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Manchester United v Bournemouth rounds off Gameweek 16 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL).

The Cherries have won 3-0 in each of their last two visits to Old Trafford, with Andoni Iraola unbeaten in four fixtures against United across all venues.

Antoine Semenyo, in the Bournemouth XI tonight as expected, scored both home and away against the Red Devils last season.

Kick-off in this latest meeting between the two clubs is at 20:00 GMT.

TEAM NEWS

The big team news is that Bryan Mbeumo and Amad Diallo are available to play, and start, for United this evening.

They head off to the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) with Cameroon and the Ivory Coast, respectively, after tonight’s game. There had been a little bit of doubt that they’d feature against the Cherries in the lead-up to Gameweek 16.

Noussair Mazraoui is, however, unavailable. His Morocco side contests the AFCON opener on December 21, so his departure has been hastened.

Leny Yoro starts in his place but that’s it for changes from the side that won 4-1 at Wolverhampton Wanderers last Monday.

Benjamin Sesko has overcome a knee injury and a bout of food poisoning to make the matchday squad for the first time in over a month. He’s among the substitutes.

As for the visitors, Marcos Senesi is fit to start after a minor injury scare.

Bournemouth’s one and only alteration from Gameweek 16 comes in midfield: Tyler Adams, back from suspension, is in for the benched Alex Scott.

LINE-UPS

Manchester United XI: Lammens, Yoro, Heaven, Shaw, Amad Diallo, Casemiro, Fernandes, Dalot, Mbeumo, Cunha, Mount.

Subs: Bayindir, Martinez, Zirkzee, Malacia, Dorgu, Ugarte, Mainoo, Sesko, Fredricson.

Bournemouth XI: Petrovic, Smith, Diakite, Senesi, Truffert, Adams, Jimenez, Tavernier, Kluivert, Semenyo, Evanilson.

Subs: Dennis, Araujo, Soler, Brooks, Scott, Adli, Kroupi, Hill, Unal.


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  1. tucaoneo
    • 7 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

    Rogers (TC) incoming

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      Buendia will steal the show 😛

  2. Rwilliams90
    • 14 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

    Embarrassing from United. Out of form Bournemouth could have stuck 6 past them at old Trafford. That surely can't be acceptable to United fans.

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      I’m fuming. Shocking defence. Should’ve had it wrapped up in the first half hour.

      Mbeumo had another shocker again. Probably should have 2.

      1. Fifa las vegas
        • 13 Years
        4 months, 4 days ago

        Do so many good bits and equally as many brain dead bits.

    2. Totalfootball
      • 9 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      You are telling me that Man utd and Ruben amorim had 1 Full week to prepare(with no european football) and they let past 4 goals against Bournemouth at home ?
      LOL either Amorim doesn't know what he is doing or Man utd are pure shi!

  3. Old Bull
    • 12 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

    Free hit scores 88 which I’ll take as a success and that’s with the Brentford boys disappointing.

  4. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

    Not the best match of the season but very entertaining for all Bruno owners.

  5. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

    Things you love to see..

    You’re on a green arrow by a margin of 39 points 😎

    1. wiseguy
      • 4 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      Wow wtf

    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      congrats 🙂

    3. Sheffield Wednesday
      • 5 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      Here's me with a measly +35pt green arrow.

      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        4 months, 4 days ago

        Nice 🙂

        1. Sheffield Wednesday
          • 5 Years
          4 months, 4 days ago

          FPL Towers removed Mukiele bonus point just now, so only +34 pt green arrow.

    4. Captain Mal
      • 1 Year
      4 months, 4 days ago

      Nice! GW rank?

      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        4 months, 4 days ago

        17,142

  6. tuturututu
    • 5 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

    KDH do we know how long will be out?

  7. ZeBestee
    • 11 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

    Bring in Bruno now? Had him in FH and I now fear missing out. Fixtures are tough though

    1. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      Not sure what fixture list you are looking at. Villa just conceded 2 to West Ham. Newcastle is the only hard game attacking wise in the next 5

      1. Here is Cash, give McGinn
        • 6 Years
        4 months, 4 days ago

        Villa different @ home though

    2. Miguel Sanchez
      • 9 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      Think you need to have him

  8. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

    I was thinking ManU would be worse going forward without Mbeumo but after that performance they might be better. Atrocious performance all around.

    1. ZeBestee
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      But who comes in for him? Thats the question.

      1. Fifa las vegas
        • 13 Years
        4 months, 4 days ago

        Sesko and Cunha mount either side

        1. Fifa las vegas
          • 13 Years
          4 months, 4 days ago

          Amad even with whatever breed of formation we’re trying now

    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      yeah

      interesting switch of formation late on, maybe in preparation?

      wonder how it works though

      sesko up top with cunha mount bruno in behind? and mainoo comes in next to casemiro

    3. SouthCoastSaint
      • 14 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      He was atrocious but him and amad on the same side is totally unbalanced. If manager can’t see that he’s blind.

      Mbeumo often seems to be playing a different game to United attacking players too. Makes lots of ignored runs, seen him a few games just hovering on the edges

  9. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

    Highest number of goals in a gameweek this season. That's going to be the trend in this winter schedule. Clean sheets will be rare.

  10. Stranger Mings
    • 5 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

    Is semenyo still worth getting?

    1. ZeBestee
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      Yes

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        4 months, 4 days ago

        Cheers its as eze replaxement

    2. Miguel Sanchez
      • 9 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      On 4 YCs now

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        4 months, 4 days ago

        Yeh but worry miss a burnley haul

    3. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      He looked like a trap

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        4 months, 4 days ago

        I sold for eze this gw whos defo a trap

    4. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      Not sure with 4YCs and Tavernier is on fire 😛

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        4 months, 4 days ago

        V true otherwise wilson

  11. Miguel Sanchez
    • 9 Years
    4 months, 4 days ago

    Give Semenyo the Burnley game and then sell for Rogers

    1. Moon Dog
        4 months, 4 days ago

        Rogers will have che ars, probably not the best time to jump on

    2. Captain Mal
      • 1 Year
      4 months, 4 days ago

      Considering it's the last game of the GW, Bruno's defcons could be a case of Lacroix part 2 (updated too late).

      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        4 months, 4 days ago

        hope not, fingers crossed if he deserves he gets it

    3. Ribus
      • 12 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      Rice ->
      A) Wilson
      B) Rogers
      C) keep

      1. Miguel Sanchez
        • 9 Years
        4 months, 4 days ago

        B

      2. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        4 months, 4 days ago

        B

    4. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      Feel unreasonably punished keeping Semenyo rather than moving to Bruno lol.

      Had planned to go without Bruno till GW19 but just batters me every point.

      Bruno G/Minteh > Bruno F/Wieffer?

      In GW19 I'll sell Semenyo. Either back to Bruno G (fixtures) or someone else.

      Or just sell Semenyo?

      1. Ribus
        • 12 Years
        4 months, 4 days ago

        Keep Semenyo for Burley for sure

    5. reshardo
      • 16 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      What a game. Up to 25k thanks to Bruno.

    6. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      Bruno is really annoying now, would rather he stayed quiet for a few GWs, but can’t really keep ignoring him. Don’t know how to get without dropping Saka though.

      1. Utopsis
        • 6 Years
        4 months, 4 days ago

        Hmm need to find a way to get both. If you have expensive backline like Raya or VVD, those are better losses than Saka

        1. Fifa las vegas
          • 13 Years
          4 months, 4 days ago

          Think I might’ve cracked it.

          Mbeumo + White > Bruno + Van Hecke (or other 4.5).

          Ekitike will just have to wait. I’ll downgrade Rice in coming weeks. Really regret burning 4FTs on the likes of White this past GW!

          1. Utopsis
            • 6 Years
            4 months, 4 days ago

            I burnt all 5!

            Nice - I would get a Sunderland defender of even punt with Clyne to free up funds. Don't see Van Hecke getting more points than an Alderete for example, and that 0.5m could come in handy

            1. Fifa las vegas
              • 13 Years
              4 months, 4 days ago

              Thank you, great advice. Still have O’Reilly, Senesi, Keane and VdV so makes sense to get a cheaper one. Can surely find 3 or 4 starters in those for a few GWs

              1. Utopsis
                • 6 Years
                4 months, 4 days ago

                Exactly - good luck!

    7. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      Please pick
      A) munoz to oreilly (bench vdv & play eze)
      B) eze to semenyo (play vdv)
      C) munoz/eze to oreilly/semenyo -4

    8. Bod
      • 14 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      That awkward moment after a successful free hit with a nice green arrow… and then you look at you normal squad for next week

      1. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        4 months, 4 days ago

        That great feeling when you see your normal team and Eze is no longer in it.

        1. Bod
          • 14 Years
          4 months, 4 days ago

          Yeah on the plus side I don’t have White and Skelly in my normal team!

    9. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      4 months, 4 days ago

      Is Ekitike of Bruno more important

      1. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        4 months, 4 days ago

        bruno

      2. Miguel Sanchez
        • 9 Years
        4 months, 4 days ago

        Bruno - bud don’t sleep on Ekitike with his next three fixtures

    10. Moon Dog
        4 months, 4 days ago

        How many of the midfield holy trinity do you have?
        (Saka, Bruno, Foden)

        1. Lucas8406
          • 6 Years
          4 months, 4 days ago

          All 3 and Rogers this week

          1. Utopsis
            • 6 Years
            4 months, 4 days ago

            Rogers has United next week, you are feasting

        2. F4L
          • 11 Years
          4 months, 4 days ago

          them and Palmer 🙂

          who needs strikers 😉 my tv/sv is pretty crap as well lol

          1. Moon Dog
              4 months, 4 days ago

              Wow, that's a beefy midfield. Do you have Haaland too?

              1. F4L
                • 11 Years
                4 months, 4 days ago

                yeah naturally, reminded this gw why hes the perma cap (went saka, not again)

                playing 4 defenders enables it . other mid is szobo, might need to downgrade if gabriel is coming back to upgrade hincapie

          2. ball c
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            4 months, 4 days ago

            All 3.
            Had Bruno from gw 4.
            Foden for last few gw’s
            And got Saka this gw
            They’ll be staying for long term unless injuries

          3. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
            • 9 Years
            4 months, 4 days ago

            3

          4. Scapegoat Salah
            • 9 Years
            4 months, 4 days ago

            Me and Semenyo 🙂

          5. Utopsis
            • 6 Years
            4 months, 4 days ago

            All 3

          6. Tony Soprano
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            4 months, 4 days ago

            All 3, however Thiago captaincy fail

          7. Mighty Duck
            • 1 Year
            4 months, 4 days ago

            2 least expected ones

          8. Miguel Sanchez
            • 9 Years
            4 months, 4 days ago

            Saka Bruno Foden Semenyo Wilson
            Haaland Ekitike

            1. Moon Dog
                4 months, 4 days ago

                Stacked!

            2. mrtapio
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              4 months, 4 days ago

              All 3 + Semenyo.
              May get Cunha for KDH this GW.

          9. mattyb09
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            4 months, 4 days ago

            Rogers - 15 pts
            Bruno - 13 pts
            Foden - 11 pts
            Saka - 11 pts
            Rice - 2 pts 🙁

            1. Stranger Mings
              • 5 Years
              4 months, 4 days ago

              Eze 1 point

              1. mattyb09
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 7 Years
                4 months, 4 days ago

                Loved Eze this GW...Wish he had the secured minutes

                1. Stranger Mings
                  • 5 Years
                  4 months, 4 days ago

                  Absolutely killed me

          10. Mighty Duck
            • 1 Year
            4 months, 4 days ago

            12 deliverers in one game

          11. LS11
            • 1 Year
            4 months, 4 days ago

            Sorry if this has already been asked, but am I correct in thinking I can do the following before the second chips:

            BB: GW18
            FH: GW19

            1. Jordan.
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 16 Years
              4 months, 4 days ago

              you can

              1. LS11
                • 1 Year
                4 months, 4 days ago

                Cheers Jordan

          12. Wolfman180
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            4 months, 4 days ago

            FH this GW me thinks.

            Raya,
            Timber, Van Hecke, O Reilly,
            Saka, Foden, Semenyo, Rogers, Bruno F,
            Haaland, Thiago,

            Dubravka, Van den Berg, Esteve, Marc Guiu

            Gtg?

          13. Totalfootball
            • 9 Years
            4 months, 4 days ago

            semenyo or Tavernier ?

            1. Stranger Mings
              • 5 Years
              4 months, 4 days ago

              S

          14. tuturututu
            • 5 Years
            4 months, 4 days ago

            Raya
            Timber, Guehi, Clyne
            Saka, Bruno, Foden, Kudus
            Mateta, Haaland(c), Thiago

            All set for next gw?

          15. tristanabc
            • 15 Years
            4 months, 4 days ago

            Switching to 3-5-2, best 5th mid alongside Foden, Saka, Rice, Bruno?

            A) Semenyo
            B) Cunha
            C) Mount

            1. Utopsis
              • 6 Years
              4 months, 4 days ago

              Wilson

            2. tuturututu
              • 5 Years
              4 months, 4 days ago

              Lol Mount not an option

              Leaning towards Cunha, but it's a matter of preference between him and Semenyo

            3. Miguel Sanchez
              • 9 Years
              4 months, 4 days ago

              Rogers

            4. Stranger Mings
              • 5 Years
              4 months, 4 days ago

              A

            5. Here is Cash, give McGinn
              • 6 Years
              4 months, 4 days ago

              Not Semenyo, awful fixtures after next game. Wouldnt ever double up ManU

          16. Cheeky Reijnders
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 3 Years
            4 months, 4 days ago

            A new personal record, 14 GW bonus points. Can't believe it, tbh. 28K OR is also ridiculous! The only way is down. 🙂

          17. Old Wulfrunian
            • 9 Years
            4 months, 4 days ago

            Mbeumo worst transfer of the season.

          18. lilmessipran
            • 13 Years
            4 months, 4 days ago

            Tavernier as a one week punt for Kdh?