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Gameweek 27 gets underway with a fixture that generally promises goals and Fantasy Premier League (FPL) hauls.

Bournemouth v Liverpool kicks off at 12:30 GMT.

The Reds won the reverse fixture 9-0 back in August and have scored at least three goals in each of their last four visits to the Vitality Stadium.

Jurgen Klopp’s side of course go into this match in fine goalscoring fettle, having demolished Manchester United at Anfield last weekend.

Having been offloaded en masse in the run-up to Gameweek 26 (hello, Wildcarders), Liverpool players are predictably back in fashion: despite the lack of a ‘double’ this week and a blank to follow, Mohamed Salah was the third-most-bought midfielder and Darwin Nunez the second-most-bought forward of Gameweek 27.

Both players start this afternoon in a Liverpool side showing only one change from the one that thumped United 7-0.

Stefan Bajcetic comes in, as Jordan Henderson makes way.

As for the hosts, they gave Arsenal a scare last Saturday and have pushed Brighton and Hove Albion and Newcastle United close in recent weeks.

Gary O’Neil has made three changes from the Emirates.

Lloyd Kelly, Jefferson Lerma and Jaidon Anthony all return, as Chris Mepham and Antoine Semenyo drop to the bench and Jordan Zemura misses out.

GAMEWEEK 27 LINE-UPS

Bournemouth XI: Neto, Smith, Stephens, Senesi, Kelly, Ouattara, Lerma, Billing, Anthony, Rothwell, Solanke.

Substitutes: Travers, Fredericks, Cook, Mepham, Brooks, Christie, Vina, Moore, Semenyo.

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Konate, van Dijk, Robertson, Elliott, Fabinho, Bajcetic, Salah, Gakpo, Nunez.

Substitutes: Milner, Firmino, Adrian, Henderson, Jota, Tsimikas, Carvalho, Arthur, Matip.


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  1. Miguel Sanchez
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Sold Salah for MacAlister this week… got away with one big time

    1. Sailboats
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Nice one. Fortune favours the brave

    2. sirmorbach
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Ballsy.

    3. Flying Dutchman
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Did the same. Had a feeling Pool would lose

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

    A week is a long time in football! 😀

  3. Vinyl78LP
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Salah 0 pts bagged and Neto (10) pts staring at me from bench, Cracking start once again.

    1. Alan The Llama
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      At least Neto will come on for Salah.

    2. Stimps
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      You should have played and captained Neto... Learn from your mistake

    3. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Why do you have Neto anyway?

  4. acidicleo
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    March vs McAllister starts...
    Could swing ranks up / down based on who u got!!

  5. Gandalf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    I hope no-one capped Salah.. (commiserations if you did though)

    1. Sailboats
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      That's okay. He got 0 points, so your VC will get double points.

      1. fantasist
        • 16 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Yep that's exactly how it works

    2. acidicleo
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Many would have...

    3. JELLYFISH
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I considered it

  6. FPL Emu
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Might just cap Salah in 29 at this rate

    1. The Mentaculus
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      1. The Mentaculus
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Away form swings it? Or you mean never in a SGW?

    2. Gandalf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Seems to be more up for the big 5 match ups so could work

  7. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Salah one penalty miss, one clean sheet and zero goals or assists in 180 mins and 9 goals vs Bournemouth this season.

    Incredible

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Things that make you go hmmmm

  8. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Variance

    1. TheDragon
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      The opposite - regression to the mean. Last week was the actual variance - this week is just reality

      1. Touré De Force
        • 15 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Not to get too technical about the matter, but aren't all outlier data points outside the mean a function of variance?

        1. TheDragon
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Indeed but I’m saying this week is the mean (sort of joking but not really)

  9. TheDragon
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Kane hattrick incoming 🙂

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      you have to be kidding -- more likely to get -3

  10. fantasist
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Bournemouth becoming a bogey team for Salah. No goals or assists in the 9-0 win and now a wildly missed penalty.

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Didn't he score a hat trick the last time there?

      1. fantasist
        • 16 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        That's going back a few yrs

  11. Kodap
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Didn't cap Salah but bringing him in on my WC is now painful enough, would back him to score a pen every time.

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Nah I always feel like he’s gonna kiss when taking Pens, always an uneasy feeling about him

      1. RICICLE
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Miss*

        1. fantasist
          • 16 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          He'll kiss too, but only when he scores

    2. PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Same. Shame I encouraged some to back him.

  12. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    I would have made Salah captain if I had him. Unlucky owners, but they did get lucky last week.

    1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      They aren't loud and proud this week. The excitement appears to have died down . You love to see it .

      1. Zenith UK
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        I mean FWIW, I TC'd him the week before the United game, kept him for the United game and I had two 28/29 strats of which one was keep him (which included captaining him for mci & che).

        1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
          • 16 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          He performs better Vs good teams. I'd rather have him for 29 than against these poor sides

    2. fantasist
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      DGW saved most owners from captaining him

      1. Silecro
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        And a lot of wildcards saved last week owners for even having him

  13. Alan The Llama
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Salah third in the captain's poll. Skillz.

    1. The Ilfordian
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      They were voting for the other Salah, the one from last week

  14. Zenith UK
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    I had to stop watching the game, but just curious did Bournemouth concede a lot of opportunities? Only reason I ask is, my initial 28 plan is Haaland & Andreas > Watkins & Saka/Maddison.

    I was under no illusion that last week was a freak result, but he did have three attacking returns in four games in the PL and then the obvious haul v Man U made me think that this week we'd get something (argue, unlucky at the missed pen, very un-Salah like) but I was going to keep him through the blank and captain in his DGW v City & Chelsea.

    However, I'm now reconsidering and thinking do I keep Haaland. Which would mean Andreas & Salah > Saka & Maddison instead, but if Bournemouth were still conceding opportunities then might be worth Watkins anyway?

    1. fantasist
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Liverpool had most their chances beginning of 1st half. In 2nd half Jota had a shot and that's about it. Bournemouth were quite comfortable.

    2. SINGH
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Bournemouth did OK. I wouldn't say they were too open.

    3. DaveZubie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Neto only had one save in the second I think.
      Bournemouth looked very compact

    4. Zenith UK
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Thanks for the replies peeps. Maybe Watkins isn't the answer and losing Salah should be the route I go down...

  15. SINGH
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    So happy with my triple Bournemouth defence. Now all I need is TC Lingard to show up

  16. Mirror Man
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Never rated Salah anyway. Poor mans Andrei Kanchelskis imo. Very jammy player.

      1. Digital-Real
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        must have be quite jammy to have scored his 178 goals for Liverpool

        1. villa_til_i_die
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          This!

        2. Mirror Man
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Handed about 90 or so of those by bad poor offside/foul decisions and questionable penalties. Everyone knows that.

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

            some way to go to catch Ian Rush

            1. Mirror Man
                3 years, 1 month ago

                Proper player. Not like the twitter fingered jessies these days.

        3. AgentRed
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          I kept Salah last week but sold him this week. Good for FPL but downside is I’m a United fan 🙁

          1. Zenith UK
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            I'm a West Ham fan with Salah, how do you think those 90minutes just made me feel 🙁

          2. Bikerz
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Makes the result even better?

          3. fantasist
            • 16 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Kept him vs Utd and sold him vs Bournemouth. Amazing foresight!

            1. Bikerz
              • 4 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              Well played

            2. AgentRed
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              Being a United fan I know how good Liverpool are when they play against us at Anfield (obviously didn’t predict how bad it would be) so just had a hunch they’d do well last week but then go back to struggling again.

            3. The Philosopher
              • 5 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              Turned out fine for him though

            4. The Ilfordian
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              You’re an fpl Jedi!

        4. Bikerz
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Top 4 MOmentum officially derailed!

        5. The Philosopher
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Whose assist would it have been if Salah scored?

          1. Scapegoat Salah
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Jota I think

          2. Christina.
            • 16 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            😆

          3. Amartey Partey
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Handball’s

          4. fantasist
            • 16 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Only an assist from a strong gust of wind could've redirected that ball into the net

        6. PartyTime
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Omg Cancelooo

          1. Scapegoat Salah
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Pep turning in his grave

          2. Scapegoat Salah
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Sane assist as well lmao

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

          hope it's a cracker of a game at Ellend Road today.

          looks like the pick of the 3 pm's unless Chelsea and Leicester or Spurs turn up.

        8. Sandy Ravage
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          I'll take Salah averaging 10.5 points over 2 GWs (7 points over 3 GWs including blank GW)

          1. fantasist
            • 16 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Not so good for those who brought him in this gw and even worse for those who captained

            1. Mr. O'Connell
              • 13 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              Don't think anyone would have done that

              1. The Ilfordian
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                3 years, 1 month ago

                He was third in the captain poll behind Toney and Mitoma

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

            especially as a differential pick

        9. JabbaWookiee
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          The moral of the story now is clear. If in doubt, bench the one with the early kickoff. At least then you’re not stewing for the rest of the weekend.

          1. Mirror Man
              3 years, 1 month ago

              I'm benching Tripper next week for this exact reason.

          2. Sun Jihai
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Not owning Mitoma is gonna be painful today! A question of how many be scores not jf

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

              or having Brentford defence if the goal stand!

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

            there it is

            Everton take the Brent out clean sheet

            the one that matters most

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

            Spurs GOAL

          5. gooberman
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Goal for March!.... Josh March of Stevenage.

          6. SamH123
            • 13 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Mito assist Mac goal

          7. Total Foot 5
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Triple brighton teams here, already hav candles lit, fingers crossed, voodoo ongoin...

            Meanwhile, kane owners, just keep delivering, fixed asset, no effin around, no market timing

            Own both

          8. Total Foot 5
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Kane - 40% of tot goals