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A chilly Vitality Stadium plays host to the final Premier League match of the day: Bournemouth v Arsenal.

Kick-off on the south coast is at 5.30pm GMT.

TEAM NEWS

Andoni Iraola continues to eke out the services of the exit-bound Antoine Semenyo, starting the winger against the Gunners this evening.

It may not even be the Ghanaian international’s swansong in a Bournemouth shirt, with his manager confident, or at least hopeful, of another appearance in Gameweek 21.

Semenyo is part of an unchanged XI following the 2-2 draw at Chelsea.

New signing Fraser Forster, snapped up following Will Dennis‘s injury, is among the substitutes.

Mikel Arteta has sprung a few surprises with his teamsheet, making three alterations.

One sees Declan Rice return from a knee injury and take the place of Mikel Merino in midfield.

The big calls are in attack, with Bukayo Saka and Leandro Trossard dropping to the bench.

In come Noni Madueke and Gabriel Martinelli for starts alongside Viktor Gyokeres, who continues to see off the challenge of Gabriel Jesus.

Gabriel Magalhaes starts again at centre-half, fresh from his 15-pointer on Tuesday night. That appearance against Aston Villa marked his first start since Gameweek 11.

LINE-UPS

Bournemouth XI: Petrovic, Jimenez, Hill, Senesi, Truffert, Scott, Tavernier, Brooks, Kluivert, Semenyo, Evanilson.

Subs: Forster, Cook, Soler, Smith, Diakite, Adli, Kroupi, Unal, Rees-Dottin.

Arsenal XI: Raya, Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Hincapie, Zubimendi, Rice, Odegaard, Madueke, Martinelli, Gyokeres.

Subs: Kepa, White, Saka, Jesus, Eze, Norgaard, Trossard. Merino, Lewis-Skelly.


LIVE GAMEWEEK PAGE!

New to Fantasy Football Scout this season is the Live Gameweek page, which you can see on the side menu.

Here you can follow the scores, watch the defensive contribution (DC) points roll in, see who the leading players are for xG and more as the games play out, as seen below:


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  1. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 10 days ago

    Maybe time to go without Arsenal defenders as a differential

    1. Jam0sh
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 10 days ago

      Now its time to hold as differential

  2. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 10 days ago

    Double Arsenal defence.

  3. Wolfman180
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 months, 10 days ago

    Why do I still own Raya? Surely time to sell now for cheaper keeper

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 10 days ago

      Pickford

  4. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 10 days ago

    Should be 2-1 Cherries

  5. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 10 days ago

    I actually genuinely wouldn’t be surprised whatsoever, if that was an assist given to Gabriel.
    I’ve seen more surprising things that for sure!

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 10 days ago

      at least should get +bps for big chance created

    2. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 10 days ago

      Will never forget the Chris Brunt one, how they got away with that I will never know lol

  6. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    3 months, 10 days ago

    This is good news for owners of only 1 arsenal defender right?

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 10 days ago

      Yes

    2. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 10 days ago

      Depends which one, annoyingly my ML rival benched both his this week!

      Talk about fortune telling

      1. jacob1989
        • 4 Years
        3 months, 10 days ago

        Got only gabriel now

    3. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 10 days ago

      Better than two cs wise

  7. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 10 days ago

    Not the type of assist new Gabriel owners had in mind

  8. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 10 days ago

    The uncontrolled urge and obsession to get double triple Arsenal def with Gabriel was hilarious. Everyone panicking about his price rises yet sitting there with 7.0M Thiagos and 8.2M Cunhas

  9. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 10 days ago

    The good thing about Gabriel's error is that he tends to make up for it. So, he's more likely to score to make amends rather than anything other player. He's a better finisher than Gyokeres put it that way.

    1. Sly Fly
      • 16 Years
      3 months, 10 days ago

      TIMING, SIR!

  10. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    3 months, 10 days ago

    Wow!

  11. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    3 months, 10 days ago

    Who will be a West Ham players first, Goykeres or Eze?

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 10 days ago

      Gabriel after that

  12. Absolutely Muñozed
      3 months, 10 days ago

      Raya needs to go. Who should i pick?

      1. Utopsis
        • 6 Years
        3 months, 10 days ago

        Literally any of the other 19

    • Jam0sh
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 10 days ago

      Lol

    • tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 10 days ago

      lol Gabriel now scores!

      1. tiger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 months, 10 days ago

        We are all living in Gabriels world...

      2. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        3 months, 10 days ago

        Mad game lol

    • The Hunt
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      3 months, 10 days ago

      Is Saka warming up yet or is Arteta not bothered about winning the league?

    • The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      3 months, 10 days ago

      Gabby redemption:cool:

    • Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 10 days ago

      GABRIEL IS A BEAST

    • F4L
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 10 days ago

      gabrielllllllllll

    • g40steve
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 10 days ago

      Gaby justice

    • REDMOND IN SANDALS
      • 5 Years
      3 months, 10 days ago

      ffs

    • Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 10 days ago

      On track to give last weeks horrendous FH a run for its money

    • Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 10 days ago

      1-1 Gabriel

    • Captain Mal
      • 1 Year
      3 months, 10 days ago

      Can't make this up, lol

    • SM001
      • 10 Years
      3 months, 10 days ago

      And he's back

    • Qaiss
      • 10 Years
      3 months, 10 days ago

      BEST IN THE WORLD

    • Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 10 days ago

      Over 1m transfers in for most transferred in Gabriel this GW

      1. Weasel Boy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 10 days ago

        I don't own him

      2. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 months, 10 days ago

        Worth it! G+A lol

    • Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 10 days ago

      Of course he scores

    • F4L
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 10 days ago

      he the man

    • Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 10 days ago

      Good man Gabby

    • EDEN THE MAN
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 10 days ago

      Gabby in looking sweet already