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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. MikeS
    • 11 Years
    3 days, 23 hours ago

    Trossard on at 60 will rip holes in this Bournemouth defense

  2. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    3 days, 23 hours ago

    We all know how good gab is, most have owned
    If wasn’t for the goal, reactions were different from people who brought him in, even -4

    Same last week with goal lucky cs

    1. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 days, 23 hours ago

      He's a lucky player generally in FPL terms. So many routes to points, basically the FPL player Van Dijk was supposed to be.

  3. Philosopher's Stones
    • 5 Years
    3 days, 23 hours ago

    Remember Justin Kluivert? Lol. Guy sold us a dream he was the second coming of Patrick Kluivert.

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      3 days, 23 hours ago

      He scored last week

    2. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 days, 23 hours ago

      He was the second cumming if Patrick Kkuivert. Quincy was first with Ruben and Shane third and fourth

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 days, 23 hours ago

        *of

        1. Ignasi M
          • 8 Years
          3 days, 23 hours ago

          lol

  4. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    3 days, 23 hours ago

    Gabriel 43% EO in top 10k this GW seems low...

  5. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    3 days, 23 hours ago

    eek 5-2 cherries in terms of chances

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      3 days, 23 hours ago

      Not in a rush to get any double up with Gabriel for now

  6. MikeS
    • 11 Years
    3 days, 23 hours ago

    Anyone else prefer roefs as a cheaper keeper instead of verbruggen etc?

    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      3 days, 23 hours ago

      absolutely. best keeper in the league.

      1. MikeS
        • 11 Years
        3 days, 23 hours ago

        Yer I'm not sure why all the influencers are backing verbruggen not roefs

        1. Ignasi M
          • 8 Years
          3 days, 23 hours ago

          Ha! yes! I thought that too! Also the same with Trossard. No one is talking about him.

          1. MikeS
            • 11 Years
            3 days, 23 hours ago

            Yer trossard has looked amazing, can't wait to see him come on late in this game against a tiring Bournemouth defense!

  7. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 days, 23 hours ago

    If Manduke gets involved in another ARS goal, Saka might sit for the match

    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      3 days, 23 hours ago

      Yes. This game is about: (a) Getting Madueke read for the two League cup games, and (2) resting Saka for Liverpool

  8. Nightf0x
    • 10 Years
    3 days, 23 hours ago

    dub (alison)
    gabriel keane mukiele clyne (richards)
    gordon foden saka rice (king)
    tiago haland (ekitike)

    which ?

    a) saka alison clyne -4 to palmer roefs 4.4def.
    b) saka alison richards -4 to palmer alderete 5.8gk
    c) saka king to 2 of rogers enzo cherki, bench clyne
    d) saka clyne king -4 to rogers timber 4.8mid. (or) cherki/enzo timber garner
    e) ekitike clyne to watkins alderete
    f) saka clyne to cherki/enzo/rogers timber

  9. Bobbyg1
    • 14 Years
    3 days, 23 hours ago

    Sem yellow

  10. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    3 days, 23 hours ago

    Semenyo YC

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      3 days, 23 hours ago

      Threshold increased to 10 YCs from this GW onwards

  11. Mother Farke
    • 1 Year
    3 days, 23 hours ago

    Kluivert possibly on FKS, corners and pens once Semenyo leaves? Inject into my team 😀

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      3 days, 23 hours ago

      Hmmm, that’s a good point

    2. lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      3 days, 23 hours ago

      Fixtures from 24 onwards look good, if he only he can find some form

  12. TKC07
    • 6 Years
    3 days, 23 hours ago

    Semen(Y)o

  13. Jam0sh
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 days, 23 hours ago

    Semenyo minor felony card. Unlucky moment for antoine triple captainers

  14. Philosopher's Stones
    • 5 Years
    3 days, 23 hours ago

    Yellow Semen

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 days, 23 hours ago

      Get that checked out quick

    2. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 days, 23 hours ago

      See a doctor

    3. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      3 days, 23 hours ago

      Probably should get that checked

    4. MikeS
      • 11 Years
      3 days, 23 hours ago

      Antibiotics

  15. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    3 days, 23 hours ago

    Eill consider anything over 2 points for Raya as a haul. Sick of him.

    1. MikeS
      • 11 Years
      3 days, 23 hours ago

      Same I'm going roefs

      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        3 days, 23 hours ago

        Raya is massively overrated. Barely makes any saves.

        1. MikeS
          • 11 Years
          3 days, 23 hours ago

          Yer partly as the defence is the best in the league though, so he doesn't need to make many

    2. Sailboats
      • 10 Years
      3 days, 23 hours ago

      Same. Im selling for Pickford

      1. MikeS
        • 11 Years
        3 days, 23 hours ago

        I think I prefer tarkowski as the Everton defense cover and roefs as keeper

  16. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    3 days, 23 hours ago

    Hmmmmm Rice and Zubimendi not looking great. Both giving balls away. Rice doesn't look comfortable to me.

  17. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    3 days, 23 hours ago

    Gabriel already on 4 defcons as well, talk about cheat code

    1. MikeS
      • 11 Years
      3 days, 23 hours ago

      Should have captained

    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      3 days, 23 hours ago

      add a couple more!

  18. Sandy Ravage
    • 9 Years
    3 days, 23 hours ago

    For long term:
    A - Timber + Bowen
    B - Cash + Ekitike

    1. MikeS
      • 11 Years
      3 days, 23 hours ago

      A for sure

  19. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    3 days, 23 hours ago

    Where Senesi defcon?

  20. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    3 days, 23 hours ago

    Based Gabriel wiping his fellow Ars defender's CS before scoring

    1. Philosopher's Stones
      • 5 Years
      3 days, 23 hours ago

      Think he has only himself in his team

  21. Philosopher's Stones
    • 5 Years
    3 days, 23 hours ago

    Might have to WC just to fit in Gabriel

    1. mixology
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 days, 23 hours ago

      Surely many own VVD? Not too many funds needed to upgrade. Kudos if you avoided the VVD trap from the start

  22. Jam0sh
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 days, 23 hours ago

    Arsenal not looking too solid defensively, Bournemouth decent going forward tho

    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      3 days, 23 hours ago

      Yeah feels like a second Cherries goal coming up.

  23. Old Wulfrunian
    • 9 Years
    3 days, 23 hours ago

    2 Defensive Contribution points for Bowen...

    1. MikeS
      • 11 Years
      3 days, 23 hours ago

      I'll take it

  24. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    3 days, 23 hours ago

    Arsenal really poor. Another chance for cherries. 6-2

    1. MikeS
      • 11 Years
      3 days, 23 hours ago

      At least they have the bench to change it

  25. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    3 days, 23 hours ago

    Tavernier should have scored that

  26. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    3 days, 23 hours ago

    Another Gabriel block

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      3 days, 23 hours ago

      And again 😆

  27. putana
    • 7 Years
    3 days, 23 hours ago

    Gabriel already on 5 defcon

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      3 days, 23 hours ago

      6*

      1. MikeS
        • 11 Years
        3 days, 23 hours ago

        And 1 bonus so far

  28. Nightf0x
    • 10 Years
    3 days, 23 hours ago

    dub (alison)
    gabriel keane mukiele clyne (richards)
    gordon foden saka rice (king)
    tiago haland (ekitike)

    which ?

    a) saka alison clyne -4 to palmer roefs 4.4def.
    b) saka alison richards -4 to palmer alderete 5.8gk
    c) saka king to 2 of rogers enzo cherki, bench clyne garner
    e) ekitike clyne to watkins alderete
    f) saka clyne to cherki/enzo/rogers timber

  29. Absolutely Muñozed
      3 days, 23 hours ago

      Raya + Saka + O'Reilly to Roefs + Gabriel + Rogers for -4
      yes or no??

    • el polako
      • 8 Years
      3 days, 23 hours ago

      Man I hate Gabriel.
      Might have to go 4-5-1 and just get him.