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In-form Bournemouth take on a Sunderland side without a win in eight away league matches in Saturday’s early kick-off.

The action gets underway at 12.30pm GMT.

TEAM NEWS

Andoni Iraola makes two changes from last weekend.

Evanilson and Amine Adli drop to the bench, with David Brooks and Marcus Tavernier promoted to the starting line-up.

This is the fit-again Tavernier’s first league start since mid-January.

As a result of Evanilson’s demotion to substitute duty, it looks like Eli Junior Kroupi will be playing up front.

As for Sunderland, Regis Le Bris makes four changes from the 3-1 home defeat by Fulham.

Three are enforced due to injuries to Nordi Mukiele, Brian Brobbey and Jocelin Ta Bi.

Nilson Angulo drops to the bench, too.

Coming into the side, Granit Xhaka returns to the starting line-up for the first time in six weeks.

Lutsharel Geertruida, Eliezer Malenda and Chemsdine Talbi are also handed recalls.

LINE-UPS

Bournemouth XI: Petrovic, Jimenez, Hill, Senesi, Truffert, Scott, Adams, Brooks, Rayan, Kroupi, Tavernier.

Subs: Mandas, Evanilson, Christie, Smith, Diakite, Adli, Unal, Toth, Milosavljevic.

Sunderland XI: Roefs, Geertruida, Ballard, Alderete, Hume, Sadiki, Xhaka, Le Fee, Diarra, Mayenda, Talbi.

Subs: Ellborg, Angulo, Rigg, O’Nien, Isidor, Traore, Aleksic, H Jones, J Jones.

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  1. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 months, 19 days ago

    Neale totally got the Kroupi Jr call right. Play I wanna be adored by The Stone Roses and lavish him with praise in the comments below.

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      4 months, 19 days ago

      You need help. Not joking

    2. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 months, 19 days ago

      Good song
      Great choice

      1. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 months, 19 days ago

        Timeless tune.

  2. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    4 months, 19 days ago

    What a boring early kick off. Mid table irrelevant clash with barely any fpl interest

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      4 months, 19 days ago

      I think there is quite a lot of ownership.

    2. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 months, 19 days ago

      Senesi 16.2% ownership
      Roefs 11.4% (I'm one of those)
      Kruopi 7.4%
      Hill 6.5%

      1. jacob1989
        • 4 Years
        4 months, 19 days ago

        I have roefs too but on my bench

    3. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 months, 19 days ago

      Bournemouth are on of the few PL sides that consistently offer entertaining PL games. Whatever about fpl, they’re quite entertaining to watch.

      Queue snorefest (but I doubt it)

  3. PogChamp
    • 14 Years
    4 months, 19 days ago

    What a terrible mistake buying Evanilson was 🙁

  4. Bonus magnet
    • 9 Years
    4 months, 19 days ago

    Let me apologise to all other Hill owners

    I know I have jinxed him, that’s my Fpl luck this Season

    Benched him last 2 games and started him today
    1 point incoming

    1. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 19 days ago

      I did same with senesi !
      Played him today

    2. Moon Dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 1 Year
      4 months, 19 days ago

      Sunderland all over Bournemouth. Could have had a pen already. What have you done BM?! 😛

  5. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    4 months, 19 days ago

    Bournemouth front 4:

    Brooks LW
    Rayan RW
    Tav 10
    Kroupi CF

  6. I have no Wirtz
    4 months, 19 days ago

    Xhaka to start could dampen the Rayan captains joy

  7. F4L
    • 11 Years
    4 months, 19 days ago

    senesi or ballard goal please

  8. fusen
    • 14 Years
    4 months, 19 days ago

    Absolute stone wall penalty denied when Le Fee got pushed over

    1. Moon Dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 1 Year
      4 months, 19 days ago

      Yeah surprised that wasn't given...

  9. Superballzzz
    • 9 Years
    4 months, 19 days ago

    Sunderland should have been given a penalty! Poor referring - gives a free kick for exactly the same thing outside box a few seconds later!

  10. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    4 months, 19 days ago

    Now Mukiele missing with no warning... season over

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      4 months, 19 days ago

      Was over around October

      1. Utopsis
        • 6 Years
        4 months, 19 days ago

        There are about 38 Brosstan seasons in 1 conventional season

    2. Bigbars
      • 15 Years
      4 months, 19 days ago

      Sorry, it was mentioned in the team news yesterday 2-3 weeks he'll be out for.

      https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2026/02/27/mukiele-brobbey-reinildo-sunderland-injury-latest-for-fpl-gameweek-28

    3. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 months, 19 days ago

      He was flagged red pre-deadline, was he not?

    4. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 months, 19 days ago

      He was ruled out yesterday afternoon

    5. Winging it
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 months, 19 days ago

      "No warning" haha. He was flagged before the deadline. Obviously you didn't click on him he's out until 14 March.

  11. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    4 months, 19 days ago

    That should have been a pen for Sunderland

  12. F4L
    • 11 Years
    4 months, 19 days ago

    mayenda goal

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 19 days ago

      diarra a

      ballard aa 😥

  13. Waynoo
    • 12 Years
    4 months, 19 days ago

    FFS this season

  14. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    4 months, 19 days ago

    Delighted my rivals have hill

    1. Bigbars
      • 15 Years
      4 months, 19 days ago

      This is the way...

  15. Moon Dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 1 Year
    4 months, 19 days ago

    Yeah that was coming. Sunderland all over them.

    1. Moon Dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 1 Year
      4 months, 19 days ago

      It's fine fellow Hill owners. He'll get an assist + defcon.

  16. gibson1314
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 months, 19 days ago

    And so the terrible game week begins

    1. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      4 months, 19 days ago

      Started yesterday for some of us

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 14 Years
        4 months, 19 days ago

        Started 3 gameweeks ago for some of us

        1. Utopsis
          • 6 Years
          4 months, 19 days ago

          Yet we keep coming back for more pain

  17. JBG
    • 8 Years
    4 months, 19 days ago

    So thrilled that every transfer I make after new years do not work out as I hoped... Rayan in last GW and Hill in this GW.

    1. JBG
      • 8 Years
      4 months, 19 days ago

      Oh and Roefs on the bench, probably keeps CS now

      1. Utopsis
        • 6 Years
        4 months, 19 days ago

        This is the way

  18. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    4 months, 19 days ago

    Petro5hit

  19. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    4 months, 19 days ago

    Sunderland bossing it

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      4 months, 19 days ago

      Well they were until I posted

  20. PartyTime
    • 5 Years
    4 months, 19 days ago

    Mark Vidukaaaaaaaaaa

    1. JBG
      • 8 Years
      4 months, 19 days ago

      If only we where playing FPL with those players..

      1. fantasist
        • 16 Years
        4 months, 19 days ago

        The only time when having Lampard and Gerrard in a team worked well

        1. JBG
          • 8 Years
          4 months, 19 days ago

          Back then there was those 2, RVN. Henry, Giggs, Gallas, Given, Friedel, Pires, A.Cole etc. Now we have E.Anderson, Bruno G, Thiago, Watkins, Saka, J.Andersen etc. -_-....

          1. fantasist
            • 16 Years
            4 months, 19 days ago

            Yep Drogba too. The site was also slow af back then and crashed a lot so you'd miss the deadline

            1. PartyTime
              • 5 Years
              4 months, 19 days ago

              Wow 😆 interesting to know. I didn’t play fpl back then. Signed up 2015 season iirc

      2. PartyTime
        • 5 Years
        4 months, 19 days ago

        PL fan since 2004 but not a FPL player. PL was greater than it is now 🙁

  21. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    4 months, 19 days ago

    Typical of senesi when I play him, had pts on bench when I don’t play !

    1. fantasist
      • 16 Years
      4 months, 19 days ago

      That's how it goes. And when you play your wildcard, your original team does better.

      1. Utopsis
        • 6 Years
        4 months, 19 days ago

        The game punishes all 50/50s severely.

        We will also conveniently ignore the calls we get right, no fun in admitting that! 😀

  22. Chalobah's Witness
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 months, 19 days ago

    Rayan actually looks quality just the way he moves. Hope he will have an explosive 2nd half.

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 14 Years
      4 months, 19 days ago

      All fart no poo type of player

      1. Utopsis
        • 6 Years
        4 months, 19 days ago

        I always fart and poo

    2. fantasist
      • 16 Years
      4 months, 19 days ago

      If he removes the N, he can also play in goal

      1. Waynoo
        • 12 Years
        4 months, 19 days ago

        Hehe

  23. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    4 months, 19 days ago

    Alderete on 6 defcon already 😎

  24. Chalobah's Witness
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 months, 19 days ago

    Was talking about Rayan, not Salah.

  25. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    4 months, 19 days ago

    Roefs double save. Thanks, from Alderete owner.

  26. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    4 months, 19 days ago

    Bournemouth will score.

    Too much attacking pressure atm

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      4 months, 19 days ago

      Yep. Not confident about Alderete cs

  27. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    4 months, 19 days ago

    Alderete on 7 defcons

  28. WVA
    • 9 Years
    4 months, 19 days ago

    And of course I brought in Hill

  29. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 months, 19 days ago

    Seems I am fated to never get Thiaw vs. Alderete benching correct 😆

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      4 months, 19 days ago

      Bournemouth will score.

      So it's either 3 or 4.points for Alderete

  30. WVA
    • 9 Years
    4 months, 19 days ago

    Rogers blank
    Hill blank
    Everyone blank as usual