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While it’s a quieter-than-usual Saturday of Premier League football, there’s plenty to interest Fantasy managers today.

New FPL darlings Brighton and Hove Albion are up later, while Liverpool and Brentford are both at home.

First up, though, is Arsenal v Bournemouth, which kicks off at 12:30 BST.

TEAM NEWS

The Gunners are still without Bukayo Saka and Jurrien Timber, while Riccardo Calafiori and Martin Odegaard are fresh casualties from midweek.

Eberechi Eze and Piero Hincapie are back from injury and among the substitutes, however.

There are three changes from Tuesday’s UEFA Champions League win over Sporting CP.

Myles Lewis-Skelly and Kai Havertz come in for Calafiori and Odegaard, while there’s also an alteration on the left wing as Gabriel Martinelli gets the nod over the benched Leandro Trossard.

Gabriel Magalhaes and Declan Rice, who recovered from minor issues to feature against Sporting, start as expected.

It’s been a long time since Bournemouth last played a competitive match. Over three weeks, in fact, when they salvaged a late draw against Manchester United.

Andoni Iraola makes just one change to the side he sent out then, with Eli Junior Kroupi coming in for Amine Adli.

That alteration will see Marcus Tavernier move to a wider role.

Tyler Adams is fit again and makes the visitors’ bench.

LINE-UPS

Arsenal XI: Raya, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly, Rice, Zubimendi, Havertz, Martinelli, Madueke, Gyokeres.

Subs: Arrizabalaga, Mosquera, Hincapie, Jesus, Eze, Norgaard, Trossard, Dowman, Salmon.

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

Subs: Mandas, Adams, Brooks, Gannon-Doak, Smith, Diakite, Adli, Unal, Toth.

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 (DefCon) 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. el polako
    • 8 Years
    4 days, 18 hours ago

    Quadruple still on the cards?

  2. CoracAld2831
    • 5 Years
    4 days, 18 hours ago

    Pedro & Palmer falling in price despite being in majority of peoples teams who wildcarded is kind of wild.

    But that's the downside of template, i guess.

    1. Studs Up
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 days, 18 hours ago

      WC/FH transfers don't count towards price change

      1. CoracAld2831
        • 5 Years
        4 days, 18 hours ago

        I know, but it is still interesting that it happened.

  3. tuturututu
    • 5 Years
    4 days, 18 hours ago

    Is this an ok gw33 BB team? Have got no WC

    Darlow, Kelleher
    Gab, VVD, O'Reilly, Van Hecke, Gudmundsson
    Bruno F, Semenyo, Wilson, Szobo, Rice
    Haaland, JP, Thiago

    0.4 itb, every next transfer would cost me a hit

    Would you go with:

    A) Gudmundsson
    B) Hill -4
    C) Bijol/Struijk -4

    1. z13
        4 days, 17 hours ago

        Keep the 3 at the back and go for an attacker or two for a hit, say DCL

    2. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      4 days, 18 hours ago

      Of course....Arsenal get a lucky penalty.....

    3. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      4 days, 18 hours ago

      Pen. Gabby assist

      1. FantasyTony
        • 8 Years
        4 days, 18 hours ago

        Does that count as an assist?

        1. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          4 days, 18 hours ago

          Sure

    4. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      4 days, 18 hours ago

      Crazy luck. All season.

    5. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      4 days, 18 hours ago

      Pen Gab A

    6. el polako
      • 8 Years
      4 days, 18 hours ago

      Set Piece FC.

    7. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      4 days, 18 hours ago

      lol at wildcarders lolling at Gabby

      1. thegaffer82
        • 14 Years
        4 days, 18 hours ago

        I kept him on my WC. He’s so far and away above any other DFer it’s stupid to sell him for a worse player who happens to have an extra fixture

        1. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          4 days, 18 hours ago

          Agreed, although I don’t think I will keep him on FH next week.

          1. thegaffer82
            • 14 Years
            4 days, 18 hours ago

            Yeah, I’d likely get rid for one week on FH considering the fixture

    8. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      4 days, 18 hours ago

      Wow what a pen

      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        4 days, 18 hours ago

        He’s one of the best

    9. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      4 days, 18 hours ago

      Gyok G

      1. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        4 days, 18 hours ago

        Petrovic went right way no chance

    10. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 days, 18 hours ago

      Gabriel believers fished out of the mud

      1. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        4 days, 18 hours ago

        Correct

    11. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      4 days, 18 hours ago

      Unbelievable. Just like the Everton game, Cherries well on top, the better team, should be 3-1 up and yet the Gunners equalise through a very soft penalty. 1-1. The crowd needs to wake up to push Arsenal towards a win.

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 days, 18 hours ago

        Bournemouth been doing it all season though. Long loads of points from winning positions by not taking their chances

        1. FPL Blow-In
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 days, 18 hours ago

          *losing loads

          1. Ignasi M
            • 8 Years
            4 days, 18 hours ago

            Yeah, I thought arsenal would go on to score a quick second but Cherries have restarted very well. Still feels like a cherries win. Arsenal are so bad. MLS and BW in defence, really poor. Although Saka has been trash all season, he does do his defensive work very well. It's like saka has improved defensively more than he's improved offensively the past two seasons.

    12. GoonerGirl
      • 6 Years
      4 days, 18 hours ago

      Blatant Pen, well done Gyokeres!

      1. Ignasi M
        • 8 Years
        4 days, 18 hours ago

        still soft though. Like, how could he pull his arm away, so close. Given because it was in an "unnatural position". Crazy rule when you're trying to balance yoruself.

        1. FPL Blow-In
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 days, 18 hours ago

          If his hand wasn’t above his shoulder blocking the ball, the shot could have gone in. Can’t see how it’s not given really

          1. Ignasi M
            • 8 Years
            4 days, 18 hours ago

            I thought I saw some bodies in the way which would have blocked it regardless? Maybe I'm wrong and It was the camera angle.

          2. The Bandit
            • 15 Years
            4 days, 17 hours ago

            lol, it was going well wide

        2. Hughes Your Daddy
          • 13 Years
          4 days, 18 hours ago

          Agreed. Its a pen under the "current interpretation" of the rule which will may well change next season yet again :).

    13. Absolutely Muñozed
        4 days, 18 hours ago

        Thats why I kept Gabby on WC

      • Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        4 days, 18 hours ago

        Gabriel assist

      • GENERATION X
        • 12 Years
        4 days, 18 hours ago

        So many routes to points like Bruno not sure why you sell Gabriel

      • thegaffer82
        • 14 Years
        4 days, 18 hours ago

        It’s funny how your arm being in a genuinely natural position is considered as an unnatural position when it comes to it being struck by a ball.
        So the only thing you can do is forget about balance and keep your arms in an unnatural position (behind your back) so that you can’t be accused of having your arms in an unnatural position and give away a penalty 🙂

        1. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          4 days, 17 hours ago

          Well said

          The handball rules in football are even worse than assist rules in FPL

        1. fusen
          • 14 Years
          4 days, 18 hours ago

          I mean sure, it wasn't a flicked header assist, but the basic point stands

      • Ignasi M
        • 8 Years
        4 days, 18 hours ago

        Gabriel should score and out Arsenal 2-1 up, because he's still angry with himself for conceding.

      • GENERATION X
        • 12 Years
        4 days, 18 hours ago

        Raya saves?

      • el polako
        • 8 Years
        4 days, 18 hours ago

        Bournemouth the better team so for.
        They actually trying to play football.

        1. Ignasi M
          • 8 Years
          4 days, 18 hours ago

          yep

        2. thegaffer82
          • 14 Years
          4 days, 18 hours ago

          Arsenal have really pioneered ‘anti-football’ in the 2nd half of this season.
          If you take penalties, set piece goals and own goals out of the equation, they’d be in the bottom half of the table

          1. Ignasi M
            • 8 Years
            4 days, 18 hours ago

            100%. It's so painful to watch. Bournemouth should be 3-1 up. Arsenal very, very lucky penalty.

            1. Bobby Digital
              • 8 Years
              4 days, 18 hours ago

              You're one weird Arsenal fan, you know that?

              1. Ignasi M
                • 8 Years
                4 days, 18 hours ago

                I'm just broken after 20 odd years of hype and promise, only for Arsenal to let us down when it truly matters. (My first game was Zaragoza 1995)

              2. Nightcrawler
                • 6 Years
                4 days, 17 hours ago

                he's a wind up merchant pretending to be an arsenal fan

                1. The Bandit
                  • 15 Years
                  4 days, 17 hours ago

                  He’s certainly a serial shitetalker

                  1. Ignasi M
                    • 8 Years
                    4 days, 17 hours ago

                    Oh good grief.

          2. el polako
            • 8 Years
            4 days, 18 hours ago

            Arteta’s body language for a longer while now says:
            - tense, desperate, obsessed.

            No wonder his team looks paralysed on the pitch.

            1. Count of Monte Hristo
              • 12 Years
              4 days, 18 hours ago

              True, that nervous and negative energy must feed into the dressing room and onto the pitch.

          3. Qaiss
            • 10 Years
            4 days, 18 hours ago

            You need to ‘cope’

        3. #1 Salah Hater
          • 1 Year
          4 days, 18 hours ago

          Brilliantly coached side.

      • Digital-Real
        • 9 Years
        4 days, 18 hours ago

        Chances Gab gets DEFCON points? he's on 3 atm

        1. Qaiss
          • 10 Years
          4 days, 18 hours ago

          Sigh

        2. WVA
          • 9 Years
          4 days, 18 hours ago

          Bowen managed to get them in a 4-0 win

      • Ignasi M
        • 8 Years
        4 days, 18 hours ago

        It's crazy to say it, but I think we need Dowman on asap to change the game. Haven't created a single proper chance apart from the corner/Havertz chance.

        1. Qaiss
          • 10 Years
          4 days, 18 hours ago

          He’ll be on

          1. Ignasi M
            • 8 Years
            4 days, 18 hours ago

            Possible changes at half time...I'm not sure Eze should be risked just yet, especially with Odegaard out. Really, really, really missing Merino. Rice has been so deep the past few months.

        2. Brosstan
          • 11 Years
          4 days, 17 hours ago

          Arteta doesn't want to create chances. Why would he bring on Dowman

          1. Ignasi M
            • 8 Years
            4 days, 17 hours ago

            lolz

      • Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 days, 18 hours ago

        Havertz and Zubi been poor today

        1. Ignasi M
          • 8 Years
          4 days, 17 hours ago

          And MLS and Ben white. Zubimendi has been poor for a few months now. Not rested enough.

          1. Revival
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            4 days, 17 hours ago

            agree and Zubi hasn't seemed himself for a while now

            1. Ignasi M
              • 8 Years
              4 days, 17 hours ago

              Yeah...so...I did read online that he's struggling to adapt to life in London and has been pushing for a move back to Spain. His wife isn't liking it. I'll try and find it.

                1. Ignasi M
                  • 8 Years
                  4 days, 17 hours ago

                  If this is true, then we have to go through the difficult process of finding a world class CDM again.

      • 1912 F.A Cup Winners
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 days, 17 hours ago

        Early thoughts folks….

        Best option here for the double???

        A- Semenyo, O’Reilly and Thiaw
        Or
        B- Palmer, O’Reilly, Nunes -4

        Cheers everyone!!

        1. Ignasi M
          • 8 Years
          4 days, 17 hours ago

          A, all day. Difficult to trust Palmer.

          1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            4 days, 17 hours ago

            Cheers mate!!!! A leaves me in a better situation for 34 too

            1. Ignasi M
              • 8 Years
              4 days, 17 hours ago

              It's becoming clear O'Reilly offers really strong offensive points. I'm sure he'll want to score against arsenal again next week.

              1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                4 days, 17 hours ago

                Agreed mate!!!! He’s on fire atm

        2. Revival
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 days, 17 hours ago

          A

          1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            4 days, 17 hours ago

            Thankyou mate!

      • Ignasi M
        • 8 Years
        4 days, 17 hours ago

        Dowman on! (No pressure...). (and eze)

      • Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 days, 17 hours ago

        Arteta not waiting around with the subs today

        1. Ignasi M
          • 8 Years
          4 days, 17 hours ago

          Yeah, thank god. Second half started slow again. The crowd is also too quiet and nervous.

      • Ignasi M
        • 8 Years
        4 days, 17 hours ago

        I think Martinelli's strength has been coming off the bench this season.

      • Sailboats
        • 10 Years
        4 days, 17 hours ago

        Come on Bournemouth

        1. Ignasi M
          • 8 Years
          4 days, 17 hours ago

          They've been much the better team.

          1. Revival
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            4 days, 17 hours ago

            Bournemouth simply not allowing us to keep the ball. Impressive pressing