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Bournemouth v Man Utd team news: Kroupi + Sesko subs, Mbeumo starts

20 March 2026 613 comments
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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. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    16 days, 20 hours ago

    No Bruno assist in Fan Team. Good to see a game with integrity that doesn't pander to the masses.

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    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      16 days, 20 hours ago

      There’s one I used to play which only awarded true OPTA assists, was quite good

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      1. Feanor
        • 16 Years
        16 days, 20 hours ago

        OPTA were just on twitter claiming a goal from a cross came from a throw in

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    2. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      16 days, 20 hours ago

      Aye

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

      The rules are there for a reason

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      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        16 days, 19 hours ago

        The implementation of the rule is fine. Just a stupid rule. And I've probably benefitted from it once or twice.

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  2. JBG
    • 7 Years
    16 days, 20 hours ago

    Next time let it go in and you won't get knocked out

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  3. Haalander
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    16 days, 20 hours ago

    Is it -4 for a sending off?

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    1. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      16 days, 19 hours ago

      No -3

      He also loses -1 for 2 goals conceded

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      1. Haalander
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        16 days, 19 hours ago

        Oh right fair enough thanks for clearing that up. Between him and hill I couldn’t buy lick and then Tavernier not on pens after holding him for four weeks

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  4. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    16 days, 20 hours ago

    So 13 the target for Wilson and Gordon to match, hmm

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    1. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      16 days, 20 hours ago

      F my life, should have been 10, not 13

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      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        16 days, 20 hours ago

        Even less, without the assist no bonus for Bruno I don’t think since Christie and Kroupi goals

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        1. Atimis
          • 9 Years
          16 days, 20 hours ago

          Yeah, it was 9 probably

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        2. DropkickMurphys
          • 5 Years
          16 days, 20 hours ago

          He was on 2 bonus points before the assist was added.

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          1. Scapegoat Salah
            • 9 Years
            16 days, 20 hours ago

            Even with Kroupi goal?

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            1. DropkickMurphys
              • 5 Years
              16 days, 19 hours ago

              Yeah it was 2-1, he was still like just 4 whatever mini points that’s called away from 3 BPS.

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    2. JBG
      • 7 Years
      16 days, 20 hours ago

      "this just in, the best FPL keeps getting points" "follow radio 5 for more news"

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      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        16 days, 19 hours ago

        Absolutely petrified of Wilson vs Burnley, he got a goal and an assist vs Spurs in like first 10 mins

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  5. Cruyff's Eleven
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    16 days, 20 hours ago

    This ref should not be officiating EPL #Sundayleague

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    1. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 13 Years
      16 days, 20 hours ago

      Sadly there are so many sub standard refs this season

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  6. JBG
    • 7 Years
    16 days, 20 hours ago

    See you all in like 1 month, just what we need. Another break zzZZzz

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  7. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    16 days, 20 hours ago

    Well, that went well.

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  8. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    16 days, 20 hours ago

    They need to add 3 more defcon for Hill to get them 2 juicy points in their recount otherwise it's season over

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  9. tucaoneo
    • 7 Years
    16 days, 20 hours ago

    The fact that Ekitike had like 2 great games and 7 sh*tty games in the last 9 and yet his price just kept going up up up...

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    1. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      16 days, 19 hours ago

      I've never known a player to be so popular and blank so consistently

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      1. Ze_Austin
        • 7 Years
        16 days, 19 hours ago

        There's a player whose price kept going up with each blank, some seasons ago

        I think he was a mid

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        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          16 days, 19 hours ago

          Gundogan was the worst

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          1. Ze_Austin
            • 7 Years
            16 days, 19 hours ago

            😀

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    2. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      16 days, 19 hours ago

      Because he does well in Europe and other comps

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    3. bso
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      16 days, 19 hours ago

      Nuts...wouldn't touch him with a barge pole.

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    4. Dank Squid
      • 7 Years
      16 days, 19 hours ago

      The fact that Haaland to Ekitike worked out (so far). Ekitike to Kroupi Jr?

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  10. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    16 days, 19 hours ago

    Bournemouth (1.69) 2-2 (1.90) Man Utd

    https://x.com/i/status/2035114083519742383

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  11. Lallana_
    • 12 Years
    16 days, 19 hours ago

    Starting a support group for those who have Tavernier and Hill

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    1. Haalander
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      16 days, 19 hours ago

      Add McGuire to the list

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  12. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    16 days, 19 hours ago

    SCOUT: After review, the assist for Manchester United's second goal is awarded to Bruno Fernandes. His deflected pass led to the own goal from James Hill. There was no touch from Harry Maguire before the own goal.

    https://x.com/i/status/2035113783400538124

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  13. BananaDrama
      16 days, 19 hours ago

      1 point from 3 in draft... Petrovic, Hill and Sesko. Guess I'm about to lose first place in the league

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    • thetommy14
      • 5 Years
      16 days, 19 hours ago

      Mbeumo to Saka? I have the exact funds with 1FT

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      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        16 days, 19 hours ago

        Saka? What year is this

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      2. Ze_Austin
        • 7 Years
        16 days, 19 hours ago

        Szobo, Gordon or Rice instead

        Ignore the price

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      3. bso
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        16 days, 19 hours ago

        No

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      4. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        16 days, 19 hours ago

        Summerville

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      5. Capocannonieri
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        16 days, 19 hours ago

        Both suck in 2026

        But they would be differentials

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    • Gandalf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      16 days, 19 hours ago

      Is WC32 BB33 and FH34 the best play? Or is BB36 better?

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      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        16 days, 19 hours ago

        For most, but cliche team dependant of course

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    • Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      16 days, 19 hours ago

      Waiting for that Cunha mega haul, shirley it's coming?

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    • lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      16 days, 19 hours ago

      Just realized after this weekend, there is a 3 week break until PL resumes..kinda wild, 2 week breaks are hard to digest as is..time to snooze off

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      1. Jordan.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        16 days, 19 hours ago

        IPL next saturday,

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        1. lilmessipran
          • 13 Years
          16 days, 19 hours ago

          Yea, something to look forward to

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    • #1 Salah Hater
      • 1 Year
      16 days, 19 hours ago

      It won't be spoken about due to how much happened afterwards in the game, but that foul on Amad not being given as a 2nd pen was disgraceful.

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      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        16 days, 19 hours ago

        Bruno non cappers got away lightly

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    • boombaba
      • 13 Years
      16 days, 19 hours ago

      Is that a three game ban ?

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    • bso
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      16 days, 19 hours ago

      Have to get rid of useless Mbeumo - Rice, Szobozlai or Dango?
      Thanks!

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      1. Ze_Austin
        • 7 Years
        16 days, 19 hours ago

        You'll know in three weeks

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    • JBG
      • 7 Years
      16 days, 19 hours ago

      Mainoo and Maguire deliver a stinker(Maguire not so much tbh, but he was dumb and slow enough to concede a cheap pen), right after new contracts being rumoured for borh of them.

      Oh and the refs and VAR can fck off, Diallo should've had a pen

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    • Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      16 days, 19 hours ago

      Odds Rogers outscores Wilson?

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      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        16 days, 19 hours ago

        Morgan likely

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      2. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        16 days, 19 hours ago

        Good

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

        As someone who has owned Rogers for the past 5-6 GWs, I laughed ..then i cried.

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        1. Mr. O'Connell
          • 13 Years
          16 days, 19 hours ago

          Death. Taxes. Rogers blank.

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      4. Flying Dutchman
        • 15 Years
        16 days, 19 hours ago

        They both might not score but Rogers will blank for sure

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      5. Dank Squid
        • 7 Years
        16 days, 19 hours ago

        Weird. I did some research before this season started - Watkins/Rogers didn't perform after the midweek games. They did the exact opposite when this season started, but now they've gone quiet again. Low odds

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    • Capocannonieri
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      16 days, 19 hours ago

      Bruno Got an Assist on the OG by damn!

      I finally benefit from an outrage! I usually lose with corruption

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      1. brianutd-why always we? 20
        • 14 Years
        16 days, 19 hours ago

        Bruno should have had a second penalty so that’s a loss of another 10pts potentially

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    • tbos83
      • 5 Years
      16 days, 19 hours ago

      Trigger WC tonight?

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    • Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      16 days, 19 hours ago

      Is best strategy to hold off wc until dgw33 confirmed?

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      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        16 days, 19 hours ago

        ?

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        1. Stranger Mings
          • 5 Years
          16 days, 19 hours ago

          Wait to presss wc button over next 3 weeks until we knoq which teams dgw33?

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          1. Magic Zico
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            16 days, 19 hours ago

            I would

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            1. Stranger Mings
              • 5 Years
              16 days, 19 hours ago

              Cheers

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    • martynteresa
        16 days, 19 hours ago

        Transfer Tavernier in for injured Salah and somehow Kroupi gets the spot kick wtf

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        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          16 days, 19 hours ago

          Beats me, I thought Kluivert then Evanilson was on pens

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          1. martynteresa
              16 days, 19 hours ago

              With Kluivert out he has taken the last 2. That was the plus point of bringing him in then somehow Kroupi gets it

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        2. FPL Blow-In
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          16 days, 19 hours ago

          Premier League Match Centre on X on the decision not to award Manchester United a penalty on Amad before Bournemouth's equaliser: "The referee’s call of no penalty for a challenge by Truffert was checked and confirmed by VAR – with it deemed the contact was not sufficient for a foul."

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          1. lilmessipran
            • 13 Years
            16 days, 19 hours ago

            Clowns

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          2. #1 Salah Hater
            • 1 Year
            16 days, 19 hours ago

            More contact on that than there was by Maguire btw... a LOT more.

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          3. Ze_Austin
            • 7 Years
            16 days, 19 hours ago

            Worst officiating I've seen since...

            CAF three days ago

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

            Ludicrous

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          5. Magic Zico
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            16 days, 19 hours ago

            Sufficient or not - how the heck is it measured

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            1. Flying Dutchman
              • 15 Years
              16 days, 19 hours ago

              He just didn’t want to give two penalties straight. Maguire red was foolishly harsh, should’ve been a yellow

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          6. Mr. O'Connell
            • 13 Years
            16 days, 19 hours ago

            Haven't seen it, but seems like the correct decision to me

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        3. Brosstan
          • 11 Years
          16 days, 19 hours ago

          Mbeumo gtfo of my team useless pos

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        4. tbos83
          • 5 Years
          16 days, 19 hours ago

          Dgw33 is all but confirmed, no? Or is there a chance it doesn't happen at all?

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          1. Dank Squid
            • 7 Years
            16 days, 19 hours ago

            There is a chance, or risk (I remember when Covid cancelled/postponed all games), but most likely there will be some doubles in 33

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        5. Mr. O'Connell
          • 13 Years
          16 days, 19 hours ago

          At least I put Hill on my bench, so I've got a few more days before he autosubs in.

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          1. Scapegoat Salah
            • 9 Years
            16 days, 19 hours ago

            I started Hill and benched Kroupi 😆

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