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

    Pep to kill us in 3...2...1...

  2. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
    7 years, 12 days ago

    What a gameweek to be alive

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      7 years, 12 days ago

      Every week

      1. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
        7 years, 12 days ago

        Seriously

  3. George Sillett
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Maddison off.

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

    told everyone to play Rico (oops probably jinxed it now)

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

    XI | Ederson, Cancelo, Fernandinho, Rodrigo, Mendy, Gundogan, Silva (C), De Bruyne, Bernardo, Sterling, Jesus

    Subs | Bravo, Stones, Aguero, Angelino, Mahrez, Foden, E Garcia

    1. Jafooli
      7 years, 12 days ago

      No Zinkjenko, Rico off the bench 😎

    2. HamezMace
      7 years, 12 days ago

      Centre backs much?

  6. Dannyb
    7 years, 12 days ago

    F u Pep

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

    Kun benched

  8. fusen
    7 years, 12 days ago

    I find these low scoring gameweeks quite funny

    FPL is essentially a game of saying "Player A is better than player B, so I'm going to choose player A as they are more likely to score points"

    You then expect the better players to score points.

    On a normal gameweek, you have a 70/30 chance of it happening and it normally happens, everyone is happy.

    On this sort of gameweek the 30% wins out and the "worse" players score and everyone is unhappy.

    So the entire time the game has always been about luck, but we all don't like it now as the luck isn't going our way enough :X

    If you want a game of actual skill, find one that is based on skill and not making educated guesses. FPL's randomness(luck) is a central part of the whole game.

    1. In Like Flynn.
      • Has Moderation Rights
      7 years, 12 days ago

      Bridge?

      1. fusen
        7 years, 12 days ago

        Chess?

  9. Rainer
    7 years, 12 days ago

    WOW PEP

  10. FPL Daniel
    7 years, 12 days ago

    🙁 terrible gw at least for now

  11. Piggs Boson
    7 years, 12 days ago

    XI | Ederson, Cancelo, Fernandinho, Rodrigo, Mendy, Gundogan, Silva (C), De Bruyne, Bernardo, Sterling, Jesus

    Subs | Bravo, Stones, Aguero, Angelino, Mahrez, Foden, E Garcia

  12. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    7 years, 12 days ago

    wtf is that from pep 😆

  13. tambourineman
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Aguero benched, no Otamendi

  14. Gudjohnsen
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Alonso

  15. FOO FIGHTER
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Not a great time for Aguero owners 🙁

  16. TRIPOS TOPPER
    7 years, 12 days ago

    scenes incoming

  17. fr3d
    7 years, 12 days ago

    ffs 😆

  18. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Kun benched. Ota not in squad

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

    GOALONSOOOOOO

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

    Aguero mahrez benched

  21. Rainer
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Alonso G
    Cho A

  22. ZeBestee
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Odoi A, Alonso G.

  23. Champions League Varane
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Great Maddison off I’m done

  24. FPL Daniel
    7 years, 12 days ago

    MEN were right. Kun on the bench !!!! noooooooooooooooooo I transfered Vardy for him 🙁

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

    Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhh may man Alonso 😎

  26. tm245
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Janmaat hamstrung, he had a great game.

  27. Salah’s Sonnet
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Kun benched and no ota, can’t make this up

  28. FPL Daniel
    7 years, 12 days ago

    My pre WC had Alonso !!!

    1. FPL Daniel
      7 years, 12 days ago

      My pre WC player Alonso outscoring my full squad now.

      Well at least Chelsea are winning.

  29. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    7 years, 12 days ago

    no cbs for city

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

    omg screw u ota, gtfo right now