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The highest-owned player in recent Fantasy Premier League (FPL) history takes to the field this evening.

Gabriel Jesus’ ownership passed 80% ahead of the Gameweek 3 deadline and he is part of an unchanged Arsenal side that takes on Bournemouth tonight.

Kick-off at the Vitality Stadium is at 17:30 BST.

If we go back to pre-season, this is the fifth match in a row that Mikel Arteta has named the same starting XI.

The likes of Emile Smith Rowe, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Kieran Tierney and Eddie Nketiah are warming the bench again, then, although the quick turnaround in Gameweeks 4-6 could offer some of them starting opportunities.

Bournemouth boss Scott Parker is still without star striker Dominic Solanke, who misses out with an ankle issue.

Parker makes three changes from the defeat at Manchester City last week, with Marcos Senesi, Jordan Zemura and Philip Billing replacing Lewis Cook, Jack Stacey and Ryan Christie.

There is plenty of FPL interest elsewhere, with Gabriel Martinelli now sitting in 40% of squads. Only Mohamed Salah is more widely selected among Fantasy midfielders.

Oleksandr Zinchenko is the fifth most-owned FPL defender, meanwhile, a fixture in over 28% of teams.

Despite the unprecedented ownership levels, Jesus is still not the most-captained player of the week:

NameTeamCaptained by
SalahLIV2,432,017
JesusARS2,386,886
HaalandMCI1,938,522
KaneTOT495,456
De BruyneMCI482,569

GAMEWEEK 3 LINE-UPS

Bournemouth XI: Travers, Kelly, Senesi, Mepham, Smith, Lerma, Pearson, Billing, Zemura, Tavernier, Moore.

Subs: Murara Neto, Cook, Christie, Marcondes, Stacey, Lowe, Dembele, Hill, Anthony.

Arsenal XI: Ramsdale, White, Gabriel, Saliba, Zinchenko, Odegaard, Partey, Xhaka, Saka, Jesus, Martinelli.

Subs: Turner, Tierney, Smith Rowe, Nketiah, Holding, Tomiyasu, Vieira, Sambi Lokonga, Elneny.

GAMEWEEK 3 RESULTS SO FAR

Leicester City1 – 2Southampton
Fulham3 – 2Brentford
Everton1 – 1Nottingham Forest
Crystal Palace3 – 1Aston Villa
Tottenham Hotspur1 – 0Wolverhampton Wanderers

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  1. Berkshire Hafaway-Line
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Arsenal do know they will now be mocked horrendously with that song every Saliba OG?

    1. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Horrendously? Can't imagine it being anything but tame tbh

    2. Tabasco
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Rattled

  2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    White looks decent at full back

    1. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Strange having two quality LBs and two quality RBs. DEPTH!!??? 😮

      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Definitely needed depth with Tomiyasu and Tierney

    2. Zimo
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Not really. His crossing ability is horrible.

      1. NATSTER
        • 15 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Yeah, I've seen this side of quality too.

      2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        He's adapting the game, poor crossing so far and a little less attacking but thought he's done ok

      3. syke63
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Nice pull back to Jesus for second goal tbf

      4. Winston.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        this

    3. Andy_Social
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Very attacking. Prob not the best against decent attacks.

      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        He hasn't been tested so much I agree but thought he did well v Zaha. All things considered

    4. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      He's been the worst Arsenal player on the pitch by a distance

      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        High bar though for the first half. Put in a couple of good crosses

        1. Santi sensei
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          The only good one was the second goal. The rest is piss poor. If Tomi is fit, he's the go to RB

    5. Zalk
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Not to take anything away from White, but a team that plays that good, you could fit in any RB in the league and they'd do equally good there.

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

    Arteta could do worse things than getting 35/45 minutes into Tierney's legs here...

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      along with the medical and stretcher team

    2. Zimo
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      For White yes

    3. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      29 minutes !

  4. boombaba
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    I hope they sing this Saliba song all game

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Need Smith Rowe to warm up in front of them to sing that one.

      1. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        The already sang the Saka Smith Rowe song

    2. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Bournemouth will score, that will silence them. Hopefully from a Saliba mistake

  5. Tcheco
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    My ears are bleeding make it stop

    1. jimmyharte
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Embarrassing

    2. masewindu
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I turned off. I can't believe...these people.. surely they must have another song. I can try and help but I feel it's all pointless.

  6. syke63
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Only differential in my h2h left was Ramsdale +6 vs Odegard. Feeling hard done by tbh.

  7. jonny77
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Arsenal seem content parking the bus now and just banking the 2-0

  8. NATSTER
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    It might be time for my WC to at least fix these failures.

    Poor 4.0 GK .. Henderson or Pope .. save king & bonus magnet
    Mount (1 of two 8.0 mid who hasn't delivered yet)
    KDH .. such a poor decision and use of first FT this season

    Don't have 3rd player from MCI, LIV, and ARS yet.

    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I agree, KDH was not a bright idea. He will be 4.9 this week if you keep him.

      1. NATSTER
        • 15 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Cheers. Good that not many popular players played today.
        It looks like I could wait and don't have to make any move yet.

        1. tsm
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          How many fallers this week bagged pts. It’s not all about team value

  9. Chalobah's Witness
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    huh? Where does the Jesus assist come from?
    He surely didn't even touch the ball?!

    1. NATSTER
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      He got ball from the cross and set up himself for shooting.

      But Odegaard was quicker to shoot.

      1. NATSTER
        • 15 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        2nd goal

    2. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Get your specs on

    3. DRIZ ✅
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      He did on ode 2 goal

    4. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      He controlled White's cross

    5. Tcheco
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      He controlled it to set up a shot & odegaard took it

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

      Some drag back Ode if so.

    7. Smokey_Lowkey
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      He killed the ball with a touch and went to shoot before Ode took it off his toe.

      Clear assist.

    8. Chalobah's Witness
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Cheers everyone, didn't know simply controlling the ball counts as an assist.
      Also thought the Martinelli assist was strange.

  10. tbos83
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    So far I've got 12 pts on the pitch and 18 on the bench.

    1. NATSTER
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Just 6 pts on the bench for me. I feel that I should be concern with quality of my bench.

  11. Randaxus
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Salliba da da da da da da da

    1. Randaxus
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Saliba I was tying to fast, that song is funny.

    2. masewindu
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Isn't it. Brighton chant for A certain Spurs player I can't spell

  12. Dušan Citizen
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Those baps points for only crossing uselessly into the box and finding nobody are just ridiculous.

    First James, now White...

  13. Sparkys Barmy Army
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Best 5.0 Defender? (Already got Walker)
    A. Trippier
    B. Cucurella
    C. Dier

    1. Andy_Social
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Shall we watch the games tomorrow?

    2. DRIZ ✅
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Diet

    3. Randaxus
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Cucurella 100%

    4. dshv
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I think is tripp

    5. syke63
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      B

    6. sulldaddy
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Cucurella and Trippier

      Wouldnt consider Dier

  14. F4L
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Has Saka looked like doing anything?

    1. DRIZ ✅
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Playing on wrong side of pitch

  15. Adzy
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Thinking of wildcard would be
    Iverson, walker, trippier, KDH, Haaland > Ederson, Cancelo, saliba, rodrigo, toney.

    WC team

    Ederson Ward
    TAA, James, Cancelo,

    1. Adzy
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Thinking of wildcard would be
      Iverson, walker, trippier, KDH, Haaland > Ederson, Cancelo, saliba, rodrigo, toney.

      WC team

      Ederson
      TAA James Cancelo Saliba
      Salah KDB Martinelli Rodrigo
      Jesus Toney

      Ward Andreas Neco greenwood

  16. Capocannonieri
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Matty Cash and Aston Villa....

    You guys are straight trash. I am dumping these LOSERS and never looking back.

    Dumpster Fire

    1. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Dignes ok though

      1. Bobby Digital
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Hah

      2. Capocannonieri
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Digne - not good enough to hold an Everton job. Woof

        He's a star in Ligue 1, he's a Handball machine in EPL

    2. syke63
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Calm down, Stevie, calm down.

  17. GENERATION X
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Looking like Mo needs to save my week already

    1. DRIZ ✅
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      HAALAND

      1. Bobby Digital
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        ^^

  18. Tcheco
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Kane is a silly boy for getting that needless YC. Cost me 6 points

    1. Berkshire Hafaway-Line
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Haaland doesn't feck around

    2. Randaxus
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Haaland should be 100% owned

    3. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Always does it, and it's always a stupid one

  19. camarozz
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Not sure about Saka's positioning, can see him scoring frm there tbh..

    1. camarozz
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Can't *

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

      So annoying 😆

    3. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I got lol'd at for saying this

  20. EmreCan Hustle
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Gabriel the defender needs to score a goal.

  21. FOO FIGHTER
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    How are Haaland and Salah cappers feeling at this point?

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Positive

      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        I agree

    2. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Very happy thanks. How are you feeling after your string of terrible advice ,?

      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        What terrible advice?

        1. GENERATION X
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          You would make a great politician

          1. FOO FIGHTER
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            We can chat again GW4.

            1. Andy_Social
              • 13 Years
              3 years, 8 months ago

              I think we can all accede to that providing Foofi bogs off until GW4.

          2. George Sillett
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            Too dim for that

        2. Andy_Social
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Foofi must be Egyptian. He's in De Nile.

        3. George Sillett
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Deluded too.

          1. FOO FIGHTER
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            GW4 lets wait

            1. George Sillett
              • 10 Years
              3 years, 8 months ago

              So you think that next GW will the only one to judge your opinions against ? LOL

              1. FOO FIGHTER
                • 6 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                GW4, lets wait

                1. Iwantmorepointsthanks
                  • 12 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  You must be a wind up merchant.

                  1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
                    • 8 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    He thinks we will have forgotten by then. Narcissm 101

                  2. George Sillett
                    • 10 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    He isn't clever enough for that

              2. AC/DC AFC
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 10 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                He blows like the wind

                1. FOO FIGHTER
                  • 6 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  What is your rank at the moment?

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

      Thirsty.

    4. jonnybhoy
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Hoping Salah scores a hattrick tomorrow

      1. GENERATION X
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        In training?

        1. jonnybhoy
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Monday**

      2. have you seen cyan
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        What in training?

  22. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Saka -> Martinelli feels so sideways...

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      its a 2mil saving, hardly sideways. I did it after GW1

      1. Bobby Digital
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        I should've done it too, but he looked so promising in GW1, so I kept him. I even burned a transfer this week 🙁

        1. have you seen cyan
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          In fairness I wildcarded so that's why, if I didn't, maybe I would still have him.

    2. Berkshire Hafaway-Line
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I'd do it

  23. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    cant believe i am asking this question but shall I start..

    A maddison
    B dasilva

    thank you 🙂

    1. jonnybhoy
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      A all day

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        cheers 🙂

    2. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Dasilva's manager might not even play him.

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        thank you

    3. F4L
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Dasilva barely got near the box today

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        thank you

    4. boombaba
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Da silva train long gone

  24. jonnybhoy
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Cancelo + Archer to Perisic + Toney for free?

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      mmh wouldnt lose cancelo

      1. jonnybhoy
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Really want Toney and getting Perisic too seems decent although I agree not ideal. I have Ederson too

        1. Ze_Austin
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Who will you then bench here?

  25. OptimusBlack
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    For next 5 GWS who to get/have/keep
    A- Kane
    B- Toney

    1. jonnybhoy
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I honestly think B

    2. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Where's the 4.odd million going?

    3. F4L
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      both

      1. OptimusBlack
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Already have
        Jesus Haaland and Kane think to ditch Kane for Toney

    4. syke63
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      B if you know how to spend the spare cash

      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        This and this again!!!

    5. FOO FIGHTER
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      B for me. I might bring him in FT

  26. Zalk
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    At least they removed 2 of the extra 6 bps that Perisic got. Will they remove the rest too?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      They won't.

    2. @persecuted_by_mods
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Getting desperate when you want bps removed hours after a game has finished!

      • Herger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Is this a FPL_Virgin 2nd account?

    3. Littlefish92
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Zinchenko or Walker

      Who to replace for saka

      Thanks

    4. TomSaints
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      What do we think if we’ve got Jesus (c)?

      - 6 points total from here is meh
      -7-10 ok but think Salah and Halaand will match
      - 11+ very happy?

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Today he'll do well for rank rises as captain.

        Kane has played and scored but the relative ones are Salah and Haaland for the net difference.

        So it's the end of Monday that counts.

      2. Retired
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        11+
        Disappointed so far

    5. masewindu
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Arsenal come on... Zinchenco been a bit too far back for my likings

      1. boombaba
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Playing left back

        SALIBA

    6. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Is the FPL site not appearing correct for everyone or just me? Cant any text over a purple box, so my points, and even the chip titles are missing. Been like that all day

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        cant see*