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Blank Gameweek 31 gets underway at the Vitality Stadium, where Bournemouth host Manchester United.

Andoni Iraola’s side are currently on a 10-match unbeaten run in the Premier League, but United have turned a corner under Michael Carrick, too. They have won seven, drawn one and lost only one of their nine games since his appointment.

Kick-off is at 20:00 GMT.

TEAM NEWS

Michael Carrick opts for an unchanged line-up.

It means Benjamin Sesko again has to settle for a place on the bench, despite finding the net against Aston Villa last weekend.

Bryan Mbeumo will continue playing through the middle, with Bruno Fernandes providing support as a No 10.

Despite Carrick suggesting that Noussair Mazraoui had a decent chance of featuring, he misses out, having been unable to train earlier in the week because of illness.

Andoni Iraola makes two changes to his Bournemouth side.

Alex Jimenez and Amine Adli both earn recalls, so Adam Smith and Eli Junior Kroupi drop to the bench.

LINE-UPS

Bournemouth XI: Petrovic, Jimenez, Hill, Senesi, Truffert, Christie, Scott, Rayan, Tavernier, Adli, Evanilson

Subs: Mandas, Brooks, Gannon-Doak, Smith, Diakite, Kroupi, Unal, Toth, Milosavljevic

Manchester United XI: Lammens, Dalot, Yoro, Maguire, Shaw, Casemiro, Mainoo, Amad, Fernandes, Cunha, Mbeumo

Subs: Bayindir, Fredricson, Heaven, Malacia, Mount, T Fletcher, Ugarte, Sesko, Zirkzee


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  1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
    • 14 Years
    15 days, 5 hours ago

    Bruno assist given

    1. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      15 days, 5 hours ago

      Just when I was about to give on justice in this world

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      15 days, 5 hours ago

      Fantasy land

  2. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    15 days, 5 hours ago

    Yesss A added

  3. walkman666
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    15 days, 5 hours ago

    Think Bruno assist given

  4. thetommy14
    • 5 Years
    15 days, 5 hours ago

    Assist given!

  5. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    15 days, 5 hours ago

    Took kroupi out for a hit. Hooray!

  6. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    15 days, 5 hours ago

    Bruno assist given woooohoooo…

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      15 days, 5 hours ago

      Mega haul incoming….one more goal/peno please

  7. fantasist
    • 15 Years
    15 days, 5 hours ago

    What do we think about Bruno assist being given?

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

      It’s correct. People saying the touch before the OG is a pass are clutching. It’s not a pass. Rules state

      “No assist will be awarded if the pass receives two or more defensive touches or if the defensive touch is a pass”

      It wasn’t two touches and it wasn’t a pass

  8. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    15 days, 5 hours ago

    Thiaw captain got a lot of lifting to do

    1. I have no Wirtz
        15 days, 2 hours ago

        Yes…
        A) 1 goal + 1 assist + 3 bonus -> 14
        B) cs + 1 goal + 3 bonus -> 15
        C) cs + defcon + 1 assist + 3 bonus -> 16

    2. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      15 days, 5 hours ago

      Bruno assist in

    3. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 13 Years
      15 days, 5 hours ago

      Fergie time

    4. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      15 days, 5 hours ago

      Bruno assist and 2nd Semenyo goal from 4 weeks ago given!

      1. Dank Squid
        • 7 Years
        15 days, 5 hours ago

        Brunt owner (10 years ago), will he finally get the assist? McAuley didn't even touch it

    5. WVA
      • 9 Years
      15 days, 5 hours ago

      #justice for Bruno cappers with Hill

      1. JBG
        • 7 Years
        15 days, 5 hours ago

        Exactly

    6. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      15 days, 5 hours ago

      9 added minutes

    7. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      15 days, 5 hours ago

      Hill truly helping out in the blank with -1

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

        No sign of defcons either

      2. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        15 days, 5 hours ago

        Tbf his continuous returns have been delicious an own goal/minus was due

    8. JBG
      • 7 Years
      15 days, 5 hours ago

      Where's the user that was so adamant that it wasn't an assist?

      1. PartyTime
        • 4 Years
        15 days, 5 hours ago

        Rolling in the mud with Gandhi faithfuls who refused to cap Bruno

    9. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      15 days, 5 hours ago

      Own Goals

      A player who has the final touch before an own goal is scored is awarded an assist. The final touch can be a pass, an inadvertent touch, or a shot. If an own goal is scored following a deflected pass, an assist is awarded. No assist will be awarded if the pass receives two or more defensive touches or if the defensive touch is a pass. If an own goal is scored directly following a save, block or a shot rebounding off the woodwork, an assist is awarded.

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

        They can't award an assist to Senesi tho

        If he did touch it first

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          15 days, 5 hours ago

          He’s got a point, if a player can own goal, why can’t a player own goal assist

      2. Nightcrawler
        • 6 Years
        15 days, 5 hours ago

        so its an assist. if an own goal is scored following a deflected pass, an assist is awarded

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

          Correct

      3. Captain Mal
        • 1 Year
        15 days, 5 hours ago

        "If an own goal is scored following a deflected pass, an assist is awarded."
        That's the key part.

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

          Exactly

      4. F4L
        • 11 Years
        15 days, 5 hours ago

        see i read that important part as saying the deflected pass has to go straight in from the deflection. dont understand why you would bother even mentioning the 2 defensive touches then, so they're basically just saying if it hits 3 defenders on the way in, its not an assist? yeah no sh*t

        1. F4L
          • 11 Years
          15 days, 5 hours ago

          *swear theres just been so many dodgy assist decisions this season again. like im still pissed romero didnt get one away against burnley ages ago

          only seems the high owned players get the benefit of doubt

    10. lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      15 days, 5 hours ago

      If there is any justice in the world we will get a Hill goal, just on the right side this time

    11. Gandalf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      15 days, 5 hours ago

      9 mins for bruno to get his def cons.

    12. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      15 days, 5 hours ago

      I’m fed up, stupid pen and sketchy assist, unplayable omg

      1. Gandalf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        15 days, 5 hours ago

        i.e. textbook Bruno

      2. Flying Dutchman
        • 15 Years
        15 days, 5 hours ago

        Should’ve captained him mate

    13. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      15 days, 5 hours ago

      20% of the second half added on

      Hope any Man Utd fans on the train are having a weekend at the beach in Bournemouth.

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        15 days, 5 hours ago

        They only need to get back to London….

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

          Not quite true

          Have you ever been to Old Trafford or faced them away?

      2. Qaiss
        • 10 Years
        15 days, 5 hours ago

        Only 2 hours to London

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

          1 hour

          1. Flying Dutchman
            • 15 Years
            15 days, 4 hours ago

            No train goes to a London in one hour

    14. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      15 days, 5 hours ago

      No point betting against Bruno under Carrick

      1. Atimis
        • 9 Years
        15 days, 5 hours ago

        Yeah, stupid from me

      2. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        15 days, 5 hours ago

        You don’t know though, 13 easily beatable, only takes a brace from Gordon, Wilson, Palmer etc

    15. WVA
      • 9 Years
      15 days, 5 hours ago

      See how real the butterfly effect is with me and FPL

      Literally a couple of comments ago I said Hill was the best player in FPL, minutes later, own goal!

    16. lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      15 days, 5 hours ago

      Come on Hill..get 3-4 defcons asap

    17. BrockLanders
      • 11 Years
      15 days, 5 hours ago

      Bought Rayan after he'd scored 2 and assisted. Blanks ever since. Thank goodness for WC32 to rid myself of him..

    18. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      15 days, 5 hours ago

      Hill, Rayan and Bruno non (c).

      Dreamland.

      1. Ze_Austin
        • 7 Years
        15 days, 5 hours ago

        In Thiaw we trust

      2. Qaiss
        • 10 Years
        15 days, 5 hours ago

    19. tucaoneo
      • 7 Years
      15 days, 5 hours ago

      The FPL website shows "most captained: Haaland". So they are admitting their game is dominated by dead teams?

      1. JBG
        • 7 Years
        15 days, 5 hours ago

        Probably 3mill dead teams

      2. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        15 days, 5 hours ago

        What have they got to hide?

      3. Dank Squid
        • 7 Years
        15 days, 5 hours ago

        Haaland outscores Hill, small win

      4. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        15 days, 5 hours ago

        Captain wankery

    20. JBG
      • 7 Years
      15 days, 5 hours ago

      Get the winner Bruno!

    21. The-Red-1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      15 days, 5 hours ago

      Presume that doesn't count as an 'official' assist for Bruno towards his hunt for the record, but just a fantasy assist?

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

        No

        yes

      2. JBG
        • 7 Years
        15 days, 5 hours ago

        Yeah probably, sadly

    22. Cruyff's Eleven
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      15 days, 5 hours ago

      This ref is poor #Sundayleague

    23. JBG
      • 7 Years
      15 days, 5 hours ago

      Mount to come on and look busy and then injure himself next training