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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. aborg
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Pukki getting close !!! Pukki goal incoming......

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

      No chance

    2. sminkypinky
      7 years, 12 days ago

      Imo he’s a decent player. Norwich atm are cr@p though. Time to get rid this week for me.

      1. aborg
        7 years, 12 days ago

        yeah...I guess so...will be getting rid too

  2. Differentiator
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Watford are a dirty bunch of players

  3. FPL Daniel
    7 years, 12 days ago

    That Rico Wilson combo would have been a beauty. Next time for sure

  4. Rainer
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Tammy bar

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

      Rainer why 🙁

      1. Rainer
        7 years, 12 days ago

        Would have only been an assist...

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

      *Clark

    3. THE Wild Rover
      7 years, 12 days ago

      Drinking with Son?

    4. sminkypinky
      7 years, 12 days ago

      Great. Not as if I need any points from him compared to my ml rivals who capped City players.

  5. Sgt Frank Drebin
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Tammy bar grrr

  6. Differentiator
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Can Pukki please have a shot for ferks sake

  7. TAT
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Why did I get Boly. Why.

  8. Fudgy
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Abraham definitely struggles against these types of sides

  9. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Danny Ings

  10. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Ings goal

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

      FFFFFFFFFFF

  11. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Ingsss!

  12. FPL Daniel
    7 years, 12 days ago

    score that Tammy @@@!!! scoooreee man

  13. FOO FIGHTER
    7 years, 12 days ago

    So little goals so far...

    1. THE Wild Rover
      7 years, 12 days ago

      They are all the same size

      1. Epic Fail
        7 years, 12 days ago

        Feck sake 😀

  14. teneighty
    7 years, 12 days ago

    How are Bournemouth looking?

  15. WVA
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Casuals getting closer with Tammy

    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      7 years, 12 days ago

      Makes no sense

    2. FPL Daniel
      7 years, 12 days ago

      100% EO in top 10K, not casuals pick for sure

  16. ZeBestee
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Ings G

  17. DandyDon
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Is hourihane taking over McGinns role in the team? Disallowed goal and almost scored again. I’ll be taking McGinn out next week but houirhane may be one to watch for when their fixtures come good again

    1. Brosstan
      7 years, 12 days ago

      Grealish is the one. Read Hot Topic

  18. FPL Daniel
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Tammy hit the woodwork for those who are not watching. Son hit the woodwork as well

    1. dansmusen
      7 years, 12 days ago

      Got both 🙂

      1. FPL Daniel
        7 years, 12 days ago

        next one hopefully . granny has son captain even

    2. dark91
      7 years, 12 days ago

      It was Clark though

      1. FPL Daniel
        7 years, 12 days ago

        yeah he blocked the goal, you are right but ended with woodwork at the end

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

    Danny boy I LOVE YOUUUUUUU

  20. dshv
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Where is the goals

    1. HamezMace
      7 years, 12 days ago

      One at each end of the pitch

    2. Epic Fail
      7 years, 12 days ago

      They is coming

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

      Either end of the pitch.

      Is that you Tammy?

  21. tm245
    7 years, 12 days ago

    VARs and bars dominating today.

  22. Chenku╰☆╮
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Ings captain success

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

    Danny Ings, he's one of our own!

  24. Piggs Boson
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Chelsea taking a sledgehammer to this Newcastle defence. It surely can't hold...

  25. Rainer
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Chelsea turning the screw.

    1. Epic Fail
      7 years, 12 days ago

      I wish they'd stop doing that and concentrate on playing football.

      1. Rainer
        7 years, 12 days ago

        Someone has to fix the bar.

      2. HamezMace
        7 years, 12 days ago

        Using a sledgehammer to turn a screw? Seems unnecessary

  26. Duke Silver ☑
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Love when a goal is scored during an ad break on Soccer Saturday when Charlie Nicholas is covering the game.

  27. Chucky
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Wilson looking lively?

  28. Hotdogs for Tea
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Ings now essential at that price ?

    1. George Sillett
      7 years, 12 days ago

      He's never been essential and never will be.

    2. HamezMace
      7 years, 12 days ago

      No

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

    Vallejp second mistake which Ings has pounced on ,and this time he's clinical. Great anticipation, 20m what a bargain!

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

      I dreaded seeing him come on for Bennett. Sure Neves coming off didn't help.

  30. sminkypinky
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Finally Norwich showing something at least.