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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.

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  1. have you seen cyan
    7 years, 12 days ago

    yay heaton save point, haul!

  2. Wirtzle Gummidge
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Sofascore saying Maddison made the assist.

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      7 years, 12 days ago

      Sofascore wrong

      1. Wirtzle Gummidge
        7 years, 12 days ago

        Damn

    2. Stoic
      7 years, 12 days ago

      Fake news

    3. Rainer
      7 years, 12 days ago

      Racists.

    4. Royal5
      7 years, 12 days ago

      Ffs delete

    5. socho
      7 years, 12 days ago

      Same for Livescore. Any decent alternatives? So annoying. And happens all season.

      1. Brosstan
        7 years, 12 days ago

        The comments section on here is the best source for all FPL related information.

  3. TheDragon
    7 years, 12 days ago

    This gameweek is abysmal - and last week was an abysmal gameweek - bring back the fun / goals!

  4. ZeBestee
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Poch's 3-4-3 formation and tactics not working. Needs to change at half time and bring in Son for Sanchez maybe.

    1. Tempestic
      7 years, 12 days ago

      Please get Son on

  5. L'Aeroplanino
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Will a player still get a YC if he takes his shirt off for celebration and then ruled out by VAR?

    1. Regin
      7 years, 12 days ago

      Great question. I guess yes.

      1. L'Aeroplanino
        7 years, 12 days ago

        that's unfair...

  6. Piggs Boson
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Insider, from Spurs' dressing room - "This place is a regime and they're sick of him. It's his way or nothing. There is no balance. The players get the impression they are not trusted at all. The players are not revolting, but they have been driven so hard, they don't know if they have anything left to give" [Source: The Athletic]

    Poch - "It’s not about tactics or quality players but the level of fight. You need to match the opponent in aggressivity, excitement, motivation. That is the first demand – you need to work."

    Sounds like the players are just sick of the heavy pressing. How Pep and Klopp are able to sustain such intensity from their players consistently is remarkable...

    There's a good video detailing the issues at Spurs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ly3Pygqp3w

    1. Cok3y5murf
      7 years, 12 days ago

      Yeah, watched this

      1. Piggs Boson
        7 years, 12 days ago

        Wouldn't be surprised if there's similar issues at United. They press very hard.

        Klopp and Pep's pressing is not so gung ho, but more intelligent. They lure oppponents into pressing traps before engaging. Perhaps that is the difference with those teams.

    2. Jafooli
      7 years, 12 days ago

      Horse placenta...

    3. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      7 years, 12 days ago

      Pep and Klopp are obviously great motivators, that's part of their appeal as managers. Plus the carrot for Pool and City players is winners medals, Spurs don't have the mind set or pedigree to succeed and the players must feel that so are flogging themselves for nothing.

  7. Hy liverpool
    7 years, 12 days ago

    AVFC82 scores a goal

    1. Peter Ouch
      7 years, 12 days ago

      This, well written

    2. Differential C (Mark)
      7 years, 12 days ago

      I remembered his post on Grealish. Class stuff!

  8. Digital-Real
    7 years, 12 days ago

    If only Villa fxtures were good. Grealish looks good.

  9. Differential C (Mark)
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Guilbert Assist? get innnn!!!

    1. FPL Daniel
      7 years, 12 days ago

      yes. congrats

  10. Peter Ouch
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Banging my head not getting dunk last week on wc.

    1. George Sillett
      7 years, 12 days ago

      Why ?

      1. Peter Ouch
        7 years, 12 days ago

        They look great defensively

  11. Rainer
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Son cappers will have the last laugh come 5pm

  12. Bartowski
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Anyone else's streams half time analysis just an old interview with Kurt Zouma?

  13. FPL Daniel
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Any Guilbert owners for the assist?

    1. Differential C (Mark)
      7 years, 12 days ago

      HEREE!!! 🙂

    2. Canary_Kid
      7 years, 12 days ago

      Benched him for Montoya 🙁

    3. Gobigorgohome
      7 years, 12 days ago

      Here

    4. liiusions
      7 years, 12 days ago

      Transferred him in this week 😆 only plan to play him this week and GW13 vs Newcastle

  14. Champ
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    7 years, 12 days ago

    I think I should just give Paddypower direct access to my current account and delete the app. It would just be less complicated all round.

    1. George Sillett
      7 years, 12 days ago

      If you're crap at gambling just dont bother.

  15. Digital-Real
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Goals bonanza second half.

  16. Gowiththeflow
    7 years, 12 days ago

    God... I hate VAR so much. It simply destroyed football.

    1. THE Wild Rover
      7 years, 12 days ago

      It simply hasn’t

    2. Epic Fail
      7 years, 12 days ago

      Only when it goes against you.

      1. THE Wild Rover
        7 years, 12 days ago

        Exactly

      2. Gowiththeflow
        7 years, 12 days ago

        Not really. Not the case. Actually, I'm referring to a soccer fan not a FPL fan. But I accept who like it... for me just destroy the magic of the game. Just an opinion non related to FPL.

    3. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      7 years, 12 days ago

      By correctly disallowing goals?

      1. Gowiththeflow
        7 years, 12 days ago

        The thing is... is not that unusual to do the opposite. Every week we're discussing bad decisions from VAR. I'd prefer to be discussing bad decisions from the referee.

    4. Yank Revolution
      7 years, 12 days ago

      Best thing to happen to the game in the modern era

  17. bench boost for every gamew…
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Only positive is 0-0 in bou-norwich. Hopefully king on at half time

    1. Tempestic
      7 years, 12 days ago

      no that's not a positive at all, wheres the 3-3 game I was promised

      1. George Sillett
        7 years, 12 days ago

        Who promised you that ?

  18. fr3d
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Maddison is 1.5m overpriced

  19. DantheManinaPan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Vardy 😀

  20. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Worst HT WC as I can remember 🙁

    1. Royal5
      7 years, 12 days ago

      Agreed

  21. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    7 years, 12 days ago

    7 players playing. 6 blanks. Vardy (c) score is the only good thing.

    1. TheDragon
      7 years, 12 days ago

      That’s a monster haul

    2. Fudgy
      7 years, 12 days ago

      Your in Dreamland with Vardy captain

  22. Fudgy
    7 years, 12 days ago

    On 4 points with 7 played including captain. Anyone better than that?

    1. dansmusen
      7 years, 12 days ago

      6 points and 7 playing...also have my C in play and a -4

    2. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      7 years, 12 days ago

      Nope, 6 from 6 now...

  23. TheDragon
    7 years, 12 days ago

    8 from 7 any good?

    1. Rainer
      7 years, 12 days ago

      Show off.

    2. Tempestic
      7 years, 12 days ago

      Fantastic

  24. Lev Yashin
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Well feck this shite

  25. Epic Fail
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Time for Grealish to be called up to the England squad. How on earth do they think they're gonna win anything without him, Mings and Heaton as the spine of the team?

    1. Poseidon.
      7 years, 12 days ago

      Grealish is Norwegian

    2. Canary_Kid
      7 years, 12 days ago

      Maddison and Mount both better at his position

      1. Epic Fail
        7 years, 12 days ago

        lol

  26. Bobby Digital
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Yerry Mina a double figure waiting to happen.

    1. Lev Yashin
      7 years, 12 days ago

      2x YC?

  27. FOO FIGHTER
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Pukki, Vardy and McGinn to have hatties before 90 mins are up.

    Whatch this space LOL 😀

    1. Warby84
      7 years, 12 days ago

      I can see a Vardy hat trick, would be lovely..

    2. Bobby Digital
      7 years, 12 days ago

      All those will score for sure

  28. Manani
    7 years, 12 days ago

    did my last minute vardy>wilson on WC, hope wilson delivers at second half

    1. Yank Revolution
      7 years, 12 days ago

      Same

  29. Sailboats
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Hows the Bournemouth game? Is Pukki playing well?

    1. fr3d
      7 years, 12 days ago

      😆

    2. Bobby Digital
      7 years, 12 days ago

      No supply thus far

    3. aborg
      7 years, 12 days ago

      He had some decent chances but no shots on target yet. On his best chance, his fellow player obstructed him !!

  30. Pedram
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Green arrow with 10pts, the absolute state of this gameweek.

    1. TheDragon
      7 years, 12 days ago

      Exactly - it’s fun for no one like this