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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
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    Maybe time to go without Arsenal defenders as a differential

    1. Jam0sh
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      Now its time to hold as differential

  2. Gudjohnsen
    • 8 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    Double Arsenal defence.

  3. Wolfman180
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

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

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 8 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      Pickford

  4. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    Should be 2-1 Cherries

  5. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    5 days, 1 hour 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
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      at least should get +bps for big chance created

    2. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

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

  6. jacob1989
    • 3 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

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

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      Yes

    2. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

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

      Talk about fortune telling

      1. jacob1989
        • 3 Years
        5 days, 1 hour ago

        Got only gabriel now

    3. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      Better than two cs wise

  7. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    Not the type of assist new Gabriel owners had in mind

  8. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    5 days, 1 hour 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
    5 days, 1 hour 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
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      TIMING, SIR!

  10. Sandy Ravage
    • 9 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    Wow!

  11. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

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

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      Gabriel after that

  12. Absolutely Muñozed
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      Raya needs to go. Who should i pick?

      1. Utopsis
        • 5 Years
        5 days, 1 hour ago

        Literally any of the other 19

    • Jam0sh
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      Lol

    • tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      lol Gabriel now scores!

      1. tiger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 days, 1 hour ago

        We are all living in Gabriels world...

      2. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        5 days, 1 hour ago

        Mad game lol

    • The Hunt
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

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

    • The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      Gabby redemption:cool:

    • Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      GABRIEL IS A BEAST

    • F4L
      • 11 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      gabrielllllllllll

    • g40steve
      • 7 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      Gaby justice

    • REDMOND IN SANDALS
      • 4 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      ffs

    • Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

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

    • Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      1-1 Gabriel

    • Captain Mal
      • 1 Year
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      Can't make this up, lol

    • SM001
      • 9 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      And he's back

    • Qaiss
      • 10 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      BEST IN THE WORLD

    • Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

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

      1. Weasel Boy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 days, 1 hour ago

        I don't own him

      2. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 days, 1 hour ago

        Worth it! G+A lol

    • Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      Of course he scores

    • F4L
      • 11 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      he the man

    • Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      Good man Gabby

    • EDEN THE MAN
      • 9 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      Gabby in looking sweet already