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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. Do I Not Like Orange
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    Gab ruins it for the rest of us defence owners & gets points for his own, typical

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

    Like I said, Gabriel always make up for his errors. Very smug here,

  3. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    Striker Gabby!

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

    Gabriel owners unseeeeeeeeething.

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

      lolorama

  5. F4L
    • 11 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    martinelli assist

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

    2 in 2 since he came back. He’s actually insane. Thank God the clean sheet isn’t there though as a non owner

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

    Gabriel remediation 😆

    And not Rice assist either thank god

    Mad game

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

    I guess then all the -4s were worth it.

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

    His consistency is unprecedented

  10. evilfish
    • 9 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    Goddamn it! Timber, Raya and Saka going well.

    1. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      Hincapie here. Gabriel robs points from us then gives them back to his owners, infuriating.

    2. The Tinkerman
      • 10 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      I’m torn between Saka > Palmer and Raya downgrade to get him in now.

  11. Philosopher's Stones
    • 5 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    Gabriessential

  12. putana
    • 7 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    gabriel is the GOAT

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

      Arteta should put him up front.

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

    What a fluke goal

  14. The Tinkerman
    • 10 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    Can’t believe he’s come back and scored in first two games on his return. Refused to take a hit to get him last week but don’t think I have a choice now, at least it’ll be for free.

    1. MIGHTY JOE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      Haha, it’s so sick

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

      Literally this

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

    Like I said, -4 well spent

  16. EWH2020
    • 12 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    So Gabriel kills all Arsenal clean sheets then scores. Hate FPL

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

      He knew exactly what he was at

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

    Get Saka on

  18. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    Non owners not laughing now 😉

  19. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    Gabriel gone from non essential to essential in a matter of seconds

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

      A second Bournemouth goal, a yellow card and a 59th minute substitution will make him the quintessential non-essential again.

  20. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    Please disregard my previous contemptable Gabriel comments..

  21. KanuLenoMeeMoCash
    • 5 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    Luck lucky Gabriel owners
    3rd shot

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

      Pure fluke that all the others were blocked and it just landed to him

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 days, 1 hour ago

        He had to be up there

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

          He was already up there for the set piece
          Come on, you know that was lucky af

      2. KanuLenoMeeMoCash
        • 5 Years
        5 days, 1 hour ago

        Very flukey

  22. FPL Brains
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    Haha, Gabriel captain coming in clutch.

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

      Hindsight

      1. FPL Brains
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        5 days, 1 hour ago

        Foresight

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

          You must have all the highest scoring players then?

          Oh, and the lottery numbers !

          1. FPL Brains
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 14 Years
            5 days, 59 mins ago

            Yep. Won the lottery twice, will win it again if I want to.

  23. dansmusen
    • 8 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    Easy hit never in doubt 🙂

  24. Sun God Nika
    • 5 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    Gabbby
    !
    But seriously what has he been taking this season for all these goals

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

      He's always been like this. Just been getting more clinical.

  25. NABIL - FPL otai
    • 13 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    Shame on you who lol-ed Gabriel earlier

  26. F4L
    • 11 Years
    5 days, 1 hour ago

    still time for a brace 😉

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

    Goalbriel

  28. Absolutely Muñozed
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      Gabriel forgive me for once atleast

    • AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      Humpty Dumpty kind-of-day...

      In Caracas and Bournemouth!

    • Sailboats
      • 10 Years
      5 days, 1 hour ago

      Gabriel !!