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There are two Premier League matches kicking off at 14:00 BST today, with high-flying Bournemouth facing Newcastle United and Sunderland hosting Aston Villa, who are without a win or goal scored this season.

TEAM NEWS

Andoni Iraola makes two changes to the side that beat Brighton and Hove Albion 2-1 last week.

Alex Jimenez and Bafode Diakite start, as James Hill and Veljko Milosavljevic make way.

Eddie Howe makes seven alterations from the midweek Champions League defeat to Barcelona, handing starts to Malick Thiaw, Sven Botman, Lewis Hall, Joe Willock, Lewis Miley, Jacob Murphy and Nick Woltemade.

Kieran Trippier, Bruno Guimaraes, Joelinton, Anthony Elanga and Harvey Barnes drop to the bench, while Anthony Gordon is suspended and Fabian Schar is ruled out due to concussion protocols.

At The Stadium of Light, Regis Le Bris brings in Chris Rigg and Enzo Le Fee for the injured Habib Diarra and benched Simon Adingra.

Aston Villa’s two changes see Boubacar Kamara and Evann Guessand replace Lamare Bogarde and Youri Tielemans, who picked up a calf injury last weekend.

Harvey Elliott and Jadon Sancho are both named among the substitutes.

LINE-UPS

Bournemouth XI: Petrovic, Jimenez, Diakite, Senesi, Truffert, Scott, Adams, Semenyo, Tavernier, Brooks, Evanilson

Subs: Dennis, Soler, Christie, Doak, Kluivert, Adli, Kroupi Jr, Hill, Milosavljevic

Newcastle United XI: Pope, Livramento, Thiaw, Botman, Burn, Hall, Willock, Miley, Tonali, Murphy, Woltemade

Subs: Ramsdale, Trippier, Lascelles, Joelinton, Barnes, Krafth, Osula, Elanga, Guimaraes


Sunderland XI: Roefs, Hume, Mukiele, Alderete, Reinildo, Xhaka, Rigg, Sadiki, Talbi, Le Fee, Isidor

Subs: Patterson, Neil, Ballard, Geertruida, Brobbey, Mayenda, Adingra, Traore, Masuaku

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Mings, Digne, Kamara, McGinn, Buendia, Rogers, Guessand, Watkins

Subs: Bizot, Pau, Lindelof, Maatsen, Bogarde, Jimoh, Elliott, Sancho, Malen

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  1. WVA
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Konsa conceding such a kick in the teeth

  2. Sgt. Schultz
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Xhaka YC

  3. Bobby Digital
    1 year, 1 month ago

    One more DC Senesi you can do it!

  4. nanxun
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Is it me, or does AVL look like they're in slo-mo?

    1. Tonyawesome69
      1 year, 1 month ago

      No urgency in the play

  5. riot
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Alright lads might be time to accept it and do wirtz to semenyo

    1. FantasyTony
      1 year, 1 month ago

      They must be similarly priced by now

      1. Sgt. Schultz
        1 year, 1 month ago

        meteoric price rise

      2. g40steve
        1 year, 1 month ago

        FLOL

    2. Bobby Digital
      1 year, 1 month ago

      A week late

      1. chocolove
        1 year, 1 month ago

        month*

  6. FPL Sanky
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Come on Senesi....get another defcon point

    1. Tonyawesome69
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Already hit the DC threshold

  7. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Senesi +2 (DC’s reached again)

    1. Bobby Digital
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Sweet

  8. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Semenyo (c) fails, then… ah well! A weird old week

    1. have you seen cyan
      1 year, 1 month ago

      He matched Salah, that good at least. Better than Palmer caps

  9. Bobby Digital
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Senesi could grab some BAPS here too!

    1. FantasyTony
      1 year, 1 month ago

      He’s probably be carded for that

      1. FantasyTony
        1 year, 1 month ago

        He’d *

  10. Tonyawesome69
    1 year, 1 month ago

    90 mins played in Bournemouth v Newcastle and only 1 SoT for each team

  11. King Carlos
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Wow, Villa is sheisse

  12. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Please Woltemade make my day

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Ah he’s subbed. Damn it.

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Don’t like playing attack against defence so played him and benched Senesi and Petrovic

      2. Haa-lala-land
        1 year, 1 month ago

  13. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Watkins with a late chance...misses of course

  14. DavvaMC
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Who is Madueke competition for starts?

    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Saka plays that side

      1. DavvaMC
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Of course. Wanted to bring in Eze but doubting it now what with benching.

  15. Haa-lala-land
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Evanilson the weakist link in Bournemouths attack, but they have noone else.

    1. have you seen cyan
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Kroupi on my bench 🙂

    2. riot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 1 month ago

      I have him he is a good cheerleader for semenyo

    3. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Incredibly harsh. He has no-one close to him to support. His role is almost as a decoy to harry and close down defenders. Very selfless today.

  16. Sgt. Schultz
    1 year, 1 month ago

    5 mins Watkins brace may be

    1. Gizzachance
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Just missed sitter

  17. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Which option next week:

    A) i.Sarr + Gyko
    B) Kudus + Watkins

    1. Bobby Digital
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Is Sarr fit?

      1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Expected to be back in the next gameweek

        1. Bobby Digital
          1 year, 1 month ago

          A then

      2. Hughes Your Daddy
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Yeah according to the gaffer.

    2. RICICLE
      1 year, 1 month ago

      A

    3. DARE TO BISCAN
      1 year, 1 month ago

      The one without Watkins

  18. nanxun
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Watkins. Whiff.

  19. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    1 year, 1 month ago

    How Watkins is still on the pitch is beyond me

    1. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Got nobody else really

      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Malen or even Rogers could go up top

        1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
          1 year, 1 month ago

          Bailey

  20. Tonyawesome69
    1 year, 1 month ago

    No idea how Watkins didn't get a touch on that cross

    1. Tonyawesome69
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Now offside for a headed attempt straight to the GK

  21. cuppatea78
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Giving Sanchez the boot. Best replacement?

    1. Pedersen
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Want to know too. I am not sure on Raya as I might want 3 Arsenal somewhere else

  22. tim
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Watkins to Richarlison?

    Pedro Haaland X

    1. g40steve
      1 year, 1 month ago

      That’s my front line after last night

  23. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Senesi looks a set and forget
    9 or 10 pointer atm

    1. g40steve
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Just a points magnet

    2. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Would get him but already have Petrovic

      1. DARE TO BISCAN
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Get both

        1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
          1 year, 1 month ago

          Nah won’t double up with Senesi, Andersen just as good

  24. tucaoneo
    1 year, 1 month ago

    The Watkins show has started lol

    1. THE Wild Rover
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Is it a comedy or a tragedy?

  25. WVA
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Watkins Konsa Semenyo, thank you for nothing

    1. Goro Majima
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Same here. WC imminent.

  26. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    1 year, 1 month ago

    A Semenyo winner would be something else

    1. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Speak ittt!

  27. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Not sure what I want from this last match, Haaland vs Raya with Reijnders locked to the bench!

  28. DARE TO BISCAN
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Watkins & Rogers thrown into Mount Doom on my wildcard

  29. Tonyawesome69
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Sunderland 1-1 Villa FT

    1. Warby84
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Get in Cash!!

  30. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Haul for Burn

    1. HadiSLIM
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Nay dont do it.
      Burn’s doing better than Hall atm…