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22 February 2020 1409 comments
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The Fantasy Premier League focus is likely to be on Southampton this afternoon as Aston Villa travel to the south coast.

Danny Ings (£7.1m) has featured in the captaincy conversation this week and starts the game alongside differential option Shane Long (£4.6m).

With Nathan Redmond (£6.2m) out injured, it’s Stuart Armstrong (£5.2m) and Moussa Djenepo (£5.2m) on the wings while Kyle Walker-Peters‘ (£4.4m) absence means another start at right-back for James Ward-Prowse (£5.7m).

That could be good news for Jack Grealish (£6.7m) and Matt Targett (£4.4m) who occupy the left-flank for Aston Villa, as Dean Smith welcomes Tyrone Mings (£4.5m) back from tonsillitis.

Sean Dyche has been forced into arguably his second-choice front-line for Gameweek 27 as Chris Wood (£6.2m) misses out through injury.

That means a strike-partnership for Jay Rodriguez (£5.7m) and Matej Vydra (£5.3m) for the first time in the Premier League this season.

Bournemouth come to Turf Moor lined up in a 4-3-3 formation with Eddie Howe making some changes.

Adam Smith (£4.3m) goes in at left-back which means a benching for Diego Rico (£4.3m) while Ryan Fraser (£6.8m) is also among the substitutes, with Josh King (£6.1m) and Harry Wilson (£5.8m) playing either side of Callum Wilson (£7.4m).

As per usual, the injury updates from the Cherries were handed out at team news time rather than in Eddie Howe’s press conference.

The club’s official Twitter account revealed on Saturday afternoon that Nathan Aké (£4.8m) and Jefferson Lerma (£4.8m) both miss out with knocks.

John Lundstram (£5.0m) remains a bench option for Chris Wilder who, as per usual, names an unchanged side as Brighton come to Bramall Lane.

Graham Potter has lined his troops up in a 4-4-2 formation, with both Glenn Murray (£5.4m) and Neal Maupay (£5.8m) handed starts in Sheffield.

Christian Benteke (£5.7m), who has shown some slight form recently, leads the Crystal Palace attack supported by Wilfried Zaha (£6.8m) and Jordan Ayew (£5.0m).

Martin Kelly (£4.2m) is also back for Crystal Palace, although is named only on the bench.

Steve Bruce hands another start to Danny Rose (£5.3m) while Matt Ritchie (£5.3m) continues to be used as an impact sub.

Burnley XI: Pope; C Taylor, Mee, Tarkowski, Bardsley; McNeil, Westwood, Cork, Hendrick; Vydra, Rodriguez.

Bournemouth XI: Ramsdale; A Smith, S Cook, Francis, Stacey; Gosling, Surman, Billing; J King, C Wilson, H Wilson.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita; van Aanholt, Cahill, Dann, J Ward; McCarthy, McArthur, Kouyaté; Zaha, Benteke, Ayew.

Newcastle United XI: Dúbravka; Rose, Fernández, Lascelles, Schär, Lazaro; Almirón, Bentaleb, S Longstaff, Saint-Maximin; Joelinton.

Sheffield Utd XI: Henderson; Basham, Egan, O’Connell; Baldock, Berge, Norwood, Fleck, Stevens; Sharp, McBurnie.

Brighton XI: Ryan; Schelotto, Dunk, Webster, Duffy, Burn; Bissouma, Propper, Mooy; Maupay, Murray.

Southampton XI: McCarthy; Ward-Prowse, Stephens, Bednarek, Bertrand; Smallbone, Hojbjerg, Armstrong, Djenepo; Long, Ings.

Aston Villa XI: Reina; Konsa, Mings, Hause; Guilbert, Douglas Luiz, Nakamba, Targett; El Ghazi, Grealish, Samatta.

  1. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    I said earlier.. VAR analyst owns Pope. I wasnt joking.

    1. Sid1891
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      I guess he is a Pope

    2. beric
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Well obviously, jokes are funny

  2. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Pope won and/or taking pen?

  3. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Fleck has abit of power in that foot

  4. SuperMane Returns
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    OMG Rodriguez!

  5. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Rodriguez G

    Burnley 2-0 Bournemouth

  6. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Dafuq? Lo Celso won’t face retrospective action because it was seen by the officials and reviewed at the time, even though they had admitted they had made a mistake. Madness

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

      What happened missed the game?

    2. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Common sense out the window...

  7. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    OMG JRod

  8. BNMC
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    J-Rod scores

  9. Babelcopter
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Pope owners so lucky! I’m not having that jammy luck!

    1. beric
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Ill have it, ill spread it on my toast

  10. kamdaraji
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    VAR RUBBISH!!!!!!!!!!

  11. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Screw it, I'm supporting Bournemouth for the rest of the game. Poor suckers (and I support a relegation rival)

    1. Nightcrawler
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Youre no real supporter then

      1. Fpl Richie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Well its true my patience has been tested since the stadium move and the evil owners (WHam)

    2. UTD - HATED, ADORED, BUT NE…
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Utd?

  12. KINGS
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    What happen to Southampton game? Delay?

  13. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Don't own Pope and want the CS wiped.

    But, it was a handball. So VAR got the decision correct to aware Burnley a penalty.

  14. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Lundy told to warm up.

    1. Maddi Son
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Owners are stunned. They did not see that coming at all.

      1. The Polymath
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        I did

  15. FPL Pillars
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    VAR has ties to Burnley ?

  16. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    A 6pt swing between Burnley and Bournemouth with a single decision...

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Wrong. Thought it was 1-1 before the goal...

  17. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Lund coming on?

  18. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Surely they can't disallow the next one

  19. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Surely time for an Ings goal. What's going on 🙂

  20. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Lundstram coming on

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

    Ramsdale could have redemmed himself there but nooo

  22. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    This is an absolute VAR impact! Rightly or wrongly ..,

  23. BNMC
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Things I've learned from this gameweek so far:
    - Pope owners are very lucky
    - Villa are getting relegated
    - It's time for the Vydra Pytra

  24. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Ok, theres no way there isnt some foul play involved with VAR. That is absolutely ridiculous to give a penalty for that. VAR is farcical, a joke decision.

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Why? It seems like handball to me.

  25. HurriKane
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Vardy --> Vydra ?

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Hydra were involved

    2. Sid1891
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Same letters just different order!

  26. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Pope and VAR. A match made in heaven

  27. Miniboss
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    VAR is ruining this sports for me. Somehow it was easier to be mad at bad referees.

  28. Dreaming of glory
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Why are people saying screw var and its ridiculous?
    2 handball both correctly called. It's hard to take for Bournemouth buts its the correct call going off the current handball roll.

    1. Maddi Son
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Because the game isn't going their way / toys out the pram.

    2. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      The VAR technology isn't even an issue, it's the people making decisions behind it.

  29. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    BBA got in JRodt

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      .. wizard.

  30. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Think I've had Ings 3 times this season and not once has he scored in that time lol

    1. Did you see that throw-in?
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Please sell