many games 🙂

      2. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Barnes

  6. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Where are my Jimmy points

    1. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      He has to score first.

  7. SADIO SANÉ
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Vardy goal

    1. Hect.OR 98th
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      VAR?

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Yes!

  8. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Ryan CS banked!

  9. Pedram
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Yes Ryan keeps his cleansheet. (for now)

  10. Epic Fail
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    VAR can cook my sock.

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      😆

    2. Debauchy
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      😆

    3. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Vardy har har!

  11. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Vardy party is in full mode

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      You bet

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

    How do I reverse my Tammy > Jimmy transfer I confirmed 2 mins ago?

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      😀 Free hit chip

    2. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Through VAR?

  13. Poseidon.
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Would be great if VAR rules out that Watford goal too

  14. Hy liverpool
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Jamieeeeeeeeeeee

    1. Poseidon.
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      YIPPPEEEEEEE

  15. Give Me the Mane
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    I've had more faith in Kane than in myself these days

  16. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Vardy...Leicester goal...although who knows if it will be disallowed

  17. TomSaints
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    As saints fan and Matt Ryan owner. That was a magical minute.

    Love you VAR

  18. Hy liverpool
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Tomori YC

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Of course.

  19. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Vardyyyy!

  20. TAT
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Vardy in my VC until today. Got Auba instead…

  21. Differential C (Mark)
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    VAR and Saints, iconic duo

    1. TomSaints
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      We have got so lucky with VAR. player of the season so far

  22. Pedram
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    VARDY BANDWAGON GET INNN

  23. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Maddison over Vardy going well. And Ofc I have Pope in goal

  24. Sailboats
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    VARDINHOOOOOOO

  25. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Based Vardy

  26. FOO FIGHTER
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Vardy you beauty!!!

  27. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    The Wilson for one week then get Vardy move on wildcard.
    Oops.

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      I have the money for straight swap Wilson to Vardy

  28. tm245
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    VAR really does take away from the experience of following in real time.

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Right decisions > 1 minute of emotion.

  29. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    No Villa goal. Daniel as Ryan owner is really happy juhuuuuu 😀 🙂

  30. Regin
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Another horrible GW. Tammy capper, pope and soyuncu owner