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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
    10 months, 10 days ago

    Maybe time to go without Arsenal defenders as a differential

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

      Now its time to hold as differential

  2. Gudjohnsen
    10 months, 10 days ago

    Double Arsenal defence.

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

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

    1. Gudjohnsen
      10 months, 10 days ago

      Pickford

  4. Ignasi M
    10 months, 10 days ago

    Should be 2-1 Cherries

  5. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    10 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
      10 months, 10 days ago

      at least should get +bps for big chance created

    2. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      10 months, 10 days ago

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

  6. jacob1989
    10 months, 10 days ago

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

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

      Yes

    2. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      10 months, 10 days ago

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

      Talk about fortune telling

      1. jacob1989
        10 months, 10 days ago

        Got only gabriel now

    3. Gizzachance
      10 months, 10 days ago

      Better than two cs wise

  7. Make United Great Again
    10 months, 10 days ago

    Not the type of assist new Gabriel owners had in mind

  8. fedolefan
    10 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
    10 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
      10 months, 10 days ago

      TIMING, SIR!

  10. Sandy Ravage
    10 months, 10 days ago

    Wow!

  11. Royal5
    10 months, 10 days ago

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

    1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      10 months, 10 days ago

      Gabriel after that

  12. Absolutely Muñozed
    10 months, 10 days ago

    Raya needs to go. Who should i pick?

    1. Utopsis
      10 months, 10 days ago

      Literally any of the other 19

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

    Lol

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

    lol Gabriel now scores!

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

      We are all living in Gabriels world...

    2. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      10 months, 10 days ago

      Mad game lol

  15. The Hunt
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 months, 10 days ago

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

  16. THE Wild Rover
    10 months, 10 days ago

    Gabby redemption:cool:

  17. Make United Great Again
    10 months, 10 days ago

    GABRIEL IS A BEAST

  18. F4L
    10 months, 10 days ago

    gabrielllllllllll

  19. g40steve
    10 months, 10 days ago

    Gaby justice

  20. REDMOND IN SANDALS
    10 months, 10 days ago

    ffs

  21. Fifa las vegas
    10 months, 10 days ago

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

  22. Ignasi M
    10 months, 10 days ago

    1-1 Gabriel

  23. Captain Mal
    10 months, 10 days ago

    Can't make this up, lol

  24. SM001
    10 months, 10 days ago

    And he's back

  25. Qaiss
    10 months, 10 days ago

    BEST IN THE WORLD

  26. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 months, 10 days ago

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

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

      I don't own him

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

      Worth it! G+A lol

  27. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 months, 10 days ago

    Of course he scores

  28. F4L
    10 months, 10 days ago

    he the man

  29. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 months, 10 days ago

    Good man Gabby

  30. EDEN THE MAN
    10 months, 10 days ago

    Gabby in looking sweet already